In 1983 the filmmakers behind the Bond series found themselves in a tricky little predicament. First, their 007, Roger Moore, celebrated his 56th birthday. Moore had enjoyed a wildly successful run as James Bond at the box office, but it was becoming very apparent that he was aging out of the role. Moore himself was … More The Bond Movie Series: Octopussy

007 enters the 1980s in a rather curious way: with some tips of the hat to the early days of the series. Part of this was a desire to return to the style of earlier Bond films after the camp extravaganza that was Moonraker. But the form this hat-tip takes is more of a direct … More The Bond Movie Series: For Your Eyes Only

And lo! there was Moonraker. Regarded by many to be the lowpoint of the series, this installment of 007’s adventures is, perhaps not coincidentally, the apex of camp in the franchise. Curiously, at the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, it was promised that James Bond would return to the screen in For Your … More The Bond Movie Series: Moonraker

With legal wrangling surrounding the departure of producer Harry Saltzman in the wake of The Man With the Golden Gun, production on The Spy Who Loved Me was delayed. With all that sorted out, Roger Moore returned for a third adventure as 007 that called back to the early days of the series. Without Saltzman, … More The Bond Movie Series: The Spy Who Loved Me

Behind the scenes turmoil on The Man With the Golden Gun led to the dissolution of the relationship between longtime Bond co-producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman once filming was complete. Legal wrangling between the two would delay the next 007 movie (The Spy Who Loved Me). And as if that wasn’t enough, The … More The Bond Movie Series: The Man With the Golden Gun

Ladies and gentlemen, Roger Moore has entered the building and unlike the last Connery replacement, he’ll be around for a while. His first movie as 007 is his best–if you can get around the sexual assault and the flagrant racism. This is also the first Bond movie in the post-Blofeld era. If producers were nervous … More The Bond Movie Series: Live and Let Die

Sean Connery returns to play 007 one more time in Diamonds Are Forever–matching wits with Blofeld to stop him from holding the world hostage with a diamond-powered satellite. … More The Bond Movie Series: Diamonds Are Forever

Blofeld resurfaces and 007 is sent to investigate, setting off a deadly confrontation that threatens Bond’s unexpected love affair with Tracy di Vicenzo. … More The Bond Movie Series: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service