At The Movies

Licence to Kill (1989), R, 2 hr 15 min Franchise: James Bond Franchise #: 16 (Release Order: Sixteenth film in the official Eon Productions James Bond series) Tagline: The license to kill is the license to survive. Main Cast Timothy Dalton as James Bond Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez Talisa Soto as Lupe Lamora Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest Benicio del Toro as Dario Jeroen Krabbé as Brad Whitaker Desmond Llewelyn as Q Robert Brown as M Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny Reviews Synopsis After Bond’s close friend Felix Leiter is brutally attacked and left for dead by drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond goes rogue to seek personal revenge. This mission takes him deep into the world of narcotics trafficking and corruption, pushing him to the edge in a darker, more violent Bond story. Overview Licence to Kill is notably grittier and more brutal than previous entries. Timothy Dalton’s Bond is less the charming spy and more a man driven by vengeance and justice. The film ta...

Live and Let Die (1973), PG, 2 hr 1 min Franchise: James Bond Franchise #:  8 (Release Order: Eighth film in the official Eon Productions James Bond series) Tagline: Roger Moore as James Bond 007. His new enemies: the masters of murder, the voodoo killers of Harlem and the Caribbean. Main Cast Roger Moore as James Bond Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big Jane Seymour as Solitaire Julius Harris as Tee Hee Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi David Hedison as Felix Leiter Bernard Lee as M Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper Gloria Hendry as Rosie Carver Reviews Synopsis Bond investigates the murders of three British agents, which leads him to New York, New Orleans, and the Caribbean. He discovers a drug-trafficking operation led by the mysterious Dr. Kananga, who also moonlights as the gangster Mr. Big. With tarot cards, crocodile farms, voodoo cults, and boat chases galore, Bond’s first Moore-era adventure is wild and unpredictable. Overview Live and Le...