50 years of 007 so are you all set for a day of global Bonding?
NOBODY ever arrives late for the start of a James Bond film. With box office receipts over five decades showing the equivalent of half the world’s population have thrilled to 007’s exploits in cinemas from Alaska to Christchurch, any true fan knows well the most eye-popping sequence is always right at the beginning.
While this heart-pounding minute has morphed and transformed over the decades, even the first film, Dr No — released 50 years ago on Oct 5, 1962, set the tone for a very different kind of hero manufactured for a new generation.
