Not the best Bond, but infinitely more enjoyable than…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — George Lazenby
blackavar-bunnie — 18 years ago(October 23, 2007 09:26 AM)
Anything Brosnan did after Goldeneye. What were they thinking, turning Bond into an ingratiating, punspouting, metrosexual pansy?
I think that Lazenby receives an undeserved bad rap because of OHMSS. The entire movie was dull, unengaging, and dreary. The plot was ridiculous, the locales boring, and the dialogue I would not wish on anyone. The only good part about the movie was Lazenby! If you're still hanging around, sir, do know that I firmly believe the bad reputation you've earned is really quite the fault of the rest of the production crew.
I severely doubt that putting Connery in OHMSS would have made the movie any better, and Lazenby gets to be the scapegoat. Hardly just, in my opinion. -
frana43 — 17 years ago(April 10, 2008 10:22 AM)
IMHO the only drawback with "OHMSS" is that the fight scenes were fast-paced.
I wish Lazenby had either acted in the above film and "Diamonds Are Forever"
or been in both films and played 007 from 1973-81, if Moore had been rejected.
And I also agree "OHMSS" would not have suited Connery's Bond at all. -
kate-moore-423-150916 — 12 years ago(October 27, 2013 04:10 AM)
Not much to say about George Lazenby as James Bond, he did one film so it's not fair to compare him to Connery or Moore. A few things I did like about OHMSS was that car scenes were from inside the car, not awful backdrops, and the fights seemed to be better choreographed, aside from the over-used upward swing punches. I'm also not sure why all the ladies adored Bond rant endlessly about heraldry - I would have been bored to tears.
Roger Moore and Pearce Brosnan didn't write the cheesy puns they had to read out, I cringe at all the sexual innuendos in the older Bond films - they might be excusable in the 60s and 70s because of the era, but in Die Another Day rolls eyes yes we got the "thrust of it". -
ShadeGrenade — 12 years ago(November 30, 2013 12:31 AM)
Anyone who thinks Moore's Bond reminds them of their grandmothers needs their head examined. He did a great job as Bond, and was the longest surviving performer in the role ( 1973-85 ). The sexual innuendos were all part and parcel of the Bond formula in those days. Its all changed now, of course. I was pleased to see in 'Skyfall', Bond got his sense of humour back. 'Quantum Of Solace' was utter hell to sit through. 'O.H.M.S.S.' was voted 'Best Bond Film' last year by the James Bond Appreciation Society ( of which I am a member ), a well-deserved victory.
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brianinnh — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 02:53 PM)
Moore may have been okay in 73, but by the late 70s he was way too old for the character and the whole idea of him bedding Grace Jones made my scrotum retract. It was the equivalent of watching my grandfather bedding a cheap hooker and unable to get it up and almost certainly the reason they finally replaced him.
My major problem was that I had known him as the Saint for many years and therefore couldn't be Bond, that and the fact the hair changed colour. Having Craig totally change the character was one thing, having Moore replace Connery was, to me, a failure. -
hmss-1 — 17 years ago(April 29, 2008 08:31 PM)
Any hardcore Bond fan will tell you that OHMSS is one of the best in the entire series. It had one of the best musical scores, the best woman, some of the best action scenes and a three dimentional story. It was also one of the closest movies to FLeming's original book.
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rlljr — 17 years ago(May 22, 2008 11:33 AM)
I agree, OHMSS did have the best musical score of all the Bond films. Plus the most beautiful Bond girl of them all (Diana Rigg). The ending was the most sad and heartbreaking ending of any Bond film.
George had big shoes to fill and he did it well. Roger Moore grew on you later but after that the Bonds never grew on me even though I never miss a new Bond movie. -
rlljr — 17 years ago(May 24, 2008 07:46 AM)
I agree with you on a couple of takes. First off your saying you hated Sean Connery as Bond because you personnaly don't like him as a person. That's fine.
I agree that Geroge Lazenby should have continued in more Bond films. Roger Moore made Bond more fun. Dalton and Brosnan made Bond to serious. It's a movie for crying out loud, you have to make it fun for the audience. Im not sure about Craig yet. -
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hrafn1 — 17 years ago(July 25, 2008 07:41 AM)
Lazenby was good and would have been a great Bond had he played in 3-4 films. And OHMSS is the greatest Bond film. It has a very good Bond, a great villain, the greatest Bond girl and one of the greatest music scores in Bond history. The film is slow paced and for some that is a problem but those can not be fans of Fleming's 007 as that is how the novels are. OHMSS is very similar to the novel which is why fans of Fleming (like myself) love this film. On top of that it has some of the greatest action scenes in history.
However, there is one bad mistake in it. Why doesn't Bond kill Blofeld in the end. Fleming's character would have made sure he was dead. Then he could have married his wife and quit the service.
The reason is obvious. The ending is different in the novel (in which Blofeld escapes from Bond) and if Bond had finished Blofeld off Tracy wouldn't have died in the end and thus the film would not have been as great. I still wish they had let Blofeld escape in the end like he did in the novel as that is more realistic. But I can live with one little fault. The rest of the film is perfect.
I say, almost two years later.