It's not an aquarium. Dr. No's residence is located on the seabed 170 ft deep and the convex glass to make the fish look much larger than they are cost ONE MILLION DOLLARS to build.
I like to think that in SPECTRE HQ you walk down the corridor and there's a door marked "REVENGE" (adjacent to "TERRORISM" and just across from "COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE" and "EXTORTION"). "PERSONNEL" is on the second floor.
Yes, yes the Dialogue is written so very, very well. With a precision and craft that is no longer appreciated nor used much if at all any longer. The Perfect Words, Gestures, Acting & Reacting is all so very well done and "Fine-Tuned" to the Classic Artform that it is. A true pity & shame that most of this "Well Written" scene and scenes like it is not seen much at all , Truly is a "Crying Shame". :'-(
@@saravananr6449 Ok , now I need to call "B.S." , unless you mean something else than you wrote the Dialog in the movie ? Because if you are trying to claim that you'd be on par with my Mom's age , which would be 86 ,, if she were still living that is ? So , again either you mean something else or I'm a Monkey's Uncle and the King of Tymbuktoo if you truly are the one who wrote those and other amazing story lines in Dr. No {released in 1962 , if I remember correctly? ;-P}}
I know Joseph Wiseman didn't think fondly of this particular role, but to this day his performance as Dr. No was iconic. Amazing delivery of well-written dialogue.
Absolutely. Personally I really like Dr No as a film, but I suspect the third act would fall a little flat without Wiseman’s fantastic performance combined with the fantastic dialogue!
Joseph Wiseman's acting is magnificent. He's like a robot, only moving when he has to, staring directly at Bond, talking so clearrrrrly and callllmly, practically hissing whenever he says "SPECTRE". I've never seen anything like it. Even the creepy faux-Chinese makeup adds to it, even if it is dated.
The villain in an episode of "Get Smart" was named Dr. Yes... His minions were from various countries, and whenever he asked a question they would answer in order: "Ja!, Da!, Oui!, Si!" ...typical clever silliness from Mel Brooks, Buck Henry, et al...
Dr. No was easily one of my least favorite Bond movies as a kid. I thought it was super lame. But over the years of constantly watching every Bond movie in order, I started appreciating Dr. No more and more and now I really love it. Don't get me wrong, I also love the "traditional" Bond formula with all the gadgets and the legendary DB5 and all that stuff...but Dr. No is just a pure 1960's spy thriller and that is what makes it so special.
I remember being quite bored with Dr No when I first watched it. Full disclosure, I was born in 85 and the first Bond film I ever saw was License To Kill, so Dalton, Bronsan and now Craig are the Bonds I grew up with. Still, after coming back to it recently...its an exceptional Bond movie. Even the pace is better than I remember and I love the effortless cool Connery gives off, its now in my top 10 of all time Bond movies.
@@TheDalinkwent Even as an adult, it could still seem boring if you've seen the other movies first. It was the pilot for the entire franchise. The production team was still learning how to translate Fleming's books to film.
Guys, it was the first movie. They were of course not only experimenting with the concept and themes. As the first movie it’s likely their budget was extremely small compared to later movies once the first was successful. So they had little to play with.
YEAH, I LOVE SEAN CONNERY BECAUSE HE WILL BE MISSED FROM THE HEAVENS 2 ALL OF US. BUT HE DIED ON HALLOWEEN, BY THE WAY. HE'S THE BEST ORIGINAL BOND, JAMES BOND IN THE WORLD, MAN. HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE.
@@siad7478 yeah i just looked up the signs of narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They don't apply to Bond. Didn't see provoking people among that. Here it's clear he's trying to use psychology to damage his ego, to unsettle him and hopefully create an opportunity to escape, a desperate attempt to use every possible resource (like the butterknife) to save his life. Bond's actual character faults are well-known.
"I prefer a Dom Perrion 53 myself".Now that level and taste and refinement while facing imminent danger is the very definition of James Bond.Well met, Mr. Connery.
"Tell me: does the toppling of American missiles REALLY compensate for having no hands?" Damn. That burn was even worse than the radiation ones that cost Dr No his hands.
Love how Bond immediately pivots to another angle when Dr No calls his bluff. Then when Dr No says he can talk because Bond will "keep it to himself" he immediately tries to get Honey out, because he knows it means No is going to kill him after telling him his plans. Excellent dialogue.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver you sound dumb. According to the story he is part of a global criminal organization that MI6 hasn't even heard of, but according to you he's transparent and an easy read. 🤦🏻♀️ Bond's first words with M: M: When do you sleep 007? Bond: Never on the firm's time, sir. Bond is a Company Man. Dr. No pegged him solid.
Seen ya on other Bond clips mate! Just about to start reading Fleming collection again from start to finish... Here's hoping NTTD is a good send off for Craig. I wonder if Safin is actually DrNo? 🤔 All the best!
The left and right appellations may have been arbitrary in 1789, but it is rightwing that spawned Hitler and more recently the Taliban and has actively been seeking to aid the spread of Covid 19 and hinder human efforts to beat it. Not to mention the events of January 6th. The modern rightwing is aitself an asylum full of people who think they're Napoleon or God.
Dr No had the least screen time of any Bond villain but guess what? He’s my favorite Bond villain of them all, it’s due to his mere presence throughout the film in the shadows, his lair, his metal arms and the actor did phenomenal as him. My only little complaint was his death being anticlimactic as he can’t lift himself on the ladder with his hands but that’s still a minor complaint of mine.
Yes, a classy villain with dreams of revenge/world domination you often don't meet properly until later in the film. Just like in You Only Live Twice, The Spy who Loved me or GoldenEye. Often with some kind of disability or abnormality, unlike Bond very often shown as being A-sexual seemingly.
They did this for one million. Incredible with Connery, Andress and Jack Lord in the cast. Young did such a nice job directing this. By the time they got to Thunderball, the budget got up to seven million.
More like 9 million in today's dollar but still cheap when compared to the 150 million it took to make Casino Royale, or the 250 million for No Time To Die.
Joseph Wiseman always regretted that he thought his role was going to be just another caricature of a "Fu Manchu" type so it was just another job to him, he was astonished at just how immortal it made him.
A classic scene with great dialog. "I would prefer the revenge department." So many great lines. Joseph Wiseman was my favorite Bond villain. He was a good actor with a wonderful sinister voice.
@aaaht.......Totally agree - Joseph Wiseman was superb and perfectly cast as 'Dr No'. The irony is, that Wiseman was terribly nervous and self-conscious about the part [he had to wear applications to make him look oriental]. He felt overwhelmed at times and had difficulty remembering his lines. Indeed, he didn't particularly like being so well-known as a result of appearing in it during the remainder of his career.
"Our assylums are full of people who think they're Napoleon...or God...." This line is why I thought that Remi Malek's character in "No Time To Die" was going to be revealed as Dr. No
He was. That's why they did the reshoots. No time to die, was going to be the quote "No (as in the named) Time to die". The island, alot of things but Dr no was going to be half Chinese and half white. The Chinese threatened to clamp down on it. It was going to book end it. Dr no last and first kind of thing. The next bond is going to be very young.
Is it strange that I like both characters? Dr. No is exactly how I imagine the villain to be - painfully intelligent, above the morals and ethics of this world, and he insults the hero for his moral ground - stupid policeman. Gosh, THIS was the Bond film script I came to like. I find it terribly unfortunate that modern (especially the ones out now) scripts take themselves WAY too seriously with bombastic visual effects, while less than 1% of effort goes into the script writing. I really prefer Sean Connery's versions of Bond - he's that guy. The spy who loves women, but carries a weapon (albeit small) to do spy things.
Very few bond movies involve any actual spying to be fair. More just he meets the villain humiliates him, villain try to kill him then Bond kicks in his front door blows up his base and feeds him to his own sharks
*I watch this as an eight years old child and said to myself "When I grow up I want to be JAMES BOND, the coolest secret agent in the whole world." He is still THEE MAN*
Well, they built him up soo nicely though! I feel he's superior to BloFeld even! I wonder what No's rank was in SPECTURE, cuz BloFeld wanted revenge for his death in From Russia.
"Soften him up." LOL At the time these films seemed so cutting edge, even futuristic. Kids watching them for the first time now can not appreciate how well done they were. Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball.
One of the interesting things about this scene is that Bond notices a picture of Wellington. Its lost on modern audiences but in the early sixties there was a robbery of the National Gallery and the Duke of Wellington portrait was stolen. Presumably No was involved somehow. When the base was blown up I guess the canvas went with it. Bond represented Wellington who defeated Napoleon. No was Napoleon.
The thing I miss from old movies is the atmosphere. A lot of this can be viewed as campy in 2023 but the set design, costume design, acting, directing... it all is so much more serious than we expect for such a fantisifull affair, but it works because it was earnest. Movies today are too scared to inject such honesty as to be seen as corny.
Even After 60+ years, Wiseman still remain one if not the best Villain in the Bond franchise.(my opinion)..wish he had more screen time in the movie though....
I never watched any Bond movies until this one, which I did today, the ability of older pictures to grab our attention and to create so much with fewer resources is spectacular. Truly deserves to be held in high regard.
I love it how the main bad guys always tries to justify to Bond their actions and he just clearly doesn’t care….but doesn’t miss out on getting served good food and drink 🍹
@@anas-432 True but its not as interesting as the highly sophisticated stuff like the old Bond films. Usually they try to find an excuse, sometimes its just to make the death look like an accident etc
I wonder if the intended subtext of that was "I'd tell you to go fuck yourself but you lack the instruments to do so" And if that sounds a bit too vulgar for a Bond movie, bare in mind Dr. No had a few moments prior told Bond that his guards were going to 'have fun' with the girl.
"We ALL can't be geniuses, can we?" The sarcasm is SO delicious,! ONLY Connery could have delivered that line with SO MUCH relish! The actor KNEW that his character's job was to kill this villain (and he eventually would), AND, then, subsequently rescue Honey's honor on his way out (to account for his ostentatious dismissal of her lack of importance))! You can understand Connery as an actor. And how he wanted to perfect his capable craft elsewhere. But he never slacked Bond. When you've got a job to do, you've got to do it well! So much of his talent is given to the series, and resonant, as 007!😅
Yes, Sean Connery is only known to some people as James Bond but he made many great movies as he was a terrific actor. The Man Who Would Be King is probably my favorite.
@@tedunguent156 when Connery passed away, I watched a marathon of his movies to honor him and celebrate his life and career. I never knew that he won an Oscar for a supporting role in a movie called The Untouchables with Kevin Costner. It’s incredible how even though he got type cast as not only James Bond, but also THE James Bond (the original) he was still able to have an acting career and became a huge icon like Clint Eastwood.
Joseph Wiseman (Dr No) was an incredible actor. Watch his performance in Detective Story (1951) and you'll see what I mean. Completely the opposite of Dr No - jittery, nervous, loud. Among other roles, he could have played a great Joker in the Batman series of the 1960s
1:07 "I only gratify your curiosity because you're the one man, I admit, capable of appreciating what I've done." Ah damn, I love lines like this. In fact, I love No's (excuse me, DR. No's ) entire cadence: a man fully in control of his understanding of his capabilities.
Love the way Connery uses pauses in the lines: "I'd hate to think your decontamination chamber, wasn't effective." and, "I'm sure the West would welcome a scientist of your, caliber."
I like how Dr No's mannerisms are almost robotic just like his hands. It could probably mean how he treasures knowledge over emotion. Emotion gets you nowhere in your goals he believes. It's what failed Hitler. Knowledge is the absolute power to Dr No. That's why Bond failed to provoke him and he knew that
all they are doing is pissing him off even more,he is totally ruthless with a conscience,rare qualities ,god rest your soul SEAN magnificent human being in his own time,sorely missed
I love this scene. Bond is clearly outmatched. Every attempt to bluff or outwit Dr. No is foiled until Bond resorts to ad hominem attacks. IMO No is one of the best Bond villains, and well-portrayed by Wiseman. He’s calculating, calm, collected, but there’s clearly resentment and rage just under the surface, communicated by very subtle facial expressions and hesitant speech. He’s a good match for Bond, but his pride, arrogance, and overconfidence were ultimately his undoing.
3:12 Based on this line and what Bond says in the trailer for No Time to Die (History isn’t kind to men who play God) supposedly the villain Safin could end up being a rebooted Dr. No
There's been quite a bit in the trailers to suggest saffin could be, and I wouldn't mind it too much. The one caveat being they handle it much better than blofeld in spectre. He fell flat for me. Waltz is a great actor, but he was relegated to a salty pseudo-brother with a lifelong grudge because his dad liked james better lol
I hope it isn't, definitely some inspiration but to bring back a classic character is clearly a sign they're running out of plot ideas, having brought back Blofeld in Spectre doing a similar thing seems a bit of lazy writing
@@jacobkilby well the series was rebooted due to the fact that Die Another Day did so poorly, the only way to go forward after that was a reboot with Bond just getting his license to kill. However Spectre and Blofeld were readded into the Bond universe because of the dispute between Fleming and Kevin McClory following the publishing of the book Thunderball. Eventually a judge awarded the rights of Blofeld and Spectre to McClory who used it to make Never Say Never Again. After he died, his estate gave rights back to Eon Productions under MGM, allowing Spectre to reappear. However I agree that the way they handled Blofeld was very piss poor and wasted the talent of Waltz
I think that’s because this film was a product of its time. The enunciation of words on screen like you hear in this clip doesn’t happen in films or on TV anymore. Being so calculated with words was often how films like this needed the script read by the actors.
"Provoke and Confront!" Here we see the beginnings of that statement. Bond never plays nice. His play is to throw the bad guys off their game and then look for weakness.
Shame we don't see what in the novel is... Bond having to crawl through to a tunnel heated to such temperature his skin burnt so badly he could smell burnt meat... that was his skin and muscles burning.
I was never really interested in this as a kid because of the dated qualities of it but as I watch it now, the portrayal of Dr. No by Wiseman giving him a slow, almost reptilian quality here is so compelling. Pretty scary.
Now this is a Bond. This is a Bond villian. And this is a Bond movie. You escape into it's world for 2 hours, as oppossed to 5 movies of backstory I don't care about and realism I can see in any other movie. Thank God the Craig era is over, but I fear the worst is yet to come.
You know it's a good bond villain when there's a very large aquarium in the background
Yup
Yus
Same with Kurt Juergens in ‘ The Spy Who Loved Me ‘ !!!
It's not an aquarium. Dr. No's residence is located on the seabed 170 ft deep and the convex glass to make the fish look much larger than they are cost ONE MILLION DOLLARS to build.
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NO TIME TO DIE
These films are far more nuanced than I appreciated as a child.
With better scripts and better acting.
They were classy at this stage
I agree. I enjoy the action and gadgets but some of the lines are just amazing.
Dr No is almost quaint compared to the epic mega budget sequels that followed.
Isn’t any movie?
The later ones kind of got sillier as they went on, but the performances kept them great
“World domination, same old dream”
Got to love Bond’s sass
Bond's sass is pure gold 😜
Yeah, love it. Connery's natural sass and swagger permeates throughout his perfomance
@stargazer What?
wait, thats my dream
Hi
“I’m flattered. I prefer the revenge department”. The dialogue in this scene is so well written.
I like to think that in SPECTRE HQ you walk down the corridor and there's a door marked "REVENGE" (adjacent to "TERRORISM" and just across from "COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE" and "EXTORTION").
"PERSONNEL" is on the second floor.
@@explorer806 Too rigid
Yes, yes the Dialogue is written so very, very well. With a precision and craft that is no longer appreciated nor used much if at all any longer. The Perfect Words, Gestures, Acting & Reacting is all so very well done and "Fine-Tuned" to the Classic Artform that it is.
A true pity & shame that most of this "Well Written" scene and scenes like it is not seen much at all , Truly is a "Crying Shame". :'-(
Thanks, this dialogue is written by me
@@saravananr6449 Ok , now I need to call "B.S." , unless you mean something else than you wrote the Dialog in the movie ? Because if you are trying to claim that you'd be on par with my Mom's age , which would be 86 ,, if she were still living that is ? So , again either you mean something else or I'm a Monkey's Uncle and the King of Tymbuktoo if you truly are the one who wrote those and other amazing story lines in Dr. No {released in 1962 , if I remember correctly? ;-P}}
I know Joseph Wiseman didn't think fondly of this particular role, but to this day his performance as Dr. No was iconic. Amazing delivery of well-written dialogue.
What
Absolutely. Personally I really like Dr No as a film, but I suspect the third act would fall a little flat without Wiseman’s fantastic performance combined with the fantastic dialogue!
The fact that he's so hidden and mysterious throughout the film makes his appearance all the more better.
"that's a Dom Perignon 55, it would be a pitty to break it"... Class. Such utter class. Taste, refinement, restraint, subtlety....
The '53 is better.
Lol....I prefer dry martini.....
Then I must add it to my cellar.
Indifferently blended.
yes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Joseph Wiseman's acting is magnificent. He's like a robot, only moving when he has to, staring directly at Bond, talking so clearrrrrly and callllmly, practically hissing whenever he says "SPECTRE". I've never seen anything like it. Even the creepy faux-Chinese makeup adds to it, even if it is dated.
Why do you know his name?
@@chrishandsome4267 Because Google exists???
At firts, I believed he was a machine or something, he is good.
@@chrishandsome4267 because he is a well known actor ... how could you be so dumb?
@@michaelhawkins7389 There's no need for incivility.
His mortal enemy was Dr Yes and his ally, Dr Idunno.
The villain in an episode of "Get Smart" was named Dr. Yes... His minions were from various countries, and whenever he asked a question they would answer in order: "Ja!, Da!, Oui!, Si!" ...typical clever silliness from Mel Brooks, Buck Henry, et al...
don't forget his stoner unemployed brother. Dr. Meh.
Reverend Yes, the Amish Christian Scientist.
I would expect Dr. Idunno to be sitting on the side, waiting to see what happens.
Dr. Maybe could also be a PITA as well.
My respects to Sir Sean Connery. he would have been 91 today.
Dr. No was easily one of my least favorite Bond movies as a kid. I thought it was super lame. But over the years of constantly watching every Bond movie in order, I started appreciating Dr. No more and more and now I really love it. Don't get me wrong, I also love the "traditional" Bond formula with all the gadgets and the legendary DB5 and all that stuff...but Dr. No is just a pure 1960's spy thriller and that is what makes it so special.
I remember being quite bored with Dr No when I first watched it.
Full disclosure, I was born in 85 and the first Bond film I ever saw was License To Kill, so Dalton, Bronsan and now Craig are the Bonds I grew up with.
Still, after coming back to it recently...its an exceptional Bond movie. Even the pace is better than I remember and I love the effortless cool Connery gives off, its now in my top 10 of all time Bond movies.
@@TheDalinkwent Even as an adult, it could still seem boring if you've seen the other movies first. It was the pilot for the entire franchise. The production team was still learning how to translate Fleming's books to film.
@@Milnoc yeah, but sadly after 50 years they've now forgotten
It may not be the best Bond film, but it certainly is the best Bond.
Guys, it was the first movie. They were of course not only experimenting with the concept and themes. As the first movie it’s likely their budget was extremely small compared to later movies once the first was successful. So they had little to play with.
THIS is James Bond. Connery was just perfect.
YEAH, I LOVE SEAN CONNERY BECAUSE HE WILL BE MISSED FROM THE HEAVENS 2 ALL OF US. BUT HE DIED ON HALLOWEEN, BY THE WAY. HE'S THE BEST ORIGINAL BOND, JAMES BOND IN THE WORLD, MAN. HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE.
@@DomoniqueStewart3936 yeah absolutely
Agreed 100%. Connery was a bad ass in this scene.
@@futureprimitivepast3044 yeah right
Connery is literally God
The "Unfortunately I misjudged you, you are just a stupid policeman" line after Bond's persistent trolling gets me every time...😂😂😂
Also proves Bond is just as narcissistic as he enemies.
@@mr.vargas5648 how so?
@@jjryan1352It's obvious
@@marioarguello6989 is it now? Name one instance of Bond being narcissistic in this scene. I'll accept even a subtle sign of it.
@@siad7478 yeah i just looked up the signs of narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They don't apply to Bond. Didn't see provoking people among that. Here it's clear he's trying to use psychology to damage his ego, to unsettle him and hopefully create an opportunity to escape, a desperate attempt to use every possible resource (like the butterknife) to save his life. Bond's actual character faults are well-known.
“Well we can’t all be geniuses can we?” I love how he smoothly turns that failed attempt at acquiring a weapon into a funny line
Bond got away with stealing that knife in the novel.
Those are my favorite lines. I use it as an irrational question when I don't know something. Well we can't geniuses like you can we?
Did Dr. No ever said he was a genius?
@@mr.vargas5648 why would he have to? Did you miss it when he said the successful criminal brain has to be superior?
@@jjryan1352 No I didn't miss that part.
“…unfortunately I misjudged you, you are just a stupid police man”
A personal favorite line of mine that never gets talked about enough
"I prefer a Dom Perrion 53 myself".Now that level and taste and refinement while facing imminent danger is the very definition of James Bond.Well met, Mr. Connery.
Dr. No could be the quietest and most reserved James Bond villain. But I like his aristocratic, controlled style.
Window dressing on an empty, rundown, obsolete shop. That's the point.
I quite agree.
I also love how awkward he gets when Bond tries to insult him about his arms and stuff
drax too. His plan is bat shit crazy but he pretty much keeps an even keel the whole time.
"Tell me: does the toppling of American missiles REALLY compensate for having no hands?"
Damn. That burn was even worse than the radiation ones that cost Dr No his hands.
You said it. Greatest insult in the entire Bond franchise. Nothing is close!
Joseph Wiseman has a stillness that is very creepy and lizardly.
Never blinks
That's the genius of how extremely well he plays the sinister Dr. No.
Gary Numan-ish
And in my own personal opinion, trumps Blofeld!
Love how Bond immediately pivots to another angle when Dr No calls his bluff. Then when Dr No says he can talk because Bond will "keep it to himself" he immediately tries to get Honey out, because he knows it means No is going to kill him after telling him his plans. Excellent dialogue.
Dr No only blinks twice the whole time. You know he's s genius because he sees all.
Sees what? Bond summed him up in a line.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver and No summed Bond up in a single line
@@jjryan1352 The villain always wins for you even when he loses, eh?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver you sound dumb. According to the story he is part of a global criminal organization that MI6 hasn't even heard of, but according to you he's transparent and an easy read. 🤦🏻♀️
Bond's first words with M:
M: When do you sleep 007?
Bond: Never on the firm's time, sir.
Bond is a Company Man. Dr. No pegged him solid.
Seems the original comment flew over you two's heads.
“Tell me: does the toppling of American missiles really compensate for having no hands?”
Fucking hell 007, you didn’t have to go that hard.
The lines are so well written. I miss these kind of intelligent conversation between Bond and villain.
"East, West, just points of the compass, each as stupid as the other."
Dr. No is intelligent enough to be above politics.
same with republicans and democrats. they're both idiots. dr. no makes a great point.
Seen ya on other Bond clips mate! Just about to start reading Fleming collection again from start to finish...
Here's hoping NTTD is a good send off for Craig. I wonder if Safin is actually DrNo? 🤔
All the best!
The left and right appellations may have been arbitrary in 1789, but it is rightwing that spawned Hitler and more recently the Taliban and has actively been seeking to aid the spread of Covid 19 and hinder human efforts to beat it. Not to mention the events of January 6th. The modern rightwing is aitself an asylum full of people who think they're Napoleon or God.
so are "globalists"
is that what bolsonaro does?
Some of the smoothest yet most savage dialogue to ever transition between a villain and protagonist..
The actors and writers were simply brilliant.
Dr No had the least screen time of any Bond villain but guess what? He’s my favorite Bond villain of them all, it’s due to his mere presence throughout the film in the shadows, his lair, his metal arms and the actor did phenomenal as him. My only little complaint was his death being anticlimactic as he can’t lift himself on the ladder with his hands but that’s still a minor complaint of mine.
spoiler alert!
Dr. No set the tone for every Bond villain that followed him.
Yes, a classy villain with dreams of revenge/world domination you often don't meet properly until later in the film. Just like in You Only Live Twice, The Spy who Loved me or GoldenEye. Often with some kind of disability or abnormality, unlike Bond very often shown as being A-sexual seemingly.
They did this for one million. Incredible with Connery, Andress and Jack Lord in the cast. Young did such a nice job directing this. By the time they got to Thunderball, the budget got up to seven million.
Ken Adam quipped that the volcano lair in YOLT cost more than all of Dr. No lol
More like 9 million in today's dollar but still cheap when compared to the 150 million it took to make Casino Royale, or the 250 million for No Time To Die.
andress was only paid $6,000
Sean Connery said, " it was even less than one million "
Dont forget Wiseman. For the small screen time he had, he was great as Dr.No
In my opinion, this is the best scene of the movie. The writing and performances are both at world class levels. Simply brilliant.
Agree with that, I saw this in '62 in the cinema and have always remembered this scene above the rest
@@Zapple7 awesome to have seen Bond #1 in the theaters. Wish I could say that.
It has to be; the entire tension between hero and villain depends on this interaction.
@@Zapple7like you were sitting at the table with them. That memory will always be with you.
August 25th. A legend was born on this day. RIP Sir Sean Connery.
Joseph Wiseman always regretted that he thought his role was going to be just another caricature of a "Fu Manchu" type so it was just another job to him, he was astonished at just how immortal it made him.
He’s superb. The definition of quiet intellectual menace.
He actually said that he wanted to be known for his theatrical work than his role as Dr.No
A classic scene with great dialog. "I would prefer the revenge department." So many great lines. Joseph Wiseman was my favorite Bond villain. He was a good actor with a wonderful sinister voice.
@aaaht.......Totally agree - Joseph Wiseman was superb and perfectly cast as 'Dr No'. The irony is, that Wiseman was terribly nervous and self-conscious about the part [he had to wear applications to make him look oriental]. He felt overwhelmed at times and had difficulty remembering his lines. Indeed, he didn't particularly like being so well-known as a result of appearing in it during the remainder of his career.
200 percent agree!!!
My favorite too.
@@thesoultwins72 "unfortunately I miss judged you, your just a stupid policeman" that's great writing. This is the best scene in the film.
@@northernthrifter8817 Then, after a brief pause, "Whose luck has run out." Great line.
"Our assylums are full of people who think they're Napoleon...or God...."
This line is why I thought that Remi Malek's character in "No Time To Die" was going to be revealed as Dr. No
I think he was meant to be daniel’s dr no, because he’s very similar
@@anas-432 he was a terrible villain. The movie was a big fail!
@@kingsizehomer I can't even remember the last good villain in a Bond film. Maybe Killian.
What’s “No Time To Die” again?
He was. That's why they did the reshoots. No time to die, was going to be the quote "No (as in the named) Time to die". The island, alot of things but Dr no was going to be half Chinese and half white. The Chinese threatened to clamp down on it.
It was going to book end it. Dr no last and first kind of thing.
The next bond is going to be very young.
She was so so beautiful ❤️❤️,I love these old bond movies, superb dialogue!!
she dated James Dean, lucky her
Dr No: “that wine’s pretty good; maybe don’t smash it.
Bond: “understandable; let’s keep drinking.”
I can relate
“I prefer the 53 myself.” Such a perfect quote from Bond under those circumstances.
An underrated villain
A demon arm wrestler with that hand of his
In this day Connery was born 91 years ago, R. I. P
And on this day (Oct 30th) was his last full day on earth, as he died the next day. RIP Sean
@@jonnysupreme what a sad date
Shame, I wish we could get more screentime of Dr. No, I like the way he say, "SPECTRE"
Happy B-day the late great Sir Sean Connery!
“I prefer the ‘53 myself.” -Bond
This line is classic!
What a brilliantly written scene
Exceptional .
If you like that sort of stuff I recommend Spartan 2004 with Val kilmer and a David Mahmet script
“You’re just a stupid policeman” Nice one Dr No
"History isn't kind to men who play God" - Craig, Daniel craig
@Leo Peridot shut up
@@nicoleisgoddess no he has a good point
Yes it seemed like NTTD was leading right into this film. Even with some of the opening graphics as well. Love this franchise!
@@nicoleisgoddess He's right. Not only that, Bush Clinton and Obama are responsible for over 8 million deaths.
@@sockaccount4485 Does every comment have to end up being about politics? Jesus Christ
Is it strange that I like both characters? Dr. No is exactly how I imagine the villain to be - painfully intelligent, above the morals and ethics of this world, and he insults the hero for his moral ground - stupid policeman. Gosh, THIS was the Bond film script I came to like.
I find it terribly unfortunate that modern (especially the ones out now) scripts take themselves WAY too seriously with bombastic visual effects, while less than 1% of effort goes into the script writing. I really prefer Sean Connery's versions of Bond - he's that guy. The spy who loves women, but carries a weapon (albeit small) to do spy things.
Very few bond movies involve any actual spying to be fair. More just he meets the villain humiliates him, villain try to kill him then Bond kicks in his front door blows up his base and feeds him to his own sharks
I never noticed what a great taste in interior design Dr. No had.
All that stuff for just 10 million Dollars....
*I watch this as an eight years old child and said to myself "When I grow up I want to be JAMES BOND, the coolest secret agent in the whole world." He is still THEE MAN*
Dr No was a great villain it was a shame he wasn’t in the film more
He died. It would not be possible.
@@amberlopez7477 the water around the nuclear reactor looked a bit terminal to me.
@@amberlopez7477 What about earlier in the movie???
Well, they built him up soo nicely though! I feel he's superior to BloFeld even! I wonder what No's rank was in SPECTURE, cuz BloFeld wanted revenge for his death in From Russia.
@@lisardo A SPECTRE operative, much like Bond and MI6
"Soften him up." LOL At the time these films seemed so cutting edge, even futuristic. Kids watching them for the first time now can not appreciate how well done they were. Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball.
One of the interesting things about this scene is that Bond notices a picture of Wellington. Its lost on modern audiences but in the early sixties there was a robbery of the National Gallery and the Duke of Wellington portrait was stolen. Presumably No was involved somehow. When the base was blown up I guess the canvas went with it. Bond represented Wellington who defeated Napoleon. No was Napoleon.
So that's what that scene was all about!
Now I see the irony
And don't forget James Bond also took Refuge behind the statue of Wellington before he killed the Arms Dealer Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights
You do know Wellington had to buy German mercenaries to defeat Napoleon Brad Whitaker to James Bond in The Living Daylights
A marvellous detail of the production design by Ken Adams!
The thing I miss from old movies is the atmosphere. A lot of this can be viewed as campy in 2023 but the set design, costume design, acting, directing... it all is so much more serious than we expect for such a fantisifull affair, but it works because it was earnest. Movies today are too scared to inject such honesty as to be seen as corny.
or it just takes more effort and time and money
i would like a den like that! :)
Even After 60+ years, Wiseman still remain one if not the best Villain in the Bond franchise.(my opinion)..wish he had more screen time in the movie though....
I never watched any Bond movies until this one, which I did today, the ability of older pictures to grab our attention and to create so much with fewer resources is spectacular. Truly deserves to be held in high regard.
I love it how the main bad guys always tries to justify to Bond their actions and he just clearly doesn’t care….but doesn’t miss out on getting served good food and drink 🍹
That's why we like Bond because he knows he's playing with fire yet still doesn't give in.
I love the villains and how much decency and spohiscation they got in treating their enemies. So much formality! God bless these films!
In real life villains kill you as soon as they see you lol
@@anas-432 True but its not as interesting as the highly sophisticated stuff like the old Bond films. Usually they try to find an excuse, sometimes its just to make the death look like an accident etc
The actor plays Dr no completely devoid of expressions. It's pretty great
I forgot how good Bond burns Dr. No.
‘Tell me, does the toppling of American missiles really make up for having no hands?’
I wonder if the intended subtext of that was "I'd tell you to go fuck yourself but you lack the instruments to do so"
And if that sounds a bit too vulgar for a Bond movie, bare in mind Dr. No had a few moments prior told Bond that his guards were going to 'have fun' with the girl.
"We ALL can't be geniuses, can we?" The sarcasm is SO delicious,! ONLY Connery could have delivered that line with SO MUCH relish! The actor KNEW that his character's job was to kill this villain (and he eventually would), AND, then, subsequently rescue Honey's honor on his way out (to account for his ostentatious dismissal of her lack of importance))! You can understand Connery as an actor. And how he wanted to perfect his capable craft elsewhere. But he never slacked Bond. When you've got a job to do, you've got to do it well! So much of his talent is given to the series, and resonant, as 007!😅
Yes. You're right.
Sean Connery is brilliant in this scene. So is Joseph Wiseman as Dr No.
Yes, Sean Connery is only known to some people as James Bond but he made many great movies as he was a terrific actor. The Man Who Would Be King is probably my favorite.
Classic people will always be the best
@@tedunguent156 The hunt for red October. Rock. The untouchables. A terrific actor.
@@tedunguent156 the script was good anyway.
@@tedunguent156 when Connery passed away, I watched a marathon of his movies to honor him and celebrate his life and career. I never knew that he won an Oscar for a supporting role in a movie called The Untouchables with Kevin Costner.
It’s incredible how even though he got type cast as not only James Bond, but also THE James Bond (the original) he was still able to have an acting career and became a huge icon like Clint Eastwood.
Undoubtedly the best 007 versus villain exchange in the Bond series. Terrific work by Richard Maibaum.
1:40 The way he gets up with bottle in hand and then de-escalates is fantastic
Classic James Bond 007
Joseph Wiseman (Dr No) was an incredible actor. Watch his performance in Detective Story (1951) and you'll see what I mean. Completely the opposite of Dr No - jittery, nervous, loud. Among other roles, he could have played a great Joker in the Batman series of the 1960s
"World domination - same old dream" i feel like Craig should've said this in NTTD
We have all the time in the world :,(
He has a variation of it when saying how history isn’t kind to men who play god.
@@HoustonSoto that's true, i wish they emphasised that line more because it was badass
Who ? That guy was not James Bond.
@Mega Canon sorry its 2021 not 1960
The first two Bond movies are immortal and timeless. And scenes like this are the reasons why 🤘🤘
I shudder to think how this scene would be written today...
This is Connery laying down the ground work for all other spy acts to follow both Bond and non-Bond. The man was and shall always be the OG!
A great performance, well written and well acted, the best of all the Bond movies
I love the scene near the end.
“I never fail mr bond…”
Butt scoots his chair back 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dr No, even puts his butt to work.
1:07 "I only gratify your curiosity because you're the one man, I admit, capable of appreciating what I've done."
Ah damn, I love lines like this. In fact, I love No's (excuse me, DR. No's ) entire cadence: a man fully in control of his understanding of his capabilities.
So much better than todays tripe. Thank God Sid James Bond won't be back.
The film industry in general is bullshit since the beginning of the 21st century..........
Absolutely! Today's movies are so crappy! Craig is the most boring/uncharming Bond ever!!!
Love the way Connery uses pauses in the lines:
"I'd hate to think your decontamination chamber, wasn't effective."
and,
"I'm sure the West would welcome a scientist of your, caliber."
Not a better day to read my From Russia With Love book than on Sean's birthday.
And of course, the novel of Dr No follows on directly from the novel of From Russia with Love, unlike the film series...
I like how Dr No's mannerisms are almost robotic just like his hands. It could probably mean how he treasures knowledge over emotion. Emotion gets you nowhere in your goals he believes. It's what failed Hitler. Knowledge is the absolute power to Dr No. That's why Bond failed to provoke him and he knew that
all they are doing is pissing him off even more,he is totally ruthless with a conscience,rare qualities ,god rest your soul SEAN magnificent human being in his own time,sorely missed
I love this scene. Bond is clearly outmatched. Every attempt to bluff or outwit Dr. No is foiled until Bond resorts to ad hominem attacks.
IMO No is one of the best Bond villains, and well-portrayed by Wiseman. He’s calculating, calm, collected, but there’s clearly resentment and rage just under the surface, communicated by very subtle facial expressions and hesitant speech. He’s a good match for Bond, but his pride, arrogance, and overconfidence were ultimately his undoing.
Dr No, one of the best Bond villains.
in the movie dr. no the villain dr. no is killed but in the cartoon series james bond jr. dr. no is alive that does not make sense
3:12 Based on this line and what Bond says in the trailer for No Time to Die (History isn’t kind to men who play God) supposedly the villain Safin could end up being a rebooted Dr. No
Was wondering about that, especially with the title, “No” Time to Die
There's been quite a bit in the trailers to suggest saffin could be, and I wouldn't mind it too much. The one caveat being they handle it much better than blofeld in spectre. He fell flat for me. Waltz is a great actor, but he was relegated to a salty pseudo-brother with a lifelong grudge because his dad liked james better lol
I hope it isn't, definitely some inspiration but to bring back a classic character is clearly a sign they're running out of plot ideas, having brought back Blofeld in Spectre doing a similar thing seems a bit of lazy writing
@@jacobkilby well the series was rebooted due to the fact that Die Another Day did so poorly, the only way to go forward after that was a reboot with Bond just getting his license to kill. However Spectre and Blofeld were readded into the Bond universe because of the dispute between Fleming and Kevin McClory following the publishing of the book Thunderball. Eventually a judge awarded the rights of Blofeld and Spectre to McClory who used it to make Never Say Never Again. After he died, his estate gave rights back to Eon Productions under MGM, allowing Spectre to reappear. However I agree that the way they handled Blofeld was very piss poor and wasted the talent of Waltz
Well he wasn't so...
no overdramatic background music. Just focus on the dialogue. Great.
Craig could never do this scene as good as Connery
NO OTHER ACTOR COULD
I think that’s because this film was a product of its time. The enunciation of words on screen like you hear in this clip doesn’t happen in films or on TV anymore. Being so calculated with words was often how films like this needed the script read by the actors.
"The Americans are prepared for any trouble." Fast forward to 2020...
I believe they think they know what they are doing.
@@xj900uk As an American, I can say we were worse with McDonald Trump in office
2021 is even worse .
@@TheLastDarkLord Don't worry, the year isn't over, yet - got another 4 months to go!
They wont solve any problems with their Guns. Well even they cant solve war problems with Guns (vietnam, Afganistan)
"Provoke and Confront!"
Here we see the beginnings of that statement. Bond never plays nice. His play is to throw the bad guys off their game and then look for weakness.
Shame we don't see what in the novel is... Bond having to crawl through to a tunnel heated to such temperature his skin burnt so badly he could smell burnt meat... that was his skin and muscles burning.
@@SparrowNoblePoland Maybe it would have been perfect for a Dalton movie, since his take on James Bond was way more violent and gritty
Good grief was Ursula Andress ever beautiful. I mean, she is absolutely stunning. Wow.
When it comes to dinner engagements, 007 always tends to disappoint his host in some way!
For the first villian. Dr.no himself was very good and one of the best
Fun fact: the first Bond film came out on the same day as the first Beatles record :)
I was never that into the 60’s Bond films when I was younger. But now as a young adult, I now appreciate them.
I was never really interested in this as a kid because of the dated qualities of it but as I watch it now, the portrayal of Dr. No by Wiseman giving him a slow, almost reptilian quality here is so compelling. Pretty scary.
"I never fail, Mr. Bond."
Narrator: He was about to fail.
Now this is a Bond. This is a Bond villian. And this is a Bond movie. You escape into it's world for 2 hours, as oppossed to 5 movies of backstory I don't care about and realism I can see in any other movie. Thank God the Craig era is over, but I fear the worst is yet to come.
Connery's Bond will always be my favorite. Roger Moore, was good too. But, Craig's Bond movies were way too slow, dead, cold, and boring for me.
Yep as soon as all the woke garbage gets into Bond films that will pretty much end it
It's hilarious when Dr. No's henchmen start beating him up 😂
Connery was from Edinburgh, so he’s still got that wad of notes he left the casino with, it’s in the safe with his first holy communion money.
Sean Connery 🙌 king of all the Bonds!! 💪🏻👊🏼
The best of James Bond is found in his movies and he is forever a legend.Bravo
I love the little rubber figure when he goes to pick it you can see it give under the weight of his hand. 😅
I like bonds shirt in this.
Definitely in the top 3 bond films, fight me.
A classic Bond scene
The exchange between Bond and Dr. No is masterclass writing
Dr No is easily up there as one of the greats and enjoyable in the franchise.
RIP Mr. Sean Connery. The one true bond!