I was never a fan of James Bond. Liked the cool gizmos and music, and Connery’s accent, but didn’t understand all the spying and sex stuff. I was kind of young at the time.
I have a been big fan since I read in Time that JFK was a fan of Ian Fleming’s books. (Fleming,JFK,Me,Roger Moore all Geminis).
Then I invested the 50 cents to see the movies (saved 25 cents by going later to the 2nd tier theater). Never looked back.
Yes, I heard firsthand the probably 70 or so people in the packed theater watching the new movie Goldfinger gasped and were shocked to hear the name Pussy Galore. Innocent times.