Review Haiku – The Right Stuff
Posted on December 31, 2011
Chasing the demon
From the start of sonic booms
To the edge of space
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Review Haiku – Cambridge Spies
Posted on December 27, 2011
Privileged and naïve
Four Cambridge students become
Traitors to themselves
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Review Haiku – Gotcha!
Posted on December 3, 2011
College kid on break
Meets Czech woman in Paris
She gives him strudel
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Review Haiku – Topaz
Posted on July 8, 2011
Russian defector
Tells secrets of a spy ring
Cracks open Topaz
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Review Haiku – Top Secret
Posted on June 4, 2011
A heartthrob rock star
In East German culture fair
Joins French resistance
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Review Haiku – Octopussy
Posted on April 14, 2011
A Fabergé egg
Leads James Bond to India
And a shining star
A bunch of women
Fights off a bunch of bad guys
Bond thwarts evil plot
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Review Haiku – You Only Live Twice
Posted on March 14, 2011
Bond killed in Hong Kong
He is then buried at sea
Comes back for Blofeld
A bunch of good guys
Fights off a bunch of bad guys
Bond thwarts evil plot
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Review Haiku – Firefox
Posted on February 21, 2011
A low-speed car chase
Leads to a high-speed jet chase
Dogfight at Mach 6
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Review Haiku – Dr Strangelove
Posted on August 12, 2009
They want peace on Earth
Must stop the conspiracy
Send in the bombers
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Review Haiku – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Posted on April 1, 2009
Dusty fedora
A saucerful of secrets
Welcome back, Indy
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