Despite this, in 2012 the film topped a poll to find the greatest Bond film run by 007 Magazine.
And the lobby of the Venetian hotel where 007 and Bond girl Vesper Lynd stay is actually Prague's National Museum on Wenceslas Square, currently closed for reconstruction and scheduled to reopen in June 2016.
Back in the days of the original 007, James Bond came and blew up an island in the park.
In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, 007 drives a silver Aston Martin DB5 through the Scottish countryside, to grand effect.
The Queen had her own starring role in the London Olympics, declaring them officially open after appearing to parachute into the stadium with James Bond - played by current 007 Daniel Craig.
In the film, when Bond receives a golden bullet inscribed with 007, he is distracted from his mission.
"007", moniker of James Bond, promises the disclosure of a secret.
While Goldeneye has no connection to the James Bond movie of the same name, a tuxedoed 007 would not feel out of place here.
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The yield on Germany's two-year bond, another haven, fell to 0.007%, after falling to a record 0% earlier in the day, according to Tradeweb.
It is understood, though, that the Bond team are prepared to postpone production on the next 007 feature until he is available.
So Bond fans will be getting a triple play of Agent 007 with the new game, Blu-ray boxed set and big screen adventure.
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Yet, with Daniel Craig becoming the latest actor to don the 007 tuxedo in "Casino Royale, " Bond appears to be in no danger of having his licence to kill revoked any time soon.
Every Bond movie gets the basics right, from the iconic 007 logo, to the iconic music, the bulletproof story line, the exotic locations, the foes we love to hate, and, of course, the martinis, shaken not stirred.
Cosgrave and her colleagues dug deep into the 007 archive in order to find pieces that evoke design in Bond films.
"Being Bond" profiles the six distinguished actors that have had the honor of portraying 007.
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Speaking in March, Mendes said he felt "very honoured to have been part of the Bond family" and that he "very much" hoped to work with the 007 team again.
The next 007 flick doesn't come out until December, but the first Chinese Bond Girl is rapidly racking up those international glamour points.
As for Bond himself, Rye believes Brosnan has perfected a fine mix of cruelty, humour and humanity that will secure 007's future.
As the 19th James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough bursts onto the screen, aficionados are hailing it the biggest and best of 007's film adventures yet.
As well as Craig returning as 007 in his third outing, British actors Naomie Harris and Albert Finney will join him in the 23rd Bond film, due out next year.
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