Never Say Never Again
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Movie Reviews of Never Say Never Again
Movie Review: Better Than Thunderball, good Bond film
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched this movie and I have also seen "Thunderball", of which this is a remake and I must say I prefer this one by far.
- Maximilian Largo is much better in this one than in "Thunderball", he actually looks like a real criminal mastermind rather than an Austin Powers caricature
- The chicks are at least as good, especially Bond's beautiful and dangerous lady opponent
- It doesn't feature the lenghty and boring underwater scenes + the disturbing shrill screaching and painful sound effects of Thunderball
- The technical equipment is more up-to-date and believable than in Thunderball, I actually liked the video game that gives you electric shocks, great idea
- The locations are beautiful, not half of the time filmed in semi-darkness where you can hardly see anything, as is the case in Thunderball
- Fast paced action and plenty of humour, especially in the first half of the film
The only real point of criticism I have is that the end is too drawn out and the actors appear a bit unmotivated towards the end. All in all a great Bond movie and I must say, my favourite of all the Connery Bonds. I know this is sure to be an unpopular opinion here, but the 1960s Bonds all appear either technically flawed, everything has a movie set plastic look, or they are ordinary spy movies without the typical Bond extras.
Movie Review: The "red-headed step-child" of the Bond series
Summary: 4 Stars
Bond fans often turn up their noses with the mention of this film. They've called it "Connery at his worst" or complained that it's not a "genuine" entry in the series. Yet, I went to see it when it was first released & liked it. A remake of the classic "Thunderball", it's flawed & imperfect, but still an enjoyable film. It was great to see Sean Connery again in his "007" status, playing an older Bond, but one which hasn't lost his knack for adventure & romance.
While some of the trademarks are missing---understandably, since it was made outside the home studios of MGM/UA---it's the film itself that counts, and Connery makes the most of it, showing all the other Bond actors how it's done. He slips back into the role so easily that it's as if he never left.
It also benefits from a first-rate villain in actor Klaus Maria Brandauer as Largo, a baddie who's more complex than the sum of his parts. Kim Basinger--here at the beginning of her film career--plays the typical Bond babe who finds herself in a power struggle between Bond & Largo.
This is a much-maligned film that deserves a second look.
Movie Review: Good remake and a welcome return for Connery
Summary: 4 Stars
I know many fellow Bond fans disagree, but I always thought "Thunderball" was the weakest of Connery's Bond movies. So, it was the perfect candidate for a remake, and for copyright reasons, that's just what Never Say Never Again is. And it's a welcome return for Connery as Bond.
Being made by different producers, the movie doesn't have the classic gun barrel sequence or the Maurice Binder opening credits, but it still feels like a bona fide James Bond movie, much thanks to great locations, fun gadgets and Klaus Maria Brandauer's great villain.
My main problem with Thunderball is the sleep inducing underwater sequences. Even though this movie is just as long as Thunderball, the underwater sequences are shorter, and there's more excitement before the climactic scenes (I actually enjoyed the admittedly very dated video game scene).
So I'm going to be blasphemous and say I actually enjoy this movie more than Thunderball. It's a fun movie, and a must see for all Bond fans.
Movie Review: Think it over; what does never mean?
Summary: 4 Stars
This film was the perfect farewell to Sean Connery -The best Bond ever- . After more than a decade with Roger Moore, it was decided to make a funny remake of Thunderball with lots of finest humor and obviously double sense jokes.
The presence of a splendid cast : Max von Sydow and the third best villain of Bond series, Klaus Maria Bandauer and the glorious beauty of the talented and promising by then actress Kim Bassinger who besides became the maxim sex symbol of the eighties- the first Bond girl who eventually would receive an Academy Award, years before Halle Berry repeated the same feat, makes of this work a sympathetic evasion film who will remind Connery with an excess of free radicals and toxins.
Watch for the male villain: the dazzling and exuberant Barbara Carrera.
An unusual film a bit overlong perhaps, working out more as a tribute to Connery instead just another additional Bond entry. I presume Kershner was the chosen director after having worked in Connery's first comedy in the late sixties: A fine madness.
Movie Review: Doesn't take itself too seriously.
Summary: 4 Stars
...which is much more than I can say about the vast majority of the Brosnan Bonds -- which is unfortunate as Pierce had such a great sense of humor in Remington Steele. Never Say Never again does not have any of the trappings of the Ken Adam/John Barry masterpieces, but if you just accept it for what it is, and follow Connery's lead, it's pretty fun!
And there are some fabulous things in the film. Klaus Maria Brandauer gives one of the best performances ever as a Bond villain, and his torture-laden video game is brilliant. Some of the location work is excellent, as is the final set. Barabara Carrerra and Bond have a fabulous last scene together. Wrap it all up in a mega-camp theme song and Connery winking at the camera... you just gotta roll with it.