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.
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01/26/06
Never Say Never Again (1983)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:21
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this remake and updated version of the 1965 THUNDERBALL, James Bond, who has been primarily teaching for the last few years, is quite happily yanked out of semiretirement to deal with the deadly... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow, Barbara Carrera
Director: Irvin Kershner
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Reviews for Never Say Never Again
Gone is the excessive gadgetry that mars Bond films, and, as a result, the characters are more prominent and colorful.
10/13/08
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.
10/13/08
Connery was perhaps wise to call it quits the first time round.
10/13/08
The rank pall of opportunism hangs over this sorry rogue enterprise from producer Kevin McClory, as he tries to assemble the component parts that make up a Bond movie and fails.
08/16/01
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03/24/03
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08/22/03
a cheeseball experience with a strange and horrible pedigree
05/05/09
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10/09/05
Connery
02/27/04
Without absolute conviction, no action film can survive: if there's no belief, there's no danger.
10/13/08
Top CriticIt'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.
02/18/09
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08/19/05
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03/04/03
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.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
04/04/03
...one of the most sophisticated of the Bonds.
01/01/00
No review available.
05/19/05
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.
03/22/05
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.
10/13/08
Top CriticLatest News for Never Say Never Again
November 04, 2008:
Bonding with Bond, Day 15: Never Say Never Again
Community Manager RT-Ryan has never seen a single James Bond film, except for 2006's Casino Royale. To rectify the situation, he decides to watch every Bond film and write... More...
March 21, 2007:
Connery Wouldn't Mind Heading Back to Bond
Award-winning mega-actor Sean Connery recently shared a few thoughts regarding the new James Bond movies, and it seems like he sure wouldn't mind playing the super-spy's father!... More...
June 30, 2006:
ANOTHER "Thunderball" Remake??
Movie producer Kevin McClory owns "some" of the rights to the old-school Bond classic "Thunderball," which explains why, several years ago, he was able to... More...
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