The introduction of Pierce Brosnan in 1995 as the new 007 standing on top of a damn and bungee jumping was a perfect introduction to Pierce’s version of James Bond in Goldeneye.
The theme song by Tina Turner was also perfect . . . as was his casting and the casting of Sean Bean and hench(wo)man Famke Janssen.
It was an extremely good Bond film and very rewatchable (something I am very high on) probably right out of my top 5 Bond films but this was Pierce’s best and this was the very first Bond I actually saw in a theater when I was in college.
The coin scene in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011) is where Magneto truly arrives. Kevin Bacon is delivering his final speech and Michael Fassbender barely raises his voice while creating one of the most unforgettable villain origin moments ever put on screen.
From Blackwood calmly explaining the trick while fighting for his life to the crow appearing at every death, Sherlock Holmes’ final confrontation with him in SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) is pure cinema.
The War Boy’s “WITNESS ME!” leap in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) lasts only a few seconds, yet it somehow contains the entire movie’s philosophy. Maximum commitment, maximum spectacle, and absolutely zero concern for self-preservation.
The charm. The tuxedo. A new golden era.
“Pierce, incredibly successfully, combines all the best bits of all of the previous Bonds, really. He’s a proper millennium action man.” – Samantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny)
On this day in 1994, Pierce Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond.
Antony Starr set the bar so absurdly high with Homelander in THE BOYS (2019–2026) that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role. A character that could have been a one-note Superman parody ended up becoming one of TV’s most unforgettable villains.