GOLDENEYE
Before 'Die another day' stepped up to blow some fresh competition away this was the best of the Brosnan Bonds.
Before this film came out, I must admit that I had been surprised that a new Bond film was going to be made. At that point I had seen bits of several Bonds(though Goldfinger had been the only one I'd seem all the way through) and I'll admit - I wasn't sure why they were doing a new Bond.
In this film M describes Bond as 'a relic of the Cold War' - and I did feel that Bond had been created for the Cold War and now it was over - what was there for Bond to do?
The short-term answer turned out to be, clear up the Cold War's mess - in the form of a reactivated Soviet satellite that's being controlled by an ex-partner of Bond.
It was the first Bond film I'd caught at the cinema and it was definately worth it!
Highlights include:
1. The tank scene - looked absolutely wicked back in '95 and still looks pretty cool today.
2. "I am invincible!" Boris was the first thing I'd heard about from this movie - and even now he's a good laugh - without the cornyness of some of the earlier henchmen!
In short, I came out of the cinema thinking "If this is the new Bond - then I definately like it."
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