It came out weeks after the summer box office was being dominated by Indiana Jones, Batman and Lethal Weapon 2, successes all. Star Trek V and Ghostbusters II also opened in the weeks before its July 14 release. Too much competition; plus, it was not what audiences were used to in a Bond movie -...
Speaking of things we love from different Bond movies, does anyone know a good source for Bond movie posters? I'm decorating a home theater and would like to get some in different sizes. I like the poster artwork from the Connery films (Thunderball may be the best) and The Spy Who Loved Me is...
U2 would be great, but they have a new album coming in the fall, and its unlikely one of the tracks on the new album would be the Bond theme and unlikely that they'd have a competing track at the same time. I always thought The Smithereens could put together a killer Bond theme. They can...
As someone who has digested each and every Bond film multiple times over the years, I completely agree. From Russia With Love is still the high point, IMO.
I remember those reports too, circa 1988-1989. I also am pretty sure there were movie posters produced using "Licence Revoked" (note the British spelling of "Licence"). The word was that the average American didn't know the word "revoked" so it was changed to "To Kill." I always thought the...