007 Chronological Viewing Order

[Dallas Kinard]

Yesterday I was able to watch the comic book movie "Die Another Day". Not one of the best 007 flicks, but I had fun with it. This one had a bunch of timeline clues so let's get into Brosnan's final go as James Bond!

At around the 03:25 mark, James Bond's watch shows "16" as the date. I believe this is 01/16/2001 due to later timeline evidence. I couldn't find a screenshot, but it's during this scene:



It is revealed on-screen that James Bond was in North Korea for “14 months”. That places us in March of 2002 if James entered North Korea in January of 2001.



At 40:47 an admission paper dated "1st March 2002, 8:00 a.m" can be seen. This document is what I believe places Bond's return from North Korea in March of 2002.



At around the 43:11 mark, a check dated "11.11.2002" can be seen. The same check can be seen at the 43:47 mark. So we've jumped eight months.



At the 43:47 mark, Jinx's date of birth, 08.08.73 can be seen. At the same time stamp, a document dated 03.03.02 can also be seen.



At the 44:34 mark, a computer screen contains the following text: "Therapy plan 5T active from 16.12.03." This would be December 16th, 2003. I'm not sure how to interpret this so any thoughts would be helpful. I'm going to assume the treatment plan will be completed on that date, but not sure.



It appears to be Spring when James Bond returns to Britain. Tulips can be seen in full bloom. Tulips season runs from the end of March until mid-May. So we've jumped about four months.



At the 01:07:48 mark, a case report dated "1/4/01" can be seen. This lines up with the beginning of the film being set in January of 2001.



A document dated "6.2.02" can be seen at the 01:08:11 mark. At the same time stamp Miranda Frost's dob can be seen. "7.3.73"



At the 01:37:40 mark, a license plate can be seen with "02" as the renewal year. This has to be out of date though, since we are in Spring of 2003 by this point.



So that's it for the timeline. I think we can safely say that the film opens on January 16th of 2001, then jumps to March of 2002. Then we jump to November of 2002 a bit later. Finally, we land in March/April of 2003 where the film ends.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Some more random notes from "Die Another Day".

Several gadgets from “Octopussy” are seen in Q's lab: the AcroStar MiniJet, the crocodile submarine, the "magic rope" and the five-pointed knife, cementing that we are still in the same timeline as the Roger Moore Era.



007 picks up the Dagger Shoe from "From Russia With Love" and seems unfamiliar with it, lending credibility that this isn't the same 007 agent that was featured in the 1963 film and that we have been following the same continuity since the first movie "Dr. No".



The briefcase that contains a hidden knife from “From Russia With Love” is seen in Q's laboratory.

The Bell Rocket Belt from “Thunderball” is seen in Q's laboratory. Bond asks Q if it "still works" suggesting he's at least heard of it and knows it's old.



The yellow diving helmet from “For Your Eyes Only” is visible in Q's lab.

The electronic snooper from “A View To A Kill” is seen in Q's lab.

All very cool nods to the previous films.