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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9605824" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Well, I watched it yesterday. Yep, it really is a remake of <em>Thunderball</em> (well, apparently more a movie based on the same book, but that's splitting hairs).</p><p></p><p>It was good to see Connery back. He's 3 years younger than Moore (52, I think, when making this movie), and they acknowledge his age in the movie with various references. He's still a much better physical actor than Moore, and the fight scenes are so much more dynamic and energetic. The hairpiece is a little too obvious though--in a couple more years Connery will be fully embracing the bald, bearded stage of his career with Untouchables, Last Crusade, etc. Is this the last time we ever see him on screen cleanshaven and with hair?</p><p></p><p>But anyway, Connery is there, and is clearly more interested in being in this film than in some of the others he did. I just find him so much more watchable than Moore.</p><p></p><p>The film definitely suffers from having the worst Bond song ever--it's so bad that I find it actually hard to listen to. And I missed the opening gun barrel and the iconic theme music. Music has always been a big part of movies for me, and many of my favourite movies I can remember the score well. Not this one!</p><p></p><p>M is Edward Fox, Q is Alex McCowen and is called 'Algy', Blofeld is Max Von Sydow! Throw in Kim Basinger, Rowan Atkinson, it's quite the cast. Pat Roach, the big guy from <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark</em> and other films, shows up for a lengthy brawl with Bond near the beginning.</p><p></p><p>The explosive dart pen and the laser watch were two elements I remembered well, along with the video game duel and the guard Bond leaves holding his cigarette case with a warning that it would explode if he moved.</p><p></p><p>So, it is good? Well, it's better than <em>Thunderball. </em>It's not top-tier Bond by any means, and it suffers from the lack of iconic Bond elements, but I'd put it slightly above average. Connery is excellent, if noticeable older (but they lean into that), though much of the supporting cast is a little bland. It's also let down by the final act--the horse jumping off the cliff into the sea and the final assault (which, though, is leagues ahead of the underwater final battle in <em>Thunderball</em>; at least they had the sense to set it on dry land, albeit underwater dry land).</p><p></p><p>Bond rating 005!</p><p></p><p>(I am dreading <em>A View To A Kill</em>....)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9605824, member: 1"] Well, I watched it yesterday. Yep, it really is a remake of [I]Thunderball[/I] (well, apparently more a movie based on the same book, but that's splitting hairs). It was good to see Connery back. He's 3 years younger than Moore (52, I think, when making this movie), and they acknowledge his age in the movie with various references. He's still a much better physical actor than Moore, and the fight scenes are so much more dynamic and energetic. The hairpiece is a little too obvious though--in a couple more years Connery will be fully embracing the bald, bearded stage of his career with Untouchables, Last Crusade, etc. Is this the last time we ever see him on screen cleanshaven and with hair? But anyway, Connery is there, and is clearly more interested in being in this film than in some of the others he did. I just find him so much more watchable than Moore. The film definitely suffers from having the worst Bond song ever--it's so bad that I find it actually hard to listen to. And I missed the opening gun barrel and the iconic theme music. Music has always been a big part of movies for me, and many of my favourite movies I can remember the score well. Not this one! M is Edward Fox, Q is Alex McCowen and is called 'Algy', Blofeld is Max Von Sydow! Throw in Kim Basinger, Rowan Atkinson, it's quite the cast. Pat Roach, the big guy from [I]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/I] and other films, shows up for a lengthy brawl with Bond near the beginning. The explosive dart pen and the laser watch were two elements I remembered well, along with the video game duel and the guard Bond leaves holding his cigarette case with a warning that it would explode if he moved. So, it is good? Well, it's better than [I]Thunderball. [/I]It's not top-tier Bond by any means, and it suffers from the lack of iconic Bond elements, but I'd put it slightly above average. Connery is excellent, if noticeable older (but they lean into that), though much of the supporting cast is a little bland. It's also let down by the final act--the horse jumping off the cliff into the sea and the final assault (which, though, is leagues ahead of the underwater final battle in [I]Thunderball[/I]; at least they had the sense to set it on dry land, albeit underwater dry land). Bond rating 005! (I am dreading [I]A View To A Kill[/I]....) [/QUOTE]
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