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This series entry could be unfairly referred to as "the backslid" Bond film; after an artistically successful serious Bond film, this one followed it up with a small dose of goofy humor reintroduced. Thankfully, the humor is confined to mere seconds of screen time, but Bond's Tarzan yell makes the single most embarrassingly stupid and juvenile moments in the series, period. But ignoring this and other sparse moments, you're left with an exhilarating, riproaring fun adventure with moments of sheer, unadulterated suspense. The pre-credits scene alone has more action and thrills than a lot of whole movies, the circus scene at the end is one of those rare moments in the Bond series where the audience genuinely feels the worst could happen, and unlike many so-called action films, plot and character are not ignored. A moderately strong villain and not one but two very strong Bond girls balance the cast. The title character is played by one of the better Bond girl actresses, Maud Adams, who was shortchanged by her brief role in The Man With the Golden Gun -- her return is very welcome. Robert Brown makes his first appearance as 'M', continuing in the spirit of the late Bernard Lee.
Series Entries
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia With Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View To a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- Licence To Kill (1989)
- Goldeneye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Spectre (2015)
- No Time To Die (2021)
Related Films
- Casino Royale (1954)
- Casino Royale (1967)
- Never Say Never Again (1983)
- Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)