Many years ago, I acquired a crisp, clean 16mm print of NSNA. This was years before Blu-Ray and even DVD. But I'm still reluctant to part with it, mainly for sentimental reasons, but also because real film viewing can't be beat.
Great story. I remember seeing this in the theater and loving it. It was popular and a lot of people liked it. It was competing against Octopussy. Like most of the late era Roger Moore movies Octopussy got too long and mired in weird unrealistic sci - fi type nonsense. Never say Never again was so much better. I also liked that they dealt with the realization of an aging Bond. They call him back before he gets too old to help with one last big case. Also. Roger Moore wasn’t even young. He was in the same age bracket as Connery. He was just trying to act younger which was ridiculous. It was a good movie. The only reason people trash it 30 years after it was made is because it isn’t an “Official” Bond Movie. The original producers of the series, that have kept the series going for 60 years, weren’t involved so they try to plant hit pieces on it on all the movie review and nostalgia sites. Don’t believe them. If you’re a fan of the original series you’ll like this.
Dear Caroline, I’m sorry that I’m only seeing your comment now! “Never Say Never Again” is one of my favourites, too. Your mother earns my thanks, as well, for her role in finally bringing this long-awaited project to fruition. I wish I could hear some of her stories; we Bondophiles would be riveted, I’m sure!
R.I.P Sean Connery 7 Bond movies Dr No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967) Diamonds are Forever (1971) Never Say Never Again (1983)
Never Say Never Again was a great capper for Connery as Bond. Brandauer was a truly great Bond villain, Carrera and Kim Basinger great Bond girls, and Bernie Casey played a great Felix Leiter then all the other forgettable CIA sidekicks (save for Jack Lord and Jeffrey Wright). Its the second best movie directed by Irvin kershner (Empire Strikes Back). And its really the best way for Connery to close out that original Bond he created. Much more satisfying than Diamonds Are Forever. My only wish is that he'd played opposite Diana Rigg in OHMSS. She was just lovely.. and the two of them would've been incredible together.
@@ricogomez4020 I rather liked the score! Refreshingly different from the usual 007 theme thrown into scenes. It really fit the Bahamas locale as well, IMO! Funky and tropical. I do agree with the Toupee part!
This man always makes me feel proud I'm Scottish. He never regretted his accent, which is something that does not happen that often... och, it's hard to get rid of a Scottish accent anyway, but I definitely heard some make it through and become posh southerners, possibly having been bred at boarding school... what I mean is that Sean's no Gordon Brown, luckily. ;-) And, apparently, he's a Gers fan too, this makes me feel even better. :-)
@@thursoberwick1948 Whaaaaaaaat??? Rangers are supported all over Scotland, in the Highlands people support Rangers, in the Borders they do as well, even in the islands they do! The QUINTESSENTIAL SCOTTISH CLUB. Whatìs Irish in Rangers? The connection with Protestants in Belfast? It's just a part of the whole thing, people support Rangers just because they're the Scottish team, I know Catholics who do so! Not many, but if they don't feel any affiliation with Ireland they can support Rangers... Celtic are Irish, full stop. Their only hardcore base is in Glasgow, where the Irish live, then it's all over Ireland... elsewhere in Scotland they're null and void.
@@220773 No, they're an Irish team which ended up in Scotland. Protestant Irish admittedly. There isn't much Scottish about the Orange Order, UVF, UDA etc, which are Ulster phenomena. They're a result of the Protestant Irish immigration to industrial areas in and around Glasgow. Although a lot of Scots support the Old Firm, most of the country can't stand them for their bigotry and promotion of terrorism.
Sir Sean said once that his favorite Bond movie was From Russia with Love and I have to agree with him it was my favorite too I saw it about 19 times in the theaters
Yes, Sean's quoted of saying (at the "view to a kill" premiere) something like "enough of this, you're doing it wrong. Bond should be played by someguy around 33, 35. Roger's too old, I'm too old". so Sean would NOT be playing Bond forever (or as long as the franchise is now) if he never turned it down (twice).
This video is golden mate, thanks so much for this. Me being a massive Bond fan, and Connery being my favourite Bond it's a pleasure to watch this, even more so cause Connery rarely gave interviews. Loved his comparison between him and Roger being different Bonds and that it became too much "hardware" after DAF.
having just finished watching the movie for the very first time I think it is a great piece. At first I wasnt that impressed but then it evened out and became quite worthy of Connerys talents. It does feel like a James Bond tribute piece but then I think he can be forgiven for doing a self tribute at age 53 ish when he is the Master of the character. I missed the familiar soundtrack and the slick production of the first 60s series which I saw as a kid... but Never say Never is both unique and familiar because of Sean Connery.
connery, always had that same accent, in everything, but I can't help but like him, and in movies like the hill, and others he was great, and I liked him as bond.
Connery was spot on about picking a younger actor in 1983. Moore looked rediculous in A View to a Kill. If Dalton or indeed Brosnen had taken over in 85 it would have been a very different film.
The Bond brand got greedy he said, it says a lot about him as he donated his entire salary from Diamonds are forever to the Scottish International Educational Trust.
Sean Connery as James Bond is like Micheal Jordan in basketball. When it comes to playing James Bond Sean Conneery is the Micheal Jordan of Bond films.
yea thats the weird part some, say its the best one, some say its the worst one, its weird..to me it was intersting because this was the one movie i'd never seen outta all of them cause it didnt have a gunbarrel i suppose, so when i was a kid i was like noo i wont watch it then i suppose, but the movie was okay to me..
@@ps123fan It has some issues, but it's nowhere near the worst one. I watched it last night. Very entertaining. In some respects it plays well against Thunderball.
I remember reading many years ago, the powers that be wished to create a movie that would encompass all the actors that played bond into a single sitting. The idea was pertaining to a mission to dangerous for a single 007 operative to achieve successfully, as that only one 007 agent would be active at a single time, with the given name of Bond for earlier misadventures. One can only imagine the ensuing powerhouse of non stop one liners....
Sean Connery quel bel homme qu'il était même quand il était vieux, il avait beaucoup de charme et il incarnait merveilleusement bien son rôle dans James Bond et une voix à tomber. Rest in peace Sir Sean Connery.♥️
Although I Absolutely Love the film NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN... the Biggest Mistake about NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN is Remaking the Absolute Masterpiece that was THUNDERBALL! They should have REMADE the 1 Movie that Sean Connery DIDN'T DO, and it was ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE... this would've been the Greatest and Most Successful James Bond Film of All-Time!
Its interesting reading these comments about Barry Norman and how youtubers are getting his humour wrong. At the time he was one of the BBCs biggest stars. Have people lost their sense of humour?
This film was never my favourite because I was a child in the 60's and i still love the decade today because of the ICONIC films, Pop Art, Music, Fashion, and the world seemed so much more glamorous. Like my late parents who were in their late 20's during the DRAB 50's and up to around 1955 there was still rationing in Britain and they were just living their HUM DRUM lives. The 60's bought them the Bond Franchise and the first 6 were just so different and there was none of the 50's Kitchen sink dramas and plays and films mirroring their own lives. One more reason why the first 6 were so popular was far off exotic filming locations. My parents could never have afforded to go 'ABROAD' so they saw Istanbul and the Bosphorus River By the time this film came out making films was, of course, so much different from the previous 20+ years and i know things move on but there was too much tech, too many car chases and what was then basic CGI. By the 80's the world was 'smaller' and the human race started to travel all over the world so there was a different attitude. Sean did look a lot fitter and leaner but there were so many production problems and although the director Irvin Kershner knew Sean having directed him in a Fine Madness and with Kevin McClory as well involved in this it was bound not to run smoothly.. McClory i believe was chasing Sean for quite a few years to get him to do this film.
It's really great that he did make another Bond. And who cares if it's not part of the 'official' Eon ones? The viewers and fans can make up their mind about what composition of Bond narratives is most meaningful to them. So you can have an alternative Thunderball, with the key elements like characters done very faithfully to the original material.
Even back then, I found it insane how he got knocked back on those glass bottles, then was killed by them, when it seemed like a little push, just my thoughts.
My favorite Bond with For eye a only. A lot of détail they are to Taken of future Bond, like workout, watch laser, actor Black like bernie Casey from to play Félix Leiter
Still too good, the best of CONNARY/MOORE ,IN JAMES BOND MOVIES 🎥 PERFORMANCE 🎭 👌, LIKED both SIR. MR.SEAN CONNARY/SIR MR.ROGER MOORE MOVIES 🎥 still the BEST ,JAMES BOND, 007,👌
JAMIE LESTER he wore a hairpiece in The Rock, Medicine Man, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The Rock and League were near the end of his career
I am rather surprised to see Sean say that his interpretation of James Bond was more realistic than Roger Moore's. It may be true with movies like From Russia with Love, but Never Say Never Again is like any Roger Moore Movie - a silly parody of the original Bond.
true, but the original intent probably wasn't to do that - and you can tell Sean had differences with the parties involved - bad directing; bad score; sketchy casting; 007 inertia likely all contributed to what ended up on the screen
There's no doubt he's right. When he does humor, its less forced and more natural, whereas Moore was going for the joke. He's also right that the focus of the series from Thunderball onwards was on the spectacle, and with the solid exception of OHMSS, that had been the case for most of the Bonds, except FYEO which was also too recent and probably Connery hadn't seen. But he had seen Moonraker, and noted just how silly it was by the end of it.
Actually , Never say never again is a marvellous title for a Bond movie. Much better that the redundant titles with kill and die. Sounds like a title Fleming would use.
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WOW! I had no idea he was bald in 1983. I thought he didn't go bald until the late 80s, but I was only 1 in 1982 so I didn't watch his movies until much later.
BRAD PITT Do you know this for a fact because it doesn't sound right. In YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE his hairline seemed to recede naturally.Also, I remember seeing him in ROBIN AND MARIAN in the late 70s and he had a bald spot then. Could he have worn a wig in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER? It's possible but there were scenes where the wind was pretty fierce and if it was a hairpiece, it held up pretty well.
If you watch "The Anderson Tapes" then you know how bald he really was in "Diamonds Are Forever", which were both released in 1971. And yes, he started losing hair in his twenties, but it was not like he bald already back then.