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When 007 witnesses the purchase of a military GPS encoder by a known “techno-terrorist” while on assignment spying on a Russian arms bazaar, a missile attack is launched by the Royal Navy. However, before the missile strikes, it becomes apparent to James Bond that two Soviet nuclear devices are mounted on an aircraft and, with the missiles out […]

The drinks of this article come from one of the shorter 007 stories and one of the few books whose title has not been made into an Eon film (as such, there was speculation that this would be the name of Bond23 before Skyfall was announced). The book in question is Risico… Within the first […]

A look at Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice. After identifying the area in Japan where the Ning-Po was unloaded in You Only Live Twice (1967), James Bond plans on scouting the mountainous area by air and tells Tiger Tanaka, head of the Japanese secret service, to “contact M. Tell him to send Little […]

After a prototype helicopter capable of withstanding an electromagnetic pulse is stolen from under the noses of the Royal Navy while demonstrating its capabilities in Monte Carlo, it is used in an attack on a Russian bunker in Severnaya. The bunker is the control centre for the Goldeneye satellites, each of which is armed with […]

One of the issues I have with the more recent James bond films, say since Goldeneye onwards, is now rather than 007 operating as a lone agent out on his mission – just like in the books – he instead has come to rely upon his boss, M, much too often.

After assisting the DEA in the capture of drug baron Franz Sanchez in mid air, James Bond attends the wedding of his CIA buddy Felix Leiter. However, after Sanchez escapes custody, 007 finds Sanchez has exacted his revenge on Leiter by raping and murdering his bride, while  Leiter is maimed by being thrown to the sharks. […]

Back in May when the Skyfall teaser trailer was released I felt rather disappointed, rather at odds with much of the James Bond fan base, who were overwhelmingly positive about it. However, the new trailer gives us much more to go on and my reservations of the time have now been replaced with something much more positive, so here I’m going to take a look at the thoughts that come to mind.

Although not entirely without unnecessary gadgets,the juvenile humour that is so evident in the Moore era is largely gone, and the film relies upon a good story rather than disconnected set pieces and is backed by a John Barry score that really makes The Living Daylights feel like a 007 film. Although the pre-titles sequence […]

When 007 retrieves a microchip capable of withstanding an electromagnetic pulse from Siberia, soon identified as being produced by Zorin Industries, he is sent to investigate the company’s owner, Max Zorin. The assignment takes Bond from Ascot racecourse to Zorin’s French estate where he breeds horse. Bond discovers that Zorin’s lab is producing chips designed […]

A week or so ago I was thinking about which James Bond pre-titles would make it onto my list and decided to ask what other people thought using social media channels. The idea wasn’t to poll followers for a definitive list of their favourite PTS, rather to remind me of any that I might overlook otherwise.