Probably the best Bond movie of them all. Thunderball would come in 2nd imo.
If You're really a fan, I suggest queuing up the Dr No documentary, (the first Bond movie) easily found with the youtube search term Dr No documentary. In this is discussed how the James Bond character was defined, selected, music, set design, editing, all of the people who came together to really carve out a 50 year movie series and make it so special. Hell they're still making Bond Movies. Dr No as a movie was not as moving as Goldfinger, so this is why I linked Goldfinger, but again, if you're a fan, don't pass on the documentary for the very first big screen Bond flick - Dr No. Very Interesting and informative.
Fantastic documentary; thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Mustang. As stated, I sure did. Seriously on the Dr No documentary being a good one, probably better actually though the movie itself wasn't that hot.
DeleteDr. No will always be my favorite Bond movie nt because it was the best necessarily but because it was the FIRST. I loved it when I was freshman in college, –– a perfect ESCAPE from REALITY!
ReplyDeleteI read all the original Bond novels by Ian Fleming, and fund them engrowwing, but I lost interest in the movies when Sean Connery quit playing James Bond. One of my favorite characters was Miss Moneypenny in the original series. She loved James Bond so much, even though she knew darned well she could never have him. Even though she was a minor character the relationship between Bond and Moneypenny was always charming, lighthearted,and witty. It added a great deal to the credibility and likability of both characters and added much to the enjoyment of those films.
Franco, I certainly agree on the Bond and Moneypenny relationship. It was a great addition to the inerplay between Bond and the other characters. The documentary startswell before the Bond movies were even a twinkle in many producers eye (not boringly so though) and runs through character selection, set designers, directors, how everyone just seemed to be Perfect in their role in making the movie(s). I found it very entertaining and informative.
DeleteWell, I guess I already said that :)
DeleteDr. No was not the first appearnace of James Bond. The original Casino Royal
Deletewas one of those American Playhouse Theater type live TV shows starring Barry
Nelson. The first Bond was an American agent working for the Brits and Felix
Lighter was a british agent. The show aired in 1954. It was sanctioned by
Ian Flemming.
I have every Bond DVD ever made with a few exceptions. Connery, Moore, Lazenby,
Dalton, and Craig all had their charms, but I found the Remmington Steele Bond
(Brosnin) a bit too cartoonish for the role. It was like casting Pee Wee Herman
as the Terminator.
You can win bar bets with this information so long as you do not use the word movie.
Simply ask who was the first person to ever play the role of James Bond? You will
get a lot of takers because very few people about Barry Nelson.
Leonard, True of course, and lots of that info comes out in the Dr No documentary. All the Bond movies were a bit corny, so Brosnin didn't bother me. He fit the profile.
DeleteInteresting tidbit of rec]indite lore. I'b been arlun nearl
Deletey eighty years, and never heard of the early Casino Royale cast with an AMERICAN bond. Iknew nothng of Bnd until Dr. No came out in 1962.
It was after that that I started to read Ian Fleming's novels whih by then were out in paperback.
I'm surprised Flemung endorsed Barry Nlson as b]nd, because NOTHING could have been more quntessentally BRITISH than Fleming, himself and the cool, suave, intrepid character he created.
George Sanders would have made a good James Bond. so would RIchard Todd, but they arrived n the scene a bit too early to play Bond.and were probably too old for the part by 1962.
I absolutely agree that Sanders would have made for a good James Bond. Here is
Deleteanother piece of related trivia. Sanders starred in a few movies as the Saint,
before the Roger Moore TV series.