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.
After 1989's Licence To Kill, the future of the double O agent was in more question than ever. Timothy Dalton was game for another one. But after years of legal battles and script rewrites, he decided it was time to move on. So following years of maybes, it was finally Pierce Brosnan's turn to wield the Walther PPK. But the Cold War was over, and the Berlin Wall had toppled down. Just how relevant will a 'misogynistic dinosaur' be in the 90s?
Listen in as the three of us continue our look at the James Bond franchise by reviewing Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies. Hear who else was considered for the role, what the director of Turner & Hooch brought to the Bond franchise. And of course, more fights about title songs.
Goldeneye (1995) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
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