What a cheap stupid film. It's supposed to be a "james bond" film, and it does have Sean Connery, who tries really hard, but, at that point he was already getting too old for action type roles. He should have left the classic Bond he did back in the 60's.
This has James Bond in it, but it's NOT a James Bond film. Wny? Mostly not made by the production team (A. Broccoli) Studio (MGM) and distributor (United Artists) that made the "official" Bond films. It DOES make a difference. From what I remember, there was some STUPID legal battle back then because other film makers wanted the rights to the James Bond characters, I guess so they could cash in, but I wish they would have left things alone, and left the work to Cubby and co.
"M" was horrible. "Moneypenny" a pale, weak shadow of the MGM one, "Q" horrible. Felix Lieter isn't black, and Blofeld looked like an effete college professor or something. The "Bond Girls" were OK, the dark haired killer was hot, but Kim Basinger, even back then, was very plain. I never figured how people found her so attractive. She's not that attractive, and she can't act.
I'll assume the ending was the same as Thunderball, I don't know because I fell asleep for the last 10 minutes. Don't waste your time. Get all the 60's Sean Connery Bond films, and the Pierce Brosnan ones. Leave the rest of the junk alone.
This has James Bond in it, but it's NOT a James Bond film. Wny? Mostly not made by the production team (A. Broccoli) Studio (MGM) and distributor (United Artists) that made the "official" Bond films. It DOES make a difference. From what I remember, there was some STUPID legal battle back then because other film makers wanted the rights to the James Bond characters, I guess so they could cash in, but I wish they would have left things alone, and left the work to Cubby and co.
"M" was horrible. "Moneypenny" a pale, weak shadow of the MGM one, "Q" horrible. Felix Lieter isn't black, and Blofeld looked like an effete college professor or something. The "Bond Girls" were OK, the dark haired killer was hot, but Kim Basinger, even back then, was very plain. I never figured how people found her so attractive. She's not that attractive, and she can't act.
I'll assume the ending was the same as Thunderball, I don't know because I fell asleep for the last 10 minutes. Don't waste your time. Get all the 60's Sean Connery Bond films, and the Pierce Brosnan ones. Leave the rest of the junk alone.