goldeneye

Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

First & Last

The six actors that have portrayed 007 in the official movies have changed since their first and last on-screen appearances. Below, you can see each actor’s first and last appearances as James Bond.

Sean Connery as James Bond at the beginning of Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case at the end of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Sean Connery as James Bond at the beginning of Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case at the end of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Read More»
James Bond (Sean Connery) kisses Miss Taro (Zena Marshall) while checking his watch in Dr. No (1962)

Who smoked it better?

Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962)

Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962)

Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995)

Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995)

Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen) and General Ourumov (played by Gottfried John) arm the GoldenEye satellite in GoldenEye (1995)

Arm the GoldenEye: 194668PT

Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen) and General Ourumov (played by Gottfried John) arm the GoldenEye satellite in GoldenEye (1995)

Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen) and General Ourumov (played by Gottfried John) arm the GoldenEye satellite in GoldenEye (1995)

The GoldenEye Launch code: 194668PT

The GoldenEye Launch code: 194668PT

Although in reality a northern Russian island, the Severnaya location shown in the movie is inaccurate.

Read More»

You’ve never had me

Brosnan Bond’s first interaction with Moneypenny in GoldenEye (1995) was…interesting. Aside from Craig’s Bond’s tryst with Moneypenny, Brosnan’s Bond always had the most sexual tension and blatant innuendos with Moneypenny during his tenure. This of course after the long portrayal of the character by Lois Maxwell from the series start until the late 1980’s – in which the Bond/Moneypenny relationship was a lot more playful and tame. It continued with a naive and relatively forgettable Moneypenny (Caroline Bliss) that served with Timothy Dalton’s Bond but then took the hard turn to Brosnan’s Moneypenny we see here.

But I digress – it’s true that GoldenEye‘s Moneypenny could hold her own in spite of Brosnan’s advances and we see it in this scene, but some of his remarks elicit eye rolls at best and at worst add fuel to the misogynist 007 stereotype. I’d say that this scene wouldn’t be written in today’s post-“#metoo” era. Regardless, it was neat to see M and others scramble from their personal lives (with Moneypenny in a highly formal dress from a date) to the office to assess the issues at Severnaya.

GoldenEye (1995) - You've never had me

Scumbag Steve plays Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64

Don’t play GoldenEye 007 like Scumbag Steve

Scumbag Steve plays Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64

Read More»

Every James Bond Movie Title Animation

Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye (1995)

Are these all you have?

How many do you want?

Izabella Scorupco as Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye (1995)

Read More»
No Time To Die (2021)

Goldenrant #005: No Time To Die sucked

No Time To Die Theatrical Poster

To start things off, I called it two years ago: No Time To Die is going to suck

Fair warning – this review is full of spoilers and is interspersed with GIFs from previous Bond movies to convey my emotions and opinions.

Like most Bond fans, I was very excited to see No Time To Die. The two-plus year delay somewhat added to the hype but also annoyed me at the same time which was an odd feeling that I’ve never experienced for a new James Bond movie. Regardless, I saw it at the earliest possible showing.

Read More»
Minnie Driver as irina in GoldenEye (1995)

“Stand by your maaaaaaaaaaaan!”

Minnie Driver as irina in GoldenEye (1995)Minnie Driver cameos as Irina in GoldenEye (1995)

“Irina! Take a hike!”

madvlad@mosu.comp.math.edu

madvlad@mosu.comp.math.edu - Boris Grishenko's email address…in case you wanted to email Boris Grishenko from GoldenEye (1995).