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Goldfinger

 Now for the real Bondy Bond A; We're goin g to skip the credits? I wasn't readyu for story yet P: Well, that's feature of the Bond formula-- the pre-credit action sequence A: Ha! He's swimming with a bird on his head A: What a nice wet suit, and a tube of C-4? P: I think it's special spy explosive A: Is it safe to toucvh it like that? A: And he gets out of his wet suit and he's wearing a tux! Oh good-we brought the belly dancer back from the last one A: Sexy unfinished business A: Oh, you poked her in the boob with your gun! A: He let te dud club the girl?! Oh my gosh A: This James Bond takes no shit. I know Daniel Craig takes no shit, but Pierce Brosnan took some shit. A: Oh, we're goingh to do the projecting on the sin? A: Is this the first tome we get a song. P: Yes, from an established. Shirley Bassey this time. And weirdly, scenes from the movie we're about to watch A: We're flying in here? A:Nailed it, diver P: New Felix Leiter A: Do we get a
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From Russia With Love (1963)

 The line on this is that it's supposed to be detective Bond instead of superhero Bond. Also, last one before the formula is set A: Shooting guy is clearly not Connery. Why not? P: That's Robert Shaw, the Jaws guy. A: Is it? Really. Obviouisly before. Is this his first thing? P: I don't think so. Pretty sure it's his only blonde appearance. P: There's the guy who's going to be the Russian boss years from now A: I'm rea;ly confused. P: Pretend Bond, for training P: While the full formula is not yet in place- A: We definitely know tits and ass at this point, and motorboating the credits. Are the books very sexy? P: I don't know. Never read them. But I don't think they could be. You just didn't get book sexy back then. P: E erybody smokes. A: I like this room. It must be the same one they used in Harry Potter. A: People who play chess are assholes? P: Only if they're evil spies. P: Exposition dump.  A: Should cats eat beta fish? A: Oh 1960s beau
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Dr. No

 P: Starts with gunsight, but with weird beepy noise, then the real theme P: I forgot how unimpressive the credits are A: There's our first dancing lady in the credits P: Not looking particularly exotic A: I like the literally smoking guns P: The tech is really ordinary A: Roll credits A: Nice Mad Men set P: I like how the biz is very white collar office not flashy P: Some french game A: I'll bet he uses he paddle so he doesnt spread covid A: Friends with benefits? Charming sexism? P: Demonstrating Bond's comm and of exposition. P: The Americans are going to send things around the moon. Oh, and we drop Leiter's name. Now Bond gets in trouble for carring a light gun. He's used it for ten years. This gun is all the fancy stuff he gets this time. A: Aww. They're taking his lady gun. P: Fancy apartment. Might be the only time we see where he lives. P: Sexy times P: It;'s Steve McGarrett P: Catches fake driver with a phone call. Excuse me if I'm late-- I may
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