Thunderball Pre title sequence

[@christoph404]

the man playing Bouvar, that is Bob Simmons who was Connery's regular stunt double and fight arranger for all his Bond films, he also was the figure firing the gun in the gun barrel sequences for the first three Bond films, Thunderball was the first wide screen Panavision format Bond film so there had to be a new gun barrel sequence to fit the format so Connery filmed that one and for ever after it was always the Bond actor who appeared in the gun barrel sequence.

[@SuperTed19021]

Now the holy trinity of Errol Flynn (Robin Hood), Christopher Reeve (Superman) and Sean Connery (James Bond) are up there together, sitting on a cloud with arms around their shoulders talking about the glory days of cinema. Heaven gets richer while Earth gets poorer. Thanks for everything, Sean. Hope you and Ian Fleming have a nice eternal chat with a endless martini, of course shaken and *not* stirred.

[@Bends95]

This has got be my favourite Bond film that Connery did..it’s very engaging especially those underwater scenes.

[@e3uphoric51]

I agree, i think this is definitely one of the best bond movies. Imo.

[@garrison6863]

This is one of the best choreographed fights in a Bond film. It might be the best. The only error is the continuity of the flames in the fireplace.

[@StarWarriorCentral]

I find this strangely symbolic of Connery finally getting his own gun barrel scene and beating his stuntman who did it before.

[@TheJMascis666]

President Johnson and guests watched the Thunderball on Saturday 22nd January, 1966 according to the Presidential Diaries.

[@cemonkey1]

And JFK screened "From Russia With Love" the day before leaving for Dallas.

[@hhwe9785]

Who could be the guests I wonder?

[@johnnyzeee5215]

" My dear Colonel Bouvard, I don't think you should have opened that car door by yourself....."

[@alejandrohatrix6335]

Rip Sean Connery the Best James Bond 😭😭😭

[@SuperTed19021]

In my opinion, the holy trinity of 20th century character actors has *now* left us, those other two being Errol Flynn (Robin Hood) and Christopher Reeve (Superman). RIP indeed.

[@isaiahheid9000]

Awesome scene awesome music five stars

[@SchweitzerMan]

Gotta love Bond's intelligence. Only by seeing her open her own car door was he able to realize that Bouvoir was still alive

[@willieholmes1483]

I actually remember seeing this when it debuted! When Bond was putting on the helmet, I thought he was going to be riding a motorcycle. That would have been cool enough. Imagine when it turned out to be a JETPACK!

[@ShmuckOnWheels]

RIP Sir Sean Connery.

[@stevenmorley1639]

One of the best Bond pre-title sequences ever . Even in 2021 , it still looks so cool 😎. Great Combat Diving scenes too.

[@alencode]

Did anyone else notice how cool he turns the corner while running across the roof?

[@normanabdullah6090]

One of the best Bond movie

[@ThinsofWheat]

My fav bond of all time

[@k125catu5]

I laugh really hard when Bond says sincere condolences then he punch him real hard 😂😂😂

[@martinhaigh8345]

4:14 - Bond has forgotten that it's a right-hand drive car, so runs all the way round to get in the driver's door, whilst shouting "hurry" to his passenger who is already in the car. Hurry yourself James!

[@user-fx9jj2xh1n]

In those days, the man opened the door for the woman.

[@jameskennedy4377]

One of my favorite intro's. Other great ones: Goldfinger, OHMSS, TSWLM, TLD, DAD, Casino Royale, and Skyfall.

[@fredriksvard2603]

James Kennedy spell out the titles

[@TA-ht4jo]

@@fredriksvard2603 if you’re a real Bond fan, you know what those titles are.

[@SuperTed19021]

Sean Connery in my eyes is and always be James Bond! Same way Errol Flynn will always be Robin Hood and Christopher Reeve will always be Superman.

[@johnirizarry324]

ruthless does the job .. great intro...

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

This was 52 years ago, where is my jetpack?

[@stanley-fghijk441]

Connery was a savage. Even with men kicking the door down to kill him, he still takes a moment to desecrate the body. Hahahah!

[@GrayFoxROU]

3:29 ! RIP! :))

[@GoldwaterB]

It's the first time Connery was in the gun barrel sequence.

[@e3uphoric51]

And.he does this terrible wobble

[@GoldwaterB]

@@e3uphoric51 Well, not terrible, but he does wobble. Backfire will do that to you, in that pose, so it's pretty realistic. That's probably why they decided to go with that take.

[@e3uphoric51]

@@GoldwaterB You mean recoil? I don't think a gun firing a blank would do much recoil. I bet Sean just needed to do some squats or practice balance lol or lay off the martinissshh

[@GoldwaterB]

@@e3uphoric51 Yes, I meant recoil. I was thinking about the Republican inaction on the stimulus when I typed that.

[@GoldwaterB]

@@e3uphoric51 Yes, I knew he was not shooting a real bullet at the camera. My point was, since recoil will do that to you, Connery's wobble adds to the realism, therefore. Still, it's a difficult move to squat like that and fire a gun, even with blanks. You'd be in an unstable position -- especially if you'd already done several takes like that.

[@speedracer1945]

This was an over the top scene with the water but was cool as he don a jet off the building to his Aston Martin. One blunder was when he put the jet pack in the trunk, the hooded didn't latch but when the water came out it was closed , guess the pressure closed it , still cool .

[@ToureTheGatekeeper]

I like this movie over Never Say Never again.

[@timguccione2009]

_ The Gatekeeper_ Better music in this film too.

[@keatonsafar5215]

That's no woman - that's a MAN, baby!

[@Kpob03]

The only thing Col. Bouvar was killing in this scene was his feet in the high heels

[@gina7288]

I know that feeling but he did well not to ladder his tights.

[@hhwe9785]

BJ/JB is my zip code as a coincidence. So funny!

[@boy18inva]

Is that Bob Simmons as the villain?

[@rocksmeller99]

hopefully not Richard Simmons

[@ChrisPawelski]

Yes it is.

[@ulisclarkjr2129]

Doy Virginia did he ger with the Lady

[@PlasticCow01]

Can you upload it with more audio gain? Fuck!

[@rxmcgree]

Lucky Bond had an opportunity to use those water hoses! If he hadn't used them that much water would have slowed down his Aston quite a lot!

[@JrcardenasCardenas]

La pelea muy buena

[@maldini883]

Could have done without the jet pack. Apart from that one of favourite pre credit sequences.

[@maldini883]

Whys that?

[@ulisclarkjr2129]

Maldini88 why did he open the door?

[@Jurgen123445]

I just realized that he used the jet pack to get into the mansion, too. That's why the distance from mansion to car is so small - the jet pack doesn't have more fuel.

[@yethboth7873]

Couldn't those henchmen just run to the side of the car away from the water spray? lol

[@DavidMumo]

No, they couldn't!!!!!!!!!!

[@jsnl247]

Yeth both zey are french, zey are afraid of water.

[@billolsen4360]

Henchmen are always stupid. When either 007, Marshall Dillon, one of Charlie's Angels or Bruce Willis have to fight a bunch of them, they all approach one at a time so a swift karate kick can or a speeding bullet can be delivered & our heroes win the fight!

[@billolsen4360]

@@jsnl247 Ewww hewww hewww, monsieur!

[@robarnum7180]

the old Bell rocket belt! to this day lots of people STILL don't believe it is real! but us old baby boomers remember it! it flew for 21seconde on a load of fuel! this time the special effects people didn't have to create something awesome they just rented it from Bell !

[@colliric]

This was the first Stunt based Bond opening sequence... NOT The Spy Who Loved Me.

[@isaiahheid9000]

Doesn't Colonel Bouviar work for SPECTRE

[@rclaughlin]

Yes, the Colonel was SPECTRE #6.

[@Capcoor]

Water hoses? They got off cheap.

[@billolsen4360]

Bad guys couldn't shoot straight even in 1965! Just like Imperial Storm Troopers.

[@aidanmercer9422]

3:46 Where the fuck did he get the jet pack from?!!

[@hugodrax71]

he used it to get into the chateau

[@eddiescanduratrains]

what was the song called during the fight?

[@rocksmeller99]

I'd tell you but I don't have the album here with me. I purchased the album when the movie first came out. The music is much better because you don't have all the noise. I guess I'd better look it up online.

[@kennethraun9693]

+John Edward - The Cue is the second track on all soundtrack versions of the movie, labeled as "Chateau Flight" (John Barry)

[@oscillation9814]

It's on KZbin as well... as least when I last checked.

[@niallsimon878]

anybody know the name of the soundtrack in the background??

[@coopersteves]

Chateau fight

[@LastCommodore]

I know this is only a Bond movie, but how did the jet pack just happen to be there on the balcony?

[@cemonkey1]

That's how he got from the chapel to that room before Col Bouvier did. Added an element of surprise for the audience even before the right-cross...

[@slobodanreka1088]

Could you make the dialogue less noisy, please?

[@sudiptoaichbhowmik]

Was that car of Bob Simons in the film was a Mercedes

[@Knucklehead13131]

Jet Pack!!!!!

[@bettyboop65340]

his slip is showing

[@leonardgarcia5320]

Hey guys..let's duck to the side instead of straight into the water jets....

[@keithfulton7691]

ah, the Lincolns. Ode to Kennedy & continue on with Johnson.

[@00Kuja00]

It's a man....MAN! ^^ (Austin Powers)

[@prathapchandran7189]

poor audio quality

[@garysofko]

George Lazenby did a very good job I thought. Any comment?

[@leandrocruz2744]

Great actor. His fight scenes are awesome and the film's final scenes are still the most shocking and moving moment of all james Bond movies. But he was very difficult person to deal with according to Diana Rigg.

[@kenalier]

I disagree heartily but everyone is entitled to their own views

[@rydermccall3590]

That’s a Man baby!

[@magicalrat2864]

austin is a cheap ripoff, this is the original

[@thekeeperofrecords3041]

Transexuality has been around for a while now. Me: What do you mea-

[@Corbomite-ei1ty]

I’m sorry, I’m a Bond fan but I find this film one of the worst. Never understood why so many like it. Boring as hell. Performances phoned in. Aside from the underwater stuff the film looks “dirty”; very contrasty; a “Frankenstein” film. The chopping of frames and bad editing makes the “action” sequences look “Benny Hill” and silly. I’m a heretic, I know.

[@toserveman9317]

Another potato mic.

[@antondemidov6206]

So if a widow open a car door by itself it proves its a man. come on.

[@KorriTimigan]

gustav Mendes You really have to understand it's from a different time. It's likely Bond knew the sort of woman he was trying to be, and that's an elderly one likely born in the early 1900's. Upper class and wealthy, so her opening her own car door would simply not be heard of. It'd be a massive slight against her that nobody would offer, and she'd never dream of doing it. That's the sort of person the he was trying to be, Bond knew this and it sent up a red flag when he did something so out of character. Are people like that nowadays? Probably not, no. But 50 to 100 years they absolutely were.

[@CynicalBastard511]

Sanders/ Warren 2016 What kind of rich widow would open a car by herself when she's paying a man to do the job for her? Besides, the guy was already on his way to open the door for "her" when "she" decided to open by "herself" blowing the disguise completely. Bond is very good at paying attention to the details. The moment he saw that he knew something was up.

[@antondemidov6206]

+Sanders/ Warren 2016  Its still one of my favorite 007 Sean Connery films.

[@canman5060]

It is colonel Duval !

[@Jurgen123445]

A grieving widow accompanied by her sons would probably not open the door herself even in 2018.

[@simontuffen8243]

This is scene is anti-trans.

[@eddieknox9874]

his slip is showing