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Guy HamiltonPhotographie:
Ted MooreMusique:
John BarryActeurs·trices:
Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Bruce Cabot, Jimmy Dean, Lois Maxwell, Norman Burton, Bruce Glover, Bernard Lee, Putter Smith (plus)VOD (4)
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James Bond croit s’être enfin débarrassé du terrible Blofeld. Pourtant, lorsque le marché mondial des diamants s’assèche de manière suspecte, 007 découvre que Blofeld projette d’utiliser les joyaux pour faire fonctionner un satellite laser capable de détruire toute la planète. (MGM/United Artists)
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Not a strong screenplay, but the action scenes are inventive. This is quite a respectable departure by Connery, the Bond charm is still there, but compared to the slim figure of the past, he’s getting a bit of a belly. Finalization of the Blofeld storyline is well-engineered, the chase in the moon buggy was a blast from the past and it seems that the slick murdering duo inspired Frank Miller in Sin City.
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Connery's weakest Bond film = three and a half stars, rounded up. The biggest problem with Diamonds Are Forever is the script. It is uninteresting and confusing story-wise, especially the entire second third of the film. Fortunately, there is no shortage of interesting skirmishes and various "tricks". The three best moments are definitely the fight in the elevator (a truly imaginative scene), the great coffin scene and the car chase (the one in the moon buggy and the Las Vegas one at night). The ending of the film doesn't offend either, but somehow it doesn't have the proper Bond-esque grace. John Barry's song and music are of a traditionally high standard, and Bond has a number of pretty ladies at his disposal here. Like I said, three and a half, no more.
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007__#7__A strange Bond film with a weak script and directed quite badly, but with intriguing characters (the stylish hitmen Wint and Kidd), some interesting moments (Bond in the coffin, the moonwalk chase, the car chase in Las Vegas), but unfortunately a pretty bland story. And speaking of Bond, I would never have believed it would be possible to age so much in four years. Sean had gotten a bit chubbier, no longer resembling the sexy athlete he was in his early days, but more like a middle-aged uncle.
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It is beautifully visible how the creators at the turn of the new decade didn't know where to go and drowned the franchise in various absurdities that make no sense or are in any way innovative. Sean Connery is noticeably older, but he’s still the same old good James, who exchanged his charm for George Lazenby's athleticism – a positive thing. Unfortunately, the pace is considerably uneven and the Vegas setting is disgracefully underused. So all that's left are excellent killers, one decent car chase, and then it's just a messy carnage. The story is also woefully uninteresting and unfortunately unpolished. Roger Moore's advent and the playful 70s full of irony and exaggeration were approaching.
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A slightly weaker Bond movie, but still an excellent and entertaining ride in the unrepeatable style of Sean Connery, the greatest 077 of all time. Its violent charm and uniquely sarcastic "British" humor ("Thank you, gentlemen. I was out for a walk with a rat and got a little lost.") almost make Diamonds Are Forever into an action comedy in places. Blofeld as a villain is not very enlightening, but it works. A few action scenes are very good (the rough fight in an elevator, the chase in the lunar vehicle) and some situations are indelibly engraved into your memory (the cremation practices of the Slumber funeral home). So, we have beautiful women, fast guns and gambling... There are better films before and after, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the shine of diamonds again years later.
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