You are far from alone on the spider thing. Silent, creepy little beasts. And when I learned in earth science how they kill their prey HEEEEEELL no! P A S S!
Considering the drastic tone shift the Craig movies had compared to all the classic Bond movies, Jen absolutely made the right choice to start where she did.
I grew up with all the Bond films. Sean Connery is the absolute best Bond! Please continue with him as 007. You won't regret it, I promise. Love your amazing reactions Jen, I'm here for them all.
Connery's bond stands out as someone who is dangerous. An important trait in the gritty world of espionage. Some of the other bonds instead seemed cartoonish.
Speaking of "James Bond doesn't sweat" in real life, when Sean Connery was making a movie with Lana Turner, her mobster boyfriend got jealous and showed up on the movie set and pulled a gun on Connery. Former body builder Connery twisted the mobster's wrist, forcing him to drop the gun, and knocked him out with one punch.
Johnny Stompanato was the mobster boyfriend. He was the bodyguard and enforcer of Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen, who was busted for not paying his taxes. Stompanato got killed by Turner's daughter in self-defense.
First, I've NEVER heard anyone call James Bond 'Bondy'. LOL. I've seen most of your reactions and do like them. But for some reason I really liked this one. Maybe it was because you were having fun watching. Your spider reaction was outstanding.
The Art work he looks at at dinner was a famous stolen Painting it is why Bond gave it a Look. The best Part of Dr No is that it had no Budget . They found a way to make a extremally good movie .Also Bond Broke a lot of "good guy rules" He shot a man that was out of ammunition, then to make sure he was dead he shot him in the back. Sex with a person he knew was working for the wrong side then just handing her over. Dr No broke all the rules and it took a while for it to be a Hit . But when people found out about it .It became a Blockbuster
Great reaction to this classic. Hope you will do the whole series. A couple other TH-camrs already have or are. The CIA guy Felix Leiter was played by Jack Lord of the original TV show Hawaii Five O. Always love all the gadgets in the Bond movies.😊
So happy to see a first-time Bond watcher enjoy Dr. No. It MUST mean you’re going to watch them all, which I personally would recommend. I’m here for the ride. Thanks, Jen.
_From Russia with Love,_ which is next, is the film that follows the novel the most closely. It is a proper espionage film rather than a super-spy movie. Also, it was Albert Broccoli's favorite. Here are some interesting differences from the novel: In the novel Dr. No's mining operation is not bauxite (an aluminum ore) but guano, which is more valuable. No doesn't die in the reactor pool, he escapes the explosion and runs to a dock where one of his freighters is loading guano. He and Bond fight, No falls to the dock, and the conveyor loading guano swings from over the ship's hold to over No and he dies by being buried in bird shit. When Honey Ryder comes out of the surf she is naked except for her diving belt, which movies couldn't show in 1963. When she sees Bond she covers herself with her hands. In the novel she is described as having a very prominent nose that she thinks is unattractive, so instead of adopting the usual pose of hands covering breasts and groin she covers her breasts and her nose.
@@benhammel9886 Tarantulas are easier to wrangle than centipedes and they're far less venomous than some of the big centipedes, so safer for the actor all round.
@@DafyddBrooks It is my favorite because it is the one closest to the novel and because it most closely approaches a proper espionage film. FWIW, my favorite espionage film is _The Spy Who Came in from the Cold._
"I'm gonna remember this reed trick if I'm ever being hunted by dogs." I suddenly would very much like to see a video of Jen attempting to cross the ever so treacherous U.S./Canadian border, and implementing the reed trick!
I've heard that disputed though. Supposedly Norman was contracted to write the music but he never delivered. John Barry was brought in; he wrote the music for Dr. No and many of the films that followed, and he was reputed to have written the Bond theme as well. Because of the contract, Norman still got credit for the theme.
Good reaction. I remember when Dr. No was released. Hard to believe it was 60 years ago. It's difficult to explain to those who were not around at the time how sensational these first Bond movies were in the early 1960's. In my opinion Joseph Wiseman, as Dr. No, was the best Bond Villain. His voice was so sinister. And you were right. Everyone thought Connery was "hunky". All the guys wanted to be Bond and all women wanted to be conquered by him. And when you say "He slept with her knowing that she set him up", that pretty much defines 007. I recommend you see the first four Bond films with Connery as 007. Sean Connery was 32 when this film was made.
My first Bond film was Thunderball in which I was allowed to go see in the downtown movie theater by myself in San Diego during the daytime. For an 11 year old it was spectacular. The Bond films have always been special to me ever since. Sean Connery has always been my favorite.
Originally, Alfred Hitchcock was going to direct the project with Cary Grant as Bond, but he turned it down and said that North By Northwest was the closest thing we ever got to seeing a James Bond movie.
From Russia With Love is next; it's still my favorite with one of the most amazing villain battles on film. And then Goldfinger, not to be missed. When Goldfinger came out, my parents thought I was too young for something so risqué. But after that they rereleased Dr. No and From Russia With Love as a double feature. So those were the first ones I saw. And I was hooked for a long time after.
The introduction of James Bond in Dr. No at the Baccarat table, the first scene with Sean Connery is one of the most famous scenes in the Bond series (if not in film history). Sean Connery had sizzling sex appeal - and it's really what made the early Bond films so popular.
So glad that you liked this movie. I hope you keep going with the rest of the series. Each Bond actor brings their own flavor to the character. I honestly think most Bond movies are worth watching, if you liked this one (which you did). There's 25 Bond movies in the official series (one unofficial remake and a parody also exist). The thing with the Bond series is that everyone likes something different, so even if I were to recommend you a few movies from each Bond actor to watch, other people would likely choose a different list, so if you have the time and are patient enough, I'd say watch em all. That way you can also see how Bond (and the world in general) evolves from 1962-now.
@@theLeftHandedDog I mean, you're entitled to your own opinion on the matter, but I would lie if I were to say that you don't sound like a grumpy old person with that comment.
25:00 - Bond stares closely at a painting he notices in Dr No’s lair. This painting is the ‘Portrait of the Duke of Wellington’ by Francisco Goya. It had been stolen in 1961. The filmmakers included it as a little in-joke, suggesting that Dr No had stolen it. It was recovered in 1965.
Definitely do the next one "From Russia With Love" next. Most fans like it even better. Basically Connery did five Bond films from 1962 to 1967 announcing he would do no more after #5. Do all five of those as you will like them more based on how you liked Dr No. Connery did two more Bond films in '71 and '83, and they're pretty good but his first five are the best IMO. 😎👍
Seeing them all in order is actually a great way to watch the evolution of big-budget action movies and the image of a "man's man." The character who wears the coolest clothes, drives the coolest cars, goes to the coolest places must necessarily evolve as the culture and what is or isn't cool changes over *six decades* of movies that are still breaking box office records. On the other hand, there are certain aspects of cool that were defined by this character and have become a permanent part of how we think of coolness. The tone of the movies veer wildly as well, catering to the mood of the audience at the time. It goes through a drug-fueled hallucinatory self-parody phase in the 70's that may not necessarily be considered *good* movies, but still have to be seen. I'd love to hear your commentary on all of these through the years. I think you're going to enjoy all of them, all for different reasons.
definitley, i watched them all in order in 1999 when in the UK on ITV showed them all every wednedsay from May all the way the end of August. it was called ' Double 0 heaven season' and i felt like i experienced an evolution of film history. it was great to finish the year with 'the world is not enough' at Christmas too for my birthday :)
Nice one! Thank you for very entertaining reaction. And yes, Bond definetely kill people. In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (typically read "double O" and denoted in Fleming's novels by the letters OO rather than the digits 00) is a field agent who holds a licence to kill in the field, at their discretion, to complete any mission.
I’m so glad you are getting into the spirit of the early Bond films. Objectively, they are bonkers, and don’t entirely age well. But they’re fun if you don’t try to make them make sense. If you liked “Dr. No,” you will probably LOVE then next film in the series, “From Russia With Love.” I’d say it’s twice as good. One bit of trivia I think is also relevant to the early Bond movies - in the early ‘60s, the UK was JUST getting over a post WWII period of recovery. The war was so hard on the UK that they had rationing of lots of everyday items, like food and fuel, well after the war was actually won. So one of the appeals of the Bond books and movies was seeing a debonair British spy who lived an expensive lifestyle, (private club, gambling, the finest drinks and clothes), and traveled by jet to exotic places, like Jamaica and Europe. That wow factor became less of a thing of course, but early on it really helped make the Bond stories extra popular.
Not just that, Britain had pretty much lost what was left of their Empire. It was a blow to their national ego that they weren't the same kind of super-power nation they had been before the world wars and James Bond was a comforting fantasy about how Britain could still covertly police the world.
@@Straun30 I think before this a scene like this would be have the protagonist firmly as an anti-hero; but this is the hero of the film gunning someone down coolly. That is what made it iconic.
I'm happy to see you're doing reactions to these older films. The James Bond movies were considered very "adult' for their time-violence, sex, etc. It's interesting to see how things were back then-everyone seemed so classy, well dressed, etc.
Funfact: The set designer was a fighter pilot in WW2. He was German but flead to England to fight against the nazi's. He never gave up his German citizenship, because he wanted to fight as a German, opposing Hitler.
Sean Connery was not only dashing but he also had a GREAT voice. It is very sad these great actors all passed away, but at least their great work lives on for us to enjoy!
Sean Connery was 32 here. According to legend, he didn’t impress the producers during the auditions for the role. They wanted Cary Grant for Bond. And here was this young Scottish former milkman and bodybuilder, and he had turned up in scruffy clothes. But then they watched him leave andnwalk down the street from the window of their building, and commented on how he “moved like a panther in the street”, and thus secured the role. The rest is history.
Bauxite has been a prime export from Jamaica. I remember when I was there years ago our guide was telling us that one of the worst deals the Jamaican government ever made was a trade deal with Russia. Instead of selling the bauxite, the government agreed to a trade deal for Russian automobiles. "These autos had a very bad reputation, but the government made the deal anyway." the guide told us. "But, even now, decades later, you can still see some of these same cars on our roads." He pointed to a boxy shape on the shoulder of the road at this point as we drove past. It seemed to be made out of rust and vines. "See?" he said. "There's one now." 😀
Of COURSE he went there. She set him up. He expected it. Now he is in a prime position to find out who had her set him up and why because she's surprised to see him. He's a spy. Take risks and do the unexpected because when you shock and surprise someone by being where they don't expect you to be, they're off balance and more likely to say too much. It's how I got confirmation that my wife was cheating on me. Well, my ex-wife now.
The reed breathing does work, but it needs to be fairly short, like a snorkel. Otherwise one risks breathing back in their own oxygen-deprived exhalation of a moment before, which can lead to suffocation.
Watch all the original Connery ones in order. Amusingly they are numbers 1-5 and 7. They are excellent for what they are, which might be considered fairly predictable spy fare. Ian Fleming, the author of these stories as well as the children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was a spy back in the day, so he had a good handle on what Cold War era spycraft looked like, and so he knew how to use the truth and take it at least bit over the top for the story's sake. Connery was the best Bond, although the one-shot Bond George Lazenby (who was in the sixth Bond film) looked most like Bond as he was depicted in the original stories. Roger Moore was a good Bond, though he had to deal with a lot of less than stellar scripts. Those three are the "classic era" Bonds. Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan were the "middle era" Bonds and while they had better scripts than many of Moore's, they couldn't match Connery. I know nothing much about the Daniel Craig "Late era" Bond, other than his movies just weren't interesting enough to hold my attention for long. I've seen most of Craig's first two piecemeal, but I just didn't enjoy them. My favorite Connery film is Thunderball (his fourth movie), and my favorite Moore film is Live and Let Die (his first movie).
I haven't seen this classic Bond film in decades, so it was extra fun to watch this reaction since I didn't remember much of anything that happened! Also, Jen you looked even more lovely than usua in this videol... One might say you looked "very dashing"! : )
I can tell you that when Ian Fleming first saw this film, he hated it but by the end of Connery's run he'd come to like him so much that he changed James Bond to be Scottish!
Ian Fleming only ever saw the first two bond movies. He died in 1964 a couple of months before the 3rd film Goldfinger was released. It wasn’t until the 11th novel, also published in 1964 (and the last published in Flemings lifetime. Some were published posthumously) that Bonds ancestry was fully revealed to be a Scottish Father and Swiss Mother.
Ian Fleming died in 1964 he actually only saw Dr No and by the time it got through production and released Ian Fleming changed his mind on Sean Connery and thought he was a good Bond and even made some changes to character of Bond in novels to make so Bond had Scottish heritage as Sean Connery was Scottish born and raised.
Dr. No was Fleming's fifth 007 novel. In the book, the 3 Blind Mice not only shot Strangway's secretary, but they burned her house down! There was a chapter with Dr. No dumping crabs onto Honey Rider during a torture scene.
I enjoy all your splendid reactions, but this one is my favorite. I'm glad you enjoyed the first Bond movie. My favorite 007 film is "For Your Eyes Only," but all the Bond movies are fun. My brother and I watched them all in sequence a long time ago. Each one has its charms.
When the movie was released in Japan, the people in charge of translating the title thought it was "Doctor? No!" So they translated it to We Don't Need a Doctor.
JFK loved the James Bond novels, and enjoyed this film very much. In 1962 I was 5, so my mom wouldn't let me see it---my first Bond Movie was "You Only Live Twice"😉
The 'water' in the final fight ISN'T Water, that's COOLANT at this point, used to keep the Fuel Rods from boiling everyone inside alive, while it's still doing it's job after the overload, eventually the place would become like a sauna in July and eventually the air itself will be far too hot to survive. So when Dr. No is sent into that? He's not just drowning; HE'S BOILING ALIVE.
My late father, born in 1941, said that of all the actors to play Bond, only Sean Connery gave the impression that he could be trusted with a license to kill. If you're unaware, at one time the British intelligence services issued certain agents (portrayed as the double-0 agents in this film series) a "license to kill." That meant they were free to kill anyone, for any reason, and the agent would face no consequences. They had to be trustworthy enough to kill only when necessary, but also absolutely ruthless when necessary. At age 57, after so many Bonds, I now agree with my father. I'd only trust Connery's Bond with a license to kill.
Sean Connery in real life was afraid of spiders and his reaction was genuine but used a thin glass plate that placed between him and spider so wasn’t actually on him but could still his reaction but didn’t look realistic enough so used his stunt double Bob Simmons to do the scene. Jen those 3 killers known as The 3 Blind Mice were hired by Spectre to eliminate anyone who got in the organizations way, Professor Dent along with Dr No all worked for Spectre.
I love this movie and your reaction to it. I was born and raised in Jamaica and have been on the road from the airport. Connery was very worried about that spider scene as well.
Every actor playing Bond brings something new to the table, and even the lesser films are thoroughly entertaining. Just work your way through the lot and you won't be disappointed.
The beginning to one of my favourite movie series on your channel Jen. I love going back and rewatching the bond reactions, it was such a fun journey to be apart of.
I'd love for you to continue with 007. I really like the first 3: Dr No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger (often regarded as the best). Bond fans love to compare eras, so I recommend watching at least one from each actor. The best of Roger Moore are probably The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Most ppl don't like the Timothy Dalton movies, but I like The Living Daylights. For Pierce Brosnan, I prefer Tomorrow Never Dies with Michelle Yeoh and I like Daniel Craig's 1st, Casino Royale with Eva Green, though Judy Dench is fantastic in Skyfall. Quality has gone up and down over the years. While there's a certain amount of "camp" in most of them, the late 70s and 80s tended to be over-the-top, esp Moonraker. Finally, George Lazenby played a very different Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with Diana Rigg. It's a much more emotionally complex character, very different from the smooth and dashing Bond that most of them have played. It's not the best script, but I thought the character was very interesting.
I LOVE how into this you were! 😂 You should definitely DO THEM ALL! Some are better than others, but almost every one has something worthwhile about it. Heh, with Baldie the other day, and now Bondie, I’m wishing we’d had an odd little buddy cop movie with Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery. 😂
My first Bond was Live and Let Die at Radio City Music Hall. Don't remember a thing about the movie but I do remember walking around the Hall before it started. Historic venue.
Thank you for a great reaction to this groundbreaking film. Dr. No didn't just set the standard for future James Bond movies, but for the entire genre of action and spy movies that followed. It would be great if you would continue with more Bond films. I encourage you to watch the next two for sure, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger.
13:15 don't worry, Connery really hated spiders too. If you look carefully, which I'm sure you wont but that's ok, there's a glass separating Connery with spider but he did actually see it hence that look of fear and reaction was not acting, it was real.
Sean Connery IS James Bond. My favorite JB movie is Thunderball, followed by You Only Live Twice. In elementary school, all the boys had attaché cases for book bags because of Goldfinger. Fun movies.
I loved the reaction! I would definitely watch you watch all James Bond movies. There are a few duds, some parts haven't aged well, but there are also quite a number of classic and unforgettable moments! That's quite a commitment, with 25 movies so far, but one every three weeks would provide content for about 1.5 years. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon!
Love this movie. I wanna stay at Dr No’s subterranean 4 Star hotel! But what, precisely, was Bond’s plan once he got to Crab Key? Sneak in at night and then… take a nap?! Great video, thanks!
Definitely keep going Jen! I would recommend watching them all in order (MAYBE skip Casino Royale 1967 though) to get a good feel as to how the series has changed and evolved over the years. "From Russia With Love" next is a great, classic Cold War spy film and when you get to "Goldfinger", it's quintessential James Bond. It's pretty much where all of the Bond tropes were born. Looking forward to more reactions!
Casino Royale from 1967 is a spoof film though with mostly American actors but was not released through Eon Productions same with Never Say Never Again in 1983 although starred Sean Connery as Bond was a remake of Thunderball and released by Warner Bros
😄 I had to laugh at 19:18 when you yelled out "He Can Sing!" ☘ In "Darby O'Gill And The Little People" (1959) Connery actually does quite a bit of singing. Needless to say, he's even younger and "Hunkier" in that movie. If seeing men you think of as old back when they were young is your thing, then be sure to check out Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Oliver Twist" (1948), Gandalf in "Alfred The Great," (1969) and Dumbledore in "Mutiny On The Bounty" (1962). Also, I think you might find the quirky "Stay Hungry" (1976) quite entertaining for no other reason than seeing Jeff Bridges, Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger when they were all quite a bit younger than you're used to seeing them. 😎👍
Great reaction video as always! You pick the best movies too. As soon as I saw this was your next movie I wanted to "tune in." Thanks for being awesome!!!!😀👍
The Man in the beginning of the gun barrel scene isn't Sean Connery it's stuntman Bob Simmons who did it for the first 3 bond film's. Connery would do the first gun barrel in Thunderball.
Although the movies before Craig don't really have much continuity, I personally think it would still be beneficial to watch them in order, especially if you enjoy them. Bond is a great time capsule and a very reactionary franchise. Every movie has been influenced by what the current movie trends were, as well as how the previous Bond movie performed. 25 movies will take some time I admit, but still less than MCU for example. My personal minimum recommendation/wish-list of Bond movies would be Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger from Connery. The Spy Who Loved me and For Your Eyes Only from Roger Moore. Both Living Daylights and License to Kill from Timothy Dalton. GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies from Pierce Brosnan. Due to some overarching plot-lines cherry picking from the Craig era won't really work.
I wouldn`t say that there is not much continuity. But I would admit that it can be hard for her to understand all references if you watch all movies the first time.
Hi. Jen. You've probably already guessed that Britain's Secret Service has "licensed (American spelling) Bond to kill". That's what the "00_" designation means. Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench in the casino scene in this first film of what's known as the EON franchise started the whole "Bond, James Bond" meme. Sean C. is in 6 of the first 7 in this franchise. Go ahead and skip CASINO ROYALE (1966 or '67). That's not in the EON franchise and he's not in it but, he stepped back in under different contract obligations for NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983). I recommend all 25 EON films in the order they were produced. The next one is FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) in which the next villain is Red Grant played by Robert Shaw who you'll remember as Quint in JAWS. These films follow a formula of villains, Bond girls with suggestive names, evil henchmen, femme fatales with suggestive names, SPECTRE, and casino scenes. Also, the villains lair gets blown to bits at the end. Look for repeated characters, some played by repeated actors, in the next films such as M, Q, Felix Leiter and Money Penney. You stay classy, Jen.
Another great reaction, Jen. Yes, please do react to other 'Bond' films, the ones that I suggest are: 'From Russia with Love', 'Thunderball' and 'Goldfinger' (these are the best of the Sean Connery ones, in my opinion); 'Live and Let Die', 'The Man with The Golden Gun' and 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (these are the best of the Roger Moore years); 'The Living Daylights' and 'Licence to Kill' (these are the two by Timothy Dalton); 'GoldenEye', 'Die Another Day" and 'The World is Not Enough' (these are the best of the Pierce Brosnan films); then you have Daniel Craig's 'Bond', you can also react to 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' with George Lazenby if you want to, this isn't one of the best 'Bond' films, but it does give you important background to the character of Bond so, for that reason it might be worth reacting too. Anyway, I hope that you find these suggestions useful, obviously the choices of the films are from my opinion, others might disagree, but on the whole I think that they're the best ones.
Nice to see you again in the comments Mr Davis. Your film knowledge is very impressive. I made the comment that I grew up with all the Bond films, and actually I was born the year Dr No was released (62). My father was Air Force and was off in the evenings, so I saw most of these at the drive-in. Some of my most precious memories.
@@e.d.2096 It's good to see you too. I was born in 1960 so, I'm a couple of years older than you, but we're both of an age where we grew up on great films.
I also worked in Key West Florida in the mid 80s. At a resort called the Casa Marina. Where I served the entire cast of the Bond film License to kill. Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi ect.
@@e.d.2096 I was an actor at the time of Timothy Dalton doing Bond (I still act occasionally) and knew him back then, I met him when he was doing a play at 'The Old Vic' in London, I'm from the UK, and met and worked with quite a few well known actors back then.
People always laugh at the cliche of super-villains not killing Bond straight away, and showing him around their criminal enterprises. In fact this is more psychologically accurate that we would first believe. These villains are lonely, narcissistic and the ultimate second-handers, with incredibly low self-esteem. Day-to-day they rarely meet anyone that they feel could appreciate their nihilistic vision, but they feel that Bond could, or at least his reaction could give them some "narcissistic supply". Their entire pseudo-self-esteem is built upon how they feel they are perceived by others. If you know the scene in The Fountainhead between Toohey and Roark you will know what I mean: “Toohey: "Mr. Roark, we're alone here. Why don't you tell me what you think of me? In any words you wish. No one will hear us." Roark: "But I don't think of you.” By the way, all the Bond films are great up to (for me) Goldeneye, then they get a bit silly, and then lose their way trying to be Jason Bourne. Particular highlights: Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and The Man With The Golden Gun.
It is... of its time. But it spawned a franchise that somehow is both timeless and yet still remains incredibly of its time simultaneously. It doesn't fully hit its stride until Goldfinger, so I hope Jen sticks with it at least that far, but even that, to modern eyes, will be an... interesting proposition. But they are all excellent reaction fodder. Personally I hope Jen makes it as far as the best Bond film of them all - For Your Eyes Only. You heard me.
This is exactly what I was talking about For Your Eyes Only is thus guy's Favorite and on the Flip Side it's my least favorite of the 7 Roger Moore Bond Movies
Ahh, this young woman has finally discovered James Bond... Wait until she sees the famous lines... Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?" Villain: "No Mr Bond, I expect you to die". ........ as a high powered lazer beam is preparing to cut Bond in half length wise from the bottom up! And for the rest of the great one-liners!!!!! Welcome to James Bond, young lady! You don't know it yet, but after you've made it through many of them, you will have to choose who is your favorite Bond actor. My favorite is, of course, Sean Connery.
Surprising though it is that you get to almost adulthood without having seen a Bond movie , nor even having read any of the novels earlier in life , for someone who is presumably an American , to not recognise Jack Lord ( Felix Leiter ) who for so many years played the lead role as Steve Mcgarrat in Hawaii Five-o beggars belief .
Would it help to know that the Spiders name was Belinda? And she lived for over 30 years appearing in several other films and helping in the London Zoo Arachnophobia treatment program. She was apparently a gentle and friendly Spider.
The next film in the series, From Russia With Love, is easily my favorite in the series. Connery is back, and it takes everything that was great about this film and amps it up to 11. Definitely check that one out!
I'd say definitely watch all the Connery & Moore films. They were always on the "Saturday Afternoon Movie" and then various cable channels once that became a thing when I was growing up. I've only seen the first two Daniel Craig films (most recent run), but I liked them quite a bit as well. I haven't seen the Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan entries, but I imagine they're probably worth watching at least once just for completeness.
I can definitely recommend the Timothy Dalton Bond movies and at least a couple of the Brosnan ones. Dalton brought a harder edge to the character way before Craig ever did.
Timothy Dalton's version was the MOST ACCURATE portrayal of Bond. He unfortunately had 2 terrible scripts. Pierce Brosnan was worthy... he is my 2nd favorite Bond. Hated Daniel Craig as Bond.
@@CelticSpiritsCoven I disagree big time that he had "terrible scripts". Both of his films are in my top 5 within my Bond ranking. But hey, you're entitled to your opinion.
Glad you liked it. At the very least, you should definitely watch the first 3 Bond films: * this one (from 1962), * From Russia with Love (1963), * and Goldfinger (1964). The next two are both great films, and each one stars Connery as Bond. Also, you'll get to see how the story lines/budgets got progressively bigger and bigger as the film series went along. Great, iconic villains in both films, too. Enjoy!
Great to see someone reacting to these, they are great movies. In the James Bond world, I do believe that Roger Moore is the best of them. But to let Jen know, Bond is a member of the British Secret Service, he holds a "OO" number which is his license to kill. And you are right, his martini is shaken not stirred, I believe that the mixed quote was a translation issue, but I believe same context. Again, Jen, thanks for reacting to, and I hope you continue to movies.
It might be a bit dated by today’s standards but it relied on a strong script and acting, the special effects were not so heavily used like they are today. It’s my favourite out of them all, it’s simplicity it what makes it work so well.
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You are far from alone on the spider thing. Silent, creepy little beasts. And when I learned in earth science how they kill their prey HEEEEEELL no! P A S S!
I thought that I'd give your Bond films a rewatch, I hope that it will help your channel, Jen?
Thank Adam! I appreciate it ☺️👍
Everyone are sure Jen Murray is the best channel ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Finally, someone who is not starting Bond with the Craig movies but with the classics. 😉
Much as I like 007, there's definitely a few I hope she skips, like Diamonds are forever, & A View to a Kill.
@@rrmenton8016 But then you miss Lana Turner being thrown out a window!
Considering the drastic tone shift the Craig movies had compared to all the classic Bond movies, Jen absolutely made the right choice to start where she did.
Have you seen Shan watches movies? He did the whole franchise until the Craig movies.
@@rrmenton8016 Die Another Day is the worst of all of them.
I grew up with all the Bond films. Sean Connery is the absolute best Bond! Please continue with him as 007. You won't regret it, I promise. Love your amazing reactions Jen, I'm here for them all.
Connery's bond stands out as someone who is dangerous. An important trait in the gritty world of espionage. Some of the other bonds instead seemed cartoonish.
@@anathardayaldar Totally agree. A real man's man. Always for queen and county.
Sean Connery is Bond to me. I can appreciate some of the others, but there’s only one top Bond.
@@anathardayaldar sorry thats for queen and country, not county.
@@elzar760 Really to me there is only one James Bond, 007 Sean Connery.
Speaking of "James Bond doesn't sweat" in real life, when Sean Connery was making a movie with Lana Turner, her mobster boyfriend got jealous and showed up on the movie set and pulled a gun on Connery. Former body builder Connery twisted the mobster's wrist, forcing him to drop the gun, and knocked him out with one punch.
I didn't know he was a body builder!!
@@jenmurrayxo Yep. Sean Connery was Mister Scotland in the 1953 Mister Universe body building competition.
Johnny Stompanato was the mobster boyfriend. He was the bodyguard and enforcer of Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen, who was busted for not paying his taxes. Stompanato got killed by Turner's daughter in self-defense.
He was also offered a contract with Manchester United by legendary manager Sir Matt Busby
And thats why he is the best Bond
First, I've NEVER heard anyone call James Bond 'Bondy'. LOL.
I've seen most of your reactions and do like them. But for some reason I really liked this one. Maybe it was because you were having fun watching. Your spider reaction was outstanding.
Oh thanks Bill! I had fun watching this one 😊
The Art work he looks at at dinner was a famous stolen Painting it is why Bond gave it a Look. The best Part of Dr No is that it had no Budget . They found a way to make a extremally good movie .Also Bond Broke a lot of "good guy rules" He shot a man that was out of ammunition, then to make sure he was dead he shot him in the back. Sex with a person he knew was working for the wrong side then just handing her over. Dr No broke all the rules and it took a while for it to be a Hit . But when people found out about it .It became a Blockbuster
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See the movie The Duke (2022) to get the TRUE story of how/who really stole the painting!
Great reaction to this classic. Hope you will do the whole series. A couple other TH-camrs already have or are. The CIA guy Felix Leiter was played by Jack Lord of the original TV show Hawaii Five O. Always love all the gadgets in the Bond movies.😊
Thanks for confirming it was Jack Lord, I thought he looked very familiar.
Even though he didn't have much screentime, I always felt that Jack Lord was the best Felix. He was so damn cool !
Jack Lord I felt played one of the best Felix Leiters next to David Hedison and Jeffery Wright
So happy to see a first-time Bond watcher enjoy Dr. No. It MUST mean you’re going to watch them all, which I personally would recommend. I’m here for the ride. Thanks, Jen.
_From Russia with Love,_ which is next, is the film that follows the novel the most closely. It is a proper espionage film rather than a super-spy movie. Also, it was Albert Broccoli's favorite.
Here are some interesting differences from the novel:
In the novel Dr. No's mining operation is not bauxite (an aluminum ore) but guano, which is more valuable.
No doesn't die in the reactor pool, he escapes the explosion and runs to a dock where one of his freighters is loading guano. He and Bond fight, No falls to the dock, and the conveyor loading guano swings from over the ship's hold to over No and he dies by being buried in bird shit.
When Honey Ryder comes out of the surf she is naked except for her diving belt, which movies couldn't show in 1963. When she sees Bond she covers herself with her hands.
In the novel she is described as having a very prominent nose that she thinks is unattractive, so instead of adopting the usual pose of hands covering breasts and groin she covers her breasts and her nose.
Don't forget Dr. No's pet giant squid X)
In the novel, Bond also battles a giant squid and instead of a spider crawling on him in bed, it is a centipede.
@@benhammel9886 Tarantulas are easier to wrangle than centipedes and they're far less venomous than some of the big centipedes, so safer for the actor all round.
many consider it their favourite :)
@@DafyddBrooks It is my favorite because it is the one closest to the novel and because it most closely approaches a proper espionage film.
FWIW, my favorite espionage film is _The Spy Who Came in from the Cold._
"I'm gonna remember this reed trick if I'm ever being hunted by dogs."
I suddenly would very much like to see a video of Jen attempting to cross the ever so treacherous U.S./Canadian border, and implementing the reed trick!
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Don't use too long a straw or you will suffocate. You won't expell all of your breath and you won't take in fresh oxygen.
@@jenmurrayxo Doooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiit! With video evidence. 😀
Rest In Peace to Monty Norman, who wrote the James Bond theme, who passed earlier this year. 🥀🎼
The original version is so cursed though.
I've heard that disputed though. Supposedly Norman was contracted to write the music but he never delivered. John Barry was brought in; he wrote the music for Dr. No and many of the films that followed, and he was reputed to have written the Bond theme as well. Because of the contract, Norman still got credit for the theme.
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@@JedHead77 It's called Good Sign, Bad Sign.
It's dorky and derpy and absurd, and it's hard to unhear it.
R.I.P.
Good reaction. I remember when Dr. No was released. Hard to believe it was 60 years ago. It's difficult to explain to those who were not around at the time how sensational these first Bond movies were in the early 1960's. In my opinion Joseph Wiseman, as Dr. No, was the best Bond Villain. His voice was so sinister. And you were right. Everyone thought Connery was "hunky". All the guys wanted to be Bond and all women wanted to be conquered by him. And when you say "He slept with her knowing that she set him up", that pretty much defines 007. I recommend you see the first four Bond films with Connery as 007. Sean Connery was 32 when this film was made.
My first Bond film was Thunderball in which I was allowed to go see in the downtown movie theater by myself in San Diego during the daytime. For an 11 year old it was spectacular. The Bond films have always been special to me ever since. Sean Connery has always been my favorite.
Originally, Alfred Hitchcock was going to direct the project with Cary Grant as Bond, but he turned it down and said that North By Northwest was the closest thing we ever got to seeing a James Bond movie.
That would've been so different!
Cary Grant didn't turn it down. However, he only agreed to make one Bond movie, not a series. And the first would've been Thunderball, not Dr No.
Watching this makes the first Austin Powers movie all the more funnier.
Thanks Jen :)
Never seen that movie so I’m not sure what this means 😭💀
From Russia With Love is next; it's still my favorite with one of the most amazing villain battles on film. And then Goldfinger, not to be missed.
When Goldfinger came out, my parents thought I was too young for something so risqué. But after that they rereleased Dr. No and From Russia With Love as a double feature. So those were the first ones I saw. And I was hooked for a long time after.
Damn, that’s cool. It must’ve been interesting being alive during the time the original films came out
The introduction of James Bond in Dr. No at the Baccarat table, the first scene with Sean Connery is one of the most famous scenes in the Bond series (if not in film history). Sean Connery had sizzling sex appeal - and it's really what made the early Bond films so popular.
So glad that you liked this movie. I hope you keep going with the rest of the series. Each Bond actor brings their own flavor to the character. I honestly think most Bond movies are worth watching, if you liked this one (which you did). There's 25 Bond movies in the official series (one unofficial remake and a parody also exist). The thing with the Bond series is that everyone likes something different, so even if I were to recommend you a few movies from each Bond actor to watch, other people would likely choose a different list, so if you have the time and are patient enough, I'd say watch em all. That way you can also see how Bond (and the world in general) evolves from 1962-now.
Very well put!
@@mikejankowski6321 Thank you :)
@@theLeftHandedDog I mean, you're entitled to your own opinion on the matter, but I would lie if I were to say that you don't sound like a grumpy old person with that comment.
Agreed, it’s all subjective at the end of the day & everyone has their own favorites
25:00 - Bond stares closely at a painting he notices in Dr No’s lair. This painting is the ‘Portrait of the Duke of Wellington’ by Francisco Goya. It had been stolen in 1961. The filmmakers included it as a little in-joke, suggesting that Dr No had stolen it. It was recovered in 1965.
Definitely do the next one "From Russia With Love" next. Most fans like it even better. Basically Connery did five Bond films from 1962 to 1967 announcing he would do no more after #5. Do all five of those as you will like them more based on how you liked Dr No. Connery did two more Bond films in '71 and '83, and they're pretty good but his first five are the best IMO. 😎👍
RIP, Sean Connery. He was one of the best Bonds.
Seeing them all in order is actually a great way to watch the evolution of big-budget action movies and the image of a "man's man."
The character who wears the coolest clothes, drives the coolest cars, goes to the coolest places must necessarily evolve as the culture and what is or isn't cool changes over *six decades* of movies that are still breaking box office records. On the other hand, there are certain aspects of cool that were defined by this character and have become a permanent part of how we think of coolness.
The tone of the movies veer wildly as well, catering to the mood of the audience at the time. It goes through a drug-fueled hallucinatory self-parody phase in the 70's that may not necessarily be considered *good* movies, but still have to be seen.
I'd love to hear your commentary on all of these through the years. I think you're going to enjoy all of them, all for different reasons.
Not good movies, yet still entertaining
Quiche, anyone?
definitley, i watched them all in order in 1999 when in the UK on ITV showed them all every wednedsay from May all the way the end of August. it was called ' Double 0 heaven season' and i felt like i experienced an evolution of film history. it was great to finish the year with 'the world is not enough' at Christmas too for my birthday :)
Well, SOMEBODY got it!
@@mikejankowski6321 sounds interesting mmmmmmmmmmm. whats in it? ;)
Did anyone else yell "Dr." every time Jen said "No" at the spider scene? Thank God it wasn't a drinking game. ;-)
Nice one! Thank you for very entertaining reaction. And yes, Bond definetely kill people. In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (typically read "double O" and denoted in Fleming's novels by the letters OO rather than the digits 00) is a field agent who holds a licence to kill in the field, at their discretion, to complete any mission.
So cool 😎
I’m so glad you are getting into the spirit of the early Bond films. Objectively, they are bonkers, and don’t entirely age well. But they’re fun if you don’t try to make them make sense.
If you liked “Dr. No,” you will probably LOVE then next film in the series, “From Russia With Love.” I’d say it’s twice as good.
One bit of trivia I think is also relevant to the early Bond movies - in the early ‘60s, the UK was JUST getting over a post WWII period of recovery. The war was so hard on the UK that they had rationing of lots of everyday items, like food and fuel, well after the war was actually won. So one of the appeals of the Bond books and movies was seeing a debonair British spy who lived an expensive lifestyle, (private club, gambling, the finest drinks and clothes), and traveled by jet to exotic places, like Jamaica and Europe. That wow factor became less of a thing of course, but early on it really helped make the Bond stories extra popular.
Not just that, Britain had pretty much lost what was left of their Empire. It was a blow to their national ego that they weren't the same kind of super-power nation they had been before the world wars and James Bond was a comforting fantasy about how Britain could still covertly police the world.
From Russia with Love is my favorite Bond from the Sean Connery era.
Better than Craig's joyless crap! 😂
@@Tim_Raths With the best theme song ,sung by the incomparable Matt Monro..
@@paulconway384 I liked Skyfall tho, probably my favorite of the entire franchise
Coolest-looking shot of Connery as Bond is when he shoots the guy with a silencer while sitting in a chair from behind the door.
@@Straun30 I think before this a scene like this would be have the protagonist firmly as an anti-hero; but this is the hero of the film gunning someone down coolly. That is what made it iconic.
I'm happy to see you're doing reactions to these older films. The James Bond movies were considered very "adult' for their time-violence, sex, etc. It's interesting to see how things were back then-everyone seemed so classy, well dressed, etc.
Funfact: The set designer was a fighter pilot in WW2. He was German but flead to England to fight against the nazi's. He never gave up his German citizenship, because he wanted to fight as a German, opposing Hitler.
Sean Connery was not only dashing but he also had a GREAT voice. It is very sad these great actors all passed away, but at least their great work lives on for us to enjoy!
Yes… I agree with everyone! Do them all! Love your reactions…keep up the hard work!
Happy 60th anniversary to James Bond on film. 🍸👏🏼
Sean Connery was 32 here.
According to legend, he didn’t impress the producers during the auditions for the role. They wanted Cary Grant for Bond.
And here was this young Scottish former milkman and bodybuilder, and he had turned up in scruffy clothes. But then they watched him leave andnwalk down the street from the window of their building, and commented on how he “moved like a panther in the street”, and thus secured the role. The rest is history.
Bauxite has been a prime export from Jamaica. I remember when I was there years ago our guide was telling us that one of the worst deals the Jamaican government ever made was a trade deal with Russia. Instead of selling the bauxite, the government agreed to a trade deal for Russian automobiles. "These autos had a very bad reputation, but the government made the deal anyway." the guide told us. "But, even now, decades later, you can still see some of these same cars on our roads." He pointed to a boxy shape on the shoulder of the road at this point as we drove past. It seemed to be made out of rust and vines. "See?" he said. "There's one now." 😀
Of COURSE he went there. She set him up. He expected it. Now he is in a prime position to find out who had her set him up and why because she's surprised to see him. He's a spy. Take risks and do the unexpected because when you shock and surprise someone by being where they don't expect you to be, they're off balance and more likely to say too much. It's how I got confirmation that my wife was cheating on me. Well, my ex-wife now.
The reed breathing does work, but it needs to be fairly short, like a snorkel. Otherwise one risks breathing back in their own oxygen-deprived exhalation of a moment before, which can lead to suffocation.
Watch all the original Connery ones in order. Amusingly they are numbers 1-5 and 7. They are excellent for what they are, which might be considered fairly predictable spy fare. Ian Fleming, the author of these stories as well as the children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was a spy back in the day, so he had a good handle on what Cold War era spycraft looked like, and so he knew how to use the truth and take it at least bit over the top for the story's sake.
Connery was the best Bond, although the one-shot Bond George Lazenby (who was in the sixth Bond film) looked most like Bond as he was depicted in the original stories. Roger Moore was a good Bond, though he had to deal with a lot of less than stellar scripts. Those three are the "classic era" Bonds. Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan were the "middle era" Bonds and while they had better scripts than many of Moore's, they couldn't match Connery. I know nothing much about the Daniel Craig "Late era" Bond, other than his movies just weren't interesting enough to hold my attention for long. I've seen most of Craig's first two piecemeal, but I just didn't enjoy them.
My favorite Connery film is Thunderball (his fourth movie), and my favorite Moore film is Live and Let Die (his first movie).
I haven't seen this classic Bond film in decades, so it was extra fun to watch this reaction since I didn't remember much of anything that happened! Also, Jen you looked even more lovely than usua in this videol... One might say you looked "very dashing"! : )
I can tell you that when Ian Fleming first saw this film, he hated it but by the end of Connery's run he'd come to like him so much that he changed James Bond to be Scottish!
Ian Fleming only ever saw the first two bond movies. He died in 1964 a couple of months before the 3rd film Goldfinger was released.
It wasn’t until the 11th novel, also published in 1964 (and the last published in Flemings lifetime. Some were published posthumously) that Bonds ancestry was fully revealed to be a Scottish Father and Swiss Mother.
Ok I got it a little bit skewy but the overall point still stands!
Ian Fleming died in 1964 he actually only saw Dr No and by the time it got through production and released Ian Fleming changed his mind on Sean Connery and thought he was a good Bond and even made some changes to character of Bond in novels to make so Bond had Scottish heritage as Sean Connery was Scottish born and raised.
I saw this when it came out, I was four years old and the spider scene gave me nightmares and my mother grounded my brother and sister for a month.
I definitely would've had nightmares if I saw it as a kid too!!
Dr. No was Fleming's fifth 007 novel. In the book, the 3 Blind Mice not only shot Strangway's secretary, but they burned her house down! There was a chapter with Dr. No dumping crabs onto Honey Rider during a torture scene.
Also. Honey swimming nude in novel.
I enjoy all your splendid reactions, but this one is my favorite. I'm glad you enjoyed the first Bond movie. My favorite 007 film is "For Your Eyes Only," but all the Bond movies are fun. My brother and I watched them all in sequence a long time ago. Each one has its charms.
When the movie was released in Japan, the people in charge of translating the title thought it was "Doctor? No!" So they translated it to We Don't Need a Doctor.
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Of all the Connery Bonds, my favorites are Goldfinger, and From Russia with Love. The great Robert Shaw, Quint from Jaws, is in the latter.
JFK loved the James Bond novels, and enjoyed this film very much. In 1962 I was 5, so my mom wouldn't let me see it---my first Bond Movie was "You Only Live Twice"😉
Dr. No is such a great spy flick. Even if it wasn't James bond, it would be a really good spy flick.
The 'water' in the final fight ISN'T Water, that's COOLANT at this point, used to keep the Fuel Rods from boiling everyone inside alive, while it's still doing it's job after the overload, eventually the place would become like a sauna in July and eventually the air itself will be far too hot to survive.
So when Dr. No is sent into that? He's not just drowning; HE'S BOILING ALIVE.
My late father, born in 1941, said that of all the actors to play Bond, only Sean Connery gave the impression that he could be trusted with a license to kill.
If you're unaware, at one time the British intelligence services issued certain agents (portrayed as the double-0 agents in this film series) a "license to kill." That meant they were free to kill anyone, for any reason, and the agent would face no consequences. They had to be trustworthy enough to kill only when necessary, but also absolutely ruthless when necessary.
At age 57, after so many Bonds, I now agree with my father. I'd only trust Connery's Bond with a license to kill.
Sean Connery in real life was afraid of spiders and his reaction was genuine but used a thin glass plate that placed between him and spider so wasn’t actually on him but could still his reaction but didn’t look realistic enough so used his stunt double Bob Simmons to do the scene. Jen those 3 killers known as The 3 Blind Mice were hired by Spectre to eliminate anyone who got in the organizations way, Professor Dent along with Dr No all worked for Spectre.
Old Bond-films are gold! Nice reaction and cool that you like it!
I love this movie and your reaction to it. I was born and raised in Jamaica and have been on the road from the airport. Connery was very worried about that spider scene as well.
Every actor playing Bond brings something new to the table, and even the lesser films are thoroughly entertaining. Just work your way through the lot and you won't be disappointed.
The beginning to one of my favourite movie series on your channel Jen. I love going back and rewatching the bond reactions, it was such a fun journey to be apart of.
I'd love for you to continue with 007. I really like the first 3: Dr No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger (often regarded as the best).
Bond fans love to compare eras, so I recommend watching at least one from each actor. The best of Roger Moore are probably The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Most ppl don't like the Timothy Dalton movies, but I like The Living Daylights. For Pierce Brosnan, I prefer Tomorrow Never Dies with Michelle Yeoh and I like Daniel Craig's 1st, Casino Royale with Eva Green, though Judy Dench is fantastic in Skyfall.
Quality has gone up and down over the years. While there's a certain amount of "camp" in most of them, the late 70s and 80s tended to be over-the-top, esp Moonraker.
Finally, George Lazenby played a very different Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service with Diana Rigg. It's a much more emotionally complex character, very different from the smooth and dashing Bond that most of them have played. It's not the best script, but I thought the character was very interesting.
7:20 - You're spot on, noticing that Bond's vodka martini's described as 'mixed' instead of 'shaken', which are the same thing, by the way.
I LOVE how into this you were! 😂 You should definitely DO THEM ALL! Some are better than others, but almost every one has something worthwhile about it. Heh, with Baldie the other day, and now Bondie, I’m wishing we’d had an odd little buddy cop movie with Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery. 😂
Can't go wrong with the Bond films. Each one is a treat. I hope you watch them all, and I can watch all your reactions.
Jen!!! We'll show up. Watch all of them. Pumped that you're doing this series.
My first Bond was Live and Let Die at Radio City Music Hall. Don't remember a thing about the movie but I do remember walking around the Hall before it started. Historic venue.
Thank you for a great reaction to this groundbreaking film. Dr. No didn't just set the standard for future James Bond movies, but for the entire genre of action and spy movies that followed. It would be great if you would continue with more Bond films. I encourage you to watch the next two for sure, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger.
13:15 don't worry, Connery really hated spiders too. If you look carefully, which I'm sure you wont but that's ok, there's a glass separating Connery with spider but he did actually see it hence that look of fear and reaction was not acting, it was real.
Sean Connery IS James Bond. My favorite JB movie is Thunderball, followed by You Only Live Twice. In elementary school, all the boys had attaché cases for book bags because of Goldfinger. Fun movies.
I loved the reaction! I would definitely watch you watch all James Bond movies. There are a few duds, some parts haven't aged well, but there are also quite a number of classic and unforgettable moments! That's quite a commitment, with 25 movies so far, but one every three weeks would provide content for about 1.5 years. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon!
Jen - love ur “klunk him!” So that’s what it’s called! 😂😂
Yes, please! More Sean Connery James Bond.
Love this movie. I wanna stay at Dr No’s subterranean 4 Star hotel! But what, precisely, was Bond’s plan once he got to Crab Key? Sneak in at night and then… take a nap?! Great video, thanks!
"I love that he slept with her even though..."
Lol that could be the tag line for the whole franchise.
First time ever watching your Channel loved the Movie and your Review by the way and I Liked it Thank you.
I enjoyed that! There are no really bad Bond movies, especially with Connery! my favorite Connery Bond movie is "Diamonds Are Forever"
Diamonds Are Forever is the worst Bond film of all time
@@greatwuta Clearly a case of “different strokes for different folks”. The Bond series does that to its audience.
The "00" prefix to 007 means that Bond has a license to kill.
Definitely keep going Jen! I would recommend watching them all in order (MAYBE skip Casino Royale 1967 though) to get a good feel as to how the series has changed and evolved over the years. "From Russia With Love" next is a great, classic Cold War spy film and when you get to "Goldfinger", it's quintessential James Bond. It's pretty much where all of the Bond tropes were born. Looking forward to more reactions!
Casino Royale from 1967 is a spoof film though with mostly American actors but was not released through Eon Productions same with Never Say Never Again in 1983 although starred Sean Connery as Bond was a remake of Thunderball and released by Warner Bros
11:40 you ask "What is this operation on Crab Key?" 10:38 "There is a Bauxite Mine" Bauxite is used to make aluminum.
Murray..... Jen Murray.... Shaken, not stirred!😎🍷🚬🔫👍💕 Can't wait!
"Does he kill people?"
Funny you ask. One of the "tag lines" for Bond movies is "James Bond, 007, License to kill" or something similar
Sean Connery was 32.
I am 38 now and I think he looks way older than me even here.
😄 I had to laugh at 19:18 when you yelled out "He Can Sing!" ☘ In "Darby O'Gill And The Little People" (1959) Connery actually does quite a bit of singing. Needless to say, he's even younger and "Hunkier" in that movie. If seeing men you think of as old back when they were young is your thing, then be sure to check out Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Oliver Twist" (1948), Gandalf in "Alfred The Great," (1969) and Dumbledore in "Mutiny On The Bounty" (1962). Also, I think you might find the quirky "Stay Hungry" (1976) quite entertaining for no other reason than seeing Jeff Bridges, Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger when they were all quite a bit younger than you're used to seeing them. 😎👍
Do the whole run, please.
I believe this is the only film where they say, "Mixed" instead of "Shaken".
I hope you will watch Live and Let Die from 1973.
"Does James Bond* kill people, or just knock them out?"
*the world's top assassin/hit man/secret agent/super spy/commando/infiltrator
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Great reaction video as always! You pick the best movies too. As soon as I saw this was your next movie I wanted to "tune in." Thanks for being awesome!!!!😀👍
Thanks Brian 🤗
The Man in the beginning of the gun barrel scene isn't Sean Connery it's stuntman Bob Simmons who did it for the first 3 bond film's. Connery would do the first gun barrel in Thunderball.
Although the movies before Craig don't really have much continuity, I personally think it would still be beneficial to watch them in order, especially if you enjoy them. Bond is a great time capsule and a very reactionary franchise. Every movie has been influenced by what the current movie trends were, as well as how the previous Bond movie performed.
25 movies will take some time I admit, but still less than MCU for example. My personal minimum recommendation/wish-list of Bond movies would be Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger from Connery. The Spy Who Loved me and For Your Eyes Only from Roger Moore. Both Living Daylights and License to Kill from Timothy Dalton. GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies from Pierce Brosnan.
Due to some overarching plot-lines cherry picking from the Craig era won't really work.
I wouldn`t say that there is not much continuity. But I would admit that it can be hard for her to understand all references if you watch all movies the first time.
Hi. Jen. You've probably already guessed that Britain's Secret Service has "licensed (American spelling) Bond to kill". That's what the "00_" designation means. Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench in the casino scene in this first film of what's known as the EON franchise started the whole "Bond, James Bond" meme. Sean C. is in 6 of the first 7 in this franchise. Go ahead and skip CASINO ROYALE (1966 or '67). That's not in the EON franchise and he's not in it but, he stepped back in under different contract obligations for NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983). I recommend all 25 EON films in the order they were produced. The next one is FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) in which the next villain is Red Grant played by Robert Shaw who you'll remember as Quint in JAWS. These films follow a formula of villains, Bond girls with suggestive names, evil henchmen, femme fatales with suggestive names, SPECTRE, and casino scenes. Also, the villains lair gets blown to bits at the end. Look for repeated characters, some played by repeated actors, in the next films such as M, Q, Felix Leiter and Money Penney. You stay classy, Jen.
Another great reaction, Jen. Yes, please do react to other 'Bond' films, the ones that I suggest are: 'From Russia with Love', 'Thunderball' and 'Goldfinger' (these are the best of the Sean Connery ones, in my opinion); 'Live and Let Die', 'The Man with The Golden Gun' and 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (these are the best of the Roger Moore years); 'The Living Daylights' and 'Licence to Kill' (these are the two by Timothy Dalton); 'GoldenEye', 'Die Another Day" and 'The World is Not Enough' (these are the best of the Pierce Brosnan films); then you have Daniel Craig's 'Bond', you can also react to 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' with George Lazenby if you want to, this isn't one of the best 'Bond' films, but it does give you important background to the character of Bond so, for that reason it might be worth reacting too. Anyway, I hope that you find these suggestions useful, obviously the choices of the films are from my opinion, others might disagree, but on the whole I think that they're the best ones.
Nice to see you again in the comments Mr Davis. Your film knowledge is very impressive. I made the comment that I grew up with all the Bond films, and actually I was born the year Dr No was released (62). My father was Air Force and was off in the evenings, so I saw most of these at the drive-in. Some of my most precious memories.
@@e.d.2096 It's good to see you too. I was born in 1960 so, I'm a couple of years older than you, but we're both of an age where we grew up on great films.
I also worked in Key West Florida in the mid 80s. At a resort called the Casa Marina. Where I served the entire cast of the Bond film License to kill. Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi ect.
@@e.d.2096 I was an actor at the time of Timothy Dalton doing Bond (I still act occasionally) and knew him back then, I met him when he was doing a play at 'The Old Vic' in London, I'm from the UK, and met and worked with quite a few well known actors back then.
@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. And now I'm even more impressed.
BTW - There are 2 Bond movies that were not produced by Broccoli - 'Casino Royale' from the 1960s which is a comedy and 'Never Say Never'.
Thank you Miss Murray-penny
I love that!!!! 😎👍
Perfect reply! Bravo 👏
People always laugh at the cliche of super-villains not killing Bond straight away, and showing him around their criminal enterprises. In fact this is more psychologically accurate that we would first believe. These villains are lonely, narcissistic and the ultimate second-handers, with incredibly low self-esteem. Day-to-day they rarely meet anyone that they feel could appreciate their nihilistic vision, but they feel that Bond could, or at least his reaction could give them some "narcissistic supply". Their entire pseudo-self-esteem is built upon how they feel they are perceived by others.
If you know the scene in The Fountainhead between Toohey and Roark you will know what I mean:
“Toohey: "Mr. Roark, we're alone here. Why don't you tell me what you think of me? In any words you wish. No one will hear us."
Roark: "But I don't think of you.”
By the way, all the Bond films are great up to (for me) Goldeneye, then they get a bit silly, and then lose their way trying to be Jason Bourne.
Particular highlights: Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and The Man With The Golden Gun.
It is... of its time. But it spawned a franchise that somehow is both timeless and yet still remains incredibly of its time simultaneously. It doesn't fully hit its stride until Goldfinger, so I hope Jen sticks with it at least that far, but even that, to modern eyes, will be an... interesting proposition.
But they are all excellent reaction fodder. Personally I hope Jen makes it as far as the best Bond film of them all - For Your Eyes Only.
You heard me.
I second the For Your Eyes Only!
The soundtrack is phenomenal! 😂
@@robmartin525 I was just listening to the title song last night over and over...so mesmerizing.
" It doesn't fully hit its stride until Goldfinger,"
"From Russia With Love" is a fan favorite and it's the sophomore outing.
I've seen them all, and "For Your Eyes Only" is my favorite too.
This is exactly what I was talking about For Your Eyes Only is thus guy's Favorite and on the Flip Side it's my least favorite of the 7 Roger Moore Bond Movies
Ahh, this young woman has finally discovered James Bond...
Wait until she sees the famous lines...
Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?"
Villain: "No Mr Bond, I expect you to die".
........ as a high powered lazer beam is preparing to cut Bond in half length wise from the bottom up!
And for the rest of the great one-liners!!!!!
Welcome to James Bond, young lady! You don't know it yet, but after you've made it through many of them, you will have to choose who is your favorite Bond actor.
My favorite is, of course, Sean Connery.
I’m glad to see you liked this, and hope you see more and to see how Bond evolved over the decades. Subscribed!
Surprising though it is that you get to almost adulthood without having seen a Bond movie , nor even having read any of the novels earlier in life , for someone who is presumably an American , to not recognise Jack Lord ( Felix Leiter ) who for so many years played the lead role as Steve Mcgarrat in Hawaii Five-o beggars belief .
1 down, 24 official movies and 2 unofficial movies to go ;) . Glad you liked it Jen, there's more surprises to come :)
2 unofficial? The rock and casino royal?
@@Docktavion ha never say never again ;)
@@DafyddBrooks oh yeah, the adaptation. I forgot about it being that.
Watching this again today to commemorate the 60th anniversary of this movie's release!
This set the tone and basically created the franchise.
Would it help to know that the Spiders name was Belinda? And she lived for over 30 years appearing in several other films and helping in the London Zoo Arachnophobia treatment program.
She was apparently a gentle and friendly Spider.
I hope there will be more James Bond movies
The next film in the series, From Russia With Love, is easily my favorite in the series. Connery is back, and it takes everything that was great about this film and amps it up to 11. Definitely check that one out!
I'd say definitely watch all the Connery & Moore films. They were always on the "Saturday Afternoon Movie" and then various cable channels once that became a thing when I was growing up. I've only seen the first two Daniel Craig films (most recent run), but I liked them quite a bit as well. I haven't seen the Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan entries, but I imagine they're probably worth watching at least once just for completeness.
I can definitely recommend the Timothy Dalton Bond movies and at least a couple of the Brosnan ones. Dalton brought a harder edge to the character way before Craig ever did.
Timothy Dalton's version was the MOST ACCURATE portrayal of Bond. He unfortunately had 2 terrible scripts.
Pierce Brosnan was worthy... he is my 2nd favorite Bond.
Hated Daniel Craig as Bond.
@@CelticSpiritsCoven I disagree big time that he had "terrible scripts". Both of his films are in my top 5 within my Bond ranking. But hey, you're entitled to your opinion.
Glad you liked it. At the very least, you should definitely watch the first 3 Bond films:
* this one (from 1962),
* From Russia with Love (1963),
* and Goldfinger (1964).
The next two are both great films, and each one stars Connery as Bond. Also, you'll get to see how the story lines/budgets got progressively bigger and bigger as the film series went along. Great, iconic villains in both films, too. Enjoy!
Great to see someone reacting to these, they are great movies. In the James Bond world, I do believe that Roger Moore is the best of them. But to let Jen know, Bond is a member of the British Secret Service, he holds a "OO" number which is his license to kill. And you are right, his martini is shaken not stirred, I believe that the mixed quote was a translation issue, but I believe same context. Again, Jen, thanks for reacting to, and I hope you continue to movies.
Roger Moore was the 2nd best Bond. James Bond is, was and forever shall be Sean Connery. All other actors tried to fill his shoes but came up short.
Great reaction! As usual. YES! Watch ALL of the Bonds in order, you won't be disappointed.
As promised, Jen, I've just given this a rewatch to help your channel, I shall do a few more later and tomorrow.
It might be a bit dated by today’s standards but it relied on a strong script and acting, the special effects were not so heavily used like they are today. It’s my favourite out of them all, it’s simplicity it what makes it work so well.
This one is still one of my favs out of all of them!