"This is, of course, a great film, with every aspect of what makes a great film fully exploited. But i did discover something strange on the dvd - there is an entire scene missing. after sean connery falls from the bridge, instead of the process shot that shows him falling in slow-motion and the crown falling from his head (which is in every version of the film i've ever seen) the scene dissolves to christopher plummer listening to the final words of michael caine's narration. what happened to the scene?? why would it have been removed?? my only other quibble about the dvd is that the sound is not very full. it is an early release dvd so in subsequent releases they might address that issue, but put back the missing scene!"
"Yes, that's what Bond says to the just bedded villianessonce he's captured. You gotta admire the style of it.Though a little slow at times expecially in the underwaterscenes this fourth Bond adventure is pushed forward by the music, the cast, and great locations. Bond gets off lots of good lines and the girl is especially beautiful.The villian, Largo,is one off the top five baddies in theseries. The title sequence is one of the best with Tom Jonesgiving his all and falling unconscious in the recording booth after holding the last note of the hittitle song. Way to go Tom!"
"This film combines drama, strategy, and action footage. There is also room for irony. Examples of the latter include the corpse of the German soldier with boots on the wrong foot, the German general's admission that the day of the invasion would be the longest day for not only the Allied invaders but also the Germans, the Frenchman toasting the impending Allied invasion while shells are exploding everywhere and his house is being turned into a shambles, and the German Werner Pluskatt (sp?) being told by the German command over the field phone that the Allies don't have nearly as many guns as Pluskatt is seeing with his own eyes, bearing down on his very position along the coast."
"After the phenomenal success of 'Goldfinger,' Bondmania reached its box-office peak with this spectacular 1965 adventure. Though the adaptation by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins is needlessly complicated in spots, 'Thunderball' has all the requisite 007 elements: Sean Connery's classic performance, solid direction from Terence Young, an impressive supporting cast, and John Barry's memorable score. The first widescreen Bond production makes the most of its Bahaman locales and John Stears' Oscar-winning visual effects. Slightly overlong, 'Thunderball' is a notch below the previous 007 films, but well worth having."
" darryl f. zanack spent years of his life and his own money to bring this tale of the biggest invasion ever mounted, the operation overlord,d-day. with an all star cast and the best battle scenes ever put on film this is one that is a must for war film buffs and good movie buffs everywhere.while grand in scope it never loses sight of the little personal moments that happen during war. just one of the finest examples of film making you will find,a must for every collection of good movies."