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Roger Moore’s seventh James Bond movie, A View to a Kill proved one too many. While an older 007 is an intriguing concept, Moore’s age (57 at the time of filming) was largely ignored. In its place, an actioner that, suitably, feels the most dated of the lot. Leaning far too heavy into its ‘80s backdrop, loud hairstyles, microchips, and the death ra...

Moonraker is often the go-to laughing stock of the franchise – and with good reason. The franchise often takes cues from movie trends of the day – Craig’s Bond is more Bourne, Connery’s home turf was terse thrillers – and so it was that Roger Moore’s 007 headed to outer space in a post-Star Wars world. But not even Bond is that malleable. A space s...

No snickering at the back. Yes, the most memorable thing about Octopussy is its name, one we only dare Google with Safe Search on. It’s a shame, too, as the premise – another 00-agent is murdered on foreign soil, leading to the theft of a nuclear weapon that could trigger World War 3 – is one rich with potential. But it goes off the rails pretty qu...

Roger Moore’s debut as 007 may shine in places, but is deeply uncomfortable in others. Shedding the excess of the later Connery years, Live and Let Die sees Bond head to Harlem to ward off a street-level conspiracy involving a whole host of ugly stereotypes and criminal masterminds. Worse still, Bond’s creep-o-meter ticks over as he (literally) sta...

The white bread of James Bond movies, For Your Eyes Only is most notable for two moments that bookend the movie: Bond unceremoniously dumping Blofield down a chimney in its pre-credits sequence, and a (fictional) Margaret Thatcher showing up at the end. The rest is largely forgettable fare (perhaps understandable given this comes right after the fe...

James Bond facing off against the world’s best assassin (played by Christopher Lee, no less) should have all the makings of a classic. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work out that way. In truth, Lee’s innate charisma as Scaramanga hides much of the film’s shortcomings, including a yawnsome plot involving energy resources and the unshakeable feelin...

If this list was based on final acts alone, You Only Live Twice would be sitting pretty near the top. It’s a classic sequence that has entered pop culture folklore: Blofeld, the cat, the volcanic lair, and the goon-filled showdown has been parodied everywhere from The Simpsons to Austin Powers – and for good reason. The rest of the film, though, do...

Often seen as the low point in Daniel Craig’s tenure, Quantum of Solace’s biggest crime is taking Casino Royale’s setup and letting Bond’s arc fizzle out in lukewarm fashion. Why? Fingers can (and probably should) be pointed at villain Dominic Greene. Bond’s least imposing villain, the sniveling businessman’s plan to steal water doesn’t exactly get...

Sean Connery’s last (official) mission as 007 is an odd, and oddly captivating, affair. It begins with Blofeld body doubles and soon veers into pulp fiction territory in the dreamy neon haze of Las Vegas. After Bond wrestles with diamond smugglers, it all climaxes in a messy fight on an oil rig. Connery’s gravitas is wearing thin at this point – an...