Comments on: Bond Retrospective 4: Thunderball http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/2013/04/bond-retrospective-4-thunderball/ Thoughts on Film Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:38:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Classics and Other Films on DVD | Online Film Critics Society http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/2013/04/bond-retrospective-4-thunderball/#comment-10500 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:38:07 +0000 http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/?p=5618#comment-10500 […] Dustin Freeley @ Movies About Gladiators.com […]

]]> By: Dustin Freeley http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/2013/04/bond-retrospective-4-thunderball/#comment-5047 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:06:56 +0000 http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/?p=5618#comment-5047 In reply to SM Ong.

Hmmm… Thanks for reading the retrospectives, but I think calling Dr. No the best would be the most contrarian. Regardless, I have nothing against From Russia. It’s solid. I just think that Young does a fine job of weaving in a bit of noir-spy thriller into Thunderball. Not sure if I would say it’s the worst, but I see your point as to why it might not be the best. Now, on to Roger Moore!

]]> By: SM Ong http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/2013/04/bond-retrospective-4-thunderball/#comment-5028 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:04:51 +0000 http://www.moviesaboutgladiators.com/?p=5618#comment-5028 I’m glad you don’t fetishize Goldfinger like many have, but calling Thunderball the most all-round enjoyable of the first four is far too contrarian even for me. It’s easily the worst of the four – bloated, plodding and two female leads that I have trouble telling apart. And the big underwater set pieces were just a bore. And what’s with the cranked-up fight on the boat at the end? Gun to my head, I’d pick From Russia as the best of four. Enjoying the retrospectives. Thanks!

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