Sean Connery is the only Bond who could combine a real dangerous menace and still have that boyish sense of humor and the glint in his eye. The others could do one or the other but Connery was the real Bond.
I thought Brosnan didn't do too bad a job but was used too late to make a major impact as the Cold War was over and England didn't have too many enemies thereafter.
Dr. No is a classic. One of my favourite James Bond movies. RIP Sean Connery. He was perfectly cast as the first big screen incarnation of James Bond and he made the role his own.
The first 4 films are the best! I love Dr No the most! That amazing waterfall going out onto the beach, Honey Ryder, wading through crystal clear mangrove waters and the coolest looking geologists office of all time! Ken Adam did some the best mid century sets of all time, still look great today.
@@danielwilliamson6180 The best of the Connery era are From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Dr No. My favorites Bond films are On Her Majesty's Secret Service and From Russia With Love. Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films from best to worst: 1. From Russia With Love 2. Thunderball 3. Dr No 4. Goldfinger 5. You Only Live Twice 6. Never Say Never Again 7. Diamonds Are Forever
@@danielwilliamson6180The best of the Connery era are From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Dr No. My favorites Bond films are On Her Majesty's Secret Service and From Russia With Love. Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films from best to worst: 1. From Russia With Love 2. Thunderball 3. Dr No 4. Goldfinger 5. You Only Live Twice 6. Never Say Never Again 7. Diamonds Are Forever
As a kid my favourite was Thunderball, scuba diving in exotic locations etc. Now for me the best Connery Bond is From Russia With Love. A very credible plot.
This was interesting. I still recall seeing it as a fourteen-year-old when it first came out in the U.S. I genuinely believed that all those gadgets could exist and that the extravagant sets depicted places could also really exist somewhere. Most impressive was how easily and comfortably Bond traveled around the world and in different cultures. IMHO Sean Connery was, and still is, the best Bond ever.
Fun Fact: Sir Christopher Lee - Ian Fleming's step-cousin - was his personal choice for the role of Bond villain: Dr. Julius No, before they went with one-time *"Twilight Zone"* actor Joseph Wiseman. Years later, Lee got to play a great Bond villain in the form of Francisco Scaramanga in Roger Moore's second 007 adventure of 1974: *"The Man with the Golden* *Gun".* And his likeness & voice would be used for the character in the 2004 E.A. video game: *"GoldenEye: Rogue* *Agent".*
During the Pandemic Lockdown i watched every single James Bond movie is awesome viewing & gives you great respect appreciation for all bonds & series but damm theres alot of 007 movies
The first Bond movie I saw was From Russia With Love - I'd gone to see something else, and FRWL was the second of a double feature. I was very impressed. When I finally saw Dr. No, I thought the later Bond movies were more 'slick' or 'refined'. Now, of course, I appreciate Dr. No.
I agree that the 007 formula was in place from the start... that's what I always loved about the Bond franchise.. you can (more or less) watch them in any order and you will always recognize Bond and the universe of Bond.
There was no "formula"; the first 4 Bond films each have their own theme, their own pace. When Gilbert Lewis made "You Only Live Twice", he simply didn't have the imagination to bring the book to screen and instead just re-made "Doctor No", essentially. OHMSS was one last spurt of creativity and sticking to the novels that, sadly, just missed out on greatness by a Connery-length. After that, when the producers demanded another "Goldfinger" from Hamilton, he gave them literally that, trying to recreate step by step that film's story elements in "Diamonds are Forever". That was the beginning of the series ripping itself off with each successive film. After one last climactic call-back with "The Spy Who Loved Me", the magic was gone, never to be regained.
@@varanid9 sure there was a formula... theme and pace is not essential for a franchise as this one. Those things have varied a lot throughout the years... just compare Casino Royale to Skyfall? Huge difference in pace... just to name a recent comparison. Some are loud action set pieces and some are more subtle and story driven. The formula of 007 (imo) is the Bond character and his traits - he's the master of seduction, he's a master of being stylish in all situations, he's efficient with most weapons, he's a martial artist, he master's most vehicles, planes and so on... then you have the Bond girls, the gadgets, the cars, the conspiracies... all pretty much established from the start. Btw.. never read the books - so I'm only referring to the movies here. I'm aware that they took MANY liberties when making the scripts. I'm sureboth story lines and the character itself is changed a lot. Just wanted to point it out since you are referring to the books :-)
@@marknewton6984 Yes but it wasn't fair we didn't get to hear her, I never really understood the trend of dubbing in old films and they did it constantly to both men and women. In 1967 just a few years later she's in the spoof film Casino Royale and you can understand her just fine despite the accent. So if they could let her be heard there then why not this film? Stinks of racial prejudice frankly. I wish they could release a cut with her normal voice but I spose it doesn't even exist, it's an insult to the actor frankly.
Awesome job Minty! Agree with you 100% regarding John Barry and Monty Norman. Monty Norman took the job to write the music because they offered him a free trip to Jamaica. :) He composed the music, and John Barry did the arrangement and conducting.
Great film! It was only a $1 000 000 film, but it looked like $5 000 000. Thanks to Terence Young and especially to Ken Adam who was a genius! R.I.P. Sean Connery, a great James Bond!
This is my 'all time favorite' Bond flick. The director Terence Young essentially turned a 'muscle head' into a suave, sophisticated super spy and set the tone for the rest of the franchise
Goldfinger is considered the high point, but Young's suave style is amazing and essential to Bond. One thing that always struck me about Dr. No, is how colorful it is for its time.
@@helvete_ingres4717 No. When Sean Connery was starting out, he had been a "Mr Universe" winner. However, he was uncouth and not sophisticated enough for the part. It was Young (who was very Bond-like in nature) who schooled Connery-- And I think even lent Connery his Rolex to wear at some point...
From some books about the Bond Franchise Connery's interview with Broccoli & Saltzman didn't go well at all. It wasn't until it was all over & 1 of them was standing looking out of a window onto a very busy London Street, pavements heavy with pedestrians & loads of traffic on a 4 lane roadway, (2 lanes in each direction). Connery emerged from the building & diagonally walked through the crowd. The producer at the window called the other to come & see this. Connery didn't swerve or veer once. It was the people around that changed their course, as if some force field was making them do so. He ignored the Crossing & simply stepped out into traffic. It stopped. As he approached the farthest 2 lanes, he looked at the oncoming cars & they simply stopped. Better still was when he approached the far pavement, it being mobbed out with people, the 'force field' caused pedestrians to change their intended path. The Producers said he's the man with that Presence. Once in the early 1970's, I was in Edinburgh, Scotland. Struggling as a young kid on one of the main pavements in the City Centre loaded with people. Head down & plodding along amongst all these adults then, at last, a break in the crowd. Standing on some clear pavement at last. In the middle of this large oval shaped space, several feet wide, I saw a pair of brown brogue shoes, dark green & brown striped tweed trousers & jacket, shirt & tie to match. It was Sean Connery! I noted that as he walked on this clear space was never entered by anybody on that pavement. RIP Big 'Tam' Connery.
Yay, you said it! Dr No is wicked. Loved it as a kid in the 80s and still love it now. And finally someone who thinks it’s better than goldfinger 👍 me too! Never really understood the goldfinger love.. it’s weird
Minty, I love the fact that you have finally decided to tackle this beloved franchise. I always learn a lot from your videos and this one was no exception. Please continue making videos about James Bond!
@Minty I have to say this is a super special video because I can remember fondly watching all the Bond films endlessly as a kid. All the Bonds and their eras, are unique, but the original Bond, Connery? I ENVY how lucky the kids and teenagers of the 1960s were at the time this, very first movie Bond, was released (not the 1st ever adaption because, quite wonderfully, there is the live 1954 TV version of "Casino Royale" with JIMMY BOND). Everything has a beginning and there are many milestones in cinema history. But, long before "Star Wars", this James Bond film debut, completely revolutionised the way films were made. So, MANY legends were born in the amazing 60ss. It's mind bending how much greatness there was. Thank you Minty for making my day and week with this. Extra special. Yours Shaken, not Stirred, David
I’m a huge fan of James Bond and I like Connery a lot. I think that I only saw this movie specifically once on Cable tv in the 90s. I definitely need to look it up again though. Thank you for sharing all the amazing facts. Goldfinger was the first movie I watched. That one’s definitely a classic for me! Gonna have to rewatch this one again when I have time. Great job on this video!
I love pausing your videos, just to look at the cool collectibles you have. Then trying to wrack my brain for what they are from, by just seeing one image of them.
Fun Fact, the comic book adaptation of Dr. No was released not only in the USA, it was also released in England and the Western half of Europe as well. While DC comics published the book in the USA, Classics Illustrated published it in England, and Dell Publishing released it in Germany, Denmark, Greece, Norway and Sweden under Dell's Detective Stories label. The Classics Illustrated cover (which was reused on the Dell releases) has a close up of Dr. No's face along with the scene were James Bond and Quarrel fight the Dragon Tank. Both versions are now collectors' items.
I met Sean at Gleneagles Hotel in 1983 during a pro/celebrity golf tournament and got his autograph. I also met Christopher Lee there and got my photo with him. I was 16 and still have the photo. Two Bond stars but never on screen together. RIP both.
In the states it was first shown at drive ins as a B movie, they didn't think it would do well in major theaters, boy were they wrong. I may be wrong but I understand Ian Flemming did not want Sean Connery to play his character, a Scottsman playing an English agent, how unheard of in was in Flemming's mind And yet he was impressed with Sean's performance. In my mind Sean is the best Bond ever, but I may be prejudice as he is my all time favorite actor. My favortie 007 movie is the second one From Russia With Love, that one I feel was better then GoldFinger. And I found out later that I was in good company as it was also Sean's favorite as well. Well done Minty, thoroughly enjoyed this. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Another amazing video Minty, your videos are always very entertaining and informative. I have a suggestion for a video you should do "10 Things you Didn't Know about Dead Poets society.
I've always loved the Bond movies and Connery is definitely my favourite. And this is the first one of your videos where I haven't known any of the facts. Thanks Minty 👍
In my opinion, there were four scenes in Dr. No that created the Bond character around Connery and influenced the other movies in the franchise: The opening casino scene, the mission briefing with M, the killing of Professor Dent, and the dialog between Bond and Dr. No over dinner.
Cheers Minty. Nice one. I know this film was a huge success and that it spawned the long running franchise. I know that audiences were captivated by Bond. And I am well away that this is the favourite Bond outing for many fans. Personally, I found it to be very, very silly. Shame on me? I did not find it to be in the least bit enjoyable. It wasn't until Goldfinger that I started to warm to Bond Films. No doubt every man and his dog will argue the toss. Let them. At least that is more fun that some of Bond's exploits.
Originally, Bond was first cast in the TV variety show, Climax. Actor Barry Nelson played him in the televised Casino Royale telling. After the show, Flemming didn't like Bond being an American spy working with the CIA while Felix Lighter was his MI-6 contact. He decided to change his character to either make him a woman or British to flesh out the character more. At the time with movies like Modesty Blaze and TV shows like The Avengers, female spies were common so Flemming made him English and Lighter American. Also, From Russia With Love was not the second Bond book, it was the fifth. It was made the second Bond movie after President John F Kennedy mentioned it as one of his five favorite books. Ironically, From Russia With Love would be the last movie Kennedy saw before his fateful trip to Dallas.
This was my first movie to see without my parents, a double feature of Dr No/Goldfinger. I loved it; and all the Spy movie/TV that followed. I did prefer Goldfinger just for the Aston Martin, toys and guns, and of course the gold nude lady in the film. Give me a break, I was 9 and this was ground breaking stuff. Thanks for the research and insight.
The girl painted gold in the titles of Goldfinger is Margaret Nolan ('Dink' seen in the film as Bond slaps her ass at the pool scene) and not Shirley Eaton seen later
One thing that has always interested me is how often the principal characters are later dubbed. That was not Ursula Andress speaking in the movie just like it was not Daniela Bianchi in From Russia With Love. Many characters were dubbed and it seems that half the film budget is dedicated to voice actors. Why hire an actor if you don't like their voice? Great job as usual Minty.
In many cases the reason for dubbing is the fact that they could not record the sound the same time or the ambient noises ruined the original recordings. They might have intentionally in some cases change the actor when recording the lines to be dubbed but I believe in many cases it was most likely just availability situation. The actor might have been already doing another project so it was easier to get someone else to do the lines and dub over.
@@Wezqu That would explain the dubbing but not the hauling in of different actors to do the voices. In many cases the actor's voice was fine but maybe not the right ethnic approach for the time.
Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench) voice was dubbed. She was on episodes of "What's my Line" with her cocky accent. Goldfinger, Gert Frobe's was dubbed because he didn't speak English. And even George Lazenby was dubbed when he spoke as Sir Hillery Bray.
@@ericsonhazeltine5064 SO why cast her? There were many exotic women at Pinewood. My point is that this happened a lot. It is like they have a casting call for the people and then one for the voices. 😁😁
Goldfinger created the whole adventure-within-an-adventure prologue, introduced super cars and eccentric henchmen, and also perfected the music video opening credits. Goldfinger also created the infusion of eccentric extravagance that marks the Bond franchise. But Doctor No was also the template for many Bond films to follow and is arguably better paced than Goldfinger. Terrence Young had a much more high brow sense of subtle humor than Guy Hamilton and also refused to pander to the audience.
I like to think Felix (played by Jack Lord), left the CIA and took the job as the head of Hawaii 5-0 under his real name, Steve McGarrett. From there, he fought off countless evil doers including Wo Fat and the Vashons while Bond was saving the world across the Pond.
I watched this movie with my brother and dad a few weeks ago, hadn't seen it since the late 90s early 2000s and we couldn't get over how much Austin Powers pulled from it.
I never much liked Connery as Bond, but he was amazing in his older years. The Rock, The Last Crusade, and even LXG were all amazing performances. Though I will say, the newer Stern 007 pinball featuring the Connery movies is a lot of fun.
While Dr. No was the first Bond movie, it has NONE of the iconic music of what we hear throughout MOST of the Bond movies AND it was known only as Dr. No. It wasn't until the Bond film, Thunderball where they ACTUALLY began to make notice of the 007 and Bond schticks and MUCH LATER made mention that Dr. No; From Russia With Love; and Goldfinger were even the same Bond in each. Ian Fleming also made note that George Lazenby...James Bond in On Her Majesties Secret Service...was THE ONLY actor who looked like the character he had portrayed as James Bond
I always wished Jack Lord could have played Felix Lieter in a couple of the other Bond films, or at least in Goldfinger, For me he always seemed closer to Fleming's Lieter than that later actor who replaced him in Goldfinger and I really would have liked to have seen him and Connery play off each other more.
As a Funeral Coach enthusiast, I couldn't help but notice the hearse chasing Bond, is a different hearse, than the one that's wrecked going off the cliff.
Yes. it starts out as a '39 La Salle, then morphs into a '49 Humber... A screamingly obvious anomally that smacked me when I first saw it at age 8! Possibly the clumsiest stunt-fail in the franchise's history.
Only error I found. In the book Dr. No was buried under a pile of bat poop not bird poop. Bat Guano. The island was officially a fertilizer farm. Love Minty.
Also my understanding that the producers of James Bond, the film Dr. No had an interest in Adam West of TV fame Bruce Wayne/Batman to play the role of James Bond, but he too turned it down.
I saw it when it came out. It was good. I liked it. But, I liked the next few better. Having just re-watched after a break of 60 years, I now like it much more. It is tight, well told, and doesn't miss a beat anywhere.
*in my own head canon there is a version of Bond played by Forest Gump* *even used chatgpt to generate possible scenarios for movies and interactions...the results were hilarious*
I thought Moore couldn't play the role because he was involved with The Saint and didn't have the time? From what I'd read Fleming wanted Moore originally.
After meeting the cast on location not far from his Goldeneye home in Jamaica, Ian Fleming mentioned Ursula Andress in the book he was writing at the time (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) as a guest of Blofeld's mountaintop retreat. Ursula also designed and sewed the bikini she wore in Dr. No.
To add a further comment about number 4 about the stolen painting, there has been a recent film been made about it. It is called The Duke starring Jim broadbent and Helen Mirrem, if you want an explanation as why it was stolen, trust me it is a story you need to see it to believe it.
John Barry wrote the best soundtracks for Bond. After he died, they have never been the same. It was great that they went back to his love theme from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in the last Bond movie.
Ma grandad used to know connery, from back when connery deliverd milk to the bakery that ma Grandad worked at ,he had some great storys of connery ,they also passed away mear months apart ,miss him so much RIP grandad and sean connery
I think the comic book cover was probably done by a different artist than the page artist. Generally that is the way they are done. Even back then they generally had a different cover and page artist. So stylistic and even talent wise they could be radically different.
On the comic book cover: VERY commonly the covers were done by different artists than the comics themselves. Also note that comic book art was a three part/person process. The main artist did their work in pencils. Then after they finished an inker went in and inked the pencil drawings. After that someone else did the coloring. I've left out the letterer, oops (or "how Stan Lee heroically prevented Steve Ditko from making Spiderman a whacko Objectivist libertarian")! So in short, whoever(s) did the cover art for the comic book, probably one member of the team didn't realize Bond was supposed to have black hair, or CHOSE to do it that way so that Bond and Dr. No looked a bit more different from one another? I'm actually surprised that DC didn't exaggerate the appearance of No to make him look stereotypically Chinese versus the accurate depiction of the whitewashed (white actor playing Asian) character who appeared in the movie.
This was originally published in the UK in the comic "Classics Illustrated", drawn by Norman Nodel. When DC published it in "Showcase", some of the material was censored to suit American readers. The cover was drawn by DC artist Bob Brown.
Making my way through all of the classic Fleming books, very enjoyable. You forgot to mention that Honey Ryder had a mishapen broken nose in the book and refused to get it fixed. ETA - the sequence in the ducting was quite gripping in the book.
here's a couple more for you- fleming originally wanted his friend noel coward to play the part of dr no. one of the "fixers" for the movie on jamaica was future head of island records, chris blackwell. among his tasks was to find the green tractor used for the flame-throwing 'dragon'. moonraker was completely rewritten from the book's story at fleming's own request. the series' iconic guitar riff was created not by norman or barry but by session guitarist vic flick.
My cousin worked in the Wesr End of London in the cinema business and told me that they had a film showing that no-one was going to see, so they put a western film on (it may have been the Magnificent Seven) and ran Dr No as the B movie. They got unexpectedly high attendance numbers, which was a surprise as the western had already been shown and discovered the audience were attending in large numbers to view the B movie and the franchise seemingly took off.
Ironically I watched it last week. Read the book too a long time ago. So good to hear these changes have been addressed. Great movie. Even when it was made before I was even born.
Sean Connery is the only Bond who could combine a real dangerous menace and still have that boyish sense of humor and the glint in his eye. The others could do one or the other but Connery was the real Bond.
Pierce Brosnan comes the closest
I thought Brosnan didn't do too bad a job but was used too late to make a major impact as the Cold War was over and England didn't have too many enemies thereafter.
Your first love always lasts longer in your heart
Roger had the wit and all the best movies were his, even Connerys action sequences (his forte) were awful by being speeded up to absurdity
You are so right
Connery is Bond ❤
All hail Sean Connery. He was the first and the best, his era will always be classic Bond.
Dr. No is a classic. One of my favourite James Bond movies. RIP Sean Connery. He was perfectly cast as the first big screen incarnation of James Bond and he made the role his own.
The first 4 films are the best! I love Dr No the most! That amazing waterfall going out onto the beach, Honey Ryder, wading through crystal clear mangrove waters and the coolest looking geologists office of all time! Ken Adam did some the best mid century sets of all time, still look great today.
@@HereIsMyOffer Dr. No and Thunderball are my favourites of the Connery era.
@@danielwilliamson6180 Yep, a jet pack and the Bahamas are hard to beat!
@@danielwilliamson6180 The best of the Connery era are From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Dr No. My favorites Bond films are On Her Majesty's Secret Service and From Russia With Love. Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films from best to worst:
1. From Russia With Love
2. Thunderball
3. Dr No
4. Goldfinger
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Never Say Never Again
7. Diamonds Are Forever
@@danielwilliamson6180The best of the Connery era are From Russia With Love, Thunderball and Dr No. My favorites Bond films are On Her Majesty's Secret Service and From Russia With Love. Here is my ranking of all Sean Connery James Bond films from best to worst:
1. From Russia With Love
2. Thunderball
3. Dr No
4. Goldfinger
5. You Only Live Twice
6. Never Say Never Again
7. Diamonds Are Forever
Rest in Peace Sean Connery. You were a great bond.
Bond not bond
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As a kid my favourite was Thunderball, scuba diving in exotic locations etc. Now for me the best Connery Bond is From Russia With Love. A very credible plot.
This was interesting. I still recall seeing it as a fourteen-year-old when it first came out in the U.S. I genuinely believed that all those gadgets could exist and that the extravagant sets depicted places could also really exist somewhere. Most impressive was how easily and comfortably Bond traveled around the world and in different cultures. IMHO Sean Connery was, and still is, the best Bond ever.
Fun Fact:
Sir Christopher Lee - Ian Fleming's
step-cousin - was his personal
choice for the role of Bond villain:
Dr. Julius No, before they went
with one-time *"Twilight Zone"* actor
Joseph Wiseman. Years later, Lee
got to play a great Bond villain in the
form of Francisco Scaramanga in
Roger Moore's second 007 adventure
of 1974: *"The Man with the Golden*
*Gun".* And his likeness & voice would
be used for the character in the 2004
E.A. video game: *"GoldenEye: Rogue*
*Agent".*
Haaa.....Mr Lee definitely left his mark.
You win!
I just could never take Moore seriously as Bond. Too much the pretty boy. No menace.
Yesss, I did hear of this. As if I could love Lee more!! I love this fact. Incredibly AWESOME!!
@@bayanon7532I feel the same!! But the films are so whacky and fun! I liked them as a kid.
During the Pandemic Lockdown i watched every single James Bond movie is awesome viewing & gives you great respect appreciation for all bonds & series but damm theres alot of 007 movies
Well Done Minty! We need more James Bond "Things you didn't know about!" Keep up the good work
Next Goldeneye brcause this is a Re uloaded video.
The first Bond movie I saw was From Russia With Love - I'd gone to see something else, and FRWL was the second of a double feature. I was very impressed. When I finally saw Dr. No, I thought the later Bond movies were more 'slick' or 'refined'. Now, of course, I appreciate Dr. No.
Ah! They showed it a thousand times on TV in the late 1960s, long before VHS or anything. Loved it. Thanks for the lowdown, Minty.
Damn, Minty!!!!! You always do a kick ass job! Maybe do Alllll James Bond!!!?
Jimmy Olsen on the cover!! Hahaha that was funny and yes the world wasn't ready for bond, James bond!!
I agree that the 007 formula was in place from the start... that's what I always loved about the Bond franchise.. you can (more or less) watch them in any order and you will always recognize Bond and the universe of Bond.
There was no "formula"; the first 4 Bond films each have their own theme, their own pace. When Gilbert Lewis made "You Only Live Twice", he simply didn't have the imagination to bring the book to screen and instead just re-made "Doctor No", essentially. OHMSS was one last spurt of creativity and sticking to the novels that, sadly, just missed out on greatness by a Connery-length. After that, when the producers demanded another "Goldfinger" from Hamilton, he gave them literally that, trying to recreate step by step that film's story elements in "Diamonds are Forever". That was the beginning of the series ripping itself off with each successive film. After one last climactic call-back with "The Spy Who Loved Me", the magic was gone, never to be regained.
@@varanid9 sure there was a formula... theme and pace is not essential for a franchise as this one. Those things have varied a lot throughout the years... just compare Casino Royale to Skyfall? Huge difference in pace... just to name a recent comparison.
Some are loud action set pieces and some are more subtle and story driven.
The formula of 007 (imo) is the Bond character and his traits - he's the master of seduction, he's a master of being stylish in all situations, he's efficient with most weapons, he's a martial artist, he master's most vehicles, planes and so on... then you have the Bond girls, the gadgets, the cars, the conspiracies... all pretty much established from the start.
Btw.. never read the books - so I'm only referring to the movies here. I'm aware that they took MANY liberties when making the scripts. I'm sureboth story lines and the character itself is changed a lot. Just wanted to point it out since you are referring to the books :-)
Ursula andress voice was dubbed in dr no by nikki van der zyl,with her singing done by diana coupland,both didn't get a credit.
But Ursula was SO good looking...😮
@@marknewton6984 Yes but it wasn't fair we didn't get to hear her, I never really understood the trend of dubbing in old films and they did it constantly to both men and women. In 1967 just a few years later she's in the spoof film Casino Royale and you can understand her just fine despite the accent. So if they could let her be heard there then why not this film? Stinks of racial prejudice frankly. I wish they could release a cut with her normal voice but I spose it doesn't even exist, it's an insult to the actor frankly.
That scene with Honey Rider is such a classic bond girl moment.
Oh, yes. Will never forget it!
Awesome job Minty! Agree with you 100% regarding John Barry and Monty Norman. Monty Norman took the job to write the music because they offered him a free trip to Jamaica. :) He composed the music, and John Barry did the arrangement and conducting.
Great film! It was only a $1 000 000 film, but it looked like $5 000 000. Thanks to Terence Young and especially to Ken Adam who was a genius! R.I.P. Sean Connery, a great James Bond!
I miss those ABC Sunday night Bond movies back in the 80s. That's what really made me a fan. RIP Sean and 3 year older Roger. 🙏🙏
I had forgotten that yes!
Sunday Night! Yes! School closings would scroll and I could stay up!
The crabs weren't moving because they didn't get paid enough so they were on strike. Haha. Sean Connery has always been THE James Bond to me.
This is my 'all time favorite' Bond flick. The director Terence Young essentially turned a 'muscle head' into a suave, sophisticated super spy and set the tone for the rest of the franchise
you mean in the books he's a 'muscle head'?
Goldfinger is considered the high point, but Young's suave style is amazing and essential to Bond. One thing that always struck me about Dr. No, is how colorful it is for its time.
@@helvete_ingres4717 No. When Sean Connery was starting out, he had been a "Mr Universe" winner. However, he was uncouth and not sophisticated enough for the part. It was Young (who was very Bond-like in nature) who schooled Connery-- And I think even lent Connery his Rolex to wear at some point...
@@AndyJay1985 Yeah. I'm originally from Florida, so I think the tropical beaches are one thing that really appeals to me
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"No Mr Bond, I expect you to die!!!"
Classic
Oh, I love Dr No. I love all the Bond movies with Connery. For me, he was the Ultimate Bond.
A Real Man!
From some books about the Bond Franchise Connery's interview with Broccoli & Saltzman didn't go well at all. It wasn't until it was all over & 1 of them was standing looking out of a window onto a very busy London Street, pavements heavy with pedestrians & loads of traffic on a 4 lane roadway, (2 lanes in each direction). Connery emerged from the building & diagonally walked through the crowd. The producer at the window called the other to come & see this. Connery didn't swerve or veer once. It was the people around that changed their course, as if some force field was making them do so. He ignored the Crossing & simply stepped out into traffic. It stopped. As he approached the farthest 2 lanes, he looked at the oncoming cars & they simply stopped. Better still was when he approached the far pavement, it being mobbed out with people, the 'force field' caused pedestrians to change their intended path. The Producers said he's the man with that Presence.
Once in the early 1970's, I was in Edinburgh, Scotland. Struggling as a young kid on one of the main pavements in the City Centre loaded with people. Head down & plodding along amongst all these adults then, at last, a break in the crowd. Standing on some clear pavement at last. In the middle of this large oval shaped space, several feet wide, I saw a pair of brown brogue shoes, dark green & brown striped tweed trousers & jacket, shirt & tie to match. It was Sean Connery! I noted that as he walked on this clear space was never entered by anybody on that pavement.
RIP Big 'Tam' Connery.
Yay, you said it! Dr No is wicked. Loved it as a kid in the 80s and still love it now. And finally someone who thinks it’s better than goldfinger 👍 me too! Never really understood the goldfinger love.. it’s weird
The gun Connery held in the Dr No posters was an air pistol.They couldn't find a Walther PPK.
Definitely need more Bond! It’s my favorite movie series, and with you covering it, these will be successful. 😊
Minty, I love the fact that you have finally decided to tackle this beloved franchise. I always learn a lot from your videos and this one was no exception. Please continue making videos about James Bond!
Thank you for this awesome analysis, Minty! Bond films have and will forever be some of my favourite pieces of all cinema. More Bond please!
Even when in the UK, we get an uploaded episode. Good work Minty. Great to see you at Comic Con Saturday ‘see ya!’
@Minty I have to say this is a super special video because I can remember fondly watching all the Bond films endlessly as a kid. All the Bonds and their eras, are unique, but the original Bond, Connery?
I ENVY how lucky the kids and teenagers of the 1960s were at the time this, very first movie Bond, was released (not the 1st ever adaption because, quite wonderfully, there is the live 1954 TV version of "Casino Royale" with JIMMY BOND).
Everything has a beginning and there are many milestones in cinema history.
But, long before "Star Wars", this James Bond film debut, completely revolutionised the way films were made.
So, MANY legends were born in the amazing 60ss. It's mind bending how much greatness there was.
Thank you Minty for making my day and week with this. Extra special.
Yours Shaken, not Stirred,
David
I’m a huge fan of James Bond and I like Connery a lot. I think that I only saw this movie specifically once on Cable tv in the 90s. I definitely need to look it up again though. Thank you for sharing all the amazing facts. Goldfinger was the first movie I watched. That one’s definitely a classic for me! Gonna have to rewatch this one again when I have time. Great job on this video!
Ian Fleming also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dude had a thing about trick cars!
First bond film not really have a vocal song in the beginning of the main credits. Dr. No the start of many bond movies. Such a iconic movie. 😊
Just a little correction! The Danish title is only translated to "Agent 007: Mission Kill". The "Dr No" part is only to show the original title too.
Well done Minty...Top Notch Video as always!! All the Best from Hines, Oregon USA!! 👋🤗👍
Does Duncan live there?
I love pausing your videos, just to look at the cool collectibles you have. Then trying to wrack my brain for what they are from, by just seeing one image of them.
So love that you've done a Bond one Minty!
one of my favorite movies. love all the bond films
Bond...not bond....you trade a bond...
Fun Fact, the comic book adaptation of Dr. No was released not only in the USA, it was also released in England and the Western half of Europe as well. While DC comics published the book in the USA, Classics Illustrated published it in England, and Dell Publishing released it in Germany, Denmark, Greece, Norway and Sweden under Dell's Detective Stories label. The Classics Illustrated cover (which was reused on the Dell releases) has a close up of Dr. No's face along with the scene were James Bond and Quarrel fight the Dragon Tank. Both versions are now collectors' items.
I met Sean at Gleneagles Hotel in 1983 during a pro/celebrity golf tournament and got his autograph. I also met Christopher Lee there and got my photo with him. I was 16 and still have the photo. Two Bond stars but never on screen together. RIP both.
I grew near Hollywood and saw Dr. No & To Russia with Love at the Chinese Theater. What a great introduction to James Bond.
In the states it was first shown at drive ins as a B movie, they didn't think it would do well in major theaters, boy were they wrong. I may be wrong but I understand Ian Flemming did not want Sean Connery to play his character, a Scottsman playing an English agent, how unheard of in was in Flemming's mind And yet he was impressed with Sean's performance. In my mind Sean is the best Bond ever, but I may be prejudice as he is my all time favorite actor.
My favortie 007 movie is the second one From Russia With Love, that one I feel was better then GoldFinger. And I found out later that I was in good company as it was also Sean's favorite as well.
Well done Minty, thoroughly enjoyed this. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cubby Broccoli wanted him. He made a great choice.
Another amazing video Minty, your videos are always very entertaining and informative. I have a suggestion for a video you should do "10 Things you Didn't Know about Dead Poets society.
I've always loved the Bond movies and Connery is definitely my favourite.
And this is the first one of your videos where I haven't known any of the facts. Thanks Minty 👍
In my opinion, there were four scenes in Dr. No that created the Bond character around Connery and influenced the other movies in the franchise: The opening casino scene, the mission briefing with M, the killing of Professor Dent, and the dialog between Bond and Dr. No over dinner.
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...and Honey Rider's first appearance. Got to have the women.
I thought the main reason Roger Moore wasn't the original Bond, was because his contract for the TV show The Saint.
Nah, thats what happened to Brosnan.
It’s possible. Moore did play Bond in a comedy sketch years before he became Bond officially.
It is right. He was bonded by The Saint.
He was contractually bound to the saint. I have read this elsewhere
This was also why he didn’t take over after You Only Live Twice
Wow, even by Minty's brilliant standards this is a top quality, entertaining effort
Funny about the crabs being docile on set, as Honey in the book survived the crabs by staying so calm, they weren't interested in pinching her.
I’ve survived crabs before. l I had to use a special medicated shampoo.
Cheers Minty. Nice one. I know this film was a huge success and that it spawned the long running franchise. I know that audiences were captivated by Bond. And I am well away that this is the favourite Bond outing for many fans. Personally, I found it to be very, very silly. Shame on me? I did not find it to be in the least bit enjoyable. It wasn't until Goldfinger that I started to warm to Bond Films. No doubt every man and his dog will argue the toss. Let them. At least that is more fun that some of Bond's exploits.
Mark, If you wanted to make this into a series then I would be all for it.
Originally, Bond was first cast in the TV variety show, Climax. Actor Barry Nelson played him in the televised Casino Royale telling. After the show, Flemming didn't like Bond being an American spy working with the CIA while Felix Lighter was his MI-6 contact. He decided to change his character to either make him a woman or British to flesh out the character more. At the time with movies like Modesty Blaze and TV shows like The Avengers, female spies were common so Flemming made him English and Lighter American. Also, From Russia With Love was not the second Bond book, it was the fifth. It was made the second Bond movie after President John F Kennedy mentioned it as one of his five favorite books. Ironically, From Russia With Love would be the last movie Kennedy saw before his fateful trip to Dallas.
This is great Minty. Looking forward more Bond reviews please😊
This was my first movie to see without my parents, a double feature of Dr No/Goldfinger. I loved it; and all the Spy movie/TV that followed. I did prefer Goldfinger just for the Aston Martin, toys and guns, and of course the gold nude lady in the film. Give me a break, I was 9 and this was ground breaking stuff. Thanks for the research and insight.
The girl painted gold in the titles of Goldfinger is Margaret Nolan ('Dink' seen in the film as Bond slaps her ass at the pool scene) and not Shirley Eaton seen later
Ursula!
I love the Bond movies. Can you do more videos of the James Bond movies?
One thing that has always interested me is how often the principal characters are later dubbed. That was not Ursula Andress speaking in the movie just like it was not Daniela Bianchi in From Russia With Love. Many characters were dubbed and it seems that half the film budget is dedicated to voice actors. Why hire an actor if you don't like their voice?
Great job as usual Minty.
In many cases the reason for dubbing is the fact that they could not record the sound the same time or the ambient noises ruined the original recordings. They might have intentionally in some cases change the actor when recording the lines to be dubbed but I believe in many cases it was most likely just availability situation. The actor might have been already doing another project so it was easier to get someone else to do the lines and dub over.
@@Wezqu That would explain the dubbing but not the hauling in of different actors to do the voices. In many cases the actor's voice was fine but maybe not the right ethnic approach for the time.
Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench) voice was dubbed. She was on episodes of "What's my Line" with her cocky accent. Goldfinger, Gert Frobe's was dubbed because he didn't speak English. And even George Lazenby was dubbed when he spoke as Sir Hillery Bray.
Ursula had such a heavy accent she was almost unintelligible.
@@ericsonhazeltine5064 SO why cast her? There were many exotic women at Pinewood. My point is that this happened a lot. It is like they have a casting call for the people and then one for the voices. 😁😁
Goldfinger created the whole adventure-within-an-adventure prologue, introduced super cars and eccentric henchmen, and also perfected the music video opening credits. Goldfinger also created the infusion of eccentric extravagance that marks the Bond franchise. But Doctor No was also the template for many Bond films to follow and is arguably better paced than Goldfinger. Terrence Young had a much more high brow sense of subtle humor than Guy Hamilton and also refused to pander to the audience.
I like to think Felix (played by Jack Lord), left the CIA and took the job as the head of Hawaii 5-0 under his real name, Steve McGarrett. From there, he fought off countless evil doers including Wo Fat and the Vashons while Bond was saving the world across the Pond.
I've always felt From Russia With Love was the best Bond film. It's tone was more serous than the subsequent Bond films.
❤️ the train fight;; specter agent grant vs grant 007
It was the Best! Daniela...
I watched this movie with my brother and dad a few weeks ago, hadn't seen it since the late 90s early 2000s and we couldn't get over how much Austin Powers pulled from it.
One of the best performance of Sean Connery’s career to be honest James Bond Doctor No 👌
I never much liked Connery as Bond, but he was amazing in his older years. The Rock, The Last Crusade, and even LXG were all amazing performances.
Though I will say, the newer Stern 007 pinball featuring the Connery movies is a lot of fun.
The gun Connery is holding at 13:20, 12:27, and several other pictures, is actually a Walther model 93 Luftpistole (air Gun). I have one of those.
Nice one, Minty.
While Dr. No was the first Bond movie, it has NONE of the iconic music of what we hear throughout MOST of the Bond movies AND it was known only as Dr. No.
It wasn't until the Bond film, Thunderball where they ACTUALLY began to make notice of the 007 and Bond schticks and MUCH LATER made mention that Dr. No; From Russia With Love; and Goldfinger were even the same Bond in each.
Ian Fleming also made note that George Lazenby...James Bond in On Her Majesties Secret Service...was THE ONLY actor who looked like the character he had portrayed as James Bond
I always wished Jack Lord could have played Felix Lieter in a couple of the other Bond films, or at least in Goldfinger,
For me he always seemed closer to Fleming's Lieter than that later actor who replaced him in Goldfinger and I really would have liked to have seen him and Connery play off each other more.
Lord wanted top billing and huge increase in salary. They told him where he could go to Hawaii. He really thought a lot of himself
Minty - This was great! Keep it coming. Im a subscriber. Your commentary is wonderful too 😅
As a Funeral Coach enthusiast, I couldn't help but notice the hearse chasing Bond, is a different hearse, than the one that's wrecked going off the cliff.
Yes. it starts out as a '39 La Salle, then morphs into a '49 Humber... A screamingly obvious anomally that smacked me when I first saw it at age 8! Possibly the clumsiest stunt-fail in the franchise's history.
RIP Sean Connery-----Best Bone Ever..........
I would say Goldfinger is the best James Bond movie.
More Bond films need to be covered.
Only error I found. In the book Dr. No was buried under a pile of bat poop not bird poop. Bat Guano. The island was officially a fertilizer farm. Love Minty.
Also my understanding that the producers of James Bond, the film Dr. No had an interest in Adam West of TV fame Bruce Wayne/Batman to play the role of James Bond, but he too turned it down.
My favorite Bond flick has to be From Russia With Love. I love the grittiness of it. It feels like the spy type of film I came to love.
I always thought that From Russia with Love was the first real James Bond movie from the Sean Connery era
I saw it when it came out. It was good. I liked it.
But, I liked the next few better.
Having just re-watched after a break of 60 years,
I now like it much more.
It is tight, well told, and doesn't miss a beat anywhere.
*in my own head canon there is a version of Bond played by Forest Gump*
*even used chatgpt to generate possible scenarios for movies and interactions...the results were hilarious*
I thought Moore couldn't play the role because he was involved with The Saint and didn't have the time? From what I'd read Fleming wanted Moore originally.
Nice! Definitely more Bond please!
Thanks Minty for another great perspective. Cheers !
One of my favorite Bond movies! 😊❤
It is estimated that since Dr. No, a quarter of the world's population have seen at least one Bond film.
After meeting the cast on location not far from his Goldeneye home in Jamaica, Ian Fleming mentioned Ursula Andress in the book he was writing at
the time (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) as a guest of Blofeld's mountaintop retreat. Ursula also designed and sewed the bikini she wore in Dr. No.
Great work minty can you please do all the bond films, thanks mate
To add a further comment about number 4 about the stolen painting, there has been a recent film been made about it. It is called The Duke starring Jim broadbent and Helen Mirrem, if you want an explanation as why it was stolen, trust me it is a story you need to see it to believe it.
I would consider doctor know and goldfinger to be equal. Definitely two of the five best Bond films.
It's a Tie!
Good job Minty, your best one yet.
John Barry wrote the best soundtracks for Bond. After he died, they have never been the same. It was great that they went back to his love theme from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in the last Bond movie.
Ma grandad used to know connery, from back when connery deliverd milk to the bakery that ma Grandad worked at ,he had some great storys of connery ,they also passed away mear months apart ,miss him so much RIP grandad and sean connery
I think the comic book cover was probably done by a different artist than the page artist. Generally that is the way they are done. Even back then they generally had a different cover and page artist. So stylistic and even talent wise they could be radically different.
The Japanese poster reads “Doctor No,” but Wiki says the title is “007 is the number of murder.”
Japanese Wikipedia says that the Japanese title was changed from that to "Dr. No" for it's 1972 rerelease.
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Could you imagine if Ian Fleming had gotten his way and David Niven was cast as James Bond???
Niven played Bond in the original 1960s Casino Royale.
On the comic book cover: VERY commonly the covers were done by different artists than the comics themselves. Also note that comic book art was a three part/person process. The main artist did their work in pencils. Then after they finished an inker went in and inked the pencil drawings. After that someone else did the coloring. I've left out the letterer, oops (or "how Stan Lee heroically prevented Steve Ditko from making Spiderman a whacko Objectivist libertarian")! So in short, whoever(s) did the cover art for the comic book, probably one member of the team didn't realize Bond was supposed to have black hair, or CHOSE to do it that way so that Bond and Dr. No looked a bit more different from one another? I'm actually surprised that DC didn't exaggerate the appearance of No to make him look stereotypically Chinese versus the accurate depiction of the whitewashed (white actor playing Asian) character who appeared in the movie.
This was originally published in the UK in the comic "Classics Illustrated", drawn by Norman Nodel. When DC published it in "Showcase", some of the material was censored to suit American readers. The cover was drawn by DC artist Bob Brown.
Making my way through all of the classic Fleming books, very enjoyable. You forgot to mention that Honey Ryder had a mishapen broken nose in the book and refused to get it fixed. ETA - the sequence in the ducting was quite gripping in the book.
Great video. My favorite Connery Bond is From Russia with Love.
here's a couple more for you-
fleming originally wanted his friend noel coward to play the part of dr no.
one of the "fixers" for the movie on jamaica was future head of island records, chris blackwell. among his tasks was to find the green tractor used for the flame-throwing 'dragon'.
moonraker was completely rewritten from the book's story at fleming's own request.
the series' iconic guitar riff was created not by norman or barry but by session guitarist vic flick.
Very nicely done, thanks for the video!!!
I like the idea of covering the Bond films
THANK YOU MARK!!! MOREMOREMOREMORE!!!
My cousin worked in the Wesr End of London in the cinema business and told me that they had a film showing that no-one was going to see, so they put a western film on (it may have been the Magnificent Seven) and ran Dr No as the B movie. They got unexpectedly high attendance numbers, which was a surprise as the western had already been shown and discovered the audience were attending in large numbers to view the B movie and the franchise seemingly took off.
Ironically I watched it last week. Read the book too a long time ago. So good to hear these changes have been addressed. Great movie. Even when it was made before I was even born.