All right folks, the final Daniel Craig James Bond! What a film! What was your reaction? Did this meet your expectation? Who should play the next James Bond?
A little bit left of field but i reckon Cillian Murphy (Age would be a factor but if they pumped out maybe a trilogy for 2025-2027-2029 he would be 53 same age as DC when he bowed out.
Richard Maddison I think He’s young, he looks great in suit, he’s got the stomach to play bond. We could see reboot of James Bond, on how he started off as a mid 30’s agent with a OO status.
I cried the first time watching it, grew up watching every bond movie but Daniel was my era since I’m only 16. It was a beautiful end to a beautiful storyline.
He was my favourite Bond. He was the only Bond actor who could pull off both intense violence and beautiful, emotional moments so convincingly. He was the Bond who could snap an arm and kill a man with his bare hands one minute, and make you want to give him a hug the next.
Callbacks: 1. The music in the Matera scene is the theme from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, which is the movie in the Bond cannon where 007 was married, but then Blofeld killed his wife in the final scene. Also the line “we have all the time in the world” was the the line 007 said to his dead wife in that final scene of OHMSS. This was the final line 007 told Madeline, only it was altered to “YOU have all the time in the world.” 2. In Spectre, Madeline told the story of the man that came to kill her family, and how there was a gun next to the bleach under the sink. And they showed the gun next to the bleach under the sink in the opening scene. 3. The Aston Martin in his garage, that he drove to Norway is the same model used in the Timothy Dalton movie. 4. When at MI6, one of the scenes, you can see portraits of Judy Dench and other actors who previously played M. 5. In Skyfall, when 007 first meets Q in the museum, Q mentions he can do more in his pajamas on a computer than 007 can do. In the final act of the movie Q is wearing Pajamas. Also you notice he inserts the flash drive in the protected computer first to check for viruses before he inserts in his actual computer, learning his lesson from Silva’s hack in Skyfall. 6. Much of the plot themes in the movie are drawn from the You Only Live Twice novel, such as the poison garden and Bond having a child. 7. The gunshot barrel sequence at the beginning typically ends with blood running down the screen after the gunshot. There was no blood in this gunbarrel sequence which some have taken as foreshadowing that 007 missed, which proved a deadly miss. 9. When Bond finds the cigar in his house which he determines is Felix, the brand of cigar is the same brand references in Die Another Day. These are some of the Easter eggs and callbacks I thought were very cool.
@@BaddMedicine Agreed. If you all have time you should watch "On her Majesty's Secret Service". Probably the most emotional and personal Bond until Craig. It flopped when it first came out, due to it being the first non-Connery Bond movie. Since then, its now regarded as one the best. Its my personal favorite.
I appreciated that they gave Felix's death the weight it deserved for once and didn't treat him like just some side character come and gone. It was actually really sweet how Bond seemed to be really sad that Felix had died, that lingering shot of the cigar was really sweet. And I also loved how he compliments Ana's character telling her she was great.
Felix throughout the franchise has always been that one friend that James could truly trust and rely on. I honestly would like a film of MI6’s Bond and CIA’s Felix do a mission together in the future. Hell, License to Kill was basically Bond going on a blood-fueled rampage to avenge the mutilation of Felix and the murder of Felix’s wife.
The first time i watched this I was in full on tears when he died. Knowing after all he has fought for and through, loves lost & found, no matter what, hes not going to get the happy ending. Even watching it back now with you guys is breaking me. Such a perfect powerful end to one of the greatest portrayals of Bond.
Watching this movie in the theatre was an emotional experience. I went with my mom, she's a Bond fan like me, and as soon as she saw the little girl she knew Bond was going to die. I love No Time To Die. Loved your reaction.
I’ve been a James Bond’s fan since the early 60s. I read all the Fleming’s novels and went to the movies as soon as I was old enough to be admitted in a movie theatre. However I was disappointed at Goldfinger because Sean Connery’s Bond wasn’t the one Fleming had written in his novels. Though disappointed I went to see every movie as long as I liked the actor. So I watched every Connery’s Bond, Roger Moore’s and Pierce Brosnan’s but not Lazenby’s nor Dalton’s. It’s only with Daniel Craig’s Bond I found the true character Fleming had created. So I enjoyed all Craig’s Bond incarnations fromCasino Royale up to No Time to Die. That one I loved it so much I actually watched it 10 times already, 4 times in a movie theatre, 6 times streaming it. Yet each and every time I view it I notice something new. I agree wholeheartedly this last Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond is as fantastic as his first one. There’s a lot of talks about this ending but it couldn’t end any other way. It’s beautiful and tragic as it gives our favourite hero the family he thought he’d never be able to have while robbing him from the possibility to enjoy it further. He never had a reason to die other than his patriotic duty to his country. But with the family he now found out he has, now he has a reason to give his life for. That’s how James Bond becomes a true hero.
Brilliant take. Flemings Bond was extremely emotionally vulnerable, and Craig personified that better than anyone. Sean is still the man but Daniel is every bit as good.
Your comment about looking for an accurate portrayal of Bond seems silly when you skipped Dalton, the most accurate of them all - and sat through Moore?
i cried like a baby that ending killed me because i grew up with his movies. My james bond is Daniel Craig so this really hit me and I actually like the ending.
Ana de Armas was great. She said in an interview that she only had three weeks of training with the stunt crew. She said it so many times on set that the director told her to use it in her conversation with Bond regarding her CIA training. I got the feeling that from Mathilde's cute grin at the end that Madeline has told "the story of a man named Bond, James Bond" many times to her daughter. I've got to go see this in the cinema again! Watching this review made we realize I missed so much dialog. Thanks!
The dialogue in this film was far superior to the others in my opinion. Hiring Phoebe Waller-Bridge was the best discussion. She rounded out all the characters, especially Madeline. The ending absolutely broke my heart, but it was the perfect send off. Loved the reaction guys!
@@BaddMedicine I just wanted better dialogue (and motivation) for Safin, oftentimes. And some stuff feels too easy... Otherwise, good script. Purvis and Wade do good, too.
I disagee. It was the worst they could do. She had one purpose and that was to make it ‘woke’ , make it 2020, ( Q being gay, a dark woman who’s playing 007 etc) I don’t mind those things but they did it so clearly that it annoyed me. James Bond is cold, sarcastic and egocentric, he’s no family man. I’m sorry, but this was a great action movie, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t a bond! Bond would have slept with Paloma, made more fun of the bad guy, killed him way better than he did. And the end… I know they had to ‘close’ the DC part, but this wasn’t it.
I remember watching this in the big screen and you could literally hear people sobbing when Bond dies. Perfect ending to the perfect Bond, IMO. Daniel Craig resurrected this franchise. Best Bond ever.
When I went to see this I kept my expectations low and after it was over I was blown away. All the performances were great and the ending brought a tear to my eye. This is truely the only and great ending for daniels bond.
Details from the movie:- 1. Scene where Madeline tells she has something to tell and when she touches her stomach while on train is when she wanted to say she’s pregnant to James 2. Scene where Mathilda asks Madeline do misquotes have friends is tiny detail how she chose to protect her daughter from her past & not to hurt James knowing she didn’t do anything 3. Scene where Paloma says it’s her stop & asks bond to stay longer next time - it’s the only bond movie I feel where bond is working without actually flirting with a woman on mission. You could actually understand why James enjoyed his company with her as a colleague & that she was brilliant. It’s one of the sweetest scenes in the film 4. The scene where we see that silver spring toy, is a detailing that time has jumped & that Mathilda, is the biggest leap of change in James’ life since James left Madeline (I could be wrong) 5. Scene where Safin leaves Mathilda is because he couldn’t stand the fact that she chose to bite him (not like him) even when he proved to negotiate the best he could, choosing to turn her to James
Great observations. On point 5 my take (after a second viewing) was that she didn't "need" him. She didnt want his protection. I felt it was a callback to when he turned up at Madelines office and reminisced about his connection to Madeline by explaining that there was a time she needed him. That connection wasnt there with Mathilde so there was nothing to gain for him personally. He didnt "need" her the way he needed Madeline. She was his only connection to any kind of humanity.
As soon as Bond said "We have all the time in the world", I knew the film will end quite bad, but I didn't expect to kill of the character like they did. Up to that point I liked all the homages/little hints to the older films. Especially the V8 Vantage, funny that a 40 year old car feels so fresh.
Just watched this one. This movie was such a great ending for Craig’s 007, which I have always seen as a stand alone collection from the past movies. This was great for the future of the franchise as well because now they can go in any direction they want with the next actor to take on the role. My only gripe is that we saw less of this “villain” than in probably any other movie, but this one wasn’t about the villain, it was about Bond and his family.
The only thing in the movie I'd adjust is like you guys said, having a bit more of Safin to build up his character and his motivations more, as that is lacking compared to all the other ways the movie hits. I come away from it very emotional and satisfied. Daniel Craig is far and away my favorite Bond, and it's been an absolute pleasure to watch him play this character for so long. So happy that he got to go out on such a deserving high, with an exit nobody will ever forget. Glad you guys enjoyed it.
The first time I saw the movie ( I’m born in 2003 so Daniel Craig is the Bond I grew up with) It started with Skyfall as my first Bond movie ever(and before NTTD my personally favorite Bond movie) when it came out just knowing from my dad that this man is going to become one of my favorite movie characters and now… it’s really really sad but in a very beautiful way. I gladly didn’t get spoiled in any way and I was just crying at the end, just like the most of the people in my age in front of me. During the little end „speech“ of M for James I was just surching for my drink to salute too and it was just a very nice way to let him die. It was an amazing experience in the cinema so during your reaction. Thank you guys, stay like you are, that was a really nice experience, great job!
I enjoyed your reviews of the Craig era, guys. Here's some classic references I noticed... 1. The car driven into the scaffold by Paloma is the same model as the car from the first ever pursuit in a Bond movie when Connery gets picked up by the enemy from the airport in Dr No. Although, the original was a convertible. 2. The score heavily references John Barry's score from OHMSS and also references David Arnold's music from Casino Royale and Quantum with "Vespers Theme". 3. "We have all the time in the world" by Louis Armstrong was used originally in OHMSS as was the line of dialogue when Bond's wife is murdered by Spectre on their wedding day. 4. There are several references to Ken Adam's iconic set design from the 60's and 70's especially Dr No, The Spy who Loved Me, Moonraker and You Only Live Twice. 5. The film is heavily influenced by the novel You Only Live Twice which features a "Garden of Death" on the coast of Japan. The line "Die Blofeld, Die" is also taken directly from the book when Bond kills Blofeld by strangulation. 6. M's tribute speech at the end is taken from Jack London who was a big influence on Ian Fleming's work. 7. The classic 80's Aston used in the film was first used in The Living Daylights (1987).. 10 years ago you could have bought one for as little as £6000 pounds.. not any more! I think they did a great job on this movie considering that the production had some issues with delays, getting some of the actors they wanted due to their busy schedules and that the writer/director was apparently rewriting some of the scenes when they were on set shooting. You guys should go back to the beginning and do the 60's Bond's. Of course they are dated but Bond is still a badass and Connery is perfect in the role.
Excellent review guys!! I could really see the three of you get emotional in the end, I’d like to say that Daniel Craig really did a great job in this movie.. especially his final scene This is a tribute for all the spies who have actually sacrificed their lives for the country and loved ones. Farewell, Daniel. PS: Credit goes to MGM for picking Hans Zimmer & Cari Joji
Casino Royale was the first DVD I've won from my uncle so I've watched it a thousand times when I was younger. I've grown up watching Craig's Bond and he is by far the greatest run of the character. I've left the cinema in complete silence and stayed that way until the next day lmao. I hope to see the next Bond as someone's favorite as Craig was mine.
People always seem to overlook the links in this movie back to the very first Bond movie OHMSS where Bond tragically falls in love. Even the music harks back to the start of Bond.
I actually teamed up at the end, Bond really lived an isolated, lonely life and finally fell madly in love & found out he had a child? Man, that pulled on my heart the minute he realized he could never have them. Craig was my favorite Bond and gonna miss that man.
@@BaddMedicine - Ok, I definitely agree and support all of those choices for sure. I really just want them to pick a good actor with charisma mainly. Great taste in your picks.
Saw it myself on opening night. (Which in Australia, was November 11th). I liked it! There's some rewatch value it that I thought Spectre sorely lacked. I rank it in the middle of Craig's films, below Casino Royale & Skyfall, but above Quantum of Solace & Spectre. Hans Zimmer was an interesting choice for composer, as was Billie Eilish for the theme song. Whether or not it worked is debatable. But Cary Joji Fukunaga was killer as the films' director!
This is my first time seeing footage of "No Time To Die" since I saw it in the cinema and the ending still made me sob like a baby. I've really enjoyed your Bond reactions and can't wait to check out your other content. Keep it up!
I really loved this film. I know some hate the ending, but it seemed fitting for Craig’s Bond to have such a moving ending. Daniel is superb in this but his acting will, as usual get overlooked just because it’s a Bond film. Really enjoyed Madeleine more in this one too. The set pieces were incredible. The horror-like start is chilling. I loved the score (especially the end) and the callbacks to OHMSS although it made it clear this wouldn’t end well right from the start. The MI-6 gang were great here, Felix was great to have back and Paloma was a highlight. My biggest grumble in not enough clarity as to why Savin wanted to kill ordinary people. Wiping out Spectre made sense, but the rest not so much. Also he’s not 10 ish years older than Madeleine is he? I’ll miss my favourite Bond, but intrigued how they reboot it next time. Rankings for me: 1. Casino Royale 2. No Time To Die 3. Skyfall (it’s almost a tie for 2) 4. Spectre 5. Quantum of Solace
Killing bond was still in my thoughts 3 days later . I was praying for a happy ending and send off . But no . Seen all bond films just , this shook me . Brilliant film and reaction. 👌
This one is my favorite of the 5. I have studied bond since i was 7 years old, and this as a bond fan is what i really wanted in this film. great review guys
I went to see No Time to Die at the cinema 5 weeks ago. Great film. Daniel Craig's best Bond movie since Casino Royale. I broke down and cried when Bond died at the end. I am going to miss Daniel Craig as James Bond. He was such an excellent James Bond.
I saw the first Craig movie in theaters back in 2006 when I was 15. He was my 007 and this last one was a great send-off to the best Bond ever. Tears at the ending every time.
Satisfying conclusion to Craig's story as Bond. Also the only (I think???) Bond to have a definitive ending to their story (unless you count Connery's Never Say Never Again?)
If you realize, when they separate in the train at the beginning, her last sign it´s put a hand in her belly. Her last thought in that moment was... that she was already pregnant of James.
No gonna lie; them using the song "We Have All The Time In The World" in this film brought me to tears in the cinema. Never been affected by a Bond movie like that before.
I agree accept Spectre was my bottom rung..... More noticable trying to rewatch. Stylistically it was better than Quantum..... But it's flat, poorly conceived and boring.... Where as quantum was 50% decent and 50% a hot mess.
I get why people think Spectre is better than Quantum of solace.... But upon rewatch..... Quantum has redeemable qualities, which overtake the only redeemable qualities about Spectre. It's stylish looking. It's really really not rewatchable..... It's the only legitimately boring Daniel Craig era Bond film.... With the most cringy third act since the camp era of Bond
Went to the cinema with my dad to see this. Loved it. Even though James Bond, Leiter and Blofeld are gone, and it was a meaningful conclusion, I hope we see M, Q, Tanner and Moneypenny again.
Farewell to Daniel Craig’s era of bond. How I rank the Craig series: 1. Skyfall (10/10) 2. Casino Royale (9/10) 3. No Time To Die (8/10) 4. Spectre (7/10) 5. Quantum Of Solace (6.5/10)
So I saw this at the cinema when it was released, and the whole way through I was teling myself "Daniel Craig's Bond DOES NOT get a happy ending". But the virus reveal during the end fight was just TOO heartbreaking
Saw this movie 3 times in theaters every time I shed a tear at the end. Thank you Daniel Craig you’re my all time favorite Bond. Connery is still the GOAT
If Casino Royale was the perfect introduction to the Daniel Craig James Bond (or all james bond in general), No time to die was the perfect conclusion !! I'll let here some of the best james bond films (In my opinion) that I think you guys should react to ^^ : -Goldfinger : a classic -On her majesty's secret service : same -Live or let die : really underated -The spy who loved me : the best of Roger Moore -For your eyes only : the second best of Roger Moore -Octupussy : a really surprising enjoyable ride -The living dayligths & License to kill : The only two Timothy Dalton but they both kick-ass -Goldeneye : The only Pierce Brosnan enjoyable and probably one of the best bond
Something I love about the Daniel Craig Bond movies is actually something that I love about the DCEU movies. The criticisms of each movie's plot in the real world become the inspiration for the follow-up entry's story. The real-world public is holding these charcters accountable to their story arcs, and those deconstructions become the foundation of character development to build the next entry's conflict around. That's the only commonality, the two film franchises are otherwise incomparable. It's almost as if MI6 is hot or cold on Bond depending on if Daniel Craig was hot or cold on "doing another James Bond movie" during the promotional tours of the last one. There's a very subtle sense of Behind-The-Scenes passive aggression (which is damn good artistry, they USED it - take notes, Disney Lucasfilm) throughout the movies, if you follow it.
DC's Bond got so much love because he was first , since Sean Connery , who absolutely nailed it. Now when someone will say James Bond ,people will think about Daniel Craig as much as Sean Connery, and he was The James Bond , up until now. Hats off Mr Daniel Craig, you have taken the mantle and in the best possible way. We salute you 👏👏👏
@@BaddMedicine thank you, and btw you guys are hugely entertaining, I reckon you'll break 100k by June 22, easily.You are sincere in your reactions and that's what is and will continue to get you growing fan base. I'm hooked 😁👌
This was a perfect send off for Daniel Craig and tying up his entire run! The supporting actors all delivered but special shout out to Ana de Armas who brought such sparkling charm to her action-packed cameo
PS - there are way too many callbacks - one is the Aston Martin V8 was originally in The Living Daylights, another is that line "We have all the time in the world" was what James said at the end of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
A superb review . I saw NTTD 15 times in the cinemas in India and each time I enjoyed it more. Daniel Craig is my favourite Bond and will miss him for sure. It was great revisiting the scenes too. Much appreciated.
I really enjoyed your reaction series to Daniel Craig’s Bond movies. Was great to see your thoughts and it was such a cool throwback. Thank you for that!! :) Daniel Craig was the Bond with whom I grew up with and the ending of No time to die left me with a lot of thoughts and I couldn’t quite handle it for some time. And I totally agree with you, the soundtrack of Hans Zimmer has extremely affected the movie in the most positive way. Nevertheless, Craig has given Bond’s character the opportunity to develop and I like that we see him as a very vulnerable and broken person. I also liked that we’ve had so much more insights of the “classic” Bond characters, like Q and Moneypenny. I’m very curious how the producers will re-start the franchise.
Thank you and thank you for watching. And well said. We liked the more serious tone DC's Bond had. Thought it was a great element to have him more human. And really on he wasn't exactly perfect which was great too! 🤙🤙
I have a lot of mixed feelings on that ending, on one hand I can understand why Bond would choose to stay on that island rather than risk exposing Madeleine or their daughter to the nanobots; but one the other hand I’m pretty sure Q could have figured out an antidote and they could have just kept Bond in isolation until then. Or the watch alone could have/should have shorted out the nanobots. Honestly would it have killed them to let this Bond just have a happy ending with his “wife” and daughter because out of all the Bonds he’s had the most tragedy and heartbreak. Also that ending pretty much goes against everything Flemming wrote the character to be, as in Bond always gets away. After killing all of Spectre for his revenge, I’m still confused on Safin’s whole plan. He had a creepy obsession with Madeleine and knew pretty much everything about her; he knew she loved Bond, knew she she was pregnant, knew she had his child, and knew where to find her in London. It almost seemed like he was jealous she loved Bond and not him because in Safin’s mind he and James are so similar, so he seemed jealous of the her loving Bond, then having a child together; even the scientist makes mention of that when Safin brings Madeleine and Mathilde to the island, he says something like “welcome to you and your family” and gestures to Madeleine. I think he really just wanted to keep Madeleine in the hopes she’d fall in love with him or he’d force her to fall in love with him. Zimmer’s soundtrack is phenomenal, the Matera, Square Escape, and Final Ascent are beautiful and probably my favorite pieces. Aside from the ending I’d give the movie a solid 8.
Someone mentioned the EMP watch and how that should've taken out the nanobots. Thought that was interesting. And agreed on those tracks! Square escape is badass & final ascent is absolutely fantastic.
Thank you guys for reaction to my fav Franchise of all time (Marvel is close). The Movie had lots of references. The set design of the island was meant to look simmilar to Dr. NO. (i think Safin is the modern version of Dr. NO). When Bond visited Blofeld he drove the Aston Martin V8 Saloon (badass car btw) from the movie with Timmothy Doltan's James Bond "Living Daylights". I think they did that because the tone of Timmothy Doltan was always simmilar to Danials serious Bond. They also used music from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and when Bond visited Vespers grave the music of Casino Royale played. In my opinion this movie is a worthy ending to Danial Craigs Bond aera. I would Rank the Craig Bonds like this: #1 Skyfall / Casino Royale > #2 No Time to Die > #3 Spectre > #4 Quantum of Solace.
I think Safin was the only thing I am strongly conflicted with. Rami is like my top three favorite actors working rn. So the fact he wasn’t in it that much and his motivation was lacking was kind of a bummer. But overall he killed every scene he was in. Probably the most unnerving villain in Craig’s era next to Silva
Best Bond Movie ever...thank you for your wonderful critic...and yeah daniel craig was good..but rami malek was awesome creepily good , my only bad point was, that he wasnt long enough shown in the movie
I just want to add to what you were saying about the music. Hans Zimmer used snippets of I think every Bond actor from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. for example, in there scene where M and Bond are talking by the Themes, a song from Dr. No (first ever Bond film) is playing. What I loved about this film is that they had a little bit of each Bond in it. It's a callback but at the same time a tribute.
Even in this reaction video, watching his death is tough. As you guys said, been watching Bond since I was a kid and Craig has been Bond for half my life. So yeah, it's tough. I mean there were rumors and a reviewer made a vague reference to Harrison Ford/The Force Awakens prior to my first viewing. Even still, I was like, "No...no, they're not gonna do that." And they did. I have a love, and a bit of a hate relationship with this movie. It's not the ending I wanted. I mean you want to leave the theater, end the movie, and close Craig's run with a positive vibe. But as Billie Eilish sings in the opening song, "Life is far away from fair," and sometimes CIA/MI-6 agents really don't come home, but still. * sighs *
This movie was incredible, absolutely loved it...felt crushed seeing Bond die at the end but still a beautiful way to end Daniel Craig's arc as Bond. For little Easter eggs and that I'm not sure if most people know this but the scene where Bond strangles Blofeld in Belmarsh prison is exactly how Bond kills Blofeld while in a fit of rage in the novelisation of You Only Live Twice...without the Nanobots obviously.
In the 58 year at the time when No time to Die was being filmed or in Post Production, the bond producers BB and MGW fired the original composer Dan Romer, Cary F. Used in him in the majority of his stuff he has directed. The producers didn’t like the music he was created for the film and it was decided to bring Hans Zimmer in at the 11th hour because they needed it scored, he’d composed the music in like month and half in it’s entirety. There’s a documentary called the The sound of 007, you all should check it out. It was great!! Another side note, this to diamond Dave, so you hear a musical cue in the track “I’ll be right back” it was used in during the car chase in Batman Begins, it was originally composed by Hans Zimmer for a Film called Black Rain back in 1989, film came out in 1989, so Hans Zimmer has been using this cue for over 30 years and it still has the emotional weight and even sounds better now with musical upgrades since he first wrote. Also Hans is self taught.
I don't know why the producers will take so many years to hire Hans Zimmer for this saga, his music brings a great bonus to the scenes. Hopefully they will continue to hire him for the next movies and be a regular musician in the saga, as were John Barry or David Arnold after Barry in the Pierce Brosnan era.
My first 007 movie was Goldeneye, and playing n64. this is how I got hooked on 007. I chucked a sickie day from work to see Casino Royale in cinemas the very first session on release day...I was so cut after this movie, the missus hugged me after we had watched it hahah. That continuous one shot staircase scene just blew my mind. I love and hate this movie.
I just noticed her grabbing her stomach when James puts her on the train! "I'll tell you all my secrets" most likely was she was pregnant and wanted James to completely moved on from Vesper before she told him.
The writers and producers literally said, "Screw it, we're going there" and chucked the formula out the window. Honestly, besides Bond dying, I am okay with it. I mean, would I like to go more back to formula for the next Bond film? Yes, but for this final chapter I was mostly okay with it. Again, besides Bond dying, that's still a tough pill. I mean I'm more okay with after rewatching and sitting on it more, but still, it's hard. Safin letting Mathilde go didn't sit right with me the first time. However, rewatching several times now and thinking it over, it kind of makes sense and is in character. I mean Safin let Madeleine go when he freed her from the ice in the beginning of the movie. Also, Safin understands Mathilde won't ever like or accept him at that moment. I mean I'm sure a lot of people haven't liked and judged him throughout his life.
Not just Dark Knight. There’s also beautiful inspiration taken from Backdraft too when the ship is sinking and I love the irony of that because that’s a fire themed film but here it’s inverted for the scene of Felix drowning.
I watched this Bond movie in the theatre with my dad. Leading up to the release, we watched all 4 movies as we hadn't seen any (I saw Quantum of Solace a LONG time ago tho). I was dressing up to go to the theatre, put on black sweater, and then a dumb thought came to my mind: Should I wear a suit jacket to the movie? lol But then I remembered that one of the posters for NTTD showed Bond in a cool tactical knit-sweater (the one he wears in the finale). i realized that my black sweater was already a good match lol I had a blast watching this movie. Never expected to tear up/cry at a Bond movie but here we are. Craig's run of Bond films has been fantastic. Looking forward to seeing him in Knives Out 2. Also, Paloma and Nomi movie when?? lol
It’s been more than 3 months watching you guys review No time to die. I love you guys! It’s really amazing how Answer and Diamond who had no idea about Daniel’s JB movies, started with Casino Royale and were blown away by his acting and became such huge fans! Now a lot of say, that Barbara Broccoli & Michael G Wilson tried too much of the ‘contemporary bond’ formula. I think that’s not right, it was 2006 and movies were made paying huge respect to physics & related laws lol and showed a young bond started right off with 00 status What they did to the franchise is to tell a story of an Agent who uses skill & mind to serve his country. From being absolutely reckless to emotionally selfless I so wish they had done a few more movies with Daniel. I also believe it’s about time they stopped the franchise for movies. Choose a full length TV show, we audience would get a broader picture of the James Bond Universe. I’m sure books have a lot characters.
All right folks, the final Daniel Craig James Bond! What a film! What was your reaction? Did this meet your expectation? Who should play the next James Bond?
Wow! Got a little teary eyed there 🙂 Great reaction like always fellas thanks!😀👍🏼
A little bit left of field but i reckon Cillian Murphy (Age would be a factor but if they pumped out maybe a trilogy for 2025-2027-2029 he would be 53 same age as DC when he bowed out.
Richard Maddison I think
He’s young, he looks great in suit, he’s got the stomach to play bond.
We could see reboot of James Bond, on how he started off as a mid 30’s agent with a OO status.
*Richard madden
That would be cool and refreshing to see.
I cried the first time watching it, grew up watching every bond movie but Daniel was my era since I’m only 16. It was a beautiful end to a beautiful storyline.
It was an emotional ending
Anything Hollywood I don’t support, support fan films instead.
@@ncard00 literally no one asked
Hanz Zimmer's score during the final scene, it's just incredible. Daniel Craig is my favorite bond, that was definitely solidified in this movie
1000% agreed! I listen to "Final ascent" about once a day lol and Square escape.
He is mine as well.
@@BaddMedicine Oh Mason! Square Escape and Final Ascent! :D Isn't it amazing?!
It's fantastic!
Anything Hollywood I don’t support, support fan films instead.
Daniel Craig deserve a lot of credit for playing James bond
Daniel Craig did a fantastic job!
Rami Malek said he forgot some of his lines in a scene with Craig because he was so star struck talking to James Bond
That's interesting. Never thought he would've lol. 🤙🤙🤙
He was my favourite Bond. He was the only Bond actor who could pull off both intense violence and beautiful, emotional moments so convincingly. He was the Bond who could snap an arm and kill a man with his bare hands one minute, and make you want to give him a hug the next.
He already has it
Callbacks:
1. The music in the Matera scene is the theme from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, which is the movie in the Bond cannon where 007 was married, but then Blofeld killed his wife in the final scene. Also the line “we have all the time in the world” was the the line 007 said to his dead wife in that final scene of OHMSS. This was the final line 007 told Madeline, only it was altered to “YOU have all the time in the world.”
2. In Spectre, Madeline told the story of the man that came to kill her family, and how there was a gun next to the bleach under the sink. And they showed the gun next to the bleach under the sink in the opening scene.
3. The Aston Martin in his garage, that he drove to Norway is the same model used in the Timothy Dalton movie.
4. When at MI6, one of the scenes, you can see portraits of Judy Dench and other actors who previously played M.
5. In Skyfall, when 007 first meets Q in the museum, Q mentions he can do more in his pajamas on a computer than 007 can do. In the final act of the movie Q is wearing Pajamas. Also you notice he inserts the flash drive in the protected computer first to check for viruses before he inserts in his actual computer, learning his lesson from Silva’s hack in Skyfall.
6. Much of the plot themes in the movie are drawn from the You Only Live Twice novel, such as the poison garden and Bond having a child.
7. The gunshot barrel sequence at the beginning typically ends with blood running down the screen after the gunshot. There was no blood in this gunbarrel sequence which some have taken as foreshadowing that 007 missed, which proved a deadly miss.
9. When Bond finds the cigar in his house which he determines is Felix, the brand of cigar is the same brand references in Die Another Day.
These are some of the Easter eggs and callbacks I thought were very cool.
Great stuff here!
@@BaddMedicine Agreed. If you all have time you should watch "On her Majesty's Secret Service". Probably the most emotional and personal Bond until Craig. It flopped when it first came out, due to it being the first non-Connery Bond movie. Since then, its now regarded as one the best. Its my personal favorite.
Well see what we can do 🤘
Nomi removing her wig is a nod to Rosie Carver, the double agent in LALD
🔥🔥🔥🔥
I appreciated that they gave Felix's death the weight it deserved for once and didn't treat him like just some side character come and gone. It was actually really sweet how Bond seemed to be really sad that Felix had died, that lingering shot of the cigar was really sweet. And I also loved how he compliments Ana's character telling her she was great.
Agreed!
Felix throughout the franchise has always been that one friend that James could truly trust and rely on. I honestly would like a film of MI6’s Bond and CIA’s Felix do a mission together in the future.
Hell, License to Kill was basically Bond going on a blood-fueled rampage to avenge the mutilation of Felix and the murder of Felix’s wife.
Anything Hollywood I don’t support, support fan films instead.
The first time i watched this I was in full on tears when he died. Knowing after all he has fought for and through, loves lost & found, no matter what, hes not going to get the happy ending. Even watching it back now with you guys is breaking me. Such a perfect powerful end to one of the greatest portrayals of Bond.
Well said! DC crushed it as Bond. Going to be hard to replace.
Watching this movie in the theatre was an emotional experience. I went with my mom, she's a Bond fan like me, and as soon as she saw the little girl she knew Bond was going to die. I love No Time To Die. Loved your reaction.
This one was definitely pulling the emotional strings.
I’ve been a James Bond’s fan since the early 60s. I read all the Fleming’s novels and went to the movies as soon as I was old enough to be admitted in a movie theatre. However I was disappointed at Goldfinger because Sean Connery’s Bond wasn’t the one Fleming had written in his novels. Though disappointed I went to see every movie as long as I liked the actor. So I watched every Connery’s Bond, Roger Moore’s and Pierce Brosnan’s but not Lazenby’s nor Dalton’s. It’s only with Daniel Craig’s Bond I found the true character Fleming had created. So I enjoyed all Craig’s Bond incarnations fromCasino Royale up to No Time to Die. That one I loved it so much I actually watched it 10 times already, 4 times in a movie theatre, 6 times streaming it. Yet each and every time I view it I notice something new. I agree wholeheartedly this last Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond is as fantastic as his first one. There’s a lot of talks about this ending but it couldn’t end any other way. It’s beautiful and tragic as it gives our favourite hero the family he thought he’d never be able to have while robbing him from the possibility to enjoy it further. He never had a reason to die other than his patriotic duty to his country. But with the family he now found out he has, now he has a reason to give his life for. That’s how James Bond becomes a true hero.
Very well said. I liked seeing this version of Bond.
I just find it weird that you didn't watched Dalton's and Lazenby's movies, as they are much faithful depictions of Bond
@Patrick James Reilly Dalton has the most accurate portrayal of the character
Brilliant take. Flemings Bond was extremely emotionally vulnerable, and Craig personified that better than anyone. Sean is still the man but Daniel is every bit as good.
Your comment about looking for an accurate portrayal of Bond seems silly when you skipped Dalton, the most accurate of them all - and sat through Moore?
i cried like a baby that ending killed me because i grew up with his movies. My james bond is Daniel Craig so this really hit me and I actually like the ending.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
Anything Hollywood I don’t support, support fan films instead.
Ana de Armas was great. She said in an interview that she only had three weeks of training with the stunt crew. She said it so many times on set that the director told her to use it in her conversation with Bond regarding her CIA training.
I got the feeling that from Mathilde's cute grin at the end that Madeline has told "the story of a man named Bond, James Bond" many times to her daughter.
I've got to go see this in the cinema again! Watching this review made we realize I missed so much dialog. Thanks!
Thank you and thank you for watching. That's awesome! Glad they had get use that.
The dialogue in this film was far superior to the others in my opinion. Hiring Phoebe Waller-Bridge was the best discussion. She rounded out all the characters, especially Madeline. The ending absolutely broke my heart, but it was the perfect send off. Loved the reaction guys!
Phoebe did great! Awesome dialogue and pretty much to the points. Ending was emotional but great!
@@BaddMedicine I just wanted better dialogue (and motivation) for Safin, oftentimes. And some stuff feels too easy...
Otherwise, good script. Purvis and Wade do good, too.
That's fair.
As much as I can't stand Phoebe her contribution to the script was welcomed here and definitely an improvement over the writing of Spectre.
I disagee. It was the worst they could do. She had one purpose and that was to make it ‘woke’ , make it 2020, ( Q being gay, a dark woman who’s playing 007 etc) I don’t mind those things but they did it so clearly that it annoyed me.
James Bond is cold, sarcastic and egocentric, he’s no family man. I’m sorry, but this was a great action movie, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t a bond! Bond would have slept with Paloma, made more fun of the bad guy, killed him way better than he did. And the end… I know they had to ‘close’ the DC part, but this wasn’t it.
I remember watching this in the big screen and you could literally hear people sobbing when Bond dies. Perfect ending to the perfect Bond, IMO. Daniel Craig resurrected this franchise. Best Bond ever.
When I went to see this I kept my expectations low and after it was over I was blown away. All the performances were great and the ending brought a tear to my eye. This is truely the only and great ending for daniels bond.
Agreed! But mine were sinuses 🤣🤣🤣🤙🤙🤙🤘🤘🤘🤘
Anything Hollywood I don’t support, support fan films instead.
Details from the movie:-
1. Scene where Madeline tells she has something to tell and when she touches her stomach while on train is when she wanted to say she’s pregnant to James
2. Scene where Mathilda asks Madeline do misquotes have friends is tiny detail how she chose to protect her daughter from her past & not to hurt James knowing she didn’t do anything
3. Scene where Paloma says it’s her stop & asks bond to stay longer next time - it’s the only bond movie I feel where bond is working without actually flirting with a woman on mission. You could actually understand why James enjoyed his company with her as a colleague & that she was brilliant. It’s one of the sweetest scenes in the film
4. The scene where we see that silver spring toy, is a detailing that time has jumped & that Mathilda, is the biggest leap of change in James’ life since James left Madeline (I could be wrong)
5. Scene where Safin leaves Mathilda is because he couldn’t stand the fact that she chose to bite him (not like him) even when he proved to negotiate the best he could, choosing to turn her to James
I also wonder if the slinky was also there to cut some of the shock/tension.
@@sharp52092 that was my first reaction that is to cause a child’s naughtiness
Great observations. On point 5 my take (after a second viewing) was that she didn't "need" him. She didnt want his protection. I felt it was a callback to when he turned up at Madelines office and reminisced about his connection to Madeline by explaining that there was a time she needed him. That connection wasnt there with Mathilde so there was nothing to gain for him personally. He didnt "need" her the way he needed Madeline. She was his only connection to any kind of humanity.
@@paulg8448 Hands down! Great analysis 🤙🏻
I caught (1) while watching that scene the first time. Holy shit! I think she is pregnant, then when I saw her daughter "I was right!".
As soon as Bond said "We have all the time in the world", I knew the film will end quite bad, but I didn't expect to kill of the character like they did.
Up to that point I liked all the homages/little hints to the older films.
Especially the V8 Vantage, funny that a 40 year old car feels so fresh.
Had the same feeling 🤣
Just watched this one. This movie was such a great ending for Craig’s 007, which I have always seen as a stand alone collection from the past movies. This was great for the future of the franchise as well because now they can go in any direction they want with the next actor to take on the role.
My only gripe is that we saw less of this “villain” than in probably any other movie, but this one wasn’t about the villain, it was about Bond and his family.
That was my gripe as well. Wish they had Rami in the front half a little more. 🤙
It's been a real joy watching these back with you guys. So funny and entertaining. Now we ALL appreciate great cinema 😁
Haha... Yes we do. Thank you and thank you for watching 🤙🤘
The only thing in the movie I'd adjust is like you guys said, having a bit more of Safin to build up his character and his motivations more, as that is lacking compared to all the other ways the movie hits. I come away from it very emotional and satisfied. Daniel Craig is far and away my favorite Bond, and it's been an absolute pleasure to watch him play this character for so long. So happy that he got to go out on such a deserving high, with an exit nobody will ever forget. Glad you guys enjoyed it.
Thank you and thank you for watching. It was a great movie and DC was fantastic as Bond. He set the bar pretty high. Going to be tough shoes to fill.
The first time I saw the movie ( I’m born in 2003 so Daniel Craig is the Bond I grew up with) It started with Skyfall as my first Bond movie ever(and before NTTD my personally favorite Bond movie) when it came out just knowing from my dad that this man is going to become one of my favorite movie characters and now… it’s really really sad but in a very beautiful way. I gladly didn’t get spoiled in any way and I was just crying at the end, just like the most of the people in my age in front of me. During the little end „speech“ of M for James I was just surching for my drink to salute too and it was just a very nice way to let him die. It was an amazing experience in the cinema so during your reaction. Thank you guys, stay like you are, that was a really nice experience, great job!
Thank you! We appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed Bond in theaters. I'm sure that was great!
Honestly in terms of Craig’s Bond and the emotional arc he went on through all 5 movies, this was the perfect ending for him
🔥🔥🔥
I enjoyed your reviews of the Craig era, guys. Here's some classic references I noticed...
1. The car driven into the scaffold by Paloma is the same model as the car from the first ever pursuit in a Bond movie when Connery gets picked up by the enemy from the airport in Dr No. Although, the original was a convertible.
2. The score heavily references John Barry's score from OHMSS and also references David Arnold's music from Casino Royale and Quantum with "Vespers Theme".
3. "We have all the time in the world" by Louis Armstrong was used originally in OHMSS as was the line of dialogue when Bond's wife is murdered by Spectre on their wedding day.
4. There are several references to Ken Adam's iconic set design from the 60's and 70's especially Dr No, The Spy who Loved Me, Moonraker and You Only Live Twice.
5. The film is heavily influenced by the novel You Only Live Twice which features a "Garden of Death" on the coast of Japan. The line "Die Blofeld, Die" is also taken directly from the book when Bond kills Blofeld by strangulation.
6. M's tribute speech at the end is taken from Jack London who was a big influence on Ian Fleming's work.
7. The classic 80's Aston used in the film was first used in The Living Daylights (1987).. 10 years ago you could have bought one for as little as £6000 pounds.. not any more!
I think they did a great job on this movie considering that the production had some issues with delays, getting some of the actors they wanted due to their busy schedules and that the writer/director was apparently rewriting some of the scenes when they were on set shooting.
You guys should go back to the beginning and do the 60's Bond's. Of course they are dated but Bond is still a badass and Connery is perfect in the role.
Great stuff here! And thank you for watching. We might do 1 or 2 old school ones eventually.
Love the Aston Martin Timothy Dalton used in The Living Daylights. Too bad they cost more than 100K now.
Excellent review guys!!
I could really see the three of you get emotional in the end, I’d like to say that Daniel Craig really did a great job in this movie.. especially his final scene
This is a tribute for all the spies who have actually sacrificed their lives for the country and loved ones.
Farewell, Daniel.
PS: Credit goes to MGM for picking Hans Zimmer & Cari Joji
Thank you! We did. That was unexpected for Andrew and I.
Casino Royale was the first DVD I've won from my uncle so I've watched it a thousand times when I was younger. I've grown up watching Craig's Bond and he is by far the greatest run of the character. I've left the cinema in complete silence and stayed that way until the next day lmao.
I hope to see the next Bond as someone's favorite as Craig was mine.
Hahaha, this movie was on my mind for 3 days after this. I hear ya on that.
27:21
I love the part when Mason says, ''Ooh, snapped his arm like a twig!''
That line makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂
People always seem to overlook the links in this movie back to the very first Bond movie OHMSS where Bond tragically falls in love. Even the music harks back to the start of Bond.
I actually teamed up at the end, Bond really lived an isolated, lonely life and finally fell madly in love & found out he had a child? Man, that pulled on my heart the minute he realized he could never have them. Craig was my favorite Bond and gonna miss that man.
Such a good one this was
@@BaddMedicine - I’m curious to who you guy’s would like to see take over the role? I’m really feeling Henry Cavill myself.
Wouldn't mind Henry, wouldn't mind Tom Hardy. Idris Elba would be good too. You?
@@BaddMedicine - Ok, I definitely agree and support all of those choices for sure. I really just want them to pick a good actor with charisma mainly. Great taste in your picks.
Saw it myself on opening night. (Which in Australia, was November 11th). I liked it! There's some rewatch value it that I thought Spectre sorely lacked. I rank it in the middle of Craig's films, below Casino Royale & Skyfall, but above Quantum of Solace & Spectre.
Hans Zimmer was an interesting choice for composer, as was Billie Eilish for the theme song. Whether or not it worked is debatable. But Cary Joji Fukunaga was killer as the films' director!
Same. My issue with the movie was Rami Malek's character his whole story felt VERY underdeveloped
They should've used Rami more throughout the movie.
Thought Han Zimmer was a fantastic addition.
@@mordeckai Yeah Rami is an amazing actor and I think he did great with what he had, but his character just wasn't developed enough
Daniel craig by ending that movie has entered into a legend zone...❤
This is my first time seeing footage of "No Time To Die" since I saw it in the cinema and the ending still made me sob like a baby. I've really enjoyed your Bond reactions and can't wait to check out your other content. Keep it up!
Thank you and thank you for watching. We appreciate it. 🤘
I really loved this film. I know some hate the ending, but it seemed fitting for Craig’s Bond to have such a moving ending. Daniel is superb in this but his acting will, as usual get overlooked just because it’s a Bond film. Really enjoyed Madeleine more in this one too. The set pieces were incredible. The horror-like start is chilling. I loved the score (especially the end) and the callbacks to OHMSS although it made it clear this wouldn’t end well right from the start. The MI-6 gang were great here, Felix was great to have back and Paloma was a highlight. My biggest grumble in not enough clarity as to why Savin wanted to kill ordinary people. Wiping out Spectre made sense, but the rest not so much. Also he’s not 10 ish years older than Madeleine is he? I’ll miss my favourite Bond, but intrigued how they reboot it next time.
Rankings for me:
1. Casino Royale
2. No Time To Die
3. Skyfall (it’s almost a tie for 2)
4. Spectre
5. Quantum of Solace
Really liked how they did that open
You have them ranked exactly as I do. Down to NTTD and Skyfall being tied.
I like how when they toast James at the end, everyone takes a sip of the drink, except Q. He downs the entire glass.
Killing bond was still in my thoughts 3 days later . I was praying for a happy ending and send off . But no . Seen all bond films just , this shook me . Brilliant film and reaction. 👌
Gotta say, felt the same. The movie was in my head for a few days. I need to rewatch without editing and having a reaction to it. 🤙🤘🤣
I want an entire Paloma movie of her being awkward and excited to be a spy while also being an absolute badass and I will not rest until I get it.
This one is my favorite of the 5. I have studied bond since i was 7 years old, and this as a bond fan is what i really wanted in this film. great review guys
Thank you and thank you for watching! We thought it was great.
I went to see No Time to Die at the cinema 5 weeks ago. Great film. Daniel Craig's best Bond movie since Casino Royale. I broke down and cried when Bond died at the end. I am going to miss Daniel Craig as James Bond. He was such an excellent James Bond.
He was fantastic!
I like these guys, especially Mason he reminds me of me, sharing films I love with friends and wanting them to enjoy them as much as I do!
If it wasn't for him, Andrew and would've have even watched him. 🤙 We were all invested! And glad we didn't have the wait 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I saw the first Craig movie in theaters back in 2006 when I was 15. He was my 007 and this last one was a great send-off to the best Bond ever. Tears at the ending every time.
Agreed! And Very emotional ending. 🤙
Satisfying conclusion to Craig's story as Bond. Also the only (I think???) Bond to have a definitive ending to their story (unless you count Connery's Never Say Never Again?)
I thought so to. I know hated it, but we liked it. 🤙
If you realize, when they separate in the train at the beginning, her last sign it´s put a hand in her belly. Her last thought in that moment was... that she was already pregnant of James.
The biggest compliment you can pay Daniel Craig is … he was a fantastic bond .. and I think the best of all of them. 👍👌
No gonna lie; them using the song "We Have All The Time In The World" in this film brought me to tears in the cinema. Never been affected by a Bond movie like that before.
5/5 for me!!!! Spectacular movie.
1. Casino Royale
2- No Time to Die
3- Skyfall
4- Spectre
5- Quantum of Solace
Boom! 🔥🔥
I agree accept Spectre was my bottom rung..... More noticable trying to rewatch. Stylistically it was better than Quantum..... But it's flat, poorly conceived and boring.... Where as quantum was 50% decent and 50% a hot mess.
For me this one was BEST...but the others are like you
Agree 🔥🔥💪💪💯💯
I get why people think Spectre is better than Quantum of solace.... But upon rewatch..... Quantum has redeemable qualities, which overtake the only redeemable qualities about Spectre. It's stylish looking. It's really really not rewatchable..... It's the only legitimately boring Daniel Craig era Bond film.... With the most cringy third act since the camp era of Bond
This movie is AWESOME! I love everything about it and all the characters are great. And yes, that’s included our new 007!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Went to the cinema with my dad to see this. Loved it. Even though James Bond, Leiter and Blofeld are gone, and it was a meaningful conclusion, I hope we see M, Q, Tanner and Moneypenny again.
That would be cool
Farewell to Daniel Craig’s era of bond. How I rank the Craig series:
1. Skyfall (10/10)
2. Casino Royale (9/10)
3. No Time To Die (8/10)
4. Spectre (7/10)
5. Quantum Of Solace (6.5/10)
🔥🔥🔥
So I saw this at the cinema when it was released, and the whole way through I was teling myself "Daniel Craig's Bond DOES NOT get a happy ending". But the virus reveal during the end fight was just TOO heartbreaking
Saw this movie 3 times in theaters every time I shed a tear at the end. Thank you Daniel Craig you’re my all time favorite Bond. Connery is still the GOAT
Very emotional ending!
I finally watched this movie, loved it, and watched your video right after. So beautiful and amazing story
After Knives Out, it was really cool to see Daniel Craig and Ana De Armas together again; plus she was awesome in her part in this.
Ahhh that's right! They were together in that movie.
The greatest Bond of all time, big shoes to fill for the next Bond!
Agreed!
1- Skyfall
2- Casino Royale
3- No Time to Die
4- Spectre
5- Quantum of Solace
Thank you Daniel Craig :)
🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
If Casino Royale was the perfect introduction to the Daniel Craig James Bond (or all james bond in general), No time to die was the perfect conclusion !!
I'll let here some of the best james bond films (In my opinion) that I think you guys should react to ^^ :
-Goldfinger : a classic
-On her majesty's secret service : same
-Live or let die : really underated
-The spy who loved me : the best of Roger Moore
-For your eyes only : the second best of Roger Moore
-Octupussy : a really surprising enjoyable ride
-The living dayligths & License to kill : The only two Timothy Dalton but they both kick-ass
-Goldeneye : The only Pierce Brosnan enjoyable and probably one of the best bond
I would agree on NTTD is a great conclusion to DC Bond. We will see what we can do. 🤙
Something I love about the Daniel Craig Bond movies is actually something that I love about the DCEU movies. The criticisms of each movie's plot in the real world become the inspiration for the follow-up entry's story. The real-world public is holding these charcters accountable to their story arcs, and those deconstructions become the foundation of character development to build the next entry's conflict around. That's the only commonality, the two film franchises are otherwise incomparable.
It's almost as if MI6 is hot or cold on Bond depending on if Daniel Craig was hot or cold on "doing another James Bond movie" during the promotional tours of the last one. There's a very subtle sense of Behind-The-Scenes passive aggression (which is damn good artistry, they USED it - take notes, Disney Lucasfilm) throughout the movies, if you follow it.
The real world component is always a great add.
It’s a fantastic one but that ending always pulls the heart strings
Agreed!
Badd medicine you are simply the best critic out there! Not to mention it’s fun to watch and listen to all your reactions.👍
Judith, you are too kind! We appreciate it! Thank you for the support. 🤙
DC's Bond got so much love because he was first , since Sean Connery , who absolutely nailed it. Now when someone will say James Bond ,people will think about Daniel Craig as much as Sean Connery, and he was The James Bond , up until now. Hats off Mr Daniel Craig, you have taken the mantle and in the best possible way. We salute you 👏👏👏
Well said! 🤙🤙🤙🤙
@@BaddMedicine thank you, and btw you guys are hugely entertaining, I reckon you'll break 100k by June 22, easily.You are sincere in your reactions and that's what is and will continue to get you growing fan base. I'm hooked 😁👌
Thank for the kind words. 100k by then would be fantastic! So I hope you're right. 😁🤘
Just to put it into perspective...
This is the first time a James Bond 007 had died in 68 years of the franchise going on (Films + Books).
Watched this in the cinema. Drove home in total shock. Got home and poured myself a scotch. To James 🥃
This movie was on my mind for 3 days. So I feel ya on that 🤙
This was a perfect send off for Daniel Craig and tying up his entire run! The supporting actors all delivered but special shout out to Ana de Armas who brought such sparkling charm to her action-packed cameo
PS - there are way too many callbacks - one is the Aston Martin V8 was originally in The Living Daylights, another is that line "We have all the time in the world" was what James said at the end of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
Well said here!
A superb review . I saw NTTD 15 times in the cinemas in India and each time I enjoyed it more. Daniel Craig is my favourite Bond and will miss him for sure. It was great revisiting the scenes too. Much appreciated.
Impressive! 15x?! That's awesome! Yes, we thought it was great, we have nit picks, but still loves it. Thank you and thanks for watching.
Took me ages to see that one, and I have to say it was great. I never thought I would ever cry over Daniel Craig.
its shite. Could be one of the worst bond films ever made
I really enjoyed your reaction series to Daniel Craig’s Bond movies. Was great to see your thoughts and it was such a cool throwback. Thank you for that!! :)
Daniel Craig was the Bond with whom I grew up with and the ending of No time to die left me with a lot of thoughts and I couldn’t quite handle it for some time. And I totally agree with you, the soundtrack of Hans Zimmer has extremely affected the movie in the most positive way.
Nevertheless, Craig has given Bond’s character the opportunity to develop and I like that we see him as a very vulnerable and broken person. I also liked that we’ve had so much more insights of the “classic” Bond characters, like Q and Moneypenny.
I’m very curious how the producers will re-start the franchise.
Thank you and thank you for watching. And well said. We liked the more serious tone DC's Bond had. Thought it was a great element to have him more human. And really on he wasn't exactly perfect which was great too! 🤙🤙
Great reaction as always, lads!
Thank you and thank you for watching!
I have a lot of mixed feelings on that ending, on one hand I can understand why Bond would choose to stay on that island rather than risk exposing Madeleine or their daughter to the nanobots; but one the other hand I’m pretty sure Q could have figured out an antidote and they could have just kept Bond in isolation until then. Or the watch alone could have/should have shorted out the nanobots. Honestly would it have killed them to let this Bond just have a happy ending with his “wife” and daughter because out of all the Bonds he’s had the most tragedy and heartbreak. Also that ending pretty much goes against everything Flemming wrote the character to be, as in Bond always gets away. After killing all of Spectre for his revenge, I’m still confused on Safin’s whole plan. He had a creepy obsession with Madeleine and knew pretty much everything about her; he knew she loved Bond, knew she she was pregnant, knew she had his child, and knew where to find her in London. It almost seemed like he was jealous she loved Bond and not him because in Safin’s mind he and James are so similar, so he seemed jealous of the her loving Bond, then having a child together; even the scientist makes mention of that when Safin brings Madeleine and Mathilde to the island, he says something like “welcome to you and your family” and gestures to Madeleine. I think he really just wanted to keep Madeleine in the hopes she’d fall in love with him or he’d force her to fall in love with him. Zimmer’s soundtrack is phenomenal, the Matera, Square Escape, and Final Ascent are beautiful and probably my favorite pieces. Aside from the ending I’d give the movie a solid 8.
Someone mentioned the EMP watch and how that should've taken out the nanobots. Thought that was interesting. And agreed on those tracks! Square escape is badass & final ascent is absolutely fantastic.
5/5 for me to! This was done with style and great care for the franchise.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Thank you guys for reaction to my fav Franchise of all time (Marvel is close). The Movie had lots of references. The set design of the island was meant to look simmilar to Dr. NO. (i think Safin is the modern version of Dr. NO). When Bond visited Blofeld he drove the Aston Martin V8 Saloon (badass car btw) from the movie with Timmothy Doltan's James Bond "Living Daylights". I think they did that because the tone of Timmothy Doltan was always simmilar to Danials serious Bond. They also used music from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and when Bond visited Vespers grave the music of Casino Royale played. In my opinion this movie is a worthy ending to Danial Craigs Bond aera. I would Rank the Craig Bonds like this: #1 Skyfall / Casino Royale > #2 No Time to Die > #3 Spectre > #4 Quantum of Solace.
I loved the score for the film by Zimmer, thought it was done really good. Movie was fire ending was sad I almost dropped a tear..... almost lol
🤘🤘🤙🤙
Seeing Bond visit Vespers grave is like Bond visiting tracey😭😭
I think Safin was the only thing I am strongly conflicted with. Rami is like my top three favorite actors working rn. So the fact he wasn’t in it that much and his motivation was lacking was kind of a bummer. But overall he killed every scene he was in. Probably the most unnerving villain in Craig’s era next to Silva
I do wish they gave him more of a thread throughout the movie instead of beginning and end
I loved this movie. Your guy’s reactions are great 🙌🏼
Then you and thank you for watching! 🤙
Rami Malek is one of my favourite actors now ever since i watched Mr Robot, so it was awesome to see him in a Bond movie
Best final James bond movie ever.good bye James bond you will be missed
DC was great as Bond.
Great bond reactions are practically non-existent. Thank you for finally giving us some guys. Well done, highly entertaining 👏👏 gained a new sub
Much appreciated 🤙 and thanks for checking that one out.
Best Bond Movie ever...thank you for your wonderful critic...and yeah daniel craig was good..but rami malek was awesome creepily good , my only bad point was, that he wasnt long enough shown in the movie
Thank you for watching🤙
I just want to add to what you were saying about the music. Hans Zimmer used snippets of I think every Bond actor from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. for example, in there scene where M and Bond are talking by the Themes, a song from Dr. No (first ever Bond film) is playing. What I loved about this film is that they had a little bit of each Bond in it. It's a callback but at the same time a tribute.
Even in this reaction video, watching his death is tough. As you guys said, been watching Bond since I was a kid and Craig has been Bond for half my life. So yeah, it's tough. I mean there were rumors and a reviewer made a vague reference to Harrison Ford/The Force Awakens prior to my first viewing. Even still, I was like, "No...no, they're not gonna do that." And they did.
I have a love, and a bit of a hate relationship with this movie. It's not the ending I wanted. I mean you want to leave the theater, end the movie, and close Craig's run with a positive vibe. But as Billie Eilish sings in the opening song, "Life is far away from fair," and sometimes CIA/MI-6 agents really don't come home, but still. * sighs *
I get it. It's tough. I'm surprised they did it too. But didn't mind it. But I do see why don't wouldn't like it. 🤙
Norway does look beautiful there. That’s because it was filmed in Aviemore in Scotland.👌
Of course. Lol 🤷🏻♂️🤣
I’ve loved seeing ye react to Craig bond. Sad to see it end. Sad to see Daniel finish as well. Been watching him the last 15 years
Thank you and thank you for watching. We got invested pretty quick. It is bittersweet. 🤙
This movie was incredible, absolutely loved it...felt crushed seeing Bond die at the end but still a beautiful way to end Daniel Craig's arc as Bond. For little Easter eggs and that I'm not sure if most people know this but the scene where Bond strangles Blofeld in Belmarsh prison is exactly how Bond kills Blofeld while in a fit of rage in the novelisation of You Only Live Twice...without the Nanobots obviously.
Good tid bit. We loved it to. We do understand why some didn't, but we loved it.
Spectacular reaction! I thought this was an amazing film and one of the best for 2021.
Thank you and we would agree. 🤙🤙🤙
In the 58 year at the time when No time to Die was being filmed or in Post Production, the bond producers BB and MGW fired the original composer Dan Romer, Cary F. Used in him in the majority of his stuff he has directed. The producers didn’t like the music he was created for the film and it was decided to bring Hans Zimmer in at the 11th hour because they needed it scored, he’d composed the music in like month and half in it’s entirety. There’s a documentary called the The sound of 007, you all should check it out. It was great!! Another side note, this to diamond Dave, so you hear a musical cue in the track “I’ll be right back” it was used in during the car chase in Batman Begins, it was originally composed by Hans Zimmer for a Film called Black Rain back in 1989, film came out in 1989, so Hans Zimmer has been using this cue for over 30 years and it still has the emotional weight and even sounds better now with musical upgrades since he first wrote. Also Hans is self taught.
I don't know why the producers will take so many years to hire Hans Zimmer for this saga, his music brings a great bonus to the scenes. Hopefully they will continue to hire him for the next movies and be a regular musician in the saga, as were John Barry or David Arnold after Barry in the Pierce Brosnan era.
I hope so. Lol everyone should that can afford him. 🤙🤙🤙🤣🤣
Movie deserves a Grammy‼️
It was fantastic!
Daniel Craig is the BEST
He was awesome as Bond.
My first 007 movie was Goldeneye, and playing n64. this is how I got hooked on 007.
I chucked a sickie day from work to see Casino Royale in cinemas the very first session on release day...I was so cut after this movie, the missus hugged me after we had watched it hahah.
That continuous one shot staircase scene just blew my mind. I love and hate this movie.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 end of an era. And yeah, the scene was crazy!
Yes! You’re watching it! Looking forward to this one!!!
Oh yeah! It was great! I know some didn't like it and have some good perspective, but we enjoyed it.
I was in tears in theatres.
Mason Quinn said he saw the same with others at the theater.
I just noticed her grabbing her stomach when James puts her on the train!
"I'll tell you all my secrets" most likely was she was pregnant and wanted James to completely moved on from Vesper before she told him.
It was. You're spot on. 🤙
Love this movie
🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Great vídeo ! Wonderfull movie ! Congrats from Brazil 👏
Thank you and thanks for watching! Much appreciated! And hello Brazil! 🤙
The writers and producers literally said, "Screw it, we're going there" and chucked the formula out the window. Honestly, besides Bond dying, I am okay with it. I mean, would I like to go more back to formula for the next Bond film? Yes, but for this final chapter I was mostly okay with it. Again, besides Bond dying, that's still a tough pill. I mean I'm more okay with after rewatching and sitting on it more, but still, it's hard.
Safin letting Mathilde go didn't sit right with me the first time. However, rewatching several times now and thinking it over, it kind of makes sense and is in character. I mean Safin let Madeleine go when he freed her from the ice in the beginning of the movie. Also, Safin understands Mathilde won't ever like or accept him at that moment. I mean I'm sure a lot of people haven't liked and judged him throughout his life.
Yeah, maybe that was like a callback of sorts
Not just Dark Knight. There’s also beautiful inspiration taken from Backdraft too when the ship is sinking and I love the irony of that because that’s a fire themed film but here it’s inverted for the scene of Felix drowning.
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Zimmer is great!
I watched this Bond movie in the theatre with my dad. Leading up to the release, we watched all 4 movies as we hadn't seen any (I saw Quantum of Solace a LONG time ago tho). I was dressing up to go to the theatre, put on black sweater, and then a dumb thought came to my mind: Should I wear a suit jacket to the movie? lol
But then I remembered that one of the posters for NTTD showed Bond in a cool tactical knit-sweater (the one he wears in the finale). i realized that my black sweater was already a good match lol
I had a blast watching this movie. Never expected to tear up/cry at a Bond movie but here we are.
Craig's run of Bond films has been fantastic. Looking forward to seeing him in Knives Out 2. Also, Paloma and Nomi movie when?? lol
hahaha the sweater works! Yup, emotional end and also looking forward to KO2.
I really enjoyed this movie, perfect ending to this run of movies. Cried my ass off
Very emotional end. The general census seems to be people loved it or hated it. 🤣 Cool to see everyone's perspectives on it.
My list
1. Skyfall 🔥🔥💪💯 great
2. No time to die💯💯❤🔥 perfect
3. Casino Royale💪💯🔥💪 amazing
4. Spectre✌✌ okay
5. Quantum of Solace🤕🤕 ouch
Boom! 🤘
Love story
Madeleine is magnificent…
She did great!
The woods scene might be my favorite scene in any Bond film.
That was a fantastic sequence and the cinematography during that was insanely great!
@@BaddMedicine I just loved how he was in full rage mode and protecting those he loves.
Daniel Craig= best bond ever 💯
It’s been more than 3 months watching you guys review No time to die.
I love you guys!
It’s really amazing how Answer and Diamond who had no idea about Daniel’s JB movies, started with Casino Royale and were blown away by his acting and became such huge fans!
Now a lot of say, that Barbara Broccoli & Michael G Wilson tried too much of the ‘contemporary bond’ formula.
I think that’s not right, it was 2006 and movies were made paying huge respect to physics & related laws lol and showed a young bond started right off with 00 status
What they did to the franchise is to tell a story of an Agent who uses skill & mind to serve his country.
From being absolutely reckless to emotionally selfless
I so wish they had done a few more movies with Daniel.
I also believe it’s about time they stopped the franchise for movies.
Choose a full length TV show, we audience would get a broader picture of the James Bond Universe. I’m sure books have a lot characters.
Thank you for watching and the support! We appreciate it! And yeah, only regret is not giving these a chance sooner, but better late than never. 🤘