November 2008 – Page 6 – RazorFine Review

Untempered Bond

Alan Rapp / November 13, 2008 / Essays, Theme Week

The year was 2002 and the 20th Bond film Die Another Day was a hit at theaters 40 years after Bond first picked up his Walther PPK in Dr. No.

There was much discussion about where to take the character. Many were in favor of bringing back Pierce Brosnan who had some early misgivings about returning for another Bond film, but instead the franchise decided to move in a new direction by allowing Die Another Day (which had paid homage to several of the previous films) to be the swan song of the old Bond flicks and reboot the entire franchise with a new rougher and less sophisticated Bond.

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James Bond, Bunny-style

Alan Rapp / November 13, 2008 / Entertainment News , Theme Week

As part of Bond Week we offer up this fun little James Bond Medley from the 30-Second Bunnies, courtesy of Angry Alien Productions, which condenses the entire Bond library into a half-minute of bunny goodness. Enjoy, and to check out other videos from the Bunny Library click here.

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RF’s Top 7 Bond Villains

Alan Rapp / November 13, 2008 / Essays, Theme Week

Who says seven is lucky? Seven is a dangerous number. The seven deadly sins, the seven evil dwarfs (um…maybe I’ve got that one wrong). As part of our continuing Bond Week, today we give you the seven deadliest and most memorable villains of the Bond series.

Here are seven of the deadliest and most memorable Bond villains. Did your favorite make the list?

Ernst Stavro Blofield

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Izzard, Eddie Izzard

Alan Rapp / November 13, 2008 / Theme Week

Bond Week continues with this clip of comedian Eddie Izzard poking some fun at the Bond films, particularily the gadgets used in the series. He makes a good point about Q giving Bond exactly what he needs for each movie, no more, no less. Fun stuff.

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Steele Bond

Alan Rapp / November 13, 2008 / Essays, Theme Week

Timothy Dalton left the franchise after two films in the midst of MGM’s legal and financial nightmare that threatened to end the series for good. But that was not to be. Much like Dalton before him, Pierce Brosnan had been offered the role of Bond years before. but could not accept because of his starring role in Remington Steele. Fast-forward a few years, and again like Dalton, Brosnan was given a second chance.

With GoldenEye Bond was relaunced with some subtle differences. Bond was no longer the hot-shot top spy, now he was “a relic of the Cold War” who seemed out of place in the current world events. M was also given a drastic makeover as Judi Dench took over the role, the first woman to do so, with a particular flair and wit. The movie was a huge success and Bond and Brosnan continued for three more profitable films, making Bond not only relevant to the modern world, but worth the ticket price as well.

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