Boothroyd is also known as Q. Peter Burton is the first actor who played Q in Dr. No. Desmond Llewelyn took over the role in From Russia With Love and became the most popular actor playing Q.
matthewakian2 My three favorite Bond movies are the first three in no real order. The newer ones have some good qualities, but I'm partial to the early ones.
+gameragodzilla Actually, Valentin meant for the second man he killed to be James. The third man was the bodyguard that pointed a Walther PPK at James' head during that scene.
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 I think you mean "obsolete", but if that were the case, then M would have insisted that Bond ditch the PPK in favor of that better gun, as he did in this movie.
i read the book ages ago now, but that sounds right i remember that as bond left the room he felt anger towards m and the hatred "balling up like cat's fur" or something like that
Lurvy1963 not quite, Peter Burton might have been unavailable for "From Russia With Love" but Burton did make 2 more appearances in Bond films in the 1960's in Thunderball and the satirical Casino Royale (1967)
Geoffrey Boothroyd wrote to Fleming after Fleming had Bond make some ridiculous shot with a .25--100 yards or so. He explained it was impossible, and gave Fleming a rundown on guns, so Fleming made him the character Q.
We'll you see chaps, if you listen to the James Boding Podcast you'll learn that it was a Fleming superman, Geoffrey Boothroyd, who wrote to Fleming and informed him that an agent like 007 would have a Walther PPK, not a Barretta. Of course in honor of him, Fleming named Q Commander Bothroyd.
Anyone notice the mistake in this scene? This scene is taken straight from the novel. But in the novel, Bond was originally using a Beretta M418 6.35mm. It made sense to replace that pistol with a Walther PPK 7.65mm, as a 6.35mm is not very effective at far ranges. In the film, Bond's using a Beretta M1934 9mm, which is a much more powerful gun than the Walther PPK.
Replace a weak pistol with an even weaker pistol. Though the PPK is pretty heavy for a .32, so it presumably would go through a plate glass window like a brick when hurled with sufficient force. ;) Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
1:16 - Or you can keep the Beretta and go back to standard intelligence, which means you'll get transferred to Major Dalby, and you'll end up working in the cellar of a disused fireworks factory, and that means he'll make you give up that Beretta for a Colt .32 revolver.
I own a walther ppk 22 semi and it really is a great gun.Light weight and accurate. 007 is a bit too pickey but old habbits are hard to breakk I guess...
Probably, I haven't read it yet but some of the things he said sound like the things said in the original letter to Fleming. If it's close to that it must be close to Flemings interpretation of the letter in Dr. No.
Love the Walther PPK! I have a Walther PK380. Nice gun! Shoots very well. I need to replace the spring though as it does jam on me on occasion and the slide is very easy to pull back. A Walther PPK is my next purchase. Need to get one also in .380 ACP!
@@moviegameman5395 Desmond Llewelyn, who plays Q from "From Russia with Love" onwards, is credited as "Boothroyd" in the credits there. In "The Spy Who Loved Me" the Bond Girl also calls him Major Boothroyd when he gives Bond his new car.
"Show him, Armorer."
We should've kept this guy. We'd be getting a Q&A every movie.
It's Bond, I'm not apologizing for puns.
Such a great scene that establishes the relationship between M and Bond. M was like a stern father figure who knew what was best for his children.
Ricardo Cantoral An accurate description of M with 007.
Indeed. A stern wise father figure.
I love Bond’s respect towards M
Boothroyd is also known as Q. Peter Burton is the first actor who played Q in Dr. No. Desmond Llewelyn took over the role in From Russia With Love and became the most popular actor playing Q.
I met old Desmond once, just before he died in that road crash. Nice, down-to-earth fellow.
Boothroyd also appears in Never Say Never again - I am guessing with the rights issue, they couldn't say Q(uartermaster)
This stuff never gets old.
Old school Bond movies age well like wine.
matthewakian2 My three favorite Bond movies are the first three in no real order. The newer ones have some good qualities, but I'm partial to the early ones.
Dave Purpura They are the best
I love how James wished he could keep the baretta.
+Chris Peplinski "007... just leave the beretta" :)
It's like when you are used to a certain car, chair or way of doin things but told you need to change it "due to safety reasons"
So the CIA swears by the Walther, and "MI-7" agrees...but for some reason Bond is often recognized by the gun, as if he were the only one who used it.
ari rottenberg Maybe the CIA only had two agents and both of them were killed by Valentin.
+gameragodzilla
Actually, Valentin meant for the second man he killed to be James. The third man was the bodyguard that pointed a Walther PPK at James' head during that scene.
Maybe they were made redundant by the later films and he's one of the few that still use them
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 I think you mean "obsolete", but if that were the case, then M would have insisted that Bond ditch the PPK in favor of that better gun, as he did in this movie.
@@winternow2242 Fair point
i read the book ages ago now, but that sounds right
i remember that as bond left the room he felt anger towards m and the hatred "balling up like cat's fur" or something like that
But had to learn to live with the PPK
One of Q's technicians filling in for him with his meeting with M and James Bond. Q was probably busy designing more gadgets for future Bond missions.
Lurvy1963 not quite, Peter Burton might have been unavailable for "From Russia With Love" but Burton did make 2 more appearances in Bond films in the 1960's in Thunderball and the satirical Casino Royale (1967)
Gotham Bat Bet he wishes he'd been free then and Desmond Llewellyn is glad he wasn't.
That title is spot on
Geoffrey Boothroyd wrote to Fleming after Fleming had Bond make some ridiculous shot with a .25--100 yards or so. He explained it was impossible, and gave Fleming a rundown on guns, so Fleming made him the character Q.
Once M ask James to Leave the Baretta, James was thinking "Damn It, I was hoping he didn't find out."
BARETTA
Nice and light, in a lady's handbag.
No stopping power.
The new Bond movies just don't compare!
"Standard intelligence duties" means desk work so Bond wasn't going to go for that.
We'll you see chaps, if you listen to the James Boding Podcast
you'll learn that it was a Fleming superman, Geoffrey Boothroyd, who wrote to Fleming and informed him that an agent like 007 would have a Walther PPK, not a Barretta. Of course in honor of him, Fleming named Q Commander Bothroyd.
+Geoffrey Zoref a very interesting fact every bond fan should know about..
Geoffrey Zoref ACTUALLY, you're only half right, Q wasn't Royal Navy, his rank was MAJOR, hence M saying "Thank you Major Boothroyd"
Anyone notice the mistake in this scene? This scene is taken straight from the novel. But in the novel, Bond was originally using a Beretta M418 6.35mm. It made sense to replace that pistol with a Walther PPK 7.65mm, as a 6.35mm is not very effective at far ranges. In the film, Bond's using a Beretta M1934 9mm, which is a much more powerful gun than the Walther PPK.
Jarrah White - The 7.65mm is the .32 ACP, so he went from a .380 ACP (9mm short, 9mm Kurtz, 9mm German, etc) to a less powerful .32 ACP.
Replace a weak pistol with an even weaker pistol.
Though the PPK is pretty heavy for a .32, so it presumably would go through a plate glass window like a brick when hurled with sufficient force. ;)
Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
1:16 - Or you can keep the Beretta and go back to standard intelligence, which means you'll get transferred to Major Dalby, and you'll end up working in the cellar of a disused fireworks factory, and that means he'll make you give up that Beretta for a Colt .32 revolver.
This is first and only Gadget introduced by Q in this movie.
M said, "since I've been the head of MI7..." wtf
I own a walther ppk 22 semi and it really is a great gun.Light weight and accurate. 007 is a bit too pickey but old habbits are hard to breakk I guess...
I could weep for joy watching this!
PPK - polizeipistolekriminal (Detective's Pistol)
Bernard Lee is absolutely perfect as M
Agreed. The other Ms were good, especially Judi Dench. But Bernard Lee, in my book, is THE definitive M.
Best "M" ever.
Probably, I haven't read it yet but some of the things he said sound like the things said in the original letter to Fleming. If it's close to that it must be close to Flemings interpretation of the letter in Dr. No.
So this Boothroyd was the Eric Stoltz of the Bond series.
That title tho ahahah
Best Bond movie ever...2006 Casino Royale is a close second.
Love the Walther PPK! I have a Walther PK380. Nice gun! Shoots very well. I need to replace the spring though as it does jam on me on occasion and the slide is very easy to pull back.
A Walther PPK is my next purchase. Need to get one also in .380 ACP!
And, er ... Why do you carry a gun ?
It's been coded to your palmprint so only you can fire it. Less of a random killing machine, more of a personal statement
Walther PPK in .32ACP more stopping power than a .380 Beretta? Am I missing something here?
In the book it was a ,25 caliber Beretta.
2:28 Ciao !!!
That's how spy movies used to be made.
1:00 that didn’t age well lol
Valter Pee Pee Kay
Boothroyd IS Q!
Isn't he the Q's assistant?
@@moviegameman5395 Desmond Llewelyn, who plays Q from "From Russia with Love" onwards, is credited as "Boothroyd" in the credits there. In "The Spy Who Loved Me" the Bond Girl also calls him Major Boothroyd when he gives Bond his new car.
Isn't he the Q's assistant?
No, this is indeed Q. The first of 4
Boothroyd IS Q