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The Decade Bond Movies
The years ending in 7 and 9 both had Bond movies spanning across the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s. Here's the list:
7
-YOLT (1967)
-TSWLM (1977)
-TLD (1897)
-TND (1997)
9
-OHMSS (1969)
-MR (1979)
-LTK (1989)
-TWINE (1999)
Notice any similarities? For the 7s, except for The Living Daylights, there is the old plot about missiles provoking war between two countries. For the 9s, we've got milestones in the Bond legacy, such as George Lazenby's one and only Bond run, Bond traveling into space, Bond out for vengeance and the first Bond movie to receieve a PG-13 rating, and Desmond Llewelyn's departure from the series. It's a coincidence of course, but I think that's pretty cool!
7
-YOLT (1967)
-TSWLM (1977)
-TLD (1897)
-TND (1997)
9
-OHMSS (1969)
-MR (1979)
-LTK (1989)
-TWINE (1999)
Notice any similarities? For the 7s, except for The Living Daylights, there is the old plot about missiles provoking war between two countries. For the 9s, we've got milestones in the Bond legacy, such as George Lazenby's one and only Bond run, Bond traveling into space, Bond out for vengeance and the first Bond movie to receieve a PG-13 rating, and Desmond Llewelyn's departure from the series. It's a coincidence of course, but I think that's pretty cool!
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Also note that there has never been a Bond film released in a year ending with 0.
Casino Royal is the only Bond to be released in a "6" year & "Golden Films" GF and TMWTGG are the only bonds to be released in a "4" Year.
Nice stuff DC and Virage! If only GoldenEye had been released in 1994, then there could have been the golds ending in 4 with GF in '64, TMWTGG in '74, and GE in '94. Also, DN and DAD are the only Bond movies to end in a 2 year.
GF and TMWTGG are the only Bonds to end in a "4" year.
CR was the first Bond to end in a "6" year.
QoS was the first Bond to end in an "8" year.
I think the last two items must have been part of an Eon re-boot strategy to get the "6" and the "8" years represented in time for the 50th celebrations (not really). Too bad about the "0" years though. :D
And both film have PTSs that deal with Bond battling Blofeld over the murder of Mrs. Bond at the end of OHMSS.
They also represent the bookends of Hamilton's work with the series.
3
-FRWL, LALD and OP all have an "and introducing" credit(Daniela Bianchi, Jane Seymour, Vijay Armitraj).
Now that's a trivia question!
Did Goldeneye were the first '5' film?
Skyfall will be second '2' year, that is correct, if it's anything like the first, then we won't go far wrong
'3' years have usually been successful, i.e. From Russia With Love, Live and Let Die and Octopussy, Ok I usually berate the latter but there is fun to be had and keeps the interest
Heh, the author put The Living Daylights down as release date of 1897
I must be damn old then as I remember going to see that vividly when it was released, must be the longevity pills or something-
You forgot DAD....but I'm sure we all forget about that one ;-)
DN 62'
DAD 02'
SF 12'
Diamonds Are Forever
For Your Eyes Only
2's
Doctor No
Die Another Day
Skyfall
3's
From Russia With Love
Live And Let Die
Octopussy
4's
Goldfinger
The Man With The Golden Gun
5's
Thunderball
A View To A Kill
GoldenEye
6's
Casino Royale
7's
You Only Live Twice
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Living Daylights
Tomorrow Never Dies
8's
Quantum Of Solace
9's
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Moonraker
Licence To Kill
The World Is Not Enough
I'm not seeing any link between any of these to be honest. But I don't think we're supposed to. All just a bit of fun really.
I'm surprised I missed that one. The physical scars still remain...
btw I watched both DAF and LALD this weekend. Man, are these Guy Hamilton films good. They ooze colour and style.
Trivia: I noticed the futuristic looking, white raised-wood paneling that was used for the walls of the Techtronics facility in DAF, was saved and used again to panel the walls of Mr. Big's New Orleans, Filet of Soul back room, where Kananga holds the pinky finger session with Bond. At least that's what it looks like.
This design I think started a trend. There is a corporate head office here, that I've had occasion to visit a few times. It's got the same paneling, but maybe a little closer to light grey in colour, and a big white space saucer reception desk, which greets visitors coming off the elevator. It's a two level, open-complex floor design, with glass and steel and white carpeting, including a white carpeted stairway behind the saucer desk ( which is always staffed by a Drax girl look-alike) as well as the paneled walls. First time I saw it, all of us exiting the elevator, thought the same thing - that we had walked onto a Bond set. The whole layout, to even the most casual eye, is immediately equated with Bond, and I do think it was built sometime in the late 70's. I thought I had walked into Willard Whyte's penthouse set-up. If a white persian cat had ambled by, I wouldn't have been at all surprised.
1. George Lazenby
2. Timothy Dalton
3. 7th Bond
4. Pierce Brosnan
5. Daniel Craig ??
6. Sean Connery
7. Roger Moore
If Daniel Craig playing Bond for vijf times the next one should play the part 3 times.