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Bookmark this pageOn Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Director: Peter Hunt
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The Bond films were bad enough even with the partially ironic performances of Connery. Here, featuring the stunning nonentity Lazenby, there are no redeeming features. The 'plot' (a series of glossy set pieces) is the one about 007 tracking down a loony Swiss villain (Savalas) who's (guess what?) threatening the world with some scientific thingamyjig.Author: GA
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- Charlie Pearce said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2011 19:18 Completely agree with Jamie here. OHMSS is arguably the best Bond film of all time. Lazenby is actually superb in the role, Diana Rigg is an exceptional Bond girl and the plot, set-pieces, music and supporting cast exemplory.
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- Jamie Peterson said...
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Posted on Apr 15 2011 12:33
Thats the worst review for any movie I have ever read and the author should not be allowed to review any movie again. Ever.
No redeeming features? You mean aside from the epic and magnificent John Barry score, perhaps his all time best? Aside from the beautiful, sweeping cinematography? The hard hitting action that 40 years later is still influencing film (see Inception for proof)?
As a Bond film, OHMSS is considered one of the best these days. It is a Bond epic on a massive scale. On its own it is simply one of the best movies of the 60's and best action movies of all time. - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Peter Hunt
Producer: Harry Saltzman, Albert R Broccoli
Cast: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Ilse Steppat, Gabriele Ferzetti, Yuri Borienko, Bernard Horsfall, George Baker, Baernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Julie Ege, Joanna Lumley, Bessie Love full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 140 mins
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