She's fiercely independent but also mixed-up and suicidal, and when she and Bond fall in love both of their lives may change for the better.
Bond uses his leave of absence to track down the mysterious adventuress Tracy (Diana Rigg). 'M" (Bernard Lee) removes James Bond (George Lazenby) from the Blofeld case. The storyline of On Her Majesty's Secret Service has been compared to the saga of a Knight of the Round Table. But when Lazenby is in action he's terrific - director Peter Hunt and editor John Glen make him look invincible. Sean Connery carries over some of this thug appeal, while George Lazenby only fully becomes James Bond when he's in action. Face it, James Bond really originated as a variation on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, a hard-chiseled guy who exuded a powerful set of masculine pheromones.
Some critics found that Lazenby was more like the Bond of the novels, although Ian Fleming described 007's sexual appeal as more a chemical reaction than a beauty contest. He's not a bruiser like Connery (who always suggested the instincts of an educated thug) but is instead a gentleman snob in the old sense, more willing to state that his crazy profession is all in the interest of his Queen and Country. James Bond is George Lazenby, a tall, athletic male model with rugged good looks. Happily, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is so different from the previous Bonds that we accept that it's happening in a parallel universe. How come Blofeld doesn't recognize Bond, from back in that exploding volcano? Besides the obvious change of leading player, it's the series' first major break in continuity. When Bond finally tracks down Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Japan, he's supposed to be obsessed with the idea of avenging the death of his bride Tracy at the finale of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. They'd made the films out of order, which messes up the continuity in Bond's life. Bored of the lame roles, wishing to avoid being typecast and unhappy with the unending frenzy of publicity, Sean Connery quit.ĭanjaq had to start from square one. By the time the cataclysmic final battle in a rocket base comes along, he's barely more than a supporting player.
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Bond plays his role as if he were a dull hero in a Republic serial from the '40s. You Only Live Twice was a science fiction film treating Japan as an exotic fantasyland. It was such a rush job that it had to be restructured in the editing room, tossing charactersization and the storyline more or less out the window. To save time, Thunderball was filmed by multiple second units working simultaneously on different continents. Thunderball and You Only Live Twice became objects of national pride and ostentatious success, throwing ever-more grandiose sets and battles at the viewer. After building the legend of Sean Connery as Bond across three exciting, innovative pictures, Danjaq began to lose focus. Broccoli, Harry SaltzmanĪlways the mongrel puppy in the litter, ignored by the 007 organization as a wrong turn in their 50 year-old gold mine franchise, 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service is indeed a different animal than the rest of the official James Bond movies. Written by Richard Maibaum from the novel by Ian Fleming Starring George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Lois Maxwell, George Baker, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Angela Scoular, Catherine Schell, Julie Ege, Mona Chong, Sylvana Henriques, Sally Sheridan, Joanna Lumley, Zaheera, Anouska Hempel, Ingrid Back, Helena Ronee. Street Date Octo(Best Buy exclusive, for the moment) / 9.99
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