Bond was, above all else, a killer-not quite as sexy or sophisticated as he was in the films. Most were either shot or killed with his bare hands. In the book, Bond struggled with guilt over the many people he'd killed-and they were NOT killed in crazy and exotic ways like they were in most of the movies.

CASINO ROYALE was the first book and Bond was his most human in it. Fans of Ian Fleming usually twitch with disgust at even hearing the title of this god-awful film-thank goodness someone FINALLY wanted to do the Fleming novel some justice! In the books, Bond was a bourbon drinking, chain-smoking assassin. It was purported to be a comedy, though practically none of the film was funny and like YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, the plot was impossible to follow and bore no similarity to the book. While some of the characters were retained, the movie was an abysmal mess-a very high budget and confusing mess. Sadly, in a few cases (such as YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE), about the only similarity between the books and the movies were the titles! In fact, the original CASINO ROYALE was a horrid film in practically every way except for the music. While some of the Bond films have been a lot of fun, most have practically nothing to do with the great Ian Fleming novels. The recently revamped “Your movies and shows” section shows everything that’s available on YouTube.For many years, I have longed to see a James Bond series actually based on the books. Similarly, users can navigate to the “Library” tab on Android and iOS. On the web, you can access directly at /watchbond, or navigate to the “Movies & Shows” tab on living room devices. The James Bond movies will be available to watch for the entirety of December and feature ads except for those that subscribe to YouTube Premium. YouTube has included a documentary, as well as the two non-Eon films. The latter actor’s Die Another Day from 2002 is excluded, along with the four latest Daniel Craig titles and 1967’s parody film Casino Royale - not to be confused with the 19 films also titled Casino Royale. YouTube is now expanding that catalog by making the first 21 James Bond films available to watch for free this month in the US.Īnnounced earlier this week, the selection ranges from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan. Back in 2018, Google’s main video service started offering ad-supported films that anybody can stream.

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