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JustinAtheropinion	Sean Connery plays James Bond, Joseph Wiseman is Dr. No, Ursula Andress is...impressive. Armed with a $1 million budget, Bond comes to the big-screen with a heavy injection of humor, a lot more implied sexual activity than in the novel, and a genuinely nasty streak of violence. Bernard Lee plays Bond boss "M" with a heavy layer of crust. Bond gets his Walther PPK and ends up in a boat with the girl at the end. Connery's rough around the edges with a soft purr to his voice. Director Terence Young has put a lot of grit into the movie, and Peter Hunt's slash-and-burn editing keeps things moving faster than your normal adventure flick. It's also a bit of a send-up of your normal adventure flick--Ken Adam's flamboyant sets being the most obvious evidence of so many tongues-in-cheeks. The music is laughable except for John Barry's arrangement of "The James Bond Theme" which is used so much it nearly out-wears its welcome. Introduces S.P.E.C.T.R.E., a world-wide terrorism outfit as a stand-in for the Soviet Union (the producers wanted to court them as a market). 0000000
Cedric(006)	While Ian Fleming himself may have criticized heavenly, I respectfully disagree with him. While the film may have been a stray away from the book (the tarantula instead of a centipede / Bond Kills Dent with five bullets, then edited down to two), it was a compelling film. Heck, its my favorite one. The acting by Connery and Andress on scene were memorable. The plot was smart and simple, part of the reason Dr. No was chosen as the first film. Plus, when you have an all-knowing villain like Dr. Juluis No, it hard to argue it as a "dud" film. While it has a few disappointments, the films was and remains of great importance to the series. ■ Rating 9.5 / 10 ■

JustinAtheropinion

Sean Connery plays James Bond, Joseph Wiseman is Dr. No, Ursula Andress is...impressive. Armed with a $1 million budget, Bond comes to the big-screen with a heavy injection of humor, a lot more implied sexual activity than in the novel, and a genuinely nasty streak of violence. Bernard Lee plays Bond boss "M" with a heavy layer of crust. Bond gets his Walther PPK and ends up in a boat with the girl at the end. Connery's rough around the edges with a soft purr to his voice. Director Terence Young has put a lot of grit into the movie, and Peter Hunt's slash-and-burn editing keeps things moving faster than your normal adventure flick. It's also a bit of a send-up of your normal adventure flick--Ken Adam's flamboyant sets being the most obvious evidence of so many tongues-in-cheeks. The music is laughable except for John Barry's arrangement of "The James Bond Theme" which is used so much it nearly out-wears its welcome. Introduces S.P.E.C.T.R.E., a world-wide terrorism outfit as a stand-in for the Soviet Union (the producers wanted to court them as a market). 0000000

Cedric(006)

While Ian Fleming himself may have criticized heavenly, I respectfully disagree with him. While the film may have been a stray away from the book (the tarantula instead of a centipede / Bond Kills Dent with five bullets, then edited down to two), it was a compelling film. Heck, its my favorite one. The acting by Connery and Andress on scene were memorable. The plot was smart and simple, part of the reason Dr. No was chosen as the first film. Plus, when you have an all-knowing villain like Dr. Juluis No, it hard to argue it as a "dud" film. While it has a few disappointments, the films was and remains of great importance to the series.

■ Rating 9.5 / 10 ■

Moore4ever	The one that started it all and introduced us to James Bond aka: 007. For being the first the movie in the series, it doesn't act like a spy movie. Its more of a detective movie. But still it was the first of many more to come and its a classic. Fleming may have criticized Connery to begin with, but he like the rest of us warmed up to the young cool tough Scot. When you say 007, Sean Connery comes to mind in a heartbeat and because of what he did with the role of this character. Connery proved to be a wonderful great choice. Ursula Andress as Honey is just jaw dropping with aww! The moment she walks out of the ocean is truly one of most best scenes ever filmed. Its timless. Dr.No is one dangerous fella. Truly a great film. The World of James Bond begins!

Moore4ever

The one that started it all and introduced us to James Bond aka: 007. For being the first the movie in the series, it doesn't act like a spy movie. Its more of a detective movie. But still it was the first of many more to come and its a classic. Fleming may have criticized Connery to begin with, but he like the rest of us warmed up to the young cool tough Scot. When you say 007, Sean Connery comes to mind in a heartbeat and because of what he did with the role of this character. Connery proved to be a wonderful great choice. Ursula Andress as Honey is just jaw dropping with aww! The moment she walks out of the ocean is truly one of most best scenes ever filmed. Its timless. Dr.No is one dangerous fella. Truly a great film. The World of James Bond begins!

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