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After years of enduring Roger Moore in the role of James Bond, it was good to have Sean Connery back in 1983 for Never Say Never Again, a one-time-only trip down 007's memory lane. Connery's Bond, a bit of a dinosaur in the British secret service at (then) 52, is still in demand during times of crisis. Sadly, the film is not very good. In this rehash of Thunderball, Bond is pitted against a worthy underwater villain (Klaus Maria Brandauer); and while the requisite Bond Girls include beauties Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera, they can't save the movie. The script has several truly dumb passages, among them a (gasp) video-game duel between 007 and his nemesis that now looks utterly anachronistic. For Connery fans, however, this widescreen print of the Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back) film is a chance to say a final goodbye to a perfect marriage of actor and character. --Tom Keogh
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I know many fellow Bond fans disagree, but I always thought "Thunderball" was the weakest of Connery's Bond movies. So, it was the perfect candidate for a remake, and for copyright reasons, that's just what Never Say Never Again is. And it's a welcome return for Connery as Bond.
Being made by different producers, the movie doesn't have the classic gun barrel sequence or the Maurice Binder opening credits, but it still feels like a bona fide James Bond movie, much thanks to great locations, fun gadgets and Klaus Maria Brandauer's great villain.
My main problem with Thunderball is the sleep inducing underwater sequences. Even though this movie is just as long as Thunderball, the underwater sequences are shorter, and there's more excitement before the climactic scenes (I actually enjoyed the admittedly very dated video game scene).
So I'm going to be blasphemous and say I actually enjoy this movie more than Thunderball. It's a fun movie, and a must see for all Bond fans.
Being made by different producers, the movie doesn't have the classic gun barrel sequence or the Maurice Binder opening credits, but it still feels like a bona fide James Bond movie, much thanks to great locations, fun gadgets and Klaus Maria Brandauer's great villain.
My main problem with Thunderball is the sleep inducing underwater sequences. Even though this movie is just as long as Thunderball, the underwater sequences are shorter, and there's more excitement before the climactic scenes (I actually enjoyed the admittedly very dated video game scene).
So I'm going to be blasphemous and say I actually enjoy this movie more than Thunderball. It's a fun movie, and a must see for all Bond fans.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
WARNING. This region A blu-ray disc has been coded differently to every other region A blu-ray disc I've encountered so far. It unfortunately would NOT play on my all region blu-ray player, giving the message that it required a region A ONLY player. I have played many region A blu-ray discs on my player, but for some strange reason, this one must have been coded differently to stop overseas buyers from enjoying this movie.
As for the film, it's not Sean's best Bond but but it is highly entertaining anyway.
As for the film, it's not Sean's best Bond but but it is highly entertaining anyway.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When I first saw this film, I was left feeling somewhat disappointed. I thought it should have been quite a decent film, with Sean Connery back as Bond doing what he does best. Unfortunately, it seemed to be an attempt by Kevin McClory to kill off the official Bond franchise, with the emphasis firmly on Bond being an aged past-it 00 agent dragged out of retirement. I figured the problem was that I was expecting this film to be a DAF / Roger Moore style Bond film. It isn't though - it's a comedy spoof of Thunderball, and when you look at it like that it all makes sense.
M and the other British Secret Service characters are all portrayed as bumbling idiots, Johnny English style, Bond is a creaking old has-been, Blofeld and his Spectre colleagues are cartoon villains and the stunts are pure slapstick.
Once you realise that this is just a comedy spoof, it's good fun, but I'm not sure that was the original intention!
M and the other British Secret Service characters are all portrayed as bumbling idiots, Johnny English style, Bond is a creaking old has-been, Blofeld and his Spectre colleagues are cartoon villains and the stunts are pure slapstick.
Once you realise that this is just a comedy spoof, it's good fun, but I'm not sure that was the original intention!
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