Every Bond Movie Pre-Title Scene Ranked - Worst To Best

After the introductions of two consecutive new Bonds were made a botch of, Timothy Dalton’s debut scene is largely a triumph.

In contrast to George Lazenby’s fourth-wall failure, the Bond producers found a smarter way to go meta by presenting multiple 00 agents during a training exercise, each resembling Lazenby and Roger Moore. It’s when the two are proved to not be 007, one by getting humiliated with a paintball gun, the other by getting killed, that the real thing comes in.

So it’s up to James Bond to avenge his fallen comrade by giving chase to the “smiert spiornum” spewing assassin in a fast and furious struggle on top of a Land Rover. The Rock of Gibraltar setting makes for perilous mountain edges and scenic viewing as the vehicle plummets towards the ocean. 007 has a parachute, the other isn’t so lucky.

When Bond lands on a passing yacht occupied by a bored, bikini-clad babe looking for a “real man”, he makes his trademark introduction. “Won’t you join me?” she asks, with a bottle of bubbly. He complies. It’s a brand new 007 actor, but the same old Bond.

Best moment: If having his parachute stolen wasn’t enough, the assassin’s Rover blows up mid-flight, but not before he lets out a terrified pre-death yelp. Better luck next time!