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10 Things I Learned by watching Dr. No.


1) James Bomd does not like to share his escape boat with strangers.
2) Never try to overtake a tank (that has a flamethrower) with a handgun (even if you have James Bond on you side)
3) Always answer James Bond's questions (e.g. Where are they hiding the girl prisoner?) otherwise he will punch your face in and leave you unconscious so you will die when your hideout explodes.
4) Collecting seashells can fetch you 50 bones a shell in California.
5) ......

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4) Collecting seashells can fetch you 50 bones a shell in California.

Miami, not California.
Another lesson..if you're taken captive by someone bent on world domination, don't drink the coffee you're given in 1st class accommodations style...it's drugged! Are you that stupid? Seriously?!?!?

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i never learned anything

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I learned that Professor Dent had his six!

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I learned that filmmakers in 1962 had no real understanding how nuclear reactors worked.

A manual wheel control to control the reactor?
If Dr. No was so good at controlling radiation why was the swamp radioactive?

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Almost every reactor in existence will have a manual control for raising or lowering control rods in case of electrical loss, and it's almost always a wheel.



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A hearse can routinely outcorner, outaccelerate, and outhandle a British sports car such as a Sunbeam.

Hearses randomly explode from the passenger compartment when going over a cliff.

There is a large population of Chinese living on Jamaica, particularly those that are half white or half black.

If your covert operation is blown, you typically just leave the cover exposed without removing the radio or other communication equipment.



Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death.

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If your covert operation is blown, you typically just leave the cover exposed without removing the radio or other communication equipment.


Can you do me a favor and elaborate on this one? Thanks.

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There is a large population of Chinese living on Jamaica, particularly those that are half white or half black.
Actually, there are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Jamaicans
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I learned that nobody has died from Puss Fellers cooking... yet... lol

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5. Robot hands, which can crush a stone statue, are somehow incapable of gripping onto a piece of metal

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Dr. No's Crab Key HQ has the same interior architect as the Fort Knox vault in Goldfinger.

I know Pinewood is acclaimed for 007, it just makes me smile that the same exact set was used both times with minimal difference.

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When planning to infiltrate a top secret island where being discovered means instant death, be sure to wear a red shirt so bright that it could be seen from outer space.

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5) If you're a villain and catch a spy who could ruin your world domination plot, don't kill him. Just take him as a prisoner.

6) If you take the spy as your prisoner, make sure to put him in a room with a window, so he can easyly escape.

7) When you work with a black partner, it is totally natural to ask him to "go and get my shoes".

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Re: #7

HA!
That's what I was going to tell the OP of "What a Racist Movie" thread earlier this morning, but I got distracted by a bunch of other nonsense that user has posted.

Possibly the funniest, most anachronistic line in the whole movie.
I think I might have to change my signature.


"Go and fetch my shoes!"


You Fill Me with Inertia.

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No photographer has died licking a flashbulb before putting it in the camera. But maybe someone doing something that stupid should.

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