With the James Bond project completed, it’s time to move on to a new endeavor. A colleague at Fandango is currently wrapping up a monumental project of watching 100 movies in 100 days and blogging every day. You can view the movies he’s watched here. This gave me an idea. A crazy idea, but those … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
An Uninspiring and Ineffective ‘Countdown’
Fresh from the frigid confines of Theater 6 at The Landmark Theaters in West L.A., I had the opportunity to see the critically-acclaimed nuclear weapons documentary, Countdown to Zero. Much of the movie spends it’s time in “What if…” mode. What if terrorists got their hands on nuclear technology? What if they figured out how … Continue reading
Dissecting Bond… James Bond. Part 4
So we’ve reached the final chapter of the Bond breakdown. In this section, I’ll rate the different actors who’ve portrayed Bond as well as include some of my favorite Bond Girls. 1. Sean Connery – This is almost a default rating, though not because he was the first Bond or anything like that. I always … Continue reading
Dissecting Bond… James Bond. Part 3
OK, so here we go. Top five. The creme de la creme. 5. On Her Majesty’s Service: George Lazenby’s one and only turn as the British ladies man turns in one helluva performance. It’s such a pivotal chapter in the Bond series too. The only film (so far) where Bond ends up married and the … Continue reading
Dissecting Bond… James Bond. Part 2
So now we enter the collection of Bond movies that weren’t all that bad, but at the same time, not all that great. The mediocre bunch, although once we get into the Top 10, it’s hard to call any of these movies mediocre. Anyway, here is #14-#6. 14. Casino Royale: Daniel Craig’s first outing as … Continue reading
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