licence to kill

The Living Daylights (1987) teaser poster

License to Tease

The Living Daylights (1987) teaser poster

The Living Daylights (1987) teaser poster

It’s funny that the teaser poster for The Living Daylights (1987) uses a tagline similar to the title of the following movie, Licence To Kill (1989).

I absolutely love this teaser poster!

Daniel Craig looking like a spy in Skyfall (2012)

Goldenrant #003: Less Action, More Espionage & Intrigue in Bond 25

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn't involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn’t involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

Global interest and plausibility of a complex criminal conspiracy is peaking. Daily, the drip drip drip of information between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign and Presidency is consistent and amazing. If it weren’t for real daily news broadcasts and headlines, it might seem we are stuck in an unbelievable episode of House of Cards or a (slightly muted) James Bond movie.

Politics and results of this real world scandal aside, the next James Bond movie (tentatively titled Bond 25) should reflect the times now more than ever and should partially retreat from following the traditional Bond movie formula. Simply put: it’s too good to pass up.

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Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto) is whipped by Franz Sanchez in Licence To KIll (1989)

Por favor, Franz

Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto) in Licence To Kill (1989)

Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto) in Licence To Kill (1989)

Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) in Licence To Kill (1989)

Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) in Licence To Kill (1989)

Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto) is whipped by Franz Sanchez in Licence To Kill (1989)

Lupe Lamora (Talisa Soto) is whipped by Franz Sanchez in Licence To Kill (1989)

Sanchez might be the most brutal James Bond villain ever – scenes like the above are why!

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Goldenrant #001: History & Frequency

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

The Daniel Craig introspective James Bond should be over. We know where he came from. We know how he got here. Now let’s have a true, formulaic James Bond movie in the Craig era.

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Universal Exports Logo

MI6’s Universal Exports

007 is often asked who he works for, and the fictional import/export company he says is his employer is called Universal Exports.

Universal Exports Logo

It is mentioned several times throughout various James Bond movies, which I have listed below:

Dr. No (1962)

007 is shown walking into M's office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

007 is shown walking into M’s office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

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