Thunderball’s famous opening scene has James Bond foiling an enemy operative, Colonel Bouvar, who faked his death and is attending his own funeral disguised as a grieving widow. In the context of this list, though, ‘dumb’ requires something that is fun or funny, so these instances have (mostly) been left off the list. I’d never pretend they’re not there or let you assume MRFH thinks they’re not worth mentioning. One note before we dive in: a lot of the Bonds, especially early on, have a bad record on topics like race, sexuality, sexual politics, and consent in general. To celebrate the big 6-0, I thought it would be fun to look back at all 25 entries and highlight my favorite dumb thing in each movie. At Mutant Reviewers, we nitpick because we love.Ģ022 is the SIXTIETH anniversary of the James Bond franchise, and, over the course of twenty-five films and six canonical Bonds, you’d better believe this series has done a lot of dumb stuff. In fact, we wouldn’t spend this much brainpower on these things if we DIDN’T care deeply. Who doesn’t want to revel in the minutiae of a thing you love?īut let’s be honest: the REAL best part about being a fan is complaining about all the dumb stuff.
The memorable moments, the unique ideas, the cool quotes. One of the best parts about being a fan of something is gushing about our favorite stuff.
