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Toy Cars - Bond: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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List Price: $9.94
Our Price: $3.02
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Irvin Allen, George Baker, Yuri Borionko, James Bree, Geoffrey Cheshire
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302380590
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6302380596
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 2000-05-16
Running Time: 142
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1969-12-18
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Summary: 3 stars out of 4
Comment: The Bottom Line:
Lazenby is a bit flat and there's a major plot hole (how come Blofeld doesn't recognize Bond?) but the film is an exceptionally well-crafted thriller/adventure that emerges as one of the best of the Bonds.
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Summary: DVD James Bond
Comment: I haven't received this DVD as yet, apparently the person sending it, didn't use sufficient postage, and it went back return to sender. Needless to say after, paying $12.29 shipping and handling through Amazon, plus the exchasnge om my money.I wasn't to HAPPY. However the sender is trying to rectify this error, and I should get my Husbands, Christmas present, HOPEFULLY sometime in January.
I hope this review of this transaction is helpfull.
This, is the only disappointing transaction we have had with Amazon, lets hope its our last.
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Summary: Underrated, underappreciated Bond
Comment: On Her Majesty's Secret Service has taken a lot of heat over the years for any number of reasons, George Lazenby and Bond getting married are just two of the complaints, but OHMSS is really an above average Bond movie. 007's pursuit of Blofeld has come up empty so "M" takes him off the case, causing Bond to hand in his resignation which "M" counters with a two-week leave. Finally tracking Blofeld down on a remote Swiss Alp mountaintop, Bond uncovers a plot with a unique use of germ warfare created by Blofeld ready to be unleashed on the world. Being a Bond movie, the way the virus is distributed is very interesting. Clocking in at 142 minutes, OHMSS is one of the longer movies in the series, and in that first 45 minutes or so things do drag. The story really picks up when Bond begins to track down his Spectre nemesis Blofeld leading up to the biggest downer ending in the series. No song here, but a memorable take on the theme, lots of good action including a ski chase across the Swiss Alps, and plenty here to recommend.
Often the butt of jokes and pop culture questions (who played Bond in...?), George Lazenby takes the place of Sean Connery as 007, MI6 agent trying to save the world and woo some ladies along the way. Connery will always be the best, but Lazenby does an excellent job with the character. For a guy with no previous acting experience, he handles the action, humor and romance all equally well. Diana Rigg is not your typical Bond girl as Tracy Di Vicenzo, a mobster's daughter who 007 keeps running across. The relationship between Bond and Tracy is different from most of the other movies, but it works pretty well. Telly Savalas is great as Blofeld and really seems to enjoy himself as the super villain. Gabrielle Ferzetti plays Draco, Tracy's father trying to set her up with Bond. And what would a 007 movie be without the regulars, Bernard Lee as "M," Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny, and Desmond Llewelyn as gadgets expert "Q."
If you can find a copy, the DVD is a great addition for fans of the series. The movie looks great in its widescreen presentation, it made me want to go out and ski, to go along with some solid special features. First is an informative making of documentary running 43 minutes with cast and crew, an 11-minute feature about Q and his gadgets, cast and crew documentary, a trailer, TV and radio spots, and a stills gallery. It's an all-around package when so many DVDs are bare-bones. Not often listed as one of the best Bond movies, but it doesn't deserve the poor reputation, give On Her Majesty's Secret Service a try!
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Summary: $4 at Discount Store!!! Ha Ha Ha
Comment: A great Movie for just $4 at the discount store. I bought this new and sealed. HOW CAN THEY CHARGE so much for the same movie $$$$$????
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Summary: This never happened to the other guy
Comment: This is a great Bond film, with the added delight and eventual tragedy of a realistic love story. Bond is cool, suave, tough...but also human. Lazenby is good, with another Bond film or two he probably would have been great. Miss Rigg is my favorite gal in the whole series. Her initial depressed state only makes me care for her the more. Plus being a righteous babe certainly helps. Maybe one of the best Bond music themes also. This is a very satisfying story, with a complete emotional arc. For me this film and Goldfinger are the two best Bonds.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Australian model George Lazenby took up the mantle of the world's most suave secret agent when Sean Connery retired as James Bond--prematurely, it turned out. Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever before leaving the role to Roger Moore and Lazenby's subsequent career fizzled, yet this one-hit wonder is responsible for one of the best Bond films of all time. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 007 leaves the Service to privately pursue his SPECTRE nemesis Blofeld (played this time by Telly Savalas), whose latest master plan involves a threat to the world's crops by agricultural sterilization. Bond teams up with suave international crime lord Draco (Gabriele Ferzetti) and falls in love with--and marries--his elegant daughter, Tracy (Diana Rigg). Bond goes monogamous? Not at first; after all he has Blofeld's harem to seduce. Lazenby hasn't the intensity of Connery but he has fun with his quips and even lampoons the Bond image in a playful pre-credits sequence, and Rigg, fresh from playing sexy Emma Peel in The Avengers, matches 007 in every way. Former editor Peter Hunt makes a strong directorial debut, deftly handling the elaborate action sequences--including a car chase turned road rally through the icy snow--with a kinetic finesse and a dash of humor. Though not a hit on its original release, On Her Majesty's Secret Service has become a fan favorite and the closest the series has come to capturing the spirit of Ian Fleming's books. --Sean Axmaker
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