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You know his name. You got his number. Since , James Bond has been the spy whose reputation precedes him: As international man of mystery, as guru of gadgets and espionage thrills, and as the agent who never encountered a boundary – country, or personal space – he couldn’t sneak across.

The Ian Fleming adaptations started with a bang: Dr. No remains among the best-reviewed of ’s movies, bringing forth that first legendary era of Sean Connery suited up as the debonair rogue that women crave and men aspire to be in vain. Case in point: ’s Casino Royale had no less than six James Bonds within its spooferifous walls, none holding a candle to the Con’. The non-comic caper is the worst-reviewed James Bond movie, and was produced outside of franchise gatekeepers Eon.

As celebrated was Connery’s reign was, the sun sets on every empire, and thus was ushered in the age of the Lazenby. A mild administration for George, yes, with only ’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service released, though Certified Fresh.

Then it became time to move over for Roger Moore, who offered a lightly winking and intelligent Bond for those burned-out ’70s times. Three of his movies are Rotten, three are Fresh, and one is Certified Fresh. Not bad, and he even traveled into space.

In , Connery came back for non-Eon Bond Never Say Never Again, just as HQ was hiring Timothy Dalton for the job. Dalton’s Bond: Cool and menacing, and his films The Living Daylights and License to Kill are praised by modern fans for their dark, grittier take on the spy game. It’s something Daniel Craig would pick up on in the future, but with a bigger budget and fewer a-ha theme songs.

Pierce Brosnan brought back the sophisticated sex appeal, as the best Bond in the not-so-greatest movies. GoldenEye was intoxicating Certified Fresh fun, while the three that followed are all Rotten.

After Austin Powers took the piss out of the franchise for a decade, Eon turned to resurrecting James Bond as the brooding, brutish hulk we have today. Casino Royale was a return to form, Daniel Craig’s sneer and occasional smile calibrated to the modern cynical viewer. Skyfall was likewise Certified Fresh, but there was not so much critical love for in-betweener Quantum of Solace and the most-recent Spectre of

Five years will have passed when No Time To Die arrives in , though the longest wait for Bond’s return was the six years between Dalton’s License to Kill and Brosnan’s GoldenEye. At 14 years, Craig holds the record for longest uninterrupted ownership of Bond, but Connery spread his appearances as Bond across 21 years. In anticipation of No Time To Die, we&#;re reaching into the classified files for every James Bond movie ever ranked by Tomatometer!

Critics Consensus: A goofy, dated parody of spy movie clichés, Casino Royale squanders its all-star cast on a meandering, mostly laugh-free script.

Synopsis: This James Bond spoof features the hero coming out of retirement to attempt to fix some problems for SMERSH, while [More]

Critics Consensus: Absurd even by Bond standards, A View to a Kill is weighted down by campy jokes and a noticeable lack of energy.

Synopsis: Director John Glen tries his damnedest -- a pre-credit snowmobile chase, a parachute jump off the Eiffel Tower, a life-or-death [More]

Critics Consensus: Despite a couple of electrifying action sequences, Octopussy is a formulaic, anachronistic Bond outing.

Synopsis: This (13th) time around, (once again played by Roger Moore) receives the usual call to come and visit M [More]

Critics Consensus: A middling Bond film, The Man With the Golden Gun suffers from double entendre-laden dialogue, a noteworthy lack of gadgets, and a villain that overshadows

Synopsis: The Man With the Golden Gun, Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond (Live and Let Die was the first), [More]

Critics Consensus: Plagued by mediocre writing, uneven acting, and a fairly by-the-numbers plot, The World Is Not Enough is partially saved by some entertaining and truly Bond-worthy action sequences.

Synopsis: James Bond, the world's greatest secret agent, is sent once more into the breach in the name of Queen, Country, [More]

Critics Consensus: Its action may be bit too over-the-top for some, but Die Another Day is lavishly crafted and succeeds in evoking classic Bond themes from the franchise's earlier installments.

Synopsis: A high-speed hovercraft chase, through a minefield in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, marks the beginning of [More]

Critics Consensus: A competent, if sometimes by-the-numbers entry to the franchise, Tomorrow Never Dies may not boast the most original plot but its action sequences are genuinely thrilling.

Synopsis: James Bond is back Ñ gasp! Ñ to thwart a mad media mogul trying to start a third world war [More]

Critics Consensus: Featuring one of the series' more ludicrous plots but outfitted with primo gadgets and spectacular sets, Moonraker is both silly and entertaining.

Synopsis: Secret agent James Bond finds himself battling yet another megalomaniacal villain in this entry in the long-running series of adventure [More]

Critics Consensus: Spectre nudges Daniel Craig's rebooted Bond closer to the glorious, action-driven spectacle of earlier entries, although it's admittedly reliant on established formula.

Synopsis: A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political [More]

Critics Consensus: Diamonds are Forever is a largely derivative affair, but it's still pretty entertaining nonetheless, thanks to great stunts, witty dialogue, and the presence of Sean Connery.

Synopsis: In this spy adventure, James Bond is involved in a scheme by the insidious Ernst Blofeld to force the world [More]

Critics Consensus: Brutal and breathless, Quantum Of Solace delivers tender emotions along with frenetic action, but coming on the heels of Casino Royale, it's still a bit of a disappointment.

Synopsis: A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South America on a mission of vengeance that pits [More]

Critics Consensus: While not one of the highest-rated Bond films, Live and Let Die finds Roger Moore adding his stamp to the series with flashes of style and an improved sense of humor.

Synopsis: Roger Moore makes his first appearance as "BondJames Bond" in 's Live and Let Die. Bond is dispatched to the [More]

Critics Consensus: Newcomer Timothy Dalton plays James Bond with more seriousness than preceding installments, and the result is exciting and colorful but occasionally humorless.

Synopsis: Assigned to facilitate the defection of a Russian agent, secret agent James Bond soon discovers that the situation is much [More]

Critics Consensus: With exotic locales, impressive special effects, and a worthy central villain, You Only Live Twice overcomes a messy and implausible story to deliver another memorable early Bond flick.

Synopsis: In the fifth James Bond thriller starring Sean Connery, Bond has to battle Ernst Stavro Blofeld and SPECTRE, who have [More]

Critics Consensus: For Your Eyes Only trades in some of the outlandish Bond staples for a more sober outing, and the result is a satisfying adventure, albeit without some of the bombastic thrills fans may be looking for.

Synopsis: Roger Moore is back as Secret Agent , this time on the trail of shipwreck that holds an Automatic Targeting [More]

Critics Consensus: License to Kill is darker than many of the other Bond entries, with Timothy Dalton playing the character with intensity, but it still has some solid chases and fight scenes.

Synopsis: For his second outing as James Bond, Timothy Dalton is working on his own rather than on behalf of the [More]

Critics Consensus: The first and best Pierce Brosnan Bond film, GoldenEye brings the series into a more modern context, and the result is a entry that's high-tech, action-packed, and urbane.

Synopsis: A beautiful Russian mobster and the evil General Ourumov take over a Space Weapons Control Station and arm an attack [More]

Critics Consensus: Though it hints at the absurdity to come in later installments, The Spy Who Loved Me's sleek style, menacing villains, and sly wit make it the best of the Roger Moore era.

Synopsis: Roger Moore as agent teams up with a beautiful Soviet agent (Barbara Bach) to battle Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) in [More]

Critics Consensus: George Lazenby's only appearance as is a fine entry in the series, featuring one of the most intriguing Bond girls in Tracy di Vincenzo (Diana Rigg), breathtaking visuals, and some great ski chases.

Synopsis: Connery's decision to quit as Bond left Broccoli and Saltzman with a headache. The press went into overdrive speculating on [More]

Critics Consensus: Lavishly rendered set pieces and Sean Connery's enduring charm make Thunderball a big, fun adventure, even if it doesn't quite measure up to the series' previous heights.

Synopsis: Thunderball finds James Bond matching wits with the sinister espionage organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E, (which stands for Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, [More]

Critics Consensus: Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best films to date.

Synopsis: In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under [More]

Critics Consensus: The second James Bond film, From Russia with Love is a razor-sharp, briskly-paced Cold War thriller that features several electrifying action scenes.

Synopsis: Broccoli considered this as one of the best Fleming stories. Connery once again excelled and was well supported by a [More]

Critics Consensus: Featuring plenty of the humor, action, and escapist thrills the series would become known for, Dr. No kicks off the Bond franchise in style.

Synopsis: James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and [More]

Critics Consensus: Casino Royale disposes of the silliness and gadgetry that plagued recent James Bond outings, and Daniel Craig delivers what fans and critics have been waiting for: a caustic, haunted, intense reinvention of

Synopsis: James Bond's first mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist Mollaka. Not everything [More]

Critics Consensus: Goldfinger is where James Bond as we know him comes into focus - it features one of 's most famous lines ("A martini. Shaken, not stirred") and a wide range of gadgets that would become the series' trademark.

Synopsis: To many, the quintessential Bond film and a brilliant third entry in the series. Here Bond gets his Aston Martin, [More]

James Bond Blood Stone is a third-person shootervideo game, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision for the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Xbox platforms. It is the 24th game in the James Bond series and is the first game since James Bond Everything or Nothing to have an original story. The game was confirmed by Activision on 16 July ^[1] The game was released on 2 November in North America and released on 5 November in Europe.^[2] Activision's remake of GoldenEye for the Wii and DS was released on the same day respectively in each region.^[3]Blood Stone features the voices and likenesses of Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, and Joss Stone. Blood Stone was the final game developed by Bizarre Creations before it closed on 18 February

A sequel, developed by Raven Software, was reportedly planned but was ultimately scrapped due to Blood Stone's poor sales upon release.^[4]

Gameplay[edit]

Blood Stone is a third-person shooter with elements of hand-to-hand combat. Driving sequences also appear in the game. Blood Stone features a focus aim system which allows players to lock onto targets after melee takedowns.^[5] There is a multiplayer mode consisting of up to 16 players that will pit spies versus mercenaries.^[6] Alongside team deathmatch and other standard game modes there are massive objective-based battles where players have to work as a team to attack or defend various spy-themed goals. The player pilots several vehicle types throughout the course of the game.^[7]

Plot[edit]

MI6 uncovers a plot by international terrorist Greco (Luis Soto) to conduct a suicide attack on the G leaders, while attending a summit at the Acropolis structure in Athens. M (Judi Dench) assigns James Bond (Daniel Craig) to prevent the attack. After Greco flees from his personal yacht, Bond pursues him through Athens, before learning that he rigged an SUV with explosives. Forced to let Greco leave alive, Bond pursues after the SUV in a commandeered Aston Martin DBS V12, disabling it before it can reach the G summit.

The following morning, M contacts Bond with news that Malcolm Tedworth (Timothy Watson), a researcher who disappeared while conducting top-level work for the Ministry of Defence, has been located in Istanbul. Suspecting he was kidnapped for his research, Bond is assigned to recover both Tedworth and his work. Finding the researcher being held at a construction site, Bond witnesses Tedworth being interrogated by a courier named Bernin (Ramon Tikaram), who seeks access to his USB drive containing his research. After acquiring what he needs, Bernin executes Tedworth and flees across the city, prompting Bond to pursue after him using an Aston Martin DB5. Unable to recover the data, Bond interrogates Bernin before killing him, learning he works for businessman Stefan Pomerov (Laurence Possa). Sent by M to Monaco, Bond works with fellow MI6 agent Nicole Hunter (Joss Stone) to find evidence at one of Pomerov's casinos.

The pair find information that Pomerov has frequented a disused chemical refinery he owns in Siberia, receiving a tip off it is storing bio-weapons, and head out to investigate it. The pair soon discover Pomerov is operating a bio-factory that is manufacturing bio-weapons, prompting them to destroy it. Discovering Pomerov intends to smuggle out bio-weapons he already has, Bond pursues after him to an ekranoplan. Boarding it before it takes off, Bond kills Pomerov and secures the bio-weapons for disposal by Russian Federation troops. After he parts way with Nicole, Bond becomes suspicious of the tip off they received when he reports to M, suspecting it was arranged to secure Pomerov's elimination. Using Bernin's phone that he took, Bond has MI6 trace a number he had received that wasn't a local call. The call turns out to come from Chinese intelligence officer General Ping (David K.S. Tse), who contacts Bond for a meeting in Bangkok to discuss the reason for his communication with Bernin.

Meeting at an aquarium, Ping reveals he was investigating a freelance mercenary named Rak (James Goode) who operates in Bangkok and sells stolen information and technology on the black market. Ping suspects him involved in Tedworth's kidnapping, but before he can reveal more, an assassin kills him. Bond attempts to pursue the assassin, only for them to die in an accident. Needing background information from M on Rak while pursued by police, Bond is sent to meet with Silk (Richard Dillane), an associate of Rak's, who provides the location for his hideout in the city. However, Silk betrays Bond after the meeting, allowing him to be ambushed by Rak. Taken to a prison camp in Burma for interrogation by Rak, Bond escapes and pursues after him for information that results in a confrontation over a dam. Although Rak pleads for his life in exchange for his employer's identity, Bond reveals he already knows and kills him.

Returning to Monaco, Bond sends Rak's knife to Nicole, identifying her as a double agent in MI6 and the head of a group that kidnaps prominent researchers, selling their data to interested parties. Frightened, Nicole decides to escape the city in her Koenigsegg CCXR, only to find herself being pursued by Bond (in his Aston Martin DBS V12), who ultimately corners her on the Millau Viaduct. Confronted by him, after suspecting she supplied the tip-off on Pomerov, Nicole reveals she works for an unknown man who is rich and powerful, but refuses to identify him, claiming he is bigger than any organisation in the world. Before Bond can interrogate her more, an unmanned drone shoots Nicole dead. With no further clues to follow, Bond reports in to M, advising her to find a new contact in Monaco, before departing.

Cast[edit]

Recurring characters:

Other characters:

Development[edit]

The game was hinted at on 21 April when British store HMV listed Blood Stone as "coming soon".^[8] On April 23, Activision reserved a web domain name called cromwellpsi.com^[9] The game was announced in an Activision press release on July ^[10]James Bond film writer Bruce Feirstein wrote the story for the game. The game itself is built on developer Bizarre Creations' Bespoke engine, which was created for the game The Club.^[11] Ben Cooke, who is Daniel Craig's stunt double in the films, has provided the motion capture choreography for Bond's digital animation. He is credited as the game's stunt coordinator.^[11]

While Bizarre Creations was finishing the development on The Club, they were bought by Activision, who had a license agreement at the time to make video games based on James Bond. Activision allowed the team to move forward with an original title, in order to take advantage of the gap between Quantum Of Solace and the upcoming film. Bizarre had a creative control over the title, letting them design the locations and gameplay the way they wanted to. Blood Stone was designed to capture the feel of a blockbuster movie with a "mix of characterization and adrenaline". The driving parts were mostly placed at the end of the chapters, as the developers were trying to make sure they wouldn't be seen as disconnected from the rest of the game.^[12]

The game's soundtrack is composed by Richard Jacques. Joss Stone provides an original musical track to the game titled "I'll Take It All" written and performed by her and David A. Stewart.^[13]

Reception[edit]

James Bond Blood Stone has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Nintendo DS version 75% and 70/,^[14][18] the PlayStation 3 version 66% and 65/,^[15][19] the Xbox version 64% and 62/^[16][21] and the PC version 63% and 63/^[17][20]

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Shootouts with bad guys, exotic locations, beautiful women, fast cars -- what man hasn't fantasized about stepping into James Bond's shoes for a day? We've been watching James Bonds movies since the introduction of the franchise in , and we've been enamored with ever since.

One of the most iconic aspects of any James Bond movie is the various cars that make their way onto the big screen. From the Lotus Esprit featured in The Spy Who Loved Me to the clunky yet functional Bajaj RE featured in Octopussy we're removing the car covers and revealing a complete list of every vehicle driven by in chronological order.

1) Sunbeam Alpine

Movie: Dr. No ()

It all began with Dr. No, the first Bond movie ever that premiered in He drove the Sunbeam Alpine Series II which sported a lake blue coat of paint. In classic fashion, the super spy is lured to the apartment of Miss Taro, an enemy spy. As he drives up a mountainside for a "heart to heart" with Miss Taro, he's ambushed.

A car chase soon ensues, but Bond's expert driving skills sees him free of his pursuers as they go tumbling down the mountain in a fiery crash. The English made Sunbeam Alpine was manufactured in jolly old England, a tradition that many Bond cars would follow in the coming years.

2) Bentley Mark IV

Movie: From Russia with Love ()

The Bentley Mark IV is introduced in From Russia with Love. Despite it being just his second outing, Bond uses his vehicle once again to enjoy the company of a beautiful woman. In this case, he's enjoying a picnic with the lovely Sylvia Trench. That's when he gets a call from headquarters, and he's summoned back home. However, that doesn't stop him from flipping up the convertible roof to finish his date with Miss Trench.

The Bentley Mark IV was an interesting choice for a Bond, film, as it was 30 years old at the time of the release of the movie. Despite this fact, the Mark IV still makes an excellent addition to the medley of Bond vehicles on this list.

3) Aston Martin DB5

Movie: Goldfinger ()

Thunderball ()

Ask any James Bond fan about the top five most iconic cars and the DB5 will most certainly make its way to the top of the list every time. In terms of recognition, the Aston Martin DB5 has been greatly popularized by the sheer number of movies that it has been featured in. Of course, 's version is equipped with machine guns, tire slashers, an ejection seat and many other nifty little gadgets. The DB5 was so popular that it was featured in a medley of Bond films that include Thunderball, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, and Skyfall.

4) Toyota GT

Movie: You Only Live Twice ()

It's only right that Bond's first film to take place in Japan should feature the country's first supercar. The Toyota was fast, powerful, and rare. There were only models produced in total. Sean Connery was too large to move around in the Japanese supercar comfortably, so Toyota quickly modified the traditionally hard top coupe so that Connery could zip around in a special open-top version.

5) Aston Martin DBS

Movie: On Her Majesty's Secret Service ()

The fifth Bond film temporarily did away with Sean Connery and introduced second Bond actor, George Lazenby. The DBS would play a tragic role in this movie. As Bond and his wife are driving in the DBS, she's assassinated through the windshield. The Aston Martin DBS was the latest edition at the time and would make a brief appearance in the next film Diamonds Are Forever as it's being equipped with missiles in the infamous lab of Q.

6) Mercury Cougar

Movie: On Her Majesty's Secret Service ()

The Mercury Cougar didn't exactly belong to Bond in this movie. It belonged to his future wife, Tracy Di Vicenzo. With Bond on the run from the bad guys, he had to rely upon the power of the Mercury Cougar (and the masterful driving skills of his love interest).

Tracy earns her keep by navigating treacherously icy roads, dodging bullets the whole way. She eventually enters a stock car race track in a bid to outrun their pursuers. Eventually, James and Tracy race away as the bad guys overturn and explode in a glorious fireball.

7) Ford Mustang

Movie: Diamonds Are Forever ()

Sean Connery once again reprises the role of the confident and deadly super spy While driving Tiffany Case's Ford Mustang, Bond leads Las Vegas police officers on an epic chase. Bond pulls off a few fancy tricks, and suddenly the cops end up crashing into one another as he zooms away. There's more to the chase than that, including a point where he's driving on two wheels to make his swift escape, but it certainly showcased the Ford Mustang in all of its glory.

8) AMC Hornet

Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun ()

Inexperienced field agent Mary Goodnight finds herself kidnapped by the nefarious Francisco Scaramanga forcing Bond to jump to the rescue. He ends up stealing an AMC Hornet by driving it right through the window of the showroom (the keys to his vehicle were in the possession of Miss Goodnight).

After a tense chase through the streets of Bankok, Bond and his comic relief partner who happened to be in the passenger seat during the theft, end up on the opposite end of a river from Miss Goodnight and Francisco. What does Bond do? He lines up the AMC Hornet with a collapsed bridge and guns the engine, going aerial and doing a degree spin in the process right over the river. Needless to say, he and his partner land safely on the other side.

9) Lotus Esprit

Movie: The Spy Who Loved Me ()

The Spy Who Loved Me was one of the most exciting Bond films, due in part to the Lotus Esprit S1. As usual, Bond is on the run from the bad guys. With Barbara Bach riding shotgun, Bond has to outrace bad guys on the ground who aren't making his escape easy.

Soon enough a helicopter joins the mix, forcing Bond to drive off a peer and dive into a lake, where, you guessed it, armed frogman lie in wait for him. The Lotus Esprit transforms into a miniature submarine and easily mops up the bad guys both underwater and in the air. The scene ends with bond driving back onto land past a group of tourists as if the entire affair never happened.

10) Lotus Esprit Turbo

Movie: For Your Eyes Only ()

Clearly, the chase scene involving the Lotus from the previous movie was exciting enough to prompt the return of the vehicle, though this time with a more supped up model. In For Your Eyes Only Bond attempts to escape from the hideout of Hector Gonzales. However, instead of getting a repeat of the amazing chase scene from The Spy Who Loved Me, one of Gonzale's goons approaches the vehicle and smashes the passenger side window.

Perhaps he should have read the "Burglar protected" sticker because the vehicle self-destructs and takes the bad guy with it -- because who doesn't protect equip their cars with self-destruct systems to scare off burglars, right?

11) Citroën 2CV

Movie: For Your Eyes Only ()

Cars like the Citroën 2CV aren't normally Bond's cup of tea, but what's a spy to do when their only hope of escape self-destructs because of an over protective burglar security system? With the Lotus gone, along with the foolish henchman who set the system off, Bond is forced to jump into the Citroën 2CV driven by Melina Havelock.

The squat yellow vehicle does well enough during the chase, but it's clear that certain scenes were sped up to accommodate the underpowered vehicle. Eventually, the 2CV overturns, but local villagers help push them back onto all four wheels again. Clearly bond had enough of Miss Havelock's driving because he jumps behind the wheel and takes off once more. The Citroën 2CV car chase scene added humor to the film.

12) Bajaj RE

Movie: Octopussy ()

Perhaps the most ridiculous chase scene to date, Octopussy introduces us to the Baja RE, a model of auto rickshaw that the locals refer to as a Tuk Tuk taxi. Bond wins a high stakes game of backgammon and jumps into a Tuk Tuk taxi with his friend and fellow agent Vijay. A gunman is spotted in the cab behind them, and the chase is on. It turns out the rickety autorickshaw has been modified by Q branch and a powerful engine forces the vehicle onto two wheels at one point. Needless, both Bond and Vijay get away.

13) Renault Taxi

Movie: A View to Kill ()

Bond's time with the Renault wasn't his best driving showcase. In fact, it displays some rather irresponsible driving. Bond chases after the evil henchwoman May Day as she makes her grand escape by parachuting off the Eiffel Towel. He jumps into a Renault taxi, and the chase is on.

Initially, he showcases his masterful driving ability, navigating heavy traffic by performing a number of stunts that include driving across the roof of a bus. However, he makes his first mistake when a stop barrier rips away the roof of the Renault, transforming the vehicle into a convertible. Then a car hits him, sheering away the rear end of the taxi. That doesn't stop Bond because he continues guiding the Renault along on just two wheels! He eventually stops by a bridge and leaps into action to continue the pursuit on water.

14) Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II

Movie: A View to Kill ()

Though the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II played a rather significant role in A View to Kill, the luxury vehicle has been around for a while. The Rolls was the personal vehicle of Cubby Broccoli, one of the Bond franchise's producers. A Rolls cameos briefly in Thunderball as a background vehicle.

In A View to Kill the Silver Cloud plays a more significant yet tragic roll. Bond's partner and fellow MI6 agent Sir Godfrey Tibbett poses as Bond's chauffeur. Sadly, he's strangled to death by May Day inside of a car wash. She then captures and knocks him unconscious before pushing the Rolls into a lake containing both agents. Bond manages to regain consciousness in the nick of time and survives the encounter by stealing in air from the tires to breathe underwater. A completely plausible way to survive such an encounter? Probably not, but this is we're talking about here. If anyone were to pull off such a stunt, it would be him.

15) Aston Martin V8

Movie: The Living Daylights ()

The Living Daylights introduced a new , Timothy Dalton. Despite bringing on a new James Bond, the producers decided to bring back an old car, one that hasn't seen the light of day in a Bond film for the past 18 years, the Aston Martin. This time, Q labs goes all out in making this the most deadly Bond car to date. The Aston Martin is equipped with tire spikes, missiles, lasers, a missile guidance display, a self-destruct timer and more. Despite all of its modifications, the Aston Martin V8 looks just as beautiful as the DBS Bond drove in OnHer Majesty's Secret Service in

16) Aston Martin DB5

Movie: Goldeneye ()

Tomorrow Never Dies ()

Pierce Brosnan makes his grand debut as James Bond in Goldeneye. We first get a glance of the DB5 as we watch Bond do what he does best -- woo the ladies. He and the lovely MI6 psychologist Caroline take a ride in the Aston Martin. Though she's there on business, Bond has other ideas.

Soon enough a Ferrari Spider , driven by Xenia Onatopp, challenges them to a race and the two vehicles have at it. Caroline demands that Bond stop the car due to the high rates of speed that he was driving. He complies by slamming on the emergency brake, and the scene ends with him pulling out a hidden bottle of Bollinger champagne. The DB5 also makes a brief appearance in Tomorrow Never Dies.

17) BMW Z3

Movie: Goldeneye ()

The BMW Z3 was the first BMW that Bond has ever driven. During its introduction in Goldeneye, Bond is briefed by Q on all of the vehicle's specs -- stinger missiles, an ejector seat, and an all-points radar amongst other goodies. The BMW was ready to rule the road with Bond in the driver's seat, but the Z3 was more of a product placement rather than part of Bond's essential arsenal. He merely drives the vehicle to a waiting plane and transfers the BMW to another agent who he warns not to touch any of the buttons.

18) BMW iL

Movie: Tomorrow Never Dies ()

If fans were disappointed by the fact that Bond hardly used his BMW in the last movie they were in for a great surprise in his latest outing in Tomorrow Never Dies. This time around, Bond drives a BMW iL, and it sports some of the most impressive weaponry and tech to date in a Bond car. With electrified door handles sledgehammer proof windows, hidden tear gas compartments, and the ability to be driven remotely by Bond's phone, the iL was the bane of every henchman who came across its path.

Bond displays the vehicle's impressive capabilities when he's forced to make a grand escape from a parking garage as armed thugs attempt to vandalize his vehicle. Bond escapes a hail of gunfire and trailing gunmen as he drives the vehicle from the relative safety of the backseat. He fools the trailing bad guys by bailing from the vehicle and sending it soaring from the rooftop of the parking complex and into a rental shop below.

19) BMW Z8

Movie: The World is Not Enough ()

BMW had done well in terms of sales due to its product placements in the past two Bond films. The World is Not Enough was the last of these product placements and the BMW Z8 saw a fitting end during an especially harrowing air-to-ground chase scene. Bond incurs the wrath of his enemies and has a helicopter sent after him. He manages to take it down with a surface-to-air missile, but the first helicopter is soon replaced by a second, and this one is equipped with a nasty device that cleaves Bond's poor BMW clean in half.

20) Ford Fairlane

Movie: Die Another Day ()

Bond manages to snag some pertinent information pertaining to his current mission in Die Another Day but finds himself without his usual hi-tech gadgets. He asks Havana based MI6 field agent Raoul for weaponry and a fast car. Bond gets the gun he needs, but the car wasn't quite up to his usual specs. The "fast car" he receives is a Ford Fairlane, not quite the speed demon Bond had requested, but a beauty none-the-less. Bond takes a leisurely drive back to his hotel, and that's the last we see of the Fairlane from that point onward.

21) Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

Movie: Die Another Day ()

Die Another Day takes a twist for the sci-fi due to the introduction of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish and its ability to vanish into thin air. Well, not exactly. The Vanquish or perhaps "The Vanish" can generate an invisibility cloak that allows James to drive around virtually undetected. Of course, this hi-tech car wouldn't be complete without its usual fanfare: torpedoes, target-seeking shotguns, an ejector seat and other goodies.

Bond was doing perfectly fine sitting undetected in the ice palace of Gustav Grave. That was, until a snowmobile plows into the Aston Martin, giving away his location and initiating a chase involving a similarly supped up Jaguar. The most notable gadget on the Jaguar was its thermal imaging screen that allowed the henchmen to keep up with Bond. A seven-minute chase sequence ensues that involved missiles, rockets, machine guns, and even ejector seats.

22) Aston Martin DBS V12

Movie: Casino Royale ()

was the year that James Bond received a makeover. The franchise was essentially rebooted, giving Bond a darker more serious tone. Daniel Craig delivered his performance of Bond with perfection, bringing the Aston Martin DBS V12 along for the ride. At this point in the series, the producers did away with the more unrealistic upgrades to 's ride and equipped the vehicle with more realistic gadgets: a silenced Walther PPK and a defibrillator.

Bond is in hot pursuit of Le Chiffre who had just kidnapped Vesper Lynd. After cresting a small hill, he finds Vesper tied up in the road, forcing him to swerve to avoid hitting her and flipping a total of 7 times. The enemy takes advantage of the situation and move in to capture Bond.

23) Aston Martin DB5

Movie: Casino Royale ()

Skyfall ()

The DB5 first made its grand reappearance in Casino Royale where Bond wins the vehicle in a high stakes game of poker. In the latest film Skyfall, M is on the run from Raoul Silva. Stopping by a garage Bond hops out and heads to open the door. M states promptly that she would not be hiding inside of the garage to which Bond states "we're just switching cars." The garage door opens, and the Aston Martin DB5 awaits them. With the classic Bond theme playing in the background, the pair drives off for Scotland to lure Silva away from the innocents in London and to lead him into a trap. M complains that the ride wasn't terribly comfortable to which Bond playfully thumbs the ejector seat button.

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