This is easily some of the worst 44 seconds of any James Bond movie ever.
As anyone who knows my opinion of No Time To Die (2021), it obviously revolves around the awful Mathilde/daughter plot line from the movie. In this cringe-worthy, throwaway, awful scene, we see an attempt at portraying a domesticated secret agent James Bond, 007 interact with a toddler (his daughter…ugh!) during a morning routine where a false sense of security is palpable.
I hate everything about it:
- Mathilde
- Her stupid bunny doll, dou-dou
- The stupid kid’s tv show shown on the TV (no one cares!)
- The way Bond peels the apple
- The fact that Bond uses a switchblade to peel the apple
- Bond’s “cutesie” look at Mathilde
- Why are none of the subtitles punctuated? (maybe it’s just this version?)
- Madeleine’s “now, dear!” look
- Did I mention Mathilde???
Just total cringe. Friends don’t let friends put kids in a James Bond movie. *puke*
James Bond’s daughter, Mathilde (Lisa-Dorah Sonnet), from No Time To Die (2021)…ugh.
In No Time To Die (2021), right before Bond (Daniel Craig) gets coaxed out of “retirement,” we see the simple solitary island life he leads, content with the world. After a successful snapper catch/diving session, he comes to port in his sweet sailboat (with Red Ensign flag on the stern) and his speargun, flippers and snorkel in tow. He’s not dressed to impress here, as his t-shirt has multiple holes and I’d advise not to wear those dorky croakies anywhere in public. He seems carefree.
Eagle-eyed James Bond fans would recognize the setting as the real-world Goldeneye estate where Ian Fleming first started writing the James Bond novels – an awesome hat-tip to Bond history. My only complaint is that we didn’t see more of Bond’s island life. It would have been great to go along with him on his diving session or see how he passes the time.
Safin’s masked character from No Time To Die (2021) easily gave the biggest jump scare of any James Bond movie ever:
As a whole, the opening sequence of NTTD was a highlight, but the entire movie was marred by an ending scene that was the worst scene of any James Bond movie. Yes, it was so bad that it singlehandedly made NTTD the worst James Bond movie ever. Read my skewering of the movie here.
As I mention in the review, I would have preferred Mathilde not exist rather than watch her drag that stupid Dou Dou bunny around the movie. Ugh.
It’s released! Check out the theme to the 25th James Bond movie, No Time To Die, performed by Billie Eilish!
No Time To Die Lyrics:
I should have known
I’d leave alone
Just goes to show
That the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe
We were a pair
But I saw you there
Too much to bear
You were my life, but life is far away from fair
Was I stupid to love you?
Was I reckless to help?
Was it obvious to everybody else?
That I’d fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
I let it burn
You’re no longer my concern, mmm
Faces from my past return
Another lesson yet to learn
That I’d fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
No time to die, mmm
No time to die, ooh
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
The official 007 Twitter account has just posted six awesome character posters in anticipation of tomorrow’s trailer to No Time To Die and they are AWESOME! They feature Daniel Craig as James Bond, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, Rami Malek as Safin, Lashana Lynch as Nomi, Ben Whishaw as Q and Ana de Armas as Paloma.
Some quick, random thoughts about them:
- Bond is a badass in gloves and tactical holster on his thigh – almost looks like an assassin. Is Bond required to kill Safin?
- Swann looks great but overall muted…does she meet her maker in the beginning part of the movie?
- Safin is devious and kind of hiding his hands (akthough you *can* definitely see skin if you look close enough) Are they or will they be metallic? Safin aka Dr. No?
- Nomi is a badass…looking left to Safin’s character in the Tweet…does she first try to take him down and Bond helps her finish the job?
- Whishaw’s Q is a treasure…we are spoiled to have someone take up the Q helm worthy of Desmond Llewelyn.
- Paloma is a lowkey (not anymore) badass apparently…between the dual klobb in the teaser to the teaser trailer and this pic, she will likely be a force to be reckoned with.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die (2020)
Sean Connery as James Bond in a production still for Goldfinger (1964)
Director Cary Fukunaga leaning against an Aston Martin DB5 during production of No Time To Die (2020)
Directory Cary Fukunaga posted this photo to his Instagram profile leaning against an Aston Martin DB5 during production of No Time To Die (2020). He obviously knew what he was doing here, and I love it. I think he could pull off a villain role!
We have a title!
The official 007 social media pages have all updated with an awesome teaser reveal of the title for James Bond’s 25th adventure: NO TIME TO DIE
Check out the official Tweet here:
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, 007 in… NO TIME TO DIE. Out in the UK on 3 April 2020 and 8 April 2020 in the US. #Bond25 #NoTimeToDie pic.twitter.com/qxYEnMhk2s
— James Bond (@007) August 20, 2019
And the YouTube clip here:
No Time To Die is set to premiere in the UK on April 3, 2020 and in the US on April 8, 2020.
Wow!
Daniel Craig as James Bond during filming for Bond 25
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, 007 in Bond 25 for his fifth and final movie
Watch the entire press event here:
A synopsis of the movie (and not its title, unfortunately) was released:
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Paloma (Ana de Armas) is critically underutilized in No Time To Die (2021) and this 1 minute scene proves it!
Aside from the great chemistry between Paloma (Ana de Armas) and James Bond (Daniel Craig), this ass-kicking fight sequence was awesome! That amazing dress paired with those amazing legs made for an effective visual in the fight in Cuba after the Spectre party. Why on earth didn’t we see more of Paloma?! However, I do concede that the salud/booze shot sequence was a bit contrived and forced – not really sure why that made the final cut…
But despite her short on-screen time, I’d argue that Paloma and Bond’s chemistry rivaled or bested that between Bond and Madeleine Swann. Maybe it’s the dress, her naivete, cuteness, humor or a combination of it all that made Paloma stand out. Dare I say it’d be cool to see her return in a future Bond movie to further develop the Bond/Paloma work/personal relationship? It’d be more interesting than the tired and dreary Swann/child plotline we got from NTTD – Bond (and the audience) wasn’t enthused at the prospect!
Maybe in an alternate timeline as well – Swann is murdered, Mathilde doesn’t exist, Bond seeks his revenge with a Paloma assist and they get together. Kind of like the Vesper plot from Casino Royale (2006) without the backstabbing and the suicide, and a little more meaningful than the Anya Amasova/Tiple X relationship from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). One can dream…
Paloma (Ana de Armas) and her legs in an awesome fight sequence from No Time To Die (2021)
