The fourth Bond film has a very interesting genesis as it was based on a book that originally started out as a screenplay by Jack Whittingham which was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Ian Fleming. To say this led to some very complicated rights issues would be a massive…
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Goldfinger (1964) – Review
In this third outing, the poster proclaims “James Bond is Back in Action” and with Bond facing off against the likes of the nefarious Goldfinger and the sexy femme fatale Pussy Galore we get all that promised action and a whole lot more. It’s with this entry that the series truly came into focus as…
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.
For Your Eyes Only (1981) – Review
After the rather over-the-top science fiction adventure that was Moonraker, the producers decided maybe a return to a more down-to-Earth setting was in order, something more in keeping with the novels written by 007 author Ian Fleming, and thus in this entry Bond hangs up his laser gun and tackles KGB agents and a revenge-seeking…
Moonraker (1979) – Review
When one thinks of the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond, the phrase “In Space” does not readily leap to mind, but after a little film called Star Wars broke box offices records around the world, producer Cubby Broccoli and the people at United Artists were among many who scrambled to take some of…