AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

MazzyToU Where can I start? I never liked Thunderball, apart from the title song which is exceptional. This feels flat, lifeless and empty. Sean Connery is fine being James Bond. Apart from that, its just a bore-fest.Virtually a shot for shot remake with a few new scenes shoved in here and there in an attempt to distance itself from the original. The music is bizarre in places, especially the car chase scene, which is one of the few highlights of this dreary thing. On Connery's part it was just for the money. Some of them other actors seem overexcited leading them to ultra-ham the dialog. All this wanders aimlessly to the usual JB ending where the bad guy dies and Bond gets the girl.My advice? You want to see a great Bond film, try Goldfinger or Skyfall.

OllieSuave-007 Sean Connery returns as James Bond, in a movie remake of Thunderball. Here, mad man Maximilian Largo steals two American nuclear warheads and demands millions of dollars in ransom from the world leaders. As a result, MI6 reactivates their "00" agents and James Bond comes out of retirement to carry on the mission.Armed with secret weapons and an armor of one-liners, Connery still shines once again as the suave 007, though, he does look rather emotionless and mellow portraying his character at times. There is lesser action in this movie than in previous Bond films, but some of the the thrills are still a little entertaining, especially the part where Bond attempts to dispatch the femme fatale Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera).Sorely missing is John Berry's iconic James Bond theme and score, and what we have instead is a very 80s-sounding soundtrack from Michel Legrand. The acting was just OK for the most part - Connery had some good chemistry with the Bond Girls, but much of the other cast members were forgettable. Max von Sydow gave a mediocre performance as Blofeld, Edward Fox gave a very overzealous and pompous portrayal of M and Rowan Atkinson gave a rather unfunny role as Small-Fawcett. Klaus Maria Brandauer gave a convincing villain in Maximilian Largo - slimy and sly, making you want to punch him in the face.The film its adventurous moments, but, it's not one of the best Bond movies out there - it's more like a stand alone action flick.Grade C+

KineticSeoul Although this is not a official James Bond canon film that is part of the franchise since it is not produced by Eon Production company. It's a alright rehash of the 007 movie "Thunderball" which also starred Sean Connery as James Bond. So the story behind the making of this film is that Kevin McClory was one of the guys that collaborated together to make "Thunderball". Kevin McClory was obsessed with one of his works which is "Thunderball". So he fought tooth and nails to get the rights for the Bond franchise when the courts ruled him out. There was a long legal case and it was ruled that after 10 years "Thunderball" would revert back to him. Kevin McClory really wanted "Thunderball" to be his own, so he even hired Sean Connery from the first Bond movies to reprise his role as 007. Thinking that having Connery would be the trump card to winning the battle against McClory's opposing side. At the same year the movie "Octopussy" distributed by United Artists/Eon Productions came out. And when it came to the box office, "Octopussy" won by a small margin. So it was Bond basically trying to kill off Bond at that time. Anyways this one portrays Bond as a aging agent working for MI6 and losing his edge, thus he goes back to training. I agree that Sean was a bit old to play Bond, but it wasn't all that distracting and he still had the iconic essence of James Bond going. The villain this time is a rich ego maniac named Largo, who through his wealth steals 2 warheads and tries to commit extortion around the world. And it's up to James Bond to stop him with the help of the Bond girls of course. Kim Basinger is one of the Bond girls that will stay relevant in the acting game in Hollywood for quite some time. This really is a understated Bond film that just didn't get the recognition it deserved despite having one of the best Bond's in it...Sean Connery. This is a down to earth Bond film, well down to earth when it comes to a Bond film with Sean Connery in it. That has it's moments from time to time, one being where one of the villains blowing up the hotel room that Bond was staying at. However Bond was in another room shagging a woman and say "it's good that I made the right decision" the girl he is shagging asks "about what?" where Bond responds by saying "your place or mine". The car chase sequence in this or the motorcycle chase scene in this was executed very well and was actually entertaining to watch. Which ends with a amusing scene with James Bond and a sadistic female villain. Again this is a understated Bond film that didn't get the right treatment because it isn't part of the original 007 franchise. I don't know if it's because of the updates or because of Sean Connery, but I was personally entertained from start to finish with this installment.7.2/10

Owen Ogletree Every die-hard Bond fan knows that this movie came to be because Kevin McClory felt he deserved credit for "Thunderball's" original screenplay and for the creation of Spectre and Blofeld. The court case was eventually settled with McClory being allowed to make his own Bond film. Since they wouldn't allow him to do an original screenplay, he decided to do a remake of "Thunderball." I must say, I was never a huge fan of "Thunderball," but it's vastly superior to this lackluster remake.They were able to get Sean Connery to return to the role of Bond after he had said "never again" twice before. That's how the film got its title. It was an obvious attempt to draw in old fans. However, in this movie, it once again shows how Connery had lost interest in playing the character. He pretty much phones in his performance, even more so than in "Diamonds Are Forever," his last official Bond film.Klaus Brandauer is nothing special as Maximilian Largo, and the actors who played Q, M, Moneypenny, and Felix didn't leave too much of an impression on me, either. Max Von Sydow is completely wasted as Blofeld. It was retarded to even use Blofeld at all if he and Bond never came face-to-face in the movie, considering that this is the only movie they were going to make.Barbara Carrera as Fatima Blush is one of the weirdest Bond girls ever. I don't want to even mention some of the ridiculous things she did. Kim Basinger is okay as Domino, but nothing too notable.The action scenes are poor and even weird at times. The direction and script are also very disappointing.This movie is a misfire at almost every turn. Maybe "Diamonds Are Forever" and "The Man With The Golden Gun" weren't so bad, because this movie made them look good. This just doesn't feel like a Bond movie. If it weren't for the return of Connery, this movie probably would be LONG forgotten by now.RATING: D