Oddjob Pod - A James Bond Podcast

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wya4HqbiEQwFU1H1HiAtZQTooyQQZKORgjX_CQNIxgFExaq7zC81WxPFDuDvMqqJqA4zl_0bv-F9hAncTU0QKalHxirLG4NyKNQ2n2psAxtG9xnmRvVsvk_e3kiPtKqHZo9YSkppRV1r6lqRxHGi7wcVgS_m2KJdqc0oTnmS-p9UB8_1OV4htSlwTA/s452/tombstone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="452" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wya4HqbiEQwFU1H1HiAtZQTooyQQZKORgjX_CQNIxgFExaq7zC81WxPFDuDvMqqJqA4zl_0bv-F9hAncTU0QKalHxirLG4NyKNQ2n2psAxtG9xnmRvVsvk_e3kiPtKqHZo9YSkppRV1r6lqRxHGi7wcVgS_m2KJdqc0oTnmS-p9UB8_1OV4htSlwTA/w640-h440/tombstone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Action Movie Landfil is heading to Tombstone. AND HELL'S RIDING WITH US!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">George P Cosmatos1993 western, retelling that great mythologised tale of the Gunfight at the OK Corral has been fished out of the landfill for full evaluation and appreciation.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tombstone had a troubled production and there are elements that unravel sufficiently to deny it a place in one of the greatest westerns of all time. That said, our esteem for this film has few limits so if you're down in this movie then you best discard your red sash and head for the hills.<o:p></o:p></p> <a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/tombstone_1993_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/tombstone_1993_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p>

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO07gkWB4tPXrg1sSgdwdhVkHtH0dVm3NkTAewAZdo8tv-eg0HEsXtl6865Ls5ZfyiW-qkgVfaMAW9CSQwSmlALQURV11RW6CjFQtyuR81vDL4xtbaCwOJaFgwE1UuMJL1WedCtGsBIF_t0S5zVk1HG0vSopAumMMhF3PyGt3lqUuTHOwoY4oGgQRumA/s1200/enemy-of-the-state-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1200" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO07gkWB4tPXrg1sSgdwdhVkHtH0dVm3NkTAewAZdo8tv-eg0HEsXtl6865Ls5ZfyiW-qkgVfaMAW9CSQwSmlALQURV11RW6CjFQtyuR81vDL4xtbaCwOJaFgwE1UuMJL1WedCtGsBIF_t0S5zVk1HG0vSopAumMMhF3PyGt3lqUuTHOwoY4oGgQRumA/w640-h250/enemy-of-the-state-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Oddjob crew have emerged from the Action Movie Landfill clutching another nineties classic. <i>Enemy of the State</i> (1998) is a Washington DC political thriller about a rogue cell within the NSA who are on the hunt for a lawyer who has accidentally come into possession of a tape that incriminates a senior NSA figure (Jon Voight) in the murder of a senator.<br><br> The film's principle theme is about the politics of surveillance and the limits of personal freedom in a democracy. The film co-stars Gene Hackman who also starred in a similarly themed film called The Conversation (1974) and there are direct call-backs to this film in <i>Enemy of the State</i><br><br> The film also boasts one of the greatest cameo appearances in the history of cinema.<br><br> <a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/enemy_of_the_state_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/enemy_of_the_state_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJbViiZxC03fUZGBjeONHZD0ZBt0ZT4aKSVfSLYxJjHbStpT6TQ0BxBHTzm-e3J1nyK4uKZOVPDZDnh6GaDeqV_-FChfdOSo-t6ikq-0-389lqlgE0zbquodwTEoV861ZfSMjJNQ0ScHOWpJQDXAHimN3G26MOtutRAe9ZGGf0-YaRj-pxTJzw09RtA/s378/GoldenEye_007_N64_cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="378" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJbViiZxC03fUZGBjeONHZD0ZBt0ZT4aKSVfSLYxJjHbStpT6TQ0BxBHTzm-e3J1nyK4uKZOVPDZDnh6GaDeqV_-FChfdOSo-t6ikq-0-389lqlgE0zbquodwTEoV861ZfSMjJNQ0ScHOWpJQDXAHimN3G26MOtutRAe9ZGGf0-YaRj-pxTJzw09RtA/w400-h279/GoldenEye_007_N64_cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Want to feel old? Last year the Goldeneye 007 video game for the N64 turned 30 years old. </p><p>This game is and remains one of the most celebrated James Bond games ever and represented a breakthrough for Nintendo and in first person shoot-em-ups. </p><p>In this episode of the OddJob Pod, Gary, Graham and Terry share our own personal recollections of Goldeneye 007 and explore its legacy. We also talk about the broader 007 gaming universe, what Bond movies we'd want to see adapted as a game and in which direction the James Bond games could go with some interesting speculations.</p><p><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Goldeneye_007.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Goldeneye_007.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Links:</div><p><a href="Goldeneye Source">Goldeneye Source</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GoldenEyeSourceOST">Goldeneye Source OST</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1BvOMykITY&list=PLvNp0Boas723yWyghJ7QcM65aIl6dHJXb">Goldeneye 007 OST</a></p><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p>

<p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGdjx3X5-KGkTqCcLcFaEd5mmCNZCft0aA2dAoaoyg8PIC_nR5ubRikO_hfq9L03SQfjy8G4pWENJ1kFpTdZIhQiFrDf-zN0z5J0zQypoYvSRK6NMCOzjcD73Vg8T804k1Og0BtD7k9f6kR634Gj_giqxOQyY1zUvm62IUAXVAYZRkfQNJtT-0UaXjA/s1461/broken_arrow_blogpost.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1461" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGdjx3X5-KGkTqCcLcFaEd5mmCNZCft0aA2dAoaoyg8PIC_nR5ubRikO_hfq9L03SQfjy8G4pWENJ1kFpTdZIhQiFrDf-zN0z5J0zQypoYvSRK6NMCOzjcD73Vg8T804k1Og0BtD7k9f6kR634Gj_giqxOQyY1zUvm62IUAXVAYZRkfQNJtT-0UaXjA/w640-h334/broken_arrow_blogpost.png" width="640" /></a></p><p data-end="369" data-start="196">Gary, Terry, and Graham are back with another edition of <strong data-end="278" data-start="253">Action Movie Landfill</strong>. This time, Gary has dragged out John Woo’s 1996 nuclear heist thriller, <em data-end="366" data-start="352">Broken Arrow</em>.</p><p data-end="743" data-start="371">Woo arrived in Hollywood with a reputation for high-octane Hong Kong action movies, and just a year later he’d cement his legacy with the classic <em data-end="551" data-start="541">Face/Off</em>, once again teaming up with John Travolta. But how much does <em data-end="624" data-start="610">Broken Arrow</em> serve as a warm-up for <em data-end="658" data-start="648">Face/Off</em> — or is the stronger link to screenwriter Graham Yost, the man who wrote the script for <em data-end="740" data-start="733">Speed</em>?</p><p> </p><p data-end="945" data-start="745">For just over an hour, the gang rummage through desert chases, pantomime villainy, Hans Zimmer guitar riffs, and the question of whether this film belongs in the landfill.</p><p><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/broken_arrow_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</p><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/broken_arrow_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu39v-pj5sUi-z9fz3hzKrnU80OwgKS4oaTjx_UrqiJ6osFFdt1S8Hw5x5bx2AK0MOa1AdoFT3RdJJ_nRVZ1lUnB3Th--7UD7E-8o45U7ZQ5mJi6-m6wB82AqSH-CugMyvMGQ8Jb1m9OZtDbIKx1xBiRObI1_N81LVDXvf2Cmkxgh3Yhq69NLGcGacIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu39v-pj5sUi-z9fz3hzKrnU80OwgKS4oaTjx_UrqiJ6osFFdt1S8Hw5x5bx2AK0MOa1AdoFT3RdJJ_nRVZ1lUnB3Th--7UD7E-8o45U7ZQ5mJi6-m6wB82AqSH-CugMyvMGQ8Jb1m9OZtDbIKx1xBiRObI1_N81LVDXvf2Cmkxgh3Yhq69NLGcGacIg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>After reacting to the news that control of the James Bond movies franchise we spend some time on the 1967 screwball comedy adaptation of Casino Royale, a film that sits outside the official franchise and is not received with universal acclaim.</p><p>Gary, Graham and Terry reflect on the film's troubled production which featured an all star cast but has 5 (five) directors.</p> <p></p><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/casinoroyale67.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.<div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/casinoroyale67.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1_9_EFs2WNqeI-iXInucp8sHL_LLjLMGS8oIOIW-s-Z8LII7UXJ0XZo5XSHa9_Ph5rfGNUX4hbSEImH1omOgQfgBH6aGCry0lYsTqj0IOZCnyyiSPWZ-hKVwbYg2Mv-MRhvnTP28h9kMCZB_cxYSIdnRcoS8pP51iSiHLSJhvXOIJjJBflRLCf1gVw/s1280/The%20Rock.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1_9_EFs2WNqeI-iXInucp8sHL_LLjLMGS8oIOIW-s-Z8LII7UXJ0XZo5XSHa9_Ph5rfGNUX4hbSEImH1omOgQfgBH6aGCry0lYsTqj0IOZCnyyiSPWZ-hKVwbYg2Mv-MRhvnTP28h9kMCZB_cxYSIdnRcoS8pP51iSiHLSJhvXOIJjJBflRLCf1gVw/w640-h360/The%20Rock.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Oddjob Pod returns with another edition of the <b>Action Movie Landfill</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On each episode of the Landfil, Gary, Graham and Terry fish out a DVD from the vast, imaginary pile of action movies from the sell-thriugh era and decide of they shoud be placed on the shelf or returned to the Landfill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this edition we have unearthed Michael Bay's <b>The Rock</b> starring Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery. Many Bond fans have looked at Connery's character, John Mason; a retired SAS officer incarcertaed in the US for 30 years and wonder if this Mason is an alternative unuverse James Bond. The film makers have been at pains to deny this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In any event it is a film with much to admire and the Oddjob Pod trio spend a happy hour and a half ruminating on this 90s classic.</div><br /><p></p><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/the_rock_sean_connery.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.<div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/the_rock_sean_connery.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZy9-d2TIbtDOMHvpM167m9e5_2wi8cP6HaxnSEcPvhxeIrC6LDtOcwxVMCBvSOF6BHGmorNQgYbIXwBsiIp3_z4HitL27qk0TILJ0hbnN2KE-bm05_fFfKqz9feBTM0-SrYKHJNBsoFcgfVvkzS4_A__Bbici0b3I12aaw6WyUn4qlbOUZe4eEB880A/s1280/Spectre%20Island%20Disc%20YT%20Thumb.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZy9-d2TIbtDOMHvpM167m9e5_2wi8cP6HaxnSEcPvhxeIrC6LDtOcwxVMCBvSOF6BHGmorNQgYbIXwBsiIp3_z4HitL27qk0TILJ0hbnN2KE-bm05_fFfKqz9feBTM0-SrYKHJNBsoFcgfVvkzS4_A__Bbici0b3I12aaw6WyUn4qlbOUZe4eEB880A/w640-h360/Spectre%20Island%20Disc%20YT%20Thumb.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To celebrate Christmas 2024 Gary, Terry and Graham gathered to record a very special musical podcast. Don't worry we don't do that much singing, we leave that to the professionals.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>In this episode the Oddjob Pod team imagine that they are stranded on a desert island with just six pieces of music from the James Bond films to keep them company while they await rescue or succumb to the anaconda nymph women. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which tracks shall we choose? Listen to the podcast and find out. You can also check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV738pszggGP8_KMXiNyhIFUeAtBKuyN6">Gary</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV738pszggGNlkHnUTzLcROpdrQfika3B">Graham </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV738pszggGOIhwnEa9k3Wgny6EyMdb_y">Terry's </a>picks on our YouTube channel. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Spectre_Island_Discs.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Spectre_Island_Discs.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXOiFcR_t08WCBJN9OClkgRb9LSPx3LwUtTeMxwY7Q2Oq6G-wq_b-loCzNPiWtBCQRWDX2Oshx8RdORnLVAKn0_Ap2YaJdH300BHGODSaeJAu0Ma6un5_XuNL_DbGWBiJM2ZbvXfNw_15il3sxS3yEqpvlkkkpXNTdzjgdAiEalR2Rqz6kW2hadup3g/s1280/Heat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXOiFcR_t08WCBJN9OClkgRb9LSPx3LwUtTeMxwY7Q2Oq6G-wq_b-loCzNPiWtBCQRWDX2Oshx8RdORnLVAKn0_Ap2YaJdH300BHGODSaeJAu0Ma6un5_XuNL_DbGWBiJM2ZbvXfNw_15il3sxS3yEqpvlkkkpXNTdzjgdAiEalR2Rqz6kW2hadup3g/w640-h360/Heat.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Oddjob pod make another trip to the Action Movie Landill. In this edition, Graham leads the show after having retrieved Michael Mann's 1995 classic, <b>Heat</b>, from the landfill. </div><br /><p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/MichaelMannsHeatFinal.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/running_man.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-n8ZRErpVZQ74DVUU1nuILjqaaq4qyY6Z1sEwlHfTLImlyL4_q3gI8TBOsZEnN9d63NlzMVF8oJ5HTQc463VPgIaND6WWlAvUsJ5c9RAQPjhOfh7kR6rrj64Gk5Iz1lU3DXe1YPCjyEfd5o-O3fyDHFqxkGRu8W1fKq6OcKcjGgZcnTa_riH70UJJg/s1280/NTTD%20thmubnail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-n8ZRErpVZQ74DVUU1nuILjqaaq4qyY6Z1sEwlHfTLImlyL4_q3gI8TBOsZEnN9d63NlzMVF8oJ5HTQc463VPgIaND6WWlAvUsJ5c9RAQPjhOfh7kR6rrj64Gk5Iz1lU3DXe1YPCjyEfd5o-O3fyDHFqxkGRu8W1fKq6OcKcjGgZcnTa_riH70UJJg/w640-h360/NTTD%20thmubnail.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Our film-by-film review of all the Eon-produced James Bond films comes to a close with the latest release, the 2019 film No Time To Die, which was delayed until 2021 due to the pandemic lockdown.<br /><br />Given its denouement, this film takes a somewhat darker tone the closer it gets to the conclusion. As Graham says, "It's not your typical ITV4 James Bond film." Like all Daniel Craig Bond films, this one has an emotional depth that is usually absent in earlier entries.<br /><br />Given the uncertainty of the future of the character and the longevity of the intellectual property, we find ourselves wondering what will become of the franchise and ask ourselves: will James Bond return?<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/notimetodiepodcastv2.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /><div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"><audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/notimetodiepodcastv2.mp3"></source></audio></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div></div><p><br /></p><br /></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWWzLXK21ac8XVwOCHd74IeheOoGKS32mgVAJqEbsGrkyUG6SNqewXgUmxuCg5llVwMSJA56_rxHIg3UA6VQB0ph0p4YcaEhGaOGJdaAf8APyvg7fr2ILcLq0lHg6kTbq_67agEaGYDSX3umKigAC_9gWS4LM4wW2iC_3EPry0miYu3bFPJlyX_2h6Q/s1280/Running%20Man.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWWzLXK21ac8XVwOCHd74IeheOoGKS32mgVAJqEbsGrkyUG6SNqewXgUmxuCg5llVwMSJA56_rxHIg3UA6VQB0ph0p4YcaEhGaOGJdaAf8APyvg7fr2ILcLq0lHg6kTbq_67agEaGYDSX3umKigAC_9gWS4LM4wW2iC_3EPry0miYu3bFPJlyX_2h6Q/w400-h225/Running%20Man.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Oddjob Pod crew are back at the Action Movie Landfil. This time is was Gary's turn to fish out a dusty VHS, slot it into the machine and see if it's worth keeping or chucking back on the pile.</p><p>His choice? An absolute doozy: Paul Michael Glazer's distopian sci-fi actioner, The Running Man starring Arnold Scwarzenegger. </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/running_man.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/running_man.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiN0sxN2nzqk7wX8VdQY32tHffhGVihYUvNvPjx0wosgFGLxgikFCQaMK3NUm0URpKWRzO0BWD2fAYdRD-2skx4Qz0pHJu8x_AsrTUNByHEXr8D7XQvKb4-6lG8CvoqHOgSqruexSuJ_a9Ek-cq-xyA3GLQ7hQMFlcheSGMtnKuUtxjoTkMfblFlXxQ/s1280/ojp_spectre2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiN0sxN2nzqk7wX8VdQY32tHffhGVihYUvNvPjx0wosgFGLxgikFCQaMK3NUm0URpKWRzO0BWD2fAYdRD-2skx4Qz0pHJu8x_AsrTUNByHEXr8D7XQvKb4-6lG8CvoqHOgSqruexSuJ_a9Ek-cq-xyA3GLQ7hQMFlcheSGMtnKuUtxjoTkMfblFlXxQ/w640-h360/ojp_spectre2.png" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this particularly brown episode of The Oddjob Pod, Gary, Terry and Graham don their colour corrected glasses and ceremonial Blofeld wigs and take a close look at <b>Spectre</b>.</div><p style="text-align: left;">This film was hugely anticipated after the success of <b>Skyfall </b>but doesn't quite land in the way it should despite being a beautifully shot film and a fine example of the Brown genre.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Spectre_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or listen on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/Spectre_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWVxIpCAsgnBhh1wY24uFZNfPY1NqOgJ7N2teXvm83rb9HNrPA9ucGf2jjSN5AXRBUmgY-Qlu8w_14RyTVy5996w4mNSMe6hY6A83qMbPmBwwQ5vLHtEVSMZFeXxz8YizzWz15u9LpzyJkhVuH5FKvotWIV4z4HhCLzOPGPY5s-t_hGM_YLFxoc5_KQ/s1500/76nLYrF78pxzQFfrPUgX3rvl72n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWVxIpCAsgnBhh1wY24uFZNfPY1NqOgJ7N2teXvm83rb9HNrPA9ucGf2jjSN5AXRBUmgY-Qlu8w_14RyTVy5996w4mNSMe6hY6A83qMbPmBwwQ5vLHtEVSMZFeXxz8YizzWz15u9LpzyJkhVuH5FKvotWIV4z4HhCLzOPGPY5s-t_hGM_YLFxoc5_KQ/s320/76nLYrF78pxzQFfrPUgX3rvl72n.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Oddjob Pod returns for another edition of the Action Movie Landfill. A periodic dive into the almost limitless mound of action films from the sell through era in the late twentieth, early twenty first century.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For this episode it was down to Terry to choose and it’s fair to say that he chose… poorly.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Not for the first time Terry allowed his fond memories of a film from years gone by to cloud his judgement and selected the political action thriller from 1997: The Peacemaker.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Starring Nicole Kidman and George Clooney, this big budget blockbuster was directed by Mimi Leder and reflects that post cold war, pre 911 spot where studio representations of US foreign policy was resolutely in denial of their place in the world. Watching back now it seems naïve. The films crude characterisations and dated tropes mean that it does not hold up to contemporary scrutiny and is best enjoyed with a time machine.</p><p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/peacemaker.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or you can listen to it on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/peacemaker.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDXA7S1Mxs7ZTFNjsPiFri4KWdN_70g_odUEzBFDiqN1o828CAUDflgt4jaHhMunIFZlliRvZN9a04b7SDngMTFCfEgehT8gkuFxMWnjedf7yjkNxOdYz2OdcTCFZQxPmEbb2sIZWADQcZh3z0zjmbMGcK9prQx1BKNITFjN1FweEsSXOD2khamgAlg/s1271/Skyfall_thumbnail_Final.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1271" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDXA7S1Mxs7ZTFNjsPiFri4KWdN_70g_odUEzBFDiqN1o828CAUDflgt4jaHhMunIFZlliRvZN9a04b7SDngMTFCfEgehT8gkuFxMWnjedf7yjkNxOdYz2OdcTCFZQxPmEbb2sIZWADQcZh3z0zjmbMGcK9prQx1BKNITFjN1FweEsSXOD2khamgAlg/w400-h223/Skyfall_thumbnail_Final.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sam Mendes <b>Skyfall </b>marked a a stylistic departure at a time when the James Bond franchise was undergoing a renaissance with the Daniel Craig era. Mendes took what has always been a series of films that has prided itself on lavish productions and elevated the aesthetic to art. The <i>mise en scene</i>, cinematography and set pieces are spectacular and beautiful in equal measure. <div><br /></div><div>But the film has its critics: a somewhat hokey and derivative plot and an unsatisfying albeit beautifully shot final act.</div><div><br /></div><div>But the film also has a powerful emotional theme about family obligation. We also see James Bond at something of a crisis point as he approaches the final stanza of his career and is confronted with his own mortality.</div><div> <p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/skyfall.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or you can listen to it on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/skyfall.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtT_yKLPAIiysk5R7ze9s2xN85i-5-xhlyVTSII9nMd5zwRRrAEaMjZMvpLd7tuJDIr83Fm_rQ2mpp-3MKhzY77jhXE406SCvnq9mze2itFRRMAYsEQ3it5NPVvOTUpGjMUSfifTIKfintfwNn03Fedz5jP4xzCGNqbe9BaNV4i4fXr-L4NSpBlLhGg/s433/blade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtT_yKLPAIiysk5R7ze9s2xN85i-5-xhlyVTSII9nMd5zwRRrAEaMjZMvpLd7tuJDIr83Fm_rQ2mpp-3MKhzY77jhXE406SCvnq9mze2itFRRMAYsEQ3it5NPVvOTUpGjMUSfifTIKfintfwNn03Fedz5jP4xzCGNqbe9BaNV4i4fXr-L4NSpBlLhGg/s320/blade.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Stephen Norrington’s <i>Blade</i> sits if you’ll pardon the pun at the leading edge of big-screen Marvel movies. Not counting <i>Howard The Duck</i>, the 1998 film is the first Marvel superhero to be given a cinema release and heralded the wave of X-Men and films and Disney’s cinematic universe.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The film also sits on something of an intersection in 90s Vampire films; the most successful being Neil Jordan’s <i>Interview With A Vampire</i> and Francis Ford Coppola’s <i>Bram Stoker’s Dracula</i> which place the vampire as the main protagonist and invite the audience to feel as much sympathy and they do horror. Meanwhile, Robert Rodriguez's <i>From Dusk Till Dawn</i> and Joss Whedon’s <i>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</i> are reviving the old monster rally vibe to the genre, making vampire stories a lot more fun.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Buffy the TV series is also injecting a dose of vampire romance and eroticism which would be dominated in the subsequent decade by The Vampire Diaries. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the middle of all this is Blade, himself something of an intersectional character: neither vampire nor human; at home nowhere and is cursed to fight until he dies. All told a pretty grim existed magnificently portrayed by Wesley Snipes. The film spawned two sequels, a spin-off TV show and he will return to cinemas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So there’s plenty to discuss in the latest Action Movie Landfill edition of the Oddjob Pod. Join Graham, Terry, and Gary as they sharpen their steel and tuck into Blade.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/blade_movie_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or you can listen to it on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/blade_movie_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> and now on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@oddjobpod">Threads</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB96z--rfTr_WKl4Q-QUoZcA3G9-eugcUTRxlyKYrxILYT0FZaLd9VFpAbJ7afMflVyXKcRL7HztJcU-1lv0iUI1pt4WjnG4D-2Xkzu7ae6ry8dh2TznRdxcLGW-ta9WCA1JmLl_PmziU3Y95-E96mx7JnVE_YT0y_nspyGzbrjMV6736FeYvNHzX2PA/s369/Quantum_of_Solace_-_UK_cinema_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="369" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB96z--rfTr_WKl4Q-QUoZcA3G9-eugcUTRxlyKYrxILYT0FZaLd9VFpAbJ7afMflVyXKcRL7HztJcU-1lv0iUI1pt4WjnG4D-2Xkzu7ae6ry8dh2TznRdxcLGW-ta9WCA1JmLl_PmziU3Y95-E96mx7JnVE_YT0y_nspyGzbrjMV6736FeYvNHzX2PA/w400-h293/Quantum_of_Solace_-_UK_cinema_poster.jpg" title="By May be found at the following website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2085176/James-Bond-movies-Moonraker-Casino-Royale--choose-favourite-poster.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37453552" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gary is in the UK so we took the time to get together and record a podcast. This edition is on Daniel Craig's second James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.<p></p><p>We had a lot to say about this film. It's one we enjoy despite its flaws, which we discuss in depth.</p><p><br /></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/quantum_of_solace_podcast.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or you can listen to it on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/quantum_of_solace_podcast.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> and now on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@oddjobpod">Threads</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn-cec_-USruwhi2ORqs9tpgPOQ0D8b5BrlGvT8WwOLgLXVf8MTFWq0eXDBuzZ6Gf2108A9HqpkboVhLeb2z8KVVTHMX9mQeMx16rRqYtnVCjzZ_LDOcB7AB5sKO48wj9yGfIDYZwR7VCuKvVmwRDUFBzp3pKyyN2mNfLFZVkcazp4NRiAm1PqAcgqw/s1000/kkbb_poster.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn-cec_-USruwhi2ORqs9tpgPOQ0D8b5BrlGvT8WwOLgLXVf8MTFWq0eXDBuzZ6Gf2108A9HqpkboVhLeb2z8KVVTHMX9mQeMx16rRqYtnVCjzZ_LDOcB7AB5sKO48wj9yGfIDYZwR7VCuKvVmwRDUFBzp3pKyyN2mNfLFZVkcazp4NRiAm1PqAcgqw/s320/kkbb_poster.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Oddjob Pod’s foray into the action movies of the sell-through era continues with Shane Black’s 2005 film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Black’s neo-noir satire and homage acts as a comeback movie for one of its stars, Robert Downey Junior whose reputation in Hollywood has taken something of a knock for well-documented reasons. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The film is a meta, fourth-wall-breaking action comedy which received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival and is celebrated by film buffs for its stylish presentation. The film is a beautiful blend of light and dark, contains tremendous chemistry between Downey Junior and his co-star Val Kilmer and showcases the immaculate Michelle Monaghan as Downey Junior’s lost love, Harmony.<o:p></o:p></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang also features an openly gay character, played by Kilmer. We discuss this character and ask how it holds up in 2023.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/kisskissbangbang.mp3">Download the podcast here</a> or you can listen to it on the player below.</span></b></div><div><br /><div><br /> <div style="background-color: rgba(179, 143, 0, 0.65); padding: 10px; text-align: center;"> <audio controls="controls"><br /> <source src="https://www.pods.oddjobpod.com/kisskissbangbang.mp3"></source></audio></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Oddjob Pod is also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oddjob-pod/id1106570398?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1LWmgVcc5xyEwH3g2CG3dq" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e6732cd4-2f7d-4445-97d6-27f9f098f9f2/Oddjob-Pod-A-James-Bond-Podcast">Amazon</a>.</b></div><div> <b><br /></b><b>Alternatively, <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/OddjobPod">add our feed to your podcatcher of choice</a>.</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><b>Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating.</b> <br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OddjobPod">Like our Facebook page</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b> <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/oddjobpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Follow @oddjobpod</a> on Twitter, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oddjobpod/">on Insta</a> and now on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@oddjobpod">Threads</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p> <br /></p></div>