RIP Sean Connery I second that, NSNA was released the same as Octopussy, Octopussy is without doubt the worst film of the series, closely followed by AVTAK, roger should have given up after SPY
Klaus Maria Brandauer was terrific as Largo. Instead of doing the same tired cloak and dagger performance, he played Largo as a genuine psychopath yet showing a surprising amount of vulnerability.
Agreed, and Brandauer pulled it off without an eyepatch, or that ridiculous SPECTRE ring that telegraphed, “Hey, look at us - we’re members of an evil organization!” And he was missing steel teeth and a scar down his face.
Went to see this in the 80s,good film,Sean is great with lots of jokes about middle age,great cast with believable villains one of my favourite Bond movies💎 Auckland New Zealand 2024
This film was a make-do film, and yet ended up with a stellar cast, including an almost unknown Kim Basinger, who is off the scales hot in this film. The reason it's good is because Sean Connery was not only a good actor, but he had learned how to run a film. That's a good skill for a famous actor to have to protect his reputation. Connery was such a bad ass overall.
This is an edited version of the documentary “The Big Gamble,” included with the 30th Anniversary DVD. Nonetheless, it’s a remarkable story! Not enough has been said about the courage and determination of Jack Schwartzman. Throughout the film’s production, he fought off Broccoli and Company in the London High Court. Despite the budgetary and creative tensions, the end result is one of the best James Bond adventures, a triumph of sheer grit led by Irvin Kershner. Fortunately, a focused and re-energized Sean Connery was the creative glue that held the production together. (And he was in better shape, too!) The cast, the script, the cinematography, the overall style and yes, the music were superior to “Thunderball,” certainly better than the tripe Eon was churning out at the time! Everyone involved with “Never Say Never Again” has earned my thanks. Messieurs Schwartzman, Kershner, and Connery, RIP.
@@obscureentertainment8303 Well, then it’s a pleasure to be crazy, thank you! “Thunderball” was a snooze, and even its director, Terence Young, wasn’t fond of it. No doubt, Eon has produced some superb films, led by “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and “From Russia With Love.” But they’ve also had their turkeys, such as those cartoons directed by Guy Hamilton, and that Saturday kid’s movie, “Moonraker.” And as someone with roots in India, I was not impressed by “Octopussy,” with its stereotypical portrayal of Indians and the bulk of its action filmed at Pinewood, anyway!
@@MrMichaellee5353 It has been suggested before. But I’m still “whacko” enough to state that Roger Moore should have hung it up after “For Your Eyes Only” - his best Bond film. Instead, he stuck around for two idiotic outings, and left only when people were laughing him out the door! When you had the proper focus on the character of Bond, you ended up with excellent films: “Licence To Kill,” “Goldeneye,” “Casino Royale,” and “Skyfall.”
I enjoyed “Never Say Never Again”. It would had been great, however, to add “Easter eggs” in the story, such as bringing back Jack Lord to play Felix Leiter and Ursula Andress in a cameo, as the woman who had gone fishing and finding Bond in the water. The producers could had not dubbed her voice (As it was done in “Dr. No”) with no mention of her name being Honey Ryder. I wasn’t fond of the soundtrack but I did enjoy the theme song, especially the end theme with Lani Hall, Sergio Mendez and the great trumpet solo by Herb Alpert. I had read Kevin McClory wanted to make a few more Bond movies, based off the film scripts of “Thunderball”. If Sean Connery had still refused to return, I would had liked to had seen George Lazenby make a comeback as James Bond.
Quite right! And yes, you would be correct that there were plans to make more Bond films as I've seen the pamphlet in black and white announcing the next project. As for a second Thunderball remake, no doubt you've heard about it, but the attempt went as far to 2009, even after the 'Warhead 2000' project. I remember reading an article at the time (2009) that an Australian production company was working with the McClory estate to produce yet another Thunderball remake entitled 'Blofeld'. Nothing developed afterwards, of course. Also, kudos for mentioning the end credits trumpet bit - the version which, unfortunately to this day, isn't released.
Totally disagree! If anyone looked his age it was Moore in AVTAK. He was 58 - and he looked it. Hard to swallow a man nearing pension age doing the ski stunts that he supposedly did.
Shockingly stupid comment. Are you seriously comparing him who was born in 1930 and actually had to WORK to live, before all the movie nonsense. And then one born in 1964 who has lived his whole life in velvet compared to that other one. Really?
@@MrDublin2no. I think you are using rose coloured glasses. Sean was old and tired in this. And yes Moore was also old and tired in AVTAK. Both should have moved on.
Not gonna hate on it but feels like they said "Oh we got Sean" and acted like the film could rely solely on him. They got some great talent on board but none of them went all in. The project couldn't afford it, cus when you make a Bond movie you do have to go all out (even if the materials not great). Kirshner clearly has enthusiasm for the project but gotta admit his skills have led to way better in the past. Hearing them say "Our Bond is more realistic, the villain isn't a megalomaniac, we're so unique compared to EON" confuses me. The films got a very light and goofy tone, has a lot of humor, and EON had done more grounded villains than NSNA's Largo. The section on script changes show the project was poorly managed, and research the soundtracks production you hear a similarly broken story. From this sounds like the rights issues backed them into a corner. Again I don't wanna hate, I do really enjoy aspects of NSNA, but it's hard to forgive its issues when they're they're frequent. Feels like a messy movie, if fun at parts. The best part is Sean, who gives his best performance since Thunderball. Sad he didn't like the aged Bond idea, sounds like they were post passionate about that. Would've made for a unique Bond movie, and being outside EON's hands this would've been the time to do something different. When they did it in Skyfall Craig wasn't old enough.
I wonder if they could re-edit this movie and put a better soundtrack to it and re-present it to the public and give this movie another chance....maybe even redo some of the cheesy scenes with deep fake parts.....repackage it and high definition it.
Now that MGM own the film, they could probably collaborate with EON to re-edit it in the style of the EON films, especially since we probably won't have another new Bond film for a good few years.
I love everything about this movie, it’s better than several of the official ones and without doubt one of the hottest and dirtiest Bond girls whom (let’s be honest here) any guy would have came in within 5mins. Adore the opening, tune too and for god sake it was directed by Empire Strikes Back Kersh!!!
Connery looked 65 years old in the film. It was silly to show him as a secret agent in the field. As Kim Basinger's lover, he looked like a perverted grandfather.
I’ll never forget attending a weekday matinee of NSNA the first week it opened. I had been a Sean Connery as Bond fan since childhood and really lost my interest in the Bond films because of all the campiness of the Roger Moore era (the gondola hovercraft in Moonraker with the pigeon double-take was just too much). I knew NSNA was going to have to separate itself from the EON trademarks like the gun barrel opening and John Barry’s theme, but when the vocal theme song was placed on top of the action scene and credits I remember cringing. It is an okay movie but unlike Sean’s earlier outings, I’m never motivated to rewatch it.
@@xr6lad I think "it is against Civil Service policy to give out endorsements" was the best line in any Bond film. Octopussy just didn't have the classic Bond humour. (And that humour never returned.)
For years I thought Octopussy was just lame, but a few years ago I re-watched it. It's way better than I remembered. The scene on top of the airplane midflight is STOOPID, however.
Weirdly enough I’ve always preferred Octopussy for being funnier, better acted (or at least the cast were given better material to work with), a bit classier and a hell of lot more interesting (plus better pacing). And the score is pretty good too.
I think "Thunderball" is for the most part the superior version. However, when it comes to the 1983 battle of the Bonds: I'll happily take "Never Say Never Again" over "Octopussy."
Still 10 times better than Octopussy from the same year. Octopussy was absolutely cheesy and the most ridiculous of the Bond series. It made me cringe multiple times and I thought, "now the Bond franchise is over and done with". In comparison Never Say Never Again is still an absolute gem. Just the fact alone that Brandauer in this film plays the villain already makes it stand out.
Connery just looked bored throughout this movie. The creators involved should've known that all the audience wanted was to watch the Bond they knew. They messed up royally by reinventing him and the movie was a dumb three hour yawn.
Horrible movie. Just horrible. Rowan Atkinson: WHY? The whole thing was lame, weak, slow, and sad. Sean Connery deserved better than this. And the music! Talk about 1980's depression.
A film made of lawsuits and a mess. In my opinion the film was unnecessary and eventhough I love Sean Connery, I think this shouldn't of been his farewell to his cinematic Bond. In my opinion just watch Thunderball its so much better
I loved the film, Sean, the cast, the production. Everything EXCEPT… the score. I love Michel Legrand but I found the score noncommittal and weak. I wish they’d trashed the Legrand score and brought in someone else.
Thunderball, loews theater . 1965 i was 12. Best bond movie IMO. Never say never again: silly boring bad theme song. Sean could not save it. Luciana Paluzzi and Aldofo Celi of thunderball were better villians than the remakes Barbara Carrera and Klaus Brandhauer. Remake: a 6. Good acting bad script script.
Really, bobgoran? Even with Moore’s clown disguise, the Tarzan yell, the stereotyped Indian hoods, the tennis racquet fight, and the “suspense” of a backgammon game? All woven into a convoluted plot involving Faberge eggs and a demented Russian general bent on nuclear war. (YAWN!) And once again, a fine actor - Louis Jourdan - was wasted as a poorly developed villain. (Afghan prince? Please!) At least “Never Say Never Again” had a tighter script, a more cohesive plot, a superior cast, and more emphasis on character. All set against two picturesque locations: Bahamas and the south of France. And rather than “stealing money from Eon,” this film grew out of Kevin McClory’s legitimate rights, based on his pre-Eon collaboration with Ian Fleming. McClory had a contract that granted him the right to make his own Bonds after 1976.
@@thomaschacko6320 No, it was stolen. McClory never deserved the rights to Thunderball to begin with. The ideas that Fleming mostly based his book on was an earlier version of the Thunderball draft which McClory's had nothing to do with. And SPECTRE clearly came from Fleming because he had used the name before and they share a lot with his version of SMERSH. Most Bond fans I know don't dislike the clown suit in Octopussy. That's because they have WATCHED the movie instead of some random screenshots they have seen. Octopussy is very close to perfection with good story and scenery. Plus, characters and action that is actually memorable. A solid 8/10 from me. NSNA is a disaster. Only positive thing I can think of are the visuals in some scenes, with some good sets and cinematography. It is not up there with the best looking EON films, but above average. Still, everything else is a mess and it is not watchable. Are you maybe related to Schwartzman, McClory or anyone else involved with this production?
@@bobgoran Answering your question first: No, I have no relationship with anyone involved with the Bond films - or any films, for that matter! You, on the other hand, sound like an Eon executive; or a member of the Broccoli family. But, such is the beauty of any art - including film - that it affects people in different ways. See, even we die-hard Bondophiles can disagree. Your version of Kevin McClory’s involvement is something I’m seeing for the first time. Through all the legal back-and-forth, I had never heard McClory accused of theft! The whole issue centered around whether he possessed any rights beyond “Thunderball.” If he hadn’t any legitimate rights, why would Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman have offered him co-producer status on “Thunderball”? And why did they avoid using Blofeld and SPECTRE for so many years, beginning with “The Spy Who Loved Me”? The answer is: McClory, Ian Fleming, and Jack Whittingham co-created SPECTRE for the original “Thunderball” story. When Fleming incorporated their work into his “Thunderball” novel without any joint credit, McClory sued Fleming and won the film rights - along with the rights to nine other scripts and treatments they had developed. (Fleming retained the book rights.) Take note: the novel, the film, and “Never Say Never Again” all cite “an original screen story” by the three men. McClory signed a contract with Eon Productions, granting him the right to produce his own Bond films ten years after the release of the “Thunderball” film - taking us to 1976. Once he started to exercise that right, Eon took action to block him; not surprisingly, considering the profits involved and the fact that Broccoli was now a solo act. (More for him!) The Eon case was that McClory’s rights were limited to a remake of “Thunderball,” nothing more. That is why Jack Schwartzman bought the rights only to the “Thunderball” story, rather than get drawn into litigation over “Warhead” and the other scripts. (McClory retained his rights to them.) But of course, Broccoli didn’t want even that, which is why Schwartzman had to continue fighting him off during the making of “Never Say Never Again.” Schwartzman, Broccoli, and McClory have all passed. Schwartzman’s and McClory’s estates sold their Bond rights to MGM/UA, so you needn’t fear any more insidious plots. For me, the fight was worth it; not for you. Fair enough! The main strength of Schwartzman’s production is that it doesn’t include clown suits, Bond tossing money to Indian villagers, or asinine cracks such as, “This should keep you in curry for awhile.” By the way, this comes from someone who has been WATCHING whole Bond films since the 1960s, and has READ the books, including the recent ones by Anthony Horowitz. Cheers!
@@davidphilips5543 Thank you, James! (Good name!) “Never Say Never Again” performed very well at the box office, only slightly behind “Octopussy.” It did receive more positive reviews, however - deservedly so.
This was such a lousy film with a pathetic, completely non-Bond sounding score by Michel Legrand. The stunt work and performances are bloody awful as well.
Jack Schwartzman made a decent buck on this film (although $25 million less than that tripe, “Octopussy”). Old Man Broccoli was doing it in his pants through the making of “Never Say Never Again,” desperately trying to block it in the London High Court!
Barbara Carrerra was a total psychotic in this film. So great. The banter between her and Sean Connery is something only those two could pull off.
Nice comment. She was gorgeous and crazy in equal measures 😅
I thought she was appalling in the film.
@@ppuh6tfrz646 wow - opinions vary I guess.
@@davidphilips5543 They do indeed!
@@ppuh6tfrz646 😁
A very different touch of "making .." than others, revealing further behind the curtain. Unexpected. Also, nice to see Adrian!
Rest in peace Sean Connery; I cried when he died. BTW it was nice seeing Adrian
RIP Sean Connery I second that, NSNA was released the same as Octopussy, Octopussy is without doubt the worst film of the series, closely followed by AVTAK, roger should have given up after SPY
Probably my favourite bond film. Connery back, gorgeous Barbara Carrera, crazy baddie and unforgettable music - I love it
Carrera is like fine wine, a real beauty! I put her in the same category as Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp. Beautiful but deadly!
The music is unforgettably terrible lol. The soundtrack is like the worst aspect of this one. I suppose every Bond film is someone's favourite.
You forgot to mention Klaus Maria Brandauer, who played the arguably most three-dimensional Bond villain of all time.
@@aaoppe fair comment, I just couldn't remember his name. He was fantastic.
@@aaoppe
He's the only reason that I've EVER liked a Bond film
Klaus Maria Brandauer was terrific as Largo. Instead of doing the same tired cloak and dagger performance, he played Largo as a genuine psychopath yet showing a surprising amount of vulnerability.
Agreed, and Brandauer pulled it off without an eyepatch, or that ridiculous SPECTRE ring that telegraphed, “Hey, look at us - we’re members of an evil organization!” And he was missing steel teeth and a scar down his face.
Yes, I loved his portrayal of that character...wonderful actor 👏
I didn't see a lot of vulnerability. I saw a lot of crazy smiling, but he did own the part, that's for sure.
@@foto21 I feel his vulnerability showed in his insecurity and jealousy
He sucked lol
I don’t care what the critics say I love this movie!
I don't give a monkeys what anyone wants to say - I really loved it; and it's much better than any of the Moore era...and please don't mention Craig!
@@MrDublin2kkkkkkkkkk
Aqui estao os fanaticos por Sean Connery. Esse filme é mediocre. Octopussy fez 27 milhes a mais em bilheteria.
@@lanbadas1 Goodness only knows why - Octopussy was crap!
@@MrDublin2 Nerver say never again" is such bullshit. Not even the protagonist saved this damn thing.
Thanks for posting this. I'm a big Sean Connery (especially as Bond) fan. I'm also the 500th person to like this video too, I'm very happy to say.
I like every single Bond movie, although roger moore ones are my favorites
The fact that Mr.Bean is in this is so EPIC
Nigel Small-Fawcett- his secret agent code name is Johnny English now.
It was still a bad movie.
@@Romulan2469 Maybe to you. Not to me.
@@harcomou8395 Obviously!
@@Romulan2469 aye, commander. Will trade phase-cloaking-device for some Romulan Ale...
Went to see this in the 80s,good film,Sean is great with lots of jokes about middle age,great cast with believable villains one of my favourite Bond movies💎 Auckland New Zealand 2024
Barbara Carrera - YESH
This film was a make-do film, and yet ended up with a stellar cast, including an almost unknown Kim Basinger, who is off the scales hot in this film. The reason it's good is because Sean Connery was not only a good actor, but he had learned how to run a film. That's a good skill for a famous actor to have to protect his reputation. Connery was such a bad ass overall.
It's not good tho. Not a bit!
@@k.b.7718 In your opinion - I loved it.
I can't believe Eminem's mom dated James Bond
This is an edited version of the documentary “The Big Gamble,” included with the 30th Anniversary DVD. Nonetheless, it’s a remarkable story!
Not enough has been said about the courage and determination of Jack Schwartzman. Throughout the film’s production, he fought off Broccoli and Company in the London High Court. Despite the budgetary and creative tensions, the end result is one of the best James Bond adventures, a triumph of sheer grit led by Irvin Kershner. Fortunately, a focused and re-energized Sean Connery was the creative glue that held the production together. (And he was in better shape, too!) The cast, the script, the cinematography, the overall style and yes, the music were superior to “Thunderball,” certainly better than the tripe Eon was churning out at the time!
Everyone involved with “Never Say Never Again” has earned my thanks. Messieurs Schwartzman, Kershner, and Connery, RIP.
This is a shit film
You're crazy if you think this tripe was any better than the movies eon was producing.
@@obscureentertainment8303 Well, then it’s a pleasure to be crazy, thank you! “Thunderball” was a snooze, and even its director, Terence Young, wasn’t fond of it. No doubt, Eon has produced some superb films, led by “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and “From Russia With Love.” But they’ve also had their turkeys, such as those cartoons directed by Guy Hamilton, and that Saturday kid’s movie, “Moonraker.” And as someone with roots in India, I was not impressed by “Octopussy,” with its stereotypical portrayal of Indians and the bulk of its action filmed at Pinewood, anyway!
@@thomaschacko6320 Is your name thomas whacko?
@@MrMichaellee5353 It has been suggested before. But I’m still “whacko” enough to state that Roger Moore should have hung it up after “For Your Eyes Only” - his best Bond film. Instead, he stuck around for two idiotic outings, and left only when people were laughing him out the door! When you had the proper focus on the character of Bond, you ended up with excellent films: “Licence To Kill,” “Goldeneye,” “Casino Royale,” and “Skyfall.”
Sean looks better and healthier than he was in Diamonds Are Forever 12 years earlier
The one, the only, NEVER to be forgotten ❤️
I really love this flick, humor, action just enough.... : ) And of course, Connery, Ian La Frenais, Pat Roach, Rowan Atkinson.....
Never Say McClory Again is a great fan edit. Highly recommended. 👍
"I've made you all wet"....
"Yes, but my Martini's still dry"...
Classic Bond, Classic Connery ❤
really cool! saw it at the theater when released
This is very interesting about Never say Never again film 🎥
I enjoyed “Never Say Never Again”.
It would had been great, however, to add “Easter eggs” in the story, such as bringing back Jack Lord to play Felix Leiter and Ursula Andress in a cameo, as the woman who had gone fishing and finding Bond in the water.
The producers could had not dubbed her voice (As it was done in “Dr. No”) with no mention of her name being Honey Ryder.
I wasn’t fond of the soundtrack but I did enjoy the theme song, especially the end theme with Lani Hall, Sergio Mendez and the great trumpet solo by Herb Alpert.
I had read Kevin McClory wanted to make a few more Bond movies, based off the film scripts of “Thunderball”.
If Sean Connery had still refused to return, I would had liked to had seen George Lazenby make a comeback as James Bond.
Quite right!
And yes, you would be correct that there were plans to make more Bond films as I've seen the pamphlet in black and white announcing the next project.
As for a second Thunderball remake, no doubt you've heard about it, but the attempt went as far to 2009, even after the 'Warhead 2000' project. I remember reading an article at the time (2009) that an Australian production company was working with the McClory estate to produce yet another Thunderball remake entitled 'Blofeld'. Nothing developed afterwards, of course.
Also, kudos for mentioning the end credits trumpet bit - the version which, unfortunately to this day, isn't released.
Connery liked working with Ian and Dick so much that he only agreed to work on THE ROCK if he could use them to rewrite his dialogue for that film.
Talia Shire had to help fund the film through her salary from Rocky III
I loved this movie!!!!
Never say Never Say Never Again again.
This Is Still A Hit, Connery World Wide Made130 Million.
I would give anything to see the deleted Max von Sydow scenes 😢
Connery looks in his mid 60s not in his 50s shocking considering tom cruise is older in mission impossible
Tom Cruise has never skipped leg day. Also plastic surgery and strict diets tend to go a long way.
Totally disagree! If anyone looked his age it was Moore in AVTAK. He was 58 - and he looked it. Hard to swallow a man nearing pension age doing the ski stunts that he supposedly did.
Tom cruise with make up, plastic surgery and a strict diet.
Shockingly stupid comment. Are you seriously comparing him who was born in 1930 and actually had to WORK to live, before all the movie nonsense. And then one born in 1964 who has lived his whole life in velvet compared to that other one. Really?
@@MrDublin2no. I think you are using rose coloured glasses. Sean was old and tired in this. And yes Moore was also old and tired in AVTAK. Both should have moved on.
Not gonna hate on it but feels like they said "Oh we got Sean" and acted like the film could rely solely on him. They got some great talent on board but none of them went all in. The project couldn't afford it, cus when you make a Bond movie you do have to go all out (even if the materials not great).
Kirshner clearly has enthusiasm for the project but gotta admit his skills have led to way better in the past. Hearing them say "Our Bond is more realistic, the villain isn't a megalomaniac, we're so unique compared to EON" confuses me. The films got a very light and goofy tone, has a lot of humor, and EON had done more grounded villains than NSNA's Largo. The section on script changes show the project was poorly managed, and research the soundtracks production you hear a similarly broken story. From this sounds like the rights issues backed them into a corner.
Again I don't wanna hate, I do really enjoy aspects of NSNA, but it's hard to forgive its issues when they're they're frequent. Feels like a messy movie, if fun at parts. The best part is Sean, who gives his best performance since Thunderball. Sad he didn't like the aged Bond idea, sounds like they were post passionate about that. Would've made for a unique Bond movie, and being outside EON's hands this would've been the time to do something different. When they did it in Skyfall Craig wasn't old enough.
Loved the movie!
I wonder if they could re-edit this movie and put a better soundtrack to it and re-present it to the public and give this movie another chance....maybe even redo some of the cheesy scenes with deep fake parts.....repackage it and high definition it.
Yeah sound track wrecked it could do with a new score
Now that MGM own the film, they could probably collaborate with EON to re-edit it in the style of the EON films, especially since we probably won't have another new Bond film for a good few years.
The opening has been very well re-edited, also the motorbike chase:
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@@shantihealer I did see that clip and it is pretty cool.
There's a full fan edit called "Never Say McKlory Again". Idk where to find it, but it's available.
I like the film but prefer the Eon films. However, the villains in NSNA are unparalleled.
I love everything about this movie, it’s better than several of the official ones and without doubt one of the hottest and dirtiest Bond girls whom (let’s be honest here) any guy would have came in within 5mins. Adore the opening, tune too and for god sake it was directed by Empire Strikes Back Kersh!!!
Me too love the bond film never say never again
Steven Seagal broke Connery's wrist doing filming that movie.
4:19 "We don't want any of that cool stuff"
Connery looked 65 years old in the film. It was silly to show him as a secret agent in the field. As Kim Basinger's lover, he looked like a perverted grandfather.
Sean Connery was 52 when he filmed Never Say Never Again, but peaking in the 1960s adds 13 years. 😉
8:01 - The name is Bean. Mr. Bean.
Good Bond movie. An EON John Barry soundtrack with a gun barrel sequence would have made it a GREAT Bond movie.
I have to think very hard to find anything wrong with NSNA.
Can you the making of to the Bond girls Upload pleas
I’ll never forget attending a weekday matinee of NSNA the first week it opened. I had been a Sean Connery as Bond fan since childhood and really lost my interest in the Bond films because of all the campiness of the Roger Moore era (the gondola hovercraft in Moonraker with the pigeon double-take was just too much). I knew NSNA was going to have to separate itself from the EON trademarks like the gun barrel opening and John Barry’s theme, but when the vocal theme song was placed on top of the action scene and credits I remember cringing. It is an okay movie but unlike Sean’s earlier outings, I’m never motivated to rewatch it.
Irvin Kershner was pretty hard on his movie. It’s not a terrible film by any means, just not great.
It's certainly better than A Fine Madness, the other Connery film he directed.
That was a terrible film.
I thought this was far superior in every way to Octopussy. Much funnier, better acted,. much classier, much more interesting. I also loved the music.
Nice comment Sir - I concur!
Oh god no. This was sad. Sean was sad and wore out and tired in this. It was a movie made on egos. Octopussy was much better.
@@xr6lad I think "it is against Civil Service policy to give out endorsements" was the best line in any Bond film. Octopussy just didn't have the classic Bond humour. (And that humour never returned.)
For years I thought Octopussy was just lame, but a few years ago I re-watched it. It's way better than I remembered. The scene on top of the airplane midflight is STOOPID, however.
Weirdly enough I’ve always preferred Octopussy for being funnier, better acted (or at least the cast were given better material to work with), a bit classier and a hell of lot more interesting (plus better pacing). And the score is pretty good too.
Good movie great to see Sean Connery back but one of the key ingredients to the movie is the music which is missing from this movie
Doug Slocumbe in 1983
5:30 Bomber in action! : )
I think "Thunderball" is for the most part the superior version. However, when it comes to the 1983 battle of the Bonds: I'll happily take "Never Say Never Again" over "Octopussy."
Luv NSN! Don't even mind the music.
I think octpussy was a much faster pace with much better villain's.Sean Connery is always great as bond though.
Still can't believe M&M's mom was cast as James Bond's gf
Michel Legrand ( I enjoyed his past scores especially Ice Station
zebra) should have not been used. Lalo Schifrin would have been ideal!!
Blame Connery. The producers wanted James Horner and he vetoed it in favor of LeGrand.
You’re absolutely right.
I loved the music throughout the film.
Is Talia Shire actually Olivia Harrison?
Still 10 times better than Octopussy from the same year. Octopussy was absolutely cheesy and the most ridiculous of the Bond series. It made me cringe multiple times and I thought, "now the Bond franchise is over and done with". In comparison Never Say Never Again is still an absolute gem. Just the fact alone that Brandauer in this film plays the villain already makes it stand out.
Lol you must be American
i'm European, why would you say that?
@@Bernhard_Floedl I mean, you're definitely not, you're clearly American mate. Why do you have to lie about it?
@@alwaysOPEN4business if that makes you happy... You are a very weird individual.
@@Bernhard_Floedl just proves my point that Americans never truly understood Bond films..not that there's much to understand..
Still should have used the original script (written by Kevin McClory, Sean Connery and Len Deighton)!!!!
Rehashed pedestrian at best tv feel movie.
Connery's real last Bond movie was The Rock ❤❤
Octupussy > Never say never again
Octopussy 100%
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN was a second rate James Bond film. Watch it once never again silly not as good as Thunderball.
Still better than Octopussy! And that one made more money at the box office than NSNA!!
I disagree. Octopussy is well made and a lot of fun. The train scene is very memorable.
@@GetToDaChoppa-k5r I remember there were some good scenes and a good song as well. But Sean just had it!
the moore movies were the best. Daniel Craig is good too
Octopussy is British and Never say never again is American as they changed the storyline and sold us down the river but BOND is British
@@jasonparks4631 Octopussy is miles better than this lame remake of an already mediocre Bond film.
Connery just looked bored throughout this movie. The creators involved should've known that all the audience wanted was to watch the Bond they knew. They messed up royally by reinventing him and the movie was a dumb three hour yawn.
Horrible movie. Just horrible. Rowan Atkinson: WHY? The whole thing was lame, weak, slow, and sad. Sean Connery deserved better than this. And the music! Talk about 1980's depression.
Anyone who thinks this this is better then octopussy is mad
they both suck and are far from great bond films
Octopuses is not good, nsna, is bad
I’m mad . . . that “Octopussy” was ever made! Disjointed plot, asinine characters, and stereotypical Indians.
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A film made of lawsuits and a mess. In my opinion the film was unnecessary and eventhough I love Sean Connery, I think this shouldn't of been his farewell to his cinematic Bond. In my opinion just watch Thunderball its so much better
Worst Bond film ever. The music, script and acting are the worst.
Disastrous movie. Muddled, poor script, Connery hated the process! La Frenais & Clements were brought in to radically alter Semple Jr’s script.
I loved the film, Sean, the cast, the production. Everything EXCEPT… the score. I love Michel Legrand but I found the score noncommittal and weak. I wish they’d trashed the Legrand score and brought in someone else.
If this was a remake of Thunderball then its somewhat a disaster because Thunderball was a million times better!!!
Thunderball, loews theater . 1965 i was 12. Best bond movie IMO. Never say never again: silly boring bad theme song. Sean could not save it. Luciana Paluzzi and Aldofo Celi of thunderball were better villians than the remakes Barbara Carrera and Klaus Brandhauer. Remake: a 6. Good acting bad script script.
This film production was a total disaster. And a lame attempt to steal some money from EON. Octopussy was a million times better.
Really, bobgoran? Even with Moore’s clown disguise, the Tarzan yell, the stereotyped Indian hoods, the tennis racquet fight, and the “suspense” of a backgammon game? All woven into a convoluted plot involving Faberge eggs and a demented Russian general bent on nuclear war. (YAWN!) And once again, a fine actor - Louis Jourdan - was wasted as a poorly developed villain. (Afghan prince? Please!)
At least “Never Say Never Again” had a tighter script, a more cohesive plot, a superior cast, and more emphasis on character. All set against two picturesque locations: Bahamas and the south of France. And rather than “stealing money from Eon,” this film grew out of Kevin McClory’s legitimate rights, based on his pre-Eon collaboration with Ian Fleming. McClory had a contract that granted him the right to make his own Bonds after 1976.
@@thomaschacko6320 No, it was stolen. McClory never deserved the rights to Thunderball to begin with. The ideas that Fleming mostly based his book on was an earlier version of the Thunderball draft which McClory's had nothing to do with. And SPECTRE clearly came from Fleming because he had used the name before and they share a lot with his version of SMERSH.
Most Bond fans I know don't dislike the clown suit in Octopussy. That's because they have WATCHED the movie instead of some random screenshots they have seen. Octopussy is very close to perfection with good story and scenery. Plus, characters and action that is actually memorable. A solid 8/10 from me.
NSNA is a disaster. Only positive thing I can think of are the visuals in some scenes, with some good sets and cinematography. It is not up there with the best looking EON films, but above average. Still, everything else is a mess and it is not watchable.
Are you maybe related to Schwartzman, McClory or anyone else involved with this production?
@@thomaschacko6320 good comment. I enjoyed Octopussy but nsna is a superior movie for sure
@@bobgoran Answering your question first: No, I have no relationship with anyone involved with the Bond films - or any films, for that matter! You, on the other hand, sound like an Eon executive; or a member of the Broccoli family.
But, such is the beauty of any art - including film - that it affects people in different ways. See, even we die-hard Bondophiles can disagree.
Your version of Kevin McClory’s involvement is something I’m seeing for the first time. Through all the legal back-and-forth, I had never heard McClory accused of theft! The whole issue centered around whether he possessed any rights beyond “Thunderball.” If he hadn’t any legitimate rights, why would Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman have offered him co-producer status on “Thunderball”? And why did they avoid using Blofeld and SPECTRE for so many years, beginning with “The Spy Who Loved Me”?
The answer is: McClory, Ian Fleming, and Jack Whittingham co-created SPECTRE for the original “Thunderball” story. When Fleming incorporated their work into his “Thunderball” novel without any joint credit, McClory sued Fleming and won the film rights - along with the rights to nine other scripts and treatments they had developed. (Fleming retained the book rights.) Take note: the novel, the film, and “Never Say Never Again” all cite “an original screen story” by the three men. McClory signed a contract with Eon Productions, granting him the right to produce his own Bond films ten years after the release of the “Thunderball” film - taking us to 1976. Once he started to exercise that right, Eon took action to block him; not surprisingly, considering the profits involved and the fact that Broccoli was now a solo act. (More for him!)
The Eon case was that McClory’s rights were limited to a remake of “Thunderball,” nothing more. That is why Jack Schwartzman bought the rights only to the “Thunderball” story, rather than get drawn into litigation over “Warhead” and the other scripts. (McClory retained his rights to them.) But of course, Broccoli didn’t want even that, which is why Schwartzman had to continue fighting him off during the making of “Never Say Never Again.” Schwartzman, Broccoli, and McClory have all passed. Schwartzman’s and McClory’s estates sold their Bond rights to MGM/UA, so you needn’t fear any more insidious plots.
For me, the fight was worth it; not for you. Fair enough! The main strength of Schwartzman’s production is that it doesn’t include clown suits, Bond tossing money to Indian villagers, or asinine cracks such as, “This should keep you in curry for awhile.” By the way, this comes from someone who has been WATCHING whole Bond films since the 1960s, and has READ the books, including the recent ones by Anthony Horowitz. Cheers!
@@davidphilips5543 Thank you, James! (Good name!) “Never Say Never Again” performed very well at the box office, only slightly behind “Octopussy.” It did receive more positive reviews, however - deservedly so.
NSNA is pretty bad. Even Kershner couldn't save it
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Awful movie? You mean anything directed by Guy Hamilton?
Yikes of a movie
The ending was very boring……
This was such a lousy film with a pathetic, completely non-Bond sounding score by Michel Legrand. The stunt work and performances are bloody awful as well.
I like him as Black Adder but he doesn't belong here. Terribly disappointing film.
awful film should never have been made. so glad it can never happen again.
Awful movie. Just utter rubbish.
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Are you describing Roger Moore’s films?
Jack wanted to make a buck!
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Jack Schwartzman made a decent buck on this film (although $25 million less than that tripe, “Octopussy”). Old Man Broccoli was doing it in his pants through the making of “Never Say Never Again,” desperately trying to block it in the London High Court!