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Cowboys & Aliens – Yee Haa or Yeeawn [Movie Review]

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Now to be honest, I’d not really heard of the 2006 graphic novel that Cowboys & Aliens was based upon, so I went in to the cinema with an open mind on what to expect from the movie, the title really gives you all you need to know really, it’s … Continue reading


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Skyfall – 50 Years Of James Bond 007 – Blazing Minds Film Review

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Can you believe that James Bond is celebrating 50 years and with the 23rd Bond film, Skyfall, it has always been something that all Bond fans have waited for, so the big question is, has it lived up to the hype or not! Skyfall – 50 Years Of James Bond … Continue reading


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Looking Back at the History of 007

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With the new Bond movie, SPECTRE, hitting our cinema screens here in the UK today, we thought we would take a look back at a little of the history of James Bond, 007, with this interesting infographic.

We’re big fans of James Bond here at Blazing Minds, we absolutely raved about Skyfall when it originally came out and it got a big thumbs up from us when we reviewed it, so you can imagine how excited we are to see Bond (Daniel Craig) return to our silver screens in the next chapter of the Bond franchise with SPECTRE.

The History of 007

From Visually.

So there you have it folks, a little history of James Bond, we’ll be going to see SPECTRE tonight at the Scala Cinema in Prestatyn, so keep your eyes peeled for our review on the latest Bond instalment.

Do you have a favourite James Bond 007 or Bond villain? Do you have a favourite Bond movie? Tell us about them in the comments below.

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SPECTRE Review: Bond is Back with Style

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James Bond, 007 (Daniel Craig), returned to our cinema screens last night in SPECTRE the latest in the Bond franchise and we popped along to the Scala Cinema Prestatyn, to check out the new movie and find out how the movie was going to pull in the earlier movies, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, in to the world of SPECTRE.

In true Scala style, the staff of the cinema put on another amazing evening for the first sold out night showing of the movie and along with the movie, the Scala Cinema opened up the relaunched Saronies bar with a special Cocktails & Mocktails evening for Bond and movie fans, the event included fun casino tables, live Bond themed music from Matty Roberts, some delicious cocktails & mocktails (for those that were driving or don’t drink alcohol).

SPECTRE Cocktails and Mocktails (Image CourtesyScala Cinema, Prestatyn) SPECTRE Cocktails and Mocktails (Image CourtesyScala Cinema, Prestatyn) SPECTRE Cocktails and Mocktails (Image CourtesyScala Cinema, Prestatyn) SPECTRE Cocktails and Mocktails (Image CourtesyScala Cinema, Prestatyn)

 

SPECTRE: You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond

So the last time we saw James Bond in Skyfall, he was reeling from the loss of M (played by Judi Dench), now a cryptic message from Bond’s past send him on a mission that hasn’t been sanctioned by MI6 and here is where the movie opens up, we join Bond in Mexico City on the day of the dead for an amazing pre-credit sequence to the film which had me on the edge of my seat throughout, probably one of the best openings for a Bond film I’ve seen.

SPECTRE 007 Daniel Craig

Bond heads to Rome and  infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. But back in London, Max Denbigh (Andre Scott), the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6 led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Wishsaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks.

With SPECTRE running at 150 mins it really doesn’t let you down for the running time, with great villains played by the amazing Christoph Watlz as Franz Oberhauser, a character that you really don’t want to get on the wrong side of, with his sarcastic charm and Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx, a silent but deadly killer (a bit like Oddjob) that when we first see is straight in with a rather gruesome murder.


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Although there have been cuts made to the film to bring it down to a 12A, yes bums on seats seems to be more important than leaving a few seconds in a movie these days to take it from a 15 to a film for kids to join their folks to see, SPECTRE is still one heck of a film.

I never really thought that the Daniel Craig’s Bond could get any better, but as the movies have come along, each one is exciting, fun and great to watch. The script by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth has some great twists, turns and gags where some great one liners are thrown in to lighten up the mood of the film and these do work, the audience was certainly laughing away during the screening last night, always nice to break the tension in an action movie.

Director, Sam Mendes, has proved yet again that he has the touch when it comes to the 007 movies and SPECTRE is no exception, with the movie showing what can be done and how it should be done to make a Bond movie not only exciting but also visually good as well, with rumours going around that Mendes will be directing the as yet untitled “Bond 25“, here at Blazing Minds we only hope that him and Daniel Craig return for more action and adventure in the 007 franchise.

My only gripe for SPECTRE is Sam Smith’s Writing on the Wall, the official track for the film, after the amazing pre-credit start to the film and all the excitement and adrenalin that is rushing through your veins, the credits start and for me I felt let down by the song, I was hoping that the credits would work with the song, very much how Adele’s Skyfall worked perfectly with the opening visuals, but sadly no.

The track still doesn’t sound or feel like a Bond theme, it just lacks something that I can’t really put my finger on, but it is popular with the many Sam Smith fans and it is only a few minutes taken away from the film.

Overall SPECTRE is a great roller-coaster of a ride, it has everything you could possibly want from the new Bond movies, action, exotic locations (Mexico, Rome, Tangiers, Austria and of course good old London), great villains, links to earlier Bond movies (Live And Let Die, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger) and let’s not forget the Aston Martin.

If you love Bond then SPECTRE is certainly a movie you will want to see, love action movies then go see it, just don’t expect too many silly gadgets.

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GiftAlien Bring You A Movie Night In, Shaken Not Stirred

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So you all know how much I love the movies, but what about when I’m watching a movie at home, well thanks to GiftAlien those nights are fun as well.

Remember sometime back when I brought you my review of the latest outing for James Bond in Spectre, well having a chance to watch the movie again at home with the cinema experience was great and it was all thanks to those wonderful people over at GiftAlien and the box that they sent over to me to check out for a Movie Night In, “Shaken Not Stirred”.

The box that was sent over certainly wasn’t what I was expecting, but what a lovely surprise it was when it arrived on Saturday morning, the box which is slightly bigger than a shoes box is packed with movie goodies to enjoy an evening with James Bond and maybe, just maybe, become a secret agent for the duration of the night.

GiftAlien began towards the end of 2015 when they were trying to find Christmas presents for friends and family. Online gift shops tend to all promote the same range of individual gift ideas and they couldn’t find anything that was different, thoughtful and that wouldn’t just end up in a cupboard somewhere waiting for the school raffle. It was during a car journey home from a family party when they realised that lots of people like them love the thought of a movie night at home so why not make “just another TV night”…a whole movie experience. Why stop at the movie experience?

The GiftAlien Shaken Not Stirred Box Contains

  • GiftAlien Movie Night In2 miniature bottles of Smirnoff Vodka
  • 2 miniature bottles of Martini Vermouth
  • 2 Martini plastic glasses

Additionally, you’ll find everything you could possibly need to make your Bond evening complete:

  • Daniel Craig face mask – yes, you can be Bond!
  • Ready-tied black bow tie – you have to be dressed for the occasion
  • Large bag of sweet microwave popcorn
  • Large box of cinema-style nachos and salsa dip
  • Spectre postcard
  • James Bond Top Trumps (pre-movie) game
  • Traditional cinema popcorn bag
  • 2 GiftAlien movie tickets

Now how cool is that, everything you could possibly want to be Bond for the night, all carefully packed up in a box and delivered direct to your door.

Having some cinema style nachos and popcorn at home is always a great way to watch a movie, both the nachos and popcorn were delicious, the salsa dip was really nice and it was fun to wash it all down with a Martini in your very own Martini glass, which being plastic doesn’t shatter when you kick it over with your feet (whoops).

All in all a fantastic pack and one which I would recommend, but don’t worry, GiftAlien do more than just the James Bond box, they have other great selections such as Gifts for Him, Gifts for Her, Gifts for a New Home and so many more boxes.

They also have a good choice of DVDs and Blu-rays for you to add to the various sets.

Hang On What About The Movie?

Don’t worry, depending on the package that you choose you will also get Spectre in the box as well, you have a choice of the Blu-Ray or DVD, so if you haven’t got the movie, you can order it while you order the box, if you have got Spectre you can get the box without, which is what I received.

Overall the quality of the contents from GiftAlien is great, I couldn’t fault it, it’s a great pack for movie fans and for those that want a little fun with movie night in.

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Daniel Craig says he WILL be back for Bond 25

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We brought news, well gossip really, that I personally wanted to hear that Daniel Craig will be back on our big screens as James Bond in not only the next movie but also in the one after as well.

Although this news was something to shout about, we have to wonder if it is true, the news was announced by The Sun newspaper!

A source told The Sun: ‘There was plenty of talk about who would be the next Bond but Barbara has managed to talk Daniel into two more films.’

As of yet, there have been no tweets from the official James Bond Twitter confirming the news that Craig will be in the next two movies, so I sit here with thoughts on true or false, but only time will tell.

According to the article on The Sun’s website:

A Bond insider said: “There was plenty of talk about who would be the next Bond but Barbara has managed to talk Daniel into two more films.

“He is loved by audiences around the world and has driven a real resurgence for the movies at the box office, so bosses knew they couldn’t lose him just yet.

“The script is nearly ready for the 25th film, provisionally titled Shatterhand and scheduled to be released in November 2019, so there is no time to waste on getting Daniel locked in.

“But the deal is almost done and the idea of returning to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service for the 26th movie is really exciting.”

So now dear Blazing Minds readers it’s all down to a waiting game to see if the news is indeed true, we’ll be keeping an on the official 007 website and Twitter to see if the news is what we have been waiting for. So keep those eyes peeled folks.

Bond-tastic News! (UPDATE)

We have an update today (16 Aug) for you folks, Daniel Craig announced to the world on The Late Show that he will be back for the next Bond movie which will be out in 2019, suffice to say I’m over the moon that he will be back for Bond 25, still no news on Bond 26 as of yet, but here’s hoping.

More news as we get it!

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