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James Bond has returned to Netflix Instant in August. How long he'll remain is anyone's guess. [Not very long, it turned out.] The good news is, unlike the last time the erstwhile spy reappeared, now pretty much all the pre-Daniel Craig films are available. That includes the two dark horse entries, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1968), and Connery's "unofficial" 1983 return, Never Say Never Again. The latter I remember liking quite a bit--save for the crucial absence of Monty Norman's iconic Bond theme�and I still think Klaus Maria Brandauer's Largo was the most nuanced and complex Bond villain until Javier Bardem in
Skyfall.Herewith, an updated repost of an April look at select Bond titles, including two all-new entries. I may add more as I rewatch them�assuming they don't disappear again at the end of the month!
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