It's comforting to see others have the same, fond, childhood memories of this film as I. Watching it again for the first time in well over twenty years, I have to say it holds up really well. It's got a ridiculous plot, hammy acting, dodgy accents, and lame jokes - just like every James Bond film before 2007. But it's fun, and funny, and full of all of the cool spy stuff that I still love as a 38 year old little boy of 10. And in the 30 years since I saw it in the cinemas the theme tune has not left me - it remains as apt, exciting, hummable and ridiculous as it was at the time.
As if you needed any other reasons to love this film, there are two words that guarantee it: Oliver Reed. What a baddie!
If you have a 10 year old child, nephew, or niece, it is your duty to ensure they watch this wonderfully silly action film.
As if you needed any other reasons to love this film, there are two words that guarantee it: Oliver Reed. What a baddie!
If you have a 10 year old child, nephew, or niece, it is your duty to ensure they watch this wonderfully silly action film.