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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 (Sean Connery) tosses flowers on his defeated foe in Thunderball (1965)

Good riddance

James Bond (Sean Connery) tosses flowers on his defeated foe in Thunderball (1965)

James Bond (Sean Connery) tosses flowers on his defeated foe in Thunderball (1965)

Washed out

James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 was retrofitted with tail-end water cannons, as seen in Thunderball (1965)
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 was retrofitted with tail-end water cannons, as seen in Thunderball (1965)
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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A James Bond spin on the "distracted boyfriend" meme - Thunderball can't believe Never Say Never Again would attempt its own interpretation of the Thunderball novel

Thunderball vs. Never Say Never Again

A James Bond spin on the "distracted boyfriend" meme - Thunderball can't believe Never Say Never Again would attempt its own interpretation of the Thunderball novel

A James Bond spin on the “distracted boyfriend” memeThunderball can’t believe Never Say Never Again would attempt its own interpretation of the Thunderball novel

Sean Connery as James Bond in You Only Live Twice (1967)

RIP Sir Sean Connery

Sean Connery is and always will be the best and my favorite actor to portray James Bond. My favorite James Bond movie may change periodically, but I’ll always point to Connery’s iconic introduction scene from Dr. No as the true definition of James Bond. RIP.

The henchman in Thunderball (1965) is shark bait!

Little fish

It seems to me that in Thunderball (1965), whenever there’s little to no dialogue or when the iconic hazy, lazy elevator music plays, it’s always an enjoyable scene. That’s not to say that the music in question here is poor – I actually think it’s catchy and I get the melody stuck in my head after a viewing and get a bit drowsy the more I hum it to myself. I think it perfectly encapsulates the laid-back Caribbean setting of the movie, alongside its sinister villain. And this scene is a perfect example of that.

It starts out with Bond arriving at his hotel, where the receptionist (like most) is smitten – so much so that they show a second shot of her adoring face as Bond leaves! Bond skips his room and heads to Paula Caplan’s, where he checks his previously set up hollowed-out book recording device. The harpsichord (I think that’s the instrument at least…) part of this music gets me every time! Love it!

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Ladislav Kutze (George Pravda), Domino Derval (Claudine Auger) and James Bond (Sean Connery) at the end of Thunderball (1965)

Kutze Got Shafted

Ladislav Kutze (George Pravda), Domino Derval (Claudine Auger) and James Bond (Sean Connery) at the end of Thunderball (1965)

Ladislav Kutze (George Pravda), Domino Derval (Claudine Auger) and James Bond (Sean Connery) at the end of Thunderball (1965)

No glory for Ladislav Kutze – the true hero of Thunderball!

Desmond Llewelyn as Q, his loud shirt as a fashion statement and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

Q’s Pineapple Thunderball Shirt is LOUD!

Desmond Llewelyn as Q, his loud shirt as a fashion statement and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

Desmond Llewelyn as Q, his loud shirt as a fashion statement and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

Q and his awesome pineapple Hawaiian shirt from Thunderball (1965)

Q and his awesome pineapple Hawaiian shirt from Thunderball (1965)

Leave it to the gadget man to make a fashion statement. The crazy pineapple shirt is fitting for a trip to Jamaica (along with his straw fedora)! I’d buy both if they were available for a good Bond themed Halloween costume…

Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

Seems terribly difficult

Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo and Sean Connery as James Bond in Thunderball (1965)

“No it isn’t, is it?”