The Grey NATO – 179 – Bond, James Bond
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The Grey NATO – 179 – Bond, James Bond
You asked and we answered – so buckle up for a lot of James Bond! Back in September of last year, we asked all of the Substack crew for topic suggestions and one name came up more often than most – James Bond. So here it is, a long and rambly episode all about our favorite parts of the James Bond franchise and a more detailed review of the latest outing No Time To Die. While we make this clear in the audio (and in the notes below), this episode is full of spoilers, both about the Bond world at large and definitely about the latest film in the series. You’ve been warned (many times).
From our earliest introductions to Bond and the life of a 00, to some of our favorite films, gadgets, cars, and most certainly watches featured in the series, this is nearly two hours of Bond talk that culminates with a review of No Time To Die and a consideration as to what might be next for the famed spy-based series.
Stay in the mix for an installment of Final Notes that will have you building a vintage race car on your desk and diving for seaweed with a solid dive watch on your wrist.
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10:55 Jason’s Omega Seamaster https://bit.ly/3sfvPbc
12:17 Doxa Sub 300 50th SR http://bit.ly/2ItMRMi
– General Bond Spoilers starting from 15:30 –
16:50 Where Eagles Dare https://imdb.to/3urJ8Z3
17:10 N64 Goldeneye https://bit.ly/3omTSUq
21:13 Casino Royale https://bit.ly/3L7l5UU
28:56 The Spy Who Loved Me https://imdb.to/3sfLE1s
31:15 Hot Fuzz https://imdb.to/3ul1R8o
31:40 A View to A Kill https://bit.ly/3ARwiEy
33:35 Rounders https://imdb.to/3Grg06i
37:38 Layer Cake https://imdb.to/3uqkkjV
43:39 Quantum of Solace https://bit.ly/3GmUsb5
46:43 Casino Royale (book) https://bit.ly/3glvKgx
46:57 Moonraker (book) https://bit.ly/3AR8m4d
45:57 Thunderball (book) https://bit.ly/3s5oQSc
52:10 Aston Martin DB10 https://bit.ly/3ukKrJ3
54:35 Citroen 2CV https://bit.ly/3sfAERZ
1:00:18 Omega Seamaster from Casino Royale https://bit.ly/3roDtRe
1:11:26 The Mini Rebreather https://bit.ly/3HtxikD
1:12:40 James Lamdin’s Spectre case backs https://bit.ly/3AV8NdR
1:14:00 James Bond Lifestyle https://bit.ly/3GntbVO
1:15:50 Acrostar plane from Octopussy https://bit.ly/3AQmc6Q
– Start of No Time To Die spoilers from 1:16:45 –
1:17:00 No Time To Die https://imdb.to/3lEvSLz
1:38:28 Richard Madden https://imdb.to/35AkcUA
1:42:55 Elliot brown watch video https://bit.ly/3ok44xd
1:4450 New from Lego Speed Champions https://bit.ly/35Akf2I
1:47:08 Knock-off Lego SR-71 https://bit.ly/3HsSDdQ
The Grey NATO – 179 – Bond, James Bond
Great fun episode! I rewatched all Connery-era Bond movies during lockdown and it was great fun. A bunch of them don’t hold up so well (Dr. No being the worse offender since it feels Connery isn’t really the suave spy we know and love till really late in the movie). I would like to suggest to both our hosts to take another look to From Russia with Love, because I would say it is the one movie pre-Craig that lands in the true-cinema category that they discuss in the episode. Very minimalisticly shot and produced, even with a hitchcock-like flare I think James would appreciate. If anything those movies are worth to watch just for the terrific sets designed by Ken Adams.
Finally I have a question to Jason: when you say that Bond is supposed to be a former SAS or similar, do you mean the movie bond or the literary character? The movie bond, I get, specially in the case of Craig (it’s even implied in Casino Royale) but the one from the novels was supposed to be a former Commander from the Royal Navy Reserves, which as far as I understand were supposed to be civilians activated in case of war. I always read this as Fleming trying to make a distinction for Bond to be more of a gentleman warrior coming from the upper crust than a regular grunt (perhaps mirroring how he saw himself). Cheers!
Awesome episode! Didn't mind the length at all!
I did want to shout out my favorite Bond car appearance though - the Alfa Romeo GTV6 in Octopussy. He commandeers it off the street from a woman taking too long in a phone booth and races with police in pursuit to a military base to disarm a warhead in the nick of time.