11 Things You Learn Rewatching Dr. No

9. It Actually Didn't Set The Bond Formula

Though Dr. No is the first ever Bond film, it actually isn't the one that established most of the tropes that fans associate with the franchise. It wasn't until the third film, 1964's Goldfinger, that these elements became well-regimented, while Dr. No is actually a far more stripped-down, minimalist spy thriller.

From the opening titles, which don't even feature Sean Connery in the gun-barrel sequence, the film is distinct from contemporary Bond expectations. Q's nowhere to be found, nor are any nifty gadgets, there's no globe-trotting (it's set almost entirely in Jamaica), and Bond is a decidedly sterner, more coldly calculated character here than he would be in the Roger Moore films or even Connery's later efforts.

This has probably helped the movie age as well as it generally has: there's a pronounced lack of silliness, and at this point the series hasn't yet settled comfortably into the formula it's typically remembered for.