The dots are the same ordinary price stickers that inspired binder to create the gun barrel sequence. The james bond dossierstop 007 pretitle sequences from the first 22 james bond films. No, a quarter of the worlds population have seen at least one bond film. The sixth james bond thriller from ian flemings typewriter. The best bond pretitle sequences 007s opening sequences, from worst to best.
The film was produced by harry saltzman and albert r. No and bond fought oneonone on a descending gantry above the reactors cooling tank of boiling radioactive water, where dr. Joseph wisemans metalhanded title character casts an air of mystery. No, bond is sent to jamaica to investigate the disappearance. Back in 1961 visual artist maurice binder who got his start creating department store ads for retail giant macys presented an idea to harry saltzman and albert broccoli that would become an intrinsic part of their james bond movie franchisethe famous title sequence that featured naked girls, guns and of course mr. Thats not to say he knocks a bond title sequence out in five minutes these days.
No is the first film in the james bond film series, and thus the first to. The top ten james bond pretitle sequences mr rumseys. Gorgeous images from the opening sequences of james bond. The reason the goldfingerpts works so well for me is that it has everything a james bond adventure needs but compressed into a short time frame. There were some tough decisions to make but after a long while thinking them over, here is my list of the absolute best james. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent. By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. Spectre behind the scenes of the famous 007 title sequences. No introduced the world to the secret agent and was the beginning of a revolution. Initially the original idea for the title sequence in dr. I do not have a membership, so i could not use their service. No was as a simple introduction to the character of james bond. No title sequence graphic designer brendan dawes has visualised our data on james bonds.
I have many of the original paperbacks in my book collection but these are becoming quite tatty so it is a pleasure to be able to download the books onto my kindle and enjoy reading them all over again. Quarrel runs errands for bond and helps him get back into shape. Does the title sequence influence your choice of favourite bond film. John barry orchestra featuring colourful spheres, flashing in time to the famous james bond theme, this is the only credit sequence not preceded by a pretitles sequence. For instance, goldeneye by tina turner is a pleasant tune, but few would call it one of the true classics. However this developed into a full title sequence, with the idea for the gunbarrel added at the last minute when some white stickers inspired maurice binder. This title sequence was created by designer daniel kleinman, a name youre going to hear quite often in the selections ahead. In his first ever outing on the silver screen, james bond would save the world from the nefarious schemes for world domination of doctor julius no, evil mastermind and spectre member, in a very 1960s way. Today we are going to be taking a look at the top 10 best james bond title sequences.
It features daniel craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. Bond title sequences posted in general bond film discussion. The james bond literary franchise is a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by ian fleming, a british author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. Currently he is being portrayed by english actor daniel craig, but he has also been portrayed by sean connery, george lazenby. Bond title sequences general bond film discussion cbn. Since then, he has appeared in numerous novels and over 20 films. The big screen blockbuster of casino royale sees 007 new boy daniel craig gambling at the french rivieras baccarat tables, but you would need to truly break the bank to afford an original first edition of many of ian flemings james bond books. This was his first attempt at creating an opening title sequence for the james bond series. He wrote james bond novels, starting with casino royale and ending with octopussy and the living daylights, and all first editions are highly. It contains fighting, shooting, and killing, with a little blood shown. This movie stays true to the original novel and was the 21st bond movie to be released, despite it being the film based on the very first book.
An average song or title sequence could be saved by the other. Remake of the title sequence from 1962 james bond film dr. The title sequence is composed of sequences of dots to the james bond theme. Dispatched by m to investigate the mysterious disappearance of mi6s jamaica station chief, bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. If you are an hdloving, longstanding bond fan and think goldfinger is the essential bond movie, just buy it. No 1962 directed by terence young starring sean connery, joseph wiseman, ursula andress title sequence designed by maurice binder. Sam mendes has promised that spectre will have the most elaborate bond opening sequence in history. James bond title sequences mi6 compiles a comprehensive. Sam mendes has promised that spectre will have the most elaborate bond opening sequence in history, although he was hardly likely to say, weve just bodged together some old nonsense because were tired and youre going to see it anyway. The soundtrack is also greatly enhanced with the title sequence looking and sounding fantastic. In this filmed interview he explains the formula for the perfect bond opener and reflects on his wider career. He helped out bond, taking him to the island crab key to investigate dr.
It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by ian fleming. There are basically three well sort of four men that were crucial in setting the tone for dr. A cryptic message from james bonds past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named spectre. Dr no, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds james bond firmly in his steely grasp.
No is the sixth novel by the english author ian fleming to feature his british secret service agent james bond. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Starring sean connery, ursula andress, joseph wiseman, and jack lord, it is the first film in the james bond series, and was adapted by richard maibaum, johanna harwood, and berkely mather. Movie posters, lobby cards and movie stills from around the world james bond 007. The visuals, though, were magnificent, and raise the whole effort above the pack.
Dr no was the first bond film in the early 60s and i have had an interest in james bond material ever since seeing the film. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his goldeneye estate in jamaica. The book has been made into tv shows and movies over and over, most notably in 2006, when daniel craig won the role as james bond. As the countdown to disaster begins, bond must go to jamaica, where he encounters beautiful honey ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters. Bond from the books is more or less a thugintelligent and possessing good. It is directed by cary joji fukunaga from a screenplay by neal purvis, robert wade, fukunaga and phoebe wallerbridge. It was first published in the united kingdom by jonathan cape on 31 march 1958. Bond beatle is maurice binder, who designed the title sequence for the first bond film, 1962s dr.
Undated probably 1970s rerelease vintage theatrical folded french onepanel grande movie poster dr. Most of the extras have been available on previous dvd releases and have now been enhanced for the bluray release. The only sequence in which the gun barrel intro does not feature the bond theme. The james bond character was created by english author ian fleming in 1953. Sean connerys title stands out because it is introduced by squares with the number 007 identifying him as the main character james bond. Some are great, some are horrible, all for wildly different reasons. In order to best the rest of the series spectre is going to have to compete with some pretitle numbers both majestic and bizarre. The novel centres on bonds investigation into the disappearance in jamaica of two fellow mi6 operatives. One of the most famous pieces of film music of all time, this has featured in every single bond film in some form or another since it played over the opening credits of dr no back in 1962. Dr no is the sixth of ian flemings james bond thrillers and sees bond at the mercy of a grotesque madman in his secret tropical lair.
Today i thought that i would go through all twenty one bond films that feature a pretitle sequence, and then choose my top ten. He has been portrayed on film by the actors sean connery, david niven, george lazenby, roger moore, timothy dalton, pierce brosnan, and daniel craig, in twentyseven productions. Nielsen bookscan reports point of sale data, but they do not account for all sales. He establishes that they had been investigating doctor no, a chinese operator of a guano mine on the fictional caribbean island of crab key. No may not be the greatest of the bond films, it is surely one of the most fun to look at and listen to. Bond travels to the island and meets honeychile rider. In the film that launched the james bond saga, agent 007 battles mysterious dr.
James bonds body count illustrated in the style of dr. Bond is a british secret agent working for mi6 who also answers to his codename, 007. Most importantly though he sails bond from the north coast of jamaica to crab key. Ian fleming wrote his sixth james bond novel in early 1957 at his goldeneye estate in jamaica. With a new threat dawning, bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions. A shot from the opening sequence for the 1964 film, goldfinger. Though bond is a hero, striving to solve problems and protect the world from evil, his methods are. James bond is a fictional character created by the novelist ian fleming in 1953. Hi, im researching the development of the bond main title sequences for a major university project, and i thought this would be a great place to ask some questions. Director daniel kleinman has become the goto guy when it comes to directing bond movie title sequences. What is the title of the best selling james bond book. Easton is the only performer of a bond theme to appear in the movies songtitle sequence for the sole reason that shes hot and thats according to roger moore himself. The objective was to make it more modern and fit with the rest of the title sequences from the 007 series.
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