Before Star Wars, there was Bond. James Bond. It is a film franchise that has inspired everyone in in the industry from Steven Spielberg to Christopher Nolan to Rian Johnson. Eight actors have (unofficially) played the character over its almost sixty years in existence. And there is another one coming out this April. So what better time for the Binge Movie Aftertaste to gear up and cover a franchise that has been requested for years. Myself, Adam, and Matt are going to fire through a gun barrel the entire 26 film franchise, cultivating in a review of Cary Fukunaga's No Time To Die, which is being heralded as Daniel Craig's final bow as the character.
Going into The World Is Not Enough, James Bond was once again in a position where he needed to prove himself. Tomorrow Never Dies, while not a flop, didn't exactly set the world afire. On top of that, Eon were determined to get their movie released no later than the end of 1999, right before the millennium. Coming back from the drawing board, producers decided the director of Nell and Denise Richards were the answers to their problems. Listen to hear if we agree.
By the time 2002 rolled around, everyone from Jason Bourne to Vin Diesel were predicting James Bond to be dead, as to them he was the ancient dinosaur that M declared him to be in Goldeneye. But nobody could have predicted what was in store for the 40th cinematic anniversary of James Bond. Listen as Matt, myself, and Adam determine if Die Another Day is as bad as a lot of Bond fans still proclaim it to be. We also give our final thoughts as to how we think Pierce Brosnan did in the four films he was able to portray the 007 agent.
Stay tuned, as we're still plugging away at these podcasts and next week begin our dive into the Daniel Craig era of James Bond.
The World Is Not Enough (1999) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
Die Another Day (2002) (?10, ?/10, ?/10)
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