As winter sets in on our ninth month of staying at home due to the pandemic, one starts to wonder what to do next while staying isolated and safe. One of the safest activities is to binge-watch movies. However, the expense of some of these streaming services is approaching cable company rates. It is ridiculous.
However, it looks like MGM has opened up their YouTube paywall with an impressive array of James Bond films. This may be a teaser lead into the next Bond film due out in April 2021; No Time To Die. Unfortunately, the entertainment site Engadget is reporting that that film may be delayed in its release due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Definitive Classic James Bond Film Series Playlist
We found 19 of the original James Bond films that you can view for rent on YouTube or Amazon. The list includes all those starring the late Sean Connery. A fitting tribute. You can check them all out on the MGM YouTube Channel or kick off your binge-watching by clicking on each of the James Bond films in order below.
1962 – Dr. No
This is the first of the James Bond film list spy classic. Sean Connery’s mission involves travels to the Caribbean and ends up in mysterious agent 007 on a mission in Jamaica to thwart a fanatical scientist’s world-threatening scheme.
1964 – From Russia With Love
Bond squares off against the evil SPECTRE crime syndicate to seize a Soviet decoding machine. This action-packed film includes a thrilling boat pursuit, strafing by a helicopter, and a deadly fight aboard the famous train of the Orient Express
1965 – Goldfinger
Agent 007 faces off with a deranged scoundrel determined to destroy all the gold in Fort Knox — and obliterate the world economy.
1965 – Thunderball
SPECTRE has hijacked two atomic warheads and a NATO aircraft during a training mission They threaten to wipe out two English or American cities…if $280 million in ransom is not paid.
1967 – You Only Live Twice
Bond stages his own death to infiltrate SPECTRE after an American and Soviet spacecraft disappears during a mission.
1969 – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Viewed by many as the best Bond film. George Lazenby, as Agent 007, confronts the notorious arch-villain and SPECTRE head Ernst Blofeld, played by Telly Savalas, who is preparing a biological-warfare assault on the whole world.
1971 – Diamonds Are Forever
This James Bond film masters the Las Vegas tables and uncovers a scheme by the treacherous villain, Ernst Blofeld, to force the world powers to disarm so that he can take over the globe
1973 – Live and Let Die
Roger Moore debuts as Bond travels from the big city of New York to Louisiana’s bayou country. He battles a ruthless drug lord with a diabolical plot to conquer the world.
1974 – The Man with the Golden Gun
Roger Moore as 007 is enticed into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with a wealthy murderer. Britt Ekland also stars.
1977 – The Spy Who Loved Me
Roger Moore continues as 007 on an explosive adventure that travels from the Egyptian pyramids to the bottom of the ocean and a gravity-defying mountaintop ski chase.
1979 – Moonraker
Agent 007 takes on Sir Hugo Drax, who plans to clear out all of humankind and replace it with a super race cultivated in an extensive orbiting space station.
1981 – For Your Eyes Only
As agent 007, Rodger Moore is racing against time to find a stolen device capable of commanding a squadron of nuclear submarines.
1983 – Octopussy
As James Bond is lured to Octopussy’s Indian palace, he learns of a plot by a diabolical villain that could end the world.
1983 – Never Say Never Again
This is the better redo of the James Bond film Thunderball, and Sean Connery returns for his final appearance as James Bond. Bond is drawn out of retirement to investigate the disappearance of two nuclear weapons by SPECTRE.
1985 – A View To Kill
Roger Moore’s last performance as James Bond. Secret agent 007 must stop a crazed technology magnate from destroying Silicon Valley.
1987 – The Living Day Lights
Timothy Dalton debuts as James Bond to battle a diabolical arms merchant bent on world control in this thrilling, lightning-paced exploit. Agent 007 battling diabolical arms merchants who are joined in terrifying collusion for world control!
1989 – Licence to Kill
Bond deserts Her Majesty’s Secret Service and embarks on a worldwide personal vendetta to kill those responsible for his friend CIA Agent Felix Leiter and his wife’s death.
1995 – Goldeneye
Pierce Brosnan is introduced as agent 007 against a vengeful foe who controls a remarkable space threat capable of global destruction.
1997 – Tomorrow Never Dies
A British warship is mysteriously destroyed in Chinese waters, the world reels on the brink of a world war. Pierce Brosnan comes to the rescue as 007 to find the criminal mastermind.
1999 – The World is Not Enough
In the 19th Bond exploit, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must resolve a potentially destructive power struggle between two unbalanced nations, controlling the world’s oil supply as the final reward.
2002 – Die Another Day
When a shady millionaire (Toby Stephens) builds a terrible weapon that might bring the world to its knees, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops in this adrenaline-pumping thriller! Judi Dench, Rick Yune, and Halle Berry also appear.
2006 – Casino Royale
Based on Ian Fleming’s first 007 books, James Bond (Daniel Craig) must prevent a deadly Russian agent who funds worldwide terrorists from winning a million-dollar poker tournament. The 21st film is the most successful film series in the history of cinema. Watch Casino Royale on Amazon Prime.
2008 – Quantum Of Solace
Bond (Daniel Craig) discovers an elaborate scheme by the mysterious Quantum group to seize control of one of the world’s most significant natural resources on a nonstop quest for justice that crisscrosses the globe! Judi Dench also makes an appearance. Watch Quantum of Solace on Amazon Prime.
2012 – Skyfall
Daniel Craig reprises his role as James Bond, and his devotion to MI6 boss M (Judi Dench) is put to the test when her history comes back to haunt her. 007 must trace down and eliminate the menace, no matter the personal cost. Also starring are Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes.
2015 – Spectre
A mysterious letter from Bond’s past sets him on the trail of a dangerous organization. Bond pulls back the layers of deception to expose the awful truth behind SPECTRE as M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive.
2021 – No Time To Die (Trailer)
After retiring from active duty, James Bond is living a quiet life in Jamaica. His tranquility, however, is short-lived when an old CIA buddy, Felix Leiter, turns up and requests assistance. The mission to save an abducted scientist proves considerably more perilous than planned, bringing Bond on the trail of a mystery enemy equipped with terrifying new technology. Watch a sneak peek of No Time to Die on Amazon Prime.
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