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84 out of 114 people found the following review useful:
This never happened to the other Fella, 2 October 2001
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Author:
Tom Bixby (marchofthewoodensoldiers_2001@hotmail.com) from TOP SECRET
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Let me give it to you straight, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is an
absolute, 100% triumph. All the elements work well, firstly there is Peter
Hunt's direction. Hunt should have been handed the Directors reins on a
Bond
movie long before this. He adds action and excitement and blends this in
the
most stilted and calm manor. In truth On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a
return to the less Gadget and Comic Book laden world of the likes of
Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice, and echoes the Flemmingesque thriller
world of Dr No and From Russia With Love. Those who dont like the first
two
additions to the Bond series dont flinch, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
has a strenghth and style beaming with enegy and excitement twinned with
realism. never seen in a Bond Film before or since.
This will always be remembered as George Lazenby's go at Bond. It is also
remenbered as the one Bond that flopped at the box office. Well, on a
budget
of $9million and with worldwide grosses of $80million, hopefully the
notion
of disapointment will disapeer. There is also the fact that the Video and
DVD versions of the movie consistently outsell all other Bond Titles
worldwide. George Lazenby is an absolute revelation as Bond. I had my
doubts
but was still interested to see how he did. Lazenby rivals Connery in the
Romantic and Action scenes and does pretty well with the dramatic scenes.
In
truth he is the most under-rated Bond. He makes a very believable
Flemmingesque Playboy. He looks good in a tuxedo, on ski's, with women, in
punch ups. Lazenby is helped by a strong support cast. Diana Rigg is
beautifull and very believable as the Contessa, Tracy, with whom our James
falls in love with, and eventually marries. Rigg displays a full range of
acting and beauty to make her the most memorable of Bond Girls, and for
one,
wich i dont mean to sopil, inparticular. Telly Savalas is a very creepy,
chilling and enjoyable Blofeld. It could be said that he is the most
memorable of Blofeld's. He is obviously having the time of his life with
the
part and it is a pitty he didn't play the character in future outings.
There
is also the return of M, Q in a rather quiet outing this time, and a
Moneypenny, heart broken at the notion Bond could marry anybody other than
herself.
Now, if you add to all the above some of the finest action set pieces in
motion picture history you have an idea of the scale of this epic. The
Alpine sets, and Skiing and Bobsled chases really bring out the purest
sense
of adventure. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the most memorable Bond
Movie from my Childhood. I remember watching this one Christmas eve with
my
Grandparents, and their house looked very much like Blofelds Alpine
Fortress
[Without the Ladies, alas]. The movie has really thrilling ski chases, you
really do believe a man can ski, and once more think you are skiing with
him.This is very much THE Christmas Bond movie. It is also soaked with
some
delightful christmas themes by the master John Barry, composing perhaps
his
best Bond theme. We Have All the Time in the world, sung by Louis
Armstrong
is a beautifuly moving song, made all the more so by Tracy's fate at the
end
of the movie. There is also Barry's rousing On Her Majesty's Secret
Service
Theme, unlike anything ever heared in cinema's or movies
before.
But it is the realism between the characters and the story that helps make
On Her Majesty's Secret Service work. By far the most under-rated of the
Bond movies, and a strong contender for the Best Bond Movie of all time.
This is the greatest. Bond movies should try to be to be like this in
future. Go and see it for yourself, dont listen to the the negative
reviews.
You have all the time in the world.
65 out of 79 people found the following review useful:
Not a Bad Deal at All., 27 September 2001
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Author:
Bob-45 from Savannah, GA
To understand the controversy behind `On Her Majesty's Secret Service,' one
must understand the events so impacting the spy genre by the time of its
production in 1969. After the back to back tremendous successes of
`Goldfinger' and `From Russia With Love,' every hack producer and
distributor rushed to make spy movies. There were serious ones (`The Spy
That Came in From the Cold,' `The Ipcress File'),
satirical ones (`Our Man Flint,' `The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,' `Get Smart' ),
and incredibly silly ones (`The Silencers,' `Last of the Secret Agents,'
`Casino Royale'). `Casino Royale' was especially damaging, since it was
(VERY LOOSELY) based on a Fleming novel, and used the character of James
Bond, 007. In fact, in `Casino Royale,' nearly EVERYBODY played `James
Bond'. `If we don't know what we are doing, how will the enemy,' was the
explanation `James Bond' (David Niven) gave to explain why MI6 was calling
all its agents `James Bond'. To protect their franchise, the producers of
the `real' James Bond movies emphasized in their promotion `Sean Connery IS
James Bond.' In a demonstration of `gratitude,' Connery up and quit the
series, leaving `On Her Majesty's Secret Service,' which was shortly to go
into production, without a `Bond.'
Arguably the most ambitious and difficult to shoot of ALL the Bond films (at
least to that time), it's a miracle ANYTHING works in OHMSS.
Much of the time it works VERY well, though the shaky underpinnings of the
first hour frequently threaten to undo it. There is so much choppy editing
and dubbed dialogue, one begins to suspect he is watching a foreign film.
The second hour plus works much better, all the more surprising since it was
shot first. One reason may be that the film went WAY over both shooting
schedule and budget, and there was enough
made up `bad' press to put a great deal of pressure on the producers, first
time director, Peter Hunt and star, George Lazenby. In the middle of it
all, Lazenby's publicist announced that Lazenby was not going to do another
Bond (Lazenby is credible when he says that announcement was not his idea.
One suspects, from the bonus material, that Cubby Broccoli planted that
story to discredit Lazenby, should the film fail).
Add to all this the films' tacked-on, unhappy ending (planned to be the
prologue for `Diamonds are Forever'), which plays completely against the
humor of earlier moments, and it's a wonder the film was NOT a dismal
failure. Quite the contrary, OHMSS is one of the BEST of the Bond films,
filled with nonstop action, outstanding stunts, incredible sound, the best
score (along with `Goldfinger') and a credible enough romance to lend it
genuine poignancy. Lazenby overcame many tremendous handicaps: having to
replace one of the best known and popular actors in the world; he was 28,
younger than Connery when he made `Dr. No'; he was completely inexperienced
as an actor (OHMSS was Lazenby's FIRST movie, not just his first starring
role); his accent (thick Australian outback) and the INCREDIBLE physical
demands (Lazenby did many of his own stunts). Considering all this, Lazenby
is downright remarkable. Certainly, in my opinion he is better than either
the snooty Timothy Dalton or the lightweight Roger Moore were in ANY of
their outings as Bond..
The bonus feature on the DVD concludes with strong evidence that Lazenby
became a scapegoat, despite the eventual financial success of OHMSS.
Lazenby, refreshingly displays no bitterness that his career nearly ended as
soon as it began. He's had a reasonably busy career playing character roles
and we have OHMSS. Not a bad deal at all.
78 out of 112 people found the following review useful:
Best (and the ONLY) James Bond film ever, 29 November 2002
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Author:
wontgetfooled622
Once, at the library, I had a flashback of something my history teacher
once
told me. "Without Soviet Union, we wouldn't have had a lot of things."
Then, someone mentioned, accurately, that Bond films owe their existence
to
the hammer and the sickle. Then he said, "Pooh, the Bond FILMS! Read the
BOOKS. They're good stuff. The films are just bunch of women and
gadgets."
So I went to look for Ian Fleming, and the title that caught my eye was
On
Her Majesty's Secret Service, which is recognized as one of the best books
in the series. I started reading the book. I was surprised at how slow
pace and dark it was, and how Bond wasn't this confident, suave character
who always knows what to do. Sean Connery is not, I repeat, not, Ian
Fleming's James Bond. Of course, he is the best film version of James
Bond,
but he is too good a suave character to be Bond. I can't imagine a
superspy
who'd say "Yeesss" as Connery does.
I must say, more than anyone, George Lazenby is the James Bond of Ian
Fleming's novels. He is like Bond in the books, trying to be smooth but
always somewhat unsure. He has a command of the screen, that he isn't
afraid to tell you he's there. The biggest gripe I have about Pierce
Brosnan is how he sometimes doesn't get a grip of things on set and his
somewhat higher, softer voice (and also how he pumps endless rounds of
automatic fire upon enemies who have a propensity for getting hit while he
himself has to be missed by endless rounds of enemy fire). Lazenby has a
voice that I imagine Bond would certainly have. I certainly don't think
he
was a bad Bond. I think he WAS Bond. The other four actors have played
their versions of Bond, but Lazenby is the only believable, human,
imperfect
James Bond. And his lines aren't that bad, come on. The only poorly
delivered line was, "He had lots of guts." I think he should have
delivered
that with a bit more Connery, but that's a minor detail.
The stunts are great and so is the scenery, and the only bad cinematics
are
in the ski scenes when they show closeups from the front. They look very
fake, but that must be forgiven for 1969 when it was made. They did not
have Handicams and they certainly did not have Photoshop to blend
projected
images as well as we can nowadays. But they certainly do not distract the
excitement from some of the best snow scenes in 007 films. The ski chases
which became trademark of James Bond started here. It's funny how in the
book, Bond is very worried about skiing, since he's rusty from not having
skied for a long time. The sled chase is excellent also.
OHMSS is the only film where Bond drinks beer and gets married. Which
brings me up to the next point, that Diana Riggs as Tracy Draco (later
Bond)
happens to be perhaps the best Bond girl ever. Without doubt, she is full
of excitement and danger, not afraid to strap on a couple of skis amid
gunfire and avalanche. Certainly not a certain Natalya Simonova. She is
Bond's identical counterpart, experienced but having gotten nothing out of
relationships, and quite a driver also. She's the only Bond girl to
really
connect with the audience, to make herself more important in comparison to
Bond, but that's part of the excellent novel on which the movie is based.
Whatever happens to her touches the audience more than whatever happens to
Bond (who, as we all know, will always somehow make it). Her surprise
appearance at the Christmas celebration brightens up everything in an
instant, and the ending is probably the only genuinely sad scene in all 20
of the Bond films.
The opening scene is great in terms of action, but I found it rather
disappointing that for no apparent reason, baddies want to kill Bond. The
book does it a lot better, and it wouldn't have been much more difficult
to
do what the book did, although that would not have provided the proper
material to introduce the new Bond with the immortal, "This never happened
to the other fellow." See, how it is told in the novel is he spies on
Tracy
as she tries to drown herself, and by this time Bond knows her. He is
spied
on by Draco's men who take him in, and the rest of the story is told in
flashback, with a car chase leading up to the casino scene and rendezvous,
without all this fighting mysterious bad guys in between. But I thought
the
opening sequence was quite good, even with the change-up. It's just, with
what proof does Bond try to rescue Tracy? She could have been just going
out for a swim. It makes much more sense when he has already met Tracy.
Yet some of the additions to the movie are good, such as having Tracy with
Blofeld when SPECTRE headquarters is attacked. It makes it that much more
personal.
This is my first review on IMDB, and OHMSS gets a well-deserved 10 out of
10. Bond in kilts, hypnosis, world domination, and Blofeld's cat combine
to
make it a worthy experience. Lazenby was not the best Bond, but perhaps
the
only real Bond. OHMSS is easily the best Bond film, and dare I say, the
ONLY Bond film.
40 out of 46 people found the following review useful:
The most moving film in any Bond picture..., 7 September 2003
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Author:
ironside (robertfrangie@hotmail.com) from Mexico
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Like "From Russia With Love," "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is
filled with mysterious characters and realistic action
Blofeld's plot
involves germ warfare and his stronghold this time is a converted Swiss
allergy clinic
The film is loaded with actionski chases, bobsled
chases, car chases, helicopter attacks, fights in the surf, fights in
the hotel, fights in the office
Peter Hunt succeeded in distracting
the audience from noticing that a new Bond was on duty
The new Bond pauses to take a finger of caviar... Dom Perignon'57 and
five-star Hennessey brandy are his mouthwashes of choice... He
discovers that he lived with his aunt in Pett Buttom, and his family
motto is 'The World Is Not Enough.' He impersonates a genealogist to
gain entrance to Piz Gloria... He wants to take the head of SPECTRE to
Augsburg (West Germany) to verify certain records regarding his claim
to a title... He spurns a Mafioso one million gold dowry; uses
telescopic sight from a sniper's rifle to spot a beautiful young woman
on the beach; wipes away a Contessa's tears; drives his Aston Martin
wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette, and turns to the viewer saying
in perfect seriousness, "This never happened to the other fella."
The sixth Bond film takes place all over Europe with a united nations
of glamorous babes called 'angels of death,' where 007 finally meets
his female match, falls in love, and gets married
The motion picture
is an emotional story that reveals more of the world of 007
It starts with Bond, ready to resign from the Secret Service for being
taking off Operation Bedlam... With John Barry's best music, Bond
reminds us of a whole bunch of familiar faces... He begins to look over
his mementos which include Honey's knife belt from 'Dr. No,' and the
strangler watch from 'From Russia with Love.' The sequences from all
the previous Bond films reinforced the idea that this new Bond is still
a member of the same team, a man who answers to a crusty retired
Admiral, and still is engaged in sexy banter with a loving secretary...
It is Draco's daughter though, the ravishing Tracy (Diana Rigg), who
adds a bit of class to the role of the Bond girl, and makes the film
quiet interesting... Tracy is the troubled woman who steals Bond's
heart... She is a spoiled woman wandering fully clothed into the sea...
She is dangerous with her red Ford Cougar, a broken bottle, and at the
baccarat table...
Gabriele Ferzetti is one of the most sympathetic Mafia dons ever to
charm the screen
Draco likes the fact that Bond is interested in his
daughter, and he's determined to help her find the right husband
Telly Savalas' Blofeld does reveal sides to his character previously
unseen: the class snobberywhich M remarks upon, and the vanity which
Tracy flatters to force him off his guard, and his irritation with one
of his skiers who ends up in a tree... Posing as a world-famous
allergist, this bald arch-villain would only give up his deadly scheme
throughout the world if offered a complete pardon for past crimes and a
title...
Irma Bunt was perfectly portrayed by German actress Ilse Steppat, who,
unfortunately died soon after the film's release
She is Blofeld's
second-in-command, who keeps the Count's attractive 'patients' under
control...
Angela Scoular (Ruby) becomes Bond's first conquest when she writes her
room number in lipstick on 007's inner thigh
Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) hands her boss a request for two weeks leave
rather than Bond's dictated resignation... Her act results at once
funny, moving and warm: 'What would I do without you?' ask both Bond
and M separately once she's settled their contretemps...
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" features Barry's exquisite song, "We
Have All the Time in the World," which is sung with real emotion by
Louis Armstrong...
53 out of 73 people found the following review useful:
Not perfect, but a realistic, classic Bond, 17 August 2004
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Author:
Orpington from England
On Her Majesty's Secret Service will probably always remain the most
controversial entry in the Bond series, thanks both to its unusually
human and romantic story, and the notorious casting of novice actor
George Lazenby as OO7. Some think these elements ruin the film, while
others hail OHMSS as the best Bond ever. I wouldn't go that far in my
praise, but for me this is still one of the classic Bond films, true to
Ian Fleming's original vision and arguably showing OO7 in a more
realistic light than any other film in the franchise.
To get the Lazenby issue out of the way first, it is certainly true to
say that he lacks the charisma of the man he (temporarily) replaced,
Sean Connery, and his impossibly chiselled jaw is somewhat irritating.
However, he does look the part, and for a first-time actor he turns in
a remarkably assured performance, particularly in the fight scenes but
also in Bond's more tender moments, most notably in the highly
emotional finale. If Lazenby had gone on to make more Bond films (and
it was his own decision not to do so) he could well have developed into
a very fine OO7, but as it is I still find his performance in OHMSS
perfectly acceptable, and not damaging to the film in any way.
The film itself represented a conscious attempt to get back to Fleming
after the increasingly extravagant antics of Thunderball and You Only
Live Twice. Director Peter Hunt, who had edited the classic early
Connery films, was very keen to remain faithful to Fleming's original
story, and as a result OHMSS has an unusually strong emphasis on
character and plot, with the gadgetry and humour found in most Bond
films largely jettisoned. Rather like From Russia with Love, OHMSS
feels like a real spy adventure, as Bond tracks Blofeld down and even
adopts a disguise as he infiltrates his arch-enemy's Alpine hideaway,
Piz Gloria. Where this film is unique, however, is in the level of
emotion it invests in OO7's relationships with others. We see this
early in the film when Bond quarrels with M and submits his
resignation, a sequence which really brings out the affection which
both M and Moneypenny have for him, but which M especially prefers to
keep concealed. This affection is brought out again near the end during
Bond and Tracy's wedding, when Q sheds his normal exasperation and
shows us his fondness and respect for OO7.
However, it is of course the relationship between Bond and Tracy which
gives the film its emotional heart. OHMSS sees Bond fall genuinely in
love for the first and only time, and personally I found the film's
romantic scenes both tender and touching, particularly for being so
unexpected in a Bond film. The casting of Diana Rigg as Tracy helps
immeasurably in making us believe in this romance, as she is a rare
example of a proper actress taking on the role of a Bond girl, and her
dynamic, spirited performance makes it easy to see why Bond would fall
for her and marry her. It also helps the film's tragic conclusion,
itself unique in the Bond franchise, pack far more of an emotional
punch than might otherwise have been the case.
Of course, the film has more going for it than just an unusually human
Bond.
Hunt directs with great skill, and the Alpine scenery that dominates
the film looks absolutely stunning. There is no shortage of great
action either, the highlights being a tense and gripping ski chase and
an equally thrilling bobsleigh pursuit. Telly Savalas makes for a very
effective Blofeld, understated and sinister, and his Rosa Klebb-like
henchwoman Irma Bunt is played with relish by Ilse Steppat. There are
also echoes of FRWL in the character of Draco, Tracy's father, who is a
charismatic Bond ally in the style of Kerim Bey. Special mention should
be given to John Barry, who produced his greatest Bond soundtrack for
OHMSS. The opening instrumental theme, with its sombre and foreboding
tone, sets the serious mood of the film, while the classic We Have All
the Time in the World, sung by Louis Armstrong, is the perfect
soundtrack to Bond and Tracy's doomed love.
However, while OHMSS is undoubtedly a classic Bond film, it just falls
short of my personal top five for two principal reasons. The first of
these is that the film is too long, primarily because the central
section, where Bond infiltrates Piz Gloria in disguise, is dragged out
for far longer than was necessary. Blofeld's plan to use beautiful
women as carriers of a devastating eco-virus is the other main
weakness, because it is totally preposterous and does not fit into the
film's serious nature. I must admit also that, good as Lazenby is, I do
wish Connery had agreed to make this film, because with him on board,
and a little more editing, I think it could have been the best Bond
ever, even beating FRWL. As it is, OHMSS is still a very strong film,
its bold deviations from the Bond formula paying off handsomely. It is
just a crying shame that it did not perform better at the Box Office,
because this would encourage the Bond producers to shift to the
high-camp, comic style that would dominate the franchise during the
1970s; sadly, it would be more than a decade before a serious,
Flemingesque Bond would reappear on the big screen.
56 out of 81 people found the following review useful:
The James Bond Series: Best of the Bunch., 16 October 2004
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Author:
Miyagis_Sweaty_wifebeater (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) in my opinion was the best film
of the series. I felt that George Lazenby was unfairly slagged by the
critics for his performance. He did the best that he could. His acting
fit very well for his character.
The direction moved the film at an even pace. The action set pieces
were impressive and Diana Rigg was hot. Telly Savalas was excellent as
Blofield, he gave the character a suave touch. But you call tell that
underneath his mack daddy act he was all business, and violent business
indeed.
Everything about this movie had a cool aura to it. The stunt scenes
were amazing (for it's era) and the cinematography was beautifully
shot. I had one bone to pick with the film. The in jokes got a bit
heavy handed. Other than that it's a fun film. Too bad George Lazenby
was demoted to B-Movie hell after this flick (at least he got a three
picture deal with Golden Harvest where he made three classic action
films).
I have to give this movie a high recommendation. If you love the James
Bond series you'll enjoy this one.
32 out of 37 people found the following review useful:
Great Bond film, 14 March 2008
Author:
ametaphysicalshark from prejudicemadeplausible.wordpress.com
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a sadly under-appreciated Bond
film which is stylishly-directed and features an outstanding score,
like most of these early Bond films. Other than a silly
self-referential line in the teaser and some sappy romantic montages,
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a thrilling adventure which sees
Bond traveling to the Swiss Alps to encounter villains and partake in
dangerous action sequences.
It sounds like a Bond film, alright, but this is actually quite
different from the formulaic films one would later expect from the
series, and the sort of film Bond was gravitating towards with
"Thunderball" and "You Only Live Twice". It certainly delivers on the
promise of sexual innuendo and lots of provocatively dressed women, but
it's a different sort of Bond in that it seems to be more
straight-faced and harsh, culminating in what is probably the saddest
Bond ending. It's also probably the closest to Fleming's version of
Bond outside of "Casino Royale", although "The Living Daylights" was
also somewhat similar to the literary Bond. As a Fleming fan it is nice
to see the Bond series take after the books.
Lazenby, who has been frequently criticized and is many people's least
favorite Bond, actually does a decent job of the role. He's nowhere
near as good as Connery, of course, but I thought that other than the
scenes where he tried to seriously emote, he carried the film with his
charisma and physical presence. I strongly believe he should have
continued in the role. Lazenby fits the content of the film, which is
certainly far more down to Earth than many other Bond films, and
focuses heavily on hand-to-hand combat in the action scenes, which is
somewhat refreshing after the overblown (entertaining, but seriously
outrageous) action scenes in "You Only Live Twice". This is a genuinely
good script, with a solid plot, good dialogue, and good
characterization.
It's not just a throwaway action flick, it's an excellent espionage
thriller with a strong dramatic core, and as fun as things like
"Goldfinger" certainly are, it's nice to see one of these movies treat
women as more than mere sex objects, and it's interesting to see a Bond
girl paired with a Bond who reacts as a human would and not a cartoon
character. Diana Rigg is probably my favorite Bond girl. She gives a
strong performance and is helped by an excellent script which gives her
a fair amount to do.
By staying closer to the source material, "On Her Majesty's Secret
Service" dramatically improves on its two predecessors and features
some of the best locations in the series, although I admit my
familiarity with the majority of the Swiss shooting locations gives me
a nostalgic view of things. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is a
strong contender for the title of best Bond film.
9/10
46 out of 68 people found the following review useful:
Liked it, 23 December 1998
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Author:
cmt-2
I must admit I initially never gave this entry much of a chance. Whenever it was on TV I tried to watch it, but I just couldn't get into it. Then last year, I saw a widescreen tape version on sale and decided to buy it. When I finished watching it I was sorry I had ignored it for so long. It's very good. I thought Lazenby did a good job as Bond, and Savalas turned in equally good work as Bond's nemesis. And Rigg is as sharp as she is lovely. This is one for the collection.
31 out of 48 people found the following review useful:
One of the best, 6 March 2005
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Author:
ThomasHayden
Giving the series a radical twist after the glorious Connery's farewell
to 007 movies in You Only Live Twice, the producers intended for the
first time to introduce a new take on Bond, returning to the literary
roots of the character, as originally described in Fleming's novels and
short stories. So Maibaum this time faithfully adapted one of Fleming's
most successful and appreciated works: On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
The screenplay is so close to the book that actually the movie is
somewhat contradictory with previous Bond installments: Bloefeld and
Bond don't know each other (???), and, in order to make the plot line
look more logical, by changing the physical appearance of the villain,
the part was given to Telly Savallas, who looks too amiable to be the
bad guy, instead of the scarred and terrific Donald Pleasance. The plot
is also very different from what the usual fans expect from Bond
movies, being mainly focused on the romance between Bond and Tracy
during the first half, then moving to Bloefeld's stronghold in
Switzerland, and ending with 45 minutes of extremely exciting, non stop
action.
The film's pacing is pretty irregular. The romance is probably the best
part, at the best of Bond tradition, mainly thanks to Diana Rigg's
inspired performance as Tracy, perfectly depicting an emotionally
unbalanced, yet appealing and glamorous, woman. Lazenby's OK (at least
at this part of the movie), but he lacks the masculinity and roughness
Connery showed, what ultimately damages the movie, specially during the
disastrous sequences which take place in Bloefeld's research facility
in the Swiss Alps, which are laughable). There's nothing remarkable
about them. (what a silly conspiracy!!), but 45 minutes spent, which
make the movie overlong. When everything seems ruined, the film revives
and takes us on a wild ride on an action packed roller-coaster (ski
chase, Bond and Draco raid on Bloefeld's base), with a brief romantic
rest as Bond and Tracy talk about their future life in common (Bond a
journalist?),a very touching scene.
The ending remains as one of the top Bond moments, tragical and
romantic. The stylish pre-credit sequence is equally brilliant,showing
the natural elegance and "joie de vivre" we all associate with Bond.
A question: what if Connery had accepted to play Bond this time? I
think this could be the best Bond movie ever made. But the producers
came up with a martial arts expert with no experience in acting, which
sadly overshadows many good points(on Lazenby's defense, it was his
first performance), but this film still intensely shines as an
interesting, strange gem in the Bond canon.
28 out of 45 people found the following review useful:
OHMSS is a very good action packed Bond film with a great ending!, 20 January 2003
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Author:
Movie Nuttball from U.S.A.
George Lazenby played a very good James Bond and its a shame he didn't play the role anymore. OHMSS is a very good 007 film that is filled with lots of realistic fights. I just couldn't believe the ending of the film. I was really surprised. Telly Savales played Blofeld very good but his Blofeld was much different that the late great Donald Plesence's Blofeld. If you like James Bond I think you'll like this one a lot!
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