Moore’s peak. A perfect Bond film featuring the submarine-catching Liparus tanker, the henchman Jaws, and the iconic Lotus Esprit that turns into a submarine.

The "Blofeld is your foster brother" twist. It tries too hard to tie the previous three films together, but the pre-title sequence in Mexico City is stunning.

Roger Moore’s last ride. He was 57; his co-star, Grace Jones, was 37. Features Christopher Walken as a psychotic microchip mogul and a fantastic Duran Duran theme song. The Dalton Era (The Dark Realist) 15. The Living Daylights (1987) Timothy Dalton brings the edge back. A tense cold-war thriller involving sniper double-crosses and cello cases.

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