It’s 20 years since the release of Pierce Brosnan’s debut appearance as James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye! 001. The story At a secret space testing centre in Siberia, the titular nuclear EMP weapon is set off, destroying the base and almost everyone inside. With the help of the only survivor, Bond is sent to … >
Nearly a decade on from its release, and with Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 adventure currently filming across the globe, we take a look back at the movie that relaunched the James Bond franchise in 2006, Casino Royale. 001. The story In his twenty-first – and paradoxically, his first – mission, Craig’s James Bond earns … >
001. The story 007 takes the bloody shot and disappears to share a drink with a scorpion, until MI6 gets blown up and surrogate mother M comes under threat from an old protégé with a big grudge. A grudge that takes in the world’s deep cover agents, the London Underground, parliamentary inquiries and a beardy … >
001. The plot Seeking solace (see, the title does make sense) in revenge after Vesper’s betrayal and death in Casino Royale, Bond uncovers an invisible worldwide organisation named Quantum and their plan to aid a coup in Bolivia in exchange for a vast tract of desolate land. 002. The villains Mathieu Amalric is Dominic … >
Although it’s not as bad as it seemed back in 2002, Die Another Day’s good parts are undermined by the overuse of digital effects and a curious self-satisfaction.
In a photo finish with GoldenEye, 1999’s The World is Not Enough emerges as Brosnan’s best movie by a nose. It’s funny, moving, sexy, thrilling and (three minutes of Garbage aside) never dull.
A perfect cocktail of swagger, severity, and schoolboy innuendo, Brosnan’s Bond blends a little bit of every previous incarnation before him.
With a savagery far removed from previous instalments of the franchise, 1989’s Licence to Kill is a compelling and violent affair.
James Bond pursues KGB turncoat Georgi Koskov, renegade US arms dealer Brad Whittaker and a murderous Pretenders-loving milkman, armed only with a cello and a set of car keys.
001. The story Investigating the murder of 009, Bond discovers that an Afghan prince and a rogue Soviet General plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on an American base in Germany, by smuggling it in with the circus. Unfortunately 007’s forgotten his Q-branch issued clown costume… 002. The villains Steven Berkoff dials the crazy … >