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Looks Like the Cows Have Come Home to Roost | The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (1991) & The Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994)

The Naked Gun 33 1/3 - Anna Nicole Smith, Fred Ward, Leslie Nielsen & Priscilla Presley

Given that most comedy sequels already struggle to live up to the original films they follow, how well can two such sequels be expected to weather the passage of time thirty-plus years later? I asked myself that question and, honestly, braced for the worst when I sat down to binge both The Naked Gun 2… Read More Looks Like the Cows Have Come Home to Roost | The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (1991) & The Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994)

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No One’s Indestructible | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 4K Ultra HD

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Sean Connery

I love all the James Bond movies. Even the bad ones (of which there have been a few) contain enough enjoyable parts to bring me pleasure. That’s a philosophy I struggle to maintain in certain cases. Unquestionably the worst of Sean Connery’s six (official) turns in the role, the 1971 Diamonds Are Forever is also… Read More No One’s Indestructible | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 4K Ultra HD

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Instant Japanese | You Only Live Twice (1967) 4K Ultra HD

You Only Live Twice (1967) Sean Connery

Following four phenomenally successful James Bond movies, star Sean Connery grew tired of the role and announced that his fifth outing as the world’s greatest super-spy would be his last. Fittingly, You Only Live Twice should also be the movie to kill James Bond! Well, almost. As per the hint in its title, not even… Read More Instant Japanese | You Only Live Twice (1967) 4K Ultra HD

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You Seem to Be Unbeatable, Mr. Bond | Thunderball (1965) 4K Ultra HD

Thunderball (1965) - Sean Connery & Claudine Auger

By 1965, James Bond was on top of the world. After the huge success of the character’s first three movies, especially the phenomenal blockbuster Goldfinger, Bond-mania had gripped popular culture. Audiences simply couldn’t get enough of British Secret Service Agent 007. Wise to capitalize on this, the franchise producers settled into a rhythm of cranking… Read More You Seem to Be Unbeatable, Mr. Bond | Thunderball (1965) 4K Ultra HD

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No Substitute for Experience | From Russia with Love (1963) 4K Ultra HD

From Russia with Love (1963) - Daniela Bianchi & Sean Connery

As only the second James Bond movie, and a quick sequel cranked out for release just one year after the first, From Russia with Love finds the series still in a formative stage, not entirely settled into the formula that would define it for the next several decades. In fact, From Russia in particular stands… Read More No Substitute for Experience | From Russia with Love (1963) 4K Ultra HD

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World Domination, That Same OId Dream | Dr. No (1962) 4K Ultra HD

Dr. No (1962) - Sean Connery

Made on a budget barely equivalent to $1 million USD at the time, the film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s spy thriller Dr. No was very modest even by 1962 standards. Although producers Harry Saltzman and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli surely had high hopes for it, I doubt even the most optimistic of projections could have foreseen… Read More World Domination, That Same OId Dream | Dr. No (1962) 4K Ultra HD

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Not My Space Animal | The Predator (2018) 4K Ultra HD

The Predator (2018)

Apparently, neither two failed direct sequels nor two failed Alien crossovers were quite enough to keep one good Predator down. Perhaps they should have been. Even though three decades of trying to turn the Arnold Schwarzenegger 1987 action classic into a sustainable franchise had not thus far worked out, someone in the studio had what… Read More Not My Space Animal | The Predator (2018) 4K Ultra HD

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