Diamonds Are Forever

Pros: Mostly entertaining movie.  Decent cast.
Cons: Some bad effects in few scenes.  Slower pace at times.

Sean Connery became famous playing James Bond in the first five Bond movies before deciding not to play the character again.  George Lazenby took over the part for On Her Majesty's Secret ...

Pros: Connery as Bond; Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd; Jill St. John; memorable set pieces; wit
Cons: Overall storyline disjointed and incoherent; so-so action; weak toys

Between Sean Connery's first and second retirements from the role as Bond, his sixth rendition of the role emerged. It would be his final "official" performance as Bond within the auspices of the Broccoli-produced series. As Stephen Murray astutely ...

Pros: Jill St John as Tiffany Case, Wint and Kidd, Las Vega and Blofeld's white cat.
Cons: requires concentration, though this should not be seen as a con

There is no doubt that "Diamonds are Forever" is one of the most glamourous and wittiest of the Bond movies. Up on screen is the "glitter" of Las Vegas and the "sparkle" of the emponymous diamonds. The result is the chicest film of the series. It also ...

Pros: return of Sean Connery, chemistry with Jill St. John, good script, good action
Cons: some campy moments, Blofeld unremarkable here

There are very few things in life that are pretty much sure thing in life. For the producers of the James Bond films, Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, their sure thing was to being back the production team from ...

Pros: Pros: Wood, Moneypenny, song, titles, Bambi & Thumper
Cons: Cons: Gray, Wint and Kidd, Jimmy Dean, overlength, St. John, plot.

In this, one of the more forgettable entries into the long-running 007 film series, Bond tracks down pesky diamond smugglers in Vegas. He locks horns with J.R. meets Howard Hughes billionaire Willard Whyte, Amazonian assassins Bambi and Thumper, lunkhead ...

Pros: Luscious women, heart-hammering suspense
Cons: Topped with gooey Bond brand cheese

The name is Bond... James Bond.

Even if you've never treated yourself to the slick, outrageous, testosterone-drenched fantasy that is Ian Fleming's James Bond, the name certainly conjures up images in the mind. Everyone knows what James Bond...

Pros: Connery is back! Kidd and Wint are AWESOME!
Cons: The stupid flipping car!

Okay, so it's been a while since I wrote my last James Bond review, but I've been busy (I am still trying to keep this scholarship of mine). Anyway I have finally gotten around to watching, again, and reviewing Diamonds Are Forever, the seventh...

Pros: Critical Bond Movie, Thrills throughout the movie, scenes in Las Vegas.
Cons: Bond locations are exotic, America is less interesting. Confusion about plot.

Diamonds Are Forever has a lot of things; action, smuggling, and lots of precious stones. The movie is the last appearance by Sean Connery as James Bond (not counting 1983's lackluster Never Say Never Again). Through the sixties, Connery did...

Pros: Connery, older and wittier.
Cons: None. It's Bond, man!

Diamonds are Forever and On Her Majesty's Secret Service are the only Bonds in my collection anymore. They're the only two that aged well, had a wit, a charm and that something above the standard spyfair of the time. I've already reviewed OHMSS on ...

Pros: Good action and humor
Cons: Cheesy, very cheesy

One of the most entertaining James Bond outings, with Sean Connery in his last real appearance as 007, is filled with the best of the usual Bond gimmicks--the supervillains, death traps, chase scenes, helpless women, killer women (Bambi and Thumper......

Pros: Connery, in one of his finest outings as Bond
Cons: Plot implausibilities and inconsistancies

Well, after proving what a fiasco he could make of the role, George Lazenby ended up being canned shortly after the release of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", but producer Albert Broccoli, who already had a viable script written for the...