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Never Say Never Again
(1983)
Sean Connery is back for his last performance every bit superagent James Bond in this
high-velocity action thriller from the director of The Empire Strikes Back. When two
atomic warheads are hijacked past the evil SPECTRE organization, Agent 007 is hurled
into an explosive, pulse-pounding race to salvage the world from nuclear terrorists!
For more most Never Say Never Again and the Never Say Never Over again Blu-ray release, meet Never Say Never Again Blu-ray Review published by Ben Williams on March 24, 2009 where this Blu-ray release scored three.5 out of 5.
Managing director: Irvin Kershner
Writers: Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
, Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian Fleming, Dick Clement
Starring: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger, Bernie Casey
Producer: Jack Schwartzman
» Meet total cast & crew
Never Say Never Again Blu-ray Review
Bond? James Bond?
Reviewed by Ben Williams, March 24, 2009
Upon casual inspection, the James Bond films have an indelible link to the Broccoli family and EON productions; 1 could easily surmise that the legendary family of producers invented the idea of bringing Bail to the argent screen. With a scrap more scrutiny, though, history tells a slightly dissimilar story. Way back in 1958, Bail author Ian Fleming was in a rut; his repeated attempts to sell his Bond stories as films were met with ambiguity from producers, leaving him convinced that his stories would never make their way to the silvery screen. Enter Kevin McClory, a successful filmmaker, screenwriter and a visionary, who brought Fleming a host of new ideas and materials for his Bail character. McClory, working with fellow writer Jack Whittingham, created the concept of SPECTRE and the Blofeld graphic symbol, while transforming Bond into more of a hero for all flesh, rather than a meager field amanuensis.
As the 2 men completed their original script, entitled Thunderball, Fleming secretly sent his publishers a copy and was immediately asked to re-write the script equally a new Bond novel. When the novel appeared some months later, McClory and Whittingham immediately brought suit confronting Fleming and were ultimately awarded the rights to all versions of Thunderball, including the novel. McClory and Whittingham licensed their rights to EON productions in 1963, allowing their story to be used for the film version of Thunderball, but retained the material'due south buying. Throughout the sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties, McClory waged a series of legal battles with United Artists and their eventual owners, MGM, over their rights to make an independent Bail film; one that cruel exterior the EON Productions banner and United Artists' control. McClory was finally successful in 1983, when Never Say Never Again, a remake of Thunderball featuring the original Bail, himself, Sean Connery, arrived in theaters to the great dismay of the Broccoli family and MGM. McClory notwithstanding holds the rights to the Thunderball story to this twenty-four hours, promising that the globe volition meet yet some other version of his original idea on the silver screen.
I can't retrieve of any other examples of a remake, filmed xx years subsequently the original, where the original star returned to play the same role. That's the instance in Never Say Never Once again, as Connery made his offset advent as James Bond in 12 years for the picture show. The moving picture'south championship is an within joke referencing Connery's own words on the subject; he'd vowed to never play James Bond over again. Those familiar with the plot of Thunderball will, doubtlessly, recognize the plot of Never Say Never Again; the two films are based on the same general story and feature about of the aforementioned characters and plot points. Bond enthusiasts will recognize several characters and locations going by different names as well, due to copyright bug. Algernon (Alec McCowen) is actually fan-favorite "Q", while a yacht that factors into the film's action is referred to as "The Flight Saucer;" the English translation of the ship known as "Disco Volante" in Thunderball.
Never Say Never Once more begins with Bond unsuccessfully taking function in a series of simulated missions for MI6. There's a new "M" (Edward Fox) in town who isn't addicted of the "00" branch; he's relegated Bond to assignments as an instructor and has all but disbanded the "00" forces. Bond isn't getting any younger at this signal, so he's ordered to clean upwards his act and to get into better shape by checking into a health spa. There, Bond accidentally uncovers a plot put in move by SPECTRE, and the system's ruthless leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Max Von Sydow), to steal several nuclear warheads, threaten the earth and collect a giant bribe. When the warheads go missing, MI6 panics, reactivates Bond and sends him on a mission to the Caribbean to piece of work his double-0 magic on the situation. Once in the Bahamas, Bail encounters Maximilian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer), an agent of SPECTRE who lives on a behemothic loftier-tech yacht. Bond will re-squad with his old pal, CIA Amanuensis Felix Leiter (Bernie Casey), and Largo'south girlfriend Domino (Kim Basinger) to put a stop to their nefarious plans.
For some reason, Never Say Never Again is nearly always labeled as an inferior Bond picture show. That couldn't be further from the truth; the film does a lot of things right, while beingness forgivable in what it does incorrect. When the film was released in 1983, audiences had been exposed to over a decade of Roger Moore Bond films that were becoming more and more than campy and farther removed from the origins of the character. Sean Connery's surprising determination to step dorsum into the role was a welcome respite from Moore's accept on the character. Connery is clearly enjoying himself in the motion picture, showing his enthusiasm in only about every scene with a wry grin, a spring in his step and the sexist one-liners flowing with ease. His charisma and verve serves as a reminder that this is the man that made the grapheme; Sean Connery is James Bond.
Never Say Never Again features a number of great activity sequences, from underwater fights, to motorcycle chases; equally well as an unfortunate reliance on some primitive and hokey bluescreen work. Fortunately, the film is then effortless in its direction and story, that none of this is peculiarly bothersome. Never Say Never Over again also benefits from one of the strongest villains in Bond history; Klaus Maria Brandauer turns in a bravura performance equally Largo, while managing to stay within the realm of reality and avoiding the megalomaniacal histrionics that often accompany Bond villain performances. He'due south only fantastic in the role. Kim Basinger is an acceptable Domino, but comes across equally something of a hard sell when compared to Thunderball's Domino, Claudine Auger. Finally, Max Von Sydow is an effectively creepy Blofeld that seems to accept a bit more personality than those of the EON Productions films. His addition to the cast, forth with that of Mr. Brandauer's, gives Never Say Never Again one of the strongest rosters of villains in the history of the franchise, bar none.
Invariably, the question always arises: Is Never Say Never Once again as adept equally Thunderball? Not really. The story is nigh identical, of form, but Never Say Never Once more doesn't have the style of the original. Thunderball was one of the pivotal Bond films and helped to cement many of Bond's signature trademarks. His sense of style, forth with his decidedly sexist behavior, was an aspect of Bond's graphic symbol that has followed him through the decades. It's fresh and well-nigh charming in Thunderball, while already looking dated in Never Say Never Again. Regardless, Never Say Never Once again is very entertaining and faithful to Bond as a character. It might not achieve the heights of the Bail films from the sixties, but it sure beats anything from the likes of Roger Moore. Recommended!
Never Say Never Once more Blu-ray, Video Quality
Never Say Never Once again hasn't e'er been given especially loving treatment on video, in spite of its success at the box function. This Blu-ray release represents the starting time serious effort at rectifying this, while still not going far enough to nowadays the moving-picture show in a fashion befitting a Sean Connery Bond film. Presented in 1080p and encoded with AVC Mpeg-four, at the film's original theatrical attribute ratio of 2.35:ane, Never Say Never Again looks pretty darn proficient, despite a few glaring issues. The primary problem with the release is print impairment; there are a number of scenes where print scratches and dirt become obvious, marring this otherwise excellent presentation. I noticed more than issues cropping up during the picture's special furnishings shots, particularly during obvious optical composites. Clearly, Never Say Never Again hasn't been run through the restoration procedure at Lowry, like EON Productions' films have.
Regardless, the practiced elements outweigh the bad in Never Say Never Once more. Contrast is generally impressive, with rich black levels. Colors are slightly done-out, but that'southward probably the nature of the movie's early on-eighties photography. Detail is moderate, but advisable given the source fabric. Grain is slightly inconsistent, with heavier grain appearing in special effects shots where optical printing was used. It's null out of the ordinary for a moving picture of the early eighties. Lastly, there aren't any noticeable compression- related issues with Never Say Never Once again; the film has been given a high quality encode. While the film doesn't rise to aforementioned the video heights equally most of the other Bond films, this is nonetheless a worthy upgrade from any previous version of the moving-picture show. Never Say Never Again looks meliorate than always on Blu-ray. Recommened.
Never Say Never Again Blu-ray, Audio Quality
I was fully expecting Never Say Never Over again to be a disappointment in the sound department. Surprisingly, the film has been given a substantial update in its sound mix, thanks to a potent helping of 5.1 DTS-Hard disk Master Sound encoding combined with some serious sound remixing. There's a squeamish since of temper throughout the film that mixes in a number of rear directional effects in action sequences. Dialogue is, for the most office, isolated to the center aqueduct, while the pic's somewhat awkward musical score takes root entirely in the front soundstage.
For a moving picture from the early 1980s, Never Say Never Once again will never sound equally upwardly-to- engagement every bit, say, Quantum of Solace. Non that it necessarily should, for that matter. I was duly impressed with this updated soundtrack's restraint. It would take been easy to remix the track to the point of being ridiculous. Never Say Never Again is recommended.
Never Say Never Over again Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
Hither'south what's included:
- Feature Length Audio Commentary with Managing director Irvin Kershner and James Bond Historian Steven Jay Rubin
- "The Big Risk"
- "Sean is Back"
- The Girls of Never Say Never Again
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Photograph Gallery
Never Say Never Again isn't exactly loaded with extras, but is notable for the stellar Irvin Kershner & Steven Jay Rubin commentary track. Nigh pic aficionados will recognize Mr. Kersher as the director of The Empire Strikes Back; he's an interesting guy who clearly knows his stuff. Bond historian Steven Jay Rubin adds a welcome historical touch to the commentary and livens upward the give-and-take with bits of trivia and fun facts. "The Big Hazard" is the almost worthwhile of the gear up's three featurettes. It does a fairly decent task of presenting an overview of the legal issues that fabricated the film possible, though dice-difficult Bail disciples volition be left wanting more. Finally, there's a silly theatrical trailer equally well equally a series of however photos included.
Never Say Never Once again Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
While it certainly isn't the best of the Bond films, Never Say Never Over again is far from existence the worst. In fact, it's a remarkably entertaining diversion in the Bond universe that manages to entertain while showcasing Sean Connery'southward final take on the legendary spy he helped create. Bail fans will love the moving-picture show'south tongue-in-cheek manner and will get a kick out of seeing a slightly older Connery in an unexpected render to the role that fabricated him famous. This Blu-ray release of Never Say Never Again is clearly the finest presentation of the film that has e'er graced dwelling house screens, though an unfortunate corporeality of print damage does backbite slightly from the experience. The pic'due south audio presentation is by and large impressive, if restrained; supplements are, however, defective in depth. Ultimately, Never Say Never Again is a strange footnote in cinema history that manages to be genuinely enjoyable, while showcasing a number exceptional performances. Never Say Never Once again is recommened.
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- March 24, 2009
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• Never Say Never Again Added to Bond Release List - Jan 20, 2009
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