Sean Connery's fourth Bond film. In this, the fourth instalment in the series from the original team, you have a classic Bond film. A competent villain, a thrilling adventure in an unusual setting, great Bond Babes and one of the series' all-time best scenes. Terence Young's direction is taut, whisking the narrative along with the speed and precision of a jet plane.Certainly among the top five of all Bonds.

T H U N D E R B A L L (1965) is 'B L U N D E R B A L L'Sean Connery as 'James Bond' with codename '007' was out again, at it again in 'Thunderball' directed by Terrence Young.Let me say this now, 'Thunderball' is more like a blunderball! Its a terrible, terrible film! Terrence must have been really young to have made this crap! The only decent thing, logical thing, sensible, exciting and entertaining 'thing' in this film is the sequence in which SPECTRE members steal Nukes from a downed RAF's Vulcan bombers. It was nice see that and that sequence only. Apart from that, everything else sucked! And I mean everything. From timelines, continuity, editing, screenplay, direction, everything sucked in every possible way.Throughout watching the film, I kept thinking how and what a let down this film is keeping in mind the amazing nukes-stealing sequence in the beginning, I think I am now going to support and love SPECTRE and not MI6. SPECTRE chaps are awesome and intelligent and their plans are simple, efficient and amazing. On the contrary, MI6 chaps' James Bond is a buffoon who is just hanging out with girls at any and every opportunity.Think about it, he actually didn't do anything in the film. He happened to be their at the spa-hospital facility in the beginning where he sees the RAF pilot, the real one and the fake one! Imagine he wasn't their wasting time, he probably wouldn't have been aware of it and this film wouldn't be possible. 'Right' things were just happening at the 'Right Times' for the Bond. He goes scuba diving in the beginning and the girl he is chasing happens to get stuck and he happens to be there to help her out! What rubbish!Bond is carrying a mini 'Radioactive' homing-device capsule which apparently would work only if swallowed! NONSENSE!He is given an underwater grenade which he uses to blast 3 baddies! But why were the baddies chasing him at that moment in the climax, when what they really wanted to do was to escape with the nukes. Bond had entered an underwater cave or some sunk ship, the baddies could have easily escaped! But no! They decided to chase him so that it woud lead to a situation where Bond could use the 'underwater grenade'! What nonsense!!And then there was the utterly boring and pointless 'Mardi Gras' sequence! Let just say it sucked too! Terrible, terrible film! CRAP FILM!BAKWAS FILM!TATTI FILM!My ratings: 3/10 *** TOTALLY AVOIDABLE!!!!

Did anybody notice, what tragedy could have happened in the very last scene of this movie? When Bond and Domino are in the dinghy and he loosens the inflatable arrow, he does a lot of movements and finally embraces the girl ... If that scene were to continue uncut, Bond would loose - at least - an arm, if not worse ... In the scene before they are both lifted by the plane, the cable ends up under Bond's armpit which in turn embraces Domino ... He will be hanged by his shoulder an get shredded by the sudden tear of the wire ... He was luckier than ever ...

The Fourth Film in the Series did Control Itself, for the most part, but Not Completely. Trying to Top "Goldfinger" (1964) the Producers go Over-the-Top for the First Time. Not Way Over-the-Top, but OTT nonetheless. The Opening with the Jetpack and the End with the most Elaborate Underwater Sequence ever Filmed (maybe even to this day), some have said that it goes On for too Long, but Not Really.The Movie only goes OTT in "Splashes" and does not Change the Tone of the Series up to that point, much, but it is there as a Harbinger of Things to Come.The Bond Girls are Appropriately Beautiful and Deadly. The "Tom Jones" Song behind the Signature Credit Sequence is Bombastic and one of the Best. Sean Connery has Hit His Stride and was Riding the Wave of the Series Super-Success and Still Commands the Role.Spectre is Involved and Bond Sees the Octopus Ring Proudly Displayed throughout. It's a Glorious Looking Film and was a High Box Office Topper. Not Considered the Best Bond on most Lists, but it is almost Always Ranked in the Top Ten.The Violence, at times, Shows Signs of the "New Hollywood" Style that would become Full Blown after the Code Completely Broke Down, and if You ever Wondered where the Action Hero's got the Idea to End a Killing with a "One Liner" look at James Bond, because He is the Instigator.The Series itself Instigated Many Things that would become Movie Clichés over the Years, and not just in the Bond Films. It also Remains the Longest Running Continuous Film Franchise in History. His Antics with the Bond Girls may be Antiquated but it is Fun to Dust Off Antiques now and then to See History Revealed.