Agreed, and Brandauer pulled it off without an eyepatch, or that ridiculous SPECTRE ring that telegraphed, “Hey, look at us - we’re members of an evil organization!” And he was missing steel teeth and a scar down his face.

Yes, I loved his portrayal of that character...wonderful actor 👏

I didn't see a lot of vulnerability. I saw a lot of crazy smiling, but he did own the part, that's for sure.

@@foto21 I feel his vulnerability showed in his insecurity and jealousy

Nigel Small-Fawcett- his secret agent code name is Johnny English now.

It was still a bad movie.

@@Romulan2469 Maybe to you. Not to me.

@@harcomou8395 Obviously!

@@Romulan2469 aye, commander. Will trade phase-cloaking-device for some Romulan Ale...

Critics loved the movie upon it's release, it's just the Eon sycophants who have bashed it over the years, it was much better then the last three Moore movies for sure

I don't give a monkeys what anyone wants to say - I really loved it; and it's much better than any of the Moore era...and please don't mention Craig!

​@@MrDublin2kkkkkkkkkk

Aqui estao os fanaticos por Sean Connery. Esse filme é mediocre. Octopussy fez 27 milhes a mais em bilheteria.

@@lanbadas1 Goodness only knows why - Octopussy was crap!

It's not good tho. Not a bit!

@@k.b.7718 In your opinion - I loved it.

Nice comment. She was gorgeous and crazy in equal measures 😅

I thought she was appalling in the film.

@@ppuh6tfrz646 wow - opinions vary I guess.

@@markfarnon6742 They do indeed!

@@ppuh6tfrz646 😁

Carrera is like fine wine, a real beauty! I put her in the same category as Famke Janssen's Xenia Onatopp. Beautiful but deadly!

The music is unforgettably terrible lol. The soundtrack is like the worst aspect of this one. I suppose every Bond film is someone's favourite.

You forgot to mention Klaus Maria Brandauer, who played the arguably most three-dimensional Bond villain of all time.

@@aaoppe fair comment, I just couldn't remember his name. He was fantastic.

​@@aaoppe He's the only reason that I've EVER liked a Bond film

This is a shit film

You're crazy if you think this tripe was any better than the movies eon was producing.

@@obscureentertainment8303 Well, then it’s a pleasure to be crazy, thank you! “Thunderball” was a snooze, and even its director, Terence Young, wasn’t fond of it. No doubt, Eon has produced some superb films, led by “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and “From Russia With Love.” But they’ve also had their turkeys, such as those cartoons directed by Guy Hamilton, and that Saturday kid’s movie, “Moonraker.” And as someone with roots in India, I was not impressed by “Octopussy,” with its stereotypical portrayal of Indians and the bulk of its action filmed at Pinewood, anyway!

@@thomaschacko6320 Is your name thomas whacko?

@@MrMichaellee5353 It has been suggested before. But I’m still “whacko” enough to state that Roger Moore should have hung it up after “For Your Eyes Only” - his best Bond film. Instead, he stuck around for two idiotic outings, and left only when people were laughing him out the door! When you had the proper focus on the character of Bond, you ended up with excellent films: “Licence To Kill,” “Goldeneye,” “Casino Royale,” and “Skyfall.”

Quite right! And yes, you would be correct that there were plans to make more Bond films as I've seen the pamphlet in black and white announcing the next project. As for a second Thunderball remake, no doubt you've heard about it, but the attempt went as far to 2009, even after the 'Warhead 2000' project. I remember reading an article at the time (2009) that an Australian production company was working with the McClory estate to produce yet another Thunderball remake entitled 'Blofeld'. Nothing developed afterwards, of course. Also, kudos for mentioning the end credits trumpet bit - the version which, unfortunately to this day, isn't released.

Nice comment Sir - I concur!

Oh god no. This was sad. Sean was sad and wore out and tired in this. It was a movie made on egos. Octopussy was much better.

@@xr6lad I think "it is against Civil Service policy to give out endorsements" was the best line in any Bond film. Octopussy just didn't have the classic Bond humour. (And that humour never returned.)

Yeah sound track wrecked it could do with a new score

Now that MGM own the film, they could probably collaborate with EON to re-edit it in the style of the EON films, especially since we probably won't have another new Bond film for a good few years.

The opening has been very well re-edited, also the motorbike chase: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l91-jdqS262mg2w.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7JlY9VhutTIho0.html

@@shantihealer I did see that clip and it is pretty cool.

There's a full fan edit called "Never Say McKlory Again". Idk where to find it, but it's available.

Tom Cruise has never skipped leg day. Also plastic surgery and strict diets tend to go a long way.

Totally disagree! If anyone looked his age it was Moore in AVTAK. He was 58 - and he looked it. Hard to swallow a man nearing pension age doing the ski stunts that he supposedly did.

Tom cruise with make up, plastic surgery and a strict diet.

Shockingly stupid comment. Are you seriously comparing him who was born in 1930 and actually had to WORK to live, before all the movie nonsense. And then one born in 1964 who has lived his whole life in velvet compared to that other one. Really?

@@MrDublin2no. I think you are using rose coloured glasses. Sean was old and tired in this. And yes Moore was also old and tired in AVTAK. Both should have moved on.

Blame Connery. The producers wanted James Horner and he vetoed it in favor of LeGrand.

You’re absolutely right.

I loved the music throughout the film.

It's certainly better than A Fine Madness, the other Connery film he directed. That was a terrible film.

Lol you must be American

i'm European, why would you say that?

@@Bernhard_Floedl I mean, you're definitely not, you're clearly American mate. Why do you have to lie about it?

@@alwaysOPEN4business if that makes you happy... You are a very weird individual.

@@Bernhard_Floedl just proves my point that Americans never truly understood Bond films..not that there's much to understand..

Octopussy 100%

I disagree. Octopussy is well made and a lot of fun. The train scene is very memorable.

@@GetToDaChoppa-k5r I remember there were some good scenes and a good song as well. But Sean just had it!

the moore movies were the best. Daniel Craig is good too

Octopussy is British and Never say never again is American as they changed the storyline and sold us down the river but BOND is British

@@jasonparks4631 Octopussy is miles better than this lame remake of an already mediocre Bond film.

they both suck and are far from great bond films

Octopuses is not good, nsna, is bad

Really, bobgoran? Even with Moore’s clown disguise, the Tarzan yell, the stereotyped Indian hoods, the tennis racquet fight, and the “suspense” of a backgammon game? All woven into a convoluted plot involving Faberge eggs and a demented Russian general bent on nuclear war. (YAWN!) And once again, a fine actor - Louis Jourdan - was wasted as a poorly developed villain. (Afghan prince? Please!) At least “Never Say Never Again” had a tighter script, a more cohesive plot, a superior cast, and more emphasis on character. All set against two picturesque locations: Bahamas and the south of France. And rather than “stealing money from Eon,” this film grew out of Kevin McClory’s legitimate rights, based on his pre-Eon collaboration with Ian Fleming. McClory had a contract that granted him the right to make his own Bonds after 1976.

@@thomaschacko6320 No, it was stolen. McClory never deserved the rights to Thunderball to begin with. The ideas that Fleming mostly based his book on was an earlier version of the Thunderball draft which McClory's had nothing to do with. And SPECTRE clearly came from Fleming because he had used the name before and they share a lot with his version of SMERSH. Most Bond fans I know don't dislike the clown suit in Octopussy. That's because they have WATCHED the movie instead of some random screenshots they have seen. Octopussy is very close to perfection with good story and scenery. Plus, characters and action that is actually memorable. A solid 8/10 from me. NSNA is a disaster. Only positive thing I can think of are the visuals in some scenes, with some good sets and cinematography. It is not up there with the best looking EON films, but above average. Still, everything else is a mess and it is not watchable. Are you maybe related to Schwartzman, McClory or anyone else involved with this production?

@@thomaschacko6320 good comment. I enjoyed Octopussy but nsna is a superior movie for sure

@@bobgoran Answering your question first: No, I have no relationship with anyone involved with the Bond films - or any films, for that matter! You, on the other hand, sound like an Eon executive; or a member of the Broccoli family. But, such is the beauty of any art - including film - that it affects people in different ways. See, even we die-hard Bondophiles can disagree. Your version of Kevin McClory’s involvement is something I’m seeing for the first time. Through all the legal back-and-forth, I had never heard McClory accused of theft! The whole issue centered around whether he possessed any rights beyond “Thunderball.” If he hadn’t any legitimate rights, why would Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman have offered him co-producer status on “Thunderball”? And why did they avoid using Blofeld and SPECTRE for so many years, beginning with “The Spy Who Loved Me”? The answer is: McClory, Ian Fleming, and Jack Whittingham co-created SPECTRE for the original “Thunderball” story. When Fleming incorporated their work into his “Thunderball” novel without any joint credit, McClory sued Fleming and won the film rights - along with the rights to nine other scripts and treatments they had developed. (Fleming retained the book rights.) Take note: the novel, the film, and “Never Say Never Again” all cite “an original screen story” by the three men. McClory signed a contract with Eon Productions, granting him the right to produce his own Bond films ten years after the release of the “Thunderball” film - taking us to 1976. Once he started to exercise that right, Eon took action to block him; not surprisingly, considering the profits involved and the fact that Broccoli was now a solo act. (More for him!) The Eon case was that McClory’s rights were limited to a remake of “Thunderball,” nothing more. That is why Jack Schwartzman bought the rights only to the “Thunderball” story, rather than get drawn into litigation over “Warhead” and the other scripts. (McClory retained his rights to them.) But of course, Broccoli didn’t want even that, which is why Schwartzman had to continue fighting him off during the making of “Never Say Never Again.” Schwartzman, Broccoli, and McClory have all passed. Schwartzman’s and McClory’s estates sold their Bond rights to MGM/UA, so you needn’t fear any more insidious plots. For me, the fight was worth it; not for you. Fair enough! The main strength of Schwartzman’s production is that it doesn’t include clown suits, Bond tossing money to Indian villagers, or asinine cracks such as, “This should keep you in curry for awhile.” By the way, this comes from someone who has been WATCHING whole Bond films since the 1960s, and has READ the books, including the recent ones by Anthony Horowitz. Cheers!

@@markfarnon6742 Thank you, James! (Good name!) “Never Say Never Again” performed very well at the box office, only slightly behind “Octopussy.” It did receive more positive reviews, however - deservedly so.