Not a happy ending in so many ways. At the end of the 60s and towards the relative end of Connery's Bond, we are given a George Lazenby (Golden Globe nominated) outing. The movie was a huge success and Lazenby was supposed to come back for Diamonds, but some level of hesitation on his part, cockiness on his part (wanted and sometimes failed to do his own stunts) and reviews (mostly negative, but Connery comparisons were inevitable) left George as the only one timer. We have an infiltrating Bond going into Blofeld's headquarters filled with women galore and try to stop a brainwashing scheme. Bond eventually get's married to lovely Diana Rigg's Tracy, but their marriage only lasts minutes as she gets gunned down by Blofeld. I don't know Telly Savalas or even George Lazenby from anything else and while I don't have a strong opinion on Lazenby other than he's worse than Connery but fluffier than Dalton, Savalas's Blofeld is a decent performance (though he's no Donald Pleasence). Peter Hunt would only direct his Bond, but he did editing on a handful of others. Nolan's favorite Bond and praises the balance between action, comedy, romance, tragedy, scale. All the typical Bond pieces are there. The same M, Q and Moneypenny return here. The ending has a good shootout fight, we have a Bond kidnapped after his partner gets killed and needs to break out situation. We have a good casino scene. There are a good number of quips in keeping with the Bond character. The end has a bobsled chase which is also pretty decent. I think overall the movie is decent, it rarely bores me, but it does hurt from the actor change (it feels like it's missing some star/wow power). The funniest part must be when all the women are coming on to him and he's setting different times with each of them individually. The youngest Bond at 29 but looks and feels much older. Dalton was targeted even then, almost 20 years earlier than he would get the part. The last time the famous Bond theme is played in a movie. The longest non Craig Bond runtime.
| Movie | IMDB | Rot Tom | Rot Tom Aud | 2012 Rank | My Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. On Her Majesty's Secret Service | 6.7 | 81% | 64% | 24 | 15 |
| 16. Moonraker | 6.2 | 60% | 43% | 5 | 14 |
| 17. Live and Let Die | 6.7 | 67% | 64% | 16 | 20 |
| 18. Octopussy | 6.5 | 42% | 47% | 12 | 11 |
| 19. The Man with the Golden Gun | 6.7 | 42% | 55% | 7 | 26 |
| 20. Quantum of Solace | 6.5 | 64% | 58% | 18 | 23 |
| 21. The World Is Not Enough | 6.4 | 51% | 49% | 8 | 25 |
| 22. Never Say Never Again | 6.1 | 71% | 37% | 17 | 18 |
| 23. A View to Kill | 6.3 | 37% | 40% | 9 | 21 |
| 24. Tomorrow Never Dies | 6.5 | 57% | 53% | 20 | 22 |
| 25. Diamonds are Forever | 6.5 | 64% | 57% | 23 | 24 |
| 26. Die Another Day | 6.1 | 55% | 41% | 22 | 19 |
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