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The "These are sold for rituals." sign in the Oh Cult Voodoo Shop in Live and Let Die (1973)...umm pretty sure those skulls are illegal

“These are sold for rituals”

James Bond (Roger Moore) peruses the Oh Cult Voodoo Shop in Live and Let Die (1973)

James Bond (Roger Moore) peruses the Oh Cult Voodoo Shop in Live and Let Die (1973)

James Bond's disapproval face

James Bond’s disapproval face

Alright, since it’s a voodoo shop I guess I’ll let “rituals” slide, but what else would skulls be used for?!

A statue of James Bond (Roger Moore) has its hands shot by Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

You shot my fingers off!

A statue of James Bond (Roger Moore) has its hands shot by Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

A statue of James Bond (Roger Moore) has its hands shot by Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

What have you been up to?

James Bond (Roger Moore) shows a wide-eyed sarcastic face in A View to a Kill (1985)

007 wasn’t shy with Moneypenny about his activities in Siberia aboard the glacier sub…

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Goldenrant #001: History & Frequency

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

Bond fans are weary too, 007.

The Daniel Craig introspective James Bond should be over. We know where he came from. We know how he got here. Now let’s have a true, formulaic James Bond movie in the Craig era.

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Paul Brooke as Bunky and Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Looked Good to Me

Bunky (Paul Brooke) loses a big hand of baccarat to James Bond (Roger Moore) after originally being confident in his hand in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Bunky (Paul Brooke) loses a big hand of baccarat to James Bond (Roger Moore) after originally being confident in his hand in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

It was humorous (ironic?) to have a cross-eyed character play baccarat with James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, and his appearance slightly reminded me of the “Looks Good To Me” meme.

James Bond's (Roger Moore) India contact Vijay (Vijay Armitraj) plays a familiar tune undercover as a snake charmer in Octopussy (1983)

That’s a charming tune

Well, there you have it. The character James Bond does, in fact, officially “know” the James Bond theme. 🙂

This short sequence from Octopussy (1983) is a good one, not only because Bond (Roger Moore) meets his cool India contact Vijay (Vijay Armitraj), but also because of the way they agree to identify each other. Obviously, when Bond meets a contact in a foreign country, they need to agree upon something to indicate the other that they are in fact who they say they are. Whether it be a handshake or a secret password – it really doesn’t matter. It just has to be something agreed upon during earlier communications.

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Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

First & Last

The six actors that have portrayed 007 in the official movies have changed since their first and last on-screen appearances. Below, you can see each actor’s first and last appearances as James Bond.

Sean Connery as James Bond at the beginning of Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case at the end of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Sean Connery as James Bond at the beginning of Dr. No (1962) and Sean Connery as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case at the end of Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

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The end credits of The Spy Who Loved Me says that For Your Eyes Only is the next movie

But what about Moonraker?

The end credits of The Spy Who Loved Me says that For Your Eyes Only is the next movie

The end credits of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) says that For Your Eyes Only (1981) is the next movie

Eon Productions jumped the gun!

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James Bond (Roger Moore) in a San Francisco fire truck in A View To A Kill (1985)

Raise the bridge?

Although the fire engine chase in A View To A Kill (1985) is over-the-top and a bit eye-roll inducing, I did enjoy when the sleepy bridge operator attempts to stop James Bond (Roger Moore) and Stacy Sutton (Tanya Roberts) in their tracks.

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Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)

James Bond is a Dork

Here are the dorkiest moments of each Bond actor’s career:

Sean Connery tries to pull of the pink tie in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)...and fails.

Sean Connery tries to pull of the pink tie in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)…and fails. DORK!

George Lazenby's Scottish get-up in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) screamed "dork."

George Lazenby’s Scottish get-up in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) screamed “dork.”

Roger Moore's clown costume in Octopussy (1983) takes the cake...the ultimate dorkiest Bond moment!

Roger Moore’s clown costume in Octopussy (1983) takes the cake…the ultimate dorkiest Bond moment!

Timothy Dalton's "look" prior to fishing Franz Sanchez out of the sky in Licence To Kill (1989).

Timothy Dalton’s “look” prior to fishing Franz Sanchez out of the sky in Licence To Kill (1989).

Sorry James, but not even Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough (1999) can pull off purple glasses (even x-ray ones).

Sorry James, but not even Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough (1999) can pull off purple glasses (even x-ray ones).

Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)

Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)