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Diamonds Are Forever is a film I used to sight as one of the worst Bond films but on a recent watch I found it very funny and witty.
Movie spotlight
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
Movie
120 min
English
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Insights
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic59/100
Google Users76%
Director: Guy Hamilton•Genres: Action, Adventure, Spy
Plot Summary
James Bond is tasked with investigating a diamond smuggling operation that leads him to the eccentric millionaire Willard Whyte. As Bond uncovers a plot to hold the world hostage with diamonds, he teams up with Tiffany Case to thwart the scheme and confront the nefarious Blofeld.
Critical Reception
Upon its release, Diamonds Are Forever was a box office success, though critical reception was more mixed compared to some of its predecessors. While Sean Connery's return to the role was generally welcomed, the film was often seen as less serious and more campy than earlier Bond outings, with some critics finding the plot convoluted and the tone inconsistent.
What Reviewers Say
Sean Connery's return as James Bond is a highlight, bringing his signature charm back to the franchise.
The film embraces a more lighthearted and campy tone, which appeals to some viewers but deviates from the grittier Bond films.
While entertaining, the plot is often convoluted and less focused than previous installments.
Google audience: Audience reviews frequently praise Sean Connery's performance and the film's fun, albeit sometimes silly, adventure elements. Many enjoyed the escapism and Bond's wit, though some found the plot a bit weak and dated.
Fun Fact
The iconic "moon buggy" chase sequence was filmed in Las Vegas and the surrounding Nevada desert, with the vehicles designed specifically for the film.
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6 reviews
CinemaSerf
Sean Connery returned as Ian Fleming's "007" in this caper about a megalomaniac with a fiendish plan to use diamonds to blackmail the world. Shirley Bassey belts out Don Black's lyrics as we set off on a fun, action adventure that, from the...
drystyx
007 follows a blood trail of diamond smuggling. Of course it leads to a dastardly villain. This one has a lot of the Bond elements. There is a lot of action, almost non stop, a lot of nice scenery, though not as great as the great Bond fi...
GenerationofSwin...
MOST of the bad reviews on a lot of the Connery era 007 movies are... political. They don't like classic 60s 007 because of contemporary Woke six decades later politics. But.... this one just sucks. And, keep in mind, I say this with Con...
Wuchak
_**The series gets silly as James Bond goes to Las Vegas**_ Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is sent to Las Vegas to uncover a smuggling ring and suspects Blofeld (Charles Gray) is masterminding the nefarious operation; meanwhile a gay duo of as...
talisencrw
Not one of my favourite Bond films by a country mile but still so much fun. The recent complete-James-Bond-on-blu boxed set that was released has been my ONLY time seeing Sean Connery's last 'official' outing as 007 not edited for televisio...
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