"I admire your courage, Miss...?" "Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr...?" "Bond. James Bond." Fun Fact: All of the sets and furniture were slightly smaller than they would be in reality, so that Bond (Sir Sean Connery) would look larger. That's Hot Fact: Although there are persistent rumors that Ursula Andress was naked in the shower scene to clean her of radiation, closer inspection reveals that she is wearing a nude-colored one-piece swimsuit. Gun Enthusiast Fact: The gun Bond (Sir Sean Connery) puts the silencer on at Miss Taro's (Zena Marshall) house is not his famous PPK. It's a FN 1910 easily distinguishable by the FN logo on the grip. The reason is that the prop department couldn't get a silencer fitting the PPK. Spider Wangler Fact: Sir Sean Connery was morbidly afraid of spiders. The shot of the spider in his bed was done with a sheet of glass between him and the spider, which can be seen in one shot in the movie. When this didn't look realistic enough, additional close-up scenes were re-shot with stuntman Bob Simmons. Rosie was the name of the tarantula. Art Enthusiast Fact: A Francisco de Goya painting of Portrait Of The Duke Of Wellington (1814), stolen in August 1961 from London's National Gallery, is found on an easel next to the stairs in the dining area, which is why Bond stops to notice it as he passes it while going up the stairs. It was recovered in 1965. When this movie first came out, British audiences laughed upon seeing the Goya, knowing it had been stolen. According to director Terence Young, the idea for the stolen painting prop came from the film's Irish co-screenwriter Johanna Harwood. A clip of this scene is featured in The Duke (2020), which dramatized the theft.
I like all of the Bond actors. Timothy Dalton's Bond was the most faithful to Fleming's Bond, but all the actors did a great job portraying their versions. My personal favorite is George, and for fifty years I have lamented his choice to not continue playing the character. A fun bit of Bond trivia. The iconic "Bond, James Bond" introduction originated here at the Baccarat game when Bond playfully mocks the manner in which Silvia introduced herself. They liked it so much they made it his signature introduction. Goldfinger really set the template for the franchise.
This was one of the first movies I saw in a theater with just a friend (i.e., no parents). I was 8 and my friend was 10. It cost 40 cents. We thought it was exciting and super cool. We immediately wanted to be spies. It was my introduction to the idea of breathing under water with reeds, and it inspired me to read all the Bond books when I was 11. Of course, it is completely alien to the action-thriller spy movies that we all expect now. As you said, Bond is more like a detective (i.e., procedural), which in truth is a lot more realistic than any of the later spies. Think “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” Other outstanding, more down-to-Earth, spy movies include “The Ipcress File” (1965) with Michael Caine, “Three Days of the Condor” (1975) with Robert Redford, and “Ronin” with Robert De Niro. Sean Connery had tremendous screen presence---raw charisma---in everything he did. BTW, Felix Leiter was played by Jack Lord, looking a lot younger than his 42 years; he went on to TV fame in “Hawaii Five-O” (1968-1980), a police detective series.
1962 was also the year The Longest Day came out. Adapted from the book of the same name (and taken from a quote by German General Rommel), it's still the most expensive black and white movie ever, with no less than 48 international stars and is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. And just a year earlier was another blockbuster war movie, The Guns Of Navarone (a sequel was made in 1978, Force 10 From Navarone, but bore little resemblance to its source material, and had a different cast as it was impractical to bring back the original actors since it takes place right after Guns).
Dr. No is considered the weakest of the 60’s-70’s Bonds, simply because the series was just trying to find its feet. (We don’t even get the classic theme!). Next, we get From Russia With Love,Thunderball, and Goldfinger, and things get genre-iconic REAL fast! 😎
1962 ... WHAT A YEAR IN FILM! 😆
Everything alright, Sammy?
"I admire your courage, Miss...?"
"Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr...?"
"Bond. James Bond."
Fun Fact: All of the sets and furniture were slightly smaller than they would be in reality, so that Bond (Sir Sean Connery) would look larger.
That's Hot Fact: Although there are persistent rumors that Ursula Andress was naked in the shower scene to clean her of radiation, closer inspection reveals that she is wearing a nude-colored one-piece swimsuit.
Gun Enthusiast Fact: The gun Bond (Sir Sean Connery) puts the silencer on at Miss Taro's (Zena Marshall) house is not his famous PPK. It's a FN 1910 easily distinguishable by the FN logo on the grip. The reason is that the prop department couldn't get a silencer fitting the PPK.
Spider Wangler Fact: Sir Sean Connery was morbidly afraid of spiders. The shot of the spider in his bed was done with a sheet of glass between him and the spider, which can be seen in one shot in the movie. When this didn't look realistic enough, additional close-up scenes were re-shot with stuntman Bob Simmons. Rosie was the name of the tarantula.
Art Enthusiast Fact: A Francisco de Goya painting of Portrait Of The Duke Of Wellington (1814), stolen in August 1961 from London's National Gallery, is found on an easel next to the stairs in the dining area, which is why Bond stops to notice it as he passes it while going up the stairs. It was recovered in 1965. When this movie first came out, British audiences laughed upon seeing the Goya, knowing it had been stolen. According to director Terence Young, the idea for the stolen painting prop came from the film's Irish co-screenwriter Johanna Harwood. A clip of this scene is featured in The Duke (2020), which dramatized the theft.
my first year of High School in New York, Theater by school was showing a double feature, Manturian Candiate and Dr No. Great double feature. .
James Bond...Jason Bourne...Jack Bauer. All have the initials JB!
I like all of the Bond actors. Timothy Dalton's Bond was the most faithful to Fleming's Bond, but all the actors did a great job portraying their versions. My personal favorite is George, and for fifty years I have lamented his choice to not continue playing the character.
A fun bit of Bond trivia. The iconic "Bond, James Bond" introduction originated here at the Baccarat game when Bond playfully mocks the manner in which Silvia introduced herself. They liked it so much they made it his signature introduction.
Goldfinger really set the template for the franchise.
Cheers! Enjoyed your reaction. I hope you'll do all of them!
I agree with PhillydOgg - watch all the Bonds, if you can. Thanks for this one, Sammy.
If he does watch all the bonds , this will be a miracle!
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This was one of the first movies I saw in a theater with just a friend (i.e., no parents). I was 8 and my friend was 10. It cost 40 cents. We thought it was exciting and super cool. We immediately wanted to be spies. It was my introduction to the idea of breathing under water with reeds, and it inspired me to read all the Bond books when I was 11.
Of course, it is completely alien to the action-thriller spy movies that we all expect now. As you said, Bond is more like a detective (i.e., procedural), which in truth is a lot more realistic than any of the later spies. Think “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” Other outstanding, more down-to-Earth, spy movies include “The Ipcress File” (1965) with Michael Caine, “Three Days of the Condor” (1975) with Robert Redford, and “Ronin” with Robert De Niro.
Sean Connery had tremendous screen presence---raw charisma---in everything he did. BTW, Felix Leiter was played by Jack Lord, looking a lot younger than his 42 years; he went on to TV fame in “Hawaii Five-O” (1968-1980), a police detective series.
Great start to an epic series, Ursula Andress one of my boyhood movie crushes back in the 60s! Thanks Sammy!
I like your choice of films and your reactions to them.
1962 was also the year The Longest Day came out. Adapted from the book of the same name (and taken from a quote by German General Rommel), it's still the most expensive black and white movie ever, with no less than 48 international stars and is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. And just a year earlier was another blockbuster war movie, The Guns Of Navarone (a sequel was made in 1978, Force 10 From Navarone, but bore little resemblance to its source material, and had a different cast as it was impractical to bring back the original actors since it takes place right after Guns).
As you mentioned Christoph Waltz: The German "w" is pronounced like a "v" and the "a" like the one in "car".
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You should watch all of the bond flims! It's the best!
All the EON Bond films.
@@RealBLAlley yeah!
Where does one go to watch the full length reactions, is there a patreon?
Dr. No is considered the weakest of the 60’s-70’s Bonds, simply because the series was just trying to find its feet. (We don’t even get the classic theme!). Next, we get From Russia With Love,Thunderball, and Goldfinger, and things get genre-iconic REAL fast! 😎