Thunderball (1965) (Not Rated)
Directed by Terence Young
Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Daughter Says:
Once again I am forced to watch another James Bond movie. Thunderball is one of the movies in a line of many Bond movies. (And I’m sure that they all have Bond as a man hoe.) This one has tons of water, scuba diving, and man-eating sharks. Bond is sent on a mission where he is to protect this guy’s sister. (But I’m pretty sure he also had other things in mind.) Bond soon gets a lead that takes him to a private place where the bad guy owns man-eating sharks and really cool underwater stuff. The only problem is the bad guy wants to blow up some major cities. So what does James Bond do? Saves the world and gets the girl, or does he? (Haha left you on a cliffhanger. I guess that means you’ll have to watch the movie.)
Now for my opinion, I would say I surprisingly liked it, but I’m starting to think that if I have to see another Bond movie I’m going to like it. (So much for my dislike of Bond.) This Bond movie wasn’t like the rest of the ones I’ve seen. We had exotic islands, casinos, and Russia. But this time, Bond gets to work in the water. I’m not sure what a Thunderball is but I guess it has something to the movie.
Just like every James Bond movie, the action was great. It gave you tons of suspense and always made you want more. The beginning of this movie is twisted. I won’t give it away but I didn’t see it coming. I like surprises like that. Sean Connery does an amazing job as Bond (as usual). Claudine Auger also did a good job at being the girl stuck in the middle, although I don’t recommend hiring her as your spy. She screws things up easily.
But let’s talk about the bad things in this movie. There was only one complaint for it, and I always complain about it. James Bond is a major Man Hoe. End of story. He went through like twenty girls before he even got to Domino. Okay maybe I exaggerated just a little, but still he goes through a lot of girls.
Other than that, I must say I really enjoyed this one. I highly recommend watching Thunderball because it is one of Sean Connery’s best Bond movies.
Rating for Thunderball: ****.
Daddy Says:
This was pretty much the end of the truly great James Bond movies. The series went downhill pretty fast after this (at least until the series reboot Casino Royale), and Sean Connery only made two more Bond films before calling it quits (I don't count the "comeback" Never Say Never Again, as it seems like Connery's mostly doing the job for the paycheck). Because of all this, this will probably be the last James Bond movie I force my daughter to watch with me. And with the financial troubles of MGM Studios, it may be the last Bond movie we watch for quite some time.
Still, Thunderball remains an important film in the Bond series. Many of its elements were parodied in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which now cause this to be unintentionally funny in parts. For instance, the opening action sequence features Bond at a funeral which could have been his own, as the deceased and he share the same initials. Bond follows the grieving widow of the deceased assassin, whose funeral they just left, to her home. It is here that he reveals that he's seen through "her" disguise and that, you guessed it, she's really "a man, baby!". That James Bond makes his escape after dispatching the assassin by way of a rocket pack only serves to heighten the scenes silliness.
Our villain, Emilio Largo, is serviceable. He has the requisite secret hideaway, complete with a pool of man-eating sharks (no frickin' laser beams on them, but you can't have everything). A lot of Thunderball takes place underwater, and it's to the credit of the filmmakers that the viewer is never lost as to what's happening and to whom, which is quite a feat since everyone's wearing almost identical wetsuits.
Thunderball is a very entertaining movie with a complex plot, and I recommend it along with the three Bond movies that preceeded it highly. The other Connery Bond films aren't bad either, but they do get more and more routine and a lot less fun after this.
Rating for Thunderball: ****1/2.
Directed by Terence Young
Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Daughter Says:
Once again I am forced to watch another James Bond movie. Thunderball is one of the movies in a line of many Bond movies. (And I’m sure that they all have Bond as a man hoe.) This one has tons of water, scuba diving, and man-eating sharks. Bond is sent on a mission where he is to protect this guy’s sister. (But I’m pretty sure he also had other things in mind.) Bond soon gets a lead that takes him to a private place where the bad guy owns man-eating sharks and really cool underwater stuff. The only problem is the bad guy wants to blow up some major cities. So what does James Bond do? Saves the world and gets the girl, or does he? (Haha left you on a cliffhanger. I guess that means you’ll have to watch the movie.)
Now for my opinion, I would say I surprisingly liked it, but I’m starting to think that if I have to see another Bond movie I’m going to like it. (So much for my dislike of Bond.) This Bond movie wasn’t like the rest of the ones I’ve seen. We had exotic islands, casinos, and Russia. But this time, Bond gets to work in the water. I’m not sure what a Thunderball is but I guess it has something to the movie.
Just like every James Bond movie, the action was great. It gave you tons of suspense and always made you want more. The beginning of this movie is twisted. I won’t give it away but I didn’t see it coming. I like surprises like that. Sean Connery does an amazing job as Bond (as usual). Claudine Auger also did a good job at being the girl stuck in the middle, although I don’t recommend hiring her as your spy. She screws things up easily.
But let’s talk about the bad things in this movie. There was only one complaint for it, and I always complain about it. James Bond is a major Man Hoe. End of story. He went through like twenty girls before he even got to Domino. Okay maybe I exaggerated just a little, but still he goes through a lot of girls.
Other than that, I must say I really enjoyed this one. I highly recommend watching Thunderball because it is one of Sean Connery’s best Bond movies.
Rating for Thunderball: ****.
Daddy Says:
This was pretty much the end of the truly great James Bond movies. The series went downhill pretty fast after this (at least until the series reboot Casino Royale), and Sean Connery only made two more Bond films before calling it quits (I don't count the "comeback" Never Say Never Again, as it seems like Connery's mostly doing the job for the paycheck). Because of all this, this will probably be the last James Bond movie I force my daughter to watch with me. And with the financial troubles of MGM Studios, it may be the last Bond movie we watch for quite some time.
Still, Thunderball remains an important film in the Bond series. Many of its elements were parodied in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which now cause this to be unintentionally funny in parts. For instance, the opening action sequence features Bond at a funeral which could have been his own, as the deceased and he share the same initials. Bond follows the grieving widow of the deceased assassin, whose funeral they just left, to her home. It is here that he reveals that he's seen through "her" disguise and that, you guessed it, she's really "a man, baby!". That James Bond makes his escape after dispatching the assassin by way of a rocket pack only serves to heighten the scenes silliness.
Our villain, Emilio Largo, is serviceable. He has the requisite secret hideaway, complete with a pool of man-eating sharks (no frickin' laser beams on them, but you can't have everything). A lot of Thunderball takes place underwater, and it's to the credit of the filmmakers that the viewer is never lost as to what's happening and to whom, which is quite a feat since everyone's wearing almost identical wetsuits.
Thunderball is a very entertaining movie with a complex plot, and I recommend it along with the three Bond movies that preceeded it highly. The other Connery Bond films aren't bad either, but they do get more and more routine and a lot less fun after this.
Rating for Thunderball: ****1/2.
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