quantum of solace

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

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!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Check the answers for each letter after the jump!

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"James Bond Will Return" from the end of From Russia With Love (1963)

All “James Bond Will Return” Screenshots

“James Bond Will Return” is a signature phrase splashed at the end of (almost) every James Bond movie that promotes 007’s never-give-up/against-all-odds attitude and shows a sense of pride in the world’s longest running movie series.

Throughout the years, it has been used to reveal the movie title of the forthcoming James Bond movie, albeit sometimes in error. It has also not been used at all. Some quick facts:

Regardless, below are all of the instances where “James Bond Will Return” appears in the credits from all of the movies:

Which is your favorite?

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

James Bond Ransom

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

Can you guess which movie poster each letter comes from in the above ‘ransom note’ collage? The answers after the jump!

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Daniel Craig looking like a spy in Skyfall (2012)

Goldenrant #003: Less Action, More Espionage & Intrigue in Bond 25

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn't involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

A highlight from Spectre (2015) didn’t involve explosions or a chase, but was the mysterious Spectre meeting.

Global interest and plausibility of a complex criminal conspiracy is peaking. Daily, the drip drip drip of information between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign and Presidency is consistent and amazing. If it weren’t for real daily news broadcasts and headlines, it might seem we are stuck in an unbelievable episode of House of Cards or a (slightly muted) James Bond movie.

Politics and results of this real world scandal aside, the next James Bond movie (tentatively titled Bond 25) should reflect the times now more than ever and should partially retreat from following the traditional Bond movie formula. Simply put: it’s too good to pass up.

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) can barely watch as he brutally and slowly kills Edmund Slate (Neil Jackson) in Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Bled out

Quantum Of Solace (2008) boasts one of the most brutal deaths at the hand of James Bond (Daniel Craig).

After tracking would-be assassin Edmund Slate (Neil Jackson) to Haiti, Bond visits Slate’s hotel room only to instantly jump into a fight to the death. Slate meets his end when Bond mercilessly stabs him in the neck (likely in the jugular vein) and his leg (likely in the femoral artery) only to let him bleed out on the floor.

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) seduces Strawbery Fields (Gemma Arterton) in Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Do you know how angry I am at myself?

Agent Strawberry Fields (Gemma Arterton) from Quantum Of Solace (2008) is underrated. Not only is she sexy, I was initially sold on her insistence that she wasn’t going to fall into James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) clutches. But alas, as we see in this scene, she even surprised herself in her collapse at the hands of Bond’s charm. There was definitely something about her short, red hair, fair skin and overcoat that was seriously attractive.

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Universal Exports Logo

MI6’s Universal Exports

007 is often asked who he works for, and the fictional import/export company he says is his employer is called Universal Exports.

Universal Exports Logo

It is mentioned several times throughout various James Bond movies, which I have listed below:

Dr. No (1962)

007 is shown walking into M's office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

007 is shown walking into M’s office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

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Every James Bond Movie Title Animation

Aston Martin DBS in Quantum Of Solace (2008)

The ‘S’ stands for sleek

Aston Martin DBS in Quantum Of Solace (2008)The Aston Martin DBS montage at the beginning of Quantum Of Solace (2008)

The Quantum Of Solace Gunbarrel Logo

The Quantum Of Solace Gun Barrel Logo

The Quantum Of Solace (2008) gun barrel sequence is unique because it comes at the end of the movie, not at the traditional start. I actually enjoyed this subtle change more than I thought I would – specifically because there’s nothing better than hearing the Bond theme blaring at the end of a Bond movie. It’s an exclamation point!

Following this gun barrel sequence is a cool animation to incorporate the gun barrel circle into the movie’s logo, as seen below. Nothing crazy, but another way the series has had fun with the 007 logo and movie title logos over the years. Kudos!

The Quantum Of Solace Gun Barrel Logo

The Quantum Of Solace Gun Barrel Logo