Definitely one of the most emotional Bond films, and one of the strangest for several reasons. Lazenby plays the role only once, and does an OK job, but he seems neither strong or serious enough to play the character effectively, or is he capable of dealing with the charm or humour as well as the other actors. However, he acts well and ensures that the film has become a strong favourite.
Bond marries a Countess in order to gain her family's help in finally bringing down SPECTRE and Blofeld. Blofeld is planning to unleash a germ which will completely destroy life, and he is using Women from each country to complete his plan. He keeps them at his mountain lodge, and gives them subliminal messages in their sleep. Bond infiltrates as a Scottish historian, but soon finds himself genuinely falling for his wife. Bond ends Blofeld's plans, but he escapes, and in a shock ending, gets his revenge on Bond.
The film gets marks for its dark finish, and for having some of the best action sequences in the series, and we get to know Blofeld better here than in any other film Savalas gives him an almost jolly edge, while previously he was pure evil. However, his smile is clearly a mask making his deeds all the more frightening. Unfortunately, Loius Armstrong's song is overused, but the theme tune is good. The audience now wanted an end to Blofeld, and began to see Bond in a different light- as a tragic, lonely figure.
Bond marries a Countess in order to gain her family's help in finally bringing down SPECTRE and Blofeld. Blofeld is planning to unleash a germ which will completely destroy life, and he is using Women from each country to complete his plan. He keeps them at his mountain lodge, and gives them subliminal messages in their sleep. Bond infiltrates as a Scottish historian, but soon finds himself genuinely falling for his wife. Bond ends Blofeld's plans, but he escapes, and in a shock ending, gets his revenge on Bond.
The film gets marks for its dark finish, and for having some of the best action sequences in the series, and we get to know Blofeld better here than in any other film Savalas gives him an almost jolly edge, while previously he was pure evil. However, his smile is clearly a mask making his deeds all the more frightening. Unfortunately, Loius Armstrong's song is overused, but the theme tune is good. The audience now wanted an end to Blofeld, and began to see Bond in a different light- as a tragic, lonely figure.