Skyfall, the 23rd film in the long-running James Bond series, is not only the highest-grossing movie of 2012 in the U.K., but also their top-earning Bond film…of all-time. You could say that expectations for the movie here in the United States, where it opens tomorrow, are pretty, pretty, pretty high (/resists awful “sky” pun). The 93% Rotten Tomatoes score is just the lemon peel in the Vesper Martini.
Honestly, though, the thing I’m most looking forward to is watching the new Bond Girl, Sévérine, as played by Bérénice Marlohe, who based her character on Famke Janssen from GoldenEye. (There’s also Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny, too.) Why? That’s why. Now’s as good a time as any to look back at Bond Girls through history, and roundup some of their sexiest GIFs. They’re not all represented here (the lack of Kissy Suzuki GIFs is distressing), but yes, we included Dr. Christmas Jones. PHEW, I know.
Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) from Dr. No (Via)
Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) from From Russia with Love (Via)
Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) from Goldfinger (Via)
Fiona Volpe (Luciana Paluzzi) from Thunderball (Via)
Tiffany Case (Jill St. John) from Diamonds Are Forever (Via)
Solitaire (Jane Seymour) from Live and Let Die (Via)
Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland) from The Man with the Golden Gun (Via)
Andrea Anders (Maud Adams) from The Man with the Golden Gun (Via)
Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) from The Spy Who Loved Me (Via)
Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) from Moonraker (Via)
Sexy? No. Greatest scene in Bond movie history? Yes. (Via)
Kara Milovy (Maryam d’Abo) from The Living Daylights (Via)
Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) from GoldenEye (Via)
Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards) from The World Is Not Enough (Via)
Jinx Johnson (Halle Berry) from Die Another Day (Via)
Solange Dimitrios Caterina Murino) from Casino Royale (Via)
Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) from Casino Royale (Via)
Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko) from Quantum of Solace (Via)
Yet they all look look like walking pieces of garbage compared to Judi Dench. (Via)