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 enlarge | Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  191 reviews
Sales Rank: 3601
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 133
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 027616853981
ISBN: 0792847229
UPC: 027616853981
EAN: 9780792847229
ASIN: B00004WEJZ
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Release Date: October 17, 2000
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 When Sean Connery said "Never Again" to playing 007, he should have meant it! August 9, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I remember being a very big 007 fan at the time I saw this. I was actually quite young when I saw this and I had a copy of it on tape. I must say I liked it, but that was because I was 9. I just went back and recently watched this movie again, and now I see the reason of the criticism (sp?) for this movie. It really is that bad. Here is my reason for hating this movie:
1. The action scenes were a joke. Camera shots too long, looks like they were edited together in 5 minutes, and lame vehicle choice for the chase scenes. The music was a joke too, instead of music to fit the mood we get Elevator jazz music! WTF!
2. This is basically a Thunderball remake, and a pretty pointless one too. There are very big changes (the burst button being on the dashboard of the bike instead of the handle WTF?), and no reason for them.
3. This was NOT the 007 I knew! This was not the smooth-talkin', flirty Bond that we got in the old and new movies! He wasn't the smart Bond who would do things his own way in Life-or-Death situations, he'd just do the old cliched escapes.
4. The dialogue is cringe-inducingly bad! Example:
Fatima: You're still wet!
007: Yes, but my Martini's still dry.
5. The music! HORRIBLE! We'd get that cliche'd DA DA DAAAAAAA music in suspenseful scenes, and some elevator jazz music in action scenes.
6. The acting was unintentionally hilarious. Kim Basinger's wooden performance had me laughing at times, and Sean Connery stinks the role BIG TIME. Rowan Atkinson sucks too, he is a funny actor, but there's one place he dosen't belong: In a 007 movie.
7. The sets look bad, the NSNA looks like it's been around for 100 years, and the whole movie looks like it was made on a budget of $20. But that's completely understandable, much of the film's budget was spent on getting Sean Connery back.
That's me done. I can't understand why I liked this film, it sucked. Please avoid this.
Remake better than Thunderball -- but... August 7, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While this remake of Thunderball is better in story development and action than the original, it lacks the technical genius of the Broccoli films. Kim Basinger can't act, can't dance, and is having a bad hair day throughout the movie. On the other hand Barbara Carrera is one of the great Bond villians. More importantly, like they said way back in the sixties -- Sean Connery IS James Bond and that's never changed.
Worst Bond Film ever June 25, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
While watching this film I was disgusted, not only was it a blatent rip-off of Thunderball, but they tried to be funny in this movie, which in my opinion they completely failed, if you are thinking about buying this movie, I would rent it first. This movie may appeal to some, but thank God I saw it on TV, because if I would have bought this movie I would have been even sicker than I was after watching this travesty. You have me correct this movie made me sick, now all may not feel the same as I, but if you are thinking about buying this movie, and you haven't seen it yet. I would suggest renting, though if you really like the movie, or you are a completest, Bond fan, well then go for it. Though in my opinion, this is the worst Bond movie I've seen, especially the worst Sean Connery "Bond" film I've seen. Though I must say Kim Basinger was very hot. So I leave the decision up to you.
uhhhhhhhhh......... June 14, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
As much as I liked Connery as Bond, I just didn't like this movie.
DOWN WITH REMAKES! May 27, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've never been a big fan of remakes. It seems to be particularly annoying with this one, since the main actor was also the one who starred in the original. This would seem to make re-hashing this movie a pointless endeavour. Why not just watch the original? I find it hard to believe that so many other reviewers have said this is a good movie.
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