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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    You can still buy them, but they are electronic now.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 13,789
    Those, too, but let me assure the audience the traditional DYMO Label Maker is available today as modern technology in use alongside the No 2 pencil and the paper clip. And Crayon.

    Amazon Prime. "#1 Best Seller" in Labels Applicator category.
    USD 6.00, no shipping cost. Too cheap not to buy.
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited March 2018 Posts: 13,789
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    Sniping in Bond Films.
    From Russia With Love, Terence Young, 1963.
    Grant snipes an attacker of Bond at the gypsy camp.
    imfdb.org/wiki/From_Russia_with_Love#Mauser_C96
    Kerim Bey snipes Krilencu.
    Bond snipes a SPECTRE helicopter from behind the rock.
    imfdb.org/wiki/From_Russia_with_Love#Armalite_AR-7

    Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton, 1964.
    Tilly Masterson snipes at Goldfinger in the Alps. Well, that's familiar.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Goldfinger#Armalite_AR-7

    Diamonds Are Forever, Guy Hamilton, 1971.
    Bert Saxby snipes and loses.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Forever#Sporter_Mauser_Rifle

    Live and Let Die, Guy Hamilton, 1973.
    A passing car snipes Bond's driver, Charlie.
    https://bplusmovieblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/live-and-let-die-239.png?w=590&h=368
    A voodoo head snipes Rosie Carver.
    https://screenmusings.org/movie/dvd/Live-and-Let-Die/pages/Live-and-Let-Die-299.htm

    The Man with the Golden Gun, Guy Hamilton, 1974.
    Scaramanga snipes Gibson. And maybe Andrea.
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun#Golden_Gun

    The Spy Who Loved Me, Lewis Gilbert, 1977.
    Wet Nellie snipes Naomi.
    https://tapatalk.com/groups/americanscalemodel/imageproxy.php?url=i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll106/Dirkpitt289/PaperCaft%20James%20Bonds%20Lotus%20Esprit/IMG_20140915_231319_257_zps9e96dafc.jpg

    Moonraker, Lewis Gilbert, 1979.
    Tree sniper loses to OO7.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Moonraker#Steyr_Mannlicher-Sch.C3.B6nauer_Sporter

    For Your Eyes Only, John Glen, 1981.
    Melina snipes Gonzalez using a crossbow.
    imfdb.org/wiki/For_Your_Eyes_Only#Barnett_Commando_Crossbow
    Kriegler snipes OO7.
    imfdb.org/wiki/For_Your_Eyes_Only#Biathlon_bolt-action_rifle

    The Living Daylights, John Glen, 1987.
    Kara snipes an audience member.
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_Living_Daylights#Winchester_Model_70
    Bond snipes Kara.
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_Living_Daylights#Walther_WA_2000
    Bond snipes General Pushkin (but doesn’t mean it). Not hidden once the spotlight hits him.
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_Living_Daylights#Walther_PPK

    Licence to Kill, John Glen, 1989.
    Bond snipes Franz.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Licence_To_Kill#.22Signature_Camera_Gun.22

    The World Is Not Enough, Michael Apted, 1999.
    Renard snipes the man about to shoot Bond (deleted scene reveals the weapon).
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Not_Enough#FPK_.2F_PSL
    Cigar Lady snipes OO7 and MI6.
    imfdb.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Not_Enough#Heckler_.26_Koch_G36K

    Casino Royale, Martin Campbell, 2006.
    Bond snipes/kneecaps Mr. White.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(2006)#Heckler_.26_Koch_UMP-9

    Skyfall, Sam Mendes, 2012.
    Patrice snipes the art lover.
    imfdb.org/wiki/Skyfall#Custom_Sniper_Rifle
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  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    You come up with some very fun ones @RichardTheBruce.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Fun absolutely, @PropertyOfALady, thanks. I didn't recall the deleted scene from The World Is Not Enough--equal parts good it wasn't in the film, likewise something to relish that it exists at all.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Did we do catalogue music throughout the Bond series yet?
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited March 2018 Posts: 13,789
    That...is gonna take some work if it's not already done. But especially for the recent films I've enjoyed getting the standalone tracks for background music used, like "Regresa" during the Greene Planet dinner party. Can be done.
    https://youtu.be/L6pI1QRqMhc

    First up there was the Songs mentioned in Bond novels thread. There are many good items already contributed, I was going to compile them as a list then search for more.

    https://mi6community.com/discussion/12668/songs-mentioned-in-bond-novels#latest

    Good ideas, @PropertyOfALady.
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,889
    Longest take in every James Bond film

    Ranking (longest to shortest duration):

    1. The Man With The Golden Gun (102.5s)
    2. Skyfall (100.5s)
    3. Diamonds Are Forever (94.0s)
    4. Casino Royale (2006) (86.0s)
    5. Live And Let Die (85.0s)
    6. SPECTRE (79.5s)
    7. From Russia With Love (68.5s)
    8. Goldeneye (67.5s)
    9. Dr. No (67.0s)
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (56.5s)
    11. The World Is Not Enough (48.5s)
    12. Thunderball (45.41s)
    13. A View To A Kill (45.31s)
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me (44.5s)
    15. Octopussy (43.5)
    16. For Your Eyes Only (42.0s)
    17. The Living Daylights (40.0s)
    18. Licence To Kill (39.5s)
    19. Goldfinger (36.40s)
    20. Tomorrow Never Dies (36.74s)
    21. Die Another Day (36.19s)
    22. Moonraker (34.5s)
    23. You Only Live Twice (31.5s)
    24. Quantum Of Solace (22.5s)

    Description:

    Dr. No - 67.0s - Bond and Miss Taro are talking inside her bedroom. We see Bond's reflection in the mirror and then he calls a taxi. She gets into bed and they kiss, as Bond peeks at his watch. (Fade-in/out incl.)

    FRWL - 68.5s - When Bond talks to Kerim's son at the station. The take finishes showing that Red Grant was listening. "I have some bad news... your father's dead."

    GF - 36.40s - Bond talking to Goldfinger at his ranch in Kentucky.

    TB - 45.41s - Bed scene with Bond and Fiona Volpe. "This bed feels like a cage; all these bars. Do you think I'll be... safe?" (w/ wipe transition cut)

    YOLT- 31.5s - Bond threatening Mr. Henderson with a gun and then whacking his leg with a cane stick. "Excuse me."

    OHMSS - 56.5s - Bond and Tracy talking on the balcony bed in the casino hotel room.

    DAF - 94.0s - Tiffany is smoking next to Bond, after sex.

    LALD - 85.0s - Bond and Solitaire talking about Kananga, whilst lying in bed together. "Lovers' lesson number one; we have no secrets." The take ends when Bond gets out of bed.

    TMWTGG - 102.5s - Bond enters the belly dancer's dressing room and they talk. From: "Good evening. My name is Bond, James Bond. You're dancing was superb, so were you." "Merci." [...] "It depends."

    TSWLM - 44.5s - On the submarine, Bond is talking with the USS Wayne Captain, asking for the jet-ski to save Anya. "I need an hour." "Well that's coming from the top!"

    MR - 34.5s - When Goodhead is unbuckling Bond out of the centrifuge seat and he's sweating and leaning against the wall. HG: "I don't know what could of happened...Something must of gone wrong with the controls...Let me help you."

    FYEO - 42.0s - Bond and Melina Havelock enjoying the view on the balcony in Corfu.

    OP - 43.5s - Khan and Octopussy speaking about Bond at her island. OP: "Who is he?"
    K: "Englishman. Likes eggs, preferably Fabergé. And dice, preferably loaded."

    AVTAK- 45.31s - Tibbett walks into stables. Bond emerges from the shadows and shocks him. "Shh! Are you looking for this?"

    TLD - 40.0s - Kara hands Bond a 'dirty' martini with chloral hydrate in it.

    LTK - 39.5s - Hospital scene with Felix in the background. "I know a shark bite when I see one."

    GE - 67.5s - An entire scene with Bond and Natalya talking in bed (w/ fade-in).

    TND - 36.74s - Carver and Gupta in his media center finding out that Paris knew Bond very well indeed.

    TWINE - 48.5s - Elektra and Bond are talking in bed at her Baku villa. She takes an ice cube and they start kissing. "Enough ice for one day." (w/ fade out).

    DAD - 36.19s - Sweeping intro shot of the shoreline and the helicopter next to the hut on the hillside. We hear Jinx say, "Wait don't pull it out I'm not finished with it yet". Bond replies, "See. It's a perfect fit". (Fade-out incl.)

    CR (2006) - 86.0s - Bond and Vesper sitting together in the shower.

    QoS - 22.5s - Bond kissing Mrs. Fields' back. "You must be furious."

    SF- 100.5s - Silva's entrance/speech "Hello James. [...] This is what she made us."

    SP - 79.5s - The very first shot from the cigar-skeleton to the poster on the door.

    N.B. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 0.5 seconds, unless two films would otherwise have the same ranking.


    Statistics

    The number of times "X" occurs:

    Bond is featured: 22/24 (seen: 21/24, heard: 19/24)
    Main Bond girl featured: 11/24
    Bond in bed with a girl: 9/24
    Main villain featured: 5/24

    Average longest takes per actor:

    1. Craig (72.1s)
    2. Connery (57.1s)
    3. Moore (56.8s)
    4. Lazenby (56.5)
    5. Brosnan (47.2)
    6. Dalton (39.8)

    Average by Editor:

    1. K.Baird 100.5s (co-SF)
    2. Holmes 94.0s (co-DAF)
    3. Poulton/Shirley 93.8.s (co-LALD, TMWTGG)
    4. S. Baird 93.3s (CR, co-SF)
    5. Bates 89.5s (co-DAF, co-LALD)
    6. Smith 79.5s (SP)
    7. Rawlings 67.5s (GE)
    8. Hunt 49.8s (Dr.No-YOLT)
    9. Clark 48.5s (TWINE)
    10. Glen 45.2s (OHMSS, TSWLM, MR)
    11. Davies 42.8s (AVTAK, co-TLD)
    12. Grover 41.3s (FYEO, OP, co-TLD, LTK)
    13. Wagner 36.19s (DAD)
    14. Arcand/Fortin 36.0s (TND)
    15. Chesse/Pearson 22.5s (QoS)

    Average by decade:

    1. 10s 90.0s
    2. 70s 72.1s
    3. 60s 50.9s
    4. 90s 50.7s
    5. 00s 48.2s
    6. 80s 42.1s (Glen)

  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    edited November 2018 Posts: 1,889
    It's official: TMWTGG has the longest unedited take in all the JB films. QoS has the shortest.

    My favourite longest takes are:

    LALD: Great bits of dialogue and Moore's expressive reactions to Solitaire.
    TMWTGG: Longest take of all time. Effective use of blocking/staging.
    CR (2006): Such a simple yet powerful scene (yes, a "scene"). Fantastic acting.
    SP: Opening shot and it's just so smooth.

    I decided to watch DAD (shudder) just so I could finish off this statistics page of mine. Worth it in the end though. A few interesting things pop out when looking through some of the stats.

    I was surprised that 9 of the total longest takes featured Bond in bed with a girl. It must be the way these scenes are filmed: as few cameras as possible with minimal set-ups and angles to make the actors more at ease and they don't need to wait for lighting etc. Basically, shoot it and get it done with.

    Glen didn't seem to enjoy having any long takes in his films -- both edited and directed. Interesting as it underlines the overall consensus that he had faster paced/edited films.

    If there are any other stats I should add then let me know. I think during my next viewings, when watching these longest takes, I'll look out for any other notable things present (smoking/alcohol/animals), but that'll be a while.
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Excellent work @BondAficionado . I know from experience these stats take a lot of time, thanks.

    Thanks! Yes, it did take a decent amount of time. Although most of it was just me waiting to rewatch DAD. An occupational hazard, as it were. ;)
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    edited January 2019 Posts: 3,675
    Catalog music (music not written for the film)

    Dr. No
    Kingston Calypso
    Jump Up
    BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES

    Diamonds Are Forever:
    British Grenadiers
    (UNKNOWN)

    Live and Let Die
    Just a Closer Walk With Thee / New Second Line
    HAROLD A. 'DUKE' DEJAN & OLYMPIA BRASS

    The Spy Who Loved Me:
    Air in Orchestral Suite No. 3
    JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

    Piano Concerto #21 in C Major
    WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

    Lawrence of Arabia - Overture
    MAURICE JARRE

    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat
    FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

    Moonraker:
    Theme from the Magnificent Seven
    ELMER BERNSTEIN

    Octopussy:
    Tom-Tom Rhythms
    SY M'BOKO

    Dramatic Drumming
    M KANSARA

    Dramatic Drumming No. 2
    M KANSARA

    Clown in the Ring
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Jubilee March
    JACK TROMBEY

    Spotlit Sequins
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Dancing Plumes
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Downtown Parade
    KEITH PAPWORTH


    A View to a Kill
    The Four Seasons
    VIVALDI

    California Gold
    GIDEA PARK

    The Living Daylights
    Sacred Heart
    CHRIS BLACKWELL

    Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
    MOZART

    License to Kill
    Dirty Love
    TIM FEEHAN

    Wedding Party
    IVORY

    Tomorrow Never Dies
    It Had to Be You
    DAVID ARNOLD

    Die Another Day
    London Calling
    THE CLASH

    Skyfall
    Boom Boom Boom
    THE ANIMALS

    Boum!
    CHARLES TRENET

    Spectre
    (Theme From) New York, New York
    RAY QUINN
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited January 2019 Posts: 7,021
    More:

    Diamonds Are Forever:
    British Grenadiers
    (UNKNOWN)

    Octopussy:
    Tom-Tom Rhythms
    SY M'BOKO

    Dramatic Drumming
    M KANSARA

    Dramatic Drumming No. 2
    M KANSARA

    Clown in the Ring
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Jubilee March
    JACK TROMBEY

    Spotlit Sequins
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Dancing Plumes
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    Downtown Parade
    KEITH PAPWORTH

    (I think the IMDb lists more but those that appear above I have and personally checked against the film.)

    Is this for music not composed and arranged for the film, or just not composed for the film? Because if it's the latter there are a few re-recordings in TSWLM and MR that were made specifically for those films.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    I'd say, yeah. Go ahead and list those too.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited January 2019 Posts: 7,021
    Alright then:

    The Spy Who Loved Me:
    Air in Orchestral Suite No. 3
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piano Concerto #21 in C Major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lawrence of Arabia - Overture
    Maurice Jarre

    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat
    Frédéric Chopin


    Moonraker:
    Theme from the Magnificent Seven
    Elmer Bernstein

    ---

    All of those with the exception of the Mozart piece are no doubt re-recordings. The first one begins with a synth flourish. The second one segues perfectly smoothly into different music which demonstrates it was all recorded together. The Chopin music, originally for piano, is given a lovely orchestral arrangement. The Magnificent Seven is clearly a Barry-style re-recording.

    The Mozart music was likely re-recorded for the film but I'm not one hundred percent positive. (You know, that music is famous in my country because it's played daily on the weather report of a TV channel. One hears it so often it can be underappreciated, but it's really beautiful.)
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Where is your country, @mattjoes?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    Where is your country, @mattjoes?

    It is Argentina.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Chile, in fact. Close, though!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    My mistake. I mixed it up with a planned destination.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Must get around to visiting Buenos Aires (Bond should as well). I've only been to Mendoza.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Must get around to visiting Buenos Aires.

    That is where I want to go.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    On the subject of catalog music, in AVTAK, the Four Seasons music is, in chronological order:

    Autumn, movement 3 (allegro)
    Spring, movement 1 (allegro)
    Winter, movement 3 (allegro)

    The music was performed by English Concert with Simon Standage on baroque violin, and directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock. It was released in 1976. Some years later, the same people were involved in another recording of The Four Seasons, though that one sounds different from the AVTAK version (and I personally like it less). From what I've seen on the web, some people have confused the recordings, thinking the more recent version was used for AVTAK while in fact it was the older one.

    You can hear the second recording here.

    Listen to the preview of the 3rd movement of Autumn. It's different from the film version. It's especially noticeable about 12 seconds into the preview.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    You're welcome.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
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    DYMO Label Maker.

    Dymo Industries, Inc. founded 1958 to produce handheld label makers using embossed plastic tape. By the 90s battery-powered printers came into play. Owned by Newell Rubbermaid since 2005.
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    An invaluable piece of technology and Western culture. Here's what I found in the Bond films.
    Early Connery. Minus labels.

    Goldfinger. Bond mania truly takes off, with DYMO labels an important part of that.
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    Thunderball. No labels found, but also notice the absence of labels when OO7 opens the same control panel of his Aston Martin DB5 (the motorcycle rocket action scene). Apparently he had instructions to memorize what each switch did after Goldfinger, sans labels.

    You Only Live Twice. A colorful flourish.
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    The in between years, the franchise juggles Bond actors and styles and risks losing its way. Not least evidenced by the omission of DYMO labels.

    The Spy Who Loved Me. The welcome return in the opening moments.
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    Moonraker. Could have used more, but this was good.
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    Moore films of the 80s. Didn't find any.

    The Living Daylights. A proper effort to establish a new Bond, includes DYMO labels.
    imcdb.org/vehicle_1825-Aston-Martin-V8-1985.html
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    Licence to Kill. What happened? To the DYMO labels, I mean.

    The Brosnan years. Didn't find examples of DYMO labels here, gadget functions are either built into the displays or given flashy (and unnecessary) custom labels. Even for Tomorrow Never Dies, especially, a surprising omission of labels here.

    The Craig tenure continued the unexplainable dearth of DYMO labels, either by accident or by design. But thankfully it couldn't last forever.

    Spectre. The welcome return of DYMO labels.
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    BOND 25 demands following formula stricture for this important element.

    Of course additional DYMO label sightings are welcome here.

    A couple more here:

    DAF - Whyte House craps dealer John's (E.J. 'Tex' Young) name badge
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    AVTAK - Pola Ivanova's walkman
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Awesome additions, @QBranch.

    Of course I have my hopes for BOND 25.

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  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    I think that we should have a mod update that opening post.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    edited February 2020 Posts: 4,483
    Great that you brought this thread up again @PropertyOfALady. I knew that there was a thread about statistics but couldn't find it anymore.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    What would you like to do, guys? I'm sure there are many topics left unexplored. Suggestions welcome.
  • Max_The_ParrotMax_The_Parrot ATAC to St Cyril’s
    Posts: 2,426
    Wow I never knew this thread existed, I’m going to look forward to browsing through this when I get a minute! Looks like some excellent work has been going on by all you folks! 👍
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    edited February 2020 Posts: 4,483
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    What would you like to do, guys? I'm sure there are many topics left unexplored. Suggestions welcome.

    How long is Bond in a car (as driver and in total)...
    The longest (fist)fights...
    First and last sentences...
    How often do we hear “James“ and “Bond“, “James Bond“ and the most famous variation.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    goldenswissroyale wrote: »
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    What would you like to do, guys? I'm sure there are many topics left unexplored. Suggestions welcome.

    How long is Bond in a car (as driver and in total)...
    The longest (fist)fights...
    First and last sentences...
    How often do we hear “James“ and “Bond“, “James Bond“ and the most famous variation.

    The car one sounds interesting.
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