Bond number 12 means that I am half way through and finally inside my own lifetime. In a more serious and realistic (to the extent that James Bond movies can be called realistic) vain then the previous couple of outings in the series, the plot here concerns the sinking of a British spy vessel in the Mediterranean, and the cold war motivated race to retrieve sunken military technology there on. Exotic locations include Greece, northern Italy, Albania, and Cypress, or was it Crete? French model Carole Bouquet is the principle Bond girl, Israeli actor Topol (Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof) plays a prominent blackmarketer. For the first (and possibly only?) time M does not appear in this movie, as actor Bernard Lee died early in the filming process. This films pre-credit sequence feature the first appearance of Blofeld, though never seen head on and never identified by name, since we last saw him being slammed against the side of an oil rig in a helicopter attached to a giant magnet in Diamonds are Forever 10 years previously. Blofeld is apparently killed off in this little cameo, and frankly its a disappointing ending for him. Still *** Also good theme song.
Ranking the Bonds so far:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Dr. No
Thunderball
Diamonds are Forever
You Only Live Twice
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
Live and Let Die
For Your Eyes Only
The Man with the Golden Gun
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