The man with the golden touch : how the Bond films conquered the world Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

ć[R]eading McKayďs retrospective, it seems like Bond is just gettingstarted.Ć --New York Post

ć[O]ne of the very best attemptsto take stock of the Bond filmsÔsmart and unexpected.Ć -- The NewRepublic

ćThoroughly researched, drolly written and criticallysophisticated.Ć -- The Daily Mail

ćArmed with encyclopedicknowledge and wit as dry as a shaken martini, Sinclair McKay casts acritical eye at the cinematic phenomenon launched in 1962ďs Dr. Nowith Sean Connery uttering that famous introduction: ÖBond. James Bond.ďMcKay astutely addresses the plots of each film and places them in thepolitical and popular cultures of their eras (Bond has but one love interestin 1987ďs The Living Daylights because producers feared encouragingpromiscuity in an age of AIDS). Heďs also an insightful critic, championingthe initially maligned On Her Majestyďs Secret Service (1969) as oneof the best in the series. And heďs often funny, discussing Roger MooreďsÖmany centuriesď in show business, and describing sillier moments in thefilms as Önaff,ď which the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines asÖunfashionable, lacking in taste or styleď -- something McKayďs book mostdefinitely is not.Ć -- Newark Star-Ledger

ćA marvelouslyentertaining tome...an arch but jolly 'galumph.'Ć --Metrolife

ćThoroughly researched and documented yet fetchingin tone and style, McKayďs fun, smart, and informative book gracefullytreads the criticism/entertainment borderĆ -- LibraryJournal

ćDelightful critical appreciationÔMcKay writes in abreezy, chatty style, as if perpetually in between mouthfuls of popcornÔHeďsa charming hybrid of a critic and fanÔ[The Man with the Golden Touchis] a scintillating read thatďs often more entertaining than the moviesthemselves.Ć -- Publishers Weekly

ćZeltserman deftly dragsthe reader through the story, keeping you wondering about the truthÔ TheCaretaker of Lorne Field is camp, and therein lies its appeal.Ć --Dallas Morning News