The Bond films were bad enough even with the partially ironic performances of Connery.
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06/24/06
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:30
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this stand-out 007 adventure, Bond again faces off with Ernst Stavro Blofield (his formidable enemy from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, played here by Telly Savalas rather than Donald Pleasance). This... [More]
Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Reviews for On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Top CriticBy no means the premium Bond, but an intriguing one.
07/25/01
Top CriticDitching flash in favour of character development, this stylish and energetic entry is one of the best films in the series. Lazenby woz robbed.
10/13/08
Top CriticCertainly no worse than the later Roger Moore efforts and, if only for curiosity value, is well worth a look.
10/13/08
Top CriticEven featuring an inferior 007, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a landmark change-of-pace, and an exhilarating and affecting piece of entertainment.
01/01/00
Director Peter Hunt manages to inject some life into this 1969 exercise with a wonderful ski chase, but otherwise the film is a bore.
10/13/08
The film is often unjustly treated as an odd footnote to the series, an awkward moment from the series' puberty that the producers would just as soon forget.
03/22/05
Driven by a series of invigorating and breathtaking action sequences and anchored by a Bond of rare emotional depth.
01/01/00
George Lazenby took Bond's reins from Sean Connery in this sixth 007 outing, an unfairly oft-maligned film that, while distinctively different than the rest of the series, is still quite fun to watch.
01/11/07
...Lazenby is actually pretty good as Bond.
08/01/03
Buoyed by the fine action scenes and the genuinely good script.
04/20/03
If you can look past Lazenby in the title role, the story line, action, and supporting cast are well above average.
01/01/00
Lazenby makes the mistake of trying to imitate Connery rather than giving his own interpretation to the role, and as we all know, imitations just make us yearn for the genuine article.
01/01/00
Just as entertaining and as visually attractive as the five previous Bond films.
02/22/09
Film of break-neck physical excitement and stunning visual attractions in which George Lazenby replaced Sean Connery as James Bond.
10/13/08
Top CriticLazenby is very weak, but the movie is rather good
02/07/08
It offers supremely satisfying versions of all the conventions we expect from the series ... and then it does the one thing you don't expect a James Bond movie to do: It breaks your heart.
01/01/00
Mémorable pour ses excès beaucoup plus que sa pertinence scénaristique
01/31/07
What are Bond's problems now? They're too numerous, as usual, to hold the constant attention of anyone other than a charter member of Her Majesty's Secret Service.
05/09/05
Top CriticOne of the more entertaining Bond films.
10/13/08
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October 27, 2008:
Bonding with Bond, Day 7: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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