Sean Connery returns to the role that made him famous in Bond movie number seven, Diamonds are Forever. Feeling more like a coda to the last movie then anything else there is a brief pre title sequence where Bond seemingly dispatches Blofeld (this time sporting hair and played by Charles Gray) presumably in response to his murder of Mrs. Bond at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The main plot concerns the hording of South African diamonds for nefarious purposes, and the chief exotic locals in this are Holland and Las Vegas, where a reclusive Howard Hughes type Billionaire plays a major part. Jill St. John is the main Bond girl, a diamond smuggler named Tiffany Case. There is also a literal 'couple' of gay hitmen in this, and I'm not sure if that's progressive or retrogressive. My chief takeaway from this film is that I want to visit 1971 Circus Circus. ***
Ranking the Bonds so far:
From Russia with Love
Her Majesty's Secret Service
Goldfinger
Dr. No
Thunderball
Diamonds are Forever
You Only Live Twice
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