| Never Say Never Again [Region 2] |  | Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $67.31
Rating:  188 reviews
Sales Rank: 152762
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050070006292
ASIN: B00005ABTT
Theatrical Release Date: October 7, 1983
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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 this 1983 film for 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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 Good remake and a welcome return for Connery June 30, 2008
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.
 Mr. Bond is older but just as good! June 5, 2008
Sean Connery is such a rugged and convincing agent that his obvious "advancing years" only serve to enhance his performance as the greatest superspy on the big screen! Excellent!
 Embarassing May 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a poorly done kidnapping of the Bond franchise with an aging Sean Connery performing a shameless and unoriginal rip-off of the Thunderball plot. I would be embarassed to have this in my collection.
 Sorry James March 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Say Never Again Sean Connery on making a Bond movie without the right directors. It was most crappy Bond movie I ever seen. And I love Sean Connery as James Bond . 'Never Say Never Again ', is 2 thumbs down . Sorry Sir James.
Steven Seagal does the fight choreography February 18, 2008
I have read these other reviews but everyone fails to mention the main selling point which is teh fact that Steven Seagal was the fight choreographer on this movie ! Its worth a look simply for that.
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