James Bond ahoy!
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calzephyrWe watched a few more James Bond movies from our big DVD set over the Christmas holidays--I'm just woefully behind logging them.
We watched:
Out of the four, On Her Majesty's Secret Service was my favourite. George Lazenby really wasn't a bad Bond--and maybe it was the performances of Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas that rounded out the movie so well. George Lazenby brought a bit of softness to Bond, and I was not prepared for the ending!
It goes without saying that these movies seem campy to modern audiences — I wonder if they would have felt campy when they were released. The villains are just a step above being Batman henchmen. You Only Live Twice was pretty cringey and Live and Let Die had us reading up on blaxploitation afterwards. Diamonds Are Forever felt too long, although seeing vintage Vegas was pretty cool! In some ways these movies are travelogues from a time when travel was expensive.
When people complain about some of the stunts in a newer franchise, like Fast & Furious, they're forgetting things like the epic ski chase or boat chase from Bond--both of which seem a little silly today!
We watched:
- You Only Live Twice (Bond in Japan)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (with George Lazenby)
- Diamonds Are Forever (Bond in Las Vegas)
- Live and Let Die (first movie with Roger Moore)
Out of the four, On Her Majesty's Secret Service was my favourite. George Lazenby really wasn't a bad Bond--and maybe it was the performances of Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas that rounded out the movie so well. George Lazenby brought a bit of softness to Bond, and I was not prepared for the ending!
It goes without saying that these movies seem campy to modern audiences — I wonder if they would have felt campy when they were released. The villains are just a step above being Batman henchmen. You Only Live Twice was pretty cringey and Live and Let Die had us reading up on blaxploitation afterwards. Diamonds Are Forever felt too long, although seeing vintage Vegas was pretty cool! In some ways these movies are travelogues from a time when travel was expensive.
When people complain about some of the stunts in a newer franchise, like Fast & Furious, they're forgetting things like the epic ski chase or boat chase from Bond--both of which seem a little silly today!
