Updates and Additional Tricks:

• From Russia With Love: Employs reverse psychology on Red Grant by pretending to be eager to open his attache case, making Grant suspicious and getting him to open it himself. -Napoleon Plural
• Goldfinger: Locked in a cell in GF, he arouses the guard’s suspicions and dips out of view. Guard opens door, curious, cell seems open. Bond drops on top of him from above, pandemonium ensues. -Napoleon Plural
• Live and Let Die: He rigs the pack of cards so Solitaire loses her virginity to him. -Napoleon Plural
• Never Say Never Again: A plank in floor rises up on stairwell, tripping over assailant. -Napoleon Plural
• A View to a Kill: Bond recorded conversation with him and Tibbet fools eavesdroppers while he and his man nip outside on the balcony for a chat. Seemingly borrowed from Kananga in LALD. -Napoleon Plural
• Octopussy: Bond notices that Kamal had loaded dice (so that he kept getting a double 6) and uses the same dice to win. -dr. evan-gelist

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Previously, I explored the many tricks, tips and tools of Jason Bourne, and the tricks, tips and tools of James Bond (part 1, 2, 3 and 4) . Now, let’s end with exploring the tricks, tips and tools of James Bond, part 5. This article will delve into the tips, tricks and gadgets of James Bond’s last three films, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. As you might suspect, spoilers can be found ahead.

Die Another Day

Tools

1. Bond has a watch with a bomb trigger and a laser.
2. MI6 has developed glasses that create simulated virtual reality for training.
3. One of Q’s gadgets is a ring that emits a tone that can break bullet proof glass.
4. Bond’s car, a Aston Martin Vanquish, is able to become invisible. He also drives a Ski-Doo MX Z-REV snowmobile.
5. Bond also uses a rebreather to breath under water.
6. Drunk in the film were Bollinger champagne, Finlandia vodka, Heineken beer, 7 Up, and Ty Nant curvy PET bottles.
7. Bond wears Brioni suits, a Ballantyne Cashmere Sweater, an Omega Seamaster Swatch watch, armed with a Walther P99 and shaves with Phillips Electronics Philishave Sensotec and Norelco Spectra shavers. Another character uses a Böker Speed Lock II and a Sony Ericsson T68i.

Tricks

1. Bond uses a nearby bullet proof vest as a quick shield.
2. Bond fakes a heart attack by going into a special mental state, then is able to take his caregivers off guard.
3. In order to get into a medical facility, Bond knocks out a guest and then puts him in wheelchair to get onto island.
4. When he spots a camera, Bond unplugs it and then follows the path of the camera to find a hidden passage.
5. Bond turns on an MRI machine (effectively turning on a giant magnet) to get a gun away from his opponent.
6. In order to escape from a falling vehicle, Bond fashions a waterboard together with a parachute and in a practice known as kite-surfing, gets away.
7. Bond ties a rope across a certain area to knock a pursuer off of a snow ski.
8. Bond pulls the parachute of an opponent to send him sprawling away.

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Casino Royale

Tools

1. A bomber uses a key chain that wouldn’t be detected by airport security yet could be detonated via cell phone.
2. Bond’s phone is a Sony Ericsson K800i.
3. He uses a SIM card reader, a ZiO FoneMate SIM Card Manager, in order to examine the location of an SMS sent.
4. Bond uses a small GPS tracker which he slips into an inhaler. The tracker sends data to his phone to create a model of his target’s location.
5. Bond’s car is a silver birch 1964 Aston Martin DB5.
6. Cybershot Digital Cameras are used.
7. Bond wears a Black Seamaster Co-Axial Planet Ocean and a Omega Seamseter Diver 300M. Suits and tuxedos were made by Italian fashion house Brioni. His shirts and neckties were made by the British company Turnbull and Asser. In addition, he wears a sunglasses by Persol (Persol 2244 and Persol style 2720), cufflinks by S.T. Dupont, braces/suspenders by Albert Thurston, polos & t-shirts by Sunspel, shoes by Converse (Jack Purcell OTR), John Lobb, & Nike (Nike Air Articulate II), Ted Baker pants, La Perla Grigioperla swim trunks, a Giorgio Armani leather jacket, Douglas Pell Money Clip & an Omega wristwatch.
8. Bond uses a Walther P99 with a Vega IB339 Inside-the-Waistband (or IWB) holster.

Tricks

1. Bond finds his target’s gun, empties it and leaves it where he found it, in order to stay a step ahead.
2. Bond makes it a point not to touch his ear when using a concealed ear piece so as not to arouse attention.
3. Free running, or parkour, is practiced in one of the first scenes as a way of getting around rapidly.
4. Bond drops a visible gun in order to catch his enemy unaware, and then pulls out another gun and shoots air/gas canisters to create a distraction.
5. In an effort to scope out security measures, Bond ties his shoes while looking for cameras.
6. In a large parking lot, Bond sets off many car alarms by knocking a car against a fence. This created a distraction for security.
7. In order to find out the identity of a car’s owner, Bond asks a girl at the hotel’s front desk if there was a way to contact the owner about a ding he made in the door.
8. An enemy sets off the sprinkler system to create chaos, then grabs weapon and guard clothing (to blend in) from the newly unguarded security room.
9. Bond’s opponent uses a ruse of trying on sunglasses to check for tails.
10. A seat belt is employed to control the wheel and driving path of a moving vehicle.

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Quantum of Solace

Tools

1. A tablet computer like the Microsoft Surface is used by MI6.
2. Bond has a business card which has a GPS tracker.
3. Bond’s Sony Ericsson phone, a C902 Cyber-shot in Titanium silver edition, has an excellent camera and voice control.
4. His watch is an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial Chronometer with a black dial.
5. His suits are courtesy of Tom Ford tailoring, Regency model.
6. Bond wears Tom Ford 108 19V sunglasses, “with a semi-matte rhodium frame, black leather temple tips, and smoke blue lenses.”

Tricks

1. Looking for clues, Bond checks for messages for a dead suspect in the hotel lobby.
2. Bond throws anchor at inflatable boat in order to incapacitate it.
3. Attempting to get into an exclusive venue, Bond uses the artist entrance, and then steals a tux from the costumes section to blend in.
4. Bond steals a gentleman’s ear piece communicator which he deduces is networked with other enemies, then locks him in bathroom by removing the doorknob.
5. Bond smokes out enemies by interrupting their conversation over the ear pieces, then snaps pictures with his phone of the people leaving to identify targets.
6. When he discovers his credit card had been terminated, Bond asks the register to tell the people that would be calling in a moment where he was headed, which was in fact a fake destination.
7. Needing a place to stay, and realizing a credible cover story was silly, he stays in the fanciest hostel he can find under the guise of just having won the lottery.
8. Trying to scout the territory, Bond hires a plane leaving his car as collateral.
9. Restrained in an elevator, Bond headbutts his captors, then grabs one of their guns.

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Previously, I explored the many tricks, tips and tools of Jason Bourne, and the tricks, tips and tools of James Bond (part 1, 2 and 3) . Now, let’s continue with exploring the tricks, tips and tools of James Bond, part 4. This article will delve into the tips, tricks and gadgets of James Bond’s following five films, The Living Daylights, License to Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. (Yes, spoilers may be found ahead. Trod carefully.)

The Living Daylights

Tools

1. Bond’s cigarette case conceals a pair of binoculars.
2. He also uses night vision goggles.
3. A boombox which doubles as a gun is used.
4. Bond’s key chain releases stun gas or blows things up depending on the tune he whistles.
5. Q developed a couch that sucks in a person making them disappear temporarily.
6. Bond’s enemy has a watch which wirelessly alerts his guards of danger.
7. Bond has a pair of glasses which also act as binoculars.
8. Bond’s watch is a Rolex Submariner.
9. Bond uses a Walther WA 2000 Sniper Rifle.
10. Bond’s car of choice, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Series III has a “laser beam cutter, lower front firing automatic missiles, studded tires, skis that protrude from under the doors, plane cockpit style head-up display, a special radio with multi-transmission accessibility, hinged number plates, bullet-proof glass, a rocket jet propulsion unit and [a] self-destruct button.”

Tricks

1. Bond jumps on the roof of a truck and cuts through the canvas with a knife to attack the driver.
2. He drives the car off a cliff, pulling his parachute to save himself.
3. Bond uses an oil pipeline to covertly ship an asset across the border.
4. The enemy uses a headphone cord to strangle his target, then pretends to be milk man carrying exploding milk bottles, and finally assumes the identity of ambulance assistance to escape.
5. In order to distract pursuers, Bond places a decoy in a phone booth, using a cello case covered with a coat.
6. Bond drives a car into a shack, creating a target for his pursuers to fire at, without hitting him.
7. He then cuts a hole in the ice of the frozen lake with a tireless wheel to send his enemy plummeting through the ice.
8. Bond uses a car that has skis as well as rocket propulsion.
9. He uses his handy cello case as sled to rapidly cross a border.
10. When he needs to move, Bond hitchhikes on the back of vegetable truck.
11. Needing a distraction for a male guard, Bond takes off a girl’s top.
12. Bond constantly fakes death in order to keep his enemy unaware and unfocused on him.
13. Escaping, Bond goes to the roof, then jumps over rooftops to flee quickly.
14. Forced to think in a jam, Bond gets in a car with a few random inviting girls to get away.
15. Bond, being charitable, helps another man jailed escape with him, and his favor is quickly reciprocated with assistance by his new comrade.
16. They steal a ladder for boarding planes to get over a tall fence.
17. Bond cuts off his boot grasped by his opponent in order to detach himself from him.
18. He then smartly drops a bomb on bridge to cut off enemy troop supply.
19. Finally, to escape from a quickly dropping airplane, Bond uses a parachute attached to a jeep to land the car safely by driving out of the plane and deploying the chute.

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License to Kill

Tools

1. Bond employes a disguise that resembles a manta ray to avoid underwater radar detection.
2. Bond’s companion has explosive toothpaste, an exploding alarm clock, a video camera gun, an optical palm reader that reads prints, and a Polaroid camera with a laser beam and X-ray capabilities.
3. A walkie-talkie concealed in a broom is used.

Tricks

1. In need of a short distraction, Bond simply throws some worms in the face of an opponent.
2. Bond uses a nearby hook to pull an enemy down into an eel tank.
3. In the water, he shoots a diver with a harpoon gun, then steals the dead man’s air tank for oxygen.
4. Bond also shoots a harpoon at the bottom of a plane, and uses the connection to water ski in order to follow the enemy.
5. Bond uses a large block of money as bullet shield.
6. Bond slams the head of an adversary onto table, and also uses a chandelier to swing and hit another attacker.
7. Bond tips a bell hop excessively to win as much power as much as possible quickly.
8. Later, he pretends to be a waiter, in order to ride up on an elevator undetected.
9. Bond uses a tactic which frames one enemy against another, effectively getting the two to hit each other and kill two birds with one stone.
10. Bond sprays a rival with a fire extinguisher.
11. Driving a truck, Bond releases some gas to create oil slick, and deter his foes.

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GoldenEye

Tools

1. Bond has an alarm code breaker.
2. His car has a radio (Alpine 7817R) that can print and communicate with HQ.
3. Bond uses satellite images to gather information about his target. Google Maps and Google Earth are comparable.
4. Q’s gadgets include: a fake leg cast acting as a missile shooter; a BMW Z3 with a parachute, radar, self destruct, a wine chiller and steel missiles; a belt with repelling cord; a telephone box with an expanding air bag to suffocate occupant; a tray X-ray document scanner; a Parker Jotter pen that when clicked several times arms a bomb; and an ejector seat.
5. Bond’s watch, an Omega Seamaster 2541.80, has a laser.
6. He wears a Galco Executive Shoulder Holster.
7. Bond uses a Digital Camera Monocular.

Tricks

1. Bond bungee jumps to his destination, using a carabiner on the railing, and then uses a gun with a grappling hook to prevent bouncing back up after the fall.
2. Bond uses a laser to cut a hole, then comes down through an air grate into bathroom and knocks out the occupant.
3. A target, Bond uses gas tanks as a barrier to prevent his assailants from shooting because that would blow everything up.
4. Bond shoots at a grate to release barrels to crush incoming soldiers.
5. Needing an escape, Bond grabs the pilot of the plane, pulls him out of it, then drives a motorcycle off a cliff in pursuit, maneuvering himself into the falling unmanned plane. He then pulls the plane out of the fall and to safety.
6. When he sees the reflection of someone behind him, Bond grabs towel and uses it to disarm and strangle his opponent.
7. Fighting an attacker, Bond bashes a car door into the man and then places a gun to his chest.
8. Requiring a getaway, Bond slams his head against the ejector button of his holding cell, the nose of a plane, to escape being blown up.
9. Bond smashes a ladder against the legs of a rival to disarm him.
10. Later, he knocks over some book cases for the domino effect to take out his adversaries.
11. Bond jumps out of a window and steals a nearby army tank to pursue another vehicle with power.
12. Bond arms a bomb, lets out gasoline in the tank to make sure the explosion spreads, and then surrenders to get as far away as possible from the incoming explosion.
13. Cleverly, Bond changes the codes for access to weapons.
14. Needing a distraction, Bond has a girl lie down and fake unconsciousness, waits for unsuspecting guards to react, and then drops down from the ceiling.
15. Bond jams gears on a satellite dish to prevent movement of equipment and the sending of signals.

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Tomorrow Never Dies

Tools

1. Bond uses a wireless video camera to gather intelligence.
2. A cigarette case conceals a bomb.
3. Bond’s BMW Cruiser R 1200 C comes with a remote control, extensive car security, and other sweet features.
4. In a pinch, Bond steals a BMW 750iL for a getaway.
5. Bond’s cell phone features: a finger print scanner, high voltage security, car control, a lock pick, and a scrambler to avoid interception of messages.
6. Bond’s Chinese counterpart’s gadgets include: a fan that shoots string and darts, and a fire breathing dragon.
7. His weapon of choice is a Walther P99.
8. Bond wears a Church’s Presley and an Angels & Bermans Leather Jacket.

Tricks

1. Bond ably uses a plane’s ejector seat to take care of an enemy.
2. Needing to get down hastily, Bond latches on to a banner to get down a tall building.
3. In order to incapacitate a chaser, Bond throws a steel cord around the rotor of the helicopter.
4. Bond kills a member of the opposition with a knife, then fakes the man as himself to fake his death.
5. He later uses a glass jar and a grenade with a remote to create a bomb.

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The World Is Not Enough

Tools

1. Bond’s glasses, Blue Tinted Black Framed Sunglasses, allow him to see through clothes for weapons.
2. His boat has jet propulsion, submarine capabilities, torpedos, and excellent GPS.
3. Q’s gadgets include: a bagpipe with a gun and fire shooter, a coat that encloses a person in a bubble and a credit card lock pick.
4. Bond’s watch shoots repelling cord.
5. His remote control car has missiles.
6. MI6 uses a satellite that picks up body heat and uses that to form a comprehensive map.
7. Bond wears Calvin Klein 2007 glasses, a Linen Suit Replica and a Omega Outdoor Agencies Ski Suit.
8. He brings a Samsonite Xylem Business Case.
9. Bond also drinks Talisker Whisky.

Tricks

1. Bond ties the window sash to his belt to get out of the window safely.
2. He realizes some bills are coated with explosives when his finger tips begin to foam after touching them, then some liquid.
3. Bond impersonates his enemy, taking his ID badge, and then switching the photo.
4. Bond swings on nearby chains to get away fast.
5. Bond shoots at the gas tank to blow up a helicopter.
6. M uses clock batteries to arm her GPS signal with power.
7. Bond brings a submarine to the surface in order to make sure it shows up on his agency’s radar.

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