James Bond fans are shaken — and more than a few are stirred — after Amazon quietly added trigger warnings to all 25 films in the 007 franchise. The changes appeared at the start of October, when the entire Bond collection became available to stream on Prime Video, and every title now opens with a brief content advisory.

Older installments like Dr. No (1962) now warn viewers of “violence, alcohol use, smoking, and foul language,” while later films add tags for “nudity,” “sexual content,” and, in some cases, “womanising” — yes, genuinely, a warning about someone having more than one partner. Good grief.

Still, fans quickly noticed that other moments — like Sean Connery’s racially insensitive disguise in You Only Live Twice (1967), where Bond darkens his skin and alters his eyes to pose as Japanese — carry no warning at all. The update follows Amazon’s 2022 acquisition of MGM Studios, which gave the tech giant both distribution rights to the classic films and creative control over the Bond brand moving forward.

Conservative MP Sir John Hayes, a self-professed Bond fan, blasted the move, calling it unnecessary political correctness. “Everyone knows fast cars and fast living are what James Bond is about,” he said “It feels like they want to turn Bond into a Disney character.”

Others echoed the sentiment online. X user @W.Smint23 wrote, “We don’t need trigger warnings on anything. Stop mollycoddling humans.” Another user, @TomDennison12, posted: “When did people in the UK become so weak and feeble that a few words and jokes on old TV shows and films can bring them out in a sweat?”

How Is Amazon Messing With James Bond?

This isn’t the first time Amazon has drawn ire from Bond fans. Just last week, the company faced backlash for quietly altering promotional posters for several 007 films — including Spectre, GoldenEye, and Dr. No — to remove firearms from Bond’s hands.

In one case, Daniel Craig’s Spectre poster was cropped to hide his signature Walther PPK. Another edit left Sean Connery awkwardly posing with empty hands where his gun once was. After widespread criticism online, Amazon replaced the images with alternative artwork — notably choosing versions that still featured no weapons at all.

While Amazon hasn’t publicly commented on the trigger warnings or the poster edits, the twin controversies mark a clear shift in how one of cinema’s most enduring franchises is being reframed for modern audiences. The ‘woke’ Bond movies are on Prime Video now.

via Collider