Diamonds Are Forever
by Guy Hamilton
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Actor: Charles Gray, Jill St. John, Jimmy Dean, Lana Wood, Sean ConneryDirector: Guy Hamilton
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Producer: Alan Silvers
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
Producer: Harry Saltzman
Producer: Stanley Sopel
Writer: Ian Fleming
Writer: Richard Maibaum
Writer: Tom Mankiewicz
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); German (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Diamonds Are Forever
DVD Review: Sean Connery as Bond ,like diamonds.....are forever!
Summary: 4 Stars
It is now 1971 and we have Sean Connery appearing in his last official James Bond offering from the duo of Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli.It has been four years from the last appearance of Mr.Connery in a Bond picture.In the interim when Connery couldn't reach a suitable agreement in time with his producers they went on without him.They picked George Lazenby for "On her Majestys' Secret Service" in 1969.Though truer in form to the Bond character of Flemings' books,George was not a hit with the public at all,so ingrained had Connerys' portrayal become in the psyche of the movie going public.
So shortly after its' debut,and sunsequent flop,negotiations were hastily started to somehow lure back the star who had made the franchise up to that point the success it had been.It was touch and go but in the end Connery would come back but just for one last kick at the Bond can and that was to be that;finished.We all know now he did come back in "Never say,Never again" but any reference to Bond in any way had to be and was explicitily removed,due to copyright/ownership restrictions.But we all knew who his character really was.
The prologue to "Diamonds" opens with Bond down in a cavern area.It seems Blofeld,his arch rival,is cloning himself in some sort of mud bath like substance.James interrupts the proceedings and kills Blofeld....or does he?
The music begins and Shirley Bassey once again regales us with her vocal talents.As in all Bond films the music was always top hat,another endearing part of the whole Connery Bond picture.And it is also fitting that Sean should go out with Shirleys' voice as it was hers' that was lent to one of the best known ever of Bond pictures "Goldfinger".
The movie begins as we learn that the worlds' diamonds supply is being drained off and removed to a place,and by person(s),unknown.It is James' job to get to the bottom of it.Off he goes to Amsterdam where he poses as a diamond merchant of repute by the name of Peter Franks.His contact there is one Tiffany Case(curvy Jill St.John),his femme fatale for this movie,who he eventually woos to his side.James has a close call while there when the real Franks shows up at Tiffanys' place.Bond is there to great him in the elevator and a bloody fight ensues in the small and confined spaces of the elevator.Bond just makes it through killing his namesake,thereby keeping his cover.
The diamond trail leads him to Las vegas and the hotel owned by the rich Willard Whyte(Jimmy Dean-singer of "Big Bad John" fame and his food line of sausages!).All the way he is dogged by two of the most unlikliest of killers in any movie.They are two homsexuals by the name of Mr.Wint and Mr.Kidd.They execute some pretty nasty and cold killings but thankfully never quite seem to get Bond where they want him.But they do get theirs....in the end.
After a time Bond learns Willard Whyte seems to be pulling all the strings to this whole diamond smuggling operation.But no one has actually seen Whyte for some time...it is usually a faceless voice over a telecom or telephone.James sniffs around and uncovers the real Mr.Whyte,who has been put on ice.All return to the hotel so Whyte can reclaim his position and regain some control.It seems Blofeld( now played by Charles Gray-who played Bonds' Japanese contact in "You only live Twice") took over operations in his absence disgusing his voice as Whyte and has gathered together millions of dollars of diamonds to create a special antenna array for a satellite.Put into orbit it will commence to annihilate any target(s) he choses.The finale takes place aboard an oil rig Blofeld has commandeered for his own.It is a race against time for Bond and the world.Will he be able to stop Blofelds' floating ball of death? Will Tiffany betray him? Will the two dogging killers finally get Bond or their just desserts?
It's another nail bitter of a climax but it is resolved happily for all in the end.
It was and still is a bittersweet moment to see the final fade out to this movie knowing that would be the last in line of a six movie excursion by the slickest,classiest and best James Bond that,in my oppinion,has ever been seen on the screen.Nobody has or will ever replace Sean Connery,they have only succeeded him and sometimes extremely poorly at that.This series did not hurt Mr.Connery in the least.As we all know his star rose from then on slowly but very surely.He is now a superstar in the film business and for the most part somewhat shy of the press.He lives a very comfortable life and recently came close to getting knighted.I hope he succeeds,he certainly deserves it.
This film like all the others proceeding it was big on characters,big on stunts,big on action,had fabulous music and the cinematography was top notch in each and every one.There have been alot of pretenders to the throne but none of them will ever top these original six.As a side note you probably know by now that these are the films that Mike Myers for the most part combed through to get his inspiration for his Austin Powers series of spoofs.He even included an upside down and totally reversed tip of the hat to Sean when he created Fat Bastard(both Scottish).
Well,this is my final review of the original six series of Sean Connery/James Bond films.It was a hoot and brought back ALOT of great memories such as recalling the very theatres I stood in front of with the huge art work outside telling all and sundry what the exciting new entry of the James Bond series had in store.
Most of the movies in this series could have used some tweaking in the editing/script departments(some more ,some less) but taken overall they were a blast to watch(the and now!) with still some unmatched high adrenaline kicks.Its' star still to this day remains its' centrepiece.No question.And with the new DVD remastering this and all the Connery/Bonds are more "alive" than ever.
Description of Diamonds Are Forever
Superspy James Bond (Sean Connery) gets tangled up in the wild world of international diamond smuggling. But hold on--the mission is not quite so simple as it seems; his chase of the jewel thieves leads him to conspirators with plans for unleashing a nuclear armageddon on an unsuspecting planet. The majority of the action takes place on the gaudy glittering streets of Las Vegas as Bond negotiates the grotesque terrain with his customary aplomb and fancy mechanical gadgets. As always he manages to dally with several sexy bombshells along the way including the wonderful Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole. Connery is as suave and entertaining as ever taking on the menacing Charles Gray who is trying his hand at playing Bond's archenemy Blofeld. Look for the car chase down a narrow alley.System Requirements:Running Time: 120 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616085412 Manufacturer No: M108541Bestsellers in DVD
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