Whatever her limitations as an actress, St. John, the epitome of 1960's cheesy, Playboy sexuality. But someone had the bright idea of making the main Bond Girl someone with a flair for comedy. Bond Babes: Lana Wood, Natalie's sister, is on hand as the mandatory eye candy, and is all-too-disposable as Plenty O'Toole. Bond purists tend to disregard DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER because of its flip attitude, but that is what makes it my favorite. Personally, I think this is his best Bond work as Sean strolls through the film with relaxed charm and a complete understanding that this film, if not the entire series, is a comedy. 10 points "Bond, James Bond": Connery is back, a bit chunkier and a tad grayer, but apparently his extended vacation from the role of 007 paid off. It is, I think, even better than "Goldfinger," and may be the prefect James Bond song: amoral, stylish and seductive. It's an anti-love song, much like "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," only it doesn't hide its hard-edged avarice under a bouncy tune. It, of course, has the fabulous Shirley Bassey doing the vocals again, but it also repeats the cynicism of applying sensuous lust to material wealth. That never came off, but certainly "Diamonds are Forever" is a perfect companion piece to the earlier theme song. Pretty enough with its diamond-studded theme for 4 points, but not good enough to do justice to the: Theme Song: It is said that originally the film was to be a followup to GOLDFINGER, with his brother taking up where Goldfinger left off. Opening Credits: Maurice Binder's style of opening montage is wearing just a tad old and predictable. Though the opening does serve to show that Sean Connery is back and George Lazenby has been released from Bondage. An important turning point in the series slips past with no acknowledgment.
But considering that when last we saw him, Blofeld was murdering James' new bride, such a confrontation should have immense power. Pre-Credit Teaser: Bond "kills" Blofeld, which supposedly seems to tie up major loose ends from ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. So, here are ten elements that make a Bond film a Bond film and how DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER rates on a scale of 1 to 10: Title: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: A slight perversion of the once popular ad line used to sell wedding rings, this title suggests romance, but certainly that is the last thing on the film's agenda.
There are certain things one has come to expect, even demand of a Bond film and each individual effort either delivers or it doesn't.
You don't review James Bond movies, you evaluate them, rate them according to how well they meet expectations.
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