Great Bond flick. All the usual elements of the series are superbly crafted in Connery's , trendy, extremely entertaining fifth outing as 007, which includes exotic locations and non-stop pacing. When sent to Japan to investigate a mysterious spacecraft hijacking, Bond involves in an exciting adventure going after an ambitious Japanese industrialist, who's ultimately linked to SPECTRE.
Many argue Roald Dahl's screenplay places too much emphasis on fantasy, turning Bond movies traditional tone into a series of endless action sequences and incredible gadgets (the following films have been very prone to such diversions). But I think that, despite the realistic and darker tone of Dr No, previous entries such as Goldfiger had already introduced these elements, which are quintessential for Bond, a character quite different to that deadly serious, broody assassin Ian Fleming once imagined in his books. However there are some scenes which remain quite faithful to the original (Bond's incursion into Osato Chemical headquarters, including a breath-taking fight with a Yakuza hit man).
So let's not complain about the (terrific) volcano set, Little Nellie chase, the piranha pond or Donald Pleasance's outstanding performance as the deliciously evil, unforgettable Bond villain Ernst Stavro Bloefeld (I will always associate his image with the white Persian cat to Bond movies) Add to this a luscious Karin Dor("why a nice girl like you works here?") as N11 and Aki, and what do you get? Best plot, gadgets, villain, girls the pure essence of Bond movies No twists, no new takes on the character just CLASSIC Bond AT HIS BEST.
Many argue Roald Dahl's screenplay places too much emphasis on fantasy, turning Bond movies traditional tone into a series of endless action sequences and incredible gadgets (the following films have been very prone to such diversions). But I think that, despite the realistic and darker tone of Dr No, previous entries such as Goldfiger had already introduced these elements, which are quintessential for Bond, a character quite different to that deadly serious, broody assassin Ian Fleming once imagined in his books. However there are some scenes which remain quite faithful to the original (Bond's incursion into Osato Chemical headquarters, including a breath-taking fight with a Yakuza hit man).
So let's not complain about the (terrific) volcano set, Little Nellie chase, the piranha pond or Donald Pleasance's outstanding performance as the deliciously evil, unforgettable Bond villain Ernst Stavro Bloefeld (I will always associate his image with the white Persian cat to Bond movies) Add to this a luscious Karin Dor("why a nice girl like you works here?") as N11 and Aki, and what do you get? Best plot, gadgets, villain, girls the pure essence of Bond movies No twists, no new takes on the character just CLASSIC Bond AT HIS BEST.