[.ca] Licence to Kill (Widescreen)

From Amazon.com:
Timothy Dalton's second and last shot at playing James Bond isn't nearly as much fun as his debut, two years earlier, in the 1987 The Living Daylights. This time Bond gets mad after a close friend (David Hedison) from the intelligence sector is assassinated on his wedding day, and 007 goes undercover to link the murder to an international drug cartel. Robert Davi makes an interesting adversary, but as with most of the Bond films in the '70s, '80s, and '90s--and especially since the end of the cold war--one has to wonder why we should still care about these lesser villains and their unimaginative crimes. Still, Dalton did manage in his short time with the character to make 007 his own, which neither Roger Moore did nor Pierce Brosnan did. --Tom Keogh

Not Your Average Bond Again:
I loved this story. Unlike the other Bond films, it is more like an action drama then an action adventure. Dalton's performance is again wonderful and real. The apperence of Q on the battle field is priceless.

BIG improvement over Roger Moore:
Moore simply could not make Bond seem real. Perhaps it was the appearance (blond hair) or his - how to say this politiely - advancing years in which some of the babes appear as daughters rather than gal pals. Dalton was great. It was different in that Bond was not on a government-sanctioned mission but a personal vendetta. It was exciting and yes, violent, but it did reinstill some much-needed reality back into the series. With Moore, everything - from plot to dame to prize - was a joke. Here one realizes that the spy game is more than a game - it is dangerous and dirty. Great villians but the romance side was rather weak despite the lurid (for Bond) scenes. Super performance by Wayne Newton!!

Timothy Dalton ROCKS!!!!!:
Timothy Dalton has always been my favorite Bond. The Living Daylights was a movie that I watched many times as a child growing up in the 80's. I watched the rest of Bond movies later, but The Living Daylights had more magic than any other movie. Timothy Dalton's second movie as Bond was Licence to Kill, released in the summer of 1989. I was seven years old when I saw Licence to Kill in the theatres back then and it seems like yesterday. Dalton's second Bond film is not as good as his first effort for a number of reasons. John Barry(the man reponsible for making the Great music of Bond for the last 24 years)left and Michael Kamen does not mesh well with Bond. Also, the only interesting characters are the villian(Robert Davi) and Bond(Timothy Dalton). It is good that Q has a big role in this entry though. Timothy Dalton is the man who should be appreciated more by fans. His movies had originality which no other actor can say. Patti Labelle's song in the end credits is Great and makes me wish Licence to Kill was even longer than it was. I HATE that Dalton left after this movie because he would have been GREAT in Goldeneye and blows Pierce, Sean, Roger, and George OUT OF THE WATER!!

Lean, Mean Bond Machine:
"Licence to Kill" was Timothy Dalton's second and last go-around as 007, yet it remains among the best James Bond adventures. In some ways, it's a radical departure from the previous films, with Bond becoming judge, jury and executioner. Even though the movie sometimes feels like a "Miami Vice" retread, the 007 spirit remains intact. The spectacular oil-tanker chase is a terrific setpiece -- it's nice to see a 007 film have a strong finish for a change. Perhaps Dalton wasn't the best Bond, but he was ideal for this particular adventure.

Effective immediately - your LICENCE TO KILL is revoked!:
The 16th James Bond movie. Producer Albert R. Broccoli and screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson had nearly 30 years of success behind them with 15 smashing James Bond adventures. For the next film a major challenge was faced in inventing a new story with a darker, hard-edge, and sense of danger in the character of 007! For this an epic tale of revenge, passion, and greed set a blueprint of the South American drug trade. The idea of James Bond being thrusted out of his Secret Agent Spy network, licence to kill revoked, and setting foot on a journey of revenge against the drug lord villain and his henchman. This, plus many explicit scenes, would qualify this the first James Bond film to receive a PG-13 rating. A spectacular supporting cast includes Carey Lowell and Talisa Soto as the essential beautiful Bond girls, and LIVE AND LET DIE's David Hedison returning as Felix Leiter, and many surprise appearances by popular stars today in the making. Also featured is a thrilling Michael Kamen score, and exotic locations in Key West, Mexico, Acapulco and Vera Cruz. This would be the final James Bond screenplay from Richard Maibaum, who passed away in 1991. A true Summer blockbuster, LICENCE TO KILL proves you just can't keep a good 007 series down, but why would you want to? THE ASSIGNMENT: For the first time since ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, there is no official assignment for Bond to undertake. After the arrest of drug kingpin Franz Sanchez in the Bahamas, Bond's good friend Felix Leiter is happily wed to his bride Della Churchill. Tragedy strikes when Sanchez escapes from prison with help from a traitorous FBI Agent and his fellow henchman. Della is murdered, and Felix horribly mutilated from being tortured in a shark-infested tank. M is aware of Bond being personally involved with Felix and Della, and takes Bond off the case. When Bond refuses, M has no alternative but to ask 007 to submit his licence to kill and weapons. Bond defiantly continues his investigation and determination to bring Sanchez down. Now a private citizen with a personal vendetta, his acting outside the secret service results in British, American, and Hong Kong services on his trail. The consequences can be dangerously unexpected! THE VILLAINS: Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez, Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest, Everett McGill as Killifer, Wayne Newton as Professor Joe Butcher, Anthony Starke as Truman-Lodge, Benicio del Toro as Dario, Don Stroud as Heller, Alejandro Bracho as Perez, and Guy de Saint Cyr as Braun. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! BUY IT!