I saw both Octopussy and Never Say Never Again in 1983. Both movies had gorgeous looking women and both had nice songs. It was a nice treat for Bond fans to see two great movies in a span of 5 months.
@jamiegagg3974 Moore and Connery were good friends of that generation. The media whipped it up into some kind of titanic battle between the two stars, but actually they just discussed who wanted to do which film. Connery didn't want to work with cubby again
"Well, to be perfectly honest...there WAS this girl in Philadelphia..." Okay, this was a good but definitely not the best Bond movie, but man, there were some great James Bond one-liners in it.
+grayfoxfive That I really have to agree with! Actually I totally almost (hehe) forgot I ever uploaded this... good old times man. Bond's multiple liners there were quickly interrupted with "LIAR, SHUT UP & WRITE!!!!" by Fatima Blush :-) The overal humor was greater in this bond movie than most others too. Although others may have been better I always loved this underrated bond movie as one of the best! Remember the part in the local gym and he got into a fight with that oversized heavyweight muscle-man!? "Heavy Mr. Bond!?" Gtggehgbehgbggrrrrr.... hehehe. FOUND IT! /watch?v=cBcFfQvg0Rs
Still...such a waste of a good Bond Girl. That Nicole had potential, she should of had a much more pivotal role in this. Fatima got what she deserved for sonehow zip-locking and drowning her in the waterbed.
@@matthewschrier6260 True, but she got herself killed by Fatima sadly... makes you wonder how "skilled" she was. But would've liked to see more of her as well in this movie.
Marcus Rotkirch with Fatima Blush being the physically enhanced/improved stronger/tougher version of Fiona Volpe from Thunderball Fatima Blush should be physically strong enough/tough enough 2 take getting hit by way more than 1 bullet/round ranging from pistol rounds - rifle rounds without bulletproof armor/vest!
@@jjryan1352 ya mean getting hit where she got hit by the bullet of the pin right? Plus with Fatima Blush being a boss in this scene in a way just how many/much 7.65mm pistol bullets/rounds, 8mm Nambu pistol bullets/rounds, 9x19mm pistol bullets/rounds, .44 Magnum pistol bullets/rounds, .45 ACP pistol bullets/rounds, .303 rifle bullets/rounds, 7.62×39mm rifle bullets/rounds, .44 Rimfire (RF) rifle bullets/rounds & 7.92x57mm Mauser rifle bullets/rounds would cha say Fatima Blush is physically strong enough/tough enough 2 survive/withstand getting hit by in the back/chest of this film without a bulletproof armor/vest if not hit by the Pen Gun?
She’s the most entertaining actor in this film by far, always chewing the scenery, having a ball and just hamming it up, and also being drop-dead gorgeous yet seductive cunning and completely venomous a real proto-Onatopp in verve & vigour. Love Barbara Carrera in this movie, its radiant how much fun she’s having making the film, and she makes one of the most memorable Bond henchmen/villains for it. After she dies its all downhill.
Sean Connery says he'll never make another James Bond movie, and maybe I believe him. But the fact that he made this one, so many years later, is one of those small show-business miracles that never happen. There was never a Beatles reunion. Bob Dylan and Joan Baez don't appear on the same stage anymore. But here, by God, is Sean Connery as Sir James Bond. Good work, 007. - Roger Ebert.
I agree with Ebert, love seeing Connery back in the tux, and back in good spirit. But man Ebert had an insane sort of inconsistency, that he preferred this to Octopussy is a bit ludicrous, love both movies but ik this one is very flawed, though ofc still very fun in its insanity.
+Peter Pham But Connery does look better here than he does in Diamonds Are Forever. His eyebrows looked a bit weird in Diamonds Are Forever compared to his first 5 Bond films. Here, they look normal again.
This was how an 18 year old me learned to ride a motorcycle. I watched this and could ride pretty close without the effects driven stunts. Wheelies out the door all day long man! Thanks Bond!
I loved Barabra Carrera since I love women with long black hair. I come from a country where all the women have long black hair. She was great in Centennial, I the Jury and Masada.
FATIMA BLUSH: "Guess where you get the first one..." JB: "....Well, in view of your hatred of men" And "LIAR!!!" immediately after by FATIMA BLUSH rofl lulz lolz 😂🤣
Technical objection: she explodes with flames instead of a fountain of goo, and if all that's left is her smoking shoes... wth was that pen packed with?!?!?! When Mythbusters did an exploding pen a la Goldeneye, it was a pretty big pen to do any damage worth noting! But pulling back the objection... wow she was nuts, and vain, and he got her right in the ego!
8:47 I don't know why, but the way that shot plays out in slow motion always makes me laugh. I think it's mainly the way Bond hits the floor as Fatima explodes.
i liked the little jazz snippets in this scene but basically this scene only . Pity the film couldnt maintain the pace of this and the Pat Roach fight scene . Think it wouldve turned out better. Still think its one of the best photographed Bond films
I read up on those bikes, good motorcycles from what I hear - it's just a shame the Turbo motorcycles of the 1980s never took off in success, because they are very capable vehicles, the Honda CX500, the Suzuki XN85, the Kawasaki GP750 and of course, the Yamaha XJ650 Turbos
@@grahamevans9296 Overweight, overpriced and to a certain degree underpowered. Tha Kawasaki did have some power, but when it was introduced the Turbo-mania was more or less over.
Ah, those early 80s car chases. James Bond films always set the standard for these kinds of scenes. In the 21st Century era of CGI and electric cars, will we lose the ability to perform these kinds of stunts?
given congestion and complexity of getting locations actually cleared for a given shot... i doubt any of the roads in this would ever be empty enough to do this stuff now... it feels like since the 2000s, shots involving landmarks are getting scarce unless cgi. i hate to think what it costs to close down a main city arterial road... when a few geeks on puters can sort of achieve the same look... sort of. sigh.
8:46 *music plays james bond, age 52, was accompanied by his good friend felix leiter in his escape. He is currently infiltrating largo's yacht, the flying saucer. *roll credits
Spihk Heartbust!? Go now quickly & Heartbust Mates internet friends for all time Mechanics who Worked on a Car Parked near Bain Server that Viewers Saw Sparks from Bozeman Hotmail Recipient's Car to the Same Car Parked near Bain Server!!
It was the front drop-down wheel guard. Although the whole bike was left to the disposal of the French police, so if anything the bit that dropped off was the only part returned.
This scene and earlier scene "Jack Petachi stealing the warheads" are actually both brilliant!!! NSNA(1983) is a pretty good Bond film! And it IS official Bond film! Kevin McClory had every rights to do this film! It's just not "EON productions" Bond film.
the only Bond Movie that needed to be redone over and was acceptable was Casino Royale of which there were 3 first one was in the 50's with an American James Bond second was a James Bond Spoof with Peter Sellers and the last one was a perfect James Bond Story with Daniel Craig but Thunderball should have been left alone it did not need to be brought back to life and named Never Say Never. I Only liked Never Say Never because Sean Connery was playing 007 other then that i didn't care much for the movie but that is just my opinion but i love every other bond film
Seriously, any GOOD R5-turbo driver would be even HARDER to catch-up to, on ANY bike. Next to the Renault Alpine, that's the quickest, ANGRIEST little French box of 'Hate' ever to come out of that country...lol
kudos to the stunt performers . seeing as the car is french i would say remy jullienne is the car driver as he did in most bonds of this era , i don't know who the motorcyclist was . could be one of many stunt men
Yeah, replace most of the music and give this Film a proper Gunbarrel-Opening and a title sequence for the song and it would be much better. edit: and replace the Lani Hall-Song with the unused one performed by Phyllis Hyman. I like that one much more.
Schwatvogel The Hyman song is better but I was never too crazy about it. In general, 1983 was not a good year for Bond songs. All Time High is among the worst Bond songs ever.
Of the three songs, the one by Hyman is the only one that actually sounds like a real Bond-Song. Probably not one of the best, but better than either the Lani Hall-one or 'All time High'
Pity, this film desperately needs rescoring - some of Marvin Hamlisch's The spy who loved me score would have suited this film - less disco as this wouldve been 1983 , but some of more thrilling action packed segments of that earlier bond film.
Michel Legrand played it like it's another version of The Thomas Crown Affair, which is why the scene felt so wrong. And as for Barbara Carrera, she's overhamming as Fatima. Not elegant as Luciana Paluzzi's Fiona Volpe.
Fabulous action sequence! One of the best, in one of the best Bond films. Loved it! And Sean Connery looked great! This film contained terrific action scenes. All a vast improvement over Connery’s previous outing, which included: drowning an enemy in mud, getting outsmarted by stereotypical gay killers, a stupid car chase through Vegas, and getting tossed around by two Amazons!
Ya never really know Fatima Blush also probably is physically strong💪enough/physically tough 😤 enough of a fighter/villainess 2 survive/withstand being hit in the back torso/chest torso/on the sides torso by more than 8 8×22mm Nambu pistol rounds (bullets), more than 6 ricocheted .44 Magnum pistol rounds (bullets) from her own Smith & Wesson 29, more than 30 .45 ACP pistol rounds (bullets), more than 20 7.62×39mm rifle rounds (bullets), more than 10 .303 rifle rounds (bullets), more than 15 .44 Rimfire (RF) rifle rounds (bullets) & more than 5 7.92x57mm Mauser rifle rounds (bullets) without bulletproof/bullet resistant armor vest right 2 the point in the drive thru tunnel of this scene Bond takes the Beretta 93R from 1 of her underlings as he's clearly/obviously going 2 shoot her in the chest with it Fatima Blush without bulletproof/bullet resistant armor vest is in a way like you'll never have enough bullets 2 kill me Mister Bond/I'm far 2 strong 💪/tough 😤 4 my underlings bullets Mister Bond no matter how many/much of them ya empty in2 my chest he shoots her burst fire mode using up most of the bullets then single shot mode multiple/several times in the chest with that same Beretta 93R she cackles like a hyena & continues cackling after/when getting hit in the chest by every round/more than every round from her underlings Beretta 93R hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Yep didn't really like this movie much myself. Cubby Broccoli wasn't even involved with it and the other Bond which was released a few months before this one Octopussy was much better!!!
Ya also never really know but in the drive thru tunnel of the Motorcycle/Motor Bike Chase scene of this film Bond takes the underlings Beretta 93R as he's clearly/obviously going 2 shoot her in the chest with it Fatima Blush without Bulletproof/Bullet Resistant Armor Vest is in a way like you'll never have enough bullets 2 kill me Mister Bond/I'm far 2 strong 💪/tough 😤 4 my underlings bullets Mister Bond no matter how many/much of them ya empty in2 my chest right 2 the point where he shoots her burst fire mode using up most of the bullets the single shot mode multiple times in the chest she cackles like a hyena & continues cackling after/when getting hit in the chest by every round/more than every round from her underlings Beretta 93R hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
The music is dreadful, there's no James Bond theme, the less said about the theme song, the better....no exciting pre-credit sequence and the whole thing drags on.....I've tried to like it, I really have..
