It’s safe to say that the term secret agent can be used for a lot of beloved spies, whether it’s Natasha Romanoff, Nick Fury, Severus Snape, or anyone else. That’s why we always feel flattered to think about them when it comes to thinking about the term in question, for better for else. But for me personally, there’s one spy who will always stand above the rest:
We’re all familiar with the number, but we will NEVER forget the name: Bond… James Bond aka Agent 007!
Ever since his arrival in society’s ever-expanding list of pop culture back in 1953, Mr. Bond has always been a person of great interest: the villains’ either want him for a rival or dead, the men just want to be like him, and the women just want to be with him.
As such, 007 has always found a way to entertain fans on more than one occasion, whether it be his books or movies. And for the longest time, I myself was all about the movies, but having read the books in recent times, I have found that through reading the original books, some of them tell different stories than what we’re accustomed to seeing on the big screen.
With his 25th movie No Time to Die finally here (that and I love the man and his legacy which he has led thus far), I figure it’d was only fair to give Bond his dues and review everything I own on my part that I own by the franchise so far, whether it be his books, movies (plus their theme songs), and of course, the classic GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 video game.
I will also, for certain reviews, try to give my estimated guess and explain which is story better, be it the book or the movie, and explain why I think so.
Take note, however, this will NOT affect the following movies: Licence to Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die. The reason for this is because while those movies may include elements from the books, the titles and plots of the movies are NOT adapted from their source material, they are instead a unique and original film created for the silver screen.
With that said, to get started, fill free to click on any of the links below…
James Bond book by Ian Fleming reviews:
- Casino Royale
- Live and Let Die
- Moonraker
- Diamonds are Forever
- From Russia with Love
- Doctor No
- Goldfinger
- For Your Eyes Only*
- Thunderball
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- You Only Live Twice.
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- Octopussy and The Living Daylights*
Disclaimer:
* Both For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy and The Living Daylights are short story collections and not full-fledged stories when compared to the other 12 books Ian Fleming wrote.
So please note that you will see separate reviews individual short story collection and each short story respectfully.
James Bond movie reviews:
- Dr. No
- From Russia with Love
- Goldfinger
- Thunderball
- You Only Live Twice
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- Diamonds are Forever
- Live and Let Die
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Moonraker
- For Your Eyes Only
- Octopussy
- A View to a Kill
- The Living Daylights
- Licence to Kill
- GoldenEye
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- The World is Not Enough
- Die Another Day
- Casino Royale
- Quantum of Solace
- Skyfall
- Spectre
- No Time to Die
Books vs. Movies review:
- Casino Royale
- Live and Let Die
- Moonraker
- Diamonds are Forever
- From Russia with Love
- Doctor No
- Goldfinger
- Quantum of Solace
- For Your Eyes Only
- From a View to a Kill
- Thunderball
- The Living Daylights
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- You Only Live Twice
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- Octopussy
NOTE: The only Ian Fleming titles that have NOT been made into movies so far include: 007 in New York, The Hildebrand Rarity, The Property of a Lady, and Risico. Granted, some elements from may have been used in the movies, but otherwise, they have yet to get their own separate and unique movie adaptation, if ever.
For more 007 fun, fill free to click on THIS link to read my GoldenEye 007 N64 review.
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