Thunderball
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Synopsis
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Cast
- Sean Connery
- Claudine Auger
- Adolfo Celi
- Luciana Paluzzi
- Rik Van Nutter
- Guy Doleman
- Molly Peters
- Martine Beswick
- Bernard Lee
- Desmond Llewelyn
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- Aug 23, 2021
Ahh miss giveypussy
Nick MullenSep 1, 2019" Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She's just dead." - James Bond
Mark MooneyNov 4, 2015Despite a series-best Connery performance I just think this is tremendously unexciting. You could jettison the first 40 minutes entirely without altering the narrative in the slightest, and its major action sequences are in slooowwww-underwater-motion, sadly yanking any…
matt lynch - Feb 23, 2019
52 I loved Thunderball as a kid, so it's disappointing to say that I fell out of sync with this about fifteen minutes in, only to regain interest towards the tail-end. Some stellar underwater photography that is unfortunately padded out and lost to its own amusement.
SilentDawnFeb 2, 2023Sean Connery is infuriatingly handsome, the Ken Adam sets are jaw-droppingly extravagant, and James Bond romances women by talking about conch chowder. I also like that everyone in SPECTRE wears an enormous octopus ring, just to make it extremely easy to figure out who is…
Matt SingerNov 7, 2024James Bond : The way of the water
Vaderz - Oct 12, 2021
James Bond please stop scuba diving for one minute you’re tearing your family apart
RileyNov 10, 2020I’ve got to admit, I was slightly disappointed by Thunderball on this rewatch. It has the usual flair of the Connery Bonds, and the opening sequence is spectacular but the central storyline is lacking. Domino is a forgettable Bond girl and the villain has an incredible…
Ethan ColburnMar 2, 2022not sure who was who half the time, but hell yeah man i love conch chowder
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- Chief Saqif likedThunderball
he’s so disrespectful towards women
ADG likedThunderballThe ultimate rizzmaster
Liamo0511 is "meh" onThunderballYou can clearly see that the budget increased significantly. Nonetheless, this was the worst one yet. The pacing felt off, and the blue screen was horrendous. James Bond is portrayed as a rather pathetic, overly horny version of himself, constantly letting his judgment slip and acting impulsively…
- Henry likedThunderball
An enjoyable bond film. Full of really incredible action sequences which are truly quite impressive for the year it was filmed. Cinematography in some places is a little rough in terms of quick cuts however the plot is very interesting and engaging. Rating H- 8.5/10 L- 7.7/10
Dyl lovedThunderballMy least favourite bond so far the first hour is the best I’ve seen and the last hour and 10 is the worse so far not bad just boring. Connery is amazing as usual and domino is my favourite bond woman so far because she’s so pretty. Overall 8.3/10 different cut would benefit
Mtrees likedThunderballI’ll lump all the James Bond films up to Casino Royale into one review. I love them all and there’s very few instalments that I don’t enjoy. I hope they keep making them till the day I die, fantastic films! 13/07/2023 (Historical Review)
- Samantha Stone is "meh" onThunderball
Eh, not my favorite, but I do appreciate the complexity of the underwater scenes. They’d be difficult to pull off even now; I can’t imagine the effort that went in to develop the technology for this and putting it into practice.
Edward Kronkvist likedThunderballA good Bond wile not the best film because it had some goofy fight scenes and in the end when they are on a boat it’s filmed really bad it’s funny. But I enjoyed it for what it was and the story was kind of engaging.
Gests likedThunderballQuite a lot of goofs in this one - couldn’t get over how bad the final scene was with the boat going really ‘fast’. Still these old bond movies have a certain charm about them and will always entertain
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Metacritic
[Bond] also has a much better sense of humor than he has shown in his previous films. And this is the secret ingredient that makes Thunderball the best of the lot.
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
Connery [is] cruising by this point and the movie doesn't quite match the swagger of Goldfinger, but still effortlessly plies the glory Bond years, concluding with a stunning underwater battle.
Kim Newman
Empire
The underwater sequences, which are choreographed and directed with great skill, are Thunderball's standout feature... Thunderball is classic 007 -- not the best picture in the long-running series, to be sure, but a more-than-worthwhile diversion for the action-loving escapist in us all.
James Berardinelli
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Thunderball (1965) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Thunderball (1965)?
The movie is 2hr 10min long.
What's Thunderball (1965) about?
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Who's the cast of Thunderball (1965)?
- Sean Connery as James Bond
- Claudine Auger as Domino
- Adolfo Celi as Largo
- Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona
- Rik Van Nutter as Felix Leiter
- Guy Doleman as Count Lippe
- Molly Peters as Patricia
- Martine Beswick as Paula
- Bernard Lee as 'M'
- Desmond Llewelyn as 'Q'
Who's the director behind Thunderball (1965)?
Terence Young directed Thunderball (1965).
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