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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Starring: George Lazenby Directed by: Peter R. Hunt Rated PG Genre: Action Original Release Year: 1969 Synopsis: James Bond is MIA and everyone soon finds out why, he has met a lady, and all hell soon breaks loose. My Thoughts: A Bond that isn't Sean Connery? How is that supposed to work? Lazneby does a pretty good job in filling the role. Lets see how this movie stacks up. Scorecard Acting- Australian George Lazenby gets his first role, and it just happens to be the greatest role in cinematic history, James Bond. Lazenby does a very good job in the character of Bond, and I was very impressed with the way all his acting turned out, but the person that steals the show was Dianna Rigg, who plays the Countess. She does an amazing job in the character that she was given, and she plays off of Lazenby very well, the two together meshed very well and really helped the movie. (1) Direction- Peter Hunt was a former film editor, not a director. It shows. This movie didn't have the flow it should have. While he did get great performances out of his actors, Hunt seemed to have problems with keeping the story going, and it hurt the quality of the movie. (1/2) Story- People either really liked this story or really really hated it. James Bond falls in love with a lady, and ends up marrying her. Is that what James Bond is about? Lots of people say "NO", but to be honest I really had a problem with it the first time I saw this movie. Who expected James Bond to settle down and get married? But after watching this movie a few more times, the idea really didn't bother me as much, and it really grew on me, the way everything turned out made for a really good story. (1) Expectations- I wasn't expecting anything from this movie. A new Bond, a director that hadn't directed before, two bad movies in a row before this one. This movie was a pleasant surprise because it turned out to be very watchable and very entertaining. (1) Boring?- Sadly, this movie suffers form extreme boredom. You see Bond movies for lots of action and lots of gadgets, while this movie had some action (some really cool scenes of action!) it suffers from the "chick-t-fying" effect because it was turned into a love story, and it seemed really slow. This movie had a running time of almost 140 minutes, and you feel all 140 minutes. (0) Final Score: 3 1/2 out of 5 Final Thoughts: Some Bond fans say this is the best Bond movie, others say this is the worst. In my opinion, I think that it is one of the better ones, but certainly not THE best. This is another one of the Bond movies, that you really don't need to be a James Bond fan to watch this movie, in fact, most ladies would really enjoy this movie just because the fact that there are some sad parts and some sappy parts, I recommend this movie, but be forewarned it isn't a conventional James Bond film.
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