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"And the kitchen sink": Let's discuss... Thunderball (1965)/ Poll
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Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
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Honerly-dokerly, peeps, our latest thread dedicated to discussing an individual Bond film is concerned with looking at all-things Thunderball.
Yup, the fourth 007 blockbuster - and it certainly was a blockbuster too, selling more tickets than any other Bond adventure. It has a lot to boast: fantastically fanciable girls, beautiful, glamorous locations and a fine, fine score from John Barry. And yet, for me, TB lacks punch; the plot ensures there's a genuine urgent-as-the-plague threat against Britain, but unless you knew you wouldn't be able to tell, with Conners contiously sauntering about like a lazy panther and the film's pace at times almost in reverse. The action sequences are a little lacklustre too really, but the humour is often spot-on and the overall effect, unquestionably, is rompishly and luxuriantly entertaining. So certainly not the best, but far, far from the worst.
Don't forget to vote in the poll too, guys... :)
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Honerly-dokerly, peeps, our latest thread dedicated to discussing an individual Bond film is concerned with looking at all-things Thunderball.
Yup, the fourth 007 blockbuster - and it certainly was a blockbuster too, selling more tickets than any other Bond adventure. It has a lot to boast: fantastically fanciable girls, beautiful, glamorous locations and a fine, fine score from John Barry. And yet, for me, TB lacks punch; the plot ensures there's a genuine urgent-as-the-plague threat against Britain, but unless you knew you wouldn't be able to tell, with Conners contiously sauntering about like a lazy panther and the film's pace at times almost in reverse. The action sequences are a little lacklustre too really, but the humour is often spot-on and the overall effect, unquestionably, is rompishly and luxuriantly entertaining. So certainly not the best, but far, far from the worst.
Don't forget to vote in the poll too, guys... :)
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I've never been particularly fond of the rocket pack sequence for instance. It feels like it's taken straight out of a comic strip and screams to the kids "Look up in the sky. Is it a bird? is it a plane? no its James Bond and his new rocket pack." It's gimicky with a capital G - and I normally don't mind a few gadgets.
There is also one fairly obvious plot hole, what happened to the short bloke at the end when Bond and Domino were rescued?
Still, overall a fun 2 hours of escapism but it feels a little inferior compared to the first 3 IMO.
7/10
Yes.
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I like your way with words, JBFan626.
Here's a well made fan tribute to TB
I give the film a solid 10/10.
The action scenes, for me, are some of the finest action scenes in the series; the film is not as action-packed as other films of the franchise, its story and characters still take precedence in my view and the film has a cooler pace, taking time to enjoy its scenery and mystery.
Still, the action scenes that exist in the film are spectacular. Bond's fight with Bouvar remains one of the finest one-on-one fight scenes of the series, for example. Also, while the underwater photography is brilliant all-around, especially brilliant is the climactic underwater battle which I argue has aged very well as an exciting - but brutal - underwater struggle.
I think TB does well on the substance score as well. There is a lot of character-telling moments for Bond throughout the film, a lot of badassery and humor but also a lot of compassion and mistakes as well. Domino too is one of the more dimensional Bond Girls of the series, I would argue, for the way that she has to grapple with her trapped situation with Largo, her affection for Bond, the loss of her brother - and she gets tortured in a way that has no equal in the series.... then she actually dispatches the Bond Villain herself, saving Bond. Kind of interesting within the context of the rest of the Bond films.
One of my favorite scenes of the film explores both Bond and Domino in a quick breath during their short dance....
Domino: [speaking of her brother] He's a wonderful person. The trouble is, I never meet anyone like him.
Bond: Only men like Largo and myself.
Domino: You are not like Largo.
Bond: Really? Why do you say that?
Domino: The way you... hold me.
It's a very short and subtle scene, but I believe that it is also a very deep one. I think that it can be misconstrued as a, for the lack of a better term, one of those "the Bond Girl fawns all over Bond" scenes but careful attention reveals something else: Bond is very quick to lump his own name alongside of the villain. Bond knows he is as violent and cold as the villains, he is just on the right side, and does not think too much of himself. But Domino sees things differently - and Bond has to ask why. Domino sees Bond's good side right away, just by the way he holds her. It is a great little scene, I think.
Well, I would wrap things up with a concluding sentence about how I think TB is one of the best films of the series and that I gave it a 10 on this particular discussion thread.... but I figure all that is apparent.
8.5/10
Haven't seen it from start to finish for eons, if it comes on TV then if there's nothing else on or I'm at a particular loose end I may tune in just to see some bits here and there but for as long as I can remember it's never been a favorite and some bits especially in the second half drag on and you wonder if there will ever be an end
Adolfo Celi was a poor villain and never really appeared menacing at any stage.
The pre credits sequence with Bond on a rocket pack sailing through the air seemed a bit far fetched, and this was just 1965 @-)
It sits proudly at #3 on my list at the moment.
The PTS for TB is one of my favourites and Bond at his most brutal.
As for Adolfo Celi as Largo,i thought he was brilliant in the role and brought a cool calm menace to it.