Tag Archives: James Bond

“I get why you shot him.” “Well, everyone tries at least once.” — Thoughts on NO TIME TO DIE

Posted on February 28, 2022 by ksedinger

(NOTE: As this review heavily references ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, I have revised and reposted my long essay about that film as well.) After a series of production false-starts, headaches, and then a global pandemic, No Time To Die, the … Continue reading →

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“Thy dawn, O master of the world, thy dawn….”

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Kelly Sedinger

A repost, with some revisions and additions throughout, to accompany my review of NO TIME TO DIE, which is coming tomorrow. I wrote this more than ten years ago, and if anything, my esteem for ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE … Continue reading →

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“I never joke about my ranking, 007!”: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, conclusion

Posted on December 8, 2021 by ksedinger

And at last, here we are: the top five James Bond movies. I like that my top five has quite a bit of variety: it spans more than 40 years of films, and five of the six men who have … Continue reading →

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Licence to Rank: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 4

Posted on December 6, 2021 by ksedinger

So here we go: the first half of my person Top Ten James Bond movies! Let’s refresh our rankings to this point: Part One: 26. LIVE AND LET DIE 25. DIE ANOTHER DAY 24. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 23. GOLDFINGER 22. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER … Continue reading →

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A View to a Ranking: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 3

Posted on December 1, 2021 by ksedinger

With this entry, we move from my bottom half of the Bond rankings into the top half. It’s worth remembering that this is all relative: there’s only one movie, Live and Let Die, that I find basically unwatchable. Every one of … Continue reading →

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Live and Let Rank: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 2

Posted on November 29, 2021 by ksedinger

Continuing my Official And Correct Ranking of the James Bond films! This time we will go from Number 20 to Number 16. Our first entry contained the one Bond film I outright dislike, followed by several that just don’t do … Continue reading →

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Rank Another Day: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, part 1

Posted on November 24, 2021 by ksedinger

Starting my ranking of all the James Bond movies (here’s the introduction to this exercise), starting at the bottom and working our way up to my favorite Bond movie of all time! Without ado, here we go: 26: LIVE AND … Continue reading →

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You Only Get Ranked Once: The Official and Correct Ranking of the James Bond Movies, introduction

Posted on November 22, 2021 by ksedinger

It’s only natural that with the arrival of a new James Bond movie, the eternal cottage industry of ranking all of the movies up to that point revs up production again. I’ve seen a whole lot of these articles popping … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday (Diana Rigg edition)

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 Actress Diana Rigg has died. She lived a long life (82 years) and did a lot of amazing work, but for me, she will always be Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo, also known as Tracy…who would, very briefly, be Mrs. James … Continue reading →

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“Thy dawn, O master of the world, thy dawn….”: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE AT 50 (a repost)

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Kelly Sedinger

Fifty years ago today, on December 18, 1969, the sixth James Bond movie opened. Its initial reception was mixed, partly because the Bond mania of the 60s was simmering down, and partly because it was the first time that Sean … Continue reading →

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