11 Things You Learn Rewatching Thunderball

11. The Pre-Title Sequence Is The Silliest Yet...

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Thunderball's pre-title sequence is most certainly the most ridiculous of the first four movies, beginning as it does with Bond (Sean Connery) attending the funeral of SPECTRE operative Jacques Bouvar (Bob Simmons).

However, Bouvar is quickly revealed to be alive and well, having disguised himself as his own widow, leading to a bizarre fistfight where Bond beats the snot out of Bouvar in drag.

It gets even dafter from there, though: Bond escapes via jet-pack (complete with plenty of gaudy back projection shots) to his waiting car. When the assailants give chase, he squirts them with...water.

You can't deny Connery's suave brilliance, even if this opening sequence probably would've felt more comfortable in a Roger Moore Bond flick. It just feels a little too daft and innocuous, especially given the films that preceded it.

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