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The 8 Bit James Bond actors, by Kristof Saelen

The 8 Bit James Bonds

The 8 Bit James Bond actors, by Kristof Saelen

The 8 Bit James Bond actors, by Kristof Saelen – from left to right: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig

H/T Kristof Saelen

James Bond (Daniel Craig) casually walks high above the Day of the Dead parade in the opening sequence of Spectre (2015)

Just another day on the job…

James Bond (Daniel Craig) casually walks high above the Day of the Dead parade in the opening sequence of Spectre (2015)

James Bond (Daniel Craig) casually walks high above the Day of the Dead parade in the opening sequence of Spectre (2015)

Easily one of the top five Bond movie opening sequences ever, am I right?!

James Bond (Daniel Craig) cracks a smile of nostalgia looking at his old family photo in Spectre (2015)

Family Photo

A picture of a young James Bond, his father, and Blofeld (cut off) in Spectre (2015)

A picture of a young James Bond, his father, and Blofeld (cut off) in Spectre (2015)

James Bond (Daniel Craig) cracks a smile of nostalgia looking at his old family photo in Spectre (2015)

James Bond (Daniel Craig) cracks a smile of nostalgia looking at his old family photo in Spectre (2015)

Q (Ben Whishaw) shows his computer skills in No Time To Die (2021)

Into the sandbox

Q (Ben Whishaw) errs on the side of caution this time when handling a USB drive in No Time To Die (2021). The last time he flippantly connected one to a computer, a worm infected and spread into MI6’s computer network with disastrous effects in Skyfall (2012).

So this time around, Q ensures that he first attempts to access the unknown-origin USB via his “sandbox” computer – one that is completely isolated from his network and not connected to the outside world.

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) drives a Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale (2006)

James Bond for Ford Motor Vehicles

James Bond (Daniel Craig) drives a Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale (2006)

James Bond (Daniel Craig) drives a Ford Mondeo in Casino Royale (2006)

It was the worst case of forcing product placement…they even left a ton of room for the Ford logo!

Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) shaves James Bond (Daniel Craig) with a straight razor in Skyfall (2012)

Zero Point Zero

Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) shaves James Bond (Daniel Craig) with a straight razor in Skyfall (2012)

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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James Bond (Daniel Craig) reflects on his life after a night of drinking (don't we all) in Skyfall (2012)

The Hangover

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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Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) proudly takes an elevator solo to avoid James Bond's (Daniel Craig) ego in Casino Royale (2006)

Take the next one

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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Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Goldenrant #001: History & Frequency

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

The Daniel Craig introspective James Bond should be over. We know where he came from. We know how he got here. Now let’s have a true, formulaic James Bond movie in the Craig era.

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) sarcastically identifies himself as Mickey Mouse in Italian upon entering the Spectre meeting in Rome, Italy.

I’m Mickey Mouse.

James Bond (Daniel Craig) sarcastically identifies himself as Mickey Mouse in Italian upon entering the Spectre meeting in Rome, Italy.

James Bond (Daniel Craig) sarcastically identifies himself as Mickey Mouse in Italian upon entering the Spectre meeting in Rome, Italy.

Hey, look…another Disney reference in the James Bond movies!