| |  | Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger
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Rating:  195 reviews
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Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050070006292
ASIN: B00005ABTT
Theatrical Release Date: October 7, 1983
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 Doesn't take itself too seriously. October 27, 2006
Mr. Eddie (New York, NY)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
...which is much more than I can say about the vast majority of the Brosnan Bonds -- which is unfortunate as Pierce had such a great sense of humor in Remington Steele. Never Say Never again does not have any of the trappings of the Ken Adam/John Barry masterpieces, but if you just accept it for what it is, and follow Connery's lead, it's pretty fun!
And there are some fabulous things in the film. Klaus Maria Brandauer gives one of the best performances ever as a Bond villain, and his torture-laden video game is brilliant. Some of the location work is excellent, as is the final set. Barabara Carrerra and Bond have a fabulous last scene together. Wrap it all up in a mega-camp theme song and Connery winking at the camera... you just gotta roll with it.
 Welcome Back Sean October 10, 2006
Alamo_guy
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN was a long time in coming for Sean Connery's return. In 1983 when this film was released he went up against Roger Moore's 007 in OCTOPUSSY. I think Connery's film was much better. It was one of the best Bond films since ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. I like it when Bond films take advantage of European locations as this one did. This is one of the better bond films. The music was the only thing wrong with it. I did not hear the James Bond theme at all in this movie.
When are they going to release a 2 disc special edition DVD of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN? There should be plenty of extras to go around on this large scale Bond film.
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN has one of the best casts of actors of any James Bond film. Besides Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Bernie Casey and Edward Fox are outstanding and very strong actors. Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera's over-the-top performance was a highlight. Even Rowan Atkinson was in there for good measure. Bond may have gotten wet in this one but his Martini certainly stayed dry!
Time Heals Old Wounds October 9, 2006
gobirds2 (New England)
This is really not a bad James Bond film. It has Sean Connery. He's an older Bond and he may walk through many of the scenes in this film, but it is still Sean Connery as James Bond. It is not part of the Bond franchise and is a bit of a maverick but who really cares at his point. From a cinematic point of view, the script could have been a little tighter and the score should have and still can be revamped. I would have to say that certain portions of the score really hurt this film.
Oustanding performances by Klaus Maria Brandauer (OUT OF AFRICA) as Maximilian Largo, Max von Sydow (THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD) as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Barbara Carrera as Fatima Blush, Kim Basinger as Domino Petachi, Bernie Casey (GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN) as Felix Leiter, Alec McCowen (Hitchcock's FRENZY) as Q 'Algy' Algernon, Edward Fox (FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE) as M, and Valerie Leon (THE SPY WHO LOVED ME).
 worst Bond movie? October 2, 2006
Bryant Burnette (Tuscaloosa, AL)
11 out of 24 found this review helpful
Apologies to those of you who seem to actually like this film, but when I re-watched it recently after not having seen it in ten years or so, I found it to be . . . well, nearly unwatchable.
What's so bad about it? Well, how shall I begin . . .
(1) Sean Connery is a dud. There can be very little doubt that Connery is THE James Bond, but here, he seems like he's just going through the motions. To be fair, he had no decent material to play. The only positives in the performance are the small little touches he puts in to show that he is playing an aging 007; he seems suitably worn-out at various points, and that adds a tiny layer of believability to the character that has never been there before. But these are grace notes; by and large, Connery is stiff as a board here.
(2) The action scenes are uninspiring. I'm not the biggest fan of the Roger Moore Bond films, but even the worst of them have terrific action scenes. Here, the action is strictly second-rate.
(3) Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera, though great to look at, give terrible performances.
(4) There is literally no reason to see this in favor of "Thunderball," of which it is a remake; the original remains one of the all-time great screen entertainments, and this remake makes ZERO improvements. In fact, the plot merely becomes muddled.
(5) There are a series of awful performances in supporting roles. Rowan Atkinson's comic scenes, though brief, are painfully unfunny, not to mention out of place. The actor playing the "new" M is odious; and whoever it is playing Q isn't very good, either.
(6) The music is bad. The title song is boring, and the score by Michel Legrand frequently sounds as if it came from a Bugs Bunny cartoon. I couldn't care less that the James Bond theme is missing; it's not what isn't there that's bad, it's what IS there.
All in all, I'd have to say that -- unless we're counting the 1967 version of "Casino Royale" -- this is THE worst of the James Bond movies. It's worth seeing if you've never seen it before . . . but that's about it, in my opinion.
Sean Connery returns again as "James Bond" at 52. September 1, 2006
James McDonald (Lancaster, California)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Thought that YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) was Sean Connery's last "Bond" film? Well after they tried George Lazenby in the "James Bond" role in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969), they brought Sean Connery back for DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971).
However, 12 years later, Sean Connery returned to be "James Bond" one last time in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN. This film is a rarity to see and is not part of the "official" James Bond package. It is declared "Unofficial" because it was made by a different production company, not EON Productions.. You will notice how different the film is by the style it is filmed in and the original MI6 cast members were not cast.
M (Edward Fox) believes that James Bond (Sean Connery) has slowed down with age and has been put on a strict diet. Bond reminds M that he now teaches and hasn't been used as a double 00. Don't worry. Bond will be right back in action as soon as he finishes his "therapy" with Miss Fearing (Prunella Gee).
Blofeld (Max Von Sydow) is back in action and will use Largo (Klaus Marie Brandauer) and Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera) to avenge James Bond.
Bond's mission is to go to the Bahama's and get closer to Fatima Blush and in Nice he gets to massage Domino (Kim basinger). All in a day's work for James Bond.
Sean Connery was 52 at the time of filming and proved he was still in vigorous form.
This film was the longest "James Bond" film ever made at 2 hours, 17 minutes. Rated PG.
DVD includes spoken languages of English, Spanish. Subtitles: French, Spanish or choose none.
Movie Trailer for "Never Say Never Again".
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