Hi friends! I just have a quick update for you today. I have been so busy the past few weeks with Sundance that I didn’t post on here my January blind spot even though I did get the podcast episode out before the end of the month. January was particularly fun because we were delighted to have Griffin Schiller with us to talk about the first James Bond movie Dr No. Griffin is a Bond expert so it was fun to get his perspective since we are both green on the franchise.

As far as the movie I enjoyed it. Since I am most familiar with the Daniel Craig era it was interesting to compare this movie to those films. I like the over-the-top villain we get with Dr No and there are some tense scenes like when Dr No puts a tarantula in Bond’s bed. I also enjoyed Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder. She’s beautiful but has some personality and spunk as well that doesn’t make her a total pushover with Bond.

One surprising aspect was how fast and loose the movie is with the radiative contamination at Dr No’s island. I would think in the 1960s audiences would be a lot more sensitive to these elements with the Cold War and everything. Still, Dr No is an entertaining start to the franchise and one I am glad I finally got off of my blind spot list.

What’s your favorite of the early Bond films? I’d love to hear.