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…
Tag: SPECTRE
From Russia with Love (1963) – Review
After the success of Dr. No Eon Productions quickly greenlit a second outing with Sean Connery returning as James Bond, secret agent 007, but not only was this film speedily put into production but the budget was doubled which would allow for Bond to do a bit more globetrotting this time out.
SPECTRE (2015) – Review
Not too long ago I got a “catch-up” email of sorts from a friend that I hadn’t heard from in a good 5 years or so, among the many topics in the email James Bond was mentioned, both in that he was excited to see SPECTRE, and also how just recently, he gave Casino Royale…
007 Days of 007, Day 1: Quantum of Solace (2008)
If there’s one thing that can be said about any post-Dalton era 007 film, it’s that from that point on, the series proved itself to be a series of immense contrasts. For every truly great 007 film, there was a film that either downright sucked, was forgettable or good but not as good. With SPECTRE…