I think part of what made Desmond Llewelyn so great is that he apparently had a lot of fun being in these movies. He represents the viewers' awe over the gadgets and the universe of Bond
I agree, it is quite a fun background gadget. Prince Charles himself fired the rocket that blew up the dummy on the set, he and Diana were visiting the set when the Q branch scenes were filmed.
I hope the briefcase makes a return in Bond 25, seems believable enough to fit in with modern espionage and would be a great reintroduction to the gadgets in the series as it’s the one that initially got gadgets into the series
The attache case of FRWL is mentioned in Goldfinger. Aboard Goldfinger's private jet, Bond (Sean Connery) asks the stewardess about his attache case (quite innocently!) "So sorry, attache case damaged when examined," she tells 007. I'll bet it was!
@@calvindyson I mentioned this in another comment, but you also forgot the callback for Thunderball's jetpack in Die Another Day. It was a surreal moment because it was James Bond fondly recalling a moment five Bond actors prior to him. That's the moment I realized Bond is some kind of a time lord.
@@HOTD108_ Justifying inconsistencies with the "floating timeline" argument is like putting on your emergency lights to justify parking in a no parking zone. It is not as simple as that, but I'll let it slide. ;)
As a kid the gadget I liked the most was The Golden Gun belonging to Scaramanga. I just liked how it is assembled from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter. This also explains how Scaramanga manages to travel the world and infiltrate locations with it.
My top 5 gadgets: 5. Goldeneye Belt 4. Moonraker personalised 007 Camera 3. Octopussy Acid Pen 2. Licence to Kill Communications RAKE 1. Diamonds are Forever Hand Snapper
Slightly off topic, but dear god, I love Bond's Omega watches! They are absolutely beautiful looking. I really like the Seamaster from Die Another Day.
6:51 - In your From Russia With Love review, you mention that Kronsteen was a pointless character, well, that's why he's there. To show what would've happened if Klebb had been able to kick Bond with her shoe dagger. That's why he exists.
I really hate how the exposition for that particular device is handled. Like, Q's so cryptic and I don't understand why. Does he not want Tanner to know that he has given Bond an explosive watch? I miss the days when it was just "Bond, this blows up" and later on he'd use it to blow something up.
That‘s what my problem is with this watch. If this watch can do anything, then say it, because possible hints can go lost and maybe the agent activates it on accident.
@@calvindyson Yes. Q wants plausible deniability in the case Tanner rats him out to M. Bond at that point was benched. He was not supposed to be on ANY missions. Even the Aston Martin that was supposed to go to him was reassigned to another agent. Q being cagey about giving him the watch makes perfect sense. He does clue him on to the fact that the alarm is very loud. It has a plastic explosive in it like Moonraker.
It just occurred to me that Bond's phone in TND is an update on the attache case from FRWL. It's all in one and can be used in different situations. And sorry, I have to say: who in hell is Morenzy? You mean Morzeny? :P Good selection. I'd have probably put Bond's credit card lock pick/rappelling watch in there. Dalton's keyring is good, but I wish he actually used the lock pick. Might have even been great had it not worked and he quips about it being in the 10% this lock pick wouldn't open.
The Jet Pack had a interesting history . There are a couple of books on the history . At best , A Rocket Pack had 90 second of flight. They came up with a Jet Motor that could run for about 20 minutes. But that motor design is classified as it the basis for the engines that power US Cruise Missiles
What about Nelly, the mini hellicopter in 'You Only Live Twice?" It has as many weapons and gadgets as the Aston Martin DB5. I know this video didn't include cars, but the introduction of the DB5 in 'Goldfinger' is still about the best scene in any of the movies!
I agree the key-finder keyring was one of the best Bond gadgets. Helped to make The Living Daylights one of my favourite 007 movies (together with A-ha's music, stealing the large plane and quite simply Timothy Dalton's obvious intelligence).
1:20 I'm pretty sure the glasses contain polarized filters that indeed remove glare and reflections. The same technique is used for 3D glasses you get at the cinema and it's a pretty cheap trick, but one that actually works in real life.
The man swallowing couch makes me laugh every time , the sound the swallowed guy makes and the spring sound are priceless ! And I like to watch people's reaction to it when they see the movie for the first time. I would have put the piton belt/watch/gun in that list ! I don't know about the gun but in a watch or a belt, it could be on you every day ! Natalya's face when Bond takes off his belt in the archives in goldeneye is pretty funny :) And maybe the device for Bond to breath under water with the story of the army asking how they did it because they thought it was real . The people making the gadgets are really inventive and sometimes ahead of their time ! And the Golden gun of course even if it's not used by Bond but you put the shoe-knife in your list so why not ! Lol at Blofeld impersonation ;) It would be a really nice joke in a spoof movie !
I just now realized that Bond uses the Thunderballean jet pack twice. Kind of. First at the beginning and then during the end battle in its water equivalent. Thanks, Calvin!
I also would have mentioned that the book novelization of "Spy Who Love Me' mentioned that Bond carries a Typewriter that has the parts of his Walter hidden in it. That how he gets his weapon through Customs . I always like that detail .
8:22 Appreciate this is a late response, but there is a company called WMT Watches who make a really cool tribute to the Buzz Saw Submariner! It doesn’t quite spin at the same speed but it’s a fun homage nonetheless.
I know Die Another Day is not among everyone's favourites but I love the sonic ring, or should I say *intake of breath* ultra high frequency single digit sonic agitator unit. I like both instances in which he uses it too. Attache case is number 1 for me though.
One gadget I would LOVE to see in a future 007 film; A "Taxi Driver"-style pop-out sleeve rig with a Beretta 418 handgun (aka the handgun James Bond originally used in the first few novels before a gun expert wrote to Ian Fleming urging him to upgrade to his now iconic Walther PPK)
Good evening Calvin. I think you should have given an honourable mention to Odd Job's Bowler Hat which was quite a nifty killing device and which Bond used against Oddjob to finish him off.
The magnetic watch doubling as a saw at the last minute really would have got a lot of stick in a lot of other entries, but Live and Let Die is so much fun as is and with a lot of cheese. Maybe the fact Kananga explodes like a balloon moments later overshadows the watch's last minute ability in others minds.
I for sure expected the 2 homing devices from Goldfinger on this list! The smaller one fits into Bond's shoe, it doesn't get more cooler than that for me! Love the call back the attaché case from FRWL receives in GF, it seems more 'standard issue' this way. The GE pen is also certainly one of my favourites! Two quick shout outs: the revolving couch in TLD and the phone booth in GE. Great background gags! And I just adored the Blofeld smoking skit! Your Pleasence impression is spot on!
What makes the attaché case in FRWL - or rather the disassembled rifle - so awesome in my mind, is a) the way Bond carries it around in nighttime Istanbul and b) the dialogue between Kerim and Bond when they wait for Krilencu. "How can a friend be in debt?" is one of the greatest lines and delivered so well.
THE LASER WATCH IS MY FAVORITE!!! And the Jetpack has a crazy real life story behind it, a bunch of criminals fiended over it and a murder even took place
The exploding pen is a Parker Jotter. Being my favorite Bond film, I bought myself one of these a few years ago and it became my favorite pen which I still ise at my job everyday. You can buy them on Amazon for around $12-15
I suppose there could be some debate over what constitutes a gadget, and what constitutes a weapon. There's sort of a blurry line there. But... if you're including the shoe with the knife tip, I think it's fair game to ask: What about Oddjob's hat? It's EASILY one of the most iconic items in the entire franchise. Like the shoe, it's a weapon that is worn inconspicuously as an item of clothing. It most certainly has an impact on the plot of the movie, since it is used to kill Tilly Masterson and is ultimately is responsible for Oddjob himself getting electrocuted. Admittedly, there's no actual mechanism in the hat, but its true nature is just as concealed as the shoe, until it's being used.
@@calvindyson It was a trap meant only for Bond, so it only had one bullet and Rosie was meant to lure Bond into the trap. But when Rosie was forced to confess, they decided to use it on her instead.
Been waiting for this list for a LONG time and now that I really think about it...Yeah, picking a Top 10 gadgets is probably the hardest list to make. That being said, I really have no idea if I agree with this list or not! XD But, for me, the laser watch and attache case would both definitely be up there.
It's very tough to rank them in order of preference isn't it? Like, I think we can agree on a collection of gadgets that are great, but then ranking becomes more problematic. I judged things partially on how much I would want one of these in real life and the laster watch came out on top in that regard for me!
I think the main issue with Bond gadgets is that over the decades it has become harder to portrays a gadget we don't already have such as the DB5's map/tracker. Now we are treated (?) to gadgets we know cannot exist - the Aston Martin Vanish springs to mind. TBH my #1 is the briefcase simply because as demonstrated by Q it could actually exist. You don't for example get guns or rocket launchers appearing on a car when there was nowhere they could have hidden, or lasers powerful to cut which /cannot/ exist in anything as small as a watch (power source?), and certainly aren't visible anyway.
Calvin I am so glad I’ve found you ! I find your zest and gusto for all things Bond infectious and I jet add I don’t always agree with you which is probably because I saw my first Bond film at the Odeon Streatham with my Dad when I was 12 Dr No in 1962 and from the onset of that first gun-barrel with Bob Simmons I have been sucked in like he rest of you! I have posted my appreciation to David and Joe across the pond also but you absolutely make up the triumvirate of Bond zealots and I await all your videos with excitement. By the wavy I tend to irritatingly point out errors and Walter Gotell was Morzeny in FRWL not the permutation of those letters you said. Keep up the good work. Did you mention the breathing tube in Thunderball?
There's so many amazing gadgets I don't even know where to start when it comes to actually picking a favourite. I do however, have a real soft spot for the tracking device in Goldfinger. It's more the look though than anything else, and the fact it tends to foreshadow GPS! I'd argue that Brosnan has the coolest range of gadgets overall though. Love everything in GoldenEye! The laser watch will always have a special place in my heart and is actually up there as one of my favourites now I think about it, but all of his films had some really fun stuff. I used to love the grenade pen, too. Simply because it was a Parker Pen so if you had one, you'd instantly feel like you actually owned a Bond gadget. My Dad actually got one for Christmas last year and I surprisingly felt really jealous about it! The ring in Die Another Day doesn't get enough credit either, I feel - really underrated! (your impression of Donald Pleasence is spot on btw but also how I imagine Dominic Greene to sound if he's getting ganged up on and having a panicking attack)
I saw a big exhibition of Bond stuff in Toronto a number of years ago. This included Rosa Kleb's shoes, but these must have been an earlier version in the preproduction because the blade looked different.
I would have mentioned the Rocket pen from "Never say Never Again " . Yes it does not work right but that part of the reason I love it. The fact that it does not blow up and the villainess laughs only to then have it explode is great.
Hey Calvin, recently subscribed and love your videos. Do you plan to review the PS1 Pierce Brosnan games anytime soon (don't forget to try with cheat codes too)?
Firstly, THANK YOU for subscribing and for the kind words :) much appreciated. I will indeed be getting the PS1 games soon. Starting with 007 Racing and working backwards through the chronology then... Or, as much as technology will allow! Not sure what my chances are going any earlier than James Bond Jr on the SNES...
@@calvindyson Fantastic, eagerly looking forward to that! Was always hilarious when cheating by walking down the mountain during a skiing level - then the parachute unnecessarily opening at the end XD
Am I the only one who thought it was Blofeld himself who killed Kronsteen with the poisoned shoe all this time? 0_0 Also, the knife shoe was so iconic that even the Joker cribbed it for The Dark Knight.
Great video as always Calvin, love your channel! :D What about the underwater re-breather from Thunderball? Aslo, do you intend to do a vid on the top 10 worst gadgets? :D Thank you! :)
I will always love the Arkangel Rappelling gun with a laser attachment in "GoldenEye", probably because the thing reminds me of Han Solo's DL-44 Handblaster.
I love the Goldeneye Piton Gun too. In fact, I have a picture of it on display from the 40th anniversary exhibition in London. The Prop makers modified a Ranger brand paintball gun to make it. I have seen some nice replicas of it in various collections over the years.
An overlooked fact: Bond has his "From Russia" Attache briefcase in Goldfinger too. And he has the D5 in Thunderball. So there actually was a nod to reusing gadgets in the early films.
My ranking: 1) Laser Watch (Never Say Never Again) 2) Exploding Pen (Goldeneye) 3) Attaché Case (From Russia With Love) 4) Blade-concealing Shoe (From Russia With Love) 5) Keychain (The Living Daylights) 6) Ericsson JB988 Mobile Phone (Tomorrow Never Dies) 7) Dart Firing Wrist Gun (Moonraker) 8) Firing Pen (Never Say Never Again) 9) Signature Gun (Licence to Kill) 10) Safecracking Device (OHMSS)
What I like most about the explosive pen or the key chain is that they don't seem like being created for a specific scene. As if Q had literally foreseen Bond's next live threatening situation and created the gadget change his fate. I guess the laser watch also can be added to those two I've mentioned.
My one problem with the exploding pen; why bother disarming it? If the timer was longer, say 10 seconds to a minute (maybe too long?), I could see disarming it for a bit of intimidation, but at four seconds, my advice to you, arm it, drop it, and run! Still one of my favorite gadgets. 🖊💥
I can explain the thing with the glasses in A View To A Kill. They allowed Bond to see through a one-way window. Not very impressive, but now you know. Some of the other gadgets I like that weren't mentioned are, Little Nellie chopper from You Only Live Twice miniature cameras from both OHMSS and Moonraker Scaramanga's golden gun from TMWTGG ski pole gun from The Spy Who Loved Me identigraph from For Your Eyes Only (even though I know you don't like that one) spike yoyo from Octopussy Felix and Della's lighter from License To Kill flash-bang gun and glasses detonator from TWINE the boats from both Moonraker and TWINE
My favourite is the gadget that wasn't a gadget ..the non exploding cigarette case. Extra marks for the updated instructions on where to smoke from Blofeld. I'm sure Blofeld has a job at Stansted airport. LOL
Concerning the Keychain: since it is a keychain, I’m tempted to add a few more add-on gadgets to the device. Not too many, as that would make it cluttered, but one or to more will do. I opt for a laser device and a Morse code signal. 👍
I HATED in Skyfall when Q dissed the exploding pen by making it sound old fashioned and silly (especially since the signature gun he offers instead is actually more stupid- and older than the pen since Bond had a sig gun in Licence to Kill- since signature guns are the LAST thing discreet assassins would want tied to them). I was alos a little confused when Trevalyn didn't care that Boris was playing with Bonds' pen, since he immediately recognised it as a Q gadget; maybe he was distracted or something. Imagine the hilarity that might happen if Bond just told him "Hey, Alec? He's playing with a bomb".
I would like to see them go back to the creative and fun gadgets in the next iteration of Bond. I think they can do something interesting with AI, VR, AR, and nanotechnology.
I just noticed that if you look closely at Roger Moore's Glasses in "A View to a Kill". They say OHM, which just makes the gadget even less Subtle. With number one you mention loving Goldeneye on N64, what if I where to tell you there was a squeal called "Goldfinger 64"?
*Andrew Chapman* Wow, this is unexpected. Anyway yes, I'd totally count Little Nellie. Plus I have a little Corgi model of her (as well as the Citroen 2CV from For Your Eyes Only).
OMG the Moonraker dart watch is totally the best gadget of all time. But Calvin, you could do a top 10 bond watches. And you can include the FRWL one cos lazenby nicked it
The effect of Bonds sunglasses in AVTAK is a polarising filter - photographers and film makers use them. two thin panes of polarising glass which, by rotating the filter, largely removes reflections and glare from images in certain light situations. The visual effect would have been simply the camera operator/assistant rotating a polarising filter on the camera lens. I guess the Bond glasses give the same effect and would, I assume, work in reality largely as shown.
I really like the exploding pen but there is no explanation for how Borris gets it in the third act. You ever see him take it off Bond it just cuts to him twiddling it around. Still a good scene though
If Bond gets a gadget, it will be used to save his life before the end. The trope Chekov's Gun could be renamed "Q Gadget" or "Bond Garget". As Eddie Izzard pointed out, Bond never comes back and says "I've got a lot of shtuff left over thish time Q. I didn't need all thoshe thingsh you gave me."
Everyone knows the best gadget of all time is Q's lunch!
Just don't touch it.
That's my lunch!!
Don't touch my product placement!
XD
@@henryhammond7393 This movie is sponsered by subway
"Explosive alarm clock. Guaranteed never to wake up anyone who uses it." The Dalton era really did have some of the best and believable gadgets
If you go down to Willow Farm...
I think part of what made Desmond Llewelyn so great is that he apparently had a lot of fun being in these movies. He represents the viewers' awe over the gadgets and the universe of Bond
His balloon appearance in Octopussy is classic. '...maybe later' to the girls.. hilarious!
Say what you want, but Q's lunch is clearly the best gadget!
I was so close to including it too!
Whatever you do, don't touch it
Plot twist: Q's lunch is actually MY LUNCH! 😱😱😱
How could he invent on an empty stomach?
there's not enough love for the ghetto blaster
I'd call it a Boom Box.
Q looked so proud of himself for making it! lol
I agree, it is quite a fun background gadget. Prince Charles himself fired the rocket that blew up the dummy on the set, he and Diana were visiting the set when the Q branch scenes were filmed.
I personally like the high intensity cigarette lighter from Licence to Kill. Great emotional payoff in the film's climax.
That Blofeld bit. 😂😂😂😂😂
I hope the briefcase makes a return in Bond 25, seems believable enough to fit in with modern espionage and would be a great reintroduction to the gadgets in the series as it’s the one that initially got gadgets into the series
The attache case of FRWL is mentioned in Goldfinger. Aboard Goldfinger's private jet, Bond (Sean Connery) asks the stewardess about his attache case (quite innocently!) "So sorry, attache case damaged when examined," she tells 007. I'll bet it was!
That's very true I forgot about that detail! It's such a nice little call back as well
@@calvindyson I mentioned this in another comment, but you also forgot the callback for Thunderball's jetpack in Die Another Day. It was a surreal moment because it was James Bond fondly recalling a moment five Bond actors prior to him. That's the moment I realized Bond is some kind of a time lord.
@@fartkerson they did a flash back moment like that in OHMSS
@@fartkerson The Bond movies exist on a floating timeline. It's that simple.
@@HOTD108_ Justifying inconsistencies with the "floating timeline" argument is like putting on your emergency lights to justify parking in a no parking zone. It is not as simple as that, but I'll let it slide. ;)
The wrist dart gun blew my eleven year old mind. When he shoots the horses ass in the painting still cracks me up. "Oh thank you 007"
Bernard Lee really sells the moment for me. The way he says "Oh, thank you 007!" is still on my mind.
The horse has a pet
Even a jackass weird
it always reminded me of webshooters.
although it wasnt gadget from bond but zukovskys cane gun was a really cool gadget that also saved bonds life
As a kid the gadget I liked the most was The Golden Gun belonging to Scaramanga. I just liked how it is assembled from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter. This also explains how Scaramanga manages to travel the world and infiltrate locations with it.
Loved Blofeld’s smoking area. Listening on headphones in a quiet zone it was an effort not to crack up. Damn you.
My top 5 gadgets:
5. Goldeneye Belt
4. Moonraker personalised 007 Camera
3. Octopussy Acid Pen
2. Licence to Kill Communications RAKE
1. Diamonds are Forever Hand Snapper
@@jacobkilby You should watch the Dalton films again!
@@jacobkilby no it's not
Slightly off topic, but dear god, I love Bond's Omega watches! They are absolutely beautiful looking. I really like the Seamaster from Die Another Day.
Always refreshing to see a positive opinion coupled with 'Die Another Day' in a sentence. Don't see that often, even if it is merely about a watch!
6:51 - In your From Russia With Love review, you mention that Kronsteen was a pointless character, well, that's why he's there. To show what would've happened if Klebb had been able to kick Bond with her shoe dagger.
That's why he exists.
Very good point! I found him even more pointless in the novel...
He also shows what i takes to be high ranking in SPECTRE. He just won a chess game, but still not intelligent enough
He's the guy who came up with the entire evil plan of the film, rosa just helped making it happen and red was the muscle.
One of my favourite gadgets is the tracking device that fits inside Bonds shoe in Goldfinger
No love for the wristwatch from SPECTRE? It tells the time :)
I really hate how the exposition for that particular device is handled. Like, Q's so cryptic and I don't understand why. Does he not want Tanner to know that he has given Bond an explosive watch? I miss the days when it was just "Bond, this blows up" and later on he'd use it to blow something up.
That‘s what my problem is with this watch. If this watch can do anything, then say it, because possible hints can go lost and maybe the agent activates it on accident.
@@calvindyson Yes. Q wants plausible deniability in the case Tanner rats him out to M. Bond at that point was benched. He was not supposed to be on ANY missions. Even the Aston Martin that was supposed to go to him was reassigned to another agent. Q being cagey about giving him the watch makes perfect sense. He does clue him on to the fact that the alarm is very loud. It has a plastic explosive in it like Moonraker.
Fuck Joe Biden !
@@notablesquid968, hehehe triggered much? 😎
The cigarette part, LOL. Great video man, cheers from Brazil
Thanks, mate! Much appreciated :)
It just occurred to me that Bond's phone in TND is an update on the attache case from FRWL. It's all in one and can be used in different situations. And sorry, I have to say: who in hell is Morenzy? You mean Morzeny? :P
Good selection. I'd have probably put Bond's credit card lock pick/rappelling watch in there. Dalton's keyring is good, but I wish he actually used the lock pick. Might have even been great had it not worked and he quips about it being in the 10% this lock pick wouldn't open.
The Jet Pack had a interesting history . There are a couple of books on the history . At best , A Rocket Pack had 90 second of flight. They came up with a Jet Motor that could run for about 20 minutes.
But that motor design is classified as it the basis for the engines that power US Cruise Missiles
The old school Bond games made great work of the gadgets!!! They made u feel like Bond!
What about Nelly, the mini hellicopter in 'You Only Live Twice?" It has as many weapons and gadgets as the Aston Martin DB5. I know this video didn't include cars, but the introduction of the DB5 in 'Goldfinger' is still about the best scene in any of the movies!
I agree the key-finder keyring was one of the best Bond gadgets.
Helped to make The Living Daylights one of my favourite 007 movies (together with A-ha's music, stealing the large plane and quite simply Timothy Dalton's obvious intelligence).
1:20 I'm pretty sure the glasses contain polarized filters that indeed remove glare and reflections. The same technique is used for 3D glasses you get at the cinema and it's a pretty cheap trick, but one that actually works in real life.
Exploding pen. Mainly cuz it's a Parker pen, which you can easily get in a WHSmith store and pretend it's Bond's exploding pen.
I'm definitely getting in on this parker pen action.
@@calvindyson Have fun.
This cigarette will save your life.
The only time in history that's been true lol
"It won't be the nicotine that kills you, Mr. Bond."
“It’s the rather, how should we say, blasting power it has on fellow, onlookers, or in your case, henchmen.”
“You sound like a commercial” - Sean Connery - 1967
Probably can't say that in a film now 🙄
The man swallowing couch makes me laugh every time , the sound the swallowed guy makes and the spring sound are priceless ! And I like to watch people's reaction to it when they see the movie for the first time.
I would have put the piton belt/watch/gun in that list ! I don't know about the gun but in a watch or a belt, it could be on you every day ! Natalya's face when Bond takes off his belt in the archives in goldeneye is pretty funny :)
And maybe the device for Bond to breath under water with the story of the army asking how they did it because they thought it was real .
The people making the gadgets are really inventive and sometimes ahead of their time !
And the Golden gun of course even if it's not used by Bond but you put the shoe-knife in your list so why not !
Lol at Blofeld impersonation ;) It would be a really nice joke in a spoof movie !
What would we ever do without a little gadget to get out of a situation of great peril.
I just now realized that Bond uses the Thunderballean jet pack twice. Kind of. First at the beginning and then during the end battle in its water equivalent. Thanks, Calvin!
Bond also activates it in Die Another Day....
Tfw you're watching Calvin and then Calvin uploads more Calvin. Calvin.
Calvin.
Calvin. And my wife's also Calvin!
I also would have mentioned that the book novelization of "Spy Who Love Me' mentioned that Bond carries a Typewriter that has the parts of his Walter hidden in it. That how he gets his weapon through Customs .
I always like that detail .
8:22 Appreciate this is a late response, but there is a company called WMT Watches who make a really cool tribute to the Buzz Saw Submariner! It doesn’t quite spin at the same speed but it’s a fun homage nonetheless.
The attache case gets a nice mention in Goldfinger!
We don't really go in for that anymore.
I know Die Another Day is not among everyone's favourites but I love the sonic ring, or should I say *intake of breath* ultra high frequency single digit sonic agitator unit. I like both instances in which he uses it too. Attache case is number 1 for me though.
Liked the pen from Goldeneye and the lighter from Licence to Kill.
Great video Calvin.
The lighter from License to Kill. Sure, it's a bog standard lighter, but it's well set up and causes some serious damage.
One gadget I would LOVE to see in a future 007 film; A "Taxi Driver"-style pop-out sleeve rig with a Beretta 418 handgun (aka the handgun James Bond originally used in the first few novels before a gun expert wrote to Ian Fleming urging him to upgrade to his now iconic Walther PPK)
-"What were you expecting, an exploding PEN??!!"
-No Mendes, I was expecting a Dark Knight rip off disguised as a Bond movie, great gadgetry there!
Good evening Calvin. I think you should have given an honourable mention to Odd Job's Bowler Hat which was quite a nifty killing device and which Bond used against Oddjob to finish him off.
The magnetic watch doubling as a saw at the last minute really would have got a lot of stick in a lot of other entries, but Live and Let Die is so much fun as is and with a lot of cheese. Maybe the fact Kananga explodes like a balloon moments later overshadows the watch's last minute ability in others minds.
Great video. I always like his belt from goldeneye 🙂
Blofeld directing Bond to the designated smokering area is hilarious :-)
I for sure expected the 2 homing devices from Goldfinger on this list! The smaller one fits into Bond's shoe, it doesn't get more cooler than that for me! Love the call back the attaché case from FRWL receives in GF, it seems more 'standard issue' this way. The GE pen is also certainly one of my favourites!
Two quick shout outs: the revolving couch in TLD and the phone booth in GE. Great background gags!
And I just adored the Blofeld smoking skit! Your Pleasence impression is spot on!
What makes the attaché case in FRWL - or rather the disassembled rifle - so awesome in my mind, is a) the way Bond carries it around in nighttime Istanbul and b) the dialogue between Kerim and Bond when they wait for Krilencu. "How can a friend be in debt?" is one of the greatest lines and delivered so well.
My favourite Bond's own hair in Dr No 😁😁
Lol
THE LASER WATCH IS MY FAVORITE!!! And the Jetpack has a crazy real life story behind it, a bunch of criminals fiended over it and a murder even took place
Even though not on calvin’s list I loved the telephone box airbag.
The exploding pen is a Parker Jotter. Being my favorite Bond film, I bought myself one of these a few years ago and it became my favorite pen which I still ise at my job everyday.
You can buy them on Amazon for around $12-15
Holy moly really!?? That's awesome. I'm heading to Amazon right now... In gold I hope?
@@calvindyson Yes. They do make them in gold and other colors too, but I chose the stainless because its the same from the movie
"Q, I've got a lot of stuff here I didn't use. The watch that turns into a hamster, what was the fuckin point in that..."
I suppose there could be some debate over what constitutes a gadget, and what constitutes a weapon. There's sort of a blurry line there. But... if you're including the shoe with the knife tip, I think it's fair game to ask: What about Oddjob's hat? It's EASILY one of the most iconic items in the entire franchise. Like the shoe, it's a weapon that is worn inconspicuously as an item of clothing. It most certainly has an impact on the plot of the movie, since it is used to kill Tilly Masterson and is ultimately is responsible for Oddjob himself getting electrocuted. Admittedly, there's no actual mechanism in the hat, but its true nature is just as concealed as the shoe, until it's being used.
Thing I love about the Goldeneye exploding Parker is its easy to get for someone like me with a small budget.
Yay! New Calvin video
3: Magnetic Watch
2: Exploding Pen
1: Gadget Briefcase
Yay for the keychain! I love that gadget!
I LOVE the Guard Scarecrows from Live and Let Die.
They're great. Never understood why that one that killed Rosie Carver didn't just kill Bond though...
@@calvindyson It was a trap meant only for Bond, so it only had one bullet and Rosie was meant to lure Bond into the trap. But when Rosie was forced to confess, they decided to use it on her instead.
Been waiting for this list for a LONG time and now that I really think about it...Yeah, picking a Top 10 gadgets is probably the hardest list to make. That being said, I really have no idea if I agree with this list or not! XD
But, for me, the laser watch and attache case would both definitely be up there.
It's very tough to rank them in order of preference isn't it? Like, I think we can agree on a collection of gadgets that are great, but then ranking becomes more problematic. I judged things partially on how much I would want one of these in real life and the laster watch came out on top in that regard for me!
I think the main issue with Bond gadgets is that over the decades it has become harder to portrays a gadget we don't already have such as the DB5's map/tracker. Now we are treated (?) to gadgets we know cannot exist - the Aston Martin Vanish springs to mind. TBH my #1 is the briefcase simply because as demonstrated by Q it could actually exist. You don't for example get guns or rocket launchers appearing on a car when there was nowhere they could have hidden, or lasers powerful to cut which /cannot/ exist in anything as small as a watch (power source?), and certainly aren't visible anyway.
Calvin I am so glad I’ve found you ! I find your zest and gusto for all things Bond infectious and I jet add I don’t always agree with you which is probably because I saw my first Bond film at the Odeon Streatham with my Dad when I was 12 Dr No in 1962 and from the onset of that first gun-barrel with Bob Simmons I have been sucked in like he rest of you! I have posted my appreciation to David and Joe across the pond also but you absolutely make up the triumvirate of Bond zealots and I await all your videos with excitement. By the wavy I tend to irritatingly point out errors and Walter Gotell was Morzeny in FRWL not the permutation of those letters you said. Keep up the good work. Did you mention the breathing tube in Thunderball?
There's so many amazing gadgets I don't even know where to start when it comes to actually picking a favourite. I do however, have a real soft spot for the tracking device in Goldfinger. It's more the look though than anything else, and the fact it tends to foreshadow GPS! I'd argue that Brosnan has the coolest range of gadgets overall though. Love everything in GoldenEye! The laser watch will always have a special place in my heart and is actually up there as one of my favourites now I think about it, but all of his films had some really fun stuff. I used to love the grenade pen, too. Simply because it was a Parker Pen so if you had one, you'd instantly feel like you actually owned a Bond gadget. My Dad actually got one for Christmas last year and I surprisingly felt really jealous about it! The ring in Die Another Day doesn't get enough credit either, I feel - really underrated! (your impression of Donald Pleasence is spot on btw but also how I imagine Dominic Greene to sound if he's getting ganged up on and having a panicking attack)
How about the defibrillator from Casino Royale? Without that Bond wouldn't live anymore. 🙄
That thing almost failed Bond! Needed more dev time to fix the glaring bug with the end points coming loose. >.
4:57 ......LOLL.....I LOVE YOUR IMPRESSIONS!!!
I saw a big exhibition of Bond stuff in Toronto a number of years ago. This included Rosa Kleb's shoes, but these must have been an earlier version in the preproduction because the blade looked different.
I would have mentioned the Rocket pen from "Never say Never Again " . Yes it does not work right but that part of the reason I love it. The fact that it does not blow up and the villainess laughs only to then have it explode is great.
Hey Calvin, recently subscribed and love your videos. Do you plan to review the PS1 Pierce Brosnan games anytime soon (don't forget to try with cheat codes too)?
Firstly, THANK YOU for subscribing and for the kind words :) much appreciated. I will indeed be getting the PS1 games soon. Starting with 007 Racing and working backwards through the chronology then... Or, as much as technology will allow! Not sure what my chances are going any earlier than James Bond Jr on the SNES...
@@calvindyson Fantastic, eagerly looking forward to that! Was always hilarious when cheating by walking down the mountain during a skiing level - then the parachute unnecessarily opening at the end XD
Am I the only one who thought it was Blofeld himself who killed Kronsteen with the poisoned shoe all this time? 0_0
Also, the knife shoe was so iconic that even the Joker cribbed it for The Dark Knight.
Jonathan Campbell I reckon he should review the trilogy
@@adapted4159The Blofeld Trilogy?
You mean the books?
He's already planning to, and is doing that shortly, I believe.
Jonathan Campbell no the Dark Knight Trilogy
Good to see you back :)
Great video as always Calvin, love your channel! :D What about the underwater re-breather from Thunderball?
Aslo, do you intend to do a vid on the top 10 worst gadgets? :D
Thank you! :)
Surprised not to see the DB5 anywhere on the list. Easily the most iconic Q gadget in my opinion. Also the Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me.
Cars will be in a separate video.
I will always love the Arkangel Rappelling gun with a laser attachment in "GoldenEye", probably because the thing reminds me of Han Solo's DL-44 Handblaster.
I love the Goldeneye Piton Gun too. In fact, I have a picture of it on display from the 40th anniversary exhibition in London. The Prop makers modified a Ranger brand paintball gun to make it. I have seen some nice replicas of it in various collections over the years.
An overlooked fact: Bond has his "From Russia" Attache briefcase in Goldfinger too. And he has the D5 in Thunderball. So there actually was a nod to reusing gadgets in the early films.
The 'poison pen' from Octopussy was also to have reappeared in AVTAK, but the scene was cut.
It IS crazy that the jet pack worked in real life!
It's amusing to me that it's taken you this long to finally do this list. Good job!
My ranking:
1) Laser Watch (Never Say Never Again)
2) Exploding Pen (Goldeneye)
3) Attaché Case (From Russia With Love)
4) Blade-concealing Shoe (From Russia With Love)
5) Keychain (The Living Daylights)
6) Ericsson JB988 Mobile Phone (Tomorrow Never Dies)
7) Dart Firing Wrist Gun (Moonraker)
8) Firing Pen (Never Say Never Again)
9) Signature Gun (Licence to Kill)
10) Safecracking Device (OHMSS)
The crocodile submarine in Octopussy was pretty cool.
What I like most about the explosive pen or the key chain is that they don't seem like being created for a specific scene. As if Q had literally foreseen Bond's next live threatening situation and created the gadget change his fate. I guess the laser watch also can be added to those two I've mentioned.
My one problem with the exploding pen; why bother disarming it? If the timer was longer, say 10 seconds to a minute (maybe too long?), I could see disarming it for a bit of intimidation, but at four seconds, my advice to you, arm it, drop it, and run!
Still one of my favorite gadgets. 🖊💥
The jetpack from Thunderball. Since childhood it's always the jetpack for me.
I can explain the thing with the glasses in A View To A Kill. They allowed Bond to see through a one-way window. Not very impressive, but now you know. Some of the other gadgets I like that weren't mentioned are,
Little Nellie chopper from You Only Live Twice
miniature cameras from both OHMSS and Moonraker
Scaramanga's golden gun from TMWTGG
ski pole gun from The Spy Who Loved Me
identigraph from For Your Eyes Only (even though I know you don't like that one)
spike yoyo from Octopussy
Felix and Della's lighter from License To Kill
flash-bang gun and glasses detonator from TWINE
the boats from both Moonraker and TWINE
Road to 20,000
My favourite is the gadget that wasn't a gadget ..the non exploding cigarette case. Extra marks for the updated instructions on where to smoke from Blofeld. I'm sure Blofeld has a job at Stansted airport. LOL
Concerning the Keychain: since it is a keychain, I’m tempted to add a few more add-on gadgets to the device. Not too many, as that would make it cluttered, but one or to more will do. I opt for a laser device and a Morse code signal. 👍
The exploding pen 🖊 first appeared in the bond film Never Say Never again.
I thought the Golden Gun would have been on this list. It would be high up on mine.
I HATED in Skyfall when Q dissed the exploding pen by making it sound old fashioned and silly (especially since the signature gun he offers instead is actually more stupid- and older than the pen since Bond had a sig gun in Licence to Kill- since signature guns are the LAST thing discreet assassins would want tied to them).
I was alos a little confused when Trevalyn didn't care that Boris was playing with Bonds' pen, since he immediately recognised it as a Q gadget; maybe he was distracted or something. Imagine the hilarity that might happen if Bond just told him "Hey, Alec? He's playing with a bomb".
I wouldn't have minded Q's comment... If he didn't go and just give Bond and explosive gadget in the very next film!
@@calvindyson Also he was making a car filled with guns and explosives for 009.
Maybe he was just trolling Bond that day.
Jonathan Campbell Maybe the new M forced Q to change how Q Branch operated between films.
I would like to see them go back to the creative and fun gadgets in the next iteration of Bond. I think they can do something interesting with AI, VR, AR, and nanotechnology.
11:53 He also uses it for a short time in "The World Is Not Enough"
I just noticed that if you look closely at Roger Moore's Glasses in "A View to a Kill". They say OHM, which just makes the gadget even less Subtle. With number one you mention loving Goldeneye on N64, what if I where to tell you there was a squeal called "Goldfinger 64"?
I know you kinda mentioned it along with the cigarettes but I LOVE the dentonyte toothpaste
Does Little Nellie count as a gadget or would she have to come under the Cars/Vehicles list?
*Andrew Chapman* Wow, this is unexpected. Anyway yes, I'd totally count Little Nellie. Plus I have a little Corgi model of her (as well as the Citroen 2CV from For Your Eyes Only).
Love the Blofeld scene😂👍
Surprised you put the key chain so high up on the list. I thought that would be too simplistic for you.The laser watch is my favorite one too.
Don't forget Octopussy corrosive fountain pen, crazy crocodile submarine and bug/tracker in Faberge egg linked to watch.
OMG the Moonraker dart watch is totally the best gadget of all time. But Calvin, you could do a top 10 bond watches. And you can include the FRWL one cos lazenby nicked it
I wonder if the magnetic watch and laser could be combined? Also I think the extension belt and shoe knife should be standard kit.
The effect of Bonds sunglasses in AVTAK is a polarising filter - photographers and film makers use them. two thin panes of polarising glass which, by rotating the filter, largely removes reflections and glare from images in certain light situations. The visual effect would have been simply the camera operator/assistant rotating a polarising filter on the camera lens. I guess the Bond glasses give the same effect and would, I assume, work in reality largely as shown.
I really like the exploding pen but there is no explanation for how Borris gets it in the third act. You ever see him take it off Bond it just cuts to him twiddling it around. Still a good scene though
Great list Calvin, really enjoyed that one.
At 12:56 I was secretly hoping you were gonna zap Natalya for comedic effect
If Bond gets a gadget, it will be used to save his life before the end. The trope Chekov's Gun could be renamed "Q Gadget" or "Bond Garget". As Eddie Izzard pointed out, Bond never comes back and says "I've got a lot of shtuff left over thish time Q. I didn't need all thoshe thingsh you gave me."
Not exactly a gadget, but the tricked out DB5 from Goldfinger is also a good one that could have been worth an honorable mention
Calvin said he'd do the cars in a separate video.