The James Bond Rewatch: Current Movie - SPECTRE

[drbunnig]

I watched Diamonds Are Forever last night. Substantial drop in quality from OHMSS. I'm rating it a 5/10.

From memory, I thought this was better than the reputation it seems to have, but this time round it felt like a bit of a chore. I didn't find it particularly engaging, the Bond girls are mostly useless and those scenes on the oil rig... awful. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but at times it felt like a parody. Charles Gray has a decent turn as Blofeld, obviously not up to Telly Savalas' standard, but good nonetheless (it does bother me that he was also that fella that got stabbed in You Only Live Twice though). I also enjoyed Jimmy Dean as William Whyte, as well as the Wint and Kidd duo. I gather the latter two aren't highly regarded as villains, but I've always liked the way they interact with one another. Connery is coasting through, although some of his lines still give me a laugh (eg "who is you floor?", "I'm afraid you caught me with more than my hands up").

I'm really looking forward to digging into the Moore era next.