Dr. No | | Cast : | Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee | | Director : | Terence Young | | Studio : | MGM/UA Video | | Format : | Letterboxed, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | May 08, 1963 | | DVD Released Date : | October 22, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | DR. NO: the Beginning | Content
 | This movie is excellent for those who wish to start a James Bond collection. Although Casino Royale was the original 007 novel of Ian Fleming's and will be remade for the next film in the series, DR. NO is the original adventure in a full motion picture format. For James Bond enthusiasts, there are many interesting websites to consider which contain information, trivia, games, and photographs.
Since the film was released in the United States in 1963, it is a little dated, but the storyline follows the novel more closely than recent films of the series. One example of this shows a patrol boat crew member using a megaphone to give Bond a warning, but when he lowers the device from his mouth, the sound remains at the same volume. This was also the first major acting roll for Scottish born Sean Connery, who in my opinion has given the best Bond performance of all the actors who followed him. Indeed, according to authors Lee Pfeiffer and Philip Lisa of The Incredible World of 007: "His commanding physical presence, rugged good looks, and unique ability to display charm and ruthlessness made Connery an international star overnight."
By introducing audiences to new essentials of film making, it made James Bond movies the blockbuster series that they have become. For instance, the opening sequence shows a view looking through a gun barrel at 007 walking, he then suddenly stops, and shoots directly back at the audience. This was an ingenious concept that set the stage for all future Bond movies to present day. Also, by utilizing Jamaica (rather than the typical cold war era locations of earlier spy thrillers), it added a new element of its own, a tropical flair. Yet, another such example is the use of a villain donning metal hands, who instead of simply shooting 007, delegates dropping a spider into his nemesis' bed in an attempt to eliminate him. Writer Alastair Dougall of James Bond the Secret World of 007 states: "Dr. No's research into radioactivity had had a disastrous side effect - the loss of both of his hands." A final touch that was added to enhance the film was the introduction of Ursula Andress playing the part of Honey Ryder. Her first scene which showed her walking out of the Caribbean Sea onto a beach wearing only a bikini, and a knife was so well liked; it was later used by Halle Berry in the more recent Die Another Day!
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| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2005 | | Summary | Good Start for 007 | Content
| I have all of the bond films on dvd and have started to watch them again in order. And watching this film again was a nice experiance. Sure its not action orientated like the later installments and hell it even feels really slow at some points. I thought the movie would never end and this is one of the shorter ones in the series.Im not going to do a summary of any of the movies considering lots of people have already done that im just going to review parts of it. For starters is Sean Connery, he was just the perfect actor that was picked to play James Bond, he is a cold-blooded killer but at the same time a gentleman and he pulls off both nicely. The character of Honey Rider is a nice edition to the film although she is not in it for about the first hour, but that first shot of her coming out of the sea is memorable. One problem this film had was the villian Dr. No. He is a great villian but the first time we see him is about 90 mins in to the film, so for the earlier parts its just lowsy henchmen. I dont care for this films action sequences to much nothing to great there, what this film has is the acting and it is done really well. The meeting with Bond and Dr. No is a conversation that makes your eyes glued to the screen. All toghether a great start for Bond, thankfully the films would eventually get better but this one was more just to set up the series. I recommend it to anyone who is interested at the origins of the action icon. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 28, 2005 | | Summary | started the genre | Content
| This is a very entertaining movie, which contains all the ingredients which would later become unavoidable in all James Bond flicks: mad scientist on a deserted island with a small private army and a plan to dominate the world, beautiful but helpless bond girl, and lots of snappy dialogues interspersed with car chases and fights.
Though the ending is a but too easy, the buildup in the first three quarters of the movie creates an absorbing atmosphere and keeps you interested. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 15, 2005 | | Summary | Not bad for beginners (from a non-Bond fan) | Content
| I remember seeing GOLDENEYE when it first came to theaters. It was the only James Bond movie I had ever seen in theaters. It was also the only James Bond movie I had ever seen all the way through. I was in a tiny minority of people in the audience that night who did not like the movie. But everyone I was with said it was the best James Bond movie thus far. Well, for years after that, I had decided that if GOLDENEYE was the best, then I certainly did not need to see any more of them.
However, in the last few years I've been hearing from other people that the old ones with Sean Connery (and even a few of the old ones with Roger Moore) are much better, and that I should start there before I just throw the towel in on the whole James Bond series. So, I rented DR. NO and sat down to watch it. For the most part I was pleased. I thought it was more enjoyable (and even much more believable) than GOLDENEYE. Expecting the acting to be as cheesy as the typical action movie of that era, I was pleasantly surprised to find the performances well above the action-movie standard.
But I must warn the non-Bond fans. If you're brand new to the James Bond films (as I am for the most part) - all the aforementioned compliments aside - this film is very slow in many parts. (I didn't even watch it in one sitting.) It has as many exciting parts (if not more) as boring parts, but the boring parts are still there.
Still, I am pleased to say that I was intrigued enough to want the watch the second James Bond movie, and I anticipate just as enjoyable a film, if not more so. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2005 | | Summary | Pretty good but kind of boring | Content
| I know that this movie was made in 1962 but there was barely even a plot and it was pretty boring too. Eventhough the movie seems boring its still a must have and watch for bond fans so when I saw this movie I heard that it had a weird song called underneath the mango tree and another weird song called three blind mice now that's weird. The way that Dr.No dies has got me confused all the way now that I know how he did and the bond girl in this flim Honey Ryder comes out of the ocean singing underneath the mango tree it was weird of her singing it but she's still a great bond girl. I know this flim may sound weird but you must buy it for DVD you won't regret it. |
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