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Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

December. 17,1971
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6.5
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PG
| Action Thriller

Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.

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mark.waltz
1971/12/17

With a gap of one film, Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond for the last time (as part of the official series), and what he gets is certainly action packed, thrilling and completely entertaining, but seems to be minus the spark and the likability. He's on the case of a diamond smuggling ring run by another white cat carrying villain (Charles Gray) where there's more to the story than just diamonds. Along the way, Bond goes through a crematorium, car chases in Las Vegas and takes on two tough kicking women's gymnasts. Then, his encounters with Gray appear confusing thanks to the multiple lookalikes he has, several meeting some fascinating if gruesome demises.Gray in drag makes Gene Hackman in "The Bird Cage" look like Marilyn Monroe, but fortunately that's just a quick blur. I wasn't crazy about the Bond girls in this entry, with an obnoxious characterization by Jill St. John and an unmemorable performance by Lana Wood. The two fast moving gymnasts may be challenging partners for Connery but I really wanted to see them get more than they ended up getting. Gray does make a fascinating bad guy, and there are some moments where you may be biting your knuckles may be sore from biting them. But many of the twists and situations are weak and unconvincing, and that makes this less likable. Still, there's another Shirley Bassey song to get the action started, indeed one of the best themes.

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Python Hyena
1971/12/18

Diamonds Are Forever (1971): Dir: Guy Hamilton / Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Jimmy Dean, Lana Wood: Average 007 James Bond outing. This one regards greed, which is the ambition of every Bond villain. Here we have a useless villain who can duplicate himself as well as present duplicate voice devices so to manipulate his world domination plan further. We also have a couple of devious nerds called Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd who are involved in a defeat so stupid that it warrants ridicule. Director Guy Hamilton made one of the best Bond films with Goldfinger. Here he creates an entertaining film with a diamond smuggling plot but the humour is misguided terribly. Sean Connery returns as agent James Bond after sitting out the previous film. Here Bond is nearly killed several times including cremation and buried alive in a pipe line but he makes a getaway in a moon buggy. Jill St. John is easily the worst and most annoying Bond girl at this point. She isn't sexy and one may wish that she was heaved out a high rise into a pool along with another girl named Plenty O'Toole. Lana Wood portrayed that creatively named death sentence. Did I mention Jimmy Dean as an over the top Presidential type figure who has two hit girls named Bambi and Thumper? Despite the foolishness loyal fans will enjoy the action, glitter and glam of the production. Score: 6 ½ / 10

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KineticSeoul
1971/12/19

This is the 7th installment in the Bond franchise and it is the most campy Bond movie compared to the previous one. The whole premise and direction was just plain out silly. Of course the Bond movies in the 60's, 70 and even the 80's are iconic for having those classic campy moments. But this one was silly while also being very forgettable. It can be debatable but it's probably the most misogynistic "007" movie compared to the previous installment. It's like they thought the more of the previous Bond movies would equal better...Well that wasn't the case. After Sean Connery taking the lead role as James Bond again after leaving the role because of payment issue. The people involved in the filming probably thought "Oh we have Sean Connery, that is all we need". So they probably thought Sean Connery or one actor they wanted can save the franchise. And that shows, because there didn't seem to have cared much about carrying on the essence of the classic James Bond movies or coming up with a coherent story. The whole movie seemed like a parody of itself, instead of it being a cool 70's super spy movie. It goes from Bond's arch-nemesis gets slammed head first into hot mud while on a operating table to stealing a moon buggy to fighting off chicks called Bambi and Thumper that do acrobatic moves. To the stereotypical villains giving away their whole plan to the spy. Overall if you are a Bond fan it might be worth a watch, but it's easily a forgettable Bond movie that has Sean Connery.4.5/10

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Troy Schulz
1971/12/20

Sean Connery should have quit while he was on top. After You Only Live Twice, he should have stuck to his guns and not returned to the role, let other actors handle. But alas, here we are. What should have been a dark revenge tale of Bond seeking vengeance on the man who killed his wife becomes a campy, painfully average romp through a single casino and car chases that are more at home in an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard. The plot follows Bond (played for the last time in the official series by Sean Connery) killing and impersonating a diamond smuggler (Joe Armstrong) in order to track the flow of stolen diamonds alongside a fellow smuggler (Jill St. John) who remains unaware of his true identity. The flow leads him from Amsterdam to the Whyte House casino in Las Vegas, home to an eccentric billionaire (Jimmy Dean, the sausage guy) who hasn't left his penthouse in years (gee, I wonder if this is in anyway a reference to Howard Hughes, oh well, probably not) and eventually, his old nemesis (Charles Gray). Mediocre optical effects and bad puns abound. A disappointing finale indeed.

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