This is a tongue in cheek Bond movie and the first that drifts well into comedy at times. Previous Bond movies had some jokes in it but not quite like this. Diamonds Are Forever starts the trend with comedy that Moore's movies would carry on with. The humor peaked with Octopussy which is alot of fun for a Bond movie. It hasn't quite been as fun as that or this movie since. Given the direction of the franchise, they might as well go back to comedy.
Diamonds Are Forever has an interesting plot which strangely mirrors reality. Blofeld's plan to destroy nuclear weapons with a laser mounted on a satellite sounds alot like the Strategic Defense Initiative or Star Wars as the media coined it during the Reagan era. Only difference is the motive behind the use of the satellite. They also parodied Howard Hughes and the moon landing hoaxers. Who ever said conspiracy theories couldn't be good comedy?
This is a decent Bond movie that doesn't take itself so seriously which is probably why movies like this are beginning to age so well. Bond movies now go overboard (overbored is more like) with the drama which is making them heavy handed.
Every character is a little jokey. Even Charles Gray's Blofeld has a comedy line or two.
Diamonds Are Forever has an interesting plot which strangely mirrors reality. Blofeld's plan to destroy nuclear weapons with a laser mounted on a satellite sounds alot like the Strategic Defense Initiative or Star Wars as the media coined it during the Reagan era. Only difference is the motive behind the use of the satellite. They also parodied Howard Hughes and the moon landing hoaxers. Who ever said conspiracy theories couldn't be good comedy?
This is a decent Bond movie that doesn't take itself so seriously which is probably why movies like this are beginning to age so well. Bond movies now go overboard (overbored is more like) with the drama which is making them heavy handed.
Every character is a little jokey. Even Charles Gray's Blofeld has a comedy line or two.