The end of the pre-title sequence of The Living Daylights is an underrated showcase of Bond at his most efficient and self-assured. From surviving an explosives-rigged truck plunging off a cliff to steering a flaming parachute onto a yacht, the sequence is as slick as it is inventive. What really sells it, though, is Timothy Dalton’s confidence and charm. As he informs headquarters that he will be “an hour late,” he casually amends it to “two,” punctuating the line with a sly smile as he’s handed a drink by a bikini-clad woman clearly taken with her unexpected guest. It’s a perfect mic-drop moment to kickoff a Bond movie title sequence.
April 21, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC
James Bond and Fatima Blush throw sexual innuendos at each other when they first meet in Never Say Never Again and eventually sleep together on a scuba diving boat. This line and a few others like it are perfect examples of this unofficial James Bond movie essentially trying too hard to mimic an official James…
