Movies directed by John Glen

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

127 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

I'm going to tell you how "For Your Eyes Only" ends, not how the story ends but the movie, you know when head quarters tries to get in touch with Bond to congratulate him on another successful mission but inevitably he is in ...

Octopussy (1983)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

For a time James Bond was all about escapism, it was about watching a dashing agent escape what seems impossible, charm his way into a woman's bed and save the day. And there is nothing wrong with escapism until it goes too f...

A View to a Kill (1985)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Mystery      

"A View to a Kill" was to be Roger Moore's 7th and last James Bond movie, it would also be Lois Maxwell's final movie as Miss Moneypenny. Now whilst I felt a loss when Lois Maxwell decided to leave I can't say the same about ...

The Living Daylights (1987)

130 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

In many ways Timothy Dalton suffered the same issues as George Lazenby when he took on the role of James Bond in "The Living Daylights" because he followed someone who had truly put their mark on the character, whether you li...

Licence to Kill (1989)

133 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

For me "Licence to Kill" is one of the most under rated movies of the James Bond franchise as it delivers almost everything which was good about the early James Bond movies. The storyline is very much a real life story, there...

The Point Men (2001)

100 mins     Action , Drama      

Those who know their James Bond will probably recognize the name John Glen as he directed 5 of the movies as well as working as editor on one of the earlier movies. He also directed this movie "The Point Men" which stars Chri...

The Lazarus Project (2008)

100 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

Let me cut to the chase as "The Lazarus Project" is simply one of those movies which is about whether it is real or isn't. But before we get to that we have a strangely detailed build up as we enter Ben's life with his wife a...