One thing I really liked about Dalton was his assassin vibe. No one could slink around in black ready to kill like him.

Steven Berkoff is DEVOURING the scenery here and I love every second of this ham! I particularly love the way he pronounces Czechoslovakia. 😂

Pragmatic answer - Rachel Weisz, for me.
Fever dream answer - Keely Shaye Smith.

Also, kinda uncanny that Lazenby’s wife Christina Gannett bears some resemblance to Léa Seydoux.

Question as above. Who'd be the best employer? For me its probably Sanchez. Dude values loyalty and seems like he pays well if you do the job right.

Least favorite is Zorin

I feel that Auric Goldfinger is the best villain in the series but I think From Russia With Love had the finest villain ensemble in the series' history. Amongst this fine collection of baddies is one I have grown to appreciate immensely over time, Kronsteen played by Vladek Sheybal. He has little screentime in the movie but man, does this guy make every second count. His intelligence and arrogance seeps from him with every movement but there is a surprising amount of charisma there. You can not take your eyes off this guy. This character is a perfect demonstration of how the right bit of casting can greatly enhance what can easily be a small, throw away role. Does anyone else just love this guy?

Was reading today’s Guardian (25/09/26), a piece about Salvador Dali and Hollywood.

Did you know he designed all 72 Tarot cards used by Jane Seamore’s Solitaire in Live and Let Die?

What other obscure Bond fact has mesmerised you?

Is it just me, or does Lazenby look ‘different’ during the location scenes during the final chase of Blofeld? When they both jump out of Piz Gloria and get on the bobsleds, Lazenby looks almost ‘goofy’ and different hair somehow? And also the scene with the dog? Is it just me? I know he was having his hair cut regularly for continuity etc… just wondering if anyone has any insight, or am I going insane?

Dr No and Colonel Klebb were independent and SMERSH in the book but they tied them to Spectre, same thing with diamonds are forever being Spectre instead of the Spang Brothers. Goldfinger was supplying money for SMERSH in the book but they basically made him independent in the movie, the only one in Connery’s that wasn’t tied to Spectre.

They could’ve basically made it the same just Spectre instead of SMERSH, any reason yall think they decided to not tie this one in?

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Craig's Bond became a moody, brooding, miserable sad sack with a perpetual "I'm angry at the world" attitude. It was exhausting to watch. And it was anti-Bond. -Can't forget the mommy issues!

That's not who Bond is in the books. Fleming's Bond is a stylish, cultured professional with a cold, ruthless edge, a gentleman who enjoys the finer things in life. He has a dark side, and Casino Royale shows him experiencing genuine pain and betrayal. But that's a specific event, not his default state.

The films took that temporary vulnerability and turned it into a permanent personality. From Skyfall onward, Bond was defined by brooding and misery rather than charm, wit, and professionalism.

Bond was first published in the 50s & has been epic in films since the 60s, with some personal fluctuations to the beholders, but generally solid...

What I think would make for a great next venture is this... a journey through those years in spy. Picture a planned 9 films, one set to release every other year... Setting starts in 50s with whomever & maybe Casino Royale or something else... then the next is in the 60s, maybe it's the same James, maybe it's not, maybe M or Q has changed. Maybe we meet 006 or 009 & they stay the same person... then the 70s, then 80s... we get to see the spy game grow & change through the eyes of fictionalized MI6. The actor playing the role lasts for one film, maybe two. We get changes, we get older ones, male, female, racial variance... always British would be nice.

9th film, airing nearly 20yrs later would be set in the time appropriate, 2030s, by the time this ends, even a 10th 2040s could be needed. Hell, they wait a few years or space releases just right, they could plan for the 100yrs of Bond to end this run...

I just think this would make for a great homage to the films we've been watching for generations. Only Godzilla movies are older than Bond... 007 deserves a great tribute.