Bond, James Bond

Posted on June 7, 2011

I’ve been on a kick where I try to watch all the films of a series, even if some of the films are considered bad. When comparing a film to other films, comparisons are easier if they are part of the same series. In the English-speaking world, the James Bond series is probably the grand daddy of them all. At the moment (in 2011), it has 22 official films, plus another on the way, and some unofficial films, as well.

With so many films in the series, it’s been hard to keep track of which ones I’ve seen versus which one I haven’t, so over the past few months I’ve made it a point to watch each one on DVD. One thing I’ve noticed, and it’s not too surprising, is that many of the title sequences are a bit risque, which they don’t show on the edited-for-TV versions.

Listed below are all the Review Haiku posts on the official and unofficial James Bond films:

• Dr. No
• From Russia with Love
• Goldfinger
• Thunderball
• You Only Live Twice
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Diamonds are Forever
• Live and Let Die
• The Man with the Golden Gun
• The Spy Who Love Me
• Moonraker
• For Your Eyes Only
• Octopussy
• A View to a Kill
• The Living Daylights
• Licence to Kill
• GoldenEye
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• The World is Not Enough
• Die Another Day
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Quantum of Solace
• Never Say Never Again*
• Casino Royale (1967)*
• Casino Royale (1954)*

* unofficial

I don’t have a favorite, but I think Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, and GoldenEye are probably the best. The worst of them being A View To a Kill and Die Another Day.

Review Haiku – Casino Royale (1954)

Posted on June 6, 2011

Before Connery
Bond was an American
And Felix wasn’t

Casino Royale at IMDB
Casino Royale at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – Never Say Never Again

Posted on May 14, 2011

Noncanonical
It is mostly Thunderball
Told by someone else

Never Say Never Again at Rotten Tomatoes
Never Say Never Again at IMDB
Never Say Never Again at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – Die Another Day

Posted on May 10, 2011

Suspend disbelief
Even for a James Bond film
It’s asking a lot

Die Another Day at Rotten Tomatoes
Die Another Day at IMDB
Die Another Day at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – The World is Not Enough

Posted on May 3, 2011

Competing pipelines
A plot to stop the rivals
Bond gets strait on it

The World is Not Enough at Rotten Tomatoes
The World is Not Enough at IMDB
The World is Not Enough at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – Tomorrow Never Dies

Posted on April 27, 2011

Media mogul
Wants to start war to sell news
James Bond sinks those plans

Tomorrow Never Dies at Rotten Tomatoes
Tomorrow Never Dies at IMDB
Tomorrow Never Dies at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – Licence to Kill

Posted on April 22, 2011

A drug lord gets caught
He escapes and gets Felix
Bond goes for revenge

In a James Bond film
If any gal gets married
She’s as good as dead

Licence to Kill at Rotten Tomatoes
Licence to Kill at IMDB
Licence to Kill at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – The Living Daylights

Posted on April 21, 2011

Not an evil plot
Just a little smuggling
Drugs, guns, diamonds

No place to set down…
Except for this empty road…
Or the nice runway

A bunch of good guys
Fights off a bunch of bad guys
Bonds thwarts smugglers

The Living Daylights at Rotten Tomatoes
The Living Daylights at IMDB
The Living Daylights at Amazon

Rating:  

Review Haiku – A View to a Kill

Posted on April 15, 2011

A New Wave James Bond
Bringing an older agent
To younger film fans

A View to a Kill at Rotten Tomatoes
A View to a Kill at IMDB
A View to a Kill at Amazon

Rating:  

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

Octopussy at Rotten Tomatoes
Octopussy at IMDB
Octopussy at Amazon

Rating:  

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