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Never Say Never Again (1983)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 34
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 12

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2

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The title of the 1983 James Bond adventure Never Say Never Again is a self-mocking reference to star Sean Connery's insistence back in 1971 that he would never play Bond again. Reportedly, the huge salary offered Connery was but one consideration that brought him back to the 007 fold; the other was the producers' assurance that Connery would have full control over all aspects of production, a promise that was not kept often enough to the star's liking. Essentially, this film is a remake of the

Oct 17, 2000

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (34) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (13) | DVD (15)

Without absolute conviction, no action film can survive: if there's no belief, there's no danger.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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It is good to see Connery's grave stylishness in this role again. It makes Bond's cynicism and opportunism seem the product of genuine worldliness (and world weariness) as opposed to Roger Moore's mere twirpishness.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
TIME Magazine
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After a 12-year hiatus, Sean Connery is back in action as James Bond. The new entry marks something of a retreat from the far-fetched technology of many of the later Bonds in favor of intrigue and romance.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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Ah, yes, James, it is good to have you back again.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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It's a major disappointment that, having lured back the original 007, the film makers couldn't offer him something better than this drawn-out, hackneyed story.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
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Boobs, bombs, and Bond galore in epic 007 thriller.

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

a cheeseball experience with a strange and horrible pedigree

May 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Connery proved plenty fit for one more outing...a likeable but somewhat mediocre adventure handsomely mounted in the traditional Bond style...[Blu-ray]

April 17, 2009 Full Review Source: ON Magazine | Comment

It's an aging and unenthusiastic Connery who returns to play Bond, who doesn't have the physicality to do justice any more to the demanding muscular role.

February 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Connery was perhaps wise to call it quits the first time round.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

Connery has style, if not quite the energy quotient (he was 53 at the time) -- some nifty editing and a redundant dance routine make him look good.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

Gone is the excessive gadgetry that mars Bond films, and, as a result, the characters are more prominent and colorful.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Like being trapped in a dream inside twin peaks

February 10, 2008 Comment

The action's good, the photography excellent, the sets decent; but the real clincher is the fact that Bond is once more played by a man with the right stuff.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

Brandauer is a great Bond villain, and the role still fits Connery like an old tux.

April 14, 2005 Comment
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Aside from some minor flaws, the film is a surprisingly standard Bond film, one that could easily be integrated into the "official" franchise with very few adjustments.

March 22, 2005 Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | Comment
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Connery, Brandauer and Kim-sexy!

November 23, 2004 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Never Say Never Again

Never been a fan of Bond movies, and I don't know why I've seen so many of them since I'm not a fan. Anyway, I didn't care for this one as usual, and I don't even remember what it was about so yeah...

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

This last Bond film with Sean Connery is sadly also his weakest. Not because of his age (he still packs as good of a punch as when he was younger), but due to the blandness of the script. It's kind of like a re-make of Thunderball, only less exciting. Kim Basinger, whom I've never cared much for as an actress, is her

May 14, 2007
CloudStrife84
Mike S

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    1. Largo: Do you lose as gracefully as you win?
    2. James Bond: I don't know, I've never lost.
    – Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)
    1. Miss Moneypenny: Have you got a mission, James?
    2. James Bond: Yes. I am to eliminate all free radicals.
    – Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)

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