Bond Revisited

One of the virtues of never sleeping, Mr. Bond. I have to live my dreams. Tom & Joe dive into a world of CGI, Madonna and Yo Momma jokes to take on Pierce Brosnan's final film, Die Another Day. After being captured in North Korea, Bond is stripped of his 00 agent status leading to him go it alone, investigating eccentric entrepreneur Gustav Graves while trying to find out who betrayed him. It...

Always have an escape plan. Another Pierce Brosnan film, another new director with Michael Apted taking the reigns for The World is Not Enough. When British oil tycoon Robert King is assassinated at MI6 headquarters, Bond is sent to protect his daughter Elektra King and stop the terrorist Victor "Renard" Zokas from destroying a new oil pipeline to the West. The film received mixed reviews, seeming...

Always have an escape plan. Another Pierce Brosnan film, another new director with Michael Apted taking the reigns for The World is Not Enough. When British oil tycoon Robert King is assassinated at MI6 headquarters, Bond is sent to protect his daughter Elektra King and stop the terrorist Victor "Renard" Zokas from destroying a new oil pipeline to the West. The film received mixed reviews, seeming...

There's no news like bad news. With GoldenEye bringing Bond back into the limelight, it put the pressure on it's sequel to continue the momentum. Rather than keeping the same tone as GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies went for a more cheesy approach under new director Roger Spottiswoode, known for directing buddy cop films in the 80s. The film sees Bond investigate media tycoon Elliot Carver, who is t...

There's no news like bad news. With GoldenEye bringing Bond back into the limelight, it put the pressure on for the follow up to continue the momentum. Rather than keeping the same tone as GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies went for a more cheesy approach under new director Roger Spottiswoode, known for directing buddy cop films in the 80s. The film sees Bond investigate media tycoon Elliot Carver, wh...

No limits. No fears. No substitutes. After a 6 year hiatus, the Bond franchise returned with GoldenEye which had a new producer, Barbara Broccoli, a new director, Martin Campbell and a new Bond with Pierce Brosnan. 9 years after 006 is killed on a mission in Russia, Bond is sent to track down the Janus group who are connected with stealing the satellite EMP weapon GoldenEye. The film was a big hit...

No limits. No fears. No substitutes. After a 6 year hiatus, the Bond franchise returned with GoldenEye which had a new producer, Barbara Broccoli, a new director, Martin Campbell and a new Bond with Pierce Brosnan. 9 years after 006 is killed on a mission in Russia, Bond is sent to track down the Janus group who are connected with stealing the satellite EMP weapon GoldenEye. The film was a big hit...

James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge. Tom & Joe say goodbye to John Glen and sadly Timothy Dalton with Licence to Kill. When drug lord Franz Sanchez escapes custody and disfigures Felix, Bond leaves MI6 in order to go it alone to take out Sanchez and get revenge. The film is one of the worst performing entries at the box office but has the distinct reputation of being one of the mo...

James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge. Tom & Joe say goodbye to John Glen and sadly Timothy Dalton with Licence to Kill. When drug lord Franz Sanchez escapes custody and disfigures Felix, Bond leaves MI6 in order to go it alone to take out Sanchez and get revenge. The film is one of the worst performing entries at the box office but has the distinct reputation of being one of the mo...

The new James Bond... Living on the edge. It was finally time to give Roger some well earned rest with Timothy Dalton taking over the role. The franchise opted for a more grounded Bond with long term director John Glen overseeing the new direction to give us The Living Daylights. When Bond helps with the defection of Soviet General Georgi Koskov to the West, he discovers a Russian plot to assassin...

The new James Bond... Living on the edge. It was finally time to give Roger some well earned rest with Timothy Dalton taking over the role. The franchise opted for a more grounded Bond with long term director John Glen overseeing the new direction to give us The Living Daylights. When Bond helps with the defection of Soviet General Georgi Koskov to the West, he discovers a Russian plot to assassin...

Has James Bond finally met his match? Despite Roger Moore being in his late 50s, the team convinced him to return as Bond one last time in A View to a Kill. When Bond recovers a microchip in Siberia, it leads him to investigating Max Zorin, played by Christopher Walken, a psychotic wealthy businessman with plans to take on Silicon Valley. A View to a Kill is often considered one of the worst films...

Has James Bond finally met his match? Despite Roger Moore being in his late 50s, the team convinced him to return as Bond one last time in A View to a Kill. When Bond recovers a microchip in Siberia, it leads him to investigating Max Zorin, played by Christopher Walken, a psychotic wealthy businessman with plans to take on Silicon Valley. A View to a Kill is often considered one of the worst films...

James Bond's all time high! With Kevin McClory producing the rival Bond film Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery, the team wanted to prove that there was only one James Bond. This resulted in Octopussy, which sees Bond sent to India to track down jewellery smugglers and exposing a rogue Russian general's plot to conquer the West. Ultimately Octopussy won the battle of the Bonds, out grossing N...

James Bond's all time high! With Kevin McClory producing the rival Bond film Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery, the team wanted to prove that there was only one James Bond. This resulted in Octopussy, which sees Bond sent to India to track down jewellery smugglers and exposing a rogue Russian general's plot to conquer the West. Ultimately Octopussy won the battle of the Bonds, out grossing N...

No one comes close to James Bond 007. Tom & Joe brace themselves for a new era of Bond with John Glen taking over the franchise. When the St George ship is sunk alongside the ATAC tracking system, Bond attempts to track it down while getting caught between Greek rivals, The Dove and Kristatos. After the more out of this world nature of Moonraker, the team wanted to go back to basics with the n...

No one comes close to James Bond 007. Tom & Joe brace themselves for a new era of Bond with John Glen taking over the franchise. When the St George ship is sunk alongside the ATAC tracking system, Bond attempts to track it down while getting caught between Greek rivals, The Dove and Kristatos. After the more out of this world nature of Moonraker, the team wanted to go back to basics with the n...

Where all other Bond end... this one begins! With The Spy Who Loved Me being a big hit, Lewis Gilbert was brought back for another big budget sequel. With the recent success of Star Wars, it was time to send 007 into space. Moonraker sees Bond investigate Hugo Drax, which results in him travelling to California, Venice, Rio, the Amazon before lifting off into space. It's one of the most divisive f...

Where all other Bond end... this one begins! With The Spy Who Loved Me being a big hit, Lewis Gilbert was brought back for another big budget sequel. With the recent success of Star Wars, it was time to send 007 into space. Moonraker sees Bond investigate Hugo Drax, which results in him travelling to California, Venice, Rio, the Amazon before lifting off into space. It's one of the most divisive f...

It's the Biggest. It's the Best. It's Bond. And Beyond. The future of the Bond franchise was in question after the poor performance of The Man with the Golden Gun, meaning the next film needed to be a hit. This resulted in a much bigger budget and the team going all in for The Spy Who Loved Me, which sees Bond teaming up with KGB agent Anya Amasova to discover who is behind the disappearance of nu...

It's the Biggest. It's the Best. It's Bond. And Beyond. The future of the Bond franchise was in question after the poor performance of The Man with the Golden Gun, meaning the next film needed to be a hit. This resulted in a much bigger budget and the team going all in for The Spy Who Loved Me, which sees Bond teaming up with KGB agent Anya Amasova to discover who is behind the disappearance of nu...

He never misses his target, and now his target is 007. Guy Hamilton returns for his final film in the franchise, after Bond is sent a golden bullet from famous assassin Scaramanga, he goes to Asia to track the man down while also looking for the missing Solex, a solution to the ongoing energy crisis. It's one of the worst reviewed Bond films, but neither Tom nor Joe mentioned it in their Top and B...

He never misses his target, and now his target is 007. Guy Hamilton returns for his final film in the franchise, after Bond is sent a golden bullet from famous assassin Scaramanga, he goes to Asia to track the man down while also looking for the missing Solex, a solution to the ongoing energy crisis. It's one of the worst reviewed Bond films, but neither Tom nor Joe mentioned it in their Top and B...

Roger Moo7re as James Bond! Tom & Joe revisit Roger Moore's first film which sees Bond go to San Monique to investigate Dr Kananga after the death of three M16 agents. With Guy Hamilton still at the helm, it's a new era for the Bond franchise but how was Roger's first outing? Did he have a strong start like Sean did with Dr. No, or is JW Pepper simply too much to overcome? Hosted on Acast. See...

Roger Moo7re as James Bond! Tom & Joe revisit Roger Moore's first film which sees Bond go to San Monique to investigate Dr Kananga after the death of three M16 agents. With Guy Hamilton still at the helm, it's a new era for the Bond franchise but how was Roger's first outing? Did he have a strong start like Sean did with Dr. No, or is JW Pepper simply too much to overcome? Hosted on Acast. See...