you only live twice

Q Branch's Little Nellie helicopter assembled in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Little Nellie’s Assembly

Q Branch's Little Nellie helicopter assembled in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Q Branch’s Little Nellie helicopter assembled in You Only Live Twice (1967)

“Oh, she’s a wonderful girl. Very small. Quite fast. Can do anything. Just your type.”

– Sean Connery as James Bond

Gallery of Assembly Stages:

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

YOLO YOLT

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

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

The Ning Po freighter ship in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Ning Po

The Ning Po freighter ship is seen in a microfilm Bond steals from Osato Chemicals in You Only Live Twice (1967)

The Ning Po freighter ship is seen in a microfilm Bond steals from Osato Chemicals in You Only Live Twice (1967)

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Every James Bond Movie Title Animation

No Time To Die (2021)

Goldenrant #005: No Time To Die sucked

No Time To Die Theatrical Poster

To start things off, I called it two years ago: No Time To Die is going to suck

Fair warning – this review is full of spoilers and is interspersed with GIFs from previous Bond movies to convey my emotions and opinions.

Like most Bond fans, I was very excited to see No Time To Die. The two-plus year delay somewhat added to the hype but also annoyed me at the same time which was an odd feeling that I’ve never experienced for a new James Bond movie. Regardless, I saw it at the earliest possible showing.

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from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Just an awesomely descriptive setting subtitle

from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)“A Terrorist Arms Bazaar on the Russian Border” hilariously packs a lot of information for a single line-description of a setting. Well done! From Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

The above is a real subtitle from a Bond movie, but the below are not. 🙂

You Only Live Twice (1967)You Only Live Twice (1967)

Moonraker (1979)Moonraker (1979)

Casino Royale (2006)Casino Royale (2006)

Octopussy (1983)Octopussy (1983)

You Only Live Twice (1967) Space GIF

“You Only Live Twice”…yeah right – tell that to this guy!

You Only Live Twice (1967) Space GIF

This would suck.

Extortion is my business

The above scene from You Only Live Twice (1967) is one of those moments where Blofeld makes clear that he lives up to the parts of the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) acronym. In this case, extortion.

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

Request permission to come aboard, sir.

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

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

Bond-san

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