007: NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN - WTF Happened to this Movie?

[@leonardceres9061]

Actually never say never again was one of my favorite Bond Films. I have watched it dozens of times and still never gets old to me. Something about the music and subtle tones as well as the look and feel of the movie is something that you never tire of. The beginning tone of the movie felt like it was during the end of summer and beginning of fall.

[@Aguz25]

"A view to a kill" makes me feel the same...nobody like that movie, but I do.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You are correct about the opening music. It's stunning. By biggest problem with the movie is the ending. The underwater fight scenes in Thunderball were boring and confusing. Same here. Nothing topped the Fatima pen scene.

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

Score mostly sounds like an '80s porno

[@foto21]

I think it's the fact it's an 80s movie, vs all of Connery's other ones. It has a Scarface feel to it, or the mood most 80s films have, because it was a period that was cynical but far from the truly modern cynicism that started taking hold in the 1990s. The 80s were the fantasy of the past mixed with a certain amount of verite, and this film is really camp, too. Connery and Carrera together are SO CAMP.

[@PatrickMcGowan-ch4ho]

The. funniest thing for me is when he fights Bomber from Auf Weidersen Pet, this was 80's Britain🤗

[@Panzer4F2]

Sir Sean Connery was dapper as ever, but I thought that Barbara Carrera stole the screen. She played a terrific villain. Her clothing transformations were a simple but interesting detail, and she seemed genuinely enthusiastic in the role, and gorgeous.

[@jordel2010]

Barbara Carrera was a stunningly looking woman who could definitely deliver as an actress as well. It's a bit of a shame she got typecasted.

[@ChadBeezly]

NSNA is a total snoozefest post-Fatima Blush

[@tropicalcatdetective]

I’ve always wondered if Carrera’s take on Fatima Blush had an influence on the way that Famke Janssen approached her role as Xenia Onnatop in Goldeneye.

[@jordel2010]

@@tropicalcatdetective I think there's a chance it could have.

[@adrianl7147]

Carrera overacts so badly you could be blamed if you thought she was a drag queen. An awful film

[@timsnipe8960]

Hitchcock was considered to direct but was dropped owing to his domineering personality? or could it be that he was dead by early 1980, and the producers were not well versed in exhumation and revivification.

[@DaveC74]

Glad you caught that too.

[@danielfisch389]

My first thought too. But then I listened to that part again, which says Hitch was considered in the EARLY stages of the movie. Since the project had started being developed (under different titles) in the 70s, it makes sense.

[@EJP286CRSKW]

Daniel Fisch Not really. Hitch's last movie was 1976, and he hadn't worked for anybody else since the 1940s. He would have wanted to produce, cast, script, the lot.

[@drdarkeny]

Seriously, Tim Snipe -- you think Hitchcock would let a little thing like death stop him? He was probably considered while he was still alive -- probably.

[@pdzombie1906]

Zombie Hitchcock would made too many demands, like: Brains!!!

[@bicyclist2]

I have "Never Say Never Again" on DVD and always wondered why the title sequence looked different than all the rest. I like the movie a lot and had no idea about the behind the scenes fiascos and lawsuits. Thank you.

[@stuartshire]

One of my favourite Bond movies. It's flawed , but Connery is excellent in it . Some of the best one liners and action sequences in all the bond movies . The opening sequence is for me one of the best Bond movie starts with the possible exception now of Spectre.

[@philjamieson5572]

I saw the film when it was released and the cinema audience absolutely loved its campness and lightness of touch. It's one of my favourite 007 films

[@MIB_63]

One of mine too. It definitely has its charm.

[@adrianl7147]

I remember walking out and feeling angry. Terrible music, no style and a terrible script. I'd sit through Octopussy 6 times before watching this dreck. But that's just me

[@howie9751]

@@adrianl7147 I had a hard time sitting through Octopussy.

[@rushmore3927]

@@adrianl7147 I saw them both when released and found them both mediocre in their own ways. Same feeling now. Octopussy’s tennis chase scene and Tarzan yell give it the loss for me between the two.

[@adrianl7147]

@@rushmore3927 I agree. They're both bad. But I might sit through Octopussy with my kids, just for the style and the music. Certainly not for Moore's leisure suits or watching OO7 in a clown suit.

[@Warlocke000]

I actually liked Never Say Never Again. I thought Connery looked better and more engaged in it than in Diamonds Are Forever. It probably helped his enthusiasm that he was more involved in the production (for better or worse) and was actually getting paid an appropriate amount (compared to his earlier Bond films, where he was earning the same for every film as the first one, while the execs raked in continuously bigger profits with every release).

[@alisterfolson]

What about his non-canon last Sean Connery James Bond movie, The Rock?

[@vanhopecomedy]

After watching Connery's Bond films I like to cap it off by watching the Rock as a coda to the films. ;)

[@mullaoslo]

He straight up said to Bay during filming "I'm doing Bond.."

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@mullaoslo Is that a rumor or has that been confirmed ?

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

@@ricardocantoral7672 If they told you they would have to kill you! Edit: I just realised your name is 'Dick Cant Oral', is that a pun? Lol.

[@ethancntower8850]

Apparently Michael Bay had a hard time getting funding until Bond.. I mean Connery stepped in. The film backers caved to his demands obviously because they were stuck between the Rock and a hard case. True story.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I think Klaus Maria Brandauer as Largo is one of the strongest villains of the series. There's a surprisingly human quality to the character that compels you to almost feel sorry for him. He is definitely a psychopath but I also feel that there's an underlying tragedy to him. He can't reach Domino in a normal manner so he is determined to dominate her and the sad thing is, she had a genuine love for him.

[@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC]

He wanted to be a smooth but it wasn't in the cards.

[@philjamieson5572]

Ricardo Cantoral: Yes. Absolutely! I think you've summed up this, unusually complex, Bond villain really well. Best wishes.

[@adrianosler1682]

technically this film has nothing to do with the franchised bond at all technically it just a stand alone movie with a bloke called jim in it

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@adrianosler1682 Dude, the film stars Sean Connery as Secret Agent James Bond 007. This is a Bond film, end of story.

[@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC]

@@adrianosler1682 The Old Man Logan of Bond films...

[@tinicum54]

Kim and Barbara Carrera were hot.

[@philjamieson5572]

T.S.M: True. There's no denying that.

[@jordel2010]

@ Wouldn't say my first but... I can relate to that 👀

[@jordel2010]

Two stunning ladies indeed.

[@baronvg]

Here, here!

[@brianknapp6215]

It's actually a little sad that Kim Basinger- one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood at that time- will never be an official "Bond Girl"! RIP Sir Sean- you'll forever be Bond!

[@thejamesbondshowwithkrazyk4581]

I love Never Say Never Again. Very underrated Bond film and now more of a guilty pleasure now the Great man has passed.

[@sibylsaint]

Sean Connery did appear as James Bond one last time after Never Say Never Again. In 1996's The Rock.

[@DBSG1976]

Thanks for such an entertaining and thorough breakdown of this controversy, I didn't realize how complicated it really was.

[@shainewhite2781]

I saw this film on the MGM movie network as part of their James Bond movie marathon last Christmas. It was quite impressive seeing all the original films back to back.

[@SA-zoom1]

This is the only bond movie where James bond kills a goon by throwing a bottle of urine in his eyes.

[@sirbum1918]

@Commander Keen I remember that one...

[@thejamesbondshowwithkrazyk4581]

@Commander Keen bs

[@stevensharp5135]

It’s called a piss take 🤣

[@RnBGarvey]

one of my favorite scenes

[@stevejoshua9536]

Yes. I laughed out loud at that scene. Bond didn't even know what the liquid was he had thrown into the eyes of his assailant, but when hia assailant scream in agony, Bond looked at the label on the bottle, and realized that it was his own urine specimen.

[@superby1]

I gotta say, I’m a fan of Von Sydow as Blofeld. This is sort of what I pictured in my head Blofeld looking like when my dad showed me From Russia with Love and Thunderball as a kid. He’s not in the movie for very long but he’s memorable.

[@Budgiebird4068]

Agreed, Max Von Sydow simply has an iconic presence. He was a terrific Blofeld.

[@HoustonSoto]

He was the perfect choice but the material failed him.

[@StarWarriorCentral]

This felt MUCH more like a return to form for a franchise that got borderline self-parody under Moore's tenure.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Never Say Never Again is akin to a Pink Panther film.

[@EJP286CRSKW]

It's not part of the franchise.

[@EJP286CRSKW]

Commander Keen Roger Moore certainly thought they were. 'It's a joke, innit?' He couldn't believe in a secret service guy who was known to hotel clerks all over the world. See his autobiography.

[@jordel2010]

Could have been but still fell a bit short, if only (in my opinion) because they chose to remake Thunderball. Too bad they didn't think at the time of something along the lines of '007's last mission'; something comparable to Unforgiven or Logan with the bleakness perhaps dialed down a bit.

[@MAMoreno]

It would have been a return to form after Moonraker, but EON had already returned the series to form (briefly) with For Your Eyes Only. I will give Never Say Never Again credit for providing Connery a less embarrassing final performance in the role than Diamonds Are Forever did.

[@joeplaysvr6510]

For whatever reason, this is actually one of my favorite Bond movies ever. I know ... "Never say Ever". But that's just the way I feel about this movie, I just really like it! 😁

[@RobinsVoyage]

Can you imagine after the Never say Never theme, Alfred Hitchcock appears with his trademark "good evening!"

[@genedilorenzo713]

Sean Connery and Pierce Bonson are the best bonds. Never say never again was a good bond film. The bond girls were great Barbra Carrera, Kim Bessinger enough said.The theme song was good and the film was better then a view to a kill and the living daylights.

[@highlandballer9291]

This film has one of the best Connery performances, he actually plays it as Bond from “From Russia With Love” and ages him appropriately. Barbara Carrera and Klaus Brandauer are magnificent as the villains. I genuinely can’t understand the hate.

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

He gives a better performance than in Diamonds Are forever and You Only Live Twice for sure.

[@UberKrispy]

I think the previous dude with the eye patch kind of "owns" the Largo role.

[@highlandballer9291]

@@UberKrispy it’s a completely different interpretation. Just the little touches... “morning Charles”, plays it as a charismatic businessman who’s clearly unhinged. Totally down to personal preference

[@UberKrispy]

@@highlandballer9291 Yes we dont need a garden variety psychopath, Bond needs a high class high profile adversary. I can't picture this geek villain at a baccarat table.

[@w00master]

It's a terrible film.

[@countgeekula9143]

Barbara Carrera is the highlight of this one. Obviously gorgeous and clearly having a blast... Pun intended. 😁

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Shes hot 🔥 in Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 imdb.com . 🐺

[@DrMarceloWerneck]

WTF happened to the sequel trilogy of Star Wars?

[@902d]

Lucas’ script into the bin, new script by leftist politbyro.

[@donaldshrump9168]

Disney happened

and prequels

[@drdarkeny]

J.J.'s Fan Service.

[@drdarkeny]

@@902d -- must hurt having your HEE-RO Donald Trump go down in deserved disgrace.

[@johnrigs6540]

I actually recently rewatched this one right after Sean’s passing. Yep- it is definitely VERY 80s! It also has quite possibly the worst score in film history. But ..... It still it has alot going for it ! It had terrific villains - Blofeld, Largo and especially Fatima Blush are all terrific. (Barbara Carrera of course,is as hot as ever !) It also had style, witty dialogue and even a couple of cool action sequences. But the best thing it has going for it was Sean Connery returning as James Bond. Sure, he wasn’t quite as hard edged and nasty as he once was - and was much closer to the humorous side of 007 as popularized by Roger Moore than his old “you had your 6” self - but he was still as cool and smooth as ever. Without him, this is unquestionably not a good movie lol... But with him as Bond one last time here - it’s still a fun movie to watch!

[@JoBloOriginals]

TERRIBLE score

[@johnrigs6540]

JoBlo Videos Lol yea I know there are fan versions of this film - and I’ve seen many clips of it - where fans replaced that completely inappropriate jazz music with real Bond music - and it makes a DRAMATIC difference!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The score seemed more appropriate for the 60's Batman show.

[@johndavis9432]

Connery was definitely the best Bond.

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

John Riggs. Well said

[@sirbum1918]

I remember as a young lad how confused I was with two Bond movies the same year.

[@whitleybayman123]

I remember when I first seeing this, I liked it. Although I thought, wow, he looks old, but hes in better shape than Diamonds. Its still a fave of mine.

[@welles28]

Some Bond pedantry - Fleming's friend was Ivar Bryce, not "Ivan".

[@shobhitsingh6330]

This was a Roger Moore bond movie starring Sean Connery. He looks funny and self deprecating humour of Roger Moore is being copied. Connery doesn't look dangerous like he used to do in Eon films

[@jordel2010]

That definitely is one thing that plays against this film.

[@jordel2010]

@Jerrol Hale I agree with Diamonds Are Forever being far less enjoyable than this film.

[@michaeldriggers7681]

Self Deprecating

[@timemechanic5055]

The "my martini is still dry" joke with Sean Connery and Barbara Carrera is one of the best in any James Bond films: I'm sorry, but only Connery could have delivered it! Carrera really wanted to be in a Bond movie with Connery and it tells in her performance too. It would all have fallen flat with Moore.

[@adrianl7147]

@Jerrol Hale I think they're equally terrible.

[@falcon048]

I feel lucky that I managed to acquire Never Say Never Again and Casino Royale on Bluray.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Yeah those go for a lot. I wish Warner bros would just re-release the bluray of never say never again.

[@drdarkeny]

Well, the Sixties CASINO ROYALE really sucks -- which is what happens when you let Woody Allen co-write and co-star in a James Bond movie.

[@carlhiller9659]

Well those 2 are awful, so I don't envy you

[@sergf3624]

only good casino royale is daniel craig..

[@Silenced23]

You can always download it and burn it to blue ray or dvd.

[@dtuk22]

Never understood the logic behind NSNA. Its a now semi retired Connery Bond. Out on a mission he had already been assigned to 20 years earlier. He's essential reliving the events (Thunderball) of he's own past...albeit with character name changes. Its weird.

[@timemechanic5055]

I went to see this in the cinema when I was 16. Had grown up with Connery as Bond - Moore was fine in his first two outings but the scripts became a joke after that and I stopped watching after Moonraker. 1983 was a chance to see Connery as Bond on the big screen, so I went with my younger brother. There was no way we would have considered Octopussy. I watched the film again yesterday - I had previously thought it dated, but am inclined to see all Bonds as products of their time - and I have to say I really enjoyed watching it again. Watching when I was 16 felt like they were desperately trying to capture past glory: watching again when I'm 53 (older than Connery was) I see it differently. It's a non-canonical movie which is far more in touch with the James Bond spirit than the official films being churned out by EON. And Barbara Carrera makes the film!

[@mikenayers5981]

Casino Royale didn’t actually flop. It turned a healthy enough profit.

[@BerrymanMovies]

Think he means critical flop

[@theant9821]

@@BerrymanMovies except it was the first bond film worth watching since from Russia with love.

[@foto21]

I expected Never Say Never Again to suck honestly, but I loved the franchise (as a kid). It was far better than I expected. Gorgeous women, great action, some real laughs and a decent villain, as well as the best female bond villain ever in Barbara Carrera. Sean Connery still funny as hell (some of these lines are his funniest ever, whether he or the writers wrote them I would love to know), and very charismatic, even in older age. No doubt Connery was still the star here. It's hard to quantify what he has, because he is at the same time more brutal and dangerous than the others, and yet, in a tux, he has more convincing swagger than any of the others. I like the Dalton movies more now than I did, but he's too nice, and Moore and Brosnan can get rough, but the period those movies were released made them PG kiddie fare ultimately and those two actors were a bit too pretty. Even young Connery wasn't that pretty. He was a jerk, that was the point. NSN actually BENEFITS from being off the grid. They could make it wild and gritty again, and that's really what I need from Bond. The modern Bonds are too serious and the character is too weak and dominated by Mommy M (finally dead). It's Barbara Broccoli ruining the male aspect of the character. The whole point of Bond was for him to be a refuge for male audiences - a single man being totally competent and making decisions on his own, NOT some victim of bureacrats or agendas. They make it all about the sexism now, but Bond was as much a symbol of individual freedom as blatant masculinity. Dirty Harry had a similar sort of dump the boss process in his decision making. That's really what men want to see, (and some women also, since most women to this day agree that Connery was the best). The other Bonds are best also when they are off the office plantation.

[@randallrutherford1384]

And Sean Connery's amazing farewell performance as James Bond!

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Yes it was a lot of fun to watch

[@johnhehir508]

And Rowan Atkinson,

[@foto21]

@@randallrutherford1384 And still funny as hell, and very charismatic, even in older age. No doubt Connery was still the star here.

[@goosebumpsemiliano9104]

RIP True legend

[@mrkumaran]

Personally I think Connery was ungrateful for what EON gave him.

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

Fun Fact: Tom Mankiewicz (writer of Diamonds are Forever) was the nephew of Herman Mankiewicz, who wrote (or cowrote) Citizen Kane.

[@wrlord]

NSNA was my first Bond film, and it remains my favorite.

[@smallfaucet]

....and yet it turned out to be a GREAT film with many iconic sequences!

[@thekcsugethe_kc_suge7930]

I like Never Say Never Again. Played on a constant loop on early cable. For better or worse I enjoy this movie

[@66brave]

Excellent work, JoBlo!

[@thomaspick4123]

It was a great movie. Lawsuits suck. This movie should be in all the Bond packages.

[@AdamSternberg]

I saw this in the theaters and have always loved it. Klaus Maria Brandauer was an outstanding Bond villain!

[@fadilfawzi7879]

This movie is like if your grandpa had a midlife crisis

[@squamish4244]

More accurately, if you're Sean Connery having a midlife crisis.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I honestly wish they took that concept a little further.

[@stuartshire]

Why ? Connery at 52 - same age as Daniel Craig now , and 5 years younger than Roger Moore in his last Bond movie...

[@USANAK]

The brilliantly chosen photograph of Sean Connery - who I constantly mispronounced as "Seen" Connery throughout my childhood - as James Bond, coupled with the equally excellent music, has to be one of the best video closings I have ever seen. It took me totally by surprise, and I found it to be very moving. I commend you, on evidencing such high respect for the memory of Sean Connery and also his accomplishments.

[@phila3884]

I agree!

[@TacShooter]

This is one of my favorite Bond films, because Bond is aging in it, but still manages to do his job.

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

It was a lot of fun

[@wstine79]

This was my introduction to Sean Connery Bond.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

Wow sorry to hear that. I first heard of him through thunderball

[@zeroforkgiven]

Me too. And I KNOW its blasphemy, but I enjoy the snot out of it.

[@punkoid76]

Ouch, should’ve been Goldfinger like 99% of bond fans from back in the day.

[@zeroforkgiven]

@@punkoid76 The good news for me is that it got me interested in Bond and Goldfinger was the next one I saw. (This was back in the VHS rental days)

[@bwgti]

Yeah. This and Highlander.

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

There was a radio version starring Bob Holness.

[@timemechanic5055]

Give me a Q, Bob!

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

@@timemechanic5055 The name's Holness, Bob Holness.

[@qwertyqaz1qaz]

My favorite Bond movie is Thunderball and I enjoy this version quite a lot too.

[@Fadi-hb7xx]

This one tick all the boxes for me, one of the best

[@Gijseikie]

Well you don’t know anything then

[@scottknode898]

@@Gijseikie what do you know some hard core Bond fans actually like Never Say Never Again even though is not an official Eon Productions produced bond film.

[@MrHootiedean]

Amazon Prime just uploaded the entire Bond collection to their platform!

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

The cameo in Pee Wee’s film was hilarious! >_

[@GregsGameRoom]

Been awhile since I saw it, but I remember having a sick feeling in my stomach the whole time. Not sure what that was about...

[@bradkehler4685]

I found every bond film on vhs a few years back at a second hand store. I always wondered why there was two of the same movie. Now I know.

[@DB_137]

It was rather doomed from the start. There are many issues with this film, such as: A.) No gunbarrel B.) Connery just seems in one of the fight scenes to be virtually helpless, reflecting his old age, and undermining his previous strength as Bond. All in all, it was a good try, but for me, even the 60s casino royale spoof places higher than this one.

[@thomaschacko6320]

WTF happened? This turned out to be superior to the dull, drawn-out “Thunderball”! Not to mention that cartoon titled “Octopussy.” After all those years from “Diamonds Are Forever” to “Moonraker,” we finally had a Bond film worthy of the name Ian Fleming. Jack Schwartzman, Irvin Kershner, Sean Connery, and the whole team put together a production to satisfy the true Bond aficionados. Took awhile, but worth the wait!

[@shainewhite2781]

Love the film, as it's a remake to Thunderball.

[@bjpsw1970]

Never Say Never Again is my favoritie Bond movie. Simply excellent. Loved the video game scene.

[@bizzyizzy9526]

Rip Sean 😔

[@obbzerver]

Unofficial? If Sean Connery is in it that **makes** it official.

[@MrBez007]

Great film. The opening scene with the music and that head butt is fantastic.

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

At 3:30 he really looks like Geoffery Rush, its actually uncanny how much Geoffery and him look alike.

[@SmartFabian007]

for me this is still today, like my childhood, top3 of connery era, i saw this movie in -86 on video first time, thunderball in -87 i love them both, but funny it wasnt untill i was 15 those wear the same film, but still my top movies

[@phila3884]

When this came out, most moviegoers were completely unaware of the history regarding Connery's exit from the original franchise, or the convoluted story rights. I saw this in college and it was highly entertaining then, as now.

[@shadymorsi4347]

this feels like a very out of hand thunderball fanfiction and no this has nothing to do with my love for octopussy

[@Scotty-P]

The production saga of this film is an epic!

[@PhantomSnake84]

I think Never Say Never Again is very unfairly criticised purely because couldn't use the gun-barrel opening, Monty Norman's James Bond theme and has quite a lighthearted tone similar to Diamonds Are Forever (which I also think is underrated for a lot of the same reasons NSNA is that I'll talk about here). Personally I really appreciate NSNA's uniqueness and I dare say it's more entertaining than Eon Productions original adaption of Thunderball which at times felt overlong and bloated. It also obviously gets compared with Octopussy is it coincided with the release which while a pretty solid entry in the series, was starting to feel a bit stale and needed a fresh start which wouldn't really happen until Timothy Dalton took over the role in 1987's fantastic The Living Daylights. I know if I was given the choice in 1983 to see either Octopussy or Never Say Never Again, I'd choose NSNA and I'd still choose it today. The film is full of incredibly witty dialog, fun action scenes and best of all, Sean Connery returns after a twelve year absence and even though he's greyer and considerably older, he still has that magic and charm he had from his first few films. Connery looks like he's legitimately having fun here which is almost infectious and really helps the entertainment factor. This film was also actually smart enough to use Connery's age to it's advantage and write the story around an aging Bond being brought out of semi-retirement to stop the theft of nuclear warheads which was incredibly fresh in the 1980's and wouldn't be utilised again until Skyfall in 2012. Roger Moore was three years older than Connery and his advancing age was never acknowledged, women almost three decades younger than him just seemingly fell for him and he never clicked in the action scenes like Connery. Over-relying on stunt doubles (even for running scenes) and back projection which hurt his movies, especially 1985's A View To A Kill. Diamonds Are Forever did a similar approach in that considering Connery was older and a bit more portly, they made the film a straight-up comedy rather than an action thriller which was pretty clever. Never Say Never Again's action scenes however are much more kinetic, Connery does what he's able to and there's no overuse of stunt doubles and hokey back projection. The horse jump is still pretty awful though. Never Say Never Again is a unique Bond film which while isn't perfect, is definitely a breath of fresh air in the later Moore years, Connery is on top form as an older Bond and Klaus Maria Brandauer is an interesting villain. Kim Basinger as the Bond girl isn't amazing and the jazzy soundtrack doesn't work in some parts but it's just part of this film's unique appeal. It's just a shame Phyllis Hyman's beautiful theme was rejected in favour of Lani Hall's. Don't be put off by traditionalist Bond fans rejecting this movie just because it's not an Eon Production, it's a great time as a lighthearted, spy romp and Sean Connery giving his farewell performance as Bond is something you really don't want to miss.

[@weavehole]

Dune or Dune? Scone/scone? Shrewsbury or Shrewsbury? Lazenby/Lazenby?

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

Americans always Fuck up the english language if they can! Its their duty! Its Laze n bee! Same tone as Lazer!

[@Pianissimo1970]

While we are at it, its not sidow, its sydow...

[@petermcgill1315]

Excellent video. Some good and interesting info.

[@monkeyman2407]

Barbara Carrera & Kim Basinger were so gorgeous in this

[@ebisuno92]

Phyllis Hyman's theme was the best Bond song ever. It is a shame that it got rejected.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Great video dude! Didn't know kershner directed it. Now I'll have to rewatch it.

[@pigatey]

You are very entertaining and make these interesting videos hilarious.

[@leecollins5479]

I rewatched this today! It's not aged well

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

I disagree

Shhhh

@@bigkmoviesandgames I concur Sir

[@MIB_63]

Still in my top 5 of Bond movies.

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

Like in the scene were he sexually assaults Kim Basinger at massage parlor

[@goosebumpsemiliano9104]

Goldfinger is my favorite bond movie! What is everyone else's favorites?

[@expendable6373]

I must say Goldfinger and License to kill, can't decide between those great movies

[@matthewboggs9382]

Goldeneye

[@DrJReefer]

OHMSS it's the only one where Bond loses in the end.

[@goosebumpsemiliano9104]

@@DrJReefer which one??

[@iflarnted]

OHMSS, and yes I liked Lazenby in the role. Connery was too old to continue.

[@Terry.W]

I love this movie ...and the commentary on the BluRay..

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

This was the first Connery Bond I saw as a kid in 1983 (cinema in Lincoln, now a shopping centre!). I agree with most he looks better than he did in Diamonds, and this is worthy over a few of the other Eon jobs. Especially No Time to Die (but let's see how that next one pans out 😂)

[@TheGeoDaddy]

I thought it was one of the BEST - just missed the music 🥺 - Fantima Blush 🥰

[@truth901]

I love that brilliant fight scene in that film (nearer the start) .....and Lani Hall's title music!

[@aliensoup2420]

Who buys a movie ticket to watch James Bond play a video game? Nuf said.

[@pdzombie1906]

Great video as usual guys, but I wish you could have launch it in line with your Bond series... Thanx!!!

[@rooneye]

8:42 Is that the bad guy assassin from Three Days of the Condor?

[@CyroAsseo]

Kim Basinger is such a babe

[@ricardocantoral7672]

*was

[@michaelbarlow7777]

Considering the fact that Bonnie Raitt's singing voice on the song, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sounds like gravel being dragged along a piece of sheet metal - or to put it another way, her voice sounds like she is suffering from a case of severe constipation - she's no one to criticize the excellent James Bond Main Title Song, "Never Say Never Again"(from the film of the same title) sung/performed absolutely superbly by Lani Hall in 1983!!!!

[@Eazy-ERyder]

This movie OverAll was fantastic. I LOVED Never Say Never Again..more than the vast majority of all the other Non Connery, Canon 007 flicks. I think NSNA is DEFINITELY a top 5 James Bond flick including them all..

[@russisaac813]

It was the Soundtrack that let it down. Without that John Barry, Monte Norman feel this was doomed to be quickly forgotten!.........A No Brainer!

[@Forcemaster2000]

The moral of this story is, writers always get screwed over!

[@shaha9]

Just lost in the process.

[@markjackson6431]

the one Bond film i still need to see

[@ahmadbinfadzil8258]

Thunderball filem was so famous at that time.It was printed on my small playing cards which widely sold at the sundry shops. Kids like to buy it and play with it.

[@nigelcarren]

In 1997 I was taken for a drive in Merlin Minshall's Singer Le Mans. He was the very chap that inspired Ian Flemming to create James Bond. It still had a piece of aluminium screwed to the aero-screen to deflect the wind because he was quite a tall chap apparently. It was a death-defying drive, (I hate being passenger). The Singer's new owner had heard I had just driven across the Sahara in my homebuilt car (KSK 362), so invited me to dinner. However, after dinner now thinking I fancied myself as a racing-driver he felt the need to impress/terrify me, which meant I was nearly thrown out of the car twice around a country track he clearly knew VERY well! A mad experience and the closest I shall doubtless ever come to the REAL Bond. 🏆🇬🇧

[@Torahboy1]

Nurse: is Sean Connery still alive? Doctor: no

[@Budgiebird4068]

I really like that lol.

[@Torahboy1]

@@Budgiebird4068 thanks. I try

[@johnandersen6752]

Dionne Warwick's version of "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" would have been amazing as the title song. It's my favorite and was almost used for "Thunderball."

[@Jcool0]

Um Casino Royale was a big hit. It did not "flop on release"

[@dinein1970]

The modern version with Daniel Craig, yes. The parody from the 60s with Peter Sellars was a flop and a mess

[@keylearning5746]

@@dinein1970 - Actually, it was David Niven, not Peter Sellers.

[@からすカラス-v4f]

サンダーボール作戦のリメイクですがコネリーボンド健在で好きな作品です😃

[@jlovebirch]

Do a feature on the 007 knoc-koff OK Connery, aka Operation Kid Brother (1967)

[@deezee2965]

I love this film and I am not ashamed to say it!

[@Sparkle0501]

Good for you if you can enjoy that

[@hamburgareable]

If u like it, thats cool. But i cant stomach it too much without laughing.

[@edwardwood3622]

Only movie I have ever walked out on.

[@samspencer582]

I have these two movie posters, the second one is swedish. Great movie.

[@misterquantum7767]

Love to see an EON re-edit of this film. I think they own the rights to it now, and if the original footage exists it could be possible even if very unlikely.

[@haileyshannon7548]

Steinbeck did write a book called "The Pearl" which was about a pearl diver and that job is mostly done underwater! BTW, have you made a video about the '67 Casino Royale? "Paging Mr. Herman!"