Now into my four-disc, Pierce Brosnan set. Watched Goldeneye. This seems more faithful to the 1960s, when it was all about Russia. It has all the hallmarks of the original concept: Batman-like sets, gadgets that are put into play a la deus ex machina, a featured power car, women portrayed as sex objects and playthings, mostly chunky and fancy jewelry, boxy computers, witty flirtations, and 60s repartee and humor. I have problems with Bond's female partner in this episode; in putting on a Russian accent she speaks like a tape recorder played on high speed.

The minor villains here are carried all the way through the end, unlike in the Daniel Craig series, in which villains and minor characters are killed off  in series and then replaced with other minor villains and minor characters.