james bond
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – The Living Daylights Now here is the serious spy thriller Bond that was teased by For Your Eyes Only before Roger Moore spent his final two instalments back in comic-strip territory. Timothy Dalton is here at last to reinvent Bond (a few years too early, mind you) and reinvent he…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – A View to a Kill And so Roger Moore’s long and tempestuous tenure as James Bond comes to an end with, in my opinion, the best of his seven outings, though not by too wide a margin. A View to a Kill isn’t redefining the formula by any means –…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Octopussy Let us consider, if you will, a climactic action scene from the film Octopussy. Roger Moore’s Agent 007, having tumbled from a train while chasing down the villains, has rushed across Germany by hitchhiking and stealing cars. Upon finally reaching the military base that is soon to be obliterated…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – For Your Eyes Only Much as I love the elevated tone and casual irreverence of most of the Bond films so far, watching one suddenly take itself completely seriously was a real eye-opener, especially right after the series reached the absolute pinnacle of camp fun with Moonraker. For Your Eyes…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Before we get into this week’s reviews, I’d like to point you in the direction of another piece I wrote recently for the wonderful UCC Film Writers Blog. Have you ever wondered what the deal is with the Wachowski Sisters? Good news! I’ve slapped together 3000 words of a whirlwind beginners guide…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Whisky Galore and The Spy Who Loved Me I’ll generally concede that the British make great comedy, but this wasn’t it. Whisky Galore should be an anarchic good time, and is advertised as a subversive anti-authority piece, but it feels too entrenched in the sensibilities of its time to work…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – The Man With The Golden Gun Fun fact if you weren’t already aware – not only was Christopher Lee the first choice of author Ian Fleming for the role of Bond, he was also Fleming’s cousin and one of the real-life inspirations for the character. Lee served as an intelligence…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Live and Let Die A much more successful introduction to a new Bond – rather than drawing attention to the change of face, we simply pick up with Moore as if it’s just another adventure, his first appearance onscreen being him waking up in (where else) the arms of a…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Diamonds Are Forever Lazenby gave it his best shot, but damn if it isn’t good to take one last ride with Connery. Less human but far more entertaining to follow, the unflappable professional whose borderline psychopathy becomes a part of the charm. There is a semi-serious attempt to establish continuity…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Short ones this week. I don’t have to justify myself. But I will because I’m just so darn nice. I’ve been on the go lately, especially over the weekend, with election coverage. I was actually out in the count centre with Cork City Community Radio, where I do the Saturday news bulletins…
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