diff --git a/content/post/2023/01/license-to-kill.md b/content/post/2023/01/license-to-kill.md index 54cf98f9..2082e9a5 100644 --- a/content/post/2023/01/license-to-kill.md +++ b/content/post/2023/01/license-to-kill.md @@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ Without a doubt the best modern Bond incarnation, and just like _On Her Majesty' > Nothing to declare! Just a cello! -_Sod the rules!_ shouts Timothy Dalton's James Bond to Felix Leiter, when the latter reprimanded him about purposely missing a shot. That's right, sod 'em! Dalton is an excellent Bond actor that I feel is perhaps even darker than Daniel Craig's movies, and the over-the-top double crossing by Koskov a.k.a. Jeroen Krabbé, is just hilarious. A weird combination that somehow works, and to top it all of, a staged death in an opera, _For Your Eyes Only_. No wait, that _happened to the other fellow_. Wait. +_Sod the rules!_ shouts Timothy Dalton's James Bond to Felix Leiter, when the latter reprimanded him about purposely missing a shot. That's right, sod 'em! Dalton is an excellent Bond actor that I feel is perhaps even darker than Daniel Craig's movies, and the over-the-top double crossing by Koskov a.k.a. Jeroen Krabbé is just hilarious. A weird combination that somehow works, and to top it all of, a staged death in an opera, _For Your Eyes Only_. No wait, that _happened to the other fellow_. Wait. ![](../living-daylights.jpg "A spontaneous applause by Kara and James.") Why, you shouldn't have, thank you! -Now what about honorable mentions? Most of you will probably be whining about the absence of Sean Connery's excellence, so I'll grand you your wish and say that indeed, _Goldfinger_, and to a greater degree, _From Russia With Love_, are both good picks. If you're young or if you've completely forgotten about the nostalgia of the older Bond films, I suppose you'd probably also pick _Casino Royale_, which is a fine entry as well. Lastly, if you've ever owned a Nintendo 64, _GoldenEye_ cartridge, it could close out the list at your own risk. +Now what about honorable mentions? Most of you will probably be whining about the absence of Sean Connery's excellence, so I'll grand you your wish and say that indeed, _Goldfinger_ (1964), and to a greater degree, _From Russia With Love_ (1963), are both good picks. If you're young or if you've completely forgotten about the nostalgia of the older Bond films, I suppose you'd probably also pick _Casino Royale_ (2006), an entry that marks the era of Mr White. Lastly, if you've ever owned a Nintendo 64 _GoldenEye_ (1995) cartridge, it could close out the list at your own risk.