A View To A Kill (1985) Review James Bond

A View To A Kill (1985) Review

It’s Roger and Out for Moore’s 007 in A View To A Kill Riding high on “Octopussy”’s success, not just at the box office but in seeing off the threat of “Never Say Never Again”, the official Bond franchise pressed ahead with the next instalment. With the public’s affection for Roger Moore’s portrayal of Bond ..

Pixels (2015) Review Movie

Pixels (2015) Review

It may not set a new high score but Pixels still delivers some decent summer cinema fun There’s a rich vein of affected snobbery running through the critical response to “Pixels”, a nasty invective aimed squarely at Adam Sandler and prejudiciously dismissing anything he’s involved in, with everyone trying to 1up each other in how ..

Never Say Never Again (1983) Review James Bond

Never Say Never Again (1983) Review

Never Say Never Again does everything it can to undermine its own title’s suggestion Finally making good on his threats, Kevin McClory exercised his bitterly fought, hard-won rights to produce his own James Bond movie. The trouble was, said rights were pretty specific. Yes, he could use the characters who appeared in the ‘Thunderball’ novel ..

Moonraker (1979) Review James Bond

Moonraker (1979) Review

Suck it, Sharknado. Bond took Jaws to space 35 years before you thought of doing it! So, not “For Your Eyes Only” then? Thanks to the box office shattering impact of “Star Wars” in 1977, Cubby Broccoli – ever a man with an eye for an opportunity – quickly altered his plans and selected “Moonraker”, ..

The Living Daylights (1987) Review James Bond

The Living Daylights (1987) Review

At the 6th time of asking, Dalton says yes to Bond With Roger Moore finally bowing out, for the first time in nearly fifteen years the producers were looking to cast a new James Bond for “The Living Daylights”. When NBC’s “Remington Steele” shenanigans put paid to Pierce Brosnan’s chances at Bond (for the time ..

For Your Eyes Only (1981) Review James Bond

For Your Eyes Only (1981) Review

This review is for everyone’s eyes, really The series may have scored its best-ever box office with “Moonraker”, but the producers weren’t oblivious to the rumblings of discontent over the perceived gimmickry and excesses the series had become synonymous with. While the approach was right for the indulgent, excessive seventies, Bond needed to reinvent himself ..

Octopussy (1983) Review James Bond

Octopussy (1983) Review

Grabbing Bond by the tentacles, it’s the octuple-entendred Octopussy Roger Moore had taken some convincing to play James Bond for a fifth time in “For Your Eyes Only” and was reluctant to keep going, feeling he was too old for the part. However, with the looming threat of Sean Connery’s return to the role of ..

Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014) Review Movie

Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014) Review

Who better to bring Frank Herbert’s novel to the screen than a filmmaker who sees himself as a messiah? It’s difficult to watch “Jodorowsky’s Dune” and not come to the conclusion that, on balance, it’s probably a good thing that this motion picture adaptation of Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ didn’t actually get made. Had it been ..