Based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins was a film that Orion Pictures had hoped would spawn a new action film franchise, not only did they hire James Bond writer Christopher Wood to pen the script but they also brought in Bond director Guy Hamilton to helm the project, so…
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) – Review
With the success of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad it’s no surprise that Ray Harryhausen and company would eventually return to this particular hero of the Tales of the Arabian Nights and though actor Kerwin Matthews wouldn’t be returning as the titular hero the amazing creations by Harryhausen would still be front and center, not…
The Incredible Hulk (1977) – Review
With superhero shows exploding across various streaming services and network channels it’s almost hard to believe that a television program based on a comic book character would have been a hard sell, but in the 1970s there were only a few examples and very few worked, there was very successful Wonder Woman series with Linda…
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – Review
If the ending of the sexual revolution and free love wasn’t bad enough the end of the 60s also saw Sean Connery lose his love of James Bond, with Connery retiring from his signature role it left Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman scrambling to find a replacement and with Roger Moore unavailable due to his…
Dr. No (1962) – Review
When it comes to literary characters with pop culture cache Ian Fleming’s James Bond is up there with the likes of Dracula, Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes, but Bond’s journey to the big screen wasn’t an easy one and was almost derailed by a televised version of Casino Royale featuring an American spy named Jimmy Bond,…