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Many of the action scenes seem rather sloppily put together--the stunts don't dazzle you as they did in the last few movies. It may be just as well--some of the later Roger Moore movies have been little more than collections of stunts thrown together. And Dalton's revamped Bond strikes the note of low-key, gruesome humor that the series needs. Licence to Kill one of the strongest Bond entries in recent years...
...escapes. He had not been in Beirut long before the apartment house in which he was living was destroyed by a bomb; near the end of his stay in Jerusalem, as he was being driven to a farewell lunch by his wife, his car windshield was shattered by a thrown rock. Such experiences add dizzying moments to Friedman's crowded, fascinating memoir...
...were close to extinction. The exhibit's organizers spent months canvassing dealers and manufacturers in an effort to locate surviving machines. "To the people we were dealing with, 1982 was ancient history," says Rochelle Slovin, the museum's director. "So many games were difficult to find. Many just got thrown out or were repainted...
...money -- if you have that kind of money -- at 11% for 30 years. But how about lending it at 14% for two years, backed by a first mortgage and the borrower's personal guarantee? With the borrower paying all closing costs? And perhaps with even a point or two thrown in for good measure...
...Berry, a wealthy international trade lawyer, raised money and campaigned for Barry. Berry used to defend him. Today he gripes, "It's just a matter of time before the next thing hits. It's hard not to like him, but he's a rascal, and he ought to be thrown...