
A James Bond fan site!
What is this page about?
This blog is a simple proof of concept I've put together as a web design student to share some of my thoughts on the James Bond film series.
What is there to say about the man other than he's pure escapist fun? He drives fast cars, jets around the world, gets to play with fancy gadgets, fires more than his fair share of guns, knows every piece of trivia imaginable, has a quick wit, can have any woman he wants (well, almost), and he's nigh-immune to the consequences of his actions. He's what every boy and man alike wants to be.
Except me, apparently. The suave superspy didn't really catch my attention seriously until a few years ago. Despite growing up with the franchise (my first viewing experience being GoldenEye in 1995), despite being an action-loving kid the whole time, I just didn't find as much appeal in the character as many did. To me it was all Pokemon, Dragonball Z and Sonic the Hedgehog. A week into highschool and Mr Bond was all but forgotten. Even with the series' (second) revival with 2006's Casino Royale, it wasn't much more than a blip on my radar.
Then something wonderful happened. I discovered a YouTube channel dedicated to the James Bond franchise by the name of Calvin Dyson, and with that discovery a new fan was born. Feel free to read my ramblings actor-by-actor using the links above, or if you're looking to jump to a specific film, use the table below. Beware, some villains are spoilers!
The Bond Film Franchise
Number | Title | Year | Bond | Girl | Villain |
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1 | Dr. No | 1962 | Connery | Ursula Andress | Joseph Wiseman |
2 | From Russia With Love | 1963 | Connery | Diana Bianchi | Lotte Lenya |
3 | Goldfinger | 1964 | Connery | Honor Blackman | Gert Frobe |
4 | Thunderball | 1965 | Connery | Claudine Auger | Adolfo Celi |
5 | You Only Live Twice | 1967 | Connery | Mie Hama | Donald Pleasance |
6 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | 1969 | Lazenby | Diana Rigg | Telly Savalas |
7 | Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 | Connery | Jill St. John | Charles Gray |
8 | Live and Let Die | 1973 | Moore | Jane Seymour | Yaphet Kotto |
9 | The Man With the Golden Gun | 1974 | Moore | Britt Ekland | Christopher Lee |
10 | The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | Moore | Barbara Bach | Kurt Yurgens |
11 | Moonraker | 1979 | Moore | Lois Chiles | Michael Lonsdale |
12 | For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Moore | Carole Bouquet | Julian Glover |
13 | Octopussy | 1983 | Moore | Maud Adams | Louis Jordan |
14 | A View to a Kill | 1985 | Moore | Tanya Roberts | Christopher Walken |
15 | The Living Daylights | 1987 | Dalton | Maryam d'Abo | Jeroen Krabb |
16 | License to Kill | 1989 | Dalton | Carey Lowell | Robert Davi |
17 | GoldenEye | 1995 | Brosnan | Izabella Scorupco | Sean Bean |
18 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Brosnan | Michelle Yeoh | Jonathan Pryce |
19 | The World is Not Enough | 1999 | Brosnan | Denise Richards | Sophie Marceau |
20 | Die Another Day | 2002 | Brosnan | Halle Berry | Toby Stephens |
21 | Casino Royale | 2006 | Craig | Eva Greene | Mads Mikkelsen |
22 | Quantum of Solace | 2008 | Craig | Olga Kurylenko | Mathieu Amalric |
23 | Skyfall | 2012 | Craig | Judi Dench (disputed) | Javier Bardem |
24 | Specter | 2015 | Craig | Lea Seydoux | Christoph Waltz |
25 | No Time to Die | 2021 | Craig | Lea Seydoux | Rami Malek |