Wednesday, June 23, 2021
- Commentary: Yes I did.
I was trolling through the movies at Amazon on Prime Day, just in case, not expecting to find anything I wanted, let alone something at a price that was truly Prime Day pricing. So often, "Prime Day pricing" doesn't really exist, or is so little less than normal that taxes (I live in a "tax Amazon orders" state) evaporate the difference. Well, I found one truly spectacular buy: The Daniel Craig Collection of James Bond movies (4 at this point), at an astonishingly low price! So, yes, Virginia, I bought it. I'll bet you would have never guessed that I enjoy Bond movies. I do, but only the Daniel Craig ones. In fact, of all the other actors' turns as James Bond (there are, so far, 11 Bond actors, in all) I've seen only one other Bond movie, Goldfinger. I was 12, at the time, it was one of those nights when my parents decided they wanted some alone time, so they dropped us off at the movies, and the only things I remember about that movie are the golden woman and the slicing hat brim. Otherwise, it left no impression on me. I did not find it entertaining. However, having a different slant on the Craig-Bond movies, now, I've even instituted a new label category, in the hopes that the rumors of Craig having one more Bond movie in him are true: james-bond.
Update 6/22/2022: I watched No Time to Die about a week ago on a subscription channel. Wasn't thrilled. I won't be adding it to my Bond by Daniel Craig collection. I haven't even thought enough about it to tell you why I didn't enjoy it and can't imagine owning it. That's how little it captured my attention.
I bought one other movie, as well, one for which I've had a hankering for a long time, but forgot about it when I wrote my Movies I've Seen, Do Not Own but Can't Forget post. Noticing it as a Prime Day choice reminded me of my affection for this movie and re-whetted my appetite for having it in my collection. It was discounted a little, but not nearly as much as the Daniel Craig package. You'll see it as the first of my postings for this date.
Right now, I'm going to list all five movies above, without Commentary. A good "Commentary" memory of the movies escapes me, so I'll have to watch them again before writing them up. I've seen all of them before ... I think ... I may have missed one of the Craig-Bond movies. If so, well, that will be even more fun!
So, after a long afternoon of cutting back the out-of-control pyracantha in the yard, I think I'll prepare some dinner, and then, guess what I'll be doing this evening!?!
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