It's obvious how they will reboot; Brosnan will be seen stepping out of the shower and say "that was one hell of a night, someone must have spiked my martini. Now where were we ...."

"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Jack London - The Call of the Wild, 1903.

I don't know how UK citizens viewed JB's death; as a US citizen, it only bothered me because I so admired the work that Daniel Craig did in this role as the worldwide icon known to us all as James Bond. The way I have always seen Bond: resourcefulness, the cunning, the will to win, and his ability to fight to the death as depicted by Craig made it so easy to root for his portrayal of Bond as authentic because he did get the shit kicked out of him... as it is for us all in real life. Bond's life was a mess; job, love life, friendships, his ups and downs just came back to me as I watched it on the screen as real, even though it was all make believe, portrayed on film, acted out and scripted, Craig made it work. I didn't pretend to be looking at someone I felt a kinship with, I emotionally gave in and rendered my mental faculties moot because I connected and I wanted to root for this man on screen. Daniel Craig's work as James Bond can be loved or despised by the critics all day long, I don't care. It doesn't matter because Craig's work as Bond allowed me to freely choose a fictional character that I believed in: could have a drink with, smoke a cigar with, would actually care about enough to die for. I thoroughly enjoyed rooting and being emotional about Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond. It just did not matter that it was all make-believe, I for one cared deeply about this actors work as the premier British "00"-spy, and if I could have interjected myself into any role, it would have been to protect this character and not let him die. It was as painful and as bittersweet a death to watch and handle on screen as it has been in my own life letting go loved one's and best friends when they too died. That's why in that fateful scene where Bond meets his demise, a small epiphany occurred, but I've known all along. Alas, life is not fair, and top it off, we age and die... but damn it, not James Bond. Until Daniel Craig came to the front and was cast as the titular spy. Well done Sir, you moved my thoughts, fanned my passions, allowed me to dream. Well done indeed Daniel Craig.

The Daniel Craig Bond movies strung together make such a compelling story, and even though it feels gut wrenching that his Bond dies, it certainly does tie up the story line appropriately His Bond, more than any of the others, felt the most human and the determined. There would never be a retirement for this Bond.

The cinematic ending which he died really made me cry. 😢

I grew up with the James Bond franchise. I thought a lot of the characters were good most people my age I’m 70 now most people in my age group still give it to Sean Connery. My personal choice was Daniel Craig. I think he added a light to the role and really made you believe that’s what it agent would have to go through physically and mentally I must be getting a little bit nostalgic in my old age, because I actually liked the alternate endings better than the original for what it’s worth.

The Daniel craig era shows the life of James Bond from the beginning until the end …. Unlike the other bonds each film is different mission … I think no time to die ending was perfect to end the Daniel Craig era and after that a new bond will reborn

You can take down 007…but you can’t kill James Bond

The ending in the movie was perfect, it gives his sacrifice a huge impact on us all. People are saying “how come he dies like this although he survived more dangerous conflicts in the other movies!” They didn’t think about the ending plot, his survival in this movie will put the 2 he loves the most in danger (his love Madeleine and his daughter Mathilde) In the other movies he survived but in this one he chose not to only to keep them safe It’s a huge character progression and it was the perfect way to fulfill his arc ❤️

Final shot. Q comes home to his apartment. Bond steps out of the shadows and says, "Hello, Q. I had no time for alimony."

Seeing their all face expressions in this scene hearing that James would not make it was painful and heartbreaking 💔

This is a better ending. My opinion I don't like how it ended

Another way Bond to lived, is in You Only Live Twice novel. Bond doesn't know that has a child from Kissy, and is considered dead by MI6. They do his obituary here too, but he is not dead, he has amnesia.

This is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should have done instead of killing him off. They could also have left it up in the air and not shown us what happened right after the base blows up Then cut to him after the credits Alive and well but having everyone think he’s dead. That would have been much more Fleming - and audiences would have been happier!

My heart sank watching this in the cinema, n i cried bc he's my favourite Bond.

When we saw the movie in the theater, my wife and I sat there stunned, and just looked at each other and said, “did they just kill James Bond?” I’m sorry, but as someone who has loved these movies since I first saw Goldfinger in our local movie theater when I was 14, my world was shattered! I really don’t care who plays JB next, because My James Bond is dead, as are any future movies to me. Bye old friend…it’s been a good run!

Perhaps, in an alternate universe, this is how James Bond survives. Besides, we all know he can't die just yet...he has a few regenerations left to go. :D

I think it’ll be like in Goldeneye, where it’s also so obvious that 006 is killed, but actually he isn’t. In No Time to Die, what we see is not James Bond’s viewpoint, but rather how everyone else imagine what happened to him. In fact, he faked his own death because he knew it would be easier for Madeleine to move on if she thought he was dead.

we will not get another bond this good and so well portrayed

The ending of this amazing movie still impacts me today....Daniel Craig was a unbelievable Bond!!

Daniel Craig didn't win an Oscar because Academy Awards are given for performances in individual movies ... Daniel Craig deserves an Oscar for what he has done across the franchise.

Man this feels heavy because this is the Bond i grew up with .

This would’ve been a much better ending that way there we all wouldn’t be so disappointed and bond can live happily ever after watching his daughter grow up

I believe that Bonds death was a good idea because he lives in every movie it was a good change, the whole point is he has nearly died so many times but this time has run out, but I can see why people didn't like it, they should maybe hinted that he may have survived rather than saying James Bond will return a visual hint would've worked better.

I didn’t like how they killed him off either.

I literally bawled my eyes out, Craig is my favorite Bond and his story came together so well, the cast overall was always just perfect but to show the impact his death had on everyone meant so much - he gave so much of himself for these other people and even though it didn't seem like he cared, he did. He was so hurt inside and the drinking and subtle flirtatious-ness was part of his coping process (man they really wrote his life so well). The best part, but also the worst, is that he died happy, knowing he had actually finally found a true love and something worth actually going out for, his daughter, man... just amazing. I will miss Daniel Craig's Bond for the rest of my life, impacted me majorly.

Seeing him use the EMP to destroy the nanobots and drifting on a raft as the opening strings of We Have All The Time In The World would have been amazing.

Killing James Bond was a mistake. The whole point of the fantasy of James Bond is he survives anything thrown at him. Without that, he's just an average person. That's the escape we as the fan have. During a time of covid etc, what fans needed, was a hero again to lift them. Not die on us. James Bond will now never be the same going forward, and I'm sure, has lost a lot of older fans. The new , younger fans won't grasp the history and live of the character, because he's not all conquering as he once was and written to be.

Without bond.. There is end of the world.. Final message to humanity..

Excellent editing and ending. Thanks for the joy of those moments

Daniel Craig will always be James Bond to me, and I’ve seen all of the movies multiples of times. He brought a visceral depth and breadth to the character that was lacking until he stepped into the role. JB died like he lived, fully committed, no apologies, and like a man. Thank you James Craig for pouring yourself into the role for so many years, and entertaining us all. Be well and I wish you all the best.

I cry every time I hear the end of this soundtrack it’s so heartbreaking specially seeing that scene and hearing the movie soundtrack to it too!!!!!

This ending is how Bond would have usually acted i.e. jumping into the water and surviving, rather than standing around like an old man.

Been watching Bond since the 60s. Craig did a magnificent job.

This is the true ending I wanted to see .in the movie . . . . How can bond die such a death when he survived in his previous movies

When I was first watching the film I thought they were going to do one of those fake out deaths, like The Dark Knight Rises, since he had picked up the doll. So you'd see the island blow up then in the next scene you see madeline and her daughter find the doll with a figure watching from a far. I am so glad they didn't do this ending and committed to killing Bond because it works perfectly with Daniel Craig's version of Bond and it makes for brilliant arc from Casino Royale of man getting his heart broken to No Time To Die where in his final moments he fixes it.

Daniel Craig’s Bond was a franchise within a franchise. It was always going to be how he became Bond and how he would die. Previous Bond films have always just been standalone stories.

Grew up with the first Bond films in the early sixties. All things end, and so do we. R.I.P Commander Bond, well done...

This is a great way for him to survive and works very well. Daniel was great. And it still makes me teary watching this movie.... even after 20 plus viewings!

They need to do a retro Bond using Anthony Horowitz's novels.

I didnt like the original "ending" of James Bond. I prefer this ending!!!

Now, after Craig's era has ended, I even more strongly believe they shouln't have had got rid of Brosnan at all. He was absolutely perfect and he could have played hik to this very day as he looks awesome, stylish and suave in his 70is.

That would have been a nice cliffhanger for No Time To Die.

James Bond is one of the greatest franchises on earth,but it is becoming more emotional. I hope it will be revived

If they actually end the franchise and don't make anymore movies, then I'm fine with it. If not, then I don't like the ending because that's the hole point of the entire franchise, James Bond has unlimited lives, that's just part of what makes him James Bond, you just can't take the guy out no matter what. Me, I would have ended the movie like this, he realizes he's been infected, so he can't go back to his girl and his daughter, so he dives into the ocean or somehow figures out how to escape the missile hits. Screen goes blank, then the next time it comes up you see bond sitting in a chair, under a spotlight, screen says at the top, "Location unknown", then we hear a faceless voice say, "So, Mr. Bond, it would seem that you have something incurable" "Well not to worry Mr. Bond, that's our specialty, curing the incurable"...... Then bam, James Bond melody hits, then closing credits start...... That way it's left open ended, we don't know if he's cured and can go back to his family or not, but at least we know he cheated death once again, because that's just what James Bond is all about...

I waited 2 1/2 hours to see a death of an icon. Wasted my time I believe.

Nick Fury : we have a cure, so now please join the Avengers.

Thanks. I needed that. There is no way Bond would have gone out like in the original ending. He would have been resourceful at least, and not giving in like that.

No, this is a good ending, but I think that the actual ending was better, even if bond survives in every other film, this makes bond less of a superhero and more of a human, also the film is an ending to the saga.

I’ve never liked James Bond movies before but this movie with him as a actor is so emotional and so good done, watching this movie scene was so heartbreaking and emotional in so many ways he played James so amazing in every single way. And this ending had to happen even if it was so painful to see it’s very good done!!! And the movie soundtrack in this scene was so amazing and emotional 😭

1.)What was that orchestral music 🎶 playing when the missiles' MIRVed warheads were deploying above him ? 2.) What was that poetic verse M was reading from ? And by whom was it written ? ✌

Hes like capt scarlet always returns to live again 😅

Bond never and ever will disappear. He lives in everybody heart

I was actually shocked and a bit emotional. At first in complete denial, said out loud "WTF" and then sat there waiting for the reveal that he didn't die, because you know, he doesn't ever die. Still a bit salty about him dying even now tbh.

The issue is that he has the nano bots in his blood, and it's transmissible via touch. Bond would have to NEVER touch anyone again, otherwise, he would spread the bots to other people, who would then spread them to others, etc until it reached back to Madeline and his daughter.

I think this would have been a much more suitable ending❤ After all the turbulence in his life, James Bond deserved his happy ending

Well, if 006 can survive a massive explosion…

The alternate ending is the best ending.

I almost walked out of the theater. Never felt so betrayed by someone I trusted in all my life. Boooooooooooooo

it’s really tough for me to decide between the theatrical ending and this one. in defense of the theatrical ending: -he cannot have physical contact with anyone including his new family -he can finally see his true love Vesper in the afterlife -by choosing death, he may have prolonged the life of his new family since everyone who’s ever gotten close to him has died in defense of this ending: -it doesn’t make sense for him to be killed off since he finally has a family and reason to continue on living

James shouldn't have died. He must return and return to tell story to his kid by himself.

So was this an actual alternate ending they shot or was this something you edited together? I hope this was an actual alternate ending. But if you made it, nice work.

If they do bother to continue with Bond, I would model the next outing on “when eight bells toll”. It’s much more understated and better for it.😮

I think the end, as we saw it in the cinema, would be a perfect end for the entire franchise.

This had a bogus ending, he could have got out, he's james bond eriously, he's been through tougher situations. He can't use not being around his daughter as an excuse, there are suits you can wear, just retire him and find a new one.

One one hand England is so hated by Germans mostly in Football but on the other hand without this country we wouldn’t have the most popular film series of all time.

I’ve never cried to a bond movie before this is the first one I do it for!!!!!

Daniel Craig is the best bond ever. A legend. Nobody will ever replace him

They could have had Bond become a sort of watchful or protective guardian that kept an eye on his wife and daughter, maybe have his wife do a double take where we see him and cut to him being gone, when in reality, he turned the corner to be out of sight and out of "touch" but always there for them. Let the world think he's gone.

Alternate ending is better than the original -- well done.

I'll always love the Bond films no matter if the older ones weren't to everyone's taste I take them for what they are and accept them for the time era they were made in. However Daniel Craig's Bond has become my favourite as I always preferred Pierce Brosnan. But Daniel was just fantastic. I love how these newer Bond films were not just showing the character what it takes to be Bond, but the audience, the sceptics that it's not all suits , martini's , women . It's SO much more being Bond isn't easy and Daniel portrayed this beautifully. I hope whoever is the new Bond gets a good audience and not criticised too much as it's a tough job to take over .P.S. I wish they hadn't gotten rid of Judy Dench as M as she was the best ever at aying that character.

They could have easily shown a happy ending where we see that Bond gets a family. That could have been a great closure and a happy ending for the character and this could have happened with the same music

This is better, I can finally sleep at night

james bond never dies

This should have been the ending

Thought it was a beautiful ending, and really felt it. That nod to OHMSS hit hard. What did bother me was the whole ‘I have to stay here because of the nano-bots’ cause of the plot. Apparently there’s no EMP or MRI in this Bond’s universe.

This is one movie scene that actually made me cry. Knowing Danial Craig won’t return as James Bond broke my hear. It crushed me. His debut as 007 happened 4 years after I was born. Years later I remember watching it with my uncle and that’s when I got hooked. I grew up with Daniel Craig playing Bond, and so to know that’s ending feels like a part of my childhood is ending.

This is even more heartbreaking to me. If I was given a choice between giving my life for my family, knowing they are safe versus surviving and living, knowing you will never be able to be with them. I'd always choose the first one, I'm glad the final cut of the movie was Bond giving his life for this family, I simply cannot allow Daniel Craig's Bond to suffer anymore, he deserved a good fairwell and he got it. This is truly the end of an era to me being a 2000 kid. Daniel Craig's James Bond was the one I got to grow up with, saying good bye is really bittersweet. He's my definitive James Bond, now and forever. I'll show my kids his James Bond, I have to.

Mathilde Bond (neé Swann) will become the next agent of James Bond...She has her father's eyes and mother's face..

Incredible work, I honestly think I prefer this over the one shown in the actual film.

The best bond ever Because he showed the human weakness of the character A fact that was magnified by his death in his last appearance This will make any coming bond doubtful both in character and in success

This should have been a better ending to No Time To Die with Bond lives, left stranded out of nowhere in the sea that he wish not to be found and looking back at all his adventures with all the people he cares about including the ones that died.

I've been following Bond since 1972. I followed the character, not the actor. Sure one actor was better than the other, but the profile is almost the same, and the ideas and idiosyncrasy of the Bond movies and books are the same, and are beyond actors and time. The owners of this franchise (The Wilson/Broccoli family aka EON) were very aware of this, and thus, every now and then, we ended seeing our beloved character, interpreted by another actor, but the Bond "flavor" remained year after year, with one constant adventure after adventure: BOND NEVER REALLY DIED. When in this movie, I saw that Bond really DIED, I was in shock! Is EON trying to revamp the character to accomplish these new agendas (as Disney tried with EVERYTHING they have like SW, Marvel, Pixar, etc)? if so, this is probably the death of Bond 007 as we all know it, and the next generations probably will pay to see a gay, or woman playing Bond 007. I respect these groups, and the exposure they are having in the media, BUT sorry, I would not pay to see or read about this kind of 007. As I would not pay to see a "Wonder Man", or a "Black Widower" movie.

Honestly in my opinion at least, having him alive and yet so far and lost out at sea with absolutely no way of reaching or contacting anyone, with everyone believing him to be dead, might the best and probably most powerful way for Bond to go out on. Just him on a drifting life raft in the middle of a vast and barren ocean with nothing but an empty gun and one last bit of martini in a hip flask. Such an ambiguous note. Wouldn’t you say?

i think this should have been the real ending to be honest

The last bond movie was the very best and I still sit with tears running down my face at the end. By the way, I am 75 years old. No actor could play James Bond better than Daniel Craig.

"No I'm not crying, just something in my eye"

Been watching Bond films 45 years. Craig was an absolute favorite of mine. Watched tonight. It Thought it was a tragi and weak ending. James Bond always survives. It was too serious and too sad...but so goes our world these days. Bond films promote hope and victory...always have always will. I didn't see this one in the theater. My instincts told me something was awry and disappointing about Craig's last film. These films have always left hope.

I've seen every Bond film a minimum of 3 times, but this one. I grew up with Bond and a part of me died when he died. I sat stunned for a moment at the end. I wasn't crying - you were crying.

thanks for this :)

Him floating on the raft actually happened earlier in the movie, when Lieter died on the boat. As much as I'd like for him to survive, I just don't see it.

The true ending to no time to die. Sill doesn’t make it a good film but reverses the crazy ending

Would have been nice if that was the true ending. But I think that, like Connery's Bond, Craig's bond was an intense man and that can only go so far as, emotionally, the character must be fairly limited i.e. pretty dark most of the time. After Connery came Roger Moore (passing over Lanzenby) and he gave us a more upbeat, stylish, English gentleman type of Bond which was a good idea as it revitalized the character. I think that after Craig either Henry Cavill or Tom Hardy would make excellent Bonds at this time as both can portray stylish, witty, charismatic characters yet make great action heroes. Tom Hardy's character in Inception was very Bond like and Henry Cavill of course would get to play both James Bond as well as Napoleon Solo. I'd be happy with either. It needs someone with 'presence' and style and both of these actors have it.

The names Gone. James Gone.

The one flaw is that once he dies in the film when it cuts to Q he is looking at JB's vital signs and they're flat which means he is 100% dead.

To me, no Time to die works because the only thing that would make bond not fight to the very last breath was that little girl and the love of his life. Anyone who has been through that much trauma, deserves to have something in this world that matters to them.

I was furious they killed off James Bond. They didn’t kill off 007, but the man James Bond. I just don’t know how they can recover the franchise. It will take a miracle for me to even bother watching a new movie.

I said this was a plausible ending a long time ago! You only see the island from a distance, Diving in the water, using the glider/craft they used to get into the island, to escape- looks like he found a dinghy instead! 👍

Should be renamed, no time to raise a family, the greatest bond escape.

We will never forget the blue-eyed James Bond.