Smell the Movies
Smell the TV
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| Year: | 1969 |
| Country of origin: | UK |
| Director: | Peter R. Hunt |
| Genre: | Bond |
| Starring: | George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064757/ |
| Tagline: | James Bond 007 is back! |
| Favourite line: | "We have all the time in the world." |
Everybody knows that this is the one with George Lazenby, but beyond that the plot and content seems to be forgotten, and it's a shame, as this is one of the best in the series. The essential plot is thus - Bond uncovers a plot by arch enemy Blofeld (Savalas) to off mankind by releasing a lethal virus. Only a handful of his chosen few will survive the microscopic onlaught.
But there's so much more to this than that.
The scenery is simply stunning. I don't think the Swiss Alps have ever been filmed so well, even to this day, and the theme music is remarkable. Louis Armstrong's "We have all the Time in the World' is simply gorgeous, and used so well it really adds a sense of the exotic to proceedings.
Additionally, the romance angle thrown in between Bond and Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg) was a first for the series, and adds a sense of gravitas never previously seen.
The only reason this loses a mark is due to the dodgy sequence where George pretends to be Scottish ;-)
A great movie.
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