During the Japanese location filming Sean Connery announced that he was resigning from the role of Bond; however, Connery did later return in Diamonds Are Forever and the non EON Bond film Never Say Never Again. You Only Live Twice is the first Bond film to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, who later directed 1977′s The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979′s Moonraker, both starring Roger Moore. These three Bond films are notable for being epic in scale. The first Bond film to be released in the northern hemisphere summertime, the film was a great success, with positive reviews and over 1M in worldwide box office, and has been parodied most prominently by the Austin Powers series and its scar-faced, Nehru suit-wearing Dr. Evil. The backing soundtrack to the film, originally performed by Nancy Sinatra, was used by British singer Robbie Williams in his hit “Millennium”.
Thunderball (1965) is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series after Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham. It was directed by Terence Young with screenplay by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins. The film follows Bond’s mission to find two NATO atomic bombs stolen by SPECTRE, which holds the world ransom for £100 million in diamonds, in exchange for not destroying an unspecified major city in either England or the United States (later revealed to be Miami). The search leads Bond to the Bahamas, where he encounters Emilio Largo, the card-playing, eye-patch wearing SPECTRE Number Two. Backed by the CIA and Largo’s mistress, Bond’s search culminates in an underwater battle with Largo’s henchmen. The film had a complex production, with four different units and about a quarter of the film consisting of underwater scenes.
Entertainment reporter Tim Estiloz profiles the amazing spy gadgets that James Bond 007 has used throughout his history on film. From Dr. NO to Goldfinger and more… every 007 film has showcased amazing stunts and gadgetry that’s helped Bond out of many tight an dangerous situations. This video also showcases a montage of many of those gadgets over the decades. This video was written and produced by Tim Estiloz. See more of Tim’s entertainment features on You Tube at his channel “FilmFanTV”… and be sure to subscribe. SEE THE LATEST MOVIE REVIEWS BY TIM ESTILOZ at : www.TimEstiloz.com – www.timestiloz.com
