James Bond Comes to Netflix Instant

I’m a James Bond fan. Everyone should be. I remember my dad first telling me that I’d like Bond movies when I was “old enough,” and they sounded like they were tailor made for me: spies, gadgets, explosions? The girl stuff wasn’t interesting just yet (not old enough, remember?), but I wanted to see these movies.

I forget how old I was when I first saw a Bond movie. I’m pretty sure it was Thunderball. I’m also certain that half or 75% of the innuendo sailed right past me. I was there for one thing and one thing alone: gadgets. Action. Awesomeness. (I guess that’s three things, actually . . .)

And since that first Bond film, I’ve watched them all. Numerous times. I’ve been able to evaluate new Bonds against old Bonds, contrast the title songs, evaluate the gadgets. I look forward to when I’ll be able to introduce TRC to James Bond–but he’s not old enough yet. 🙂

This is all just to say that DID YOU KNOW OLD SCHOOL CONNERY BOND IS AVAILABLE ON INSTANT WATCH NOW?

What are you still doing reading this blog post? You should be watching them right this instant. Denisa and I watched Dr. No Saturday evening. It had been a while since I saw it. My thoughts?

Action movies have changed quite a bit over the years.

It was slower paced than I’d like. The gadgets weren’t awesome. At all. (Non-existent, really.) But the glimmers of the Bond I know and love are there. The theme song. The car. Moneypenny. Martinis. As I explained it to Denisa, it all had to start somewhere.

Dr. No isn’t my favorite Bond. But it’s a great start to the series. If you haven’t seen any vintage Bonds, you owe it to yourself to watch them.

I look forward to watching more in the days to come.