Tuesday, September 23, 2025

James Bond Movie Review: ***^On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

This movie entailed lots of  changes in the Bond franchise.  First we have a different actor playing James Bond, George Lazenby.  We also have a different actor as Blofeld/Number One, Telly Savalas.  However the other regulars are the same.  Money Penny (Lois Maxwell) is especially emotional as Bond beomes engaged to someone else, Tracy (Diana Rigg).  Sraco (Gabriele Ferzetti) portrays Tracy's father and helps Bond with information as well as muscle when it is needed.  Helping Number One is Irma Bunt (Ilse Steppat).  She is helping train young women to become assassins.  They then propose to hold the world hostage with their assassins and are asking for a high ransom.  They have already been sent out into the world. We have skiing chases, and even a bob sled race for new things.  The Bond theme music is oly played towards the end and is missed.  This film also had a different opening motif, without the Bond animation with a gun.  And of course thee is a different romantic Bond, who is more concerned about morals and true love.  But with Bond that can never last.  

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