OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – SPECTRE (2015)

Our Word Is Our Bond concludes with Daniel Merry taking a look at Spectre (2015) starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz and Lea Seydoux. Spectre – A ghost from Bond’s past One of the defining features of the Daniel Craig era as James Bond has been the franchise’s determined reinvention of itself. From the opening sequence […]

OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – SKYFALL (2012)

Our Word Is Our Bond returns with Daniel Merry reviewing Skyfall (2012), starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench. Skyfall – A case of sibling rivalry The 50th Anniversary of the Bond franchise demanded something special from Bond 23. The general, although largely undeserved, criticism that followed Quantum Of Solace meant that the pressure […]

OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)

Our Word Is Our Bond returns with Jonathon Dabell examining Quantum Of Solace (2008), starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Mathieu Amalric. Casino Royale (2006) had reinvented Bond for a post-Bourne audience. The tough urbanity of Sean Connery, the smug wit of Roger Moore, and the lightweight froth of Pierce Brosnan were gone. Craig’s Bond […]

OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – CASINO ROYALE (2006)

We reach the Daniel Craig era of the Bond series with Leon Nicholson’s review of Casino Royale (2006), starring Daniel Craig, Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green. After Pierce Brosnan steadied the ship with solid Bond offerings despite the below par Die Another Day (personally, I didn’t think it was an awful movie, but the appalling […]

OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)

We enter the 21st century world of Bond with Brian Gregory’s look at Die Another Day (2002), starring Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry and Toby Stephens.  When Die Another Day came out to celebrate 40 years of the 007 series, I avoided seeing it at the cinema as I had almost completely lost interest in Bond […]

OUR WORD IS OUR BOND – THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)

MoM’s ongoing feature Our Word Is Our Bond reaches the end of the 20th century, with Dawn Dabell offering her thoughts on The World Is Not Enough (1999) starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards and Robert Carlyle. Everyone says your favourite Bond actor is the one you grew up with. I was born in […]