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Thunderbook: The World of Bond According to Smersh Pod
By (Author) John Rain
Polaris Publishing Limited
Polaris Publishing Limited
1st September 2022
5th May 2022
New Edition
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Film history, theory or criticism
Film guides and reviews
791.4375
Paperback
396
Width 138mm, Height 216mm, Spine 1mm
421g
This is the guide to the James Bond movies you never knew you needed.
The Bond films have entertained, excited and sometimes irritated cinema-goers (and ITV4 viewers) for more than fifty years, inspiring awe and adoration around the world for the inimitable 007 - Her Majesty's most incorrigible spy.
After all, who hasn't wanted to kick a big bloke with metal teeth in the groin Fly a small plane out of a pretend horse's bottom Or push a middle-aged man into space No one, that's who.
In 007's world of sexy espionage, there are international criminal organisations to infiltrate, henchmen to outsmart and endless one-liners to crack. This unofficial dossier of Bond's best moments is an affectionately irreverent take on the spine-tingling highs and jaw-dropping lows of the greatest (and sometimes worst) spy in movie history.
So fire up the Aston Martin DB5, dust off your jetpack and ask Moneypenny to hold your calls - John Rain is taking us on a journey through each of the twenty-four films to date. Our target: Bond, James Bond.
'An affectionately droll Bond-by-Bond stroll through thefilms we know and love, whether we like them or not'
-- Al Murray'Beautifully observed and a laugh-out-loud joy'
-- Kathy Burke'A book full of Bond love andoccasional bewilderment'
-- Samira Ahmed'Nobody does it better. John Rain delivers his love letter to Bond with a raised eyebrow that would do Roger Moore proud'
-- Joel MorrisJohn Rain is a Bond fanatic, and the host of the cult podcast Smersh Pod. He lives in Sussex in an abandoned volcano