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In the 1960s, a cinematic phenomenon unlike any other was born. Based on the gentleman spy created by author Ian Fleming, the James Bond films were successful from the jump, initially snowballing in success with each release. So much of this is thanks to Sean Connery's dashing and dangerous performance, which was fully formed from the start. Credit must also be given to the producers for a level of quality control that would generally continue in subsequent decades.
6 'You Only Live Twice' Directed by Lewis Gilbert Close "Konbanwa!" Thunderball was a huge hit, a downright historic box-office success, so perhaps it makes sense that producers doubled down on its positive and negative aspects in the follow-up: things like gorgeous widescreen photography, bigger action set pieces, a wackier tone and occasionally clumsy plotting.
Dr. No is a slow-burn; there's no way around that. Franchise newcomers may find it outright slow-going, but even the least dedicated fans can appreciate how much care went into establishing this lethal, charismatic screen presence that would dominate for decades to come. The last half-hour or so of Dr. No is iconic as hell, and tense to boot.Dr.
In From Russia With Love, we follow Bond as he's walking straight into a trap that we're privy to. In Goldfinger, we uncover the central conspiracy as he does. Both of these are superior approaches to the series of events in Thunderball, which spends too much of the first act showing us the villains' plan before we watch Bond figure it out in acts two and three.
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