22. Diamonds Are Forever
Another boring entry with a bond who well overstayed his welcome. Charles Gray is not a good Blofeld in my honest opinion, the girls here are not interesting (the less said about Bambi and Thumper, the better), and Connery looks old here- see the similarities with A View To A Kill? Now, granted I like the beginning a lot, but after On Her Majestys Secret Service, this is a case of one step forward and three steps back. Were back to old tricks, nothing has changed or evolved. Whilst I cant blame Connery, as Lazenby decided not to continue (a mistake I wish he hadnt made because he had a lot of potential), theres nothing innovative or memorable about this film bar Shirley Basseys theme tune and the name Plenty OToole. Be honest, what do you remember from it when you caught it on ITV on a Sunday afternoon? And the worst thing about it for me were Mr. Wint & Mr. Kidd. They always creeped me out on a Jimmy Savile level, and felt like something from Topsy & Tim or Mr. Benn by constantly referring to each other by their titles- its the worst example of homoeroticism in a series rife with it. They really dont deserve any more article space, even though they proved to be vaguely more interesting than the main villain! Its a damp squib of an ending to the Blofeld trilogy