Posts tagged Richard Maibaum
James Bond 007: The Living Daylights (1987)
James Bond 007: The Living Daylights (1987)

Consider Dalton an injection of energy.

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Reviews, James Bond 007, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton Bergstrom1980s, action, action adventure, action movie, Afghanistan, Andres Wisniewski, arms dealing, Art Malik, Caroline Bliss, Cold War, colonialism, Czechoslovakia, defection, Desmond, espionage thriller, Euro-thriller, Geoffrey Keen, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, John Glen, John Rhys-Davies, Maryam d'Abo, Michael G- Wilson, Richard Maibaum, Robert Brown, sniper, spy movie, The Living Daylights, Thomas Wheatley, Timothy Dalton, USSR, Walter Gotell Comment
James Bond 007: Octopussy (1983)
James Bond 007: Octopussy (1983)

Despite a few dreadful missteps, still a rollicking adventure.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstrom1980s, action, adventure, Anthony Meyer, David Meyer, Desmond Llewelyn, George MacDonald Fraser, India, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, John Glen, Kabir Bedi, Kristina Wayborn, Lois Maxwell, Louis Jourdan, Maud Adams, Michael G- Wilson, Octopussy, Richard Maibaum, Robert Brown, Roger Moore, Steven Berkoff, Vijay Amritraj, Walter GotellComment
James Bond 007: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
James Bond 007: For Your Eyes Only (1981)

As restrained as Roger Moore Bond films get.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007Anton Bergstromaction, Bond girls, Carole Bouquet, Cassandra Harris, Cold War, Desmond Llewelyn, Greece, Ian Fleming, Jack Hedley, James Bond, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jill Bennett, John Glen, John Wyman, Julian Glover, Lois Maxwell, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Michael G- Wilson, Michael Gothard, music, reboot, revenge, revision, Richard Maibaum, Roger Moore, spy thriller, TopolComment
James Bond 007: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
James Bond 007: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Never capitalizes on Christopher Lee's great villain.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007Anton BergstromBangkok, Bernard Lee, Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, Clifton James, Desmond Llewelyn, Guy Hamilton, Hervé Villechaize, Hong Kong, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Lois Maxwell, Macau, Marc Lawrence, martial arts, Maud Adams, Richard Loo, Richard Maibaum, Roger Moore, Soon-Tek Oh, Thailand, The Man with the Golden Gun, Tom Mankiewicz, villain Comments
James Bond 007: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
James Bond 007: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

James Bond's miscalculated introduction to the 1970s.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007, Aren's ReviewsAren Bergstrom007, 1970s, action, Albert R- Broccoli, Bernard Lee, Blofeld, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Charles Gray, Desmond Llewelyn, diamonds, Diamonds Are Forever, EON Productions, Guy Hamilton, Harry Saltzman, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jill St- John, Jimmy Dean, Joe Robinson, Joseph Furst, Lana Wood, Lois Maxwell, MI6, Norman Burton, Putter Smith, Richard Maibaum, Sean Connery, smuggling, SPECTRE, spy, thriller, Tom Mankiewicz Comments