James Bond 07: Diamonds are Forever
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A fortune in stolen diamonds thrusts James Bond into action in this thrilling adventure! Sean Connery returns as Agent 007 and teams up with the beautiful Tiffany Case (Jill St. John) to prevent his nemesis Blofeld (Charles Gray) from using the diamonds in a deadly laser satellite.
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there had to be one clunker - outlander78
Of the classic Bond films, by which I mean before Brosnan showed up, this is the only one I disliked. The rest would have consisted of an unbroken line of great adventure films if it were not for this one. I don't know if it is the era, or some production problem, but this one was a clunker. Fortunately for the sales people and MGM, Sony or whoever runs Bond these days, most buyers are completionists (or buy sets), and paid for this anyway.A Little in the Rough - Squish
Diamonds are Forever is the classic adventure story. Our curs'd McGuffin is a bag of uncut South African diamonds, and we the audience get to see its disastrous travel from point A to its final destination and the culmination of the mysterious and sinister plot. 'Disastrous' meaning two things…firstly Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint, homosexual villains extraordinaire, follow the diamonds closely and kill pretty much everyone who lays their hands on them, has the intention of touching them, or who just sort of mentions diamonds in passing. The second reason is because frankly, Diamonds Are Forever went on forever.
None of the recent classic conventions are really in this one. As an 'exotic locale' Bond goes to Vegas; the epic battles I've grown to appreciate are non-existent, and for as entertaining as it is to watch two men dripping pure evil as they go from assassination to assassination, their witty quips seems so forced that either these two madmen are teetering ever closer to the edge with poor coping mechanisms, or they're just as clunky as the rest of this 7 million dollar production. Instead of going any amount of depth into their characters, we see them holding hands. Instead of having evil nuances explained, we're dragged from location to repetitious action-packed *yawn* location until the climax, which is so impressive that it almost makes up for the meat of the film.
No, Connery's 'basically last' Bond film is not without its heights. Including the grand finale at the ever-original locale of an oil rig, we're blessed with a dramatic opener (complete with secret mousetraps), amazing car chase stunts on the famous Vegas Strip, and a campy-to-the-max fight scene with Bambi and Thumper, acrobatic women who teach a man what's what. All in all, certainly not one of the best Bonds out there.Another fun James Bond romp with Sean Connery. - estefan
With Sean Connery's fine work as James Bond (and his last official time in the role) and some entertaining action scenes, Diamonds are Forever is exciting from start to finish. The villain's plan doesn't make all that much sense, but in the Bond films, the evil plot is simply a McGuffin for 007 to be able to defeat the wrong-doers. The look of the film is great, with me especially enjoying how stuck in the early 70's it is. It could not have been made in any other time and I don't mind that it looks dated. That's part of its somewhat nostalgic charm. Despite its two-hour running time, Diamonds are Forever is fun and entertaining from start to finish, never sagging at all.
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there had to be one clunker - outlander78
Of the classic Bond films, by which I mean before Brosnan showed up, this is the only one I disliked. The rest would have consisted of an unbroken line of great adventure films if it were not for this one. I don't know if it is the era, or some production ...A Little in the Rough - Squish
Diamonds are Forever is the classic adventure story. Our curs'd McGuffin is a bag of uncut South African diamonds, and we the audience get to see its disastrous travel from point A to its final destination and the culmination of the mysterious and sinister ...Another fun James Bond romp with Sean Connery. - estefan
With Sean Connery's fine work as James Bond (and his last official time in the role) and some entertaining action scenes, Diamonds are Forever is exciting from start to finish. The villain's plan doesn't make all that much sense, but in the Bond films, the ...