On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

I love this movie so much

People are voting emotionally.

I wanted to but couldn't!

The acting in this movie is really good.

It begins for James Bond (George Lazenby) on a deserted beach where a young woman (Diana Rigg) tries to drown herself . Bond is sent by MI6 to foil arch-villain Spectra enemy . James Bond goes on his assignment to track down Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas) who has peculiar ways of dealing with people who cross him . Blofeld is head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E and is trying the world control by expanding a plague through gorgeous women infected with a deadly virus . As Blofeld is planning a germ warfare assault on the entire world , James Bond needs to find a way to reach him and fast . He intends to marry the daughter of the biggest crime syndicate (Gabriele Ferzetti) in the west in order to get information on Blofeld's whereabouts , and the trail eventually leads to a remote alpine institute in Switzerland . However, Blofeld is not as easy to kill and at the end takes place a lethal confrontation across the snowy landscapes . The most emotional adventure of Bond career , including the ordinary noisy action being staged with all the mechanical efficiency of the classic Bond pictures with a bit more bite . Here Bond takes on the extremely nasty Blofeld who develops a dangerous virus and threatens to unleash it upon the world unless he receives a fortune and a pardon for all his previous crimes . Many feel this one to be one of the best written of the 007 films ; in fact , the script was written by the prestigious writer Richard Maibaum , and might have been the most notorious had Sean Connery continued with the series . Director Peter Hunt -previously film editor- keeps the action moving and staging a thrilling snow pursuit with one nasty torn to pieces in a snow plough , villains falling from cliffs and impressive avalanches . After ¨Diamonds are forever¨ (1971) Connery told her he'd never play James Bond again , being replaced by Lazenby ; however , many years later , there Sean was, playing James Bond again , her response was for him to "never say never again" ; though , for a big salary he accepted ¨Never say never again¨ (1983) by Irwin Kershner . Australian George Lazenby who took a crack at playing the super-spy with mixed results . Lazenby steps athletically into Connery's oo7 character . But his posterior career was a flop, performing ¨B¨ or ¨C¨ movies as ¨Black Eliminator¨, ¨Kill factor¨ , ¨Hell Hunters¨ , ¨Spider's web¨, ¨4 dogs playing Poker¨ or ¨Twin sitters¨ . Here James Bond/Lazenby bedding and dealing with a variety of wonderful women , the bond girls are the followings : Catherine Schell , Julie Ege , Mona Chong , Joanna Lumley , among others . And , of course , including the regulars : Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny , Bernard Lee as 'M' , Desmond Llewelyn as Q and George Baker. It includes the song ¨we have all the time in the world¨ sung by Louis Armstrong as well as the customary enjoyable score by John Barry . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Michael Reed , shot on numerous locations in Grindelwald , Kanton Bern, Switzerland , Sesimbra, Setúbal, Rossio,Estoril , Lisbon, Portugal Marlow , Buckinghamshire , Queen Victoria Street, Blackfriars, and Pinewood studios , London England, UK . The motion picture ¨On her majesty's secret service¨ financed since longtime producers : Albert ¨Cubby¨ Broccoli , Harry Saltzman , being well directed by Peter Hunt who edited earlier OOO7 movies , he directs moving and pacily . Hunt made a big number of acceptable thrillers as ¨Death hunt¨, ¨Wild geese¨, Assassination¨, and ¨Shut at the devil¨.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service was an excellent novel, one of Fleming's finest Bonds. The production got a great Bond girl, villain, henchman and other characters to make this a classic. There was only one problem, Bond himself. Since this is a James Bond film it is also the biggest problem. George Lazenby was terrible and unable to portray 007 in this adaptation. What makes it worse is his predecessor, Sean Connery, is arguably the best portrayal of the spy so there was a high bar. Lazenby was a car salesman and not an actor which should not prevent him from portraying the agent but sadly it did, he couldn't act. He lacked charisma and struggled to play the role. His accent and delivery of lines was terrible and laughable. Not surprised this was his first and last portrayal of Bond. A number of viewers and critics over the years have praised this film. Like I said earlier this was an excellent novel and plot with all the ingredients. So it is easy to appreciate the film for these elements but Bond on his own was disastrous and while the film had great stand alone elements its main element to tie it together was terrible. This story was perhaps better than Thunderball or You Only Live Twice however when it came to film an exceptional actor hit it out of the park. It is a big shame and big wasted opportunity that such a great novel was adapted and portrayed by Lazenby. Ion Productions and MGM are not in the habit of remaking a film in the franchise due to its legacy so it is a real shame such potential was wasted. What if Connery had played this one or it was left unused to be played by Daniel Craig with 21st century CGI that would worked beautifully in the snow locations? We can dream of the potential of what could have been but sadly it was ended when an inexperienced actor decided to wear shoes that were far too big for him. I compare Lazenby's one stint at Bond to the portrayal of Batman in the 1960s, while the elements for a great vigilante exist in fiction and literature it was hilariously portrayed. Every great series has period where it was weirdly and badly dramatized. The same elements and sources for Batman have been used to make iconic Batman movies like Nolan's trilogy. The same applied to Daniel Craig's great portrayal of Bond in Skyfall to make a script or screenplay so much more than what it it is.

On her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) starts George Lazenby as James Bond He is a very underrated bond because he never acted before he took on the role of James Bond. George is Ian Fleming's James Bond. George Lazenby added Something New to the Franchise The fight scenes in this film were better than the fight scenes in Sean Connery films. Bond Fans criticize George Lazenby because he Never acted before. They always ranked at the Bottom of as James Bond 007. I think this unfair. I wish Stan on As Bond in one more film. I wanted George to be in the next film Diamonds Are Fore (1971) Sean Connery was Lured back to play Bond one more time. This film suits Roger Moore more than Connery. This film also starts Telly Savalas as Ernst Stravro Blofeld the Head of Spectre. This film is different than the five previous Sean Connery films. I Read The bond novels in high school . The Best Bond films are the ones that follow The Novels written by Ian Fleming. John Berry Did the music to this film. Richard Maibaum wrote the Screenplay for this film. This was directed by Peter Hunt he was the previous editor of the previous five Sean Connery films. This is the best looking film in the Franchise. This is the first emotional Bond Film. So of The films follow the novels some of them do not.

I was 18 when this film was first released and I suppose due to Sean Connery not in the role as 007 I didn't bother watching it. So to see the film for the first time ever a couple of weeks back really struck a poignant sad feeling at all that time elapsing and the two main stars so much older now but thankfully still alive. The other fascinating things about this film is the perceived chemistry between Bond and Tracey in the film and the real animosity that seems to have developed whilst making the movie between Rigg and Lazenby.Anyhow I'll say only this, if I had to chose a film for the most heartfelt love scenes , then OHMS's would be it. The tender scenes between Dianna and George coupled with John Barry and Hal Davids achingly exquisite' We have all The Time' brings a tear to my eye every time. From when he chases Tracey to her car and the beautiful Dianna Rigg turns around with tears streaming down her face which Bond (George) gently wipes away is just so beautiful as 'the theme song starts to play. Also although George is on the very rare occasion tad 'wooden' or more accurately self-conscious the scene in the barn as the blizzard rages outside where Tracey (Dianna ) seems to accept her lot that she cannot get any closer to James because of his occupation and says why are you still thinking about it and James (George) answers so gently that he is not he was '"thinking about us" and then says he loves her, for me is the tenderest love scene in any movie that I've ever seen.Dianna and George's relationship is the thing that makes this probably the best Bond movie of them all and the pair of them acted it out brilliantly. Its a wonderful film that took 47 years for me to finally see but believe me it was well worth the wait.