Thunderball
Thunderball
PG | 29 December 1965 (USA)
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A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

Reviews
Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
stormhawk2018 This is the fourth entry in the James Bond series, and this timearound Bond once again finds himself squaring off against international criminal organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E.- specifically their member Emilio Largo- an eye patch wearing nut job who drops enemies and ineffectual henchman into a tank full of hungry sharks. Largo has hijacked a NATO nuclear bomber and hidden the bombs in the ocean depths. He gives the British government one week to pay him a ransom of 1,000,000 pounds or else he'll launch the weapons. Well, it doesn't take long before Bonds sets of for Nassau to foil this diabolical plot, and he's get a few beautiful woman to accompany him along the way. This is a fun one. It's Connery (once again), and, while he's not as strong as he was in the previous two entries, he's still quite strong here, and very comfortable with the role. It's a solid film, but maybe one of my least favorite of the Connery era. It's not a bad movie, just not quite as exciting as some of the others. It's a bit goofy, but I think it really only adds to the charm. Plus, we get some great underwater scenes, and those are quite well done, especially for the time period. Those are some of the best parts, but the cinematography in general is quite good, and there's some okay land sequences as well. With a decent title theme from Tom Jones, a fine score in general, and an entertaining title sequence, this is a really fun movie, and a decent entry in the long running series. Give it a go.
Kingslaay Thunderball has be one of the greatest Bond films of all time. Sean Connery was firmly cemented in his role as 007 and played it to perfection. A number of elements need to be in place for an excellent Bond film. Besides a great actor it should contain a great plot, a good villain to pull of this plot, excellent supporting characters and good direction to ensure the film does not go astray. Thunderball contained all these elements and follows this formula after Goldfinger. Since a lot of this film is related to the sea and being under water it was quite enjoyable to watch some good action sequences under water. Despite being made in 1965 this film has aged very well and one can almost appreciate watching it today as one would have in the 1960s. Thunderball keeps you on the edge of your seat and time really went by fast in this iconic spy film.
LeonLouisRicci The Fourth Film in the Series did Control Itself, for the most part, but Not Completely. Trying to Top "Goldfinger" (1964) the Producers go Over-the-Top for the First Time. Not Way Over-the-Top, but OTT nonetheless. The Opening with the Jetpack and the End with the most Elaborate Underwater Sequence ever Filmed (maybe even to this day), some have said that it goes On for too Long, but Not Really.The Movie only goes OTT in "Splashes" and does not Change the Tone of the Series up to that point, much, but it is there as a Harbinger of Things to Come.The Bond Girls are Appropriately Beautiful and Deadly. The "Tom Jones" Song behind the Signature Credit Sequence is Bombastic and one of the Best. Sean Connery has Hit His Stride and was Riding the Wave of the Series Super-Success and Still Commands the Role.Spectre is Involved and Bond Sees the Octopus Ring Proudly Displayed throughout. It's a Glorious Looking Film and was a High Box Office Topper. Not Considered the Best Bond on most Lists, but it is almost Always Ranked in the Top Ten.The Violence, at times, Shows Signs of the "New Hollywood" Style that would become Full Blown after the Code Completely Broke Down, and if You ever Wondered where the Action Hero's got the Idea to End a Killing with a "One Liner" look at James Bond, because He is the Instigator.The Series itself Instigated Many Things that would become Movie Clichés over the Years, and not just in the Bond Films. It also Remains the Longest Running Continuous Film Franchise in History. His Antics with the Bond Girls may be Antiquated but it is Fun to Dust Off Antiques now and then to See History Revealed.
Rodain "Bond.. James Bond.""I never work out, have a hairy chest, going bald on my head, skinny and lanky and abuse women by slapping them around, hitting them and is a general male chauvinistic and misogynist pig. Yet all the women WANT me!"This movie is more fantasy than Lord of the Rings.Sean Connery WISHES he was James Bond in real life. He "ain't".What a horrible, narcissistic, ridiculous and over pretentious film from beginning to end.I actually enjoyed the film "From Russia with Love" but this trash deserves a low of a score as possible.