The Tomorrow Never Dies opening title card
There, I said it. And yes, it is better than Pierce Brosnan’s first outing as 007 in GoldenEye (1995). * GASP *
Hear me out:
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I like this quick quote from Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) in Live And Let Die (1973) – short and sweet, to the point. “Any cost. Any. Bond must die.” It sums up his desperation and desire to kill Bond. I think most of Bond’s foes would agree with the sentiment.
Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto) shows his frustration with James Bond in Live And Let Die (1973)
The Roger Moore silhouette projected on a woman’s back in the title sequence of Octopussy (1983)
Iconic! So much so that they used it in the opening title sequence!
Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) shaves James Bond (Daniel Craig) with a straight razor in Skyfall (2012)
…the amount of sexual tension between Moneypenny and 007 after this tryst in Shanghai in Skyfall (2012).
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The title card from Moonraker (1979)
The beginning of the end credits for Moonraker references an out-of-this-world filming location!
Moonraker was literally filmed in space! (note the exclamation point used for emphasis)
It must have cost a fortune for filming…perhaps Drax assisted with production costs? A quick Google shows it’s possible to use private space agencies to go intergalactic at ~$200,000 per flight, or around $60,000 in 1979 dollars. Although no such agency existed back then…
James Bond (Roger Moore) shows a wide-eyed sarcastic face in A View to a Kill (1985)
007 wasn’t shy with Moneypenny about his activities in Siberia aboard the glacier sub…
This is a great montage scene of James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) life away from MI6 in Skyfall (2012). It seems fun at first, if not eventful, but we quickly get the feeling that Bond’s escapades ring hollow. I particularly like how there is zero dialogue in the montage, no matter the situation. A tryst with a girl, a lively drinking game (with a weird-looking obviously CGI-ed scorpion on his hand, no less…it couldn’t have been something else? also shout out to Michael G. Wilson’s son Gregg making a cameo) or “the next day” – Bond is alone with his thoughts, and he obviously hates it.
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Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper’s (Eva Green) budding relationship hits a snag in this scene from Casino Royale (2006) when they arrive at their hotel. Bond snarkily blows his own cover to the receptionist when checking in, angering a by-the-book Vesper who doesn’t want to make any mistakes.
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James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) hilariously distracts security guards at the gene therapy clinic in Die Another Day (2002)
I laughed in the theater when I first saw this! Hilarious!
British Spy John Strangways (Timothy Moxon) is killed by the Three Blind Mice for investigating Dr. No in Crab Key in Dr. No (1962)
Sure he was a British spy, but at least his last action was for the less fortunate and he didn’t see it coming.
