pixrox1 Review of The Bond Cocktail

The Bond Cocktail (1999 TV Movie)

This "extra" is NOT literally about Drink Mixology . . .

[7/10 · 30 November 2014]

. . . shaken OR stirred. THE BOND COCKTAIL uses the adult mixed drink as a figurative metaphor of Agent 007 stew, as in a recipe for mayhem. My favorite quote comes from Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage, who helped warble the theme song for THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (the third of four James Bond flicks starring Eon Production Company's James V, Pierce Brosnan). "The entire time I felt unworthy; I did my best--what can I say?" Ms. Manson reveals, adding that crooning a Bond theme was a life-long dream of hers. The first part of her quote seems like it just as easily could have come from Brosnan himself, if not from James II (Australian male model George Lazenby of the ruffled shirts and plaid skirts). Alas, Pierce smugly asserts that "Doing this the third time around is comfortable." The rest of this 23-minute piece is a real hodge-podge of material, including MONTY PYTHON comedian John Cleese on his brief term as "R," Q's short-term successor.