Never Say Never Again (1983) Retrospective/Review

Retrospective on Never Say Never Again.
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[@wstine79]

I like the story where Sean Connery and Rodger Moore ran into each other at an airport as they were going from one location to the next and talking about what they're doing in their respective Bond films.

[@davidjames579]

Roger was actually up for cameo-ing in Never. But Cubby put his foot down and wouldn't allow it.

[@spidey-voltage2462]

@@davidjames579that woulda been freaking hilarious

[@davidjames579]

@@koldfyre4505 what has your comment got to do with anything?

[@CJJC]

It’s called engagement, guy.

[@johnrigs6540]

@@davidjames579 Didn’t know that but wow - that’s a great story!!

[@PetePuebla]

I love the Orion Pictures intro at the beginning of the video. It's so 80s that it deserves a like for this video alone.

[@graemewilson7975]

The tune from it I always associate with The Terminator

[@jwnj9716]

My jaw dropped during the video game sequence. "umm... what's going on now?.... Wait, what?"

[@RecklessFables]

Yeah, it's weird how jarring that shift in tech was in movies.

[@Raums]

As a young kid at the time I was blown away tbh. It loved like fun! 😂 I wanted a ⚡️

[@cuddywifter8386]

With the Cylon like voice

[@davidjames579]

Electric shocks if you get hit. Who said video games are violent?

[@gregn8206]

You could tell Connery had no idea either while filming, he looks confused. But I don't care I love this part and the motorcycle chase it leads into. It was like in the summer of '84 this is movie was on HBO everyday, along with Beastmaster.

[@marcusmalone]

Never Say Never is like the proto version of that thing they do a lot now, reviving legacy IP and wheeling out the old stars (with dubious results lol).

[@alexmartin3143]

As well as telling the exact same story again but worse…

[@zachthezombie]

Lol and they even made Felix black Joking aside this felix was ok prolly better than the guy they had in thunderball

[@ThanatoselNyx]

What are some modern examples? I don't follow media news.

[@marcusmalone]

@@ThanatoselNyx star wars, indiana, sex and the city, mext gen star trek... 😂

[@dh737]

True that !

[@alexdas2000]

RIP Pamala Salem (Miss Moneypenny)

[@brick6347]

She was in the Great Train Robbery with Sean Connery too. Very beautiful lady. I didn't know she had just passed away, RIP.

[@kettle_of_chris]

LMAO - Under your comment that was written in English, is a link to "Translate to English"

[@bjgandalf69]

Pamela Salem was also in one of the best of the Classic Doctor Who stories, Robots of Death, and was a popular character on Eastenders. She was a beautiful woman who was a very talented actress. She will be missed.

[@renekauts8323]

Moneypenny(Pamela Salem), Felix Leiter and Q were great in NSNA(1983)! Only M's character was a real d*ck...

[@richardgale1287]

@@bjgandalf69 Also appeared in McCoy-era story 'Remembrance of the Daleks' as Prof. Rachel Jensen. She played Jensen again in six series of Big Finish audio spin-off 'Counter-Measures'. Highly recommended.

[@thefonzkiss]

Barbara Carrera was likely cast after her performance in spy spoof Condorman, which 100% deserves a retrospective. The official Bond series also used a few ideas from it as well.

[@frankiehoskyn3948]

Octopussy is one of the most underrated of the James Bond films. There maybe too much humour in the film for some, but it was typical feature of the Roger Moore films. The pre-credit sequence alone is one of the best in the series.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The best part of Octopussy, in my opinion, is the latter half. When the movie finally arrived in Germany, it's well done. The stuff in India is too much of a farce and not in a good way.

[@frankiehoskyn3948]

@@ricardocantoral7672 I didn't mind the humour, the action sequences were well staged, and the pace was fast moving throughout.

[@knightfall9394]

Octopussy is an ok bond film, definitely entertaining and has some great actors in it, but i think octopussy and a view to kill are bottom of the barrel moore bond films despite having some high points.

[@christianloepfe179]

Octopussy, great Cold War Crime Story. Humorous and grim at the same time.

[@johnbuchan7851]

Fill her up please.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Honestly this movie is a major guilty pleasure for me, largely because of how brilliant Barbara Carrera is in this film, so charismatic, so fun/entertaining, one of the best Bond henchmen, chewing the scenery with every second of screen-time, over-acting in the best way you could ask of a Bond villain. She's clearly loving every minute of making this film, compared to some of the other more sleepy performances in this film, after she dies the film really goes downhill. Very memorable actress of a few 80s b-movies and the Masada miniseries. Also a clear precursor to Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp in the very eccentric energy that Fatima Blush has, love the scene where she demands Bond admit she was the 'greatest rapture of her life'. What an odd film, but has many fun moments.

[@patwaters-actormoviereviewer]

There’s a fantastic book called “The Battle For Bond” by Robert Sellers, and it highlights the Thunderball rights issues.

[@joshbaker1581]

I'd love to have it but unfortunately it's out of print

[@blahblah6497]

​@@joshbaker1581can't find it on eBay? Lots of out of print books on there

[@patwaters-actormoviereviewer]

@@joshbaker1581 true, it's probably available in 2nd hand book stores, or antique shops

[@cianog]

This is a guilty pleasure for me.

[@reidripley1221]

"You know that making love to Fatima was the greatest pleasure of your life." "Well, to be perfectly honest...there was this girl in Philadelphia." This may not be the greatest Bond movie, but it's a solid film with some cracking one-liners. Great review!

[@AndyJay1985]

Connery is enjoying himself more in this film than his last 2 outings in the official series. It helps the movie a lot.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

That scene is so hilariously fun, and probably the most witty writing of the film, and both Carrera and Connery having a ball in it. “Now write this. The greatest rapture in my life was afforded to me on a boat in Nassau by Fatima Blush” “I just remembered. It's against Service policy for agents to give endorsements.” Love the way Barbara Carrera just plays it up with how she says every word, especially the way she enunciates ‘double-o seven’ and cackles like a lunatic

[@alfredvalrie5541]

27:15 I like how in the end credits at the end, they just say fuck it and let Herb Alpert rip on the horn

[@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm]

What timing. Considering the actress who played Miss Moneypenny in this just recently passed away.

[@LiamDalley-jd1kc]

I’m actually one of the few people who is a die hard bond fan who actually enjoys this movie. Irvin Kershner knows how to direct an action movie and this is no exception but the Behind The Scenes on the film is absolutely fascinating and deserves a movie of its own like The Disaster Artist

[@garyambrosini1427]

I totally agree! I really don't think this movie deserves the bad rep that it has. If all else its entertaining, and Sean is clearly having a lot of fun in the role again.

[@Sweetie-zf3ss]

My family always watched and saw this as bond I still love this bond ❤️❤️❤️

[@masonfreeman5176]

Pamela Salem, Miss Moneypenny passed away 2 days ago (21/02/2024). RIP.

[@wstine79]

This was my introduction to Sean Connery's James Bond. As a kid, I liked the video game scene.

[@Panzer4F2]

I really enjoyed Barbara Carrera's performance. I got the impression that she was having fun too.

[@djcease1996]

I cannot WAIT to get off work to watch this! These 007 Retrospectives are the best!

[@rippingmyheartwassoeasy]

Yes!!!! I love your retrospectives! Please do more, yours are the best and most comprehensive on YT

[@Hugh_Jurrection]

For me, Barbara Carrera was the best 'bond girl' ever. Honestly, incredibly attractive and most importantly, captivating. It's a real shame she didn't have a much bigger career as a result.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

I caught some of this movie as a child and the death of Blush royally freaked me out. 22:22 It's the way she laughs maniacally after the dart hits her, and promptly explodes.

[@jamestoney6108]

If they ever make a movie about the making of never say never again, they should cast Timothy spall as mclory and Geoffrey rush as flemming

[@willemverheij3412]

It has some good bits, I really liked the gag of him scaring a guy into not moving by saying a small metal case is an explosive that explodes if he moves, and later it turns out to just be his cigar case.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Yes, that was very funny. 😂

[@adamoconnor8964]

It's kind of eerie how you released this video on the same day that Pamela Salem's death hit the news

[@richardhellawell4596]

Connery looks in better shape than he did in diamonds are forever😀

[@ricogomez4020]

But not hairpiece or makeup.

[@saxbend]

Like most Bond films, this is superior in every aspect to Diamonds are Forever, except for the song.

[@sandersson2813]

@@saxbend Diamonds are Forever is better than SPECTRE, QOS and NTTD.

[@bouya642]

⁠​⁠@@sandersson2813 Nah bro... QOS, Spectre and NTTD are much better than DAF

[@sandersson2813]

@@bouya642 In what way? I'm not saying DAF is a good film, but it has it's merits, I can't see any redeeming features in those Craig films or Craig's Bond

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

For me this is not only a great final story for Connery's Bond but also James Bond in general. Bond retiring in the Bahamas with Domino is such a perfect conclusion for a character who definitely deserved a happy ending.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Roger Moore version of Bond has a similar "final story" - or _would have, had he ended his stint with 8P_ .

[@jonzygon391]

Yeah better than blowing him up on an island!

[@Clay3613]

Problem is it's a Thunderball remake, effectively being a what-if scenario for Connery's Bond.

[@sfighter0085]

The first Retrospective/Review of 2024! Awesome as always. As I said in the community post, this is the first Sean Connery "James Bond" movie, and its technically not an official James Bond movie. Honestly, the behind the scenes stuff about this movie does indeed sound more interesting than the actual movie itself. Side note: Awesome new intro! :D

[@AriaMohtadiHaghighi]

I think the best (and possibly the most realistic) Bond movie Connery was ever in is actually a non-Bond movie called "The Russia House", based on a book by John Le Carre. Co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer (who shares an unforgettable screen chemistry with Connery here) and Klaus Maria Brandauer, who happens to play Largo in Never Say Never Again.

[@MegaThunberg]

Thunderball is one of my favorite Bond movies

[@jonzygon391]

I watched it again recently and it was certainly better than I remembered

[@josephswann5192]

This one used to be on tv all the time when I was a kid in the 90s so ive seen it a million times. The intro is one of my favorite Bond intros because of how different it is, I loved the jungle aesthetic and Bond wearing the gloves, using all of these tricks and different methods of dispatching bas guys. The music never quite matched but I loved how 80s SLEAZE it was if that makes sense. Great video as always Oliver!

[@BrimsHL]

Both never say never again and octopussy are fantastic films. They both made a huge amount of money at the box office. If I had to choose I would choose octopussy first, however like I said they are both good movies and are both in my library.

[@bdashby]

Fabulous work again Olly. Thank you I love your bond retrospectives.

[@graemewilson7975]

Great review and rundown of a troubled production. I have to be honest I always enjoy NSNA not without caveats though. The music wrong and using title song killed any build up of tension at the beginning of the movie. Pamela Salem (sadly whose death was announced today) makes a good Miss MP. Klause Maria brandeur and Barbara carrea make two of the Bonds most accomplished villains and Bernie ?? A great Felix leiter. It is still amazing that Schwartzman managed to release and MAKE NSNA and if he had brought in a line producer his problems would have lessened (although how many people would volunteer to do it ) knowing the power of EON productions. Finally Schwartzman sank 15 million of his own money into NSNA so should be applauded for courage if nothing else

[@graemewilson7975]

Bernie Casey. Whom I think has also died.

[@graemewilson7975]

Yeah he really good actor. Wasn't he professional footballer prior to acting ?

[@libertubey2199]

Gavan O'Herlihy played one of the most infamous characters in U.S. sitcom history: Chuck Cunningham during the first season of Happy Days.

[@MikhailDaken]

Its funny how two prominent Bond actors had calamitous relationships with 90s action stars. Roger Moore expressing discontentment with his time on The Quest with Van Damme and Seagal breaking Sean Connery's wrist on this film. Those boys were a menace.

[@jimbrown5091]

I was 9 when Never Say Never released. Until then, I had onky known Roger Moore as Bond, so I didn't get it. My dad had to explain to me that Connery had been the original. While I do think Octopussy is the better of the two, I do enjoy Never Say Never and it is part of my Bond collection.

[@blacknapalm2131]

*This is actually my favorite 007 film*

[@GirthUnitz]

Same!!!

[@emceeschwartz]

Awesome review. Re watched this movie and loved it. Even parts of the score were pretty sweet and I want to sample it to make a beat out of it lol.

[@Cheeks730]

How tf does he still only have 230K?! Such an amazing channel

[@lennynero635]

One of the best movie channels. I love Oliver Harper‘s Retrospective series and have been a subscriber to the channel for many years.

[@Cheeks730]

@@lennynero635 you and I both, stumbled by accident and haven’t looked back since

[@Johnflaxman974]

Great job, Oliver Harper!!!!

[@gamertechkid1490]

Oh hellz yes it must be my birthday because theres a new OLIVER RETROSPECTIVE you rock dude. Better than any official documentaries about movie

[@gregmize01]

"THERE WAS THIS GIRL IN PHILIDELPHIA." LOL!!!!

[@punk51984]

Love love love LOVE THE NEW OPENING!

[@philsc6028]

Right in time for dinner...Brilliant!

[@rooramblingon895]

I guess plenty of people know this already, but Bond's original car in the books was a Bentley.

[@davidjames579]

It features in the film of From Russia With Love

[@ScarecrOmega]

As a kid I never questioned there being 2 different actors playing Bond at the same time, I just cared about if the movie was entertaining or not.

[@nicholascostelloe884]

Very good video, Oliver! I've never liked this movie, only watched it once and never again, good thing 'Octopussy' beat it at the Box Office. But I do find it fascinating on a behind the scenes basis, and I always enjoy watching these Reviews/Retrospectives. Thanks again!

[@HarryPalmerOrchestra]

The fight between Bond and the thug in Shrublands in this film, Bond vs Grant, and the fight between the butler and Necros in The Living Daylights are all S tier.

[@russell22w]

According to John Barry himself he was approached to score the film but declined out of loyalty to eon

[@Stereozentrum]

As always: great retrospective! And you right in every regard concerning that lackluster score... What a shame they couldn't hire James Horner.

[@Menleah]

Ah, what a great intro!

[@randybutternubs1209]

I have a soft spot for this movie despite its issues. The title song is actually my favorite of any Bond film, it’s jazzy in a synth 80s way I very much enjoy. Also if you squint your eyes hard enough, the opening scene with Bond infiltrating the armed base in fatigues could give an idea of what a Metal Gear movie could be like, it’s very cool.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

I kind of like the (title) song as well; it simply does not belong during what turned out to be a training exercise sequence!

[@anubusx]

Pamela Salem who played Moneypenny passed away.

[@dexterd02]

I really appreciate this channel! Keep it up!

[@sbi168]

Another greatv video.but can I just say that Hans Zimmer man of steel score/theme reigns supreme. Such a powerful piece of music. No cheese just brilliant

[@andygold007]

Brilliant review. It made my day. Also loved your movie. Thanks

[@thethinkingcatakaneonormie3527]

I do like the Orion logo, I actually watched this back to back with Thunderball a few weeks ago, there's stuff I like but really I never thought it was anything then an oddity movie

[@loftlegacy]

I've always said there was a good movie filmed but it sadly never made it on screen. Felt a bit sorry for Connery being in the middle this dog's dinner and trying to do the job of the producer. If the original reels exist, it would be nice to have a new cut of the film.... with a new score of course!

[@daygon128]

I watched this film recently for the first time since the 90's when it would play regularly on tv. I have to say that I was genuinely surprised not only how well it holds up as a film, but how much better the experience was to see it in it's entirety without it being cut for commercial breaks. It might actually be Connery's best performance as Bond aside from maybe Goldfinger. In my opinion, it is a better film than Thunderball and far more entertaining. It does have it's 80's cringe (especially the music) but that's part of it's charm. Fatima Blush is the true villain of the film and she is not only beautiful but believable. At the time I first saw the film, it was one of my least favs of the series. Now it might be in the top 10. It's a really fun ride that never takes itself too seriously, and that's what's been sorely missing from Bond these last 20 years.

[@renekauts8323]

Yes. Connery was very focused and enthusiastic in NSNA(1983)! He really cared about the movie! And this is a good movie! There are jokes here but there is also a very serious content(nuclear terrorism) which I like! Sooooooo much better film than a spy comedy called DAF(1971)..........

[@thefonzkiss]

Screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jnr is best remembered for the Batman66 pilot and movie.

[@nestorperena8629]

barbara carrera presence in this movie woke up a lot of things in me when I watched it at 11 years old back in 94.

[@titaniumman02]

A retrospective from Oliver Harper on a Connery Bond film. What a pleasant surprise!

[@bonghunezhou5051]

...the very first retrospective of a "Connery Bond" film by Oliver, if I am not mistaken!

[@JosephDickersonUX]

I watched/have a fan cut that used John Barry music and the gun barrel sequence in this movie. It... kinda worked. The fan cut used the Shirley Bassey/Propellerheads "History Repeating" song as the main title song and that REALLY worked.

[@sulrich70]

Well done Oliver. It is sad there are so many actors who have passed away.

[@speedracer1945]

We all pass away

[@SergioMach7]

I am from McClory's hometown and he is featured as one of Dun Laoghaire's highlighted celebrities at the train station. I just can't get behind him though, due to so much squabbling and legal issues with Fleming and EON Productions. You can feel the legal issues seeping into the final film. That said, having alternate versions of M, Q, Leiter and Blofeld is interesting, as is Connery's older Bond being pulled off better than later films doing the 'too old for this' theme.

[@thomaschacko6320]

Kevin McClory had legitimate rights to his own Bond stories (ten, including “Thunderball”), that he had worked on with Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham. He signed a contract with Eon that would allow him to make his films after 1976. Eon then reneged on the agreement - not surprising, considering the money involved. “Warhead” - co-written by Sean Connery and Len Deighton - was blocked, with Eon changing its story: that McClory only had the right to remake “Thunderball.” Even then, they were fighting in the London High Court throughout the making of “Never Say Never Again.” Fortunately, it was now in the hands of Jack Schwartzman, an entertainment lawyer who put together the deal that enticed Connery to return. McClory’s problem was that he waited too long to sue Eon’s ass for using his material. Plus, he neglected to build up his legal infrastructure between 1966 and 1976. Schwartzman succeeded where McClory failed. But that doesn’t excuse Eon’s shoddy operations.

[@garrettbays6942]

Knickers in a twist. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant, Oliver!

[@Phonesavanh-dd7oh]

Last Sean Connery Bond was in 1995 “The Rock”

[@bonghunezhou5051]

- Barbara Carrera could have been in Octopussy (Octopussy? Magda?) but chose the non-EON film in order to have a chance to work with Connery and/or Kershner; - Had Bernie Casey not played Felix Leiter would Jeffrey Wright have been cast as the EON version thereof, decades later? - Another splendid retrospective by Oliver; still patiently waiting for your in-depth video of Octopussy (followed by all the 1960s Bond films, including the David Niven/1967 version of Casino Royale) ! 😉📽

[@Kremmen2001]

What I love most about your videos is that you never bother with silly things like the correct pronunciation of actors’ names… 🤣🤣🤣

[@Neo_Vandole]

Max von Sydow nobody ever gets right.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

I Love how informative these retrospectives are!

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

You can see bits of that original "Old Bond" stuff in the story: M's dismay at the training exercise, Bond acting as a teacher more than an agent, Bond entering a casino to find arcade machines instead of gamblers. NSNA has some great aspects to it but feels like an unfinished film. Feels like an unfinished edit, they couldn't decide what to cut and what to keep. The editing doesn't always have energy. Least much of the main cast is great, especially Connery.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

A lot of the film ended up on the cutting room floor.

[@HighlandCowboy01]

Great retrospective as usual. Btw, love the clip from Stella Street!

[@theartoftv5302]

Love your James Bond retrospectives!!!

[@hedronreviews8241]

I was listening to the soundtrack a few months ago and I really like this one. I think that the themes are perfectly cued in the movie, especially how the main theme starts up at the end where we transition from the underwater fight to Bond enjoying the swimming pool with his lady. I have to say I had a smile on my face for your entire retrospective, really nice research you did and the work you put into the images was phenomenal.

[@funkygamer2251]

REALLY enjoy these. thank you.

[@Kremmen2001]

I once bumped into Klaus Maria Brandauer in Schipol airport in the early 90s. He was wearing a big fur coat, had a stunningly beautiful girl hanging onto each arm and had a huge shit-eating grin on his face. He was obviously three whets to the wind and was saying hello to everyone he passed. Top bloke!

[@Kremmen2001]

*sheets to the wind, not whets. Stoopid tiny phone.

[@markmosley3547]

They didn’t have official rights to the bond film iconography but didn’t the shield during the video game feel like a sneaky gun barrel image?

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The positives: Connery, Barbara Carrera, and Klaus Maria Brandauer. The negatives: Just about everything else.

[@alfredvalrie5541]

27:02 Phyllis was devastated by this move

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

McLory looks like TImothy Spall to me (and not in a bad way, I can just think "Are these publicity stills from a drama about Thunderball and plagiarism?". Gavan O'Herlihy was also in Sharpe's Eagle and that film they show at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard that made my wife want to join the Royal Navy. If you want exciting underwater sequences, check out the Deep. Jacqueline Bisset swimming about in a white T-shirt. Oh yes. Also when she wears better diving clothes the underwater bits are STILL great, but you're committed to the film in the first 5 minutes. REAL Sharks? Blimey. Also the baddie lady is HOT. Not equalled until Xenia Onatopp. Fantastic work sir.

[@les4767]

Hi Oliver...Love, Love...LOOOOOVE your adaptation of the old ORION movie intro. Top tier, my friend.

[@user-sq4jz9up6g]

Decent movie but they didn't have Cubby Broccoli's $$ and it shows but Connery is great and Barbra Carerra is gorgeous

[@saxbend]

For all its flaws I love this film for having one of the best bond villain performances.

[@MrEdders123]

Don't even like the Bond movies for the most part, but I'll always tune in for a new Oliver retrospective!

[@wrlord]

My first Bond, and still my favorite.

[@MrMightyZ]

I’m an Australian and a fun fact is that Tiger sharks are almost completely safe to swim with. They have scary looking but relatively small mouths and never hunt anything the size of a human. Or that bloody well better be true because that’s what I was told that before I swam with them on the Gold Coast (it was spine-chilling but I kept calm because there were old ladies and children that did too)

[@dinkyduffy4458]

Excellent video on this crazy movie. Thanks Oliver

[@DEADB33F]

Since you're covering 'unofficial' Bond movies I dare you to cover the 1967 Casino Royale film. ...what an absolute clusterfu*k that was.

[@JaceDanielFilms]

This movie is one of the most shocking shifts in quality I've ever seen from a director. Empire Strikes Back isn't just the best Star Wars film, but honestly one of the best films ever made... Then Irving Kershner makes this. Like, NO aspect of the quality transfered over, but the most striking difference is the cinematography. Empire looks timess, vibrant colors, naturalistic lighting, gorgeous egfects.... but this looks like something from the 60s, down to the old style over lit no defusion lighting and the horendous soundtrack

[@Clay3613]

Pretty easy to make a film look good in 90% controlled conditions of the studio. A lot of this movie was shot on location.

[@lancebaylis3169]

If the James Bond series were analogous to Doctor Who, then "Never Say Never Again" is like those two Peter Cushing Dalek movies from the 1960s that adapted two William Hartnell TV serials to the big screen. On paper, all the elements we know and love are all there, just not quite how we know and love them...

[@edcampion3998]

Great job oliver 👏

[@jasonbarkley4586]

As much as I like the John Williams Superman Theme it's not the same as not having a Bond theme in a Bond movie. Superman has been around before and after the 1978 film

[@lennylaserdiscs]

This sounded like a complete nightmare of a production.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

I am really surprised this movie was praised by critics as much as it was.Probably due to nostalgia for Connery I guess..I found this weaker than most(not all) of the official Bond releases..This just felt cheaper than other Bond flicks. I did enjoy it though

[@JestersDeadUK]

I personally LOVED it, was a HELL of a lot better than some of Brosnan's efforts :)

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

Great video!

[@anjkovo2138]

Love the intro Oliver👍👍

[@thomaschacko6320]

You have put together a most interesting summary of one of my favourite James Bond films. You’ve included clips I had never seen. And your discussion of the special effects is fascinating. The goal of “Never Say Never Again” was to be different from the Eon productions. In the case of “Octopussy,” one is justified in saying, “Thank Heaven!” Sean Connery’s main inspiration was “From Russia With Love,” emphasizing character and plot over sets, gadgets, and action for its own sake. This was meant to be an older Bond dealing with a changing MI6, and facing a nuclear threat even more relevant than at the time of “Thunderball.” (Sorry, but targeting Miami doesn’t seem as nerve-wracking as Washington DC and the Middle East!) Irvin Kershner praised Connery as the creative glue that held the production together. Despite the legal, budgetary, and script problems, Kershner said how much he loved his actors. But Connery was unfair to Jack Schwartzman, whose legal skills put the deal together in the first place. And it was Schwartzman who had to spend his time fighting Eon in the London High Court! On the topic of legal issues, fans should realize that, you don’t get to use theme music developed and owned by another corporation. (Schwartzman had enough problems!) Michel Legrand did a good job on short notice; his scoring for the French Riviera and Fatima’s underwater trap were excellent. And it was a refreshing change from John Barry’s increasing staleness. The theme song was good, well-done by Lani Hall. “Worst Bond score ever produced?” As opposed to “Diamonds Are Forever” or “Man With The Golden Gun”? And I challenge anyone to cite memorable passages from the Brosnan or Craig films. Personally, I found “Thunderball” more boring than you did. The characters are poorly developed, the underwater scenes really drag, Connery is going through the motions, and the whole thing is a Bahamas travelogue. (News flash: the director, Terence Young, was not fond of it, either!) The ending irritates me, as well. “Never Say Never Again” has a better one: Bond enjoying a blissful retirement in the Bahamas - like Connery himself - and saying farewell with a sly wink to camera.

[@MalcomXlax]

Ohh dude, prolly my favorite Connery Bond movie. Specially because of Kim Basinger ❤🥰

[@garymangan2761]

V enjoyable review