50 years of James Bond history in under 3 minutes

 By 
Bob Al-Greene
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They say men want to be him, women want to be with him.

For more than five decades, James Bond has defined a certain type of cool on the big screen. In the shoes of six different actors, he's been a suave secret agent, gadget-reliant superhero, a hot-blooded ladies' man and a cold-blooded killer. He's also a heavy drinker, known for his trademark vodka martini -- shaken, not stirred, of course.

Fans may disagree on who made the best Bond -- who most perfectly embodied the character of Ian Fleming's spy novels, and who added their own flair to the role. But sometimes the things that define the best Bond aren't the man himself, but everything around him. The sinister villains, the beautiful and dangerous women. The fast cars and outlandish gadgets.

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