![]() ![]() Star Wars fever takes off Bond shoots into space, and battles with lasers. ![]() Blaxploitation is big in the USA Bond heads to the Bayou to battle drug traffickers and voodoo priests. President Kennedy names From Russia with Love as one of his favourite novels the producers announce it will be their first sequel. Audiences love the gadgets in Goldfinger in Thunderball Bond gets to play with a jetpack. The series has always remodelled itself based on what’s hot in pop culture – more the insecure high-schooler than the assured spy. It’s how damn reactionary the series is.Īdapting Ian Fleming’s novels went out of vogue in Sean Connery’s day, despite the occasional revival (the second half of Casino Royale) or borrowed title (thanks for Quantum of Solace). The secret of the Bond franchise’s longevity is not just in the fundamentals – the slick spy, beautiful women, grotesque villains and outrageous stunts.
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