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Magnificent Meeples is great! I just got their Food Chain Magnate insert and it's pretty useful.
June 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Magnificent Meeples is great! I just got their Food Chain Magnate insert and it's pretty useful.
Got my hands on an Italian deck of cards and now I just have to trick people into playing Italian card games.
March 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Got my hands on an Italian deck of cards and now I just have to trick people into playing Italian card games.
Played a couple games tonight. Brass is a staple but the other game is uh... Well, it was technically a board game.
January 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Played a couple games tonight. Brass is a staple but the other game is uh... Well, it was technically a board game.
Layla has me pinned down and is starting to drool on me. Send help.
January 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Layla has me pinned down and is starting to drool on me. Send help.
And with that, Bondmas is over! I might do this again but in a format where I can really talk at length about each film. But this here is my ranking as of now.
1-5: Must watch
6-13: Recommended but with caveats
14-19: You could do worse
20-22: Worse
23-25: Don't waste your time
1-5: Must watch
6-13: Recommended but with caveats
14-19: You could do worse
20-22: Worse
23-25: Don't waste your time
December 26, 2024 at 3:43 AM
And with that, Bondmas is over! I might do this again but in a format where I can really talk at length about each film. But this here is my ranking as of now.
1-5: Must watch
6-13: Recommended but with caveats
14-19: You could do worse
20-22: Worse
23-25: Don't waste your time
1-5: Must watch
6-13: Recommended but with caveats
14-19: You could do worse
20-22: Worse
23-25: Don't waste your time
Day 25: No Time to Die
I liked Daniel Craig's take on Bond and I especially like that all the films collectively take on a narrative. No Time to Die works as a good sending off point not just for Daniel Craig, but for Bond as a whole. Honestly not sure they should even try to make any more of them.
I liked Daniel Craig's take on Bond and I especially like that all the films collectively take on a narrative. No Time to Die works as a good sending off point not just for Daniel Craig, but for Bond as a whole. Honestly not sure they should even try to make any more of them.
December 26, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Day 25: No Time to Die
I liked Daniel Craig's take on Bond and I especially like that all the films collectively take on a narrative. No Time to Die works as a good sending off point not just for Daniel Craig, but for Bond as a whole. Honestly not sure they should even try to make any more of them.
I liked Daniel Craig's take on Bond and I especially like that all the films collectively take on a narrative. No Time to Die works as a good sending off point not just for Daniel Craig, but for Bond as a whole. Honestly not sure they should even try to make any more of them.
Day 24: Spectre
It's all right. I mean, it's a totally fine action film in its own right but it just seems a little late in the game to bring up Spectre, something they haven't legally been able to do since Connery was Bond. For a series that has been at its best when realistic this one gets thin.
It's all right. I mean, it's a totally fine action film in its own right but it just seems a little late in the game to bring up Spectre, something they haven't legally been able to do since Connery was Bond. For a series that has been at its best when realistic this one gets thin.
December 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Day 24: Spectre
It's all right. I mean, it's a totally fine action film in its own right but it just seems a little late in the game to bring up Spectre, something they haven't legally been able to do since Connery was Bond. For a series that has been at its best when realistic this one gets thin.
It's all right. I mean, it's a totally fine action film in its own right but it just seems a little late in the game to bring up Spectre, something they haven't legally been able to do since Connery was Bond. For a series that has been at its best when realistic this one gets thin.
Day 23: Skyfall
Raoul Silva is far and away my favorite Bond villain. Not only does Javier Bardem knock it out of the park, but his presence as a foil to James Bond does wonders in making a Bond film that's about something other than being an action blockbuster. It's just a bit too long.
Raoul Silva is far and away my favorite Bond villain. Not only does Javier Bardem knock it out of the park, but his presence as a foil to James Bond does wonders in making a Bond film that's about something other than being an action blockbuster. It's just a bit too long.
December 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Day 23: Skyfall
Raoul Silva is far and away my favorite Bond villain. Not only does Javier Bardem knock it out of the park, but his presence as a foil to James Bond does wonders in making a Bond film that's about something other than being an action blockbuster. It's just a bit too long.
Raoul Silva is far and away my favorite Bond villain. Not only does Javier Bardem knock it out of the park, but his presence as a foil to James Bond does wonders in making a Bond film that's about something other than being an action blockbuster. It's just a bit too long.
Day 22: Quantum of Solace
It's still wild to me that after one of the best Bond films we get one of the worst. But hey, the same thing happened to Brosnan. You can blame the writer's strike for some of it but ultimately QoS is just a weak script and poorly executed. It's not awful just boring.
It's still wild to me that after one of the best Bond films we get one of the worst. But hey, the same thing happened to Brosnan. You can blame the writer's strike for some of it but ultimately QoS is just a weak script and poorly executed. It's not awful just boring.
December 23, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Day 22: Quantum of Solace
It's still wild to me that after one of the best Bond films we get one of the worst. But hey, the same thing happened to Brosnan. You can blame the writer's strike for some of it but ultimately QoS is just a weak script and poorly executed. It's not awful just boring.
It's still wild to me that after one of the best Bond films we get one of the worst. But hey, the same thing happened to Brosnan. You can blame the writer's strike for some of it but ultimately QoS is just a weak script and poorly executed. It's not awful just boring.
Day 21: Casino Royale
ESPN played it's part but there's no doubt in my mind that Casino Royale helped make Texas Hold 'Em as popular as it is today. Easily one of the best Bond films and a really strong opener for Daniel Craig. Sometimes all you need is a simple plot executed flawlessly.
ESPN played it's part but there's no doubt in my mind that Casino Royale helped make Texas Hold 'Em as popular as it is today. Easily one of the best Bond films and a really strong opener for Daniel Craig. Sometimes all you need is a simple plot executed flawlessly.
December 22, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Day 21: Casino Royale
ESPN played it's part but there's no doubt in my mind that Casino Royale helped make Texas Hold 'Em as popular as it is today. Easily one of the best Bond films and a really strong opener for Daniel Craig. Sometimes all you need is a simple plot executed flawlessly.
ESPN played it's part but there's no doubt in my mind that Casino Royale helped make Texas Hold 'Em as popular as it is today. Easily one of the best Bond films and a really strong opener for Daniel Craig. Sometimes all you need is a simple plot executed flawlessly.
Day 20: Die Another Day
About as subtle as a solar powered beam melting a palace made of ice. What the movie lacks in anything meaningful to say it makes up for it in gaudy overproduced sets and bizarre camera choices. This one is the most "Bond as a product" movie - which is saying a lot.
About as subtle as a solar powered beam melting a palace made of ice. What the movie lacks in anything meaningful to say it makes up for it in gaudy overproduced sets and bizarre camera choices. This one is the most "Bond as a product" movie - which is saying a lot.
December 21, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Day 20: Die Another Day
About as subtle as a solar powered beam melting a palace made of ice. What the movie lacks in anything meaningful to say it makes up for it in gaudy overproduced sets and bizarre camera choices. This one is the most "Bond as a product" movie - which is saying a lot.
About as subtle as a solar powered beam melting a palace made of ice. What the movie lacks in anything meaningful to say it makes up for it in gaudy overproduced sets and bizarre camera choices. This one is the most "Bond as a product" movie - which is saying a lot.
Day 19: The World is Not Enough
If Goldeneye is a great steak and TND is a sloppy joe, the World is Not Enough is just like a really nice burger at a restaurant. Sure there are likely better options most of the time but when you're in the right mood for it it's SO good. Worth a watch at least once
If Goldeneye is a great steak and TND is a sloppy joe, the World is Not Enough is just like a really nice burger at a restaurant. Sure there are likely better options most of the time but when you're in the right mood for it it's SO good. Worth a watch at least once
December 20, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Day 19: The World is Not Enough
If Goldeneye is a great steak and TND is a sloppy joe, the World is Not Enough is just like a really nice burger at a restaurant. Sure there are likely better options most of the time but when you're in the right mood for it it's SO good. Worth a watch at least once
If Goldeneye is a great steak and TND is a sloppy joe, the World is Not Enough is just like a really nice burger at a restaurant. Sure there are likely better options most of the time but when you're in the right mood for it it's SO good. Worth a watch at least once
Day 18: Tomorrow Never Dies
What an awful film. If Goldeneye is a New York Strip, Tomorrow Never Dies is a reheated (yet still frozen in the middle) sloppy joe. Pryce really chews the scenes he's in but this is just one of the worst plots in any of the series thus far. This one is so bad it's bad.
What an awful film. If Goldeneye is a New York Strip, Tomorrow Never Dies is a reheated (yet still frozen in the middle) sloppy joe. Pryce really chews the scenes he's in but this is just one of the worst plots in any of the series thus far. This one is so bad it's bad.
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Day 18: Tomorrow Never Dies
What an awful film. If Goldeneye is a New York Strip, Tomorrow Never Dies is a reheated (yet still frozen in the middle) sloppy joe. Pryce really chews the scenes he's in but this is just one of the worst plots in any of the series thus far. This one is so bad it's bad.
What an awful film. If Goldeneye is a New York Strip, Tomorrow Never Dies is a reheated (yet still frozen in the middle) sloppy joe. Pryce really chews the scenes he's in but this is just one of the worst plots in any of the series thus far. This one is so bad it's bad.
Day 17: Goldeneye
Man. Goldeneye slaps. I feel like this movie was written with Dalton in mind, but Brosnan pulls off a pretty good Bond. My issues with it are minor - it's unnecessarily goofy and Onatopp is... Well, it was the 90s - but by and large Goldeneye is a really solid entry for Bond.
Man. Goldeneye slaps. I feel like this movie was written with Dalton in mind, but Brosnan pulls off a pretty good Bond. My issues with it are minor - it's unnecessarily goofy and Onatopp is... Well, it was the 90s - but by and large Goldeneye is a really solid entry for Bond.
December 18, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Day 17: Goldeneye
Man. Goldeneye slaps. I feel like this movie was written with Dalton in mind, but Brosnan pulls off a pretty good Bond. My issues with it are minor - it's unnecessarily goofy and Onatopp is... Well, it was the 90s - but by and large Goldeneye is a really solid entry for Bond.
Man. Goldeneye slaps. I feel like this movie was written with Dalton in mind, but Brosnan pulls off a pretty good Bond. My issues with it are minor - it's unnecessarily goofy and Onatopp is... Well, it was the 90s - but by and large Goldeneye is a really solid entry for Bond.
Day 16: A License to Killio
Such a good movie. Forget a good James Bond film - License to Kill is a good film full stop. It's a shame the Q gadgets make their way in but that is part of the franchise's charm, I suppose. Still, License to Kill is worth watching at least once.
Such a good movie. Forget a good James Bond film - License to Kill is a good film full stop. It's a shame the Q gadgets make their way in but that is part of the franchise's charm, I suppose. Still, License to Kill is worth watching at least once.
December 17, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Day 16: A License to Killio
Such a good movie. Forget a good James Bond film - License to Kill is a good film full stop. It's a shame the Q gadgets make their way in but that is part of the franchise's charm, I suppose. Still, License to Kill is worth watching at least once.
Such a good movie. Forget a good James Bond film - License to Kill is a good film full stop. It's a shame the Q gadgets make their way in but that is part of the franchise's charm, I suppose. Still, License to Kill is worth watching at least once.
Day 15: The Living Daylights
It's a rough thing that this is the timeline with only two Dalton films. It's a shame it got critically panned for NOT being another Moore film when what makes it work is Dalton's insistence on a "true to the book" James Bond. My hope is that this film gets more popular
It's a rough thing that this is the timeline with only two Dalton films. It's a shame it got critically panned for NOT being another Moore film when what makes it work is Dalton's insistence on a "true to the book" James Bond. My hope is that this film gets more popular
December 16, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Day 15: The Living Daylights
It's a rough thing that this is the timeline with only two Dalton films. It's a shame it got critically panned for NOT being another Moore film when what makes it work is Dalton's insistence on a "true to the book" James Bond. My hope is that this film gets more popular
It's a rough thing that this is the timeline with only two Dalton films. It's a shame it got critically panned for NOT being another Moore film when what makes it work is Dalton's insistence on a "true to the book" James Bond. My hope is that this film gets more popular
Day 14: A View to a Kill
Cheesy in a way that's still fun but not good. Walken does a pretty good job as the villain but it's not enough to save it from Moore being too old to play Bond. I would have LOVED a story about an old Bond in a young man's job but they seem blind to how old he is.
Cheesy in a way that's still fun but not good. Walken does a pretty good job as the villain but it's not enough to save it from Moore being too old to play Bond. I would have LOVED a story about an old Bond in a young man's job but they seem blind to how old he is.
December 15, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Day 14: A View to a Kill
Cheesy in a way that's still fun but not good. Walken does a pretty good job as the villain but it's not enough to save it from Moore being too old to play Bond. I would have LOVED a story about an old Bond in a young man's job but they seem blind to how old he is.
Cheesy in a way that's still fun but not good. Walken does a pretty good job as the villain but it's not enough to save it from Moore being too old to play Bond. I would have LOVED a story about an old Bond in a young man's job but they seem blind to how old he is.
Day 13: Octopussy
This one is fine. There's some cool imagery and the plot itself is not half bad. Octopussy makes for a compelling ally - and it's good to see Maud Adams chew the scene. As this point, though, Moore is just too old to still be Bond. It's not too problematic here but tomorrow...
This one is fine. There's some cool imagery and the plot itself is not half bad. Octopussy makes for a compelling ally - and it's good to see Maud Adams chew the scene. As this point, though, Moore is just too old to still be Bond. It's not too problematic here but tomorrow...
December 14, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Day 13: Octopussy
This one is fine. There's some cool imagery and the plot itself is not half bad. Octopussy makes for a compelling ally - and it's good to see Maud Adams chew the scene. As this point, though, Moore is just too old to still be Bond. It's not too problematic here but tomorrow...
This one is fine. There's some cool imagery and the plot itself is not half bad. Octopussy makes for a compelling ally - and it's good to see Maud Adams chew the scene. As this point, though, Moore is just too old to still be Bond. It's not too problematic here but tomorrow...
Day 12: For Your Eyes Only
This post is coming late as I'm still finishing the film. I already watched it once but - and this will perhaps serve as my review - I fell asleep partway and had to start over. It's not BAD bad but it is boring. Good ideas on paper, just wish the film was fun to watch.
This post is coming late as I'm still finishing the film. I already watched it once but - and this will perhaps serve as my review - I fell asleep partway and had to start over. It's not BAD bad but it is boring. Good ideas on paper, just wish the film was fun to watch.
December 13, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Day 12: For Your Eyes Only
This post is coming late as I'm still finishing the film. I already watched it once but - and this will perhaps serve as my review - I fell asleep partway and had to start over. It's not BAD bad but it is boring. Good ideas on paper, just wish the film was fun to watch.
This post is coming late as I'm still finishing the film. I already watched it once but - and this will perhaps serve as my review - I fell asleep partway and had to start over. It's not BAD bad but it is boring. Good ideas on paper, just wish the film was fun to watch.
Day 11: Moonraker
All flash, no substance. Moonraker was always a film Fleming wanted to make - and the studio really wanted to make it when Star Wars came into being. I just... Really dislike the sci-fi elements to Bond. They're rarely interesting but the laser battles here are just so outdated.
All flash, no substance. Moonraker was always a film Fleming wanted to make - and the studio really wanted to make it when Star Wars came into being. I just... Really dislike the sci-fi elements to Bond. They're rarely interesting but the laser battles here are just so outdated.
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Day 11: Moonraker
All flash, no substance. Moonraker was always a film Fleming wanted to make - and the studio really wanted to make it when Star Wars came into being. I just... Really dislike the sci-fi elements to Bond. They're rarely interesting but the laser battles here are just so outdated.
All flash, no substance. Moonraker was always a film Fleming wanted to make - and the studio really wanted to make it when Star Wars came into being. I just... Really dislike the sci-fi elements to Bond. They're rarely interesting but the laser battles here are just so outdated.
Day 10: The Spy Who Loved Me
If Golden Gun was about James' more killer instincts, the Spy Who Loved Me is about James' professionalism as a secret agent. The plot is a vehicle to get Roger Moore acting alongside Barbara Bach and everything is in service of that pairing. Nobody does it better.
If Golden Gun was about James' more killer instincts, the Spy Who Loved Me is about James' professionalism as a secret agent. The plot is a vehicle to get Roger Moore acting alongside Barbara Bach and everything is in service of that pairing. Nobody does it better.
December 11, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Day 10: The Spy Who Loved Me
If Golden Gun was about James' more killer instincts, the Spy Who Loved Me is about James' professionalism as a secret agent. The plot is a vehicle to get Roger Moore acting alongside Barbara Bach and everything is in service of that pairing. Nobody does it better.
If Golden Gun was about James' more killer instincts, the Spy Who Loved Me is about James' professionalism as a secret agent. The plot is a vehicle to get Roger Moore acting alongside Barbara Bach and everything is in service of that pairing. Nobody does it better.
Day 9: The Man with the Golden Gun
This was much better on repeat viewing than I remember. Scaramanga makes a wonderful foil to Bond and Nick Nack is hands down the best henchman in the series. I kinda wish it almost didn't have the Solex plotline at all - and Goodnight is truly one of the worst.
This was much better on repeat viewing than I remember. Scaramanga makes a wonderful foil to Bond and Nick Nack is hands down the best henchman in the series. I kinda wish it almost didn't have the Solex plotline at all - and Goodnight is truly one of the worst.
December 10, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Day 9: The Man with the Golden Gun
This was much better on repeat viewing than I remember. Scaramanga makes a wonderful foil to Bond and Nick Nack is hands down the best henchman in the series. I kinda wish it almost didn't have the Solex plotline at all - and Goodnight is truly one of the worst.
This was much better on repeat viewing than I remember. Scaramanga makes a wonderful foil to Bond and Nick Nack is hands down the best henchman in the series. I kinda wish it almost didn't have the Solex plotline at all - and Goodnight is truly one of the worst.
Day 8: Live & Let Die
For the longest time, Live & Let Die was my favorite Bond film and Roger Moore my favorite Bond. Kanaga is such a good villain with a simple plan and a simple motive. A tight script - well, if you ignore the far too lengthy cut scene in the middle. All around classic Bond film
For the longest time, Live & Let Die was my favorite Bond film and Roger Moore my favorite Bond. Kanaga is such a good villain with a simple plan and a simple motive. A tight script - well, if you ignore the far too lengthy cut scene in the middle. All around classic Bond film
December 9, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Day 8: Live & Let Die
For the longest time, Live & Let Die was my favorite Bond film and Roger Moore my favorite Bond. Kanaga is such a good villain with a simple plan and a simple motive. A tight script - well, if you ignore the far too lengthy cut scene in the middle. All around classic Bond film
For the longest time, Live & Let Die was my favorite Bond film and Roger Moore my favorite Bond. Kanaga is such a good villain with a simple plan and a simple motive. A tight script - well, if you ignore the far too lengthy cut scene in the middle. All around classic Bond film