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James Bond Against All Odds and Shaken,  not stirred

  • Writer: Admin
    Admin
  • Aug 5, 2017
  • 8 min read

Greetings to people. I am Manuel Smith, the real hardcore James Bond fan. Today, I am going to talk about second James Bond article, against all odds and "shaken, not stirred" that stated by Valentin Zukovsky the ex-KGB guy into Russian mafia boss that made 1st appearance in GoldenEye. The James Bond is described as the best agent in the world. Not only his fighting skills, but also has a sense of intelligence. Orphaned at age 11 due to his parents' lethal mountaineering incident, he later nurtured his stoic and strong personality, even though he also faced the death of his just married wife Teresa "Tracy" di Vincenzo Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and also the death of M in Skyfall. The hard and pain shakes his life but never stirred his 007 career that makes him being a stronger, and stronger agent that ultimately becomes the most powerful agent in the universe. Let's discuss about the shaken not stirred style among James Bond that he against all odds. Dr. No (1962)

James Bond's 1st movie. Not only he can detect the Dr. No's spies, but also able to subdue Miss Taro shortly after he escaped death from the assassination attempt of Three Blind Mice, a Dr No's assassin group. Also able to escape from the ventilation shaft after being beaten by No's guardsmen and locked there while he finally destroys No's plan to sabotage American rocket by radar disruption to American. From Russia With Love (1963)

James Bond is able to escape any attempt on his life, by killing Donald Grant the SPECTRE top assassin with Grant's garrote, shooting the helicopter assassin pilot with sniper rifle, blowing up Morzeny's ship that leads the death of Morzeny, and also blocks Rosa Kleeb's attempt to kill him via her signature poison-tipped blade shoes by blocking her with chair before she was shot to death by Tatiana Romanova, a defected Russian agent. Goldfinger (1964)

James Bond is able to avoid the shot from the assassin,that the assassin is actually Tilly, Jill's sister who wishes to assassin Goldinger for Jill's death. Able to avoid the laser cutting after lies about the MI6's knowledge of Operation Grand Slam. Also able to convert Pussy Galore's Flying Circus nerve gas into harmless gas and also able to defeat Oddjob while the bomb is terminated by an atomic specialist accompanied with Leiter that points 0:07 while finally defeats Goldfinger in the end before plane explodes. Thunderball (1965)

Able to escape any assassination attempt. For example, he is able to escape Count Lippe's attempt to kill him thanks to Patricia Fearing. Also foils various assassination attempts from Quist to Fiona Volpe that ends in tragedies. Although Quist is spared by Bond, he is sentenced to death by throwing to shark pool from Largo, while Fiona Volpe was shot accidentally by her bodyguard. Able to escape himself from being eaten by shark. You Only Live Twice (1967)|

Subdue the car driver, thinking he is the assassins of Dikko Henderson. Escape from any assassination attempts from SPECTRE by running away from the burning plane, killing the assassin that poisons Aki, and also defeats the fake ninja whom he is SPECTRE assasin. Defeats Osato guards with three captured astronauts and detonate the Bird One in a nick of time after defeating Hans by throwing him into piranha pool. On her Majesty's Secret Service

George Lazenby's Bond can ecsape from being locked up into a room filled with gear and able to return Piz Gloria while making himself successfully eavesdropping Blofeld's speech to Angel of Death. Not only he defeats Piz Gloria Guards successfully, he also dodge the assassination attempt from Irma Bunt when they crashed on Christmas auto racing in Switzerlans. Survived in avalanche and defeated Blofeld, despite survived and kills Tracy Bond via Irma Bunt by firing M16 on them. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Defeating real Peter Franks after changing their identity, triumphs himself after battling with Bambi and Thumper, well plus being escaped himself from being killed by Mr. Wint and Mr Kidd that they met their Waterloo in the end. Live and Let Die (1973)

Escape from assassination in New York City, able to subdue Rosie Carver the mole of CIA, evading himself from being Crocodile's delicatessen before detonating Dr Kananga's poppy fields and causing Kananga to explode hinself due to the gas pellet inside his mouth and also throws Tee Hee out of Wjndows. The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)

While defeating Hai Fat's martial arts students, he can also avoid assassination via sampan. Defeating Francisco Scramangga in a fatal gun match while acquired Soles Agitator and captures Nick Back that tries to kill him at the end of this film.

The Spy Who Loved Me

Able to escape any attempt on his life, first by defeating Jaws on any occasion, then able to evade any assassination that include Naomi the Stormberg's sexy assistant while finally destroy Stormberg's plan to destroy the world via nuclear submarine and kills him with 4 shots in Atlantis before saving Agent Triple X.

Moonraker (1979)

Has ability to dodge any attempt on hif life, while carefully oversees the nerve gas on scientist that accidentally breaks while the gas is harmless to animals, escape from being drowned when defeats water python, saving themselves from the fire shot from Drax's spacecraft, jamming the radar stealth system in Drax's space station while killing Drax in the end, and destroys globe and space station, total. and complete.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Escape from being attempted on his life from Emilo Locque the Belgian gangster that met his Waterloo after Milos Columbo destroyed Aristotle Kristaos factory in the climax of film. Defeats any assassins from East in Greece and destroys ATAC in the end of the film.

Octopussy (1983)

Defuse the nuclear bomb in the Nick of time that saves innocent lives, fights with Gobinda na dKamal Man that they finally met their horrible end while Octopusy is rescued.

A View to A Kill (1985)

Fake himself from being drowned in France after his identity is discovered, carefully oversees the Zorin's oil mine that is heavily guarded and listens carefully about Project Main Strike that swooped from Pola Ivanova. Escape from City Hall fire in elevator and rescueing Stacey Sutton and also evsfe capture from SFPD officers on fire engine while able to stop. the bomb calmly while May Day sacrifices himself to give Zorin a lesson for betraying her in the end. Able to defeat Zoein that plummets to sea in Golden Gate Bridge, and also defeats Dr Carl Mortner and Scarpine in the end of the film.

The Living Daylights (1987)

Evade the Czechoslovakia police and military calmly while carefully investigates Pushkin, Koskov, and Whitaker that Pushkin is innocent and Koskov fools both of them. Able to escape the prison in Afghanistan by defeating Risky the warden and disguise themselves while defeating Necros that plumments to his death. Able to defeat Whitaker with a key ring that also functions a detonator with Wolf Whistle.

Licence to Kill (1989)

Calmfully resigns to revenge for Felix Letter, while doing a "fake assassination attempts" to him before caught by Kwang and Birtish agent whom they are killed by Sanchez and Heller's men and carefully frames Milton Krest with 5 million dollars along with Pam Bouvier. Escape his death from pulverizer and kills Sanchez in the end by litting fire on Sanchez.

GoldenEye (1995)

Escaping from Russian custody and destroys Trevelyan's train with tanker before killing Ourumov, and also able to kill Xenia Onatopp the sexual sociopath Janus member while shooting the helicopter.

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Able to dodge any beatings from Carver's employees and jamming Carver's speech, escape from CMGN officers that attempts to take his life after taking the encoder and defeats Dr Kaufman in Atlantic Hotel at Atlantic Hotel and using BMW 750I to leave Atlantic Hotel and defeats CMGN officers. In Vietnam, he escapes torture attempt from Stamper and escape any attempts on their life from Range Rover to helicopter via BMW Motorcycles and able to fake his own death while he detonates Carver's stealth ship by releasing remade via his watches and defeats Carver and Stamper in the end of the film while the missile detonated along with the ship.that terminates Stamper's life after Carver is killed by his own drill torpedo.

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Calmfully tells Dt. Christmas Jones to let the nuclear-free bomb detonates when they discovered half of plutonium was stolen by Elektra King and Renard and also uses his intelligence and skills to destroys two King Industries helicopters and also kills Elektra without hesitate in Maiden's Tower.

Die Another Day (2002)

Survives North Korean captivity for 14 months, escape from Royal Navy Ship, and also able to evade killing attempts on him from Gustav Graves while rescueing Jinx from being drowned in Iceland. Defeats Graves finally by letting him shredded into bits when sucked into airplane engine and rendering Ocarus harmless.

Casino Royale (2016)

The reboot of Bond film stars Daniel Craig, depicits that he is able to stop the Skyfleet airplane from being bombed by Alex Dimitros in Miami. He also defeats Steven Obanno the leader of Lord Resistance Army, a Christian terrorist organization in Uganda. Survived from being poisoned by Valenka and winning the poker game and also surviving himself from being tortured by Le Chiffre when Le Chriffe was shot dead by Mr. White, a high ranking Quantum member.

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Able to bring Mr. White carefully for MI6 interrogation in Italy, before Mr. white escapes and Bond is able to kill Craig Mitchell in the fight. He also carefully eavesdropping the Quantum project in Tosca that is held in Vienna, Austria. Can evade any Quantum members on plane and survives by jumping themselves along with orphaned Camilie Montes Rivero, whom she is an officer in Bolivian Intelligence. Able to escape from MI6 custody calmly after Strawberry Fields is drowned in petroleum (the drown of petroleum is actually homage to Goldfinger, a high ranking James Bond film by Sean Connery) while evades the Special Activities Division by CIA. Letting Yusef Kabira arrested by MI6 calmly. in the end of the film, after Dominic Greene is killed by Quantum agents and his stomach is full of motor oil after Bond gave him a can of motor oil to drink.

Skyfall (2012)

While surviving the gunshot wound from Patrice that affects his "less vital organs", he is able to defeat Severine's bodyguard in Macau and goes to meet Raoul Silva together before he is arrested by MI6 after Bond kills the henchmen in the Island. This arrest is failure because Silva leaves the custody after killed the guard and later disguises as policeman while detonates a bomb that actually let's the London Underground train crashes on Bond, but he is able to escape from it. Bond, Moneypenny and Mallory stops the killing attempts on M. Later in Skyfall Lodge, Bond, M and Kincade the gamekeeper sets a trap calmfully and defeats all Silva's henchman in Skyfall Lodge, although M suffers the gunshot wound from Silva's men. Calmly uses explosives to destroys Skyfall Lodge while also destroys Silva's helicopter that kills pilots and survives from drowned in iced water before rushing to kill Silva in chapel before M succumbs from her gunshot wound and dies in Bond arms. When Mallory is promoted as new M, he gives Bond a new mission and says "lots to be done" and Bond calmfully says "With pleasure".

Spectre (2015)

James Bond can evade the accidental explosion of edifice in Mexico while completing his posthumous mission from the deceased M to find Marco Sciarra and kill him while attends his funeral. Able to escape from being killed by SPECTRE agents and also espacrs from being hunted by Mr Hinz in Rome after he is discovered by Ernst Stavro Blofeld when he uses Sciarra's ring taken from Mexico and access to the meeting. Bond is also to stop the kidnappings of Madeleine Swann, Mr White's only daughter while she reveals the organization name is SPECTRE and L'Americain is a hotel in Tangier that has Mr White's secret room led by a mouse that leads them to SPECTRE headquarter in Morocco. Able to survive and escape the torture by Blofeld thanks to the exploding Omega Seamaster by Q when Swann throws to him that blinds his right eye. Able to defeat from being a captivity by SPECTRE agents in London when is brought to the destroyed MI6 headquarter when Q shuts down Nine Eyes and kills Max Debingh, whom he is a SPECTRE agent actually and rescues Madeleine from the MI6 headquarter before being destroyed by explosives and shoots Blofeld's helicopter with Walther PPK, James Bond's weapon of choice and leaves him arrested by M calmly and jailed, instead of killing him and leaves with Swann with reconstructed Aston Martin DB5.

From the article above, I believe that James Bond possess his charm and intelligence to against all odds, while making himself being shaken, not stirred. on every occasion. That makes him being the world's best agent. Thanks for reading my article. This is Manuel Smith, a real and hardcore James Bond fan, signing off.


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