Bernard Lee, Daniela Bianchi, Desmond Llewelyn

Bond is back -- and so are the bullets, beauties and bad guys! You'll be shaken &NFi;and&NFi_; stirred by Sean Connery's second outing as James Bond, which has him paying the price for his previous ad...( read more  read more... )venture when SPECTRE lured him into a deadly trap to avenge the death of Dr. No. Will Bond's mission to find a Russian coding machine be his last? Don't bet the bank on it!

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PG, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Terence Young

Release Date: December 31, 1963

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006

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  • September 23, 2009
    Could be the best Bond film ever, it?s neck and neck with Goldfinger for me. It does have the best song though!
  • May 27, 2009
    Shadowy criminal organisation SPECTRE plan to play the Russians and British secret service off against each other to obtain a strategically important decoding machine. The recent "reinvention" of Bond was really more of a process of going back to the roots of the franchise. The g...( read more)ritty, no-nonsense almost amoral tone of Bond was already in place at a very early stage and this is one of the best examples. Connery had eased nicely into the part and here shows the easy charm and tough guy charisma that enabled him to make the part his own and he shares a charming relationship with the lovely Daniela Bianchi rather than the cynical misogyny of the later films. There are also great turns from Pedro Armendariz as his Turkish sidekick and especially Robert Shaw as a sociopathic hired killer; he occupies all the best scenes, in particular the brutal showdown between he and Bond on a train. It does have its weaknesses; SPECTRE's head honchos with their clumsy exposition, silly accents and insistence on telling their entire plan to the audience are straight out of Austin Powers, the final scene is corny as hell and the cinematography is quite poor. But if you can get past the awkward opening scenes, Bond's (eventual) appearance is well worth waiting for. One of the best of the original Bond series.
  • January 6, 2009
    This is what a perfect Bond film is. The sequel to Dr. No finds Bond in Turkey at the behest of a Soviet stenographer (Daniela Bianachi) who is offering the superspy a decoding device. What is actually happening is a well planned operation by SPECTRE to get the east and the west ...( read more)in a conflict that will allow them to take over. Robert Shaw also stars as SPECTE's secret weapon.

    From Russia with Love further developed the Bond film. Dr. No was the foundation and this film was built upon the basic scenario of Bond having a mission to save the world. Connery further develops the Bond role that would be the standard for the next forty years.
  • December 15, 2008
    Most likely one of my least favourite Bond movies. This one just didn't interest me as much, it didn't pull me in like it should have.
  • November 13, 2008
    Tatiana: The mechanism is... Oh James, James... Will you make love to me all the time in England?
    James Bond: Day and night. Go on about the mechanism.

    James Bond's second outing. One of the best Bond stories of them all. One of the best Bond villains of them all. And one of the...( read more) best Bond fights of them all. The best Bond movie in terms of providing a solid spy thriller story structure, mixed with Bond style charm and action. And you have Robert Shaw in ultra cool mode as a SPECTRE assassin who is Bond's match.

    Red Grant: The first one won't kill you; not the second, not even the third... not till you crawl over here and you KISS MY FOOT!

    Sean Connery as James Bond still plays things very cool, even with all the danger he gets surrounded in, and there is even time for a hot gypsy woman fight.

    The plot surrounds Bond attempting to find a secret decoder that could upset world order while the evil organization known as SPECTRE does their best to stop him.

    Bond has to travel to various places including Istanbul, make some sexy contacts, and stay alive through various boat and helicopter chases, while keeping himself looking cool throughout.

    The movie is very well made, a ton of fun, and full of memorable moments and the wonderful Bond score by John Barry.

    James Bond: Pardon me, do you have a match?
    Kerim's Chauffeur: I use a lighter.
    James Bond: Better still.
    Kerim's Chauffeur: Until they go wrong.
    James Bond: Exactly.
  • November 6, 2009
    saw the new and the old
  • November 2, 2009
    a solid effort from Connery
  • October 26, 2009
    I don't remember if I've watched this one back in the day or not
  • October 21, 2009
    Action scenes have improved from "Dr. No." The espionage and counter-espionage storyline was fun and interesting.

    What?s hilarious: Rosa Klebb?s villainous lesbianism; how seriously everyone takes the gypsy catfight; Krilenku?s actor being utterly unconvincing as a coldblooded k...( read more)iller (it?s the moustache); how the ?infrared? lens consists of putting a red filter on the camera and shooting through it; Bond?s bad puns (?she should?ve kept her mouth shut?); how ridiculously long it took for the helicopter to drop a grenade on Bond?s truck; the helicopter and barrels that had a tendency to explode; Rosa Klebb's fighting

    What?s cool: The opening bit before the credits; the opening credits; the fancy chess tournament setup; Bond throwing his hat onto the hat stand; the film?s title drop; Kerim Bey?s geniality; Red Grant?s icy demeanor and his convincing playacting at being a SMERSH agent; the boat chase near the end
  • September 25, 2009
    Who doesn't like Sean!

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