My favorite scene in the movie is the one in which Bond sneaks into a girl's room and slips into her bed, and finds himself cuddling with Irma Bunt. I saw the film for the first time as a teenager. At my school there were several female teachers who were very much like Irma Bunt, in both character and appearance. Bond's encounter with Irma Bunt was more than just comedy. There was deeper meaning in it. Bond had let his frivolous impulses take over, and had forgotten about the serious nature of his work. Irma Bunt took Bond back to dismal reality. Someone had to do it. It's obvious that the electric doors were monitored by Blofeld's gang. They must have been curious about which rooms were most frequently visited by Bond. Blofeld was a man of science, after all.
Thanks for this - it's definitely a one-off in the canon and doesn't seem to get the amount of discussion I've always thought it deserves. Nice depth to your assessment here. Always felt Lazenby should have been given more - not just Bond, but parts in general. Went from male model to leading role in his first actual film role, and did such a great job with it. Then, of course, we got Roger Moore whose acting ranged from male model to shop-window dummy. Oh well. NB - you compare with From Russia w Love, which probably the closest Connery came to such character focus, but have you also considered Robert Shaw's character in that? I mean, who is he if not... Bond. Surely he's the Bond who went freelance instead of joining MI6.
Talking about Robert Shaw being an anti-Bond, check out "Man with the Golden Gun" (that gun being one of the most idiotic gimmicks in any 007 film) with Christopher Lee playing cat & mouse with Moore - *Lee would have been 10 times more impressive as Bond* than Moore was ever capable of.
Well, at long last a proper examination. Wonderful. Connery/Lazenby aside, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is my personal favorite Bond film and arguably the greatest Bond-movie ever. Actually, it´s the only one in the series you can REALLY remember the story of. All the other Bond-movies are basically all the same potato mash. And don´t forget Louis Armstrong 🙂
My favorite is "From Russia with Love", which, by the way, here in Finland was dubbed as "007 in Istanbul" probably because "from Russia with love" is just a too abstract concept for a Finn. But "On her Majesty's Secret Service" is in my top three.
Yes, so experimental they revised film order to accommodate Swiss location shooting & veteran editor carried novel on set with him to stay true to source during his 1 & done 007 directing gig.
The film comes at the right time, when the messages are ''make love, not war'' and ''all you need is love''. Has the right actors to the other roles (better for Blofeld is Yul Brynner), but not in Bond. Here Bond is not relatively young, vulnerable and infinite, but a mature man with experience, like the actors to the other roles. Connery in ''You Only Live Twice'' is the character of Bond here. An agent tired of his job, finds happiness in love and marriage. Peter Hunt did a great job, but plot is more like a romantic movie, and ignored Bond and Blofeld metting in previous film. With Connery, Bond and Tracy romance would be like him and Bardot in ''Shalako''. Until early 70s Connery is Bond for everyone. We also see this when Lazenby breaks the 4th wall (didn't say ''This never happened to the other movies''). After Connery here, I believe to Stanley Baker. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vstr-jhCjVY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cw95BwoB0zE.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q1EADjxkIUs.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EL6NSDUEqtM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6EewkHMgYsg.html
Just one bit of inaccuracy in this. Although I like the documentary overall. Peter Hunt wasn't the only editor/ second unit director to direct Bond films. His editor from On Her Majesty's Secret Service, John Glen, directed all of the James Bond adventures in the 1980s beginning with For Your Eyes Only (1981), and ending with Licence To Kill (1989), which I gave a four-star review in a local newspaper I wrote for when it was first released.
I was aware that John Glen was also an editor/second unit director like Peter Hunt, but I’m unsure if I pointed out in the video if Peter Hunt wasn’t the only one so thanks for reminding me 👍
OHMSS still remains my favorite Bond movie? Connery is my favorite Bond actor, but OHMSS is my favorite? From the novel, the film, to the main title instrumental score by John Barry, to the Olive metallic colored Aston Martin DBS, to Piz Gloria , to Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas , to Peter Hunt's directorial debut.....OHMSS holds a special reservation in my humbled opinion?
Not according to the box office, which is the basis for longest running movie franchise, they had to bump up budget for Spy Who Loved Me to remain viable.
OHMSS is also unique because of how closely it follows the book. In fact, outside of reversing the order, and therefore Bond and Blofeld never having met (even though they met face to face in You Only Live Twice) I honestly can’t think of many changes they made from the book, right down to the death of Tracy. Sure, Goldfinger also followed the book fairly closely, but it deviated enough to be more than noticeable. Truthfully, the only other film that came as close was From Russia With Love, in which they substituted Spectre for Smersh as they wanted to be able to sell the film in Russia, a difficult task if the Russians were the main villains.
I have seen every Bond film when it came out, except for the first two. I saw those as a double feature when they were rereleased after the success of Goldfinger. My favorite Bond movie is probably Goldfinger, and after that, OHMSS. I would have liked to see Lazenby grow into the role. Connery of course was the best Bond, and after him IMHO Daniel Craig.
@@benjisanderoproductions Well, Thunderball takes place in a beautiful location and a great deal of it takes place underwater. It looked spectacular on the big screen and really suffers if you see it on TV. I became a diver (and aquanaut) because of that movie and the TV show Sea Hunt. I have also been to The Bahamas several times. I met Martine Beswick (Paula from Thunderball) and told her “I would have a lot more money if not for that movie!”. She is a lovely and sweet woman btw.
@@benjisanderoproductions I still hope to dive in Thunderball Grotto, the water filled cave where Bond is trapped by Largo and rescued by Felix Leiter. It is a real cave on Staniel Cay. Yep, it surely has had an effect on me.
Thunderball was my favorite of all the Bond movies to date. I thoroughly enjoyed all the Connery movies. George Lazenby is my second favorite actor as Bond, in spite of all the undeserved criticism he received. I felt he had the look and the presence to make OHMSS exceptional. And I agree that Sean Connery wouldn't have been as effective in the final scene of OHMSS. Like your brother, I am a huge Bond fan, although I nearly lost interest in the most recent films. I'm hoping things get better with the next generation.
I was a big fan of Craig but I refused to see the last film. You do NOT kill James Bond. It’s just not done. Sorry kids, you lost me after 60 damn years🤬
@@rickdrais9737 Well, I was not a fan of the Craig version of Bond. He's a great actor, but not in that role for me. Completely agree that you do not kill James Bond.
Thunderball has always been my favorite too. It’s spectacular, it’s gorgeous to look at, and even though it’s clearly a product of the 60s, it doesn’t seem dated at all. Plus, it has the absolute greatest John Barry soundtrack of all. I first saw it the summer after it came out, at a drive-in theatre between Joplin and Webb City Missouri with a family whose kids I always played with when we were there every June, July and August. It was so captivating that even the kids just shut up and watched. It’s still my favorite, even all these years later
According to those who worked with him, he deserved the criticism & it has gotten him into trouble since Bond, he still brags about his promiscuous rule-bending behaviour in interviews. According to Tom Mankiewicz' memoirs, who joined the series after OHMSS, when shooting was done Dame Diana spat in her co-star's face, & she survived working with notorious drunks Oliver Reed & George C. Scott!
Although Lazenby received much support from Broccoli and Saltzman, he had a less easy ride from the board of United Artists who were none too keen to see him take over the mantle of Bond. On 7 July 1968, test footage of Lazenby and Rigg had been sent to United Artists in New York - and the were less than impressed by what they saw. On 23 September 1968, UA's head man David Picker even flew into London, desperate to tempt Connery back into the fold. But Connery was adamant that he wasn't coming back - EON and UA had made him a star and Connery was now a major player, capable of picking only the roles that interested him. And at this moment, Bond simply didn't interest him at all. It was only reluctantly that UA accepted EON's recommendation that Lazenby be given the part (ΜΙ6 Production Notes - On Her Majesty's Secret Service).
Connery made 007 global phenomenon & the producers $tiffed him, Lazenby sabotaged himself, announcing he was quitting b4 filming was completed & showing up unknown & unrecognizable @ premiere.
Exactly, Bond Is meant to be a cold hearted killed, but this film helped ground him in reality which paved the way for other Bond actors interpretation of the character like Dalton and Craig
Connery eventually won the Oscar, he could have been nominated here for 007, he started playing against type as soon as he won the role - Woman of Straw, Marnie, The Hill & others with Sidney Lumet. Connery not only returned 4 DAF, he repeated the role 4 other producers (in a remake of Bond pic he had already 🌟red in)
Part of Connery interview in Playboy November 1965 PLAYBOY: In any case, ''Dr. No'' turned out to be a hit, and you found yourself under contract for a series ... exactly what you said you wanted to avoid. CONNERY: Yes ... but it allows me to make other films, and I have only two more Bonds to do. PLAYBOY: Which ones? CONNERY: ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' and possibly ''You Only Live Twice''. They would like to start ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' in Switzerland in January (1966), but I'm not sure I'll be free in time and I don't want to rush it, although they say the snow will be at its best then. I'm not going to rush anything anymore. PLAYBOY: We'll be looking forward to both films ... especially since we were fortunate enough to serialize both books exclusively prior to their hardcover publication. Do you think the success of the series will continue to snowball? CONNERY: Well, it's a healthy market and it has been maintained because each succeeding film has got bigger and the gimmicks trickier. But we have to be careful where we go next, because I think with ''Thunderball'' we've reached the limit as far as size and gimmicks are concerned. In ''Thunderball'' we have Bond underwater for about 40 percent of the time, and there is a love scene underwater, and attacks by aquaparas from the sky, and two-man submarines under the sea, and Bond is menaced by sharks. Instead of the Aston Martin we have a hydrofoil disguised as a cabin cruiser, and Bond escapes with a self-propelling jet set attached to his back. So all the gimmicks now have been done. And they are expected. What is needed now is a change of course ... more attention to character and better dialogue.
Great video! On Her Majesty's Secret Service is my favorite Bond film. Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the Dalton films. The Living Daylights is extremely underrated.
@joestrike8537 Right? I believe he was approached to return for Goldeneye, but turned it down because he felt he was too old to play Bond again. Kind of the opposite of when he was asked to be in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He felt he was too young at that time. 😅
@@happytree920 Likewise, IIRC the Bond producers wanted Brosnan much earlier to play 007, but NBC wouldn't let him out of his Remington Steel TV show contract...which made me very happy because he was definitely too young looking at that point - he was much more suited to the part when they cast him in Goldeneye
As a character study, personal similarities between demographics, The Breakfast Club. For twists and turns, twists and shouts, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
1. Paths of Glory 2. Eyes Wide Shut 3. Full Metal Jacket 4. A Clockwork Orange 5. The Shining 6. Barry Lyndon 7. 2001 ( I need to rewatch this) 8. Dr Strangelove 9. Spartacus 10. The Killint 11. Lolita Haven’t seen the other 2
Breakfast Club is a much more true to life movie, you get to know these characters on the inside who they and who why they act how they do. The movie is a reflection of how teenagers experience life and how it affects them, so it goes deep and into the human psyche and that ties us all together.
The androgenous-dressing female can only be happy if she feminizes herself with make-up and a blouse. Not very true-to-life. Idealistic, but not true to life.
That's actually Not Kubrick in Eyes Wide Shut. He's Just an extra who happened to look a lot like him. His daughter, Katherina, said that the crew noticed the resemblance on set and Joked about it even then. Kubrick does however have audio cameos in both 2001 and Full Metal Jacket. In 2001 his breath can be heard in the scenes with Dave and Frank in spacesuits and he talks to Pvt. Cowboy over the radio in Full Metal Jacket. Also in the beginning of Lolita, there's an accidental appearance in a dissolve transition where you can Just about see him walking out of frame, at least I think that's him.
My initial answer was "your mom" cause it makes the most sense, However, I only watched the Ferris Buller TV show with Charlie Schlatter but pretty much only remember it had to do something with college kids and school. I liked Parker Lewis more at that time.
I'm a huge Kubrick stan, and I definitely agree on the greatness of 2001. Greatest sci-fi movie, if not film period. A little surprised about your ranking of FMJ, though. I think Paths of Glory is easily better...but Apocalypse Now is the greatest war movie of all time. Had Kubrick made it, I'd probably put it second on this list. Maybe in a dead heat with Dr. Strangelove, a movie that is curiously completely of it's time, and way ahead of it's time. I don't foresee a future in where it's not completely relevant to current world events
13: Fear and Desire 12: Killer’s Kiss 11: Spartacus 10: The Killing 9: Full Metal Jacket 8: Lolita 7: Eyes Wide Shut 6: A Clockwork Orange 5: Barry Lyndon 4: Dr. Strangelove 3: Paths of Glory 2: The Shining 1: 2001: A Space Odyssey
- I wouldn’t rank *Full Metal Jacket* so high. The training camp portion is outstanding but not the rest. It’s the same with the first half hour of *Saving Private Ryan* versus the rest. - My favorite Kubrick movie is *The Shining* because I have watched it the most. It’s electric! - *Dr. Strangelove* has the best all time performance by an actor in a movie with Peter Sellers playing three roles. - *Paths of Glory* is one of the greatest anti-war movies ever made along with *Come and See* and *Grave of the Fireflies* which all make you aware of the senselessness of war!
With songs like the Blue Danube over course, but for the Atmospheres song(the song that plays at the start of the film when it is just a black screen for 2 mins), I wasn’t sure at the time
My personal Stanley Kubrick ranking 1) Clockwork Orange 2) Eyes Wide Shut 3) Full Metal Jacket 4) The Shining 5) Barry Lyndon 6) 2001 Space Odyssey 7) Dr Strangelove 8) Paths of Glory 9) The Killing 10) Lolita 11) Spartacus 12) Killer’s Kiss 13) Fear and Desire
