James Bond (Sean Connery) straight up punts the head of a goon at the beginning of Goldfinger (1964)
Which would you prefer?
Sean Connery as James Bond in…On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)?!
George Lazenby as James Bond in…Diamonds Are Forever (1971)?!
James Bond (Sean Connery) battles it out with a baddie in Osato’s office in You Only Live Twice (1967)
A closeup of the Japanese kanji on the wall during the scene
During the awesome fight sequence between 007 and an Osato goon in You Only Live Twice, we can see two Japanese symbols on the wall. My furious Googling has led me to these two characters:
According to my two linked sites for each symbol, it translates to “big village” – an oxymoron? Or maybe a reference to the big city of Tokyo where YOLT takes place? If you know Japanese and I am mistaken or you can confirm, please feel free to comment!
The end “wave goodbye” in >From Russia With Love (1963)
The only cheesy flaw from this otherwise awesome movie??
James Bond (Sean Connery) wears some snazzy two-toned dress shoes that, in my opinion, resemble bowling shoes in You Only Live Twice (1967)
James Bond (Sean Connery) burns a piece of paper containing the address of his Tokyo contact in You Only Live Twice (1967)
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. He was the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen in Dr. No in 1962, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever followed. pic.twitter.com/VaFPHCM5Ou
— James Bond (@007) October 31, 2020
Sean Connery, Oscar Winner and James Bond Star, Dies at 90 https://t.co/qqd1fJaoUx
— Variety (@Variety) October 31, 2020
Sean Connery is and always will be the best and my favorite actor to portray James Bond. My favorite James Bond movie may change periodically, but I’ll always point to Connery’s iconic introduction scene from Dr. No as the true definition of James Bond. RIP.
The 8 Bit James Bond actors, by Kristof Saelen – from left to right: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig
James Bond tracks Goldfinger through three countries – England, France and Switzerland – in Goldfinger (1964) – click the above image for the actual Google Map trip!
James Bond’s revolving number plates in his Q-assigned Aston Martin DB5 come in handy when he tracks Goldfinger across three countries eventually to the villain’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
A quick rundown of some stats of the trip:
Countries
- England
- France
- Switzerland
Cities
- London, England
- Dover, England
- Calais, France
- Rouen, France
- Orleans, France
- Bourges, France
- Geneva, Switzerland
Time & Distance (according to Google)
- 13 hours, 53 minutes
- 724 miles / 1166 kilometers
Alongside 007’s tracking and spy work throughout the trip, we see some beautiful shots of various countrysides:
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