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Summary: Bond #1
Review: The 1st Bond is classic. Sean Connery comes and gives a whirlwind of a good performance. I am starting to review all the Bonds. My calling card is Bond #?. On to my review. Dr.No is awesome with action and suspence(Spider scene). The girl is beatiful and the villian is truely evil in this classic Bond film. Even the Henchmen are awesome. I loved it.Here are what I give each essential catagory.
Bond - Sean connery is great as Bond. 5 Stars Villian - Joseph Wisman is a great Bond villian. He is awesome as the German/Chinese madman known as Dr.No. 5 Stars Girl - Ursula Andress is great as Honey Rider. I loved the ocean scene. 5 Stars Other Girl(s)? -Sylvia Trent is an Okay girl. 4 stars Henchman - Professer Dent and Miss Taro are great henchmen. 5 Stars. So over all this movie is 5 stars.
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Summary: The series starts with a bang
Review: Dr. No, the first adventure of the James Bond series, is one of the best for several reasons. One, it's far less pun-fixated and silly than a lot of the movies (Man With the Golden Gun, I'm looking at you), and two, the character of Bond, as played by Sean Connery, is hard-nosed and clever. He actually feels more like a secret agent , and a good one, in this movie. The movie involves Bond's quest to track down the titular villain, who has been sabotaging rocket launches from his island base. The movie is high on action and low on gadgets. Moreover, it's concise, a quality not shared by all the Bonds. Dr. No sets the table for the many (currently 20, not counting outside Bonds produced by someone other than EON) sequels that followed.
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Summary: 5 Stars for "Dr. No"... But...MGM This DVD Has Got To GO!
Review: This review refers to the MGM Special Edition DVD od "Dr. No".... How dissapointed was I, when I saw this transfer of this great classic by MGM to Dvd?..REALLY dissapointed. If you already own the VHS..hold on to it for a while longer, even if you see it come on TV you will probably get a better picture and sound quality then you do with this package. I'm not saying it is not a viewable film, just that when you get a DVD, especially one from a production studio like MGM, you expect better. The film itself seems to be in pretty good shape. Even the colors are good. But the picture seemed grainy and the sound was the worst.
With all the great action and music in this film it should have been at least in stereo, 5.1 would be even better. The dialouge was less than good. I had to keep back tracking to hear what I missed and had to keep turning the volume up and down. I've seen alot better on transfers of films much older than even this one is. And there's more...now this may be just my copy, but there was alot of pausing and skipping thoughout the film. I have recently purchased a new DVD player that is pretty state of the art, and any DVD that ever skipped on my old player does not skip now..except this one....Please MGM...try again with this one. Okay, okay, so now that I got that off my chest... I Love "Dr. No!" The first(of 20) in the 007 series(based on the novels by Ian Fleming), made in 1962 is exciting , full of action and lots of fun. Sean Connery in his first of 7 Bond movies sets the bar for all the ones to follow. And I must also mention that Ursula Andress likewise sets the bar for the "Bondgirl". We meet James for the first time, where else..at a gambling table, looking dapper as ever in his tux, where he immediatly catches the eye of a beautiful woman who cannot resist him. Although he must leave immediatly on his first assignment, he does have a few minutes to spare for the lady. Then off to beautiful Jamaica, where the movie is filmed and the action begins. James begins investigating, the murder of the agents stationed there and all roads lead to the manical Dr No(Joseph Wiseman), who has secluded himself on a small island and is killing anyone who gets too close. Dr. No is messing with the U.S. Space Program and must be stopped before he can strike. Once James does get himself onto the Island, he first meets 'Honey Ryder"(Andress), who is a vision as she makes her entrance emerging from the water like some beautiful mermaid. Together they fight off the army of Dr. No's guards,and thwart the impending disater. You'll meet "M"(Beranrd Lee) and "Miss MoneyPenny"(Lois Maxwell) for the first time in this one. "Q" and all his gadgetry have not made into the story yet. There are the great cars and car chase scenes. You'll get that "Bond" feeling immediatly as the theme begins. And don't forget to look for Jack "Book-em Danno" Lord. A great start to a great series.The DVD does come with some great extras. I especially enjoyed the featurette about Sean Connery fitting into the mold of the first 007, which was made at the time of the filming of Dr. No.(see tech info for complete list of bonus material.) If your a huge fan and cannot wait for a better DVD to come along then go ahead and have that first vodka martini with James and here's hoping for a new restoration. Enjoy....Laurie
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Summary: The Real "James Bond"
Review: Sean Connery, in this very first installment of the series, is so true to the Ian Fleming character that it's not funny. If you've ever read the Fleming novels (I've read them all), you'll discover that he wasn't some superman, but he had feet of clay, if you will, and he was tossed around and beaten up, and he wasn't always "bedding down" the ladies. Not at all. He was a man of integrity and didn't crack the jokes, like the later "Bond" movie star did. This is true to form, and you won't be disappointed. You might be surprised at how bruised our hero is by the end of the film. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Excellent movie except for a few things
Review: For the most part I would suggest seeing this movie. Except that for one thing it is a slower paced bond than any others. Another thing is the audio track is not that good. Sometimes you will be watching it and someone will say something and then a few seconds later you will hear. Making for a bit of uncomfertable watching. All in all it is a good movie. Certainly not one of the best James Bonds but certainly not the worst.
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Summary: Dr. No Action
Review: This is the driest James Bond movie everz! If you see the movies with James Bond for action, see a newer one. The best part is when the lady gets shot, and that's in the beginning, so don't see the rest. It wont keep you on your seat, you'll get up and leave to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes. See the beginnig then shut the dang tv off!
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Summary: The First James Bond Movie???
Review: OK, I know this movie was made in 1962, but it was very slow. There was little action and no Bad-guy sidekick. You don't even know Dr. No and then he dies. I'm still confused on HOW he dies. And plus, he's only in it for like 20 minutes. If you want a Bond movie with action and adventure check out:
Goldfinger, The Man With the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonaker, and Goldeneye.
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Summary: Bond's humble beginnings: A not-so-stupid policeman
Review: This first installment in what would become a legendary film series introduces many, but not all, of the familiar elements. A young Connery plays the character he made famous in this episode as more aristocratic military man than the uber-cool superspy of the later movies. Much more plot-driven than the later Bond films, DR. NO lacks the gadgets and athletic stunts (while introducing a low-budget version of the explosions and car chases) that the franchise is now known for. It features "sizzling" Ursula Andress as the first Bond girl and Jack Lord as the first Felix Leiter, with a suitably over-the-top villain played with understated brilliance by Joseph Wiseman. The orchestral score is occasionally overdone, and some of the effects are campy enough that the modern viewer may find themselves wincing through some of the picture (although perhaps less often than at the modern installments with their much worse one-liners). An unfortunately large amount of screen time is spent on the stereotyped islander character Quarrel, played by John Kitzmuller, while M and Moneypenny are shorted, and Q is nowhere to be seen. This is a fallible, analytical Bond, working his way through the mystery of his mission. If one appreciates a more realistic thriller in which the women have personalities and motivations for their actions, this will likely become a 007 favourite. Those looking for a more typical Bond-as-superhero movie might want to start their early Bond viewing with GOLDFINGER, but DR. NO, closer to Ian Fleming's vision as it is, remains a classic. The DVD is introduced with an obnoxious visual display, and distorted rendition of the classic theme, which will make you want to quickly click through to the movie or to the special features. The forty-two minute documentary included is full of information about the making of the movie, and about the origin of some of the Bond tropes. It emphasizes the role that director Terence Young had in making the movie Bond personality, as well as revealing the famous Bond theme's own humble beginnings. It's a refreshingly modest "making-of" retrospective that fans of the series will enjoy.
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Summary: Connery....Sean Connery
Review: The movie that both made James Bond and Sean Connery famous over night. Dr.No really is a great bond movie, with only 2 problems. One, A lack of Gadgets, "since it wasent needed nor wanted since nobody knew about Q", and second , they kinnda used the bond theam to much in the movie, but other then that, this bond movie is a very awsome , more realistic Bond movie then most others that was almost ahead of it's time. this showed the people of the world, "real charm" A very respectable start to the greatest Movie series of all time.
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Summary: James Bond secret agent 007, licenced to kill
Review: Dr. No was the first movie to launch the legacy that would span out into 20 more official movies and 2 unofficial ones. Sean connery brought a suave, witty and violently exciting role to 007. The movie begins with a British agent in Jamacia called Stranways and his secretary being murdered. Then back in London we are introduced to James Bond. James Bond is called to office, and we are introduced to his boss "M" and the flirting secretary Miss Moneypenny. Bond is told that Cape Canaveral is worried because their rockets are being toppled and they think the destructive energy waves are coming from Jamacia where Strangways was investigating the mysterious Dr. No before he was killed. Bond is sent to Jamacia, where is identity is quickly noticed by a photographer and a phony chauffeur who tries to kill him. Bond then meets up with CIA agent Felix Leiter and a local fisherman called Quarrel who are also investigating Dr. No and his island Crab Key. Bond's life is also on stake when a spider is released into his room. Bond discovers the Professor Dent is behind the spider attack and kills him, since he does not talk. Bond and Quarrel travel to Crab Key to hunt down Dr. No. Bond awakes on the island to find the alluring girl called Honey Ryder, who tells them that she collects shells on the island. Suspecting visitors, Dr. No's men fire on the beach to try to find Bond. Bond, Honey and Quarrel travel deeper into the island where Quarrel is killed and Bond and Honey are taken captive. They are taken to Dr. No's laboratory, where they finally meet him over dinner. Dr. No explains to Bond that he is a member of the greatest criminal organization called SPECTRE. His job has been to jam all radio signals to USA rockets in order to destroy each one. Dr. no leaves Bond in a cell to jam the upcoming rocket. Bond escapes and battles Dr. No in the nuclear laboratory, with Bond drowning Dr. No. The rocket is not harmed, and the entire islands lab explodes while Bond and Honey escape in a nearby boat., where they are picked up by Felix Leiter and the CIA. Dr. No was the movie that set the standard for all other 007 movies with the exotic locales, beautiful girls, dominating villians and the exciting, adventerous missions of agent James Bond 007!
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