The Living Daylights: The James Bond Series [Part Fifteen]: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Timothy Dalton has had a mixed reception as Bond in hindsight, but it’s worth noting that he had been courted as Bond for many years and fresh blood was desperately needed in the series. And when this film came out, the boost was there. It was both a critical and financial success. I think what’s unfortunate is that Dalton only had two outings on Bond, and wasn’t given time to really flesh out the character in his way, certainly not as Sean Connery or Roger Moore did.

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The Rocketeer: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Admittedly, I've been sporadic with continuing my series of reviewing the films of my childhood, but a significant part of this is because it is not always easy to source these films. There are several more on my list to review before this series is complete, but this week, I came across The Rocketeer, which is a film that I watched far more times than any child should be permitted. I'm not entirely sure why I watched it so much, or if it was simply due to a limited supply of films that my parents allowed me to watch. Nevertheless, this film possesses some nostalgia for me, plus it was also a film that preceded the fame experienced by Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly and Terry O'Quinn, so it's interesting to look back on this film and see these actors before they were a part of the big time.

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