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Octopussy 1983
It’s not quite as dumb as I remembered it, and the opening is actually quite strong. The plane stunts and train stunts are pretty good, Q is always a delight, and there are some fun bits. But the villain’s plan is convoluted, the middle drags, and Bond just does not belong in a circus.
Also, while it’s cool that Bond finally goes to India, it kinda sucks that the villains there are a white woman and middle eastern man (played by a white man), and their general approach to India is very “wow, look at how exotic and weird this country is”.
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No Time to Die 2021
It’s not perfect, and if you want to be nitpicky, god knows there’s plenty of nits to pick. It’s just that I don’t think it materially affects how much I enjoyed this. Thrilling, moving, gorgeously shot and acted. A genuinely satisfying conclusion to not just Craig’s Bond but the whole concept of Bond.
Also, I normally hate the concept of spin-offs, but if Amazon decided to use their new Bond rights to give Paloma a spin-off, I think that’d be a much better use of the IP than another reboot.
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Licence to Kill 1989
Was not expecting to love this as much as I did. Just absolutely ridiculous balls-to-the-wall Bond nonsense in the best way. A two hour film that packs in so much that it felt like three (but like, in a good way). They just really need to stop using the terrible Roger Moore-era sound effects.
Also I think Dalton is a great Bond overall, but he unfortunately does spend a good chunk of the movie looking like he’s trying real hard to not shit himself.
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For Your Eyes Only 1981
Baffling sound design, music, and fashion, but most baffling is how they managed to make it so…boring.
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