I agree, although he confused Alan Shepherd with Neil Armstrong. (Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon; Yuri Gagarin the first man in outer space, Alan Shephard was the second (and the first American). Not to take anything away from Alan, but Yuri has gotten dismissive treatment in the US, as if him being the first didn't matter because he was Russian! But Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. (Yuri had died a year earlier in a plane crash)
Something to keep in mind for the Bond films, especially in the first ten or twenty years, is how much of a big deal it would have been for ordinary people to see these amazing exotic locations, maybe for the first time. Global travel was probably way beyond the dreams and financial abilities of most people at the time, so these films really were a window to the world.
The line "I'd say one of their aircraft is missing." is a play on the title of the popular 1942 British WWII movie titled "One of Our Aircraft is Missing".
I saw that movie on TV over 20 years ago, and I still think the way it introduced the main cast by having the camera go through the plane showing each crew member (with the actor's name captioned below) announcing himself as they performed a coms check was brilliant.
@@waterbeauty85 I love creative opening titles! BTW, the guy at the beginning of this movie (1:50), who is shooting at the gun barrel, is Maurice Binder, who designed the titles for this and many other JB movies.
The train fight was revolutionary for it's time and is still widely considered one of the best if not the best fist fights in the entire series. It was done pretty much completely without any stunt doubles and took weeks to shoot. Pedro Armendáriz who played Kerim Bey was actually diagnosed with a severe form of cancer during the shoot. He was experiencing excruciating pain and they moved the schedule around a lot so that he could finish it. Once all of his scenes were shot, he committed suicide in the hospital. He really gave this film his all so that the money he'd get from it, would go to his family. In the scene of the chess game, most of it was indeed a set. However, some of the outer parts of the frame you see in that wide shot are actually painted. They did a marvelous job with that. The film was pretty much saved by the director Peter Hunt, who changed around the chronology of the scenes, so that the plot would work and be understandable. Terence Young was a great director, but he was a bit chaotic in shooting films and Hunt was integral to make this work. Speaking of Young, he was injured when a helicopter he was filming from (for the boat chase) crashed in the sea and after getting first aid, he simply continued shooting like nothing ever happened. Just one thing about this series. It's highly unlikely that you will like all the Bond films, but I am glad that you've decided to watch them all. Every Bond film does have something good about it, but don't be surprised when some people love a Bond film and you don't quite understand why, nostalgia has a lot to do with it. As for the song by Matt Monroe: It was indeed the first real Bond theme song, though they played it during the end credits instead of the opening credits. Btw, they did this film as the second one, because Kennedy loved the novel. That made it a very popular book to be adapted.
As one Bond fan to another, I just want to say well said. I just want to add that this was Ian Fleming's last Bond movie he saw before his death, and apparently he was convinced Sean Connery was right for the part only after seeing this movie.
@@markbartoszek8585 Thank you for the nice words and the extra info. There's also this myth that Fleming himself had a cameo in the film as one man standing around as the train goes by, but I think that has been mostly debunked. I am really glad that Fleming died having accepted Connery as Bond :)
I like that you're getting "Bond." The things you're finding entertaining is by definition the Bond Franchise and the product you should expect from all the films, just updated a bit each time.
now it will be completely updated with a black female lesbian 007, Daniel Craig will be completely useless, there will be no bond girls, and feminist and socialist values will be rammed down your throat
@@artygunnar If 007 will be lesbian OF COURSE there will still be Bond girls. ^^ And not necessarily treated better. Though maybe the relationships made needlessly melodramatic and complex.. Might be fun adding a male gay crossdresser like Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element. Those never act like macho alpha-males. 😂😂😂
@@artygunnar Dude, it isn't permanent. In the movie, Bond is retired. MI6 assigned someone else his number. After this movie, they'll soft-reboot James Bond with a new male actor with the 007 designation. Also, where does "socialism" even factor in this? LMAO.
@@artygunnar Pussy Galore and Colonel Klebb were both lesbians and Wint and Kidd were gay, so I don’t know what you mean exactly. Bond has always been, for all his misogyny, a pretty progressive guy. Except for the fact that he literally works for the govt and can be blinded by silly patriotism and narcissism. He’s almost American. Well, an American with class and taste.
Really excited to see you run the whole franchise! I don’t think anyone on youtube has done that! One awesome reviewer, all directors, all 007 actors? This is gonna be epic! Thank you for taking it on!
@@paddystrongjaw9995 Shaw's role in that movie actually brought about the death of the real Joachim Peiper, who was living in France. Because of the movie, the man responsible for the Malmedy Massacre was brought back into public awareness. Peiper was threatened by French citizens to leave France, he refused, and ended with a big shootout at his house. How hard the French police tried to find his killers is debatable.
Totally agree, but "You Only Live Twice" is my favorite. "Goldfinger" is not far behind as far as favs. Plus it has Pussy Galore and yes that was the actual name of one of the Bond girls YT, so don't sensor me you i#iots!
The producers were unsure whether to call her Pussy or Kitty, but when one of the royal family (Prince Charles, I think) mentioned the name "Pussy Galore" in the press while the film was in production, it allowed them to go with it.
Bond "fake dying" in the opening sequence is a bit of a trope. You'll see it happen in about 4 more films to the point they make fun of it. Re: Song, Dr. No didn't have an official song. Under the Mango Tree was used, but not written for the film. From this film forward, all Bond films have songs written specifically for each film. Most of the time, they work the title into song (not always the title, but into the lyrics). The Connery films were produced so quickly because they made SO MUCH money, so things got incrementally added. They cost very little to make (I think Dr. No was 1 million USD) and it made 60 million worldwide. That's the 2021 equivalent of a 8.5 million USD film making 550 million USD at the worldwide box office.
4:57 -- It's Eunice Gayson, who played Sylvia Trench in the first two movies. Her character was to be a running gag--Bond's making out with her but gets called away on assignment--but it was never followed up on after this. In the book, Klebb stabs Bond in the leg with her poison-tipped shoe-knife, and it ends with Bond slumping to the floor. The reader is left to wonder whether or not he survives. The Donald Grant character's backstory is pretty dark--he's a serial killer whose enjoyment of murder makes him a prime candidate as a Spectre assassin. Pedro Armendáriz (Karim) was terminally ill during filming and would soon commit suicide by gun. The actress playing his mistress would figure prominently in the pre-titles sequence for the next film, GOLDFINGER, the film that would be a turning point in the evolution of the series' style. Spectre #1 would appear again in THUNDERBALL, and in the following film YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE we learn his identity and see his face. Very enjoyable reaction!
For decades, Eunice Gayson/Sylvia Trench was the only Bond girl who returned with the same actress in the same role, in more than one film. Miss Moneypenny wasn't a true Bond girl, so she doesn't count, and obviously Judi Dench as M doesn't count, either. Others, such as Maud Adams and Nadja Regin, returned, but not in the same role. I haven't kept up with the Daniel Craig movies, so this may no longer be true. Vesper Lynd, for example-did she appear more than once? I don't remember.
"Training is useful but there is no substitute for experience." "Oh I agree, we use live targets as well." SPECTRE - it's not for the faint-hearted. :D
Trivia note for you: in the novel, Olga actually catches Bond with the poison boot and the book ends on a cliffhanger with Bond passing out and collapsing. Fleming kind of hit the Conan Doyle stage of being fed up of his most famous creation overshadowing his writing and wanted to write other things for a bit. But like Conan Doyle, in the end demand ensured he was forced to go back to the well.
My personal favorite is You Only Live Twice, simply because of the stunning Ken Adams set designs. As for the best Bond film, I think this is the best of the Connery ones.
I'm glad to see you're tackling the entire Bond film catalog. It's one of my favorite, not to mention one of the most successful, franchises in cinema history. As with any decades-spanning franchise, some films are better than others and everyone has their favorite Bond actor. My favorite is Sean Connery, with Roger Moore a close second.
I think, if you're going to watch a whole lot of Bond films, after The Spy Who Loved Me, you need to watch Alan Partridge's recreation of the opening scene and credits sequence.
20:25 I think it's a rear projection. If you watch the hair, green/blue screen at the time would have given it a much 'fuzzier' edge, the where you can see individual strands that effect would be more pronounced.
Front and rear projection was used back in those days. The dawn of man opening for 2001 a Space Odyssey used a lot of front projection for shots of the man apes with the landscape backgrounds.
Sean Connery has always been my favorite Bond out of them all RIP a great actor. Almost all the movies are based on the books except for the later installments and they are usually pretty accurate.
Agreed, but you have to admit that each one does bring something different to the table, which is partially why the franchise has endured all these years.
This was really fun! I have always loved all the Bond films and have seen all of them a thousand times, but this one is one of my absolute favourites! I really hope you will continue with the Bond series 😁 Always love your reactions. Keep going, mate 👍😁 Regards from Norway 🇧🇻
I grew up with the Roger Moore Bond films. I remember being so excited for them, and I always loved the way they put so much effort into the opening credits. The whole Bond franchise is one of my favorites. They are always so enjoyable to watch. Just good solid fun.
I was 8 years old when this came out. The following Christmas I got the James Bond briefcase from Santa. Probably my favorite present ever. Goldfinger is my favorite early Bond pic. Epic plot. Diamonds are Forever is also high on my list. They captured Vegas at a great time in history.
What's great about the Bond franchise is that you're unlikely to love them all, you may not even like them all but you're never very far away from one you absolutely adore and everyone's favourites differ for very different reasons. From Russia With Love is one of my favourites because it's the quintessential early Cold War thriller and I'm a sucker for that sort of thing, but you pretty much covered exactly why I love it in film terms. Goldfinger is a real, real treat however and unfortunately this really makes it a hard act to follow...
Yup, nothing to see here, just another commentor praising you for going down the road with this series, Shan. Doesn't change the fact that I'm thrilled you are doing reaction vids to this franchise. I'm already a subscriber, so now it's just one more thing to get excited for. Thanks again, Shan.
Kevin McClory and Ian Fleming co-wrote an original film treatment for "Thunderball" before the Eon series. When it fell through, Fleming turned it into the novel "Thunderball" which then became part of the Eon series. McClory therefore was part owner of the property and retained rights to make his own film version, which eventually became "Never Say Never Again."
You need to watch The Sting with Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw. One of the best movies you'll ever watch. Anyway back to Bond, they're all good but my favourite is Live and Let Die
I know it was mentioned in a previous comment but the story of Pedro Armendáriz (Kerim Bey) deserves to be told in a little more depth. In 1956, Armendáriz had a role in the film "The Conqueror" produced by Howard Hughes. The movie was filmed in the state of Utah at the time when the US government was doing above-ground nuclear testing in neighboring Nevada. Within 25 years, 91 of the 220 people involved in the production (41%) developed cancer, 46 of whom died from the disease, or complications related to it. Armendáriz was recommended to Young by director John Ford to play Kerim Bey. After experiencing increasing physical discomfort on location in Istanbul, Armendáriz was diagnosed with inoperable cancer, likely a result of his role in "The Conqueror". Filming in Istanbul was terminated, the production moved to Britain, and Armendáriz's scenes were brought forward so that he could complete his scenes without delay. Though visibly in great pain (he visibly limps in most scenes) he continued working as long as possible in order to assure his family's financial security after his death. On June 18, 1963, Armendáriz committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun he had smuggled into hospital. He was 51.
I should totally send you money just for singing along with "Russia With Love" at the end. (I grew up listening to my mother's James Bond album collection. lol)
I remember screenwriter Carl Gottlieb mentioning being overjoyed when Shaw got cast in JAWS because he was the only Bond villain that looked like he could legitimately hurt Connery.
From Russia With Love is the Bond film that establishes many of the Bond cliche's and tropes; the gadgets, #1's white Persian cat, shooting on location, the girls and bikini's etc. The spy car is introduced in Goldfinger which introduces the other trope of sexually charged/referential names for female characters.
These movies were made using Hitchcock’s North by Northwest as a template. The helicopter scene was inspired by the Crop Duster scene from North by Northwest. If you haven’t seen North by Northwest, treat yourself and watch it.
Not green screen. Before green screen we used another technique. They projected the footage on a screen behind them. The actors could actually see the footage as they were acting.
Not even a green screen, that technology didn't exist then, it was rear projection. This is probably the best, well grounded Bond film. The next one, though, created the blueprint for all Bond films to follow.
If you commit to watching the entire Bond franchise you are instantly the greatest reaction channel I subscribe to. My dad had all of them on 8mm cassettes and it is pure nostalgia. Playing my gameboy with these movies on in the background. Wait until he gets to Louisiana :3
I’d say that SPECTRE was renamed OCTOPUS, in that game you mentioned, was because the idea and name of SPECTRE was owned by screenwriter Kevin McClory who co-wrote the screenplay of the original Thunderball script along with Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham. The script was shelved and Fleming turned it into an official Bond book much to McClory’s dismay. At the time of that video game, McClory was still alive and still owned the rights to everything that was written in that script. It was a thorn on the side of the producers of the 007 series, until McClory died in the early 2000s. In the Bond novels SPECTRE only appears in Thunderball,On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and You Only Live Twice. it was used in other movies in order to stand in for the USSR spy agency, SMERSH. The 007 producers did not want to get too political in the movies they made.
I grew up with the Roger Moore James Bond films, the first one I ever saw was the man with the golden gun. I have seen all of them since and with the exception of a few they are all good movies, some of them are great.
It's mentioned down below, yes, we are still in either front or rear projection land. In 1964 Ub Iwerks experimented with yellow screen on Mary Poppins as a way to mix the live action and animation. #shanfanfilmfacts
While Fleming wrote the books, of course, I don't believe he was very involved with the films and in fact, wasn't particularly happy with Dr. No. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) While he did come around somewhat after FRWL, I don't think that he was particularly involved in its creation.
@@Keeganwh Yeah, he was only involved in the sense that they used the plot of his book, which I read. Coming up with the idea, creating each character, and writing the plot is pretty minor.
@@brandonflorida1092 You seem surprisingly worked up over the fact that the author of a book that inspired a film, but who wasn't involved in the filmmaking process, wasn't called out by a TH-cam movie reactor who was listing the names of the film's key filmmakers. My comment is clearly meant to point out that Fleming, while authoring the book (thank you, though, for sarcastically repeating information I already acknowledged) was not involved in the filmmaking process. If someone baked you a cake and brought it to you, would you demand the author of the cookbook be acknowledged for their recipe? Probably not.
@@Keeganwh Baking a cake from a cookbook is not the same as making a movie faithful to someone's novel. Without Fleming inventing the characters, inventing the plot and writing all the dialog (much of which was in the movie), you'd have nothing. Everyone who was mentioned had considerably less to do with the movie than Fleming. No Fleming, no movie. The author deserved at least a mention.
Shan loves his big explosions and this one didn't disappoint. Lol, you just said that when I typed it while listening to your review. After you watch 2 or 3 more Bond movies, please watch Austin Powers if you haven't yet. The jokes will be pretty good after watching these.
I understand why you think the editing was bad in the film. But what you don't know is that the shooting schedule of the film was a catastrophe. The actor who played Karim Bey was diagnosed with cancer, several special effects shots were botched, Connery was injured on set, and they ran out of budget to complete shooting. So Director Terrence Young told Editor Peter Hunt to disregard the script and make do with the footage he had. Hunt composited some shots, and even ran some backwards, in order to create new shots and add action to the scenes. He literally saved _From Russia With Love,_ and ultimately the franchise.
The actor playing Ali Kerim Bey was Pedro Armendariz, a very famous mexican actor who often played very tough characters. This was Armendariz' last film, if I remember right he died by his own hand in stead of wasting away from terminal cancer :/ I haven't seen many of Robert Shaw's films, one I like is "The Sting" (1973) where he plays a gangster, the other main characters are con men played by Robert Redford and Paul Newman. A pretty good movie with good music :)
You should consider watching The Sting which stars Robert Shaw. It also stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman respectively. Try exploring a few Steve McQueen movies as well, if you haven't already of course.
Not sure if this has been said already but the reason SPECTRE was renamed to OCTOPUS in the 2005 game was because of copyright issues with a man named Kevin McClory, the producer of Thunderball & Never Say Never Again and the alleged co creator of the SPECTRE concept.
Hadn't seen this in so long. Gives me a greater appreciation for Austin Powers. Before you leave Connery, you might consider watching Zardoz. Cult classic / guilty pleasure.
_FRWL_ was the 007 film that turned me from casual viewer to aficionado. It's the best Bond, the most novelistic, the _Empire Strikes Back_ of the films, the brutal Grant fight was decades ahead of it's time & the train scene is still one of the best & most brilliantly intense in the series. 100% - yes, watch the entire franchise in order. It will aid you in appreciating each entry individually, what came before, & how each film defines itself within the lineage.
Fun fact about this film, the only reason this one was made after Dr No despite them actually taking place in reverse order in the book series, is because President John F Kennedy put the novel on his top ten reading list. JFK was a huge 007 fan and From Russia With Love was one of the only none fiction books in his top ten reading list. This was also the last film he ever saw before his assassination.
Great reaction! I hope you continue reacting to the classic Bond films. This is my Top 10: 1) Thunderball (1965) 2) Casino Royale (2006) 3) From Russia With Love (1963) 4) The Living Daylights (1987) 5) On Her Majesty’s… (1969) 6) Octopussy (1983) 7) Goldfinger (1964) 8) Dr. No (1962) 9) Moonraker (1979) 10) GoldenEye (1995)
All of the 007 movies in order, you say?! Very nice! Goldeneye my favourite, mostly probably nostalgic reasons, but it is great! Great channel! Looking forward to seeing more! 🎥 🍿
The Bond movies will most likely continue under Amazon. But with a woke agenda. Needless to say, its probably going to be James Bond, but without the James or the Bond.
Not true. Half of the franchise is owned by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and they have final say as to the casting and direction of the films. Amazon can make all the suggestions they want for the franchise, but the family has final say (which is a good thing).
Absolutely correct, Mark (fortunately!). EON Productions, under Michael & Barbara, still retain control over who plays Bond, when a new Bond is released, etc.
Yee! More Connery Bond :) 3:04 But it would have been in five moves. :) 10:41 Hahaha! 12:00 "Day and night..." The tone of Bond's voice :D 13:44 Yeah and I like how both of their smile seem genuine. 16:33 Bond movies like fights in trains. 18:50 "Ooooh!" :D
Rosa Klebb, of the knife in the shoe, was played by the iconic Austrian actress and singer, Lotte Lenya, who was famous for starring in Threepenny Opera, and other accomplishments. Her name is also in the lyrics to the song Mac the Knife.
This one is where the series really takes off and establishes many of the tropes. As others have said, great that you're going to do them all in order. There are some risible ones, but you kind of have to do them to 'get' the Bond universe. Looking forward to it!
Pedro Armendáriz who played Karim Bay was seriously ill when they made From Russia With Love and unfortunately he died shortly before it's release. Incidentally the character of Blofeld although voiced by Eric Pohlmann was played by Anthony Dawson who appeared in Doctor No as professor Dent.
Lotye Lenya, who plays Rosa Klebb, was one of the BIGGEST German stars from the 1930s onward. She was one of the actresses who created much of Bertoldt Brecht;s work. Unfortunately, she has been forgotten nowadays.
These early Bond films are much closer to Flemings novels (especially this one). So much of the good writing is actually Fleming. In the novel the Anita Eckberg mouth is Marilyn Monroe though.
I hope you'll include 2 non-franchise Bond films, after "Thunderball" the 1967 spoof film "Casino Royale" came out, directed by John Huston and starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven Orson Welles and Woody Allen with music by Burt Bacharach. It's psychedelic and silly, think of it as the inspiration for the Austin Powers movies. The 2nd one came after "Octopussy" the 1983 "Never Say Never Again" saw the return of Connery in the role one last time. It was released by Warner Bros. instead of UA/MGM. If you're feeling really crazy you could check out the Italian made 1967 "O.K. Connery" (also known as "Operation Kid Brother") starring Sean Connery's brother Neil. Wikipedia calls it a Eurospy comedy. It has several actors from the official Bond series including Daniela Bianchi (she was in "From Russia with Love'), as well as 2 others plus Bernard Lee as M and Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny. It got negative reviews and was skewered by Mystery Science Theater 3000.
This would turn out to be Pedro(Ali Kerim Bey)Armendariz final film role as he was diagnosed with cancer. Despite the illness he bravely shot most of his scenes until he was physically unable to do so. Sadly he took his own life a few months before the release of the film.
Some unfortunate topical revisionism in "Goldeneye" had Moneypenny mentioning the term "sexual harrassment" even though her character was always the instigator and aggressor in their flirting relationship.
Well done for spotting Yuri Gagarin in the background, as an amateur astronomer that made my day even more than you giggling at the one liners.
NO WAY!!!
I agree, although he confused Alan Shepherd with Neil Armstrong. (Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon; Yuri Gagarin the first man in outer space, Alan Shephard was the second (and the first American). Not to take anything away from Alan, but Yuri has gotten dismissive treatment in the US, as if him being the first didn't matter because he was Russian! But Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. (Yuri had died a year earlier in a plane crash)
Something to keep in mind for the Bond films, especially in the first ten or twenty years, is how much of a big deal it would have been for ordinary people to see these amazing exotic locations, maybe for the first time. Global travel was probably way beyond the dreams and financial abilities of most people at the time, so these films really were a window to the world.
Excellent point, rationing in the UK only ended in 1954.
The line "I'd say one of their aircraft is missing." is a play on the title of the popular 1942 British WWII movie titled "One of Our Aircraft is Missing".
I had no idea, thanks for sharing :)
I saw that movie on TV over 20 years ago, and I still think the way it introduced the main cast by having the camera go through the plane showing each crew member (with the actor's name captioned below) announcing himself as they performed a coms check was brilliant.
@@waterbeauty85 I love creative opening titles! BTW, the guy at the beginning of this movie (1:50), who is shooting at the gun barrel, is Maurice Binder, who designed the titles for this and many other JB movies.
The train fight was revolutionary for it's time and is still widely considered one of the best if not the best fist fights in the entire series. It was done pretty much completely without any stunt doubles and took weeks to shoot.
Pedro Armendáriz who played Kerim Bey was actually diagnosed with a severe form of cancer during the shoot. He was experiencing excruciating pain and they moved the schedule around a lot so that he could finish it. Once all of his scenes were shot, he committed suicide in the hospital. He really gave this film his all so that the money he'd get from it, would go to his family.
In the scene of the chess game, most of it was indeed a set. However, some of the outer parts of the frame you see in that wide shot are actually painted. They did a marvelous job with that.
The film was pretty much saved by the director Peter Hunt, who changed around the chronology of the scenes, so that the plot would work and be understandable. Terence Young was a great director, but he was a bit chaotic in shooting films and Hunt was integral to make this work.
Speaking of Young, he was injured when a helicopter he was filming from (for the boat chase) crashed in the sea and after getting first aid, he simply continued shooting like nothing ever happened.
Just one thing about this series. It's highly unlikely that you will like all the Bond films, but I am glad that you've decided to watch them all. Every Bond film does have something good about it, but don't be surprised when some people love a Bond film and you don't quite understand why, nostalgia has a lot to do with it.
As for the song by Matt Monroe: It was indeed the first real Bond theme song, though they played it during the end credits instead of the opening credits.
Btw, they did this film as the second one, because Kennedy loved the novel. That made it a very popular book to be adapted.
As one Bond fan to another, I just want to say well said. I just want to add that this was Ian Fleming's last Bond movie he saw before his death, and apparently he was convinced Sean Connery was right for the part only after seeing this movie.
@@markbartoszek8585 Thank you for the nice words and the extra info. There's also this myth that Fleming himself had a cameo in the film as one man standing around as the train goes by, but I think that has been mostly debunked. I am really glad that Fleming died having accepted Connery as Bond :)
I like that you're getting "Bond." The things you're finding entertaining is by definition the Bond Franchise and the product you should expect from all the films, just updated a bit each time.
now it will be completely updated with a black female lesbian 007, Daniel Craig will be completely useless, there will be no bond girls, and feminist and socialist values will be rammed down your throat
@@artygunnar If 007 will be lesbian OF COURSE there will still be Bond girls. ^^
And not necessarily treated better. Though maybe the relationships made needlessly melodramatic and complex..
Might be fun adding a male gay crossdresser like Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element. Those never act like macho alpha-males. 😂😂😂
@@artygunnar Dude, it isn't permanent. In the movie, Bond is retired. MI6 assigned someone else his number. After this movie, they'll soft-reboot James Bond with a new male actor with the 007 designation. Also, where does "socialism" even factor in this? LMAO.
@@artygunnar Pussy Galore and Colonel Klebb were both lesbians and Wint and Kidd were gay, so I don’t know what you mean exactly. Bond has always been, for all his misogyny, a pretty progressive guy. Except for the fact that he literally works for the govt and can be blinded by silly patriotism and narcissism. He’s almost American. Well, an American with class and taste.
Fight scene on the Orient Express was personal, visceral and brutal. RIP Sean and Robert.
My favorite scene from all the Bond films.
@@dragon-ed1hz high praise indeed
Really excited to see you run the whole franchise!
I don’t think anyone on youtube has done that!
One awesome reviewer, all directors, all 007 actors?
This is gonna be epic!
Thank you for taking it on!
And his insightful analyses at the end are usually spot on. He’s up there with the great critics Egbert and Siskel, and perhaps surpasses them.
If you like Robert Shaw, you should check out The Sting. Excellent film.
Yes, The Sting. Shaw is fantastic in that.
The Sting, Jaws (Quint), A Man For All Seasons (Henry VIII)
The Taking of Pelham 123.
Also Battle of the Bulge
@@paddystrongjaw9995 Shaw's role in that movie actually brought about the death of the real Joachim Peiper, who was living in France. Because of the movie, the man responsible for the Malmedy Massacre was brought back into public awareness. Peiper was threatened by French citizens to leave France, he refused, and ended with a big shootout at his house. How hard the French police tried to find his killers is debatable.
If you like Robert Shaw you're going to enjoy watching "The Sting."
...and Battle of Britain.
I would love to see someone react to it.
I agree with "The Sting". Probably in my top 10 favorite movies of all time.
He was great in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"(1974)
Shaw was also in "The Deep"..
@@John57945 Took me 45 years to see it. Fantastic! :)
The Bond series really hits its stride with Goldfinger. The key is memorable villains. Great reaction and analysis, Shan.
Totally agree, but "You Only Live Twice" is my favorite. "Goldfinger" is not far behind as far as favs. Plus it has Pussy Galore and yes that was the actual name of one of the Bond girls YT, so don't sensor me you i#iots!
The producers were unsure whether to call her Pussy or Kitty, but when one of the royal family (Prince Charles, I think) mentioned the name "Pussy Galore" in the press while the film was in production, it allowed them to go with it.
I heard that Q has been working on an Aston Martin in his shop. Might be ready soon. Chicks dig cars. Should get him pussy galore.
@@John57945 Blofeld, played by the great Donald Pleasance.
@@John57945 Luciana Paluzzi in Thunderball. Mother of God...
Goldfinger has always been my favorite of the classic Bond films.
Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?
@@michaelsegriff3362 - I would respond appropriately, but I don't want to spoil the line on the very off chance Shan reads this.
@@maximillianosaben You’re right.
Bond "fake dying" in the opening sequence is a bit of a trope. You'll see it happen in about 4 more films to the point they make fun of it.
Re: Song, Dr. No didn't have an official song. Under the Mango Tree was used, but not written for the film. From this film forward, all Bond films have songs written specifically for each film. Most of the time, they work the title into song (not always the title, but into the lyrics). The Connery films were produced so quickly because they made SO MUCH money, so things got incrementally added. They cost very little to make (I think Dr. No was 1 million USD) and it made 60 million worldwide. That's the 2021 equivalent of a 8.5 million USD film making 550 million USD at the worldwide box office.
4:57 -- It's Eunice Gayson, who played Sylvia Trench in the first two movies. Her character was to be a running gag--Bond's making out with her but gets called away on assignment--but it was never followed up on after this. In the book, Klebb stabs Bond in the leg with her poison-tipped shoe-knife, and it ends with Bond slumping to the floor. The reader is left to wonder whether or not he survives. The Donald Grant character's backstory is pretty dark--he's a serial killer whose enjoyment of murder makes him a prime candidate as a Spectre assassin. Pedro Armendáriz (Karim) was terminally ill during filming and would soon commit suicide by gun. The actress playing his mistress would figure prominently in the pre-titles sequence for the next film, GOLDFINGER, the film that would be a turning point in the evolution of the series' style. Spectre #1 would appear again in THUNDERBALL, and in the following film YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE we learn his identity and see his face.
Very enjoyable reaction!
For decades, Eunice Gayson/Sylvia Trench was the only Bond girl who returned with the same actress in the same role, in more than one film. Miss Moneypenny wasn't a true Bond girl, so she doesn't count, and obviously Judi Dench as M doesn't count, either. Others, such as Maud Adams and Nadja Regin, returned, but not in the same role. I haven't kept up with the Daniel Craig movies, so this may no longer be true. Vesper Lynd, for example-did she appear more than once? I don't remember.
@@PFNel No, Vesper was only in Casino Royale. I can't think of a Bond girl character besides Sylvia who appears more than once.
@@porflepopnecker4376 Ah, thanks. Good to know. So Eunice Gayson's reappearance in the same role is still unmatched!
From Russia With Love was Eunice Gayson’s final film.
Shan better keep some tissues handy when watching the rest of this series. There are many great practical explosions and he may get overly excited 😂
23:25 The villain with the cat became a meme because of Bond, and you just saw the very first iteration.
"Training is useful but there is no substitute for experience."
"Oh I agree, we use live targets as well."
SPECTRE - it's not for the faint-hearted. :D
Trivia note for you: in the novel, Olga actually catches Bond with the poison boot and the book ends on a cliffhanger with Bond passing out and collapsing. Fleming kind of hit the Conan Doyle stage of being fed up of his most famous creation overshadowing his writing and wanted to write other things for a bit. But like Conan Doyle, in the end demand ensured he was forced to go back to the well.
My personal favorite is You Only Live Twice, simply because of the stunning Ken Adams set designs.
As for the best Bond film, I think this is the best of the Connery ones.
You see, M saved Bond's life, the briefcase gadget ended up saving Bond's life, but he was thinking he didn't need it!
My favourite Bond film. Red Grant is a pretty tough henchman.
I agree. Pretty true to the book with believable gadgets. Before the Broccoli and Saltzman formula took over.
It was Sean Connery's favourite.
Get ready for me to pester you with insights to this film and the entire Bond series, haha. Love the idea of you ranking them in the end.
I'm glad to see you're tackling the entire Bond film catalog. It's one of my favorite, not to mention one of the most successful, franchises in cinema history. As with any decades-spanning franchise, some films are better than others and everyone has their favorite Bond actor. My favorite is Sean Connery, with Roger Moore a close second.
Unfortunately, Amazon will own the entire franchise very soon.
looking forward to watch all bond movies with you :-)
I think, if you're going to watch a whole lot of Bond films, after The Spy Who Loved Me, you need to watch Alan Partridge's recreation of the opening scene and credits sequence.
20:25 I think it's a rear projection. If you watch the hair, green/blue screen at the time would have given it a much 'fuzzier' edge, the where you can see individual strands that effect would be more pronounced.
Front and rear projection was used back in those days. The dawn of man opening for 2001 a Space Odyssey used a lot of front projection for shots of the man apes with the landscape backgrounds.
Sean Connery has always been my favorite Bond out of them all RIP a great actor. Almost all the movies are based on the books except for the later installments and they are usually pretty accurate.
Agreed, but you have to admit that each one does bring something different to the table, which is partially why the franchise has endured all these years.
This was really fun! I have always loved all the Bond films and have seen all of them a thousand times, but this one is one of my absolute favourites! I really hope you will continue with the Bond series 😁
Always love your reactions. Keep going, mate 👍😁 Regards from Norway 🇧🇻
From Russia With Love is one of my favourite Bond movies because Bond does some actual spying in it.
I grew up with the Roger Moore Bond films. I remember being so excited for them, and I always loved the way they put so much effort into the opening credits.
The whole Bond franchise is one of my favorites. They are always so enjoyable to watch. Just good solid fun.
I was 8 years old when this came out. The following Christmas I got the James Bond briefcase from Santa. Probably my favorite present ever. Goldfinger is my favorite early Bond pic. Epic plot. Diamonds are Forever is also high on my list. They captured Vegas at a great time in history.
I was the same age and got the Bond Attaché for Christmas too! 😝
Hard to believe that some people didn’t watched classics like this.
What's great about the Bond franchise is that you're unlikely to love them all, you may not even like them all but you're never very far away from one you absolutely adore and everyone's favourites differ for very different reasons.
From Russia With Love is one of my favourites because it's the quintessential early Cold War thriller and I'm a sucker for that sort of thing, but you pretty much covered exactly why I love it in film terms. Goldfinger is a real, real treat however and unfortunately this really makes it a hard act to follow...
Yup, nothing to see here, just another commentor praising you for going down the road with this series, Shan. Doesn't change the fact that I'm thrilled you are doing reaction vids to this franchise. I'm already a subscriber, so now it's just one more thing to get excited for. Thanks again, Shan.
Take notes when you watch "Thunderball" then review them when you watch "Never say Never" and watch the similarities, i say they're the same movie
That's because they are. Never Say Never Again is a remake of Thunderball done by a non-Albert Broccoli production,
I was taking notes but then saw Luciana Paluzzi and forgot my own name.
Kevin McClory and Ian Fleming co-wrote an original film treatment for "Thunderball" before the Eon series. When it fell through, Fleming turned it into the novel "Thunderball" which then became part of the Eon series. McClory therefore was part owner of the property and retained rights to make his own film version, which eventually became "Never Say Never Again."
You need to watch The Sting with Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw. One of the best movies you'll ever watch.
Anyway back to Bond, they're all good but my favourite is Live and Let Die
I know it was mentioned in a previous comment but the story of Pedro Armendáriz (Kerim Bey) deserves to be told in a little more depth.
In 1956, Armendáriz had a role in the film "The Conqueror" produced by Howard Hughes. The movie was filmed in the state of Utah at the time when the US government was doing above-ground nuclear testing in neighboring Nevada. Within 25 years, 91 of the 220 people involved in the production (41%) developed cancer, 46 of whom died from the disease, or complications related to it.
Armendáriz was recommended to Young by director John Ford to play Kerim Bey. After experiencing increasing physical discomfort on location in Istanbul, Armendáriz was diagnosed with inoperable cancer, likely a result of his role in "The Conqueror". Filming in Istanbul was terminated, the production moved to Britain, and Armendáriz's scenes were brought forward so that he could complete his scenes without delay. Though visibly in great pain (he visibly limps in most scenes) he continued working as long as possible in order to assure his family's financial security after his death.
On June 18, 1963, Armendáriz committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun he had smuggled into hospital. He was 51.
He will be missed. 😢💔
I should totally send you money just for singing along with "Russia With Love" at the end. (I grew up listening to my mother's James Bond album collection. lol)
Shan seems like a great guy, doesn’t he?
I remember screenwriter Carl Gottlieb mentioning being overjoyed when Shaw got cast in JAWS because he was the only Bond villain that looked like he could legitimately hurt Connery.
I love your reactions and comments,. You really break it down to the bare bones. A true lover of films. Keep up the good work.
"The Sting" (1973)
Robert Shaw
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Robert Earl Jones. (James Earl Jones father.)
Won seven academy awards.
From Russia With Love is the Bond film that establishes many of the Bond cliche's and tropes; the gadgets, #1's white Persian cat, shooting on location, the girls and bikini's etc. The spy car is introduced in Goldfinger which introduces the other trope of sexually charged/referential names for female characters.
These movies were made using Hitchcock’s North by Northwest as a template. The helicopter scene was inspired by the Crop Duster scene from North by Northwest.
If you haven’t seen North by Northwest, treat yourself and watch it.
Might be my favorite Bond movie, also like "For Your Eyes Only" a lot.
Not green screen. Before green screen we used another technique. They projected the footage on a screen behind them. The actors could actually see the footage as they were acting.
And with some smarter technology they’re now doing it all over again with the Mandalorian!
I really love all the Sean Connery Bond’s. But undoubtedly everyone’s list from best to worst will be different. Goldfinger is great!
Not even a green screen, that technology didn't exist then, it was rear projection. This is probably the best, well grounded Bond film. The next one, though, created the blueprint for all Bond films to follow.
If you commit to watching the entire Bond franchise you are instantly the greatest reaction channel I subscribe to. My dad had all of them on 8mm cassettes and it is pure nostalgia. Playing my gameboy with these movies on in the background. Wait until he gets to Louisiana :3
I’d say that SPECTRE was renamed OCTOPUS, in that game you mentioned, was because the idea and name of SPECTRE was owned by screenwriter Kevin McClory who co-wrote the screenplay of the original Thunderball script along with Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham. The script was shelved and Fleming turned it into an official Bond book much to McClory’s dismay. At the time of that video game, McClory was still alive and still owned the rights to everything that was written in that script. It was a thorn on the side of the producers of the 007 series, until McClory died in the early 2000s. In the Bond novels SPECTRE only appears in Thunderball,On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and You Only Live Twice. it was used in other movies in order to stand in for the USSR spy agency, SMERSH. The 007 producers did not want to get too political in the movies they made.
Zagreb is in present-day Croatia. It would still have been Yugoslavia at the time.
I grew up with the Roger Moore James Bond films, the first one I ever saw was the man with the golden gun. I have seen all of them since and with the exception of a few they are all good movies, some of them are great.
I'm glad your watching older movie's. I hope you would watch some John Wayne movies, like The searchers or The quiet man
It's mentioned down below, yes, we are still in either front or rear projection land. In 1964 Ub Iwerks experimented with yellow screen on Mary Poppins as a way to mix the live action and animation. #shanfanfilmfacts
Robert Shaw and Sean Connery also starred together in Robin and Mation, abut an older Robin Hood .
Underrated Robin Hood version. Highly recommended for those of us who appreciate a full-bearded Connery + romance...
I highly suggest watching these three unrelated movies on the channel:
"Sneakers" (1992)
"Contact" (1997)
"The Village" (2004)
5:00 that is James Bond's second longest relationship Sylvia Trench who he met in Dr. No.
"From Russia With Love, Young, Connery, let's go."
You might mention the author, Ian Fleming.
While Fleming wrote the books, of course, I don't believe he was very involved with the films and in fact, wasn't particularly happy with Dr. No. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
While he did come around somewhat after FRWL, I don't think that he was particularly involved in its creation.
@@Keeganwh Yeah, he was only involved in the sense that they used the plot of his book, which I read. Coming up with the idea, creating each character, and writing the plot is pretty minor.
@@brandonflorida1092 You seem surprisingly worked up over the fact that the author of a book that inspired a film, but who wasn't involved in the filmmaking process, wasn't called out by a TH-cam movie reactor who was listing the names of the film's key filmmakers.
My comment is clearly meant to point out that Fleming, while authoring the book (thank you, though, for sarcastically repeating information I already acknowledged) was not involved in the filmmaking process.
If someone baked you a cake and brought it to you, would you demand the author of the cookbook be acknowledged for their recipe? Probably not.
@@Keeganwh Baking a cake from a cookbook is not the same as making a movie faithful to someone's novel. Without Fleming inventing the characters, inventing the plot and writing all the dialog (much of which was in the movie), you'd have nothing. Everyone who was mentioned had considerably less to do with the movie than Fleming. No Fleming, no movie. The author deserved at least a mention.
@@brandonflorida1092 I think virtually everyone watching this knows that. Seems like a petty gripe to me.
”They actually wrote a song for the film” :D
RIP Sean Connery - The Original James Bond
4:50 “she looks familiar” … cause she’s Kelly from Saved by the Bell 😂
YESSSSSSS! So great that you are going to watch all of them. You will find that the majority of Bond films are very entertaining.
All in order. Epic. And the best way to watch the evolution of the series.
Shan loves his big explosions and this one didn't disappoint. Lol, you just said that when I typed it while listening to your review. After you watch 2 or 3 more Bond movies, please watch Austin Powers if you haven't yet. The jokes will be pretty good after watching these.
The soundtrack for 'Goldfinger' is my favorite......with the title track sung by Dame Shirley Bassey.
Agree.
I understand why you think the editing was bad in the film. But what you don't know is that the shooting schedule of the film was a catastrophe. The actor who played Karim Bey was diagnosed with cancer, several special effects shots were botched, Connery was injured on set, and they ran out of budget to complete shooting.
So Director Terrence Young told Editor Peter Hunt to disregard the script and make do with the footage he had. Hunt composited some shots, and even ran some backwards, in order to create new shots and add action to the scenes. He literally saved _From Russia With Love,_ and ultimately the franchise.
The actor playing Ali Kerim Bey was Pedro Armendariz, a very famous mexican actor who often played very tough characters. This was Armendariz' last film, if I remember right he died by his own hand in stead of wasting away from terminal cancer :/
I haven't seen many of Robert Shaw's films, one I like is "The Sting" (1973) where he plays a gangster, the other main characters are con men played by Robert Redford and Paul Newman. A pretty good movie with good music :)
You should consider watching The Sting which stars Robert Shaw. It also stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman respectively.
Try exploring a few Steve McQueen movies as well, if you haven't already of course.
Not sure if this has been said already but the reason SPECTRE was renamed to OCTOPUS in the 2005 game was because of copyright issues with a man named Kevin McClory, the producer of Thunderball & Never Say Never Again and the alleged co creator of the SPECTRE concept.
Hadn't seen this in so long. Gives me a greater appreciation for Austin Powers. Before you leave Connery, you might consider watching Zardoz. Cult classic / guilty pleasure.
You should check out Where Eagles Dare it's a 1968 WW2 spy/action starring Richard Burton and a young Clint Eastwood.
_FRWL_ was the 007 film that turned me from casual viewer to aficionado. It's the best Bond, the most novelistic, the _Empire Strikes Back_ of the films, the brutal Grant fight was decades ahead of it's time & the train scene is still one of the best & most brilliantly intense in the series.
100% - yes, watch the entire franchise in order. It will aid you in appreciating each entry individually, what came before, & how each film defines itself within the lineage.
Fun fact about this film, the only reason this one was made after Dr No despite them actually taking place in reverse order in the book series, is because President John F Kennedy put the novel on his top ten reading list. JFK was a huge 007 fan and From Russia With Love was one of the only none fiction books in his top ten reading list. This was also the last film he ever saw before his assassination.
YOU DA MAN. BRAVO SIR. I GREW UP ON CONNERY BOND FILMS. WATCHING THEM IN THE 80s WITH MY POP. GOODTYMEZ.
I love the look on your face during the explosions. You get such joy out of them.
Great reaction! I hope you continue reacting to the classic Bond films.
This is my Top 10:
1) Thunderball (1965)
2) Casino Royale (2006)
3) From Russia With Love (1963)
4) The Living Daylights (1987)
5) On Her Majesty’s… (1969)
6) Octopussy (1983)
7) Goldfinger (1964)
8) Dr. No (1962)
9) Moonraker (1979)
10) GoldenEye (1995)
I would skip Diamonds Are Forever because that movie sucks and it's also the worst James Bond film of all time.
All of the 007 movies in order, you say?!
Very nice! Goldeneye my favourite, mostly probably nostalgic reasons, but it is great! Great channel! Looking forward to seeing more! 🎥 🍿
From Russia with Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service are two of the best in the Bond series.
Got my dinner, time to watch Shan react to FRWL!!
I get the impression you're a bit of a watch geek like myself it might be fun to see you review your watch collection in a video.
My all time favorite Bond movie having my all time favorite Bond girl Tatiana Romanova.
The Bond movies will most likely continue under Amazon. But with a woke agenda.
Needless to say, its probably going to be James Bond, but without the James or the Bond.
Not true. Half of the franchise is owned by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and they have final say as to the casting and direction of the films. Amazon can make all the suggestions they want for the franchise, but the family has final say (which is a good thing).
Absolutely correct, Mark (fortunately!). EON Productions, under Michael & Barbara, still retain control over who plays Bond, when a new Bond is released, etc.
Robert Shaw aged alot between this and Jaws, only 12 years difference.
Yee! More Connery Bond :) 3:04 But it would have been in five moves. :) 10:41 Hahaha!
12:00 "Day and night..." The tone of Bond's voice :D
13:44 Yeah and I like how both of their smile seem genuine.
16:33 Bond movies like fights in trains. 18:50 "Ooooh!" :D
This Bond vs Grant fight on the train is my of all James Bond movies.
Live and Let Die, James Bond movie..my favorite; check that one out if u haven't
Rosa Klebb, of the knife in the shoe, was played by the iconic Austrian actress and singer, Lotte Lenya, who was famous for starring in Threepenny Opera, and other accomplishments. Her name is also in the lyrics to the song Mac the Knife.
She was such a beloved figure that many people at the time thought her to be miscast as a villain.
@@porflepopnecker4376 I’m sure. But I’ll bet Ms. Lenya thoroughly enjoyed the role.
Whooo hooo it's going to be a Bond year.
4:37 your facial expession in that context is hilarious and puzzling
The character of "Sylvia Trench" did appear in the two films.
I love this movie!
This is Sean Connery’s favorite Bond film!
This one is where the series really takes off and establishes many of the tropes. As others have said, great that you're going to do them all in order. There are some risible ones, but you kind of have to do them to 'get' the Bond universe. Looking forward to it!
Pedro Armendáriz who played Karim Bay was seriously ill when they made From Russia With Love and unfortunately he died shortly before it's release. Incidentally the character of Blofeld although voiced by Eric Pohlmann was played by Anthony Dawson who appeared in Doctor No as professor Dent.
Yeah, I know Pedro.
He was a good actor in this film and sadly he left us by killing himself.
Lotye Lenya, who plays Rosa Klebb, was one of the BIGGEST German stars from the 1930s onward. She was one of the actresses who created much of Bertoldt Brecht;s work. Unfortunately, she has been forgotten nowadays.
RIP
Lotte Lenya
(1898-1981)
These early Bond films are much closer to Flemings novels (especially this one). So much of the good writing is actually Fleming. In the novel the Anita Eckberg mouth is Marilyn Monroe though.
I believe the Eckberg billboard is from a movie that Bond producers Saltzman and Broccoli had just released.
james bond is my favorite fictional character ever and im glad to see you will be checking them all out.
I hope you'll include 2 non-franchise Bond films, after "Thunderball" the 1967 spoof film "Casino Royale" came out, directed by John Huston and starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven Orson Welles and Woody Allen with music by Burt Bacharach. It's psychedelic and silly, think of it as the inspiration for the Austin Powers movies.
The 2nd one came after "Octopussy" the 1983 "Never Say Never Again" saw the return of Connery in the role one last time. It was released by Warner Bros. instead of UA/MGM.
If you're feeling really crazy you could check out the Italian made 1967 "O.K. Connery" (also known as "Operation Kid Brother") starring Sean Connery's brother Neil. Wikipedia calls it a Eurospy comedy. It has several actors from the official Bond series including Daniela Bianchi (she was in "From Russia with Love'), as well as 2 others plus Bernard Lee as M and Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny. It got negative reviews and was skewered by Mystery Science Theater 3000.
4:25 yep, thats right, glad to hear it as a Russian viewer
This would turn out to be Pedro(Ali Kerim Bey)Armendariz final film role as he was diagnosed with cancer. Despite the illness he bravely shot most of his scenes until he was physically unable to do so. Sadly he took his own life a few months before the release of the film.
A wonderful actor from Mexico! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
I love that you'll be watching all the Bond movies. I've seen every one at least a dozen times, but I love to see new fans get into them.
Monneypenny's subtle flirting-keeping distance with Bond was IMO never equaled after Connery.
Some unfortunate topical revisionism in "Goldeneye" had Moneypenny mentioning the term "sexual harrassment" even though her character was always the instigator and aggressor in their flirting relationship.