Show-stopping stunts have long been as important to the James Bond movie formula as gadgets, villains, and the appropriate amount of workday martinis. While the early Connery movies didn’t emphasize such stunts quite as much as future installments did, audiences soon came to expect in the 1970s to see Bond put his life on the line in some incredible stunt sequence for queen, country, and our entertainment.
While other action franchises have certainly raised the bar for film stunts since then, there is a charm to the best Bond stunts that can’t easily be replicated. They’re conceptually creative, they’re often done practically, and they have gradually helped shape the considerable mythology of the world’s greatest spy. They’re as stylish as an expertly tailored suit and as dangerous as an assignment from M. These are the best James Bond stunts ever.
10. The Big Dam Bungee...
While other action franchises have certainly raised the bar for film stunts since then, there is a charm to the best Bond stunts that can’t easily be replicated. They’re conceptually creative, they’re often done practically, and they have gradually helped shape the considerable mythology of the world’s greatest spy. They’re as stylish as an expertly tailored suit and as dangerous as an assignment from M. These are the best James Bond stunts ever.
10. The Big Dam Bungee...
- 5/4/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
This is nothing short of absolute and utter madness….and brilliance. Ross Kananga is the stunt man who bounded across a bunch of bad ass Crocodiles in Live And Let Die. And he didn’t get it in one take. In fact he took a few goes to get it right. How he didn’t lose a leg or worse is beyond me as the Crocs seemed to be getting more aware each time he decided to do a hope skip and a jump. This is one of the greatest behind the scenes videos you are Ever likely to see, regardless of what you think of Bond. Incidentally, while searching for locations in Jamaica, the crew discovered a crocodile farm owned by Ross Kananga, after passing a sign warning that "trespassers will be eaten." The farm was put into the script and also inspired Mankiewicz to name the film's villain after Kananga.
- 11/19/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
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