With Skyfall dropping in theaters in just a few months, along with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond series, a close friend and fellow film nerd, Brandon Peters, has generously offered to do a comprehensive review of the entire 007 film franchise. Today is the sixth entry, with an extra-detailed look at one of the more controversial films in the James Bond series, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I hope you enjoy what is a pretty massive feature leading up the November 9th release of Skyfall. I'll do my best to leave my two-cents out of it, give or take a few items I have up my sleeve (including a guest review from my wife as she sings the praises of her favorite 007 film, you won't believe what it is). But just because I'm stepping aside doesn't mean you should, as I can only hope for robust discussions in the comments section. Without further ado...
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
1969
Director:
Peter Hunt
Starring:
George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Ilse Steppat, Bernard Lee
Rated PG
You’ve got sharp eyes and
beautiful…earlobes.
~James Bond
STATS
Kills: 14
Bond
Girls: Tracy di Vicenzo, Ruby Bartlett, Nancy (no last name
given)
Car: 1969 Aston Martin DBS
Locales: Portugal , Switzerland
Odd Villain
Trait: Blofeld has no earlobes
Song: “We
Have All the Time in the World” performed by Louis Armstrong
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS
from here out) delivers the first 007 film to fuel long conversations regarding its worth and
where it stands in the pantheon of the series.
George Lazenby makes his sole appearance as the first Eon James Bond not
played by Sean Connery. For the longest
time, this entry was regarded as one of the worst. In the last 10 years or so it’s grown in
esteem to the point where there are a good number of 007 devotees going so far
as to claim it as the best film in the series.
