The whole 'licence to kill' issue is up and running again...but misses the point by a country mile, which is Bond was never a traditional intelligence office, nor meant to be And also takes a very narrowly British view of espionage and assassination, which is not followed by all, and no, not just the Soviets/Russians

Alexander Haig was a board member of MGM/UA Entertainment Company in the early 1980s, which released Red Dawn (1984). 'He called it “one of the most realistic and provocative films that I have ever seen,” adding that it offered “a clear lesson to all viewers, and that is the importance of American strength to protect the peace we have enjoyed throughout history.” '

*Cough*

Yet to hear any serious discussion of how the end of the era Bond films tend to be self-referential, as was Pierce Brosnan's DAD. But where #NTTD goes further, without giving anything away, is to the literary Bond.

Nothing new in being self-referential in the films, OHMSS started the trend with GL's the scenes in Bond's office

*Rolls eyes*
And that's just at the headline Here we go...paragraph 1...

Rewatched Skyfall last night in advance of seeing NTTD today.
Must admit I wasn't a massive fan of the film on the first viewing, and maybe I've now seen it 2-3 times, but having seen it again I think it's a lot better than I thought. Above all else what stands out is the sheer quality of Roger Deakins's cinematography.
Not sure I really appreciated how extensively the shot composition, framing and centring shaped what we see on screen

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‘I eat greasy fried eggs at least once a week’: Daniel Craig on Bond, being buff and crying at British Gas ads

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