Linkshoch Wonderful Movie

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

SimonJack "Diamonds are Forever" is the seventh in the James Bond series of films, and the sixth for Sean Connery in the lead role. Connery was brought back two years after the producers tried an unsuccessful replacement with George Lazenby in 1969. The public didn't take to Lazenby. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" did okay at the box office, but well below the expected showing for a James Bond film. So, the studio heads hoped to revive the series with Connery's return. This film two years later fared just a little better. But, it also showed that Connery's Bond had changed. Connery was 31 when the series premiered in 1962 with "Dr. No." Nine years later, he clearly shows his age. For a dashing James Bond, Connery has slowed way down. A number of telltale things in his film point to the need for a younger replacement. Bond doesn't have near the normal physical challenges in this film. He's just so-so in a brawling scene, and he has a scene in which two martial arts girls utterly do him in. Thumper and Marie have some acrobatic skill but they are very slow and amateurish with their martial arts. And, Bond is even slower to react. This clearly is not the James Bond that everyone knew and enjoyed from the 1960s. There is some good gadgetry in this film, but little introduction to it by Q. The plot doesn't seem as beguiling either. The character of Willard Whyte is clearly based on Howard Hughes, and the location of much of the film around Las Vegas doesn't do anything to life this film. The variety of exotic locations is absent here. The Netherlands, London, Los Angeles and the Nevada scenes hardly add to the allure of the Bond legend. Finally, Connery seems tired in his role. The script is missing the zip and witty quips that pepper most Bond films. About the only real satisfying part of the film is the justice in the demise of the two unsavory characters who are supposed to be Bond's nemesis. Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint meet their end in typically strange and unusual ways. It's a strain to rate this film six stars, but the usual superb job of showing highly technical wares deserves the credit for this. That, and the overall production qualities of the film, which speak well for the series continuing in the future.The best line in the movie is from Jill St. John as Tiffany Case. After she and Bond are put under guard by Felix Leiter of the CIA, she says, "Well, that's a switch." Bond says, "What's that," and Case replies, "The wolf being guarded by the three little pigs."

mark.waltz With a gap of one film, Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond for the last time (as part of the official series), and what he gets is certainly action packed, thrilling and completely entertaining, but seems to be minus the spark and the likability. He's on the case of a diamond smuggling ring run by another white cat carrying villain (Charles Gray) where there's more to the story than just diamonds. Along the way, Bond goes through a crematorium, car chases in Las Vegas and takes on two tough kicking women's gymnasts. Then, his encounters with Gray appear confusing thanks to the multiple lookalikes he has, several meeting some fascinating if gruesome demises.Gray in drag makes Gene Hackman in "The Bird Cage" look like Marilyn Monroe, but fortunately that's just a quick blur. I wasn't crazy about the Bond girls in this entry, with an obnoxious characterization by Jill St. John and an unmemorable performance by Lana Wood. The two fast moving gymnasts may be challenging partners for Connery but I really wanted to see them get more than they ended up getting. Gray does make a fascinating bad guy, and there are some moments where you may be biting your knuckles may be sore from biting them. But many of the twists and situations are weak and unconvincing, and that makes this less likable. Still, there's another Shirley Bassey song to get the action started, indeed one of the best themes.

slightlymad22 Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Plot In A Paragraph: A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond (Connery) to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.I remember thinking this was the best James Bond ever made, when I first seen it. It clearly isn't. It does have some things going for it though, but sadly it's a sign of the series going down the campier territory that would define the Roger Moore years. It's chase scenes (one including a moon buggie) are silly, it's action is pretty bland and there is never any real danger or excitement!! No matter how many people die (and there is plenty) Bond is only ever knocked out, and when he becomes invincible, it's all kind of pointless. There was also two gay assassins, played by Bruce Glover and Putter Smith who despite being ruthless killers, were actually fun to watch until their final showdown with Bond, which despite giving me big laughs as a kid it is pretty poor to watch now!! I think a TV Producer missed a trick, in not giving them their own TV show. The highlight of the full thing for me is Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole and the theme song, again sung by Shirley Bassey. Diamonds Are Forever grossed $43 million at the domestic box office, to end 1971 the 3rd highest grossing movie of the year (only Fiddler On The Roof and The French Connection grossed more) beating the Dirty Harry movie. For the second time, Connery said he would never play James Bond again.

M. Afton DAF reminds me more of a dreadful Roger Moore as 007 film than a Connery 007. My immediate reaction was that it is abundantly clear that everyone involved with making it just did not care anymore (which carried over into several Roger Moore era films).But as I found out later, it's a sloppy mess from start to finish due to the budget not being large enough to meet what the plot required. Consequently, the special effects and stunts suffered and any of the plausibility required to enjoy a 007 film was compromised. The lack in attention to detail throughout is DAF's downfall.This is one movie that actually deserves to be remade with a proper budget.