This will be the first in a series of themed weeks, during which I’ll be watching seven films that are in some way linked, be it that they are part of a series, the work of the same director, actor or actress, or even that they share a theme or genre. I thought I’d start off with a series I have embarrassingly little experience of… Bond, James Bond Licence To Kill (1989) Dir: John...
Storyline: When remedy dop maste Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) exacts his remorseless retaliatio on Bond's chum Felix Leiter (David Hedison), 007 resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a brutal live on averse to the controller jailbird. Bond won't inhabit at ease until Sanchez is conquered, and to carry out this design he allies himself with a exquisite helmsman (Carey Lowell) and Sanchez's
Timothy Dalton's farewell to Bond might go clunk in places, but that just gives the subwoofer more to do in this high definition feast for the eyes and ears.
'Licence to Kill' marks several endings for the James Bond franchise. The film was the final outing (of only two) for star Timothy Dalton, as well as the last directed by John Glen (who helmed the series...
Kasterborous often carries Who news which simply doesn't get covered anywhere else. Here's their latest: News: Dalton as Who Villain? According to rumours in a newspaper we don't link to, former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill) is in the UK filming scenes as a villain in the final David Tennant episodes of Doctor Who. If true, it's a superb piece of casting. “Timothy...
After the relative failure of LICENCE TO KILL at the box office, it took six whole years to get another Bond film off the ground. In that time, Timothy Dalton either left the role, or was fired (depending on who you talk to), and many actors, including Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Sam Neil (who actually tested for the role in '86), and Hugh Grant, were considered as replacements. In the end, they settled...
The Year: 1989 - #16 The Bond: Exit Timothy Dalton The Babes: Pam Bouvier Lupe Lamora The Big Bad: Franz Sanchez The Take: $34,667,015 a paltry series low inflated value of $57,282,110 today Up or Down: Down. Maybe I have seen this too many times, but it just seems tired. Some of the gas filled semi scenes are cool though. GET BOND
Storyline: When remedy dop maste Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) exacts his remorseless retaliatio on Bond's chum Felix Leiter (David Hedison), 007 resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a brutal live on averse to the controller jailbird. Bond won't inhabit at ease until Sanchez is conquered, and to carry out this design he allies himself with a exquisite helmsman (Carey Lowell) and Sanchez's...