Dr. No is the first installment of the James Bond flicks. Starring Sean Connery (the best Bond ever) with an assortment of Bond Girls, including Urusla Andress.
Released 1962. Directed by Terence Young, from the novel by Ian Fleming.
Review by CINEMAGIRL:
Dr. No sets the stage for an entire genre of suave, sexy spy movies. Although this first film in the 007 enterprise is fairly campy, due mainly to its age, it takes the viewer on a fun adventure lined with palm trees, bikini-clad bombshells, and a hairy Scotsman starring as Bond, James Bond.
Dr. No is hardly a serious film, but an entertaining adventure. Connery is dapper and sly as our favorite British spy. His dialogue is well written. The character of Bond makes a believable spy. When Bond arrives at the airport in Kingston, Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of an agent, he is offered a ride by chauffeur. But he immediately recognizes this as a ploy from the bad guys to catch him and kill him. As a smart spy, he rides along with the guy, attempts to get information out of him and then kills him, taking the body along to HQ for examination and removal.
In other, crappily made action-suspense movies the so-called spy would've gladly accepted the ride and been shocked and amazed that the driver was actually an evil henchman ready to nab him. Oooh! Surprise! Then he would've killed the henchman and left his body to rot in the sun, as if no one will stumble upon it on a populated island like Jamaica. Events like this in crappy movies always leave me with questions. What happened to the dead guy? Who found him? Surely he's not still there? (I'm a stickler for details.)
Bond's investigation leads him and an island native to Crab Key, home of the oddly Caucasian-looking "Chinese" Dr. No - and also the place where he meets Honey, the tanned Urusla Andress clad in her infamous white bikini, collecting seashells for sale in gift shops. Yes, that's actually what she claims to be doing.
Of course, the two get caught, have a meeting with Dr. No, some action and suspense ensues and they have to attempt an escape. You know the drill.
Interesting side note: Dr. No is the basis for Dr. Evil in the silly Austin Powers series.
Dr. No is a fun ride and a classic 007 movie. Some like the new movies better, with their high action, fancier gadgets and huge budgets, but I'm a fan of the retro '60s flicks, with all their style.
For an evening of mindless entertainment, rent Dr. No. Or, for an entire weekend, rent all Connery movies and sack out on the couch.
STORY: 6
LOOK: 8
OVERALL: 8 ...Come on, it's fun.
1 comment:
Actually, although Dr. Evil shares a similar name to Dr. No, he is patterned after Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the leader of the evil organization SPECTRE. He appeared in six official Bond movies and was played by multiple actors, including Terry Savalas, Charles Gray and Donald Pleasence.
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