"James Bond is a blunt weapon wielded by government departments." ian fleming, the creator of 007, once said: "He is unsmiling, tough and ruthless, sarcastic, believes in life and death, and likes gambling, golf and racing." Look, Bond Girl is not 007' s weakness, but the express train is ...
Fleming's role in the past 58 years has left many well-known deeds. Up to now, 24 films have tried to vividly interpret the world's most popular fictional spy, and the 25th Bond film "Waiting for Death" is about to be released, which also allows daniel craig, who played James Bond for the last time, to enjoy the ups and downs of secular desires in the film, and stuntmen and production designers once again explore the true meaning of car chasing. It is conceivable that "It's too late to die" will be the most tragic and cruel Bond film ever.
So we had this idea. So far, six actors have played 007 on the big screen, and all their supporting roles in Cars have been chosen. In fact, for many people of my generation, watching TV and replaying Bond movies during the growing age and character formation is one of the reasons why we are fascinated by cars. So we think, since 007 fans all over the world are endlessly arguing about which James Bond is the best and which Bond has the coolest car in the world? Therefore, we decided to choose a car for each generation of James Bond actors to use in the film, and then explore their history one by one in the order of their debut in BLACKPINK, and conduct a quasi-scientific but subjective test. All right, that's it. Please accept it. ......
Aston Martin DB5
007 played by sean connery.
Hidden weapons: 10/ 10 | speed: 6/ 10 | attraction: 9/ 10 | sideslip: 8/ 10 | special effects: 6//kloc-0 |.
When preparing the cast of the first Bond film-1962 "The Mysterious Island of Iron King Kong", the producers offered an olive branch to gary grant and james mason, but the response was not enthusiastic. In fact, they were not suitable for this role. "With all due respect, all the British actors I interviewed in those years were excellent, but none of them had the real quality of James Bond." Producer Kubi Broccoli said, "In terms of our industry, sean connery has this spirit."
Although the first two Bond films performed well at the box office, it was not until Goldfinger (1964) that James Bond became a blockbuster and sean connery became a superstar. James Bond embodies a kind of self-confidence that is very British and more and more marketable. Goldfinger combines all the essential elements of a wonderful Bond movie, super villain, first-class shooting location, excellent supporting actress and, of course, cars.
Aston DB5 is the first real Bond car, especially because it brings hidden weapons and a legendary mechanism to ordinary audiences. There are hidden machine guns, a whirlwind knife with a broken tire, a hydraulic cylinder and an ejection seat. James Bond written by Fleming actually drives a Bentley most of the time, but the Aston mentioned in his novel Goldfinger touched ken adam, the production designer who loves cars in the film.
"I drew a sketch of the design of this car and then discussed it with john still (special effects consultant)." He recalled, "I used to have a Jaguar, which was often damaged by others' parking. Hiding the machine gun behind aston martin and using the bumper as boxing gloves became my way to vent my dissatisfaction ... You know, I'm a sports car freak, so hiding weapons is not a problem at all. They are just my dreams, so when I designed this Aston Martin, I got rid of most of my ideological constraints. "
Aston didn't say anything at first, although DB5 just went on the market. At that time, the 4.0-liter straight six used by DB5 had reached 282 horsepower, and the body designed by body manufacturer Touring had also undergone the latest round of polishing by Federico Formenti. Steve Heggie, the general manager of Aston, followed the advice of "doing what you think is right" and made a concession, lending two cars to a film production company (one of which is actually a DB5 prototype). A small team spent six weeks, with ingenuity and unremitting efforts, completed the transformation project of DB5 in the hidden weapon, during which pneumatic, hydraulic, acetylene, oxygen cylinders and other equipment were used. In order to start these organs, they did everything, and even thought of stuffing a colleague into the trunk to cast a smoke screen. "When I first proposed my intention to my friends, their reaction at that time was that it was better not to mention it. Let's just say they think I'm crazy, "Steels said.
DB5 is famous in the Jianghu because of its great performance in movies. It is undoubtedly a solemn thing to drive such a famous car on the street now, not to mention that DB5 is more like GT (although it was GT 56 years ago). If appearance is its necessary skill, then the rumble of intake sound of dual camshaft engine is another necessary skill after appearance. Of course, you can have a long academic discussion about this, but sitting on this plump leather chair, while being made to look like a monk Zhang Er by grotesque ergonomic design, and staring at the small rearview mirror in the middle of the fender, you will really feel that every penny of the fare for this completely renovated DB5 worth millions of dollars is worth it.
DB5' s well-known night chase scene started shooting on March 9th, 1964. The shooting location was BlackPark next to Pine Forest Film Studio, covering an area of 500 mu, occupying the forest near Auric Goldfinger's Swiss headquarters. Sean connery's murder scene in Goldfinger is that Tilly masterson was shot in the same forest on July 2 1 day of the same year. On August 12 of the same year, the producer finished the last scene about picking up the plane. On the same day, ian fleming died on the eve of his role becoming famous all over the world.
Aston Martin DBS
007 played by George Lazambi.
Hidden weapons: 4/ 10 | Speed: 6/ 10 | Attraction: 7/ 10 | Sideslip: 6/ 10 | Special effects: 4/ 10 | Jianghu status: 6//.
Christopher Nolan, the film director, is a big fan of 1969 Bond film The Secret Messenger of Orphans and Queens. "What won my heart in this drama is that the balance between action scenes, story scale, romance, tragedy and emotion is wonderful to the extreme." In an interview with Empire, he said, "Of all the Bond films, this one is the saddest and lingering."
These words make people wonder how George Lazambi, the actor of James Bond in the film, feels now. The Australian model tried her best to qualify for the interview because she got the most coveted role in the film industry. Later, she grew long hair and beard in violation of the regulations, and speculated that James Bond would become inappropriate in the Easy Rider era. His guess was wrong, which ruined his bright future.
In fact, George Lazambi and The Queen's Messenger are surprisingly interesting. At the beginning of the film, everyone saw him catch up with Tracy Di Vincenzo on the Portuguese beach in Aston Martin DBS. At that time, david brown, the big boss of aston martin, thought that it was a key to catch up with the rapid development of the market to introduce a new model to replace the old DB6, so he asked Touring, a famous Milan body manufacturer, a long-term creative partner of Aston, to design a replacement model of DB6 and two concept cars, which made a splash at the Paris, London and Turin auto shows in 1966. One of its major features is that Aston's well-known air intake grille is interpreted in a slim way, and the ventilation slot next to the C-pillar and the front of the car refers to Ferrari 275GTB.
At the end of 1966, the tourists declared bankruptcy. Aston hired Rootes Group and former Land Rover designer William Towns to take over. As a result, the latter completed the design of DBS in less than one year. Aston originally intended to use the new V8, but due to the backward development progress of the new engine, DBS only used 4.0 liters and 282 straight sixes with the same specifications as DB6 when it made its debut at Churchill Manor in September 1967, but the engine was installed closer to the central part of the chassis, and the four-wheel independent suspension was also helpful to improve the handling response.
More than 50 years later, opening DBS inevitably reminds people of the era when "road maintenance" paid more attention to concentration than manipulation. Especially when you go straight to the corner, step on the accelerator in gear one, twist the big three-spoke steering wheel and try to aim at the center of the bend roughly, this association will definitely happen. Because this is the best rough view of the bending center you can expect. Compared with its predecessors who were deeply influenced by Italy, DBS is more influenced by the United States in shape, and even more American in style. The soft riding feeling partially makes up for the loss of points that the body is easy to roll, and the rocker switch on the dashboard creates a completely modern feeling that other parts can't do. However, except for those situations that may make you "unable to continue driving", it is hard to imagine a moment when you don't enjoy it.
Lotus spirit
007 is played by roger moore.
Hidden weapons: 10/ 10 | speed: 7/ 10 | attraction: 7/ 10 | sideslip: 8/ 10 | special effects: 8//kloc-0 |.
There is no denying that Bond films are a portrayal of the times. The story not only reflects the geopolitical situation during the filming, but also tells the background of the time when you first saw James Bond. If your childhood happened to be spent in the 1970s, roger moore must be your hero idol, and Lotus Esprit is your hero car. Elon Musk bought this prop at the auction in 20 13, which cost almost $100000, because he liked it so much. When someone asked him at the shareholders' meeting of 20 19 Tesla whether he would consider making an amphibious car, his answer was "This is an interesting question ... We do have a design in hand, a design of a submersible similar to an underwater city ..."
To be honest, Giorgetto Giorgetto designed the shape, Colin Chapman cooked the parts, and James Bond turned it into a submarine. Who doesn't like such a car? Just as millions of children with Corky DB5 models don't know how much time they wasted looking for unknown mini-ejectors, there must be countless PPW 306R missiles sucked by vacuum cleaners in the world, right? In fact, the reason why Esprit can make a sensation in Underwater City is thanks to Don McLauchlan, a confident lotus publicist. 1976 this guy parked an unmarked Esprit prototype outside the Bond film production office of Pine Studio, convinced that this move would definitely arouse the interest of the other party.
Facts have proved that this move really worked, and the two sides quickly shook hands and reached an agreement. Lotus provided two cars, seven pairs of car shells and various spare parts for this purpose, and sent Roger Becker, the test driver of the factory, to give guidance. According to McLauchlan's estimation, the total expenditure of the company is about 65,438+07,500 pounds (if inflation is included, it is equivalent to 65,438+005 thousand pounds today, which is quite cost-effective). The production company hired Perry Oceanography Company of Florida to build a diving boat nicknamed Wetnelli. They use four propellers to generate propulsion, and the propellers are driven by batteries in the waterproof cabin. Diving and floating are controlled by ballast tanks, supplemented by movable fins to stabilize the wedge-shaped body of lotus. The car has the control facilities needed by the diving operator, former SEAL Don Griffin. Don Griffin put on a full set of diving equipment and lay on a platform to operate Esprit.
It's really a wonderful thing to drive Esprit S 1 without diving function now. Chapman may give full play to his motto "Lightness above simplification", but there is a 2.0 liter 160 horsepower four-cylinder engine behind your brain spoon, and you can actually practice such low extreme torque and extraordinary dynamic performance close to the ground. This is really a masterpiece. Its steering and riding are excellent, and its enthusiasm for changing direction is simply fascinating, more energetic than the four-cylinder engine I can think of at the moment. Some people lament that these door handles are just like Maurice Marina's, and the panels are sloppy, but once you are in them, just enjoying the colorful patterns and curved instrument tubes in the car is a great enjoyment. What a visionary and fun car.
Aston Martin V8
James Bond played by Timothy Dalton.
Hidden weapons: 8/ 10 | Speed: 6/ 10 | Attraction: 7/ 10 | Sideslip: 6/ 10 | Special effects: 7/ 10 | Jianghu status: 7//.
With the humor of flirting and cuddling in the late roger moore era becoming a bit disgusting and outdated, James Bond had to "repent" in the 1980s, and the new Bond Timothy Dalton undoubtedly brought a sense of seriousness to the character. "My first thought is to make him a real person. James Bond is not Superman. You can't identify with Superman at all. I want to capture the occasional fragility and capture the spirit of ian fleming. "
Aston martin V8 (the fifth generation, using new fuel injection technology, with power increased to 365,438+00 horses) that he piloted in the 15th Bond movie, on the one hand, linked the latest story with DB5 in the third episode, on the other hand, it concretely presented Dalton's view on 007 (not Dou Erdun, the blue-faced thief). Having said that, the V8 at dawn still has a hub laser, a telescopic ski rack, a jet engine hidden behind the tail tag, and a self-explosion function (people often think that this V8 is Vantage, but it is not). As for escaping from V8, Bond and Kara (played by Mariam Abo) use the latter's violin case to escape. This scene was originally the idea of director John Glen, and the suspicious Kuby Brucoli conducted a personal experiment in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in advance (it seems that this scene was reappeared in history after many years, so it seems that Bond's films still have a lot of practical reference value ... If there are similarities, it is purely coincidental).
As an updated version of DBS in the late 1960s, V8 actually looks like the extinct dinosaur of 1987. Victor Gauntlett Wright, who saved Aston at that time, was an attractive businessman and pilot himself. He really went through fire and water to save the car factory. He lent his V8 Volante to the film company, which is the "winter dress" V8 transformed by Mr Q in the play. But it is not easy to turn a convertible into a coupe, so the producer bought three other cars and prepared seven physical versions. "Unless there is an unlimited supply of cars for action scenes, this fact is too daydreaming. So you must take good care of these cars because they are often abused. " John Richardson, a special effects consultant, recalled.
Even if there are cars in the world that have been built to the near-re-embodiment state of Pan An before the production is stopped, the number is certainly small, and Aston V8 is one of them. By today's standards, it really feels very old and poorly decorated. The switch buttons are scattered around the carriage at will, and its performance and skills are lazy and not brittle. If you meet carnival ST, you are likely to be slaughtered. But it's not hard for you and me to understand why cary fukunaga, the director of the new Bond film, took the initiative to arrange it to appear in Time waits for no man. Daniel craig's Bond always emphasizes the straightforwardness of this role. But before handing back 007' s identity, he wants to explain the feelings of this character more gently and delicately, and V8 is the winner in some ways.
Bmw Z8
James Bond played by pierce brosnan.
Hidden weapons: 7/ 10 | Speed: 7/ 10 | Attraction: 6/ 10 | Sideslip: 6/ 10 | Special effects: 7/ 10 | Jianghu status: 7//.
There is nothing wrong with the deal between BMW and Bond filmmakers, which successively contributed to the Z3 of golden eye and the 750IL of Tomorrow's Empire (E38, the most eye-catching 7-series, but still a huge silver car), but neither of them achieved much until 1999, when Bond started with Z8 in the Black Sun Crisis, the deal became a golden mountain.
In fact, Z8 didn't appear much in Black Sun Crisis, and the audience didn't have a chance to see BMW's 394-horsepower rear-drive retro convertible demonstrate its sideslip posture. Instead, I saw Bond drive it through Azerbaijan's oil fields and then cut it open under the ravages of a helicopter with a windmill saw. The reason why it appeared for such a short time was mainly because when the production company decided to adopt this BMW, the factory had not yet completed the development of the Z8, so it could only provide two very early pre-production models as the leading cars.
As for other props in the film, BMW is actually copied from scratch from the body panel and chassis made by Chris Corbould, the special effects boss in the film, and his minions. The engine used is a 5.7-liter Chevrolet V8, the five-speed gearbox is from Tremec, and the suspension is borrowed from Jaguar. These prop cars are composed of two parts, which do not involve aluminum alloy grid structure at all. However, when the Black Sun Crisis appeared on the screen for the last time as Mr. Q, Desmond Llewelyn gave a considerable list of Z8 special accessories: titanium alloy bulletproof armor, advanced head-up display function, air tank on the side of the car that can launch missiles (spokes are like steel wires with aiming screens on the steering wheel), and 750iL remote control function for speculating tomorrow's empire.
I fell in love with the Z8 at the California conference in early 2000, but not everyone likes this convertible. Some people think that its playboy flavor is too strong, while others are indifferent to imitating the design of 507, because the retro fever began to fade in the late 1990 s. Driving the Z8 again today, naturally aspirated 4.9-liter V8 (exactly the same as the E39 M5 engine) and manual gearbox all give people a very exciting simulation taste. Although the weight is as light as a feather (1, 585kg), and the fact that the sliding differential has no limit weakens the skills below the limit, dancing is still exciting and interesting. Although the interior is more antique than the body design (you can see the design of the central instrument and steering wheel), the simple layout makes the impression more inclined to look to the future than to miss the past. This may explain why the Z8 will become the blue chip of automobiles in 2020. Good goods can easily cost you 6.5438+0.5 million pounds.
Aston Martin DB 10
007 played by daniel craig.
Hidden weapons: 7/ 10 | Speed: 9/ 10 | Attraction: 7/ 10 | Sideslip: 9/ 10 | Special effects: 8/ 10 | Jianghu status: 7//.
James Bond in Ghost Party was customized. Forget all Mr. Q's modifications, this time 007 actually has a new car designed from scratch-DB10. This DB 10 was originally assigned to 009, but Bond didn't want it. He used it to attend the emergency meeting of the world's most evil villain uninvited, got involved in a thrilling car chase on the streets of Rome, played a flamethrower, then flew into the Tiber River at high speed and parachuted safely before "stopping". Few people can do such a test.
Made 10 DB 10 movies for the Ghost Party, of which 3 were used to shoot close-ups of the main characters and the other 7 were used for special effects scenes, and each movie was carefully arranged in the order of chasing scenes. What we see here is a loud, super-easy-to-float version, with a roll protection frame to strengthen the structure and a hydraulic handbrake inserted in the center console. In fact, it is a 2006 Vantage, 18 inch rim, which is faster than Paul ricard's Vantage GT4, but its grip is relatively weak. It obviously had a hard life in the past, but it also gave people a feeling, a feeling similar to invulnerability. Marek Reichman, chief creative officer of Aston Martin, explained the ins and outs of this car.
"We tried to do what our predecessors did on DBS again, and put DB 1 1 in order to arrange a secret meeting (the object is of course the big man behind the Bond film), because we had not released this work at that time. After listening to me explain how it continues the spirit of casino royale DBS, Sam (director sam mendes) felt great, and Barbara (producer) said, "These guys are always destined to have good cars". But I can see that Sam didn't accept it all because he wanted something different. "
"Just as we were about to leave after the meeting, he saw a design on the wall, which painted a car that I would probably describe as more like a hunter. It was murderous and hedonistic. His eyes flashed and he said, "This seems to match the bond in my mind." But I said, "Yes, but this is just a composition. The real thing has not seen the world yet. I need to use the car in September, and now it is April. This should not be feasible, but he asked, "Why not?" . So ..... then we started making physical objects, and within six months, we started making ten walking cars from the sketch stage. Because Sam wants a very simple structure, the heat dissipation basically depends on the lattice cooling holes on the engine cover. I told him, "Everyone will pay attention to this car. If there is no design of air entering and leaving the car, they will say that this car is not real, thinking it is an electric car, and Kung Fu is not at home at all. " But he knows exactly what he wants. It's great to work with him. Of course, this car is absolutely genuine. "
The car of five villains
Rosli Phantom III of Goldfinger
007: Goldfinger
The traitor's Rolls Royce 1937 is not only used for daily transportation, but also a tool for him to smuggle gold to Europe.
Fiona Volp's Ford Mustang
007: Thunderball
He also starred in Goldfinger, but Fiona Wopp in Thunderball was more stylish.
Blofilo's Mercedes-Benz 600
007: The Queen's Secret Envoy
It plays an important role in the heartbreaking scene of The Queen's Secret Envoy, witnessing the murder of Bond's new wife by blofield's confidant Irma Bart.
Sherpa van in Kouga
007: Underwater City
Kouga is one of the best bad actors in this country, but he shouldn't look like a telephone repairman who opens the door of Sherpa in any way.
HINX jaguar C-X75
007: Ghost Party
Unfortunately, Rome's wonderful chase cameo has nothing to do with Jaguar Hybrid Super Run. ......