When they asked Louis Armstrong to sing We have all the time in the world. He was already dying of cancer. The producers were so grateful he pulled himself together to sing this hit song.
That ending though…whoof. This is Lazenby’s only appearance as Bond, and I felt he did a great job. Losing his wife changes James completely, never getting close to another woman.
Lazenby told the producers during filming that he had no intention of doing any more Bond films. So they offered Connery what was then a record amount of money to reprise for Diamonds Are Forever.
There's a lot of those double entendres in James Bond. My personal favourite, "Don't get the soap in my eye, will you?" while a couple of ladies are washing him in You Only Live Twice. They are not washing his face at the time...
That's because it reminds people that Bond is an alias and not a person. OT: I liked how Blofeld would raise an eyebrow and say "Mr Bond". like he's saying "I know you're not the last guy I faced but I'm willing to keep up the pretense".
RIP. Probably why I love the Detectorists so much given that it has both her and her daughter in it playing ... mother and daughter. And of course she was the delicious Emma Peel.
But this movie could have given us Dame Diana Rigg AND SEAN CONNERY!!! That's the biggest sin of this film. Also that Lazenby's voice is dubbed. He couldn't do a British accent.
@@rbyapok9158 Rigg would have never put up with Connery or Connery's Bond. And I think Lazenby is only dubbed when he's disguised- which doesn't make it any better, admittedly. THAT is the biggest sin of this film, IMHO.
@@unkindestcut Lazenby could have been a truly great Bond with a little acting experience, but when you simply grab a good-looking model and say, "That's our Bond," it's not going to work.
@@eponatwospirithorse4980 Did you ever see the episode of Dr Who with her and her daughter? She played a really vile villain. There was a little homage to Mrs Peel in it in that one of the other characters is dressed as Mrs Peele for an action segment.
Ironic that Connery, who is Scottish never wore a kilt as Bond, but Lazenby, who is Australian, did - the purse pocket in a Scottish kilt is called a sporran.
It wasn't "ironic", it was deliberately done as one of their many desperate attempts to pretend George Lazenby was remotely like Sean Connery. They should have left out all those references to the Connery movies, they don't somehow make Lazenby seem more like Connery's Bond, they just keep reminding you how much better Connery was. I love OHMSS generally as a Bond movie, but Lazenby was a piece of cringey cardboard struggling to pull off being James Bond. He was very lucky to have gotten (still to this day) one of the finest Bond movie scripts and productions that all did everything possible to make him look decent in the part. It wouldn't have happened this way, but had Connery been given this exact same script and production, the film would have been 5 times as good just from that. Sadly, they just kept wanting to camp up Connery's movies and make them all about space rockets and silliness. Connery would have jumped at the opportunity to work on this same level of production and screenplay too.
The books clearly state that Tracy was Bond's one and only love. While Bond continued his "ways" with other women, Tracy remained on a whole 'nother level.
Dame Diana Rigg is one of Britain's most beloved actresses and is considered by a lot of Bond fans as the best Bond girl in the series. Diana Rigg first came to fame in the 60s TV show The Avengers and appeared in many TV shows (Game of Thrones) and Movies (Theatre of Blood)
Ashley look up Diana Rigg in the TV series the Avengers. She was the epitome of cool; her style, her clothes, her sports car, her cool apartment, her intelligence and wit, and her martial arts abilities. The show was high camp detectives, witty and strange and wonderful. Her last role was on Game of Thrones. She was, like Judy Dench, named a Dame of the British Empire. She was so fabulous, especially that role as Mrs. Peele to young girls like me in the mid 60s who yearned for adventure ourselves, but only saw housewives and secretaries on TV. She meant the world to us. Her and LieutenantUhura on Star Trek
She was a real actress, ranging from Shakespeare to comedy.and action, a good Singer and funny on talk shows.Diction and enunciation like hers are sorely missed now that even native speakers often use subtitles to understand dialogue ,,
Ans played the most believably malevolent psychotic characxter in a mini series called "Mother Love" - she tries to off David McCallum, the man from Uncle. It really is worth watching if you can find it anywhere.
As a former croupier, the game they are playing is called Punto Banco. More commonly known as Baccarat. It is a popular game for high stakes gambling. The large flat things on the table are plaques, they are just like regular casino chips but for much higher amounts. Hope this helps
If you want to see something hilarious, check out Popcorn in Bed's reaction to the ending of this film. You've never seen them so angry. It's funny because they're all "Oh, a wedding, I love it when a movie ends with a wedding".
That would be worth watching the PIB person seems nice enough but her tastes and ability to grasp things frustrates me. Now Jen Murray is like my spirit animal, she loves movies, loves the scores and is corny enough that we could be friends IRL.
@@andyb3430 It annoyed me that they only watched two movies from each Bond, but all of the Craig films. They missed some good ones. Currently she's watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, but only four episodes from each season. She's letting Patreon pick the episodes and they have the worst taste. She missing so many great episodes.
@@richardb6260 Never mind that she's watching four episodes PER SEASON of TNG, when she only ever watched four episodes TOTAL of REAL Star Trek. Seven times as much of That F*cking Android as of Spock, the ACTUAL CHARACTER whose iconic status said android is a pathetic attempt to copy. (Yes, I really, really hate Stupid Robot. He's not the only reason I quit that spinoff after Season 1, but he's the most annoying one.)
There are a number of games similar to Baccarat; if you are in London you'll probably see Chemin du Fer instead. In other places it woud be Punto Banco.
Yes Ashleigh. The guy at the beginning is supposed to be Bond. He's being looked at from within the barrel of a gun, hence the rifling around the circle. The game Bond always plays in the casinos is Baccarat. Family crests don't need to be brought back. They never left. You just need to be from a noble family to have one. Avarice = greed The "It's TRUE!" moment was in reference to the old belief that a Scotsman wears nothing under his kilt.
This movie was closer to the book than the typical Bond film. It was profitable, but not as much as previous Bond movies. So they decided to go back to a formula.
But still profitable. The issue is Lazenby's agent told him that Bond was going out of fashion. That more realistic films like Easy Rider, and Midnight Cowboy will be the what is in. Lazenby turned down a multi year film deal to play Bond. I think he would have grown into the role (He was 29-30 at the time). What I don't like is in Diamonds Are Forever they wrote it like OHMSS never happened. Lazenby had some friction with one of the producers as well.
I don't care what people say about "James Bond is a codename." I will never agree with that. James will always be a widow who only had heart for Tracy and I love it whenever she is referred to in the other movies, especially FYEO.
I know it's not you saying this, but how on earth can James Bond be a code name, when we've seen his ancestral home in Skyfall, and when everybody in every movie addresses him by that name, even people from his past like Leiter. Why would Moneypenney address him by a code name in their HQ?
That theory has been debunked many times. I don't know how anyone could seriously believe that codename BS and still call themselves a fan of the character.
@@PFNel Technically speaking the Daniel Craig Bond is in a separate continuity from the other Bonds, so Skyfall doesn't really debunk the theory on its own; nevertheless, the constant references to Tracy (as well as the nick-nacks in Bond's desk in this film) are enough to debunk that theory for the other actors
Tracy of course is referenced twice in later Bond movies with Sir Rog. In The Spy Who Loved Me , he gets sensitive when Triple X mentions he was once married and in For Your Eyes Only he visits her grave in the PTS
Diana Rigg had previously played Emma Peel on British spy shiw The Avengers (no Marvel connection). This is her description on Wikipedia: "As a lady spy adventurer and expert in martial arts, she became a feminist role model around the world and is considered an icon of British popular culture.[2] Regarded as a 1960s fashion icon and sex symbol, the character is often remembered for the leather catsuit sometimes worn by Rigg in her early episodes." She was Black Widuw before the Marvel character existed.
To be specific, "The Avengers" as a comic book debuted in 1963. "The Avengers" TV show debuted in 1961 in the UK, but was not shown in the USA until 1965. Therefore, Diana Rigg (as Emma Peel) was the first female sidekick American audiences saw, but Brits were familiar with her predecessor, Cathy Gale…who was played by Honor Blackman, shooting around her role as Pussy Galore in this series.
@@Jessica_Roth Thanks. I tried to see if Emma Peel was an influence on Natasha, but the only "clear" answer saying yes was AI genetated. I did find out that in 1991, Peel and Steed appeared in an issues set on Earth-616.
@@johncampbell756 Rigg is the second "Avengers" woman to be in a Bond movie, with Honor Blackman (in "Goldfinger") being the first. Patrick Macnee, who played John Steed on the series, will be in "A View to a Kill."
The avengers had Honor blackman in the first first seasons, Dianna rigg, and apparently in OHMSS purdy was in the clinic (joanna lumley), then later on Patrick Macnee was in the max zorin one
@@Greenwood4727actually in the second season. In the first season John Steed was sidekick to a doctor, played by Ian Hendry. He was followed by Kathy Gale (Honor Blackman also rocking the leather catsuit)
Floor was rotating because the clinic at the top of th mountain was filmed at the Piz Gloria Restaurant at the top of the Schiltorn mountain in Switzerland
Fun Fact: Peter Hunt, the Editor for the first five Sean Connery films (and was also a 2nd Unit Director for *"You Only Live Twice")* was the Director for *"On* *Her Majesty's Secret Service"* (his final 007 adventure). The Editor & 2nd Unit Director in this film was John Glen, and he returned to work for *"The Spy Who Loved Me"* (1977) & *"Moonraker"* (1979), and became the Director for five 007 films in the 1980s from '81 to '89.
Diana Rigg was one of the best Bond Girls ever! She later became Dame Diana Rigg, honored for her lifelong career. Her last role was in the utterly delightful remake of All Creatures Great and Small.
Definitely one of my favourite Bond films, quite possibly even my favourite of the older ones. It's got the best action scenes in the series so far with those glorious ski chase sequences, as well as some brilliantly tense sequences like the safe-cracking scene. John Barry's score is absolutely phenomenal, the definitive best soundtrack in the entire series, with a theme song so iconic Michael Giacchino would later use it as a reference for the theme to The Incredibles. This version of Blofeld is by far the best one, Telly Savalas being suave and cool, while also incredibly menacing. And above all, the romance between Bond and Tracy - one of the best Bond girls, played to perfection by Diana Rigg - makes this a really special entry, a beautiful heartfelt love story that really gets you to buy the idea that these two are truly in love, only to then rip it away in one brutal devastating moment. OHMSS was definitely a contentious film when it first came out, but it's one that definitely gets better over time, and the fact that directors like Christopher Nolan have labelled it their favourite Bond film tells you just how special this one is
He loved Moneypenny like a sister or old girlfriend you can joke around with. After this, he never loved again, or let any woman get close to him. His heart was shut romantically, and it was only business or just short-term fun after that.
@@skwervin1 Which makes it odd that in the books Bond and Moneypenny are just coworkers, and Fleming hints that due to a certain "quizzical" aspect to her, Moneypenny is not truly "desirable." The secretary for the 00 Section is originally Loelia Ponsonby, and while Bond flirts with her, it's not too seriously, unlike her successor, Mary Goodnight, whom the Double-O Agents have a pool as to who will bed her first. (Bond is in a close competition with 006, a former Royal Marine.) There was a real Loelia Ponsonby, whose name Fleming borrowed; when the movies began in 1962, Fleming wrote her out, giving her a marriage to "a dull, but worthy, and rich member of the Baltic Exchange."
25:30 "It's true!" What's true is that Scottsmen do not wear underwear beneath the kilt. That reminds me: watch Braveheart sometime. Oh, and that little "fanny pack" positioned in front of the groin is called a sporran and it is helpful for hiding when a little stiffness comes on.
Fun fact: This movie was supposed to be before You Only Live Twice, Blofeld's identity was supposed to be a plot twist. But there wasn't enough snow in Piz Gloria when they were about to start filming.
True, unfortunately Charles Gray made a mess of it. Comedy Blofeld didn't work. If he had played it like he played Mocata in The Devil Rides Out it would have been so much better. DAF was a bit of a mess all round though.
Yes , you were right . The theme tune We Have All the Time in the World is sung by the same guy who sang What a Wonderful World ( the song you talked about ) . It was the late and great Louis Armstrong .
@@matthiasschulz3569 True and apparently he wasnt in the best of health when he did record it , but pushed through and did it like the professional he was.
When the ending was filmed, the plan had been for Lazenby to play Bond in six more movies, with this one ending with him and Tracy driving off into the sunset and the sequel meant to start with Tracy’s death, kicking off a revenge story. Instead, Lazenby’s agent convinced him to drop out and the scene was used to end this movie instead
@@cutthr0atjake Yes, the book ends with Tracy's death, but the original plan was to save it for the opening scene of the next movie, Diamonds Are Forever, which got a different director and brought back Connery
And it shows. He’s not terrible, but he can’t pull off the lines in a charming way like Connery did effortlessly. He was however the best at the fights until Craig.
Scotsman here: the wee purse/fanny pack thing at the front of the kilt outfit is called a sporran. It's both a pocket (since the kilt has none) and also absolutely serves to protect one's crown jewels and conceal any bulging that might occur. The 'it's true' thing refers to a tradition that the kilt is worn without underwear. Known as wearing the kilt 'true scotsman' style.
My wife always gets a chuckle whenever I wear my kilt when we go out and I make any woman wanting to "check under the hood" ask her permission first...
8:01 Yes, very good, you’re starting to notice differences in directorial style! This film did have a different director than the previous films (which didn’t all have the same director: Terence Young had directed DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, and THUNDERBALL; Guy Hamilton directed GOLDFINGER; Lewis Gilbert directed YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE), in fact it was a first time director, Peter Hunt, who had been the editor of all the previous Bond films and also second unit director for GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL, and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. It’s not terribly uncommon for film editors to shift to directing, or for some directors to also edit their own films, in collaboration or on their own. Cinematographers and actors also are known to do this, as well as move into producing.
This is personally one of my favorites James Bond films because unlike most of Sean’s era I found it interesting Bond genuinely wanted to get to know a woman.
This is a Bond movie that grows on you with every rewatch. It's, as others pointed out, the one movie with major character development. Also, the end of this movie is the basis for the increasingly jaded attitude classic (Pre-Craig) Bond has from now on.
The reveal of Savalas as Blofeld kills me every time! We've had heavy hitters of international menacing voice & physical actors play the role. So who turns up...This Mug from New York.
@MissMarchHare He was Kojak as well 'who loves ya baby ?'' 🍭 the detective who loves his lollypops , watching this as an adult i appreciate it more now and of course Diana Rigg was always awesome in anything she did . and Lazenby 🤷♂ well he did the best he could for his one off performance as Bond keep the Bond movies alive Cheers .
The villains base is a revolving restaurant called "Piz Gloria" I have been there twice over the years. The Bobd crew got the use of before it was fully finished and open to the public.
Fun fact: One of the girls in the chalet was British actress Joanna Lumley, who played Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, a very funny comedy series . . .
If you want to have fun, watch the tv series "The Advengers" with Diana Riggs(Mrs. Peel) & Patrick McGee(Mr. Steed). I loved this show. Just remember it's not meant to taken serious. Just a fun, adventurous show with crazy situations. Diana Riggs was great in this show. "Mrs. Peel, we're needed!"
Indeed a sad ending. They actually keep this story line in a couple future Bond Movies. In the Roger Moore movie "For Your Eyes Only" the movie opens with James visiting her grave. And, in the Timothy Dalton Bond movie 'License to Kill" (undoubtedly in the top 3 Bond movies EVER), he's attendings Felix Lighter's wedding and the bride notices that he seems sad. Felix mentions to her that James was married once.
George Lazenby got this role by literally showing up to the audition in cosplay as Bond and lying about having acting experience. He’s clearly not as natural as many but the movie itself is so good that it lifts his performance. This is my favourite Bond film cos it’s got a lot of heart.
So, they made a documentary about it a handful of years ago called "Becoming Bond", that's fun, but the short version is that George Lazenby was an Australian male model who didn't have any acting experience, and basically conned his way into getting the part, but once he had the part, he basically wasn't that into it and bailed, and then Sean Connery ended up coming back anyways. I don't think many people really liked his one appearance as Bond, but he seems like he was a pretty cool dude in real life. Oh, and if you think this Bond was forward, wait until you get to Roger Moore. I like Roger as Bond, and in general as an actor, but in those movies, it's almost like damn! He can pull it off because he's Bond, but if he wasn't it would come off as pretty creepy. Sean Connery never had to work that hard for it.
Moore had a lot of experience in these types of roles. He was one of Maverick's (James Garner) cousins, and played Simon Templar (the Saint) in a TV series for several years. His Bond became too absurd, for me.
That actually helped him keep the part. Lazenby confessed to the director that he had no acting experience, who laughed and told him that fooling two ruthless producers like Brocolli and Saltzman during the casting process was proof enough that he knew how to act.
Diana Rigg, the second Avengers (TV series) star to be in a James Bond movie (Honor Blackman was the first). And Joanna Lumley, who's also in this film, would go on to star in The New Avengers. All three women co-starred on TV with Patrick Macnee who would go on to appear in a Bond film himself (in A View to a Kill).
Lazenby had the look. I think he could have developed into a good Bond and I truly wish he would have been in Diamonds Are Forever. When I was younger I didn’t like this entry as much. Perhaps it lacked what I was used to seeing in Bond. Now it is a personal favorite of mine not just on the series but of all time.
This was George Lazenby's first and only Bond film he had ever made, because the producers didn't like any of his ideas and that he tuned a $2 million dollar contract with EON productions, which he would regret later on.
@shainewhite2781 He was also the only Australian to have ever played Bond and couldn't really get the English accent down so he was dubbed by actor George Baker when he's undercover as Sir Hilary Bray . he may have ADR' ed the rest of it later...dubbed or not i enjoyed this one with a strong supporting cast like the amazing Diana Rigg and of course i remember the tragic ending , very different for a Bond film .
Also, it was thought the series was dying (all the cheap knockoffs/parodies had finished) and George's "people" told him not to get tied to a failing franchise. Not great advice, as things go.
Hey, I don't recall if you've mentioned it in the other Bond films, but the music in these movies is iconic. Some of the themes were big hits on the charts, this film had a rare instrumental for the opening title. The ending song by Louis Armstong is so appropriate though. You should check out the 'Best of Bond' CD (or streaming audio) and play it while you're driving....
A rare Bond book title that didn't translate well to a lyric I suppose 😅 Sometimes the ending song is more meaningful to me, especially here and in License to Kill (If You Asked Me To)
Hi Ashleigh. That card game you're fascinated by is called Baccarat. Whoever is dealing(and it changes during the game) is the House and plays against one opponent. Anyone around the table then bets on whether the House or the player will win the hand. The object is to reach a combination equalling nine(like Blackjack tries to make a combination to get a 21). This game is quite popular in Casinos around the world...but hasn't really caught on in American Casinos(it can be found, but is not nearly as popular as Blackjack and Poker).
Diana Riggs (the woman from the beach) also co-starred in a popular T.V. series from the time called The Avengers where she and her partner (Patrick Macnee) played Bond type characters.
"I have questions, but I'm not even really sure what the questions are." That is not the last time you'll make that statement when it comes to the Bond franchise.
One of my favourite Bond Films! _Although one of the most contentious Bond Films until recent years. So happy it's getting the recognition it deserves cause I've always thought it was a sleeper Bond Film._ *Always cry at that ending! I've seen it 7 times!* 😢
Incidentally, you can't overstate how beloved Diana Rigg was by British men of a certain age.
A lot of American men were moved by Mrs. Peel.
Agreed, Diana was stunning in her prime, yet she remained a great actress.
Except for the ones that were slightly more into George Lazenby
Not just British!
And American men who watched her as Emma Peel in the "The Avengers"
The more bond films you see, the more you’ll appreciate this one, it grows on you.
I have my doubts about her. She didn't even cry at the ending.
When they asked Louis Armstrong to sing We have all the time in the world. He was already dying of cancer. The producers were so grateful he pulled himself together to sing this hit song.
A beautiful song that feels bittersweet to me on rewatches, knowing the ending 😭
I really love this song. They even use the music in Daniel Craig's last outing as Bond. Louis Armstrong's voice was just perfect for this.
This was my Dad's favourite song, and we played it at his funeral. It's a bit of a gut punch to hear it.
Wonderful in its ironic use, both in the film and real life.
"pulled himself together" from dying of cancer, looool dude
The older I get, the more I think that this is the greatest James Bond movie ever made... I truly love this film.
That ending though…whoof. This is Lazenby’s only appearance as Bond, and I felt he did a great job. Losing his wife changes James completely, never getting close to another woman.
I don't know if it's the fault of the german dub then, but good, I thought Lazenby was wooden.
Lazenby told the producers during filming that he had no intention of doing any more Bond films. So they offered Connery what was then a record amount of money to reprise for Diamonds Are Forever.
He did play "J.B." in The Fifteen Years Later Affair a.k.a. The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. . . . does that count?
@@timamherst-clark2699 I have not heard of that. I am going to look it up.
@@melindamuller4466 He needed seasoning. Some of what he does is great, but you can definitely see the inexperience at points.
“Just a slight stiffness coming on”. That line almost made me paint my room with a mouthful of coffee. 😆
There's a lot of those double entendres in James Bond. My personal favourite, "Don't get the soap in my eye, will you?" while a couple of ladies are washing him in You Only Live Twice. They are not washing his face at the time...
"He had a lot of Guts" made ist for me😂
All hail the Queen of Thorns, THE Bond Girl.
The true Avenger.
No, Pssy.
And The Avengers
Mrs. Peele, we're needed!
@@TylerD288 Honor, Miss Pussy Galore, played Cathy Gayle in The Avengers
"She is by far the worst Bond girl" is by far the most sacrilegious thing you've ever said. 😆
omg I hope she has a re -thinkin BUT she has never seen the BBC show "The avengers, and SHE would love DIANNA Rigg kick ass in that series
@@michaelceraso1977 How DARE she diss Mrs. Peel!!!!
The worst? She's the only one who's truly a match for 007.
I worked in a music store where
the owner, an old, masculine ,
scary looking lady, never stopped
harping on how Lynda Carter was
so ugly!
Statements like that and playing
Bach on Electric violin are what
keeps Purgatory still running!
Ashleigh laughing out loud at the "other fellow" joke is such a joy to see, especially as many people in the Bond fandom hate that line.
I don’t know about any other Bond fan, but I always get a kick and a laugh out of that line!😁
That's because it reminds people that Bond is an alias and not a person.
OT: I liked how Blofeld would raise an eyebrow and say "Mr Bond".
like he's saying "I know you're not the last guy I faced but I'm willing to keep up the pretense".
As a fan of the headcanon that James Bond is an assumed identity passed to different agents, I love this line.
@@misterprickly Yeah, that interpretation is the reason for the dislike ;-)
@@LordVolkov Yeah... but then there is that major continuity issue that occurs with For Your Eyes Only
"That's not a real camera." That camera is one of the few Bond gadgets that is actually real.
You can still buy this camera. Film may be a bit harder to locate.
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I know people missed Connery, but this is one of my favorite Bond movies and definitely has THE Bond Woman -- Dame Diana Rigg.
RIP. Probably why I love the Detectorists so much given that it has both her and her daughter in it playing ... mother and daughter. And of course she was the delicious Emma Peel.
But this movie could have given us Dame Diana Rigg AND SEAN CONNERY!!! That's the biggest sin of this film.
Also that Lazenby's voice is dubbed. He couldn't do a British accent.
@@rbyapok9158 Rigg would have never put up with Connery or Connery's Bond. And I think Lazenby is only dubbed when he's disguised- which doesn't make it any better, admittedly. THAT is the biggest sin of this film, IMHO.
@@unkindestcut Lazenby could have been a truly great Bond with a little acting experience, but when you simply grab a good-looking model and say, "That's our Bond," it's not going to work.
@@eponatwospirithorse4980 Did you ever see the episode of Dr Who with her and her daughter? She played a really vile villain. There was a little homage to Mrs Peel in it in that one of the other characters is dressed as Mrs Peele for an action segment.
Ashleigh going from not thinking much of Tracy to being heartbroken at her death is a helluva arc. I love it.
"I don't trust her. I don't trust her...." That's because she was stealing James Bond's heart.
She wasn't heartbroken though. No crying at the ending. I don't think she really cares much about these movies that she is watching.
Ironic that Connery, who is Scottish never wore a kilt as Bond, but Lazenby, who is Australian, did - the purse pocket in a Scottish kilt is called a sporran.
It wasn't "ironic", it was deliberately done as one of their many desperate attempts to pretend George Lazenby was remotely like Sean Connery. They should have left out all those references to the Connery movies, they don't somehow make Lazenby seem more like Connery's Bond, they just keep reminding you how much better Connery was. I love OHMSS generally as a Bond movie, but Lazenby was a piece of cringey cardboard struggling to pull off being James Bond. He was very lucky to have gotten (still to this day) one of the finest Bond movie scripts and productions that all did everything possible to make him look decent in the part. It wouldn't have happened this way, but had Connery been given this exact same script and production, the film would have been 5 times as good just from that. Sadly, they just kept wanting to camp up Connery's movies and make them all about space rockets and silliness. Connery would have jumped at the opportunity to work on this same level of production and screenplay too.
OHMSS is in my opinion, the most underrated Bond movie ever made. This would be in my top 3.
What I love is his marriage is brought up a few times in various other movies and it clearly upsets him to talk about her.
The books clearly state that Tracy was Bond's one and only love. While Bond continued his "ways" with other women, Tracy remained on a whole 'nother level.
Yeah, she wasn’t just a plot device, she meant something to him and her death left a lasting impact on him going forward.
The last being 35 years ago
Who didn't fall head over heels in love with Diana Rigg.
This one has the best bond girl.
I accept people going with Tomorrow Never Dies, but everything else is clearly a wrong opinion.
Vesper for me
Wai Lin is by far the best Bond Girl of the franchise!
@@timothymorris157 i disagree
@@wwb16 That’s fine! We all have our own thoughts and opinions and that’s the beauty of discussing movies and television shows.
Dame Diana Rigg is one of Britain's most beloved actresses and is considered by a lot of Bond fans as the best Bond girl in the series.
Diana Rigg first came to fame in the 60s TV show The Avengers and appeared in many TV shows (Game of Thrones) and Movies (Theatre of Blood)
Ashley look up Diana Rigg in the TV series the Avengers. She was the epitome of cool; her style, her clothes, her sports car, her cool apartment, her intelligence and wit, and her martial arts abilities. The show was high camp detectives, witty and strange and wonderful. Her last role was on Game of Thrones. She was, like Judy Dench, named a Dame of the British Empire. She was so fabulous, especially that role as Mrs. Peele to young girls like me in the mid 60s who yearned for adventure ourselves, but only saw housewives and secretaries on TV. She meant the world to us. Her and LieutenantUhura on Star Trek
Avengers had 🔥 chemistry too. Sexy banter galore. ❤
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To see Mrs. Peel at her best, look up the episode "The House that Jack Built".
She was a real actress, ranging
from Shakespeare to comedy.and
action, a good Singer and funny on
talk shows.Diction and enunciation
like hers are sorely missed now that
even native speakers often use
subtitles to understand dialogue
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Ans played the most believably malevolent psychotic characxter in a mini series called "Mother Love" - she tries to off David McCallum, the man from Uncle. It really is worth watching if you can find it anywhere.
As a former croupier, the game they are playing is called Punto Banco. More commonly known as Baccarat. It is a popular game for high stakes gambling. The large flat things on the table are plaques, they are just like regular casino chips but for much higher amounts. Hope this helps
Fun fact this is based on the 10th novel in the book series and this movie tries to be the most authentic to the books yet.
If you want to see something hilarious, check out Popcorn in Bed's reaction to the ending of this film. You've never seen them so angry. It's funny because they're all "Oh, a wedding, I love it when a movie ends with a wedding".
That would be worth watching the PIB person seems nice enough but her tastes and ability to grasp things frustrates me. Now Jen Murray is like my spirit animal, she loves movies, loves the scores and is corny enough that we could be friends IRL.
@@andyb3430 It annoyed me that they only watched two movies from each Bond, but all of the Craig films. They missed some good ones.
Currently she's watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, but only four episodes from each season. She's letting Patreon pick the episodes and they have the worst taste. She missing so many great episodes.
@@richardb6260 Never mind that she's watching four episodes PER SEASON of TNG, when she only ever watched four episodes TOTAL of REAL Star Trek.
Seven times as much of That F*cking Android as of Spock, the ACTUAL CHARACTER whose iconic status said android is a pathetic attempt to copy. (Yes, I really, really hate Stupid Robot. He's not the only reason I quit that spinoff after Season 1, but he's the most annoying one.)
@@andyb3430 Her tastes???? Not even going to try to figure how what that means. She nicer than most, a LOT of most.
@@richardb6260 Man, you guys are REALLY picky and think things should be your way.
The game that Bond plays is Baccarat
To win you have to get a total of nine, or whoever is closest wins.
Ian Fleming describes the game in detail in the first Bond book, ‘Casino Royale’ (1953).
No one actually knows how baccarat is played; they all just pretend. Whoever is most convincing wins! :P
There are a number of games similar to Baccarat; if you are in London you'll probably see Chemin du Fer instead. In other places it woud be Punto Banco.
@@Rallarbusen It's not really far off from Blackjack. It simply goes to another number.
George Lazenby: Awesome.
Diana Rigg: Fantastic.
Telly Savalas: Best Blofeld.
OHMSS: Totally underrated.
"This never happened to the other fella." Classic line!
I think at the time it probably fell flat.
@@Warlock_UK Not the way I remember it!
Yes Ashleigh. The guy at the beginning is supposed to be Bond. He's being looked at from within the barrel of a gun, hence the rifling around the circle.
The game Bond always plays in the casinos is Baccarat.
Family crests don't need to be brought back. They never left. You just need to be from a noble family to have one.
Avarice = greed
The "It's TRUE!" moment was in reference to the old belief that a Scotsman wears nothing under his kilt.
This movie was closer to the book than the typical Bond film. It was profitable, but not as much as previous Bond movies. So they decided to go back to a formula.
But still profitable. The issue is Lazenby's agent told him that Bond was going out of fashion. That more realistic films like Easy Rider, and Midnight Cowboy will be the what is in. Lazenby turned down a multi year film deal to play Bond. I think he would have grown into the role (He was 29-30 at the time). What I don't like is in Diamonds Are Forever they wrote it like OHMSS never happened. Lazenby had some friction with one of the producers as well.
I don't care what people say about "James Bond is a codename." I will never agree with that. James will always be a widow who only had heart for Tracy and I love it whenever she is referred to in the other movies, especially FYEO.
Yeah, that codename idea is for idiots who are too stupid to understand that different actors can play the same character.
I know it's not you saying this, but how on earth can James Bond be a code name, when we've seen his ancestral home in Skyfall, and when everybody in every movie addresses him by that name, even people from his past like Leiter. Why would Moneypenney address him by a code name in their HQ?
That theory has been debunked many times. I don't know how anyone could seriously believe that codename BS and still call themselves a fan of the character.
@@PFNel Technically speaking the Daniel Craig Bond is in a separate continuity from the other Bonds, so Skyfall doesn't really debunk the theory on its own; nevertheless, the constant references to Tracy (as well as the nick-nacks in Bond's desk in this film) are enough to debunk that theory for the other actors
Tracy of course is referenced twice in later Bond movies with Sir Rog. In The Spy Who Loved Me , he gets sensitive when Triple X mentions he was once married and in For Your Eyes Only he visits her grave in the PTS
The fact Tracy was Dame Diana Rigg aka Olenna Tyrell from GOT is amazing
She will always be Mrs. Peel to me. God I'm old.
Diana Rigg will Always be Mrs Peel.
😍😍
Avengers
@@EddieLopez711 I was just about to add that! Also, she was in Doctor Who. She played Mrs. Gillyflower.💙
How is it amazing, exactly?
Diana Rigg had previously played Emma Peel on British spy shiw The Avengers (no Marvel connection). This is her description on Wikipedia: "As a lady spy adventurer and expert in martial arts, she became a feminist role model around the world and is considered an icon of British popular culture.[2] Regarded as a 1960s fashion icon and sex symbol, the character is often remembered for the leather catsuit sometimes worn by Rigg in her early episodes." She was Black Widuw before the Marvel character existed.
To be specific, "The Avengers" as a comic book debuted in 1963. "The Avengers" TV show debuted in 1961 in the UK, but was not shown in the USA until 1965.
Therefore, Diana Rigg (as Emma Peel) was the first female sidekick American audiences saw, but Brits were familiar with her predecessor, Cathy Gale…who was played by Honor Blackman, shooting around her role as Pussy Galore in this series.
@@Jessica_Roth Thanks. I tried to see if Emma Peel was an influence on Natasha, but the only "clear" answer saying yes was AI genetated. I did find out that in 1991, Peel and Steed appeared in an issues set on Earth-616.
@@johncampbell756 Rigg is the second "Avengers" woman to be in a Bond movie, with Honor Blackman (in "Goldfinger") being the first.
Patrick Macnee, who played John Steed on the series, will be in "A View to a Kill."
@charlessperling7031 Thanks.
And in a very different role, he was the record label head in This Is Spinal Tap.
Lazenby had a cameo 'reprising' his role, but was only credited as "J.B." Was in the tv movie Return of the Man from UNCLE.
Ashleigh’s hair looking fabulous in this reaction. Also: Bless Beans little cotton socks!
This and Goldfinger are tied as my two favorite Bond films ever. OHMSS has arguably one of the best scores in a James Bond film.
I forgot how good this movie was.
Telly Savalas, the bad guy, is an excellent actor.
His filmography has so many awesome films.
Kojak. Christ, I'm old!
As a kid, I had a YUUUUGE crush on Diana Rigg (based on Avengers, of course).
The avengers had Honor blackman in the first first seasons, Dianna rigg, and apparently in OHMSS purdy was in the clinic (joanna lumley), then later on Patrick Macnee was in the max zorin one
@@Greenwood4727 So did we all!
@@Greenwood4727actually in the second season. In the first season John Steed was sidekick to a doctor, played by Ian Hendry. He was followed by Kathy Gale (Honor Blackman also rocking the leather catsuit)
I am an old man, and I still have a crush on her!
Join the crowd!
Lazenby was one of my Mom's favorite Bonds and was sad when they didn't continue to use him.
Floor was rotating because the clinic at the top of th mountain was filmed at the Piz Gloria Restaurant at the top of the Schiltorn mountain in Switzerland
Yep, I was there in the late 90s on a business trip to Switzerland and floor still rotated but it was restaurant then.
I was waiting for you to get to the “he had lots of guts” line. Knew you’d hate it. Bahahahaha!
This is actually my favourate, it has a real story arch, and less on the galore, ironically.
It probobly woulf worked better if the movies was made in proper order.
Agreed. My favorite too.
Also, the first time gore is introduced in James Bond franchise.
mine too
Fun Fact:
Peter Hunt, the Editor for the first five Sean Connery films (and was also a
2nd Unit Director for *"You Only Live Twice")* was the Director for *"On*
*Her Majesty's Secret Service"* (his final 007 adventure).
The Editor & 2nd Unit Director in this film was John Glen, and he returned
to work for *"The Spy Who Loved Me"*
(1977) & *"Moonraker"* (1979), and became the Director for five 007 films
in the 1980s from '81 to '89.
Diana Rigg was one of the best Bond Girls ever! She later became Dame Diana Rigg, honored for her lifelong career. Her last role was in the utterly delightful remake of All Creatures Great and Small.
Sorry, the ACGaS role was her penultimate one-she was in Last Night in Soho right before she passed.
For me it's Emma Peel
Thats Mrs Peel , from the Avengers
@@kathyastrom1315She's so good in Last Night In Soho! I'll have to check out ACGaS
@@kathyastrom1315and she was amazing in that as well
Definitely one of my favourite Bond films, quite possibly even my favourite of the older ones. It's got the best action scenes in the series so far with those glorious ski chase sequences, as well as some brilliantly tense sequences like the safe-cracking scene. John Barry's score is absolutely phenomenal, the definitive best soundtrack in the entire series, with a theme song so iconic Michael Giacchino would later use it as a reference for the theme to The Incredibles. This version of Blofeld is by far the best one, Telly Savalas being suave and cool, while also incredibly menacing. And above all, the romance between Bond and Tracy - one of the best Bond girls, played to perfection by Diana Rigg - makes this a really special entry, a beautiful heartfelt love story that really gets you to buy the idea that these two are truly in love, only to then rip it away in one brutal devastating moment. OHMSS was definitely a contentious film when it first came out, but it's one that definitely gets better over time, and the fact that directors like Christopher Nolan have labelled it their favourite Bond film tells you just how special this one is
The bull head on the unicycle and the horse going around in circles is bullfight training for the horse.
Bond will never let himself Love another woman like that again
Yep. Tracy was on whole different level. The only woman to capture Bond's heart, aside from his familial affection for Moneypenny.
He loved Moneypenny like a sister or old girlfriend you can joke around with.
After this, he never loved again, or let any woman get close to him. His heart was shut romantically, and it was only business or just short-term fun after that.
@@skwervin1 Which makes it odd that in the books Bond and Moneypenny are just coworkers, and Fleming hints that due to a certain "quizzical" aspect to her, Moneypenny is not truly "desirable." The secretary for the 00 Section is originally Loelia Ponsonby, and while Bond flirts with her, it's not too seriously, unlike her successor, Mary Goodnight, whom the Double-O Agents have a pool as to who will bed her first. (Bond is in a close competition with 006, a former Royal Marine.)
There was a real Loelia Ponsonby, whose name Fleming borrowed; when the movies began in 1962, Fleming wrote her out, giving her a marriage to "a dull, but worthy, and rich member of the Baltic Exchange."
25:30 "It's true!" What's true is that Scottsmen do not wear underwear beneath the kilt. That reminds me: watch Braveheart sometime. Oh, and that little "fanny pack" positioned in front of the groin is called a sporran and it is helpful for hiding when a little stiffness comes on.
I’m reminded of the old Spike Milligan joke:
“Is anything worn under the kilt?”
“No, it’s all in perfect working order.”
"What's a sporran?"
"That hairy thing between his legs."
The way Ashley laughs at "This never happened to the other fellow" makes it even funnier. 💖💖
Fun fact: This movie was supposed to be before You Only Live Twice, Blofeld's identity was supposed to be a plot twist. But there wasn't enough snow in Piz Gloria when they were about to start filming.
The books were adapted out of order. Funny enough, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE was published before DR. NO. The books have a tighter continuity, too.
Just say what you want to say, and don't preface everything with the words " fun fact"
@@rickm8343 Nitpick much?
No
@@rickm8343 Fun fact: No one is annoyed by that except you
The amount of great actors that have played Blofeld is incredible
True, unfortunately Charles Gray made a mess of it. Comedy Blofeld didn't work. If he had played it like he played Mocata in The Devil Rides Out it would have been so much better. DAF was a bit of a mess all round though.
Yes , you were right . The theme tune We Have All the Time in the World is sung by the same guy who sang What a Wonderful World ( the song you talked about ) . It was the late and great Louis Armstrong .
And it was the last song he recorded before he died.
@@matthiasschulz3569 True and apparently he wasnt in the best of health when he did record it , but pushed through and did it like the professional he was.
I love your Bind commentary. As a person growing up with a father that loved these movies and watching them all the time with him it's a real treat!
When the ending was filmed, the plan had been for Lazenby to play Bond in six more movies, with this one ending with him and Tracy driving off into the sunset and the sequel meant to start with Tracy’s death, kicking off a revenge story. Instead, Lazenby’s agent convinced him to drop out and the scene was used to end this movie instead
Really? That's odd as this is exactly how the book finishes.
I don't know where you read that, but that's absolutely wrong!
@@cutthr0atjake Yes, the book ends with Tracy's death, but the original plan was to save it for the opening scene of the next movie, Diamonds Are Forever, which got a different director and brought back Connery
@@YannLL I read it on TV Tropes and Wikipedia; Wikipedia cites the Ultimate Edition DVD extras of this movie
Diana Rigg also starred in a TV series called "The Avengers" with Patrick MacNee. It was a tongue n' cheek spoof spy adventure series.
Probably the best OST in the franchise.
This film has grown on me trough the years. Now it's one of my favorites in the series because the love story.
This was Lazenby's first acting role, he had done a few tv commercials and some modelling before this.
His last acting role, too.
@@Caseytify Uhh... you sure?
And it shows. He’s not terrible, but he can’t pull off the lines in a charming way like Connery did effortlessly.
He was however the best at the fights until Craig.
@@Caseytify Oh, he had a perfectly okay career as a B-movie actor.
They made a documentary about him.
Scotsman here: the wee purse/fanny pack thing at the front of the kilt outfit is called a sporran. It's both a pocket (since the kilt has none) and also absolutely serves to protect one's crown jewels and conceal any bulging that might occur. The 'it's true' thing refers to a tradition that the kilt is worn without underwear. Known as wearing the kilt 'true scotsman' style.
Just a note, It was true with Roman military skirts too and likely Greeks as well since they did sports naked.
My wife always gets a chuckle whenever I wear my kilt when we go out and I make any woman wanting to "check under the hood" ask her permission first...
Why in the WORLD would you want to conceal any bulging?? Be proud of those jewels.
Or 'regimental'.
As exemplified by the 'Devils in Skirts' in the comedy classic - Carry on Up the Khyber :)
8:01 Yes, very good, you’re starting to notice differences in directorial style! This film did have a different director than the previous films (which didn’t all have the same director: Terence Young had directed DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, and THUNDERBALL; Guy Hamilton directed GOLDFINGER; Lewis Gilbert directed YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE), in fact it was a first time director, Peter Hunt, who had been the editor of all the previous Bond films and also second unit director for GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL, and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. It’s not terribly uncommon for film editors to shift to directing, or for some directors to also edit their own films, in collaboration or on their own. Cinematographers and actors also are known to do this, as well as move into producing.
OMFG Ashleigh! The “Stop it!” sent me! 🤣😂🤣
This is personally one of my favorites James Bond films because unlike most of Sean’s era I found it interesting Bond genuinely wanted to get to know a woman.
Telly Savalas is a very underrated Blofeld imo... I like his portrayal best of all versions!
I just love the way they put screeching tyres when the car was driving on the beach in the opening scenes ..
I'm genuinely excited that you are plowing through these, I hope you watch them all ! It's a crazy ride, there's so much more to come !!
Ashleigh is incredibly entertaining, but let's face it: this one bored her.
🔔 0:15 "How 'bout some more Beans, Mr. Taggart?" ➡ "I'd say you've had enough!" 🤣
"You've had your six"
Let’s give him to Mongo
This is a Bond movie that grows on you with every rewatch. It's, as others pointed out, the one movie with major character development. Also, the end of this movie is the basis for the increasingly jaded attitude classic (Pre-Craig) Bond has from now on.
The reveal of Savalas as Blofeld kills me every time! We've had heavy hitters of international menacing voice & physical actors play the role. So who turns up...This Mug from New York.
@MissMarchHare He was Kojak as well 'who loves ya baby ?'' 🍭 the detective who loves his lollypops ,
watching this as an adult i appreciate it more now and of course Diana Rigg was always awesome in anything she did .
and Lazenby 🤷♂ well he did the best he could for his one off performance as Bond
keep the Bond movies alive
Cheers .
Jennifer Aniston’s Godfather!
Always disappointed me that we never got Yul Brynner to play Blofeld
@@fredcasdensworld just make their way through every bald actor available!
Dispute with Donald Pleasence was caused that they replaced him with Telly , and using his likeness in Blofeld role.
I love how the song "We have all the time in the world" comes back into the James Bond world.
47:45 "Oooo, a little dog!" Said about a Saint Bernard, one of the biggest dogs in the world.
The villains base is a revolving restaurant called "Piz Gloria" I have been there twice over the years. The Bobd crew got the use of before it was fully finished and open to the public.
I remember seeing this at the drive-in. My mom was mad that Connery was gone, but really enjoyed this one
"Come later"
"He's trying to" - Asheigh. And that is exactly why I love watching your channel! 🤣🤣
Fun fact: One of the girls in the chalet was British actress Joanna Lumley, who played Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, a very funny comedy series . . .
Another was Catherine Schell, who was Maya in Space 1999. One of the most beautiful women of her time in my opinion .
And of course Jo Lumley and Diana Rigg both played in the Avengers, Dame Diana as Mrs Emma Peel and Joanna Lumley as Purdey.
@@eponatwospirithorse4980 That's right! I forgot about that!
@@eponatwospirithorse4980 And of course, of course, Pussy Galore was played by Honor Blackman, who was the first Mrs Peel in The Avengers.
@@MrHws5mpHonor Blackman played a character called Kathy Gale, she was a prototype for Emma Peel, but her very own character
If you want to have fun, watch the tv series "The Advengers" with Diana Riggs(Mrs. Peel) & Patrick McGee(Mr. Steed). I loved this show. Just remember it's not meant to taken serious. Just a fun, adventurous show with crazy situations. Diana Riggs was great in this show. "Mrs. Peel, we're needed!"
Most on here are saying the card game is baccarat, but it is actually a version of it called chemin de fer.
Neat! I like that there are regional differences that change the table dynamic.
This is one of the best bond ever. it is more dramatic and the action scenes are more frenetic.
The bald bad guy was the late great Telly Savalas and you can find him in a number of 70's movies and tv shows.
He's unforgettable in The Dirty Dozen.
@@glennwisniewski9536that’s probably where I recognize him.
@@TheJabbate1 Maybe in Kelly's Heroes (with Clint Eastwood) too?
Indeed a sad ending. They actually keep this story line in a couple future Bond Movies. In the Roger Moore movie "For Your Eyes Only" the movie opens with James visiting her grave. And, in the Timothy Dalton Bond movie 'License to Kill" (undoubtedly in the top 3 Bond movies EVER), he's attendings Felix Lighter's wedding and the bride notices that he seems sad. Felix mentions to her that James was married once.
"He has lost some sidekicks." Being assigned to work with James Bond is practically a suicide misdion.
Pretty much... even his friends aren't safe most of the time. It takes a tough lady to survive a Bond movie usually.
All the plot armor attaches to 007.
@@mjbull5156 except for Felix Leiter, he has his own plot armor as the guy from the CIA...
@@ernesthakey3396 Weeeeeelll there’s a few more exceptions with Leiter.
This was a fun one! Good job. Doris Day made a Bond-type adventure the same year called CAPRICE. Lots of skiing, assassins, and groovy fashions.
Blofeld is played by the late great Telly Savalas who played the Detective "Kojak"
Who loves ya, Bond baby!
George Lazenby got this role by literally showing up to the audition in cosplay as Bond and lying about having acting experience. He’s clearly not as natural as many but the movie itself is so good that it lifts his performance. This is my favourite Bond film cos it’s got a lot of heart.
So, they made a documentary about it a handful of years ago called "Becoming Bond", that's fun, but the short version is that George Lazenby was an Australian male model who didn't have any acting experience, and basically conned his way into getting the part, but once he had the part, he basically wasn't that into it and bailed, and then Sean Connery ended up coming back anyways. I don't think many people really liked his one appearance as Bond, but he seems like he was a pretty cool dude in real life.
Oh, and if you think this Bond was forward, wait until you get to Roger Moore. I like Roger as Bond, and in general as an actor, but in those movies, it's almost like damn! He can pull it off because he's Bond, but if he wasn't it would come off as pretty creepy. Sean Connery never had to work that hard for it.
Moore had a lot of experience in these types of roles. He was one of Maverick's (James Garner) cousins, and played Simon Templar (the Saint) in a TV series for several years.
His Bond became too absurd, for me.
@@CaseytifyI agree , it got crazy absurd, dalton brought it back for me, and pierce
“He had lots of guts” is still my favourite Bond one liner.
Apparently George Lazenby lied to get the part of James Bond. He said he acted in a bunch of things in Australia but this was his first role.
That actually helped him keep the part. Lazenby confessed to the director that he had no acting experience, who laughed and told him that fooling two ruthless producers like Brocolli and Saltzman during the casting process was proof enough that he knew how to act.
Diana Rigg, the second Avengers (TV series) star to be in a James Bond movie (Honor Blackman was the first). And Joanna Lumley, who's also in this film, would go on to star in The New Avengers. All three women co-starred on TV with Patrick Macnee who would go on to appear in a Bond film himself (in A View to a Kill).
Lazenby had the look. I think he could have developed into a good Bond and I truly wish he would have been in Diamonds Are Forever. When I was younger I didn’t like this entry as much. Perhaps it lacked what I was used to seeing in Bond. Now it is a personal favorite of mine not just on the series but of all time.
I'm 68 years old. I saw this film in the theaters and that wedding scene and finale still make me cry.
This was George Lazenby's first and only Bond film he had ever made, because the producers didn't like any of his ideas and that he tuned a $2 million dollar contract with EON productions, which he would regret later on.
@shainewhite2781 He was also the only Australian to have ever played Bond and couldn't really get the English accent down so he was dubbed by actor George Baker when he's undercover as Sir Hilary Bray .
he may have ADR' ed the rest of it later...dubbed or not i enjoyed this one with a strong supporting cast like the amazing Diana Rigg and of course i remember the tragic ending , very different for a Bond film .
Also, it was thought the series was dying (all the cheap knockoffs/parodies had finished) and George's "people" told him not to get tied to a failing franchise. Not great advice, as things go.
I honestly wish he would have stayed, because he brought a depth to the character that Connery didn't. Lazenby's Bond was vulnerable, more human
“Belfold”???!!!
😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 AMAZING!!
Telly Savalas, one of a kind!💙
He's great in Horror Express!
@@ThreadBomb He's great in pretty much anything he's in. He's especially good as a villain. *_I_* wouldn't want him mad at me! LOL!💙
I was watching old episodes of Kojak on ITV4 yesterday. He was so charismatic!
I rode a bobsled in Lake Placid back in 1983. I was 9 and it was the most terrifying thing I have ever done.
Hey, I don't recall if you've mentioned it in the other Bond films, but the music in these movies is iconic. Some of the themes were big hits on the charts, this film had a rare instrumental for the opening title. The ending song by Louis Armstong is so appropriate though. You should check out the 'Best of Bond' CD (or streaming audio) and play it while you're driving....
A rare Bond book title that didn't translate well to a lyric I suppose 😅
Sometimes the ending song is more meaningful to me, especially here and in License to Kill (If You Asked Me To)
Hi Ashleigh. That card game you're fascinated by is called Baccarat. Whoever is dealing(and it changes during the game) is the House and plays against one opponent. Anyone around the table then bets on whether the House or the player will win the hand. The object is to reach a combination equalling nine(like Blackjack tries to make a combination to get a 21). This game is quite popular in Casinos around the world...but hasn't really caught on in American Casinos(it can be found, but is not nearly as popular as Blackjack and Poker).
I really wish Lazenby had agreed to do more movies. I thought he did a great job taking over the role. And, Ms. Rigg is always a welcome sight.
Diana Riggs (the woman from the beach) also co-starred in a popular T.V. series from the time called The Avengers where she and her partner (Patrick Macnee) played Bond type characters.
OHMSS had the BEST instrumental theme.
The Ski Chase is the best..
"I have questions, but I'm not even really sure what the questions are." That is not the last time you'll make that statement when it comes to the Bond franchise.
I think this is director Christopher Nolan favorite James Bond movie.
And Steven Soderbergh's 🌝
One of my favourite Bond Films! _Although one of the most contentious Bond Films until recent years. So happy it's getting the recognition it deserves cause I've always thought it was a sleeper Bond Film._ *Always cry at that ending! I've seen it 7 times!* 😢
I love your innuendo jokes Ashleigh, beans was so vouge she struck a pose lol it does sound like Louis Armstrong singing that song
Peter Hunt, the director, was the editor on the first 5 Bond films. This was his first film as a director.