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Thunderball

Thunderball

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: what sharp eyes youve got wait till you get to my teeth
Review: IT is another bond classic with sean connery.This one has Claudine (Auger) pronounced Oshay as Domino Derval who is Largo's(Adolfo Celi PRONOUNCED CHELLY)former lover. largo has a ... henchwoman named Fiona Volpe played by Luchianna Paluzzi. That is what I say about this 5 star adventure....It is a really good one i gurantee.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Great Classic of the Series
Review: This movie was the next in the Bond series after Goldfinger. This movie builds upon the tradition of the previous movie, giving you more of everything. More gadgets, more action, more involved plot, an even more nefarious villain, and more women.

The plot is simple. S.P.E.C.T.R.E.s #2 man leads a rather complex scheme to steal two nuclear bombs carried by a British Vulcan bomber. All the double-Os are mobilized to find who stole the bombs and to get them back to prevent having to pay the $100 million ransom, a rather princely sum in 1965. Thanks to a fortuitous meeting with Count Lippe (Guy Doleman) at a spa, James Bond believes he may have a lead on where the bombs went. You might guess it is not Canada, where M wanted to send him.

Up until the bombs are captured by Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), this movie is a classic spy movie with minimal gadgets (except right at the very beginning, where Bond gets to escape from a villa with a rocket pack and then zooms off in his Aston-Martin DB-5, which is a fun car in any era with machine guns, ejection seat, and numerous other goodies no spy should be without) and lots of spy movie action. Once Largo takes the bombs, the tech gets higher as does the action.

There is lots of maneuvering in the Bahamas while looking for the bombs until an underwater fight that has to be the best hand-to-hand underwater fight ever filmed, and foreshadows the battle in space in "Moonraker". Of course, Largo has a getaway plan, which involves a hydrofoil, very state-of-the-art in 1965.

There are a number of other fun technical devices that appear throughout the movie, but it is more interesting to find them yourself than have me tell you about them.

The title song was sung by Tom Jones, who in 1965 was near the peak of his popularity, with a large number of hit songs and his own tv show. Tom Jones was perhaps the first well-known pop star to sing a Bond title song, but he would not be the last.

This movie is another of the best of Bond movies. James Bond gets to do some tongue-in-cheek, but again it is very natural and fitting with his super-spy image. There are really bad, bad people. So bad that you would be happy to exterminate them yourself. There are some very lovely and strong women. In fact, one of the opposition is a very strong woman who takes care of Count Lippe in a dramatic way, and then makes an escape that is just as dramatic.

This movie is classic in many ways, and enjoyable time after time. I highly recommend it as a spy film, a Bond film, and a classic 60s film. Somewhat dated, but enjoyably so, it is one of the best of a genre and an era.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful Experience!!
Review: Fast delivery, product perfect as promised. Could not be happier!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It`s your SPECTRE against mine
Review: A new criminal organisation has been formed, by the name of SPECTRE. They steal two atomic weapons, and blackmail the governments of Britain and America with the threat of their use.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "So it's your Spectre against mine ?"
Review: Nobody does it better than Bond as he proves yet again in this 4th thriller in the world's most successful series. Sean Connery ignites the screen again and he's better than ever! Spectre has hijacked two nuclear missles and is holding the world for ransom. On the villians side is Spevtre No.2-Emilio Largo, who is a big shark collecter and puts Bond in a exciting underwater adventure! Fiona Volpe, another villain likes drivng fast, shooting sports with Largo and hunting 007. The Bond girl is Domino Derval and is the sweetest and most wondeful of many bond girls. And is who is the voice of one of the most Powerful Bond songs ever...It's Tom Jones as he explodes ontothe screen with this KICKIN' tune! This film is a FULL-THROTTLE adventure that evryone will enjoy. A true gem for the Bond series. I have seen it 253 times and God it is good!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Couldn't be better for the price
Review: James Bond at best.
Clear tape. Great sound. Used box, yet in mint condition. A collection piece.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Thunderball is one of the best Bond films!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Thunderbal is great.Connery is awesome.This is probally my fifth favorite Bond film.The DVD includes a huge amount of extra features also.First having two audio commentarys feturing the cast and crew talk about thier feelings about the film and some behind the scenes imformation.Thier are also two great documentarys.One called The Making Of Thunderball wich explains how this great film was made.The other called The Thunderball Phenomenon wich explores the popularity of the film.Plus a Behind-The-Scenes still gallery featuring over 150 images.Also a Inside Thunderball featurette.There is also original theatrical trailers,and television and radio spots from the film.This DVD also has a collectible Making Of booklet inside the case.For this film you don't have to search for scenes in the film because this DVD includes 52 scene selections.Thier is also subtitles and differint langueges.The movies sound and picture are really good also.I think the movie is really good.But I rate this 4 stars because the underwater scenes are to long and boring.They should have cut them out enxcept for the big fight at the end wich they still should have made shorter.But over all the movie is alsome.And you should definitly buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Kinda boring and Sean Connery doesn't care to be in the film
Review: This movie is the first to show that Sean Connery didn't care anymore about being James Bond. His acting is flat and the writing is kinda dull, kinda boring... it's a snooze fest. Dr. No, From Russia with Love and especially Goldfinger are much, much better films. Buy those and not this one. By all means though, if you are having trouble sleeping, buy it. You'll be out cold before Tom Jones finishes singing the opening theme. All in all a major let down after the first 3 films.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the Best.
Review: GOLDFINGER made Bond an international icon (and a cash cow for MGM), but THUNDERBALL is the movie where the franchise reached it's pinnacle. Set in the Bahamas, THUNDERBALL is one of the most visually impressive of all the Bond films. The underwater scenes are spectacular, especially the climatic battle at the end.

The plot of the movie revolves around a NATO plane that disappears in the Atlantic. All part of a plan of the sinister SPECTRE organization, the plane was hijacked so that the aircraft's two nuclear bombs could be stolen and used to blackmail NATO governments. After discovering an important clue while on vacation at a resort, Bond is called into action and goes to the Bahamas to find the bombs and win a bathing beauty.

THUNDERBALL has all the elements of a great Bond movie: blockbuster action, awesome real life spy gadgets, several beautiful Bond babes, and a worthy villian (Largo). Not only that, but the best James Bond, Sean Connery stars. Add the stunning visuals and underwater scenery and it equals one of the best, if not the best Bond flick of all.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Thunderball = 007 at his best
Review: AN EXCELLENT BUY!-
Sean Connery at his best as James Bond 007 is always a pleasure to watch, especially in this explosive, high-danger thriller. See Bond battle SPECTRE, play cards with SPECTRE, and even steal SPECTRE'S girlfriends.
Loaded with action 007-style, cool gadgets, and evil villains, Thunderball remains one of the best Bonds.
Also, several great extra features are added on. This is just one more reason that this is a great DVD to buy.
THUNDERBALL ROCKS!!!


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