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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 438994" data-attributes="member: 8">Licence To Kill (1989)[ATTACH=full]58847[/ATTACH]Wait. James Bond hangs out with friends now?A wedding that becomes a nightmare is almost comically foreshadowed by big knife shenanigans and an enthusiastic cigarette lighter.No more mister nice hero, James wants revenge! The Secret Intelligence Service is having none of it and revokes his licence to kill.He literally stops being a spy so how much Bond are we going to get in this one?They kept as much as possible, the vodka martini is still shaken not stirred and Q becomes a full-on sidekick (like so many movie grandpas in kids adventures).It has the gorgeous sets and travelogue grandeur and also one of the most likeable Bond girls ever, Pam Bouvier.Like the previous film it&#039;s more about practical earthy crimes rather than hijacking submarines or the whole solar system.The revenge angle gives it an after-the-fact feel although it&#039;s always admirable to sabotage a drugs dealer with franchise on his mind.It&#039;s traditionally over-the-top combined with gruesome violence, and as far as explosions go Licence takes it to a whole new level of ridiculousness.Villain Sanchez, a remake of Live And Let Die&#039;s Mr. Big, has an iguana pet and a girlfriend who looks like Rachel Zegler.I wouldn&#039;t say that he&#039;s upstaged by any of the other bad guys but I really like henchman Dario, I think he&#039;s Sanchez&#039;s nephew, and he reminds me of The Sopranos character Christopher.[ATTACH=full]58848[/ATTACH]There&#039;s some red/blood in his eyes that makes him look super-psychotic.Licence To Kill is very exciting and very entertaining, it&#039;s James Bond for the DIE HARD generation, it&#039;s the movie answer to Falcon Crest&#039;s last season. Sure, it&#039;s not Goldfinger but they&#039;ve already done Goldfinger and the Bond series must find ways to stay somewhat relevant.Speaking of Falcon Crest, what I&#039;d love to see in a future Bond film is an extremely powerful villain who reveals herself as James Bond&#039;s...mother. Gasp!<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/3d8543d1fc87603a55474b83e4b9e92a/tumblr_ps8h45CHgc1wwqk39o1_400.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Vanessa Redgrave, if possible. Thank you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 438994, member: 8"] Licence To Kill (1989) [ATTACH type="full"]58847[/ATTACH] Wait. James Bond hangs out with friends now? A wedding that becomes a nightmare is almost comically foreshadowed by big knife shenanigans and an enthusiastic cigarette lighter. No more mister nice hero, James wants revenge! The Secret Intelligence Service is having none of it and revokes his licence to kill. He literally stops being a spy so how much Bond are we going to get in this one? They kept as much as possible, the vodka martini is still shaken not stirred and Q becomes a full-on sidekick (like so many movie grandpas in kids adventures). It has the gorgeous sets and travelogue grandeur and also one of the most likeable Bond girls ever, Pam Bouvier. Like the previous film it's more about practical earthy crimes rather than hijacking submarines or the whole solar system. The revenge angle gives it an after-the-fact feel although it's always admirable to sabotage a drugs dealer with franchise on his mind. It's traditionally over-the-top combined with gruesome violence, and as far as explosions go [I]Licence[/I] takes it to a whole new level of ridiculousness. Villain Sanchez, a remake of [I]Live And Let Die[/I]'s Mr. Big, has an iguana pet and a girlfriend who looks like Rachel Zegler. I wouldn't say that he's upstaged by any of the other bad guys but I really like henchman Dario, I think he's Sanchez's nephew, and he reminds me of [I]The Sopranos[/I] character Christopher. [ATTACH type="full"]58848[/ATTACH] There's some red/blood in his eyes that makes him look super-psychotic. Licence To Kill is very exciting and very entertaining, it's James Bond for the DIE HARD generation, it's the movie answer to Falcon Crest's last season. Sure, it's not [I]Goldfinger[/I] but they've already done Goldfinger and the Bond series must find ways to stay somewhat relevant. Speaking of Falcon Crest, what I'd love to see in a future Bond film is an extremely powerful villain who reveals herself as James Bond's...mother. Gasp! [IMG]https://66.media.tumblr.com/3d8543d1fc87603a55474b83e4b9e92a/tumblr_ps8h45CHgc1wwqk39o1_400.gif[/IMG] Vanessa Redgrave, if possible. Thank you. [/QUOTE]

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