James Bond and his colleagues head to the North Korean shore in the beginning of Die Another Day (2002)
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Korea vs. the Japanese coast, yes…but the layout resembles the painting, IMO!
The 6th James Bond movie and George Lazenby’s only outing as 007, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, is celebrating 50 years. The movie held its world premiere on December 18, 1969.
Since its release, Lazenby’s short tenure as James Bond had its ups and downs and controversies. But Bond fans have embraced the movie and is now routinely found in “Top Bond Movies” lists.
So why do fans love OHMSS? Sure, it’s a fresh departure from Connery’s first and iconic Bond and has its memorable moments, but really, who can deny its uniqueness from all Bond movies, even to this day?
In chronological order, please find 50 quick reminders why we love Laz’s turn as James Bond, 007:
- The drop-knee gunbarrel shot.
- M’s pipe smoking.
- Hiding Laz’s face painfully long as he smokes a cigarette.
- The over-exaggerated splashes and punches in the dramatic shore water fight sequence.
- Diana Rigg.
- “This never happened to the other fella.”
- The instrumental theme.
- Bond’s all-white suit.
- Tracy’s all-white dress.
- Bond at the baccarat table.
- The hotel room fight that ends with a baddie in balusters.
- Bond’s “poofy” shirt.
- Bond’s orange turtleneck.
- Draco’s cigarette holder.
- Bond’s knife throw over Draco’s shoulder.
- Bond and Moneypenny’s flirtatious office interaction.
- Bond’s ascot.
- The Louis Armstrong love montage – “We Have All The Time In The World.”
- Bond cracking a safe.
- Bond reading a Playboy while cracking a safe.
- M’s ascot.
- The Bond family coat of arms – Orbis Non Sufficit – The World Is Not Enough.
- Snow.
- Bond’s absurd alias (Sir Hilary Bray) and absurd alias nickname (Hilly).
- Piz Gloria.
- Bond’s circular glasses.
- Bond’s kilt + fluffy shirt.
- Telly Savalas.
- The look on Bond’s face when he sees Bunt’s face in bed and not Ruby’s.
- A Christmas reference.
- Blofeld’s command of his cigarette smoking.
- The hanging gondola sequence.
- Bond’s powder blue ski outfit and his bulbous ski goggles.
- The ski action sequence.
- Tracy’s driving skills.
- The Tracy/Bond barn scene.
- The second ski action sequence.
- Blofeld’s bulbous yellow ski goggles.
- The blaring Bond theme during the Piz Gloria action sequence.
- Bond simultaneously shooting and sliding on his stomach down an icy path.
- The bobsled chase.
- Tracy’s wedding ring.
- The wedding reception.
- The “Just Married” Aston Martin.
- Tracy’s tears of happiness marrying Bond.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bond cutting the wedding cake.
- Moneypenny’s sadness/happiness that Bond got married.
- The drive-by assassination.
- Bond holding his dead wife in his arms…”We have all the time in the world.”
- The gunshot windshield.
A hotel worker in Dr. No (1962) gives Sean Connery’s James Bond a long look as he leaves
The official 007 Twitter account has just posted six awesome character posters in anticipation of tomorrow’s trailer to No Time To Die and they are AWESOME! They feature Daniel Craig as James Bond, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, Rami Malek as Safin, Lashana Lynch as Nomi, Ben Whishaw as Q and Ana de Armas as Paloma.
Some quick, random thoughts about them:
- Bond is a badass in gloves and tactical holster on his thigh – almost looks like an assassin. Is Bond required to kill Safin?
- Swann looks great but overall muted…does she meet her maker in the beginning part of the movie?
- Safin is devious and kind of hiding his hands (akthough you *can* definitely see skin if you look close enough) Are they or will they be metallic? Safin aka Dr. No?
- Nomi is a badass…looking left to Safin’s character in the Tweet…does she first try to take him down and Bond helps her finish the job?
- Whishaw’s Q is a treasure…we are spoiled to have someone take up the Q helm worthy of Desmond Llewelyn.
- Paloma is a lowkey (not anymore) badass apparently…between the dual klobb in the teaser to the teaser trailer and this pic, she will likely be a force to be reckoned with.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die (2020)
The operator at the government house in jamaica is shot and killed with some jarring editing in Dr. No (1962)
Don’t care, still love the movie!
James Bond (Sean Connery) and…Arnold Palmer?! survey the fairway in Goldfinger (1964)
Some more Photoshop fun…as Hawker (played by Gerry Duggan) jokes to James Bond of Goldfinger’s luck in finding his own golf ball – “If that’s his original ball, I’m Arnold Palmer.”
CHeck out the original screenshot from the movie after the jump.
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Originally published on October 21st, 2019.
All signs point to a No Time To Die dud.
I hope I’m wrong. Prove me wrong. Please. From a fan’s perspective, the 25th James Bond movie No Time To Die (2020) – Daniel Craig’s fifth and his last outing as 007 – was plagued from pre-production to its current status as a hopeful blockbuster and worthy entry into the James Bond canon.
Production Issues
Five long years since the last movie. A change in director. A change in release date. A broken ankle for Daniel Craig. Could anything else go wrong? Well, yes, of course it could. And sure, an on-set injury can happen, but I can also see it as a bad omen. The writing is on the wall, so to speak. I guess at least frogs haven’t rained down on-set. They continue to film and haven’t given up, so that’s a good thing.
It’s been a harrowing 5 years of waiting for James Bond fans too, Daniel.
A faceswap of James Bond (Sean Connery) and Oddjob (Harold Sakata) from Goldfinger (1964)
Fun with faceswap from Goldfinger (1964)…more to come!
Check out the original image after the jump!
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57 years ago today, the first James Bond movie, Dr. No premiered.
The below graphic is composed of letters from different James Bond movies. Can you name the movie for each letter?
Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!
Check the answers for each letter after the jump!
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