Its a subject that utterly fascinates me, especially in the context of action movies.

Tomorrow Never Dies

You made your bed.

The strengths ofTomorrow Never Diesare manifold.

Frustratingly, though, Mr Arnold had also concocted a belter of an opener with k.d.

lang entitledSurrender, but was overruled in favour of the more populist choice of Sheryl Crow by the producers.

Cracking little moments, but ones that contribute towards an entirely rounded and solid Bond film.

So far, soCSI, but the scripts genius is in making human beings the bombs.

They really dont make them likeThe Lawnmower Mananymore.

Seraphim Falls

He teaches my fingers to fight and my hands to war.

(Im looking at you,The Contract).

The Tailor Of Panama

Oooh look at those tits.

Oh yum, yum!

Given the length of this article, weve had to do a split over two pages.

Apologies: its only when articles go over a certain length that we have to do this.

And, as youve probably worked out by now, Duncan sure loves his Brosnan.

Back over to him…

5.

Dantes Peak

Its like riding a bike, you never forget.

The Thomas Crown Affair

Oh I enjoy women.

Thankfully, for my money, the remake ofAffairproved to be far superior in every way.

Its happened to us all, but on the big screen it really ranks amongst one the most embarrassing.

Now thats the way to divide an audience.

Mores the pity that it never happened, as Im still convinced it would have been amazing.

Consider this a beg, Warner Bros.

2.

The Matador

I look like a Bangkok hooker on a Sunday morning after the navys left town.

Now the above quote is one of the many reasonsThe Matadoris a delight.

At leastThe Matadorhelped to make things better, as Pierce set about destroying the ideal of an alcoholic assassin.

So despite never having had the dream Bond project happen, there is alwaysThe Matador.

GoldenEye

I love a woman who enjoys pulling rank.

WhenGoldenEyefinally made its cinematic debut, the world had gone too long without Bond.

Its very difficult to describe the immediacy with which I connect to some actors.

Dame Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Robbie Coltrane, Alan I am invincible!

Cumming, Joe Don Baker (whod played a Bond villain inThe Living Daylightsand also appeared inMars Attacks!

There was also someone else… a villain maybe?

Oh no wait, it was the legendary Sean Bean.

The movie that started it all just had to be at the top.

Also recommended:

The World Is Not Enough

Quite an underappreciated Bond movie.

Alistair MacLeans Death Train (aka Detonator)

Aka Pierce on a train.

Also stars Patrick Stewart and Christopher Lee in their wilderness years.

Night Watch (aka Detonator II)

Aka Pierce as a thug in a suit.

The cover says it all.

After The Sunset

Undemanding fun, with great support from Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle and Salma Hayek.

It utterly pains me to include a movie made by Brett Ratner, though.

Nomads

Watch Pierce beat Adam Ant to death with a steel pipe!

Also marks an early movie forDie HardandPredatordirector, John McTiernan.

Good, simple fun with a few twists and turns along the way, plus the lovely Maria Bello.

Laws Of Attraction

Standard rom-com fare, but elevated by pairing the great man with the resplendent Julianne Moore.

Mamma Mia

The voice of an angel.

Seriously, I love the man that much that when he sings SOS I actually think it sounds great.

Now I know just how Donald Sutherland feels inInvasion Of The Body Snatchers.

Evelyn

Even the trailer made me cry.

Entangled

I only watched this recently after tracking down a copy on eBay and its gloriously terrible.

It easily ranks as a so bad its good movie and also co-stars an unhinged Judd Nelson.

Watch with beer and friends, not alone and sober like I did.

He also infamously cameos inThe Long Good Fridayand has a good supporting role inRemember Me.

It does, however, feature a rare early appearance from Alison Doody ofIndiana Jones And The Last Crusadefame.