I haven't seen many of the Bond movies. This is the oldest one I've seen. And it's really, really campy. I'm not positive what I was expecting, but this was remarkably tame, but also very dated.
The action is surprisingly dull. There are a few fun moments, but they mostly come toward the end - the motorboat chase, the helicopter attack. The gypsy fight is fairly interesting, but it isn't as fun as it should be. There's some especially weird bits. Like the last scene, when Bond is attacked by an agent posing as a maid. She has a poisoned spike on her shoe (which just looks a lot like the Spider-Man villain Tarantula) and she just keeps trying to kick him. This is one of the most awkward fight scenes I've seen.
What makes the movie watchable is how strange it is to see Bond acting like this. He's overconfident. He's playful, but very in-charge. He does slap women around a bit.
What disappoints though, is the lack of any particular development for Bond. I don't feel like Connery had an opportunity to act.
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