Bond Revisited

Dr. No (1962)
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In his explosive debut, James Bond's mission takes him to the steamy island of Jamacia, where mysterious energy waves are interfering with U.S missile launches. As he unravels the astonishing truth, OO7 (Sean Connery) must fight deadly assassins, sexy female fatals and even a poisonous tarantula. With the help with crack CIA agent Felix Leiter(Jack Lord) and the beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), he searches Crab Key to try to find Dr. No, a fanatical scientist who plans to take over the world. Only James Bond can save the world! Hilarity ensues.

Trivia: Sean Connery was chosen for the part of 007 after Albert R. Broccoli's wife saw him in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). As Bond is being ushered into Dr. No's dining room, he pauses to take notice of a portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Goya. This is actually a joke. The painting was stolen in real-life from the National Gallery, London in 1961 and was still missing when the film was released. It was recovered in 1965.

The Characters:

• James Bond is played by Sean Connery and instantly he is the debonair secret angent.
  
• Dr. Julius No is played Joeseph Wiseman.
  
• Honey Ryder is played by Ursula Andress.

Vehicles & Gadgets:

• Walther PPK — Technically the only so-called gadget in the entire film is the one where M and Major Boothroyd (Q) force Bond to trade in his Beretta for the new standard issue, the Walther PPK. Bond has since used a Walther PPK in every movie up to Tomorrow Never Dies, in which he takes a Walther P99 from a Chinese safehouse.
• 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible — although not an official Bond car, 007 is a passenger where the driver is one of Dr. No's henchmen. The driver commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide pill, and then Bond drives the Bel Air to Government House in the film.
• Sunbeam Alpine Series 1 — Bond drives a Sunbeam Alpine during a brief and relatively tame chase scene with a LaSalle hearse and from Miss Taro's house to the dock where he meets up with Leiter and Quarrel. No gadgets were included on the car. [Source]

What can I say? James Bond is a cinematic legend. What this series I am going to watch all the Bond movies again, in order, leading up to the release of Casino Royale in November. There are officially 21 Bond films and 2 unoffical ones. This is the first and in my opinion, one of the best. Most of the time you can tell how old a person is by who they identify as Bond. In my case, the first Bond film I saw was helmed by Roger Moore, the third Bond, and I originally thought of Bond as Moore, but I am an exception to the rule because I am now a Connery man. I actually haven't seen this film in a while and so I didn't remember all the things Austin Powers took from this film. It makes me want to watch the Austin Powers movies again, which I will probably do after all the Bond films, I do have to work sometime you know.

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