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Australian model George Lazenby took up the mantle of the world's most suave secret agent when Sean Connery retired as James Bond--prematurely, it turned out. Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever before leaving the role to Roger Moore, and Lazenby's subsequent career fizzled, yet this one-hit wonder is responsible for one of the best Bond films. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 007 leaves the Service to privately pursue his SPECTRE nemesis Blofeld (played this time by Telly Savalas), whose latest master plan threatens the world's crops with agricultural sterilisation. Bond teams up with smooth international crime-lord Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti) and falls in love with--and marries--his elegant daughter, Tracy (Diana Rigg). Bond monogamous? Not at first; after all he has Blofeld's harem to seduce. Lazenby hasn't the intensity of Connery but he has fun with his quips and even lampoons the Bond image in a playful pre-credits sequence. Rigg, fresh from playing sexy Emma Peel in The Avengers, matches 007 in every way. Former editor Peter Hunt makes a strong directorial debut, deftly handling the elaborate action sequences with a kinetic finesse and a dash of humour. Though not a hit on its original release, On Her Majesty's Secret Service has become a fan favourite and the closest the series has come to capturing the spirit of Ian Fleming's books. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com -- On the DVD: Affable and intelligent director Peter Hunt explains his ambition to take the series back to the original spirit of Fleming's books with this instalment. Out of all the Bond DVDs, his commentary track--interspliced with comments from other cast and crew members--is one of the most entertaining and informative as he chuckles over some of his more felicitous touches. Although sadly Diana Rigg is absent from the "making of" featurette, an older and wiser George Lazenby reveals how he acquired one of Connery's suits and went to the same barber in order to make himself look credible for the part. Hunt and others are disarmingly frank about how Lazenby's arrogance on set won him few friends. The late lamented Desmond Llewelyn, who played the boffin "Q", presents an amusing guide to the greatest gadgets of the series and explains how he can barely work a can opener in real life. The rest of the technical features are all present and correct and up to this series' usual high standards. --Leslie Felperin
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James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps in this action-packed epic filled with artilleryladen ski pursuits, incredible stunts and nonstop thrills! George Lazenby leaps into the role of Agent 007 with supreme confidence and undeniable charisma, even finding love with the beautiful and seductive Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). But first Bond must stop evil genius Blofeld (Telly Savalas) from realising a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For all fans a dream had come true, to watch the 6th Bond flick in all its surround splendor. First, it is a little tricky to set up the surround system, but at the end it was a happy choice to buy this newly remastered DVD.
Four stars instead of all five, because no new audio commentary by George Lazenby or Diana Rigg, which had been so interesting for every OHMSS buff, Lazenby had time for the Inside interviews and Making of's..., plus it seemed that Lazenby is the one and only 007, who shows up on convention a lot, just to grow his income, well no offence, but with some persuation (MONEY!!), Rigg should take this opportunity.
Well maybe in the James Bond Super Deluxe Mega Ultimate Splendid Gold Edition perhaps, who knows??
Anyway picture is perfect and the surround is not often, but anyway the score is outstanding by John Barry and this is still one of the best 007 movie ever, thanks Peter Hunt and R.I.P.
jw
Four stars instead of all five, because no new audio commentary by George Lazenby or Diana Rigg, which had been so interesting for every OHMSS buff, Lazenby had time for the Inside interviews and Making of's..., plus it seemed that Lazenby is the one and only 007, who shows up on convention a lot, just to grow his income, well no offence, but with some persuation (MONEY!!), Rigg should take this opportunity.
Well maybe in the James Bond Super Deluxe Mega Ultimate Splendid Gold Edition perhaps, who knows??
Anyway picture is perfect and the surround is not often, but anyway the score is outstanding by John Barry and this is still one of the best 007 movie ever, thanks Peter Hunt and R.I.P.
jw
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
*Spoilers*
A grand extraordinaire of a James Bond film. It's difficult at times to find a better Bond film than this one. Known sometimes to me as "The Christmas James Bond film", On Her Majesty's Secret Service never ceases to amaze and entertain.
Geroge Lazenby, while not Connery, gives a solid portrayal of James Bond 007. He's a man of action, and this film very well supports that, giving him much to do in it. I feel, while I like the four other Bond actors better at times, for this single film, Lazenby showed off some very good points and he gives a better performance in it to just be labeled "that other guy that just did one."
Diana Rigg; a true angel of a Bond girl. In my opinion, what can be said about her performance as Tracy is mostly all good points. She's tough and resourceful, but not to a point where she's trying to be better than Bond, and she doesn't always remind the audience that she can do as much as he can, she just plays the role, and she plays it well. Her scenes of lashing against her father's words and her eventual fall for Bond are acted out quite well. As is, which I say is perhaps the classiest moment in the film series, her skating onto the scene to help Bond escape from Irma Bunt and SPECTRE. Her death at the end of the film is a strong one, strong enough that the James Bond theme is played at the very end to remind people that this is a Bond film, no matter what these large differences are that have yet to occur in the series, (such as the Bond girl being killed).
Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Irma Bunt are very solid Bond villains. They both deliver well, with Bunt's casual barking of orders at dinner to be quite the way she defines her respect. I have come to like Telly Savalas performance more and more over time. His calm manor, almost competitive in that he has moments where it seems he has taken control over Bond's actions are good touches and add to the film.
John Barry is a master and On Her Majesty's Secret Service is without a doubt one of the places to look for evidence of that. Shows a main title piece doesn't need lyrics or a performer to be a damned good "killer tune". The whole score, from the romantic melodies to the fast-paced action cues is on top of the game and is always enjoyable to listen to.
Peter Hunt deserves much credit for taking what many fans call Ian Fleming's best James Bond novel and doing something great with it - simply turning it into a film. He had the right idea in mind to faithfully adapt many parts of the story, as it worked so well.
It's a classic Bond film that only seems to get better over time.
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A grand extraordinaire of a James Bond film. It's difficult at times to find a better Bond film than this one. Known sometimes to me as "The Christmas James Bond film", On Her Majesty's Secret Service never ceases to amaze and entertain.
Geroge Lazenby, while not Connery, gives a solid portrayal of James Bond 007. He's a man of action, and this film very well supports that, giving him much to do in it. I feel, while I like the four other Bond actors better at times, for this single film, Lazenby showed off some very good points and he gives a better performance in it to just be labeled "that other guy that just did one."
Diana Rigg; a true angel of a Bond girl. In my opinion, what can be said about her performance as Tracy is mostly all good points. She's tough and resourceful, but not to a point where she's trying to be better than Bond, and she doesn't always remind the audience that she can do as much as he can, she just plays the role, and she plays it well. Her scenes of lashing against her father's words and her eventual fall for Bond are acted out quite well. As is, which I say is perhaps the classiest moment in the film series, her skating onto the scene to help Bond escape from Irma Bunt and SPECTRE. Her death at the end of the film is a strong one, strong enough that the James Bond theme is played at the very end to remind people that this is a Bond film, no matter what these large differences are that have yet to occur in the series, (such as the Bond girl being killed).
Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Irma Bunt are very solid Bond villains. They both deliver well, with Bunt's casual barking of orders at dinner to be quite the way she defines her respect. I have come to like Telly Savalas performance more and more over time. His calm manor, almost competitive in that he has moments where it seems he has taken control over Bond's actions are good touches and add to the film.
John Barry is a master and On Her Majesty's Secret Service is without a doubt one of the places to look for evidence of that. Shows a main title piece doesn't need lyrics or a performer to be a damned good "killer tune". The whole score, from the romantic melodies to the fast-paced action cues is on top of the game and is always enjoyable to listen to.
Peter Hunt deserves much credit for taking what many fans call Ian Fleming's best James Bond novel and doing something great with it - simply turning it into a film. He had the right idea in mind to faithfully adapt many parts of the story, as it worked so well.
It's a classic Bond film that only seems to get better over time.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For me there are seven James Bond films I love for different reasons - Goldfinger (where they nail the Bond format for the first time), Live and Let Die (great early '70s feel and not about someone trying to take over the world but to do with the heroin trade), Man with the Golden Gun (falls into the so bad its good, Bond hunted by Lee's hitman, a great concept), Spy Who Loved Me (where everything seems perfect from directing to casting), Casino Royale (a great reinvention of the genre) and then my favourite two - License to Kill (all about revenge and lets fact it Bond with all that killing in his past must be a haunted vengeful man if the right buttons are pushed) and then this film - On Her Majesty's Secret Service...
From the opening scene where the cinematography is superb and Lazenby's quip to camera you know that something has changed from the Connery era, that this was them attempting a darker, more human Bond and my word they pull it off. Lazenby is often criticized for his acting performance, and granted it's not great but because of this it actually makes you see Bond as more fallible, feel emotion, fall in love, and let his guard down long enough for tragedy to strike - im not saying Lazenby's acting skills pull this off, but because he himself seems to be struggling at times within the role it makes the Bond of the film also be struggling against himself and that's what it sets it apart for me - this Bond is fallible, debates wanting out. The tragic ending I remember watching as a kid on tv for the first time and I couldn't believe they ended it like that and wanted to rewatch it immediately to feel that emotional shock, and its all the more to be held in esteem due to the ending in the then end of '60s safe cinema of big studio films that they did it and it fits perfectly.
I'm sure allot of people may read this review and disagree with everything but for me that's the great thing about James Bond films - everyone has a different opinion and point to argue.
From the opening scene where the cinematography is superb and Lazenby's quip to camera you know that something has changed from the Connery era, that this was them attempting a darker, more human Bond and my word they pull it off. Lazenby is often criticized for his acting performance, and granted it's not great but because of this it actually makes you see Bond as more fallible, feel emotion, fall in love, and let his guard down long enough for tragedy to strike - im not saying Lazenby's acting skills pull this off, but because he himself seems to be struggling at times within the role it makes the Bond of the film also be struggling against himself and that's what it sets it apart for me - this Bond is fallible, debates wanting out. The tragic ending I remember watching as a kid on tv for the first time and I couldn't believe they ended it like that and wanted to rewatch it immediately to feel that emotional shock, and its all the more to be held in esteem due to the ending in the then end of '60s safe cinema of big studio films that they did it and it fits perfectly.
I'm sure allot of people may read this review and disagree with everything but for me that's the great thing about James Bond films - everyone has a different opinion and point to argue.
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Even if we have all the time in the world, the world is not enough.
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Published 22 days ago by Spike Owen
Too often overlooked
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This Never Happened to the Other Fellow!
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Published 7 months ago by Paksway
It's one of the best
I was never a subscriber to the anti-Lazenby portrayal of Bond. It was, after all, an incredibly hard act, to follow the iconic and predatory Connery. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ian Hunter
one of my favourites
I think this is a great James Bond film even though it is over 40 years old it still entertains to this day. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mt Brown
on her majestys secret service 2 disc ultimate edition
this is the only way to go with this film until the blu ray is out.a lot of people dont like this film.but i think it is underated. Read more
Published 14 months ago by stargatesg1
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As the title says, excellent film and DVD, but arrived damaged - not by the post - but, it seems from the factory. Read more
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