This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Movie Review: "007: Never Say Never Again"In 1983 the so-called "War of the Bonds" took place in once-in-a-lifetime motion picture history occasion concerning "Octopussy" directed by John Glen starring Roger Moore (1927-2017) for Eon Productions Ltd., which had been released on June 10th to a fair success at the U.S. box office with revenues of roundabout 68 Million U.S. Dollars by 28 Million production costs. "Never Say Never Again" producer Jack Schwartzman (1932-1994) engages intitial 007 actor Sean Connery, at the age of 52, to reprise the character of James Bond in this independent action movie production, which uses loose ingredients of author Ian Fleming's novel "Thunderball" from 1961, where underworld organization "Spectre" pursues plans to steal two nuclear warheads in order to pressure the British government for ransom under the surveillance by "Spectre" #1 henchman, the character of Maximilian Largo, here performed with vicious pleasures by actor Klaus-Maria Brandauer, who fights Bond in unlikely repetitious underwater action scene including shark attack, which have a far more realistic touch against the original 007 movie from 1965 directed by Terence Young (1915-1994). Nevertheless "Never Say Never Again" directed by Irvin Kershner (1923-2010), who had been responsible for the highly-dramatic "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) contracted by executive producer and "Star Wars" copyright holder George Lucas, gives Sean Connery his screen moments of undeniable charms in the part, which made him famous in the year of 1962 in order to carry this out-of-the-usual Bond movie to the finish lines of motion picture entertainment, that furthermore gathers momentum through a fulminate supporting cast inlcuding actress Kim Basinger, at the age of 29, in the role of Domino, which then again stays all too passive against the 1965 pendant actress Claudine Auger as actor Max von Sydow, given face to "Spectre" headmaster Blofeld including obligatory white cat on his lap, when Bond must endure an engaging fist fight at a full of comedy moments health farm sequence over a motorcycle-car chase and a couple of machine gun shoot-outs, timidly captured by cinematographer Douglas Slocombe (1913-2016). The visual image system of "Never Say Never Again" presents plainview, full contact action beats of the 1980s with an higher-noted production budget of estimated 36 Million U.S. Dollars, which gets put mainly into satisfactions of crew and cast, extravagant on-location day-to-day shootings and fewer gadgets then "Octopussy", when this rivaling Bond movie, premiering four months after its opponent on October 6th 1983 to budget-exceeding box office success and delivers even in today's revisits due to an extraordinary chemistry of the envolved cast members.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

The final installment in Connery/Bond series finds 007 on a mission to thwart Spectre which has threatened to blow up cities if a ransom is not paid . James Bond (Sean Connery who shows his face clean-shaven and wearing a variety of grey and brown wigs) matches wits with a nasty , good-looking tycoon , Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer) , who is holding the world nuclear hostage as part of a diabolical plan schemed by Espectre led by a sinister leader (Max Von Sydow) . As Emilio Largo , is a ruthless and flamboyant enforcer who has hatched a scheme against the North Atlantic Treaty powers . British send his "00" agent , James Bond , to recover the warheads before SPECTRE carries out its threat to detonate the devices on the UK and US mainlands . As the world is held hostage by the threat of a nuclear nightmare , Bond jumps into action , racing against the clock as the trail leads him to tropical Nassau . Later on , Bond facing off heavies and bedding a lot of pink and dust beauties (Barbara Carrera as Fatima Blush , Kim Basinger as Domino , Valerie Leon , among others) . Will 007 prevent the killing of millions of innocent victims?Connery returns to the world of Bond after 12 years , it results to be smooth in this peculiar remake of ¨Thunderball¨(1965) by Terence Young with Claudine Auger , Adolfo Celi , Luciana Paluzzi . The noisy action is staged with all the mechanical efficiency of the classic Bond pictures with a bit more bite . After Diamonds are forever (1971) Sean told her he'd never play James Bond again, there he was, playing James Bond again , her response was for him to "never say never again" ; however , for a big salary he accepted this film . Although Connery is back to recover two nuclear warheads stolen , purists will have qualms deeming this part of the official Bond series since longtime producers Albert ¨Cubby¨ Broccoli , Harry Saltzman , had nothing to do with this endeavor . This Bond film was not part of the franchise produced by these producers , but here Kevin McClory who was producer and co-writer of Thunderball (1965), won a legal battle against Ian Fleming to make his own Bond movie , the settlement stipulated that it had to effectively be a remake of Thunderball . Here James Bond/Connery bedding a variety of wonderful women , the bond girls are the followings : Kim Basinger as the beautiful heroine , Barbara Carrera is excellently cast as the nasty villainess and the Hammer-girl Valerie Leon . Bond/Connery is given hot competition in the acting department by Klaus Maria Brandauer who makes ¨Largo¨ a stunning , memorable smiling psychotic baddie from Sprectra criminal organization , replacing prior Adolfo Celi . Being Final James Bond film to feature Spectre until recent film Spectre (2015) . Support cast is frankly magnificent as Bernie Casey , Alec McCowen , charming Pamela Salem as Miss Moneypenny , Rowan Atkinson as Embassy official , Edward Fox , Gavan O'Herlihy , Ronald Pickup and brief acting by the busty Bond girl Valerie Leon as Lady in Bahamas .Colorful cinematography by Douglas Slocombe shot on several locations in Côte d'Azur, Antibes, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes,France , Malta Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas , La Alcazaba , Almería, El Ejido, Almería, Andalucia, Spain . However , this ¨Never say never again¨ is hampered by an atrocious soundtrack by Michael Legrand . The motion picture was professionally directed by Irwin Kershener , but with no originality . The main theme that runs through many of his films is social alienation and human weaknesses - although his biggest commercial success was the science fiction blockbuster ¨Star Wars: Episodio V Empire strikes again¨ and made decent sequels as ¨Return a man called horse¨and ¨Robocop II¨. This is an acceptable and passable Bond movie but inferior to other entries . This monarch of mayhem and luxury strides easily back into his kingdom .

I loved the Bond films of the 60s, particularly You Only Live Twice and Diamonds are Forever (the last two for Sean on his first run). I think Connery is the one and only Bond, he made the role his own even if Fleming had something a little different in mind. But looking back the really early Bonds were a little slow to develop and don't age so well. And the Moore Bonds are not watchable for me at this point. Which is why this may now be my favorite Bond movie. Sean is back, self-assured as always, this time there is a lot going on and many scenic locales to visit. Basinger is a solid Bond girl, Carrera is made for the femme fatale role, Brandauer is a little weak but somewhat effective in a delicate sort of way. The basic plot has been done a million times before but it's great to see Connery one more time in his most famous role.

Being "unofficial" means that this entry in the Bond series has no returning cast members apart from Sean Connery, but the mainstays (Moneypenny, M, Felix) are played by different actors which is somewhat confusing. The budget looks (not sure whether it IS, though) much lower than one of the Moore Bond films, with very poor back projection in the special effects sequences and some incredibly dated computer stuff in the form of a game in which two players launch warheads at each other and attempt to blow each other up. If somebody says that this is a highlight of the film, I have to say that the film is in big trouble!Connery is back, in his early 50s by this time, noticeably slurring his words and wearing an incredible fake toupee. Well, it's sad to say that he STILL manages to upstage the rest of the cast but that isn't difficult when the villain is played by the miscast Klaus Maria Brandauer who acts more like a spoilt mummy's boy than a super villain. We also have the silly Barbara Carrera as a femme fatale who explodes after a gadget goes wrong, Kim Basinger as a highly forgettable Bond girl, and some other British mainstays like Rowan Atkinson, Valerie Leon, Anthony Sharp, and Edward Fox in supporting roles. None of them makes much of an impact.Weirdly, the film starts off brilliantly with a superb fight between Connery and Pat Roach, a hulking brute of a man. Their fight takes place in a country hospital and is greatly choreographed with lots of props and furniture being smashed up. That's the highlight of the film. The only other action takes the form of a motorbike chase (in which Connery's bike flies through the air at every opportunity) and some murky underwater shenanigans filmed by none other than Ricou Browning! The plot is the similar to that in THUNDERBALL and its easy to say which is the better film. The script is silly, but no more so than any other Bond film of the period, and the music is very bad. For an hour nothing happens in the way of action at all! A pointless, bland, boring Bond movie that makes me wish Connery could have just gone out on a high with DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER instead of lowering his status with this mild tosh.