I was turned down by both American and Eastern interests, so now they’ll regret that decision. Dr. No is directed by Terence Young and features a screenplay co-adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood & Berkely Mather from Ian Fleming's novel. The cast includes Sean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord & John Kitzmiller. Monty Norman composed the music, with cinematography by Ted Moore. This is where it all started, what was once—before Harry Potter came along—the most successful film series ever made. James Bond became a name associated with sophisticated spies, crazy villains, beautiful women, exciting places, gadgets, cars and romance. Ian Fleming's novels were popular toward the end of 1961, but producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman faced resistance from studios. It wasn’t an easy path, even after it was released; the film received mixed reactions, but positive word-of-mouth and criticism from both the Vatican and the Kremlin helped make it a surprise success in 1962/63. The film earned £60 million worldwide on a budget of just £1 million. The story follows Connery’s Bond as he travels to Jamaica to look into the disappearance of agent Strangways (Timothy Moxon). He discovers a murder investigation and clues point towards the mysterious Dr. No (Wiseman), who lives on Crab Quay island, a place locals consider cursed. Bond has to be careful as he gets closer to the truth because there are many obstacles in his way and not everyone is trustworthy. This leads to Mr. Bond getting involved with attractive women, risking his life, making friends, creating enemies, and generally being an impressive anti-hero. SPECTRE stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. There were alterations from the original book, and some compromises were necessary to get a certificate allowing younger viewers to see it with an adult. Dr. No is ultimately a fun spy/action movie. Some of the elements that would make Bond such a profitable and beloved series are hinted at, but there’s no sign of the gadgets, tricks or jokes found in many later installments. Here, Bond is simply armed with his Walter PPK 7.65MM pistol, Sunbeam Alpine car, and his courage and cleverness. Several characters who would become important (M, Felix Leiter, Moneypenny) are introduced briefly, and Ursula Andress established the standard for all future Bond girls. Ted Moore’s depiction of Jamaica is beautiful, especially noticeable in the remastered DVD version. Connery is incredibly cool and fearless; the theme song and gun barrel opening are already present, and Terence Young, who directed three of the first four Bond films, keeps things moving quickly and suspenseful as the story builds to a flamethrowing tank, car chases, fights and a truly memorable tarantula scene. It’s quite an introduction, occasionally feeling unsure as it finds its footing, but even if it hadn't been the first James Bond movie, it would still be entertaining spy action regardless. 7.5/10

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