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James Bond  

The new « James Bond » film came out on Wednesday, the 20th of November. James has been around for 40 years, and you should now the basis of such a well-known series. As I said; the action film “Die Another Day”, the twentieth adventure of the famous English spy “James” can be seen in every good cinema since 2 weeks.

In this new episode, Bond is stripped of his superspy status when the English secret service wrongly believe he revealed secret info. Whilst being held prisoner in Korea. Bond feels betrayed and travels from Hong Kong to Cuba to Iceland in his quest to unmask a traitor, and prevent a catastrophic war. On his way, he crosses paths with Jinx (Halle Berry) and Mirranda Frost, who will play vital roles in his adventure… It is said that Pierce Brosnan is playing James for the last time, after 4 missions.

 At first sight, Her Majesty ‘s finest spy regains his killer touch. Moreover, this one reinstates the childish and outrageous gadgets (an invisible car !). There is a real Evolution in James’ movies, created in 1953 by the writer Ian Fleming, the first film with Sean Connery was released in 1962. In 40 years, the MI-6 best agent has been played by a lot of actors, and the series has always special rules… During his career, James’ mission also changed their political context, he used to be always fighting with communism whereas nowadays, he fights against terrorism, dealers… James also become less misogynistic, as we can see, Jinx is not simply a James Bond Girl, she is also a spy, the female equivalent of James.

 Jinx (Halle Berry) is as sexy as James’ other partners (that was indispensable !) but she is stronger. She is very intelligent, and she is able to use knives, swords, and guns also… James should be impressed by her abilities and her beauty. But don’ t think the young African-American woman will perturb the rules of the film: there is a scene where she appeared in bikini, which is reminiscent of Ursula Andress’ appearance in “Dr No”, the first Bond film.

 As a conclusion, this movie is one of James’ greatest adventure, not simply a great bond, but a great action film ! Go and see it, you won’ t be disappointed !