On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Pre-Title Sequence Decoded!

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Pre-Title Sequence Decoded!

A car chase, a fight on the beach, guns, knives, suicide, a new James Bond, a different Aston, a time machine, a Queen with a trident, and more in the pre-title sequence to the 1969 James Bond movie, ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE!

Dan, Tom, and Vicky Discuss:

  • The new gun barrel sequence
  • The gradual introduction of the new actor playing James Bond
  • James Bond’s cigarettes
  • Influences from earlier James Bond movies to solidify that George Lazenby is really James Bond
  • The fight on the beach
  • Scenes that may have influenced Mission: Impossible
  • Homage paid to Alfred Hitchcock and maybe even the 1923 movie Safety Last!
  • The title sequence and some hidden meanings (like the Trident)
  • And more …

So, join Dan, Tom & Vicky for a deep look into a great James Bond pre-title sequence!

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