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Best James Bond Scenes: Sean Connery Era

1: Dr No – Opening Title Sequence The schizophrenic title sequence introduces John Barry’s famous James Bond theme, but instead of transitioning into the now traditional pop song (which uses the title as a lyric), random portions of two calypso songs were used instead. This was also of course the first of Maurice Binder’s many …

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‘Thunderball’ – the first Bond film that understood that it’s not about the story it’s about the character

  Thunderball Directed by Terrence Young Written by John Hopkins and Richard Maibaum 1965, UK Being a relative novice to the James Bond canon, I have never grown accustomed to the many  colorful details that have leaked from the Bond films into popular culture. Thunderball, as I discovered, is the home to many of the …

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