Viewed in
2010
Formats
HD TV
Premise
Sean Connery returns as an aged James Bond. Allegedly a remake of Thunderball.
Hated
How un-Bond-like this was.
Thoughts
Much like an older Connery, it was slow and clumsy.
The motorcycle chase scene was pretty cool, and I liked the casting of Max von Sydow and Kim Basinger. Other than that, not much to complement.
Having an older Bond dealing with the times was an interesting premise, for about twenty minutes. After that, I began to wish for the good old familiar formula. There was no theme song with naked ladies, no gun-barrel opening, no Q, and different actors for Moneypenny and Felix Leiter. Everything just felt foreign. And what was up with that ridiculously confusing laser video game they were playing?
Currently, I have not watched Thunderball, so I do not know its connections. Allegedly, this was a remake.
Considered to be the "unofficial" Bond movie, I would agree that this movie never happened.
What I would change
Never made this movie.
Random
Talia Shire as a consultant?
