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Post by ant-mac on Nov 8, 2018 9:15:31 GMT
THUNDERBALL (1965) 4/5.
A British spy film and the fourth in the JAMES BOND film series produced by Eon Productions. The screenplay is by John Hopkins, Richard Maibaum and Jack Whittingham, which is based upon a story by Ian Fleming, Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham, which in turn is based upon THUNDERBALL, the ninth in Ian Fleming's book series and the eighth full-length JAMES BOND novel. The film soundtrack is by John Barry, the film is produced by Kevin McClory and itβs directed by Terence Young.
THUNDERBALL stars Sean Connery as James Bond, Claudine Auger as Dominique "Domino" Derval, Rik Van Nutter as Felix Leiter, Bernard Lee as M, Desmond Llewelyn as Q, Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny and Adolfo Celi as Emilio Largo. The film also features Luciana Paluzzi, Martine Beswick, Paul Stassino, Guy Doleman Molly Peters, Roland Culver, Philip Locke, Rose Alba, Leonard Sachs, George Pravda, Edward Underdown, Earl Cameron and Anthony Dawson as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
This time, James Bond's mission is to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE - SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion - which holds the world to ransom for Β£100 000 000 in diamonds, in exchange for not destroying an unspecified major city in either the United Kingdom or the United States. THUNDERBALL is an enjoyable adventure film that stills manages to stay quite accurate to the source material.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Nov 12, 2018 6:09:19 GMT
8/10 - Great Bond film but one of my lesser favorites of the series. Connery is excellent but the only issue I have is that the underwater scenes, although well done are really boring.
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Post by ant-mac on Nov 12, 2018 13:19:19 GMT
8/10 - Great Bond film but one of my lesser favorites of the series. Connery is excellent but the only issue I have is that the underwater scenes, although well done are really boring. Yes, I have the same problem with it.
The film is very enjoyable, but the underwater scenes tend to drag a bit.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 8, 2020 2:28:35 GMT
6.5/10. Amazing set designs and the underwater action scenes arenβt bad for their day. Emilio Largo looks cool but heβs kind of a βmehβ villain. Fiona Vulpe was an excellent henchwoman though.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 8, 2020 8:18:26 GMT
I liked it a lot. Had more of an epic feeling than the earlier ones I thought. Blofeld zaps a guy at the table, and the shark thing was pretty novel for the time. It was damn cool to see the other 00 agents in the conference room. The underwater stuff does go on forever but I didn't really care.
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Post by senan90 on Jan 10, 2020 16:54:57 GMT
The dullest of the Connery films.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 10, 2020 23:59:28 GMT
The dullest of the Connery films. Worse than Diamonds are Forever?
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Post by senan90 on Jan 11, 2020 20:18:53 GMT
The dullest of the Connery films. Worse than Diamonds are Forever? I wouldn't say it's worse, just duller. Of course all Bond films in general are dull, due to their lack of imagination and plodding nature. This one is the dullest which features an underwater sequence which just goes on and on, and the villains aren't as memorable as Goldfinger. Btw, the sped up fight sequences are so laughable and embarrassing, it's an outdated form of filmmaking that wore out its welcome after the '30s.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Jan 12, 2020 17:49:13 GMT
going to watch tonight!!!
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 25, 2020 13:43:47 GMT
Excellent film and the pinnacle of Bond as blockbuster entertainment.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 17:59:05 GMT
While I do think that Goldfinger, From Russia, and Casino Royale (to name a few) are better movies, this one is my personal favorite Bond movie.
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Post by Marv on Feb 1, 2020 0:35:31 GMT
This the one that features a big underwater battle?
Seems like it...i remember thinking that decision was a pretty innovative and risky one. But interesting.
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Post by Vits on Feb 2, 2020 9:32:40 GMT
4/10
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