DR. NO - How Does the James Bond Movie That Started It All Hold Up?
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Bond, James Bond. Those three simple words are arguably the most famous in screen history, kicking off a franchise that’s lasted fifty-eight years, twenty five films and six actors in the lead and has grossed seven billion dollars to date and, arguably has shown more longevity than any other in screen history thanks to its ability to both reinvent itself for new generations and the fact that it never loses sight of what made it so popular in the first place.
So join us here at JoBlo as we look back at the history of the franchise starting with the one that started it all - Dr. No - starring a thirty-two year old Sean Connery in the role that made him one of the biggest icons of his era. And make sure to check back often as we count down all the Bond's leading up to the release of NO TIME TO DIE.
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Underrated entry. Interesting thing about DN is that the "villain holds 007 captive in pampered luxury while revealing his plans" Bond movie cliche makes logical sense in the film: Dr No is trying to _recruit_ 007.
He's a sensitive leftie reviewer with politically correct views. That's why he only gave this movie a measly six out of ten. It's worth more than that.
Sheesh!...This guys a bit hard on this great film. It's as good as the rest of the sixties bonds.
The thing is, Dr No started that damn cliché. So it wasn't a cliché for that film, even if it makes logical sense or not. So many other films/shows etc adapted this particular aspect. Not just Bond films. It's crazy.
Global evil organisations like sharing their plans openly in real life as well it seems, maybe makes them feel really smart and devious.
Did you really abbreviate Dr No to DN?
Might not hold up for most, especially modern audiences, but I absolutely love this film.
Most modern audiences are puritanical miseryguts with short memories, so who cares.
Most modern audiences are retarded
I agree, this has always been one of my favorites.
Same i love this movie one of my favorite movies of all time
Modern film is crap. I'll rewatch this over anything new.
I love Sean Connery as James Bond 007. My dad said he's the best one there is.
Who cares about your dad?
What matters is your opinion.
Your dad is correct and has good taste.
Wise is your Father
Sean connery James bond my hero
Yes, and to a lot of us, with Sean Connery's Bond, we remember our fathers.
"It's not a great film..." Let me stop your right there. It's easy to dismiss this film through an anachronistic lens and go for its faults, but apart from the fact that it is the very first James F-ing Bond movie, it's also just a really atmospeheric, well made, (by now) period spy thriller. It's Bond before it became BOND, before it became a formulaic franchise. Your quarrel with Quarrel is also a little forced. Yes, I'll admit, the "fetch my slippers" bit wrings a little, but if you know Bond as a character a little he could have easily said the same thing to some white flunky. Other than that there's something to be said for a mainstream "Hollywood" movie in 1961 to feature a black character that has his own agenda and agency. He is not simply the "servant" character you make him out to be.
Finally, the soundtrack is great, since it features locally sourced Jamaican music, just before Jamaica became a synonym for reggae/ska/rocksteady a few years later. It has early calypso and mento music in there, and tracks like "Twisting With James" are just great. It is too a great movie, just don't expect a "Bond" movie.
It's a pretty good movie but I wouldn't say Great. It has terrible pacing and some very juvenile scenes.
Peter Burton was not related to Richard Burton. RIchard's real last name was Jenkins. Plus, a little harsh on calling Dr. NO a "B" movie?. For 1962, it was "Gold". This film set the table and made Sir Sean a Big Star. Goldfinger made him even bigger.
By today's standards you could say the movie is slow for the first half, no cgi or crazy action. I don't feel that way, I think they did a good job of introducing the James Bond character along with developing the story. Films were written and made much differently at that time.
Good review. I do think that Eunice Grayson as Sylvia Trench deserves a mention. She is the one who introduces herself as , " Trench, Sylvia Trench" thus instigating James Bond's famous introduction. She's very beautiful, and is really the first Bond girl. Appears again in "From Russia With Love".
My favourite part of the movie is Dr. No himself. I love the fact that we the audience don’t see him till Bond does. It heightens the mystery surrounding him and makes the reveal all the more shocking.
Rip Sir Sean Connery 1930-2020 one of the best film stars ever and best Bond stars.
People shouldn't complain about attitudes from almost 60 years ago
Especially when people sixty years from now will comment on the stupidities of our time. (And there are many.)
No but they will 🙄
@Dom 60? Try 6!!!
@shotonshitteo Well, they're not "woke" on the right things. If they were, they might have decent job security and freedom of expression instead of the gig economy and 'fact checking' (a euphemism for censorship) When they've headed left, they've taken a form of the left which does not benefit the masses and os bankrolled by billionaires. It's effectively been subjected to corporate takeover.
Things have always been offensive. The difference is the offended people sixty years ago didn't have the power to speak out about it.
Such an iconic movie. While yes, maybe not the best in the franchise I wouldn't necessarily call it a "glorified B-Movie". But to each their own. I live going back to this now and then and just take it all in and see where it all started. For me personally it's one of the best Bond movies ever and if it's just for the nostalgic factor. 😉 Great revisit though. Really enjoyed your take on this. 👍 Can't wait for "From Russia with Love".
It's the intro to the series. It could have easily flopped. Connery is the reason it didn't and why it's still here.
@@anonb4632 He was and will be the best Bond. It's all about being first I guess. Moore and Craig are very close though.
@@DaveKayASMR Connery was make or break for the franchise. Even if some people think Moore or whoever is better, they have to admit none of these people would get the job without Connery.
In my opinion, Moore was good, but some of his films became too cartoonish and he got some awful jokes. Lazenby is wooden but his film is pretty good. Dalton is a good actor but his Bond doesn't work for me. Brosnan is uneven (and had some horrible jokes). Craig makes a good fist of it, but some of his film plots have been convoluted, dull or pretentious.
(A shout out to the other Bonds - the one in the TV special is awful, although props for getting Peter Lorre as the villain; David Niven and Woody Allen are a bit leftfield.)
@@anonb4632 I couldn't agree more. I got to know the Bond franchise with Moore but fell in love with it with Connery. Actually way way later I realized what a gem Dr. No is. True thing with Moore having a cartoonist style to it. But also some of his movies are also most iconic for me. For Lazenby did one of my all-time favourites. Dalton's movies were pretty good imo. They all brought their own style to the character. Truth is I hated Daniel Craig in his debut. Only after Skyfall I could acknowledge him as a Bond. Don't know why though. I just wonder what/who will be next.
@@anonb4632 Absolutely
I always felt From Russia With Love was the best Bond film until Casino Royal came along. Just a clever scheme by Spectre to get Bond to steal a decoding device for them and subsequently kill Bond and blacken M16's reputation. The most realistic and has perhaps Bond's best antagonist ever, played by Robert Shaw and that classic fight on the train.
From Russia with love and Goldfinger are the Sean Connery movies I love the most
"Do you expect me to revisit the James Bond movies?
No Mr Bond I expect you to watch them
I think Jack Lord isn’t given enough screen time, I thought he was great personally.
I do love this movie though, one of my favourite Bond films.
You're right and the maker of this video is clueless to good Bond films.
I thought that was Connery's real hair since it was long in the front for a comb over .
Remember this one persons opinion like when they rank films no one can agree .
@@speedracer1945 actually, his hair was real for Dr. No and From Russia With Love - but by Goldfinger they had to go with a hairpiece
For those interested, the film where Connery pulls off his hairpiece is from the underrated "The Man With The Deadly Lens" aka "Wrong Is Right" from 1982. Well worth a watch as it was pretty ahead of its time in regards of the role the media play with terrorism and geo-politics. It's a surprising satire that flopped at release.
I passed the Summer after my 15th birthday watching all the movies in order on the telly at my grandparents' summer house.
I'm a woman, by the way and I love the old movies.
Fun fact: Two Italian actors I adore appear on Spectre. I met him on the same TV show working as partners.
I just bought a newer version of the Dunhill lighter he uses.
The seller emailed me the still from the movie.
: )
Why you being a woman and you liking the old movies are related to each other lol
I'm on the 6th film now
Bond girls are no more
As much as I love Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, the introduction of James Bond in this movie played by an incredibly suave Sean Connery is the best in movie history "Mr ?." "Bond James Bond".
I wish they would quit saying Connery was a Mr. Universe. He never was. He was a competitor and finished well down the list.
dr no will be 60 years old next year. thats crazy. this film is great. 8.5/10
I know people aged differently 60 years ago, but Sean Connery been barely 32 in this movie blows my mind, he looks at least 10 years older.
Ironic because he lived til 90. RIP OG 007
Maybe it was the drinking and of course, the cigarettes🤔
Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan are my favorite Bond’s. They are the perfect versions of the character. I think Nobody will ever top them. Dr. no is one of the best for me
Goldeneye was good. But Tomorrow Never Dies?
Anon B Answer: It’s better than Goldeneye! TND is easily Brosnan’s best. (And I’m not a big Brosnan fan. I like Dalton, Connery, and Craig ... in that order.)
@@SpiritOfBagheera If it's the one about the newspaper magnate, then it's def not. I may be getting the title muddled. The one with Sophie Marceau is pretty bad too. I used to have it on video. She's easy on the eye, but there are little things - whoever directed some of the extras needed to be shot. 😆
Agreed, they are also my favorite versions of Bond. Dr. No has always been one of my favorites of the series. I think this analysis is somewhat superficial, based on what has come to be expected of James Bond movies after 5 decades. When you consider the low- budget, I think it's a fantastic first entry into the series. It started the engines for what was to come. I think it stands strong on merits of its own.
@@dansmit491 I think my main issues with Dr No are to do with lack of budget. Also is there a bit of yellowface in there? Get the SJWs in! Only joking!
Nonetheless, Connery makes it, as do some of the supporting cast. Without him, the series would have disappeared long ago.
Richard Burton and Peter Burton were not related.
Holds up for me just fine, thank you. If your criticism of the Dr. No character is that he is a 'comic' book character then, well, which ones aren't? Dr. No is still the best Bond villain in one of the best Bond movies.
Agreed
Very little hair. Did you see his chest?
Sean Connery was never Mr. Universe. Do you do any research?
He didn't win but did participate in said contest. I leave this comment here if anyone else wants to clear up the confusion
Good ole Sean “open handed slap to the face” Connery 😂
That's all eejits remember him for. Not his greatest moment, but he's done many good things too.
Dr no is one of the best in the franchise. True espionage flick.
It’s crazy I saw this on my RUclips timeline because I decided a couple weeks ago that I’m gonna watch every James Bond movie in chronological order beginning with Dr. No ...
I’m current in the Roger Moore era and just finished “The Man With The Golden Gun”
Dr. No returning would've been the greatest Bond movie to me (if done right), since Dr. No is honestly my favorite Bond villain. He feels like an antithesis to Bond in the way he acts and talk. While Bond quips his heart away, Dr. No just looks on with empty eyes and responds with something callous. While Bond smiles knowing he can save the day, Dr. No grins with malicious intent.
Underappreciated Bond villain honestly.
I‘ve always really liked the conversation between Bond and Dr. No at the dinner table, I think it’s really well written and both opponents appear as equally matched in terms of charisma and intellect, in my opinion at least.
The way Dr. No tries to persuade Bond to switch sides while politely threatening him is something that’s been ripped off so many times over the decades, yet rarely has another film managed to replicate it in such smooth and elegant manner.
That includes all the other Bond movies, too.
If the „Dragon“-scene would have been scratched or at least changed, this one would easily be in my Top-5 Bond films.
Ur telling me cec is better than jack lord?🤦♂️
I can just imagine Connery's retort to the singing jab.
"Dammit man, I'm an shpy not a shinger!"
XD
Personally I think Jack Lord was the best Felix Leiter ( with Jeffrey Wright a close second), and rivaled Sean as far as screen presence goes IMO.
Sorry but Dr No is one of the best Bonds. Totally disagree it is a B movie. True the next two WERE 'better' but it was down hill after that IMHO. For me Sean Connery IS James Bond and only Timothy Dalton convinced me as a legitimate alternative. Not using him more was tragic. Brosnan was a Dalton plus Moore. A weakening, 'prettier' shallower version! I lost interest forever after that. Moore sucked except in 'Live and Let Die' where he actually tried. After that it was James Farce!
Zena Marshall is Kenyan, not British
Stop whining about racial stereotypes. Early movies are from the time when people had spines and could handle a joke
No, they were from a time when white people had no clue about the effect on the victims.
I can excuse a movie due to it's time period, but to suggest that the black/Asian people watching it didn't feel something is just stupid.
Aaron Leverton
Cry me a river.
Also asian people who live in Asia and were not raised with a victim mentality could not care less.
@@theshadowman1398 Translation: I have no Asian friends.
You're a twat. Take your head out of your arse and try and learn something about the real world.
@@aaronleverton4221 I Mean I can agree to an extent, sometimes there just weren't trained actors of that ethnicity, and "Acting" is about impersonating another, so I can say as long as it is done tastefully, and not a David Carradine replacing someone like Bruce Lee It would be fine, Its just as fine as Actors in different countries doing the same thing portraying white people as they have no real qualified actors to play the role that know native language.
Point being it depends on the circumstance, and sometimes people are a bit too sensitive.
Later Movies like "Big Trouble in Little China"(way to ahead of its time with a 97% Asian cast and Kung Fu action), "The Hunted", "Black Rain", "Rising Sun", "The Replacement Killers" were panned by American audiences as Racist and Stereotypical, but,..........................., but, Japan loved and touted it and so did other Asian audiences as the box office sales and reviews were very positive. So don't just jump to conclusions based on some form of twisted empathy, and certainly don't put words in the mouths of those it concerns, as an example the Media was yelling about the "Animals" gang in "Cyberpunk 2077" about it being predominately Black and the way they acted was stereotypical, It got to the point the Writer and Creator of the series that is co developing the game, stated "It is not Racism, and don't even think you can lecture a black man on what is racist" This is a perfect example of people getting offended that have no right to be offended, that are just simply on a crusade without context looking like morons.
Aaron Leverton
Actually I do have asian friends ( Japanese ) and they could not care the slightest that Sean Connery once dressed up as a Japanese guy.
Should’ve rated Silvia Trench too. She’s absolutely gorgeous
Dr No is when the world fell in love with Sean Connery as James Bond
I can't understand why so much is made over his hair. So he was balding and they wanted him to have hair. Why is that such a big deal? Who cares how many movies he made with a hair piece. Oh, Never Say Never Again...he wore a piece after having been seen bald! Oh no! He's playing a stinking character who has his hair. Not news. How many actors and actresses wear hair pieces for movie parts?
Peter Burton is not Richard Burtons Brother, Burton's real name is Richard Jenkins poor research.
When Spectre was released I rewatched all the movies in order, Dr No might not be as polished as later movies but they were trying to figure out how to portrait a Bond that would sell tickets, it didn't take many movies though.
FYI, The band in the film and that offered much of the old school Ska music was Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, not the Kingston Trio, which was a 1960's white pop group from San Fransisco and has nothing to do with Jamaican music.
Thanks Joe Blow! During Bond Covid 19 delays, it’s fun to look back at the franchise . Nice trivia on the Richard Burton brother part! I had no idea!
I really appreciate Joblo Videos taking on a film by film Bond review as another Sean Connery tribute. The reviews are thoughtful, detailed, and I enjoy hearing how Joblo’s opinions compare with mine. Thanks Joblo Videos! I look forward to the rest in the Bond series. ⭐️🌎💪🏽🇺🇸🙋🏻♀️🍾😎💄👁🕵🏻♀️🚘🚠🚀
Are we sure Peter Burton was Richard Burton's brother? My internet research tells me otherwise.
Jack Lord was one of the best Felix Leiters, imo.
Terrible lazy review. This film is a lot better than you think.
cary grant would have been too old,maybe in the late 1930as and 40s.connery will always and forever be JAMES BOND!
Funny you didn't mention this, I remember Quarrel's death being one of the funniest and most racist things I watched on TV. It was goofy and unnecessary as fuck xD
"Let's burn this token black guy for no apparent reason" xDDDD
if revist the whole series at least another 25 videos to do sounds like a beast of burden
Let me guess; 7 for the girl, right? Omg I'm right! Lololololololololololololololololol
On your comments about Jack Lord and Rick Van Nutter being the "dullest" Felix Leiter's, I disagree. Continue.
Your bond dubbing isn't pleasing to my ears.
Wasn't much for Sean Connery in the Bond films... Roger Moore was definitely my go to secret agent at the time, before GoldenEye, of course.
I like Moore, but he did some awful Bond films. Live and Let Die is one of my favourites and View to a Kill great (despite his age), but then you have to weigh it up against Octopussy and Moonraker, which again have some great actors in them but have some truly horrific jokes and sequences in them.
Peter Burton was not Richard Burton's brother
As a 70's kid, Roger Moore is my favourite bond. I know, it's ultra goofy but I just love that shit. With Jaws and the tobacco chewing sheriff and wot-not lol.
Disagree I think the narrator is biased
He's a total peanut....he doesn't understand Bond. If you want a real Bond channel with a real fan then my channel is for you 😁
IMHO Honey is very nicely rounded...
This movie fucking rules.
lol your Connery impression is terrible! 🤣
Alas, the whole saga may be coming to an end if the rumors about the next Bond are true. Ah well, it was a good long ride, and they can't take the completed movies away from us. But woke points does not equal profits.
The woke points in movies are not the reason they don't get profits. It's the woke audience who's tired of James Bond because there's nothing else to tell and because he's not the hero most people want to aspire and adore anymore.
Quarrel was an excellent character. We really need to get past this nonsense of looking at everything from 50+ years ago through the eyes of the year 2020
We wouldn't be looking at things from +50 years ago through the lens of 2020 if those things weren't still happening in 2020, my guy.
We need to look back at history and be critical, it's what's gonna make us grow and move forward.
@@please_im_a_staaar Nothing wrong with being critical, my guy. In fact, I agree. But we have to accept that the past happened. At the moment there's a constant push to delete the past and hide everything. If you do that, then what will be left to see, or read, or listen to in order to learn from? All that will happen is we'll end up making all the same mistakes again. Things have to be seen in context of their own time too.
The first movie but the fifth novel
James Bond revisited, a Dream come true!!!!!!
I like Dr. No, of course it is cheesy by today's standards but when ever it is on TV I stick to it.
Overall a '6' is a solid number.
5:30, Jack Lord, of Hawaii Five-0.
Broccoli DID NOT HAVE FAITH in Connery! Research please😡😡. It was his wife Barbara who declared Sean sexy and pushed for him. This point is *widely known.*
Everyone identifies the Aston Martin DB5 and the Walther PPK with 007. But in Dr. No he drives a Sunbeam Alpine and prefers a Beretta. M takes it away and makes him use the Walther.
You forgot to say that John Barry was a bit lazy as composer, stealing the Bond Theme from himself. It was reworked from a song he had already done called "Bad Sign, Good Sign".
i always felt the spider scene was overplayed, tarantulas arent poisonus, just let it be, and when its not on you, grab it by the "butt" and place it outside (the butt is super soft, so if you toss it it will most likelt kill it)
Peter Burton was NOT Richard Burton's brother. Richard Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr. He had five brothers: Ifor, Graham, David, Verdun, and Tom. Otherwise, fantastically informative video.
Clasic Bond film...obviously. Even with the odd minor "bad ideas" e.g. linking Dr. No to the "tongs" Chiense organized crime family)...making a Super Vilain seem kind of "common"...as a Bond villain should be part of some fictional "super vilain secret society" like Spectre.
Bond Girls--they SHOULD BE "exotic" looking and seemingly "one of a kind". Like Ursula ANdrewss, Carole Bouquet....etc. As there are beautiful women whom you know AREN'T "one of a kind" e.. Bo Deek...who looked like LInda Evans ..both were married to John Derek...similar faces.
It's like the people in-charge---The Brocolli's? Saltzman? Didn't try hard enough in the search for the right Bond girls after the Connery and Moore films. At most htere might be one woman that we'd agree looked like a Bond Girl e.g. Berenice Marloche...others weren't exotic or "one of a kind looking ...enough".. Bond 25 shoud be "another Octapussy"--arm of Supermodel looking women..heh...sadly it doesn't seem like the PRO modeling industry is booming anymore...so it's going to be hard to find hte "key Bond Girls/seaking roles"...there isn't any NAMES we know today...i think if you're under 40 you won't know what Sporst Ilustrated Swimsuit magazine is...
I think it's really cool that Sean was "Mr. Universe" (back in the day)!! Can you IMAGINE the stories that old man must've had to tell in his older years?!? Being "Mr. Universe", playing "Bond" several times, and generally being one of the most sought after actors in history!! All that, along with all the traveling he must have done through the years... Had to have been wild for the ones who knew him personally, to look back on his life, as he verbally glossed over the memories of a bygone time, and shared the experiences of a life that only the likes of someone like "Christopher Lee" could probably contend with!! We miss you Sean Connery!! R.I.P.!!🙏
Wig WIG.... wig wig...... WIG.. wig...... I wish my missus did film reviews 🙄
I’m sorry but you’re wrong about Jack Lord as Felix Leiter. His character performance was so suave and calm compared to Sean Connery’s Bond serious and focused performance in this film, that Jack Lord actually inspired the Bond character to be suave & calm too in the series. A lot of fans don’t realize this though. I learned this myself watching “Being James Bond” Dr. No review on RUclips.
Major Boothroyd offered the Walther PPK as a replacement for Bond's Beretta 950, which had jammed previously at a most inopportune moment.
Barry Neilson also played the co-pilot in Airport with Dean Martin
Since this was the first James Bond movie I saw, it will always remain as the very best one. The scenes in Jamaica are so realistic and not overdone. But Dr. No’s lair was from sure over the top and silly. But the characters all look and feel as exotic as they should be.
Dr. No and the entire James Bond franchise is officially 60 years old!!!
I think my dad was a teenager when it first started
At first the American representatives at United Artists had no faith the late Sean Connery could pull it off but the rest is history
He only did one Disney film featuring leprechauns
Quite the gamble bringing the first Ian Fleming novel to the screen
This forever changed the genre of action movies and gave us one of the most long lasting signature lines in cinema
The novel's already sold big in the UK
Turns out in the book the character of Bond is arguably somewhat underdeveloped, which is perfect for the reader to imagine themselves in the role
But for a film, James Bond had to become more defined, and crucially, relatable
Can't really write the books in todays climate considering all the machismo and omnipresent sexism plus smoking is a no-no considering the many health risks involved and not wearing seatbelts or having airbags
At the time Jamaica was already a British crown colony too
The movie rights to James Bond eventually were snatched up by producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli
The movie opened under the radar in the states at a drive in in Texas and Oklahoma but the reactions were ecstatic
Joseph Wiseman makes for a great first villain being the basis for all 25 films and Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder would set the standard for Bond girls to come redefining the femme fatale
I’m so grateful my late father was a fan because if not I wouldn’t be either
And this put Sean Connery on the map
Some say that Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" is a proto-Bond film.
Totally disagree. Dr No is a great Bond film and established much of the formula. Young is an underrated director. He injected more into the Bond series than any other director. And to call this a glorified B movie is to only look at Dr No through the lens of today. Disappointing for a film critic who should also be a film historian and have the intelligence to see films in the environment and time they were made. Clearly, nothing like Dr No had been seen on film in 1962 which accounts for its box office success. Some trivia: apparently the scene with Bond and Miss Taro in bed was the first time that a couple were shown in bed together on film. And Peter Hunt's editing was revolutionary in that it increased pacing in film from that point onwards. So much can be learned from this movie and the next one, From Russia With Love, about the set up of the Bond franchise and the overarching influence on the action genre as a whole.
Watched this month or two ago first time id seen since i watched as a kid 25 years ago. Holds up well overall, ine of the better nond movies imo but i view the connery OG ones as the best particularly the first 3.
Its comical to hear these people try to impose modern day mores on movies made a half century ago, or stumble through some ridiculous disclaimer or apology.
Just watched this and I have only one comment, Good, except your claim that Peter Burton is related to Richard Burton is wrong.
Funny. I liked the first half of the movie better because it was actually more of an espionage thriller and through the movie just turned weird in the second half.
I didn't see any racial stereotypes... Granted I only understood every other word in the movie lol So maybe I missed a few lines. The white girl playing Chinese I would label as racist tho
Cary Grant would had made a great Bond but he was getting near retirement plus if he was 15 yrs younger Richard Burton is a marvelous actor but he's a bit dry with his humor.
In the film a spider is planted in Bond's room to kill him. In the Dr. No novel, it's a large centipede. Yuck!
I love that they couldn't afford the big fish tank, so they used blown-up footage of small fish (cheaper than footage of big fish) and wrote a magnifying fish tank explanation into the script.
Honey Ryder a more "well-rounded character", you say you wish for!? Haha. Look again
On a lighter note: Connery has not only the best Bond eyebrows, but pretty near the best male eyebrows in showbiz!
Am I the only one that wasn't impressed with Ursula Andress? I thought she was manly looking.
I actually like Jack Perry as Leiter. He was as smooth as Connery was.
Holy crap. Couldn’t even hear what he was saying when he was sitting and shooting the guy with that shit impression over the dialogue.
I would have never known that Sean Connery wore a toupee in the Bond films if you guys had not mention it. So what he wore a toupee? He looked great.
Am I the only one who wonders why the gun barrel bleeds from the inside? Does Bond shoot through it or was the villain holding it pressed to his body?
The second half is actually my least favorite one, not bad, but not as great, many rushed characters
Great job on the video, I'm a huge Bond fan and there is a lot of info i had never heard before, thanks a bunch.
I really like all your based on fact reviews. But why do you say "badass" so often?
"And has shown more longevity than any other movie character."
I love Bond, but let's be honest here, Dracula and Godzilla alone beat Bond in that regard easily.
Sherlock Holmes.
Not really. Dracula and Godzilla are really tired at this point. Bond can go forever.