Diamonds Are Forever

All y’all are wrong. This is the best Sean Connery film.

Although a lot of fan service from a pervy director, a bit of unexpected female areola for a bond film, and some poorly written female characters, the rest of the film boasts an unhinged bond returning to form. The plot was straightforward, didn’t take itself too seriously and was a lot of fun to watch all the way through.

Unfortunately this won’t be your serious, debonair or clean bond film, but this was a lot of fun all the way through and woke me up from the coma that was On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

One of my favorite James Bond movies. For the first time the special effects look not as artificial as in the previous movies and both the plot and the bond girl are extremely hot!

Sean Connery returns as James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever. In this adventure Bond is assigned to investigate a diamond smuggling operation that appears to be run by a mysterious and reclusive industrialist in Las Vegas. The series returns to form, and delivers some exciting and thrilling action. Additionally, the film is packed with colorful characters and interesting henchmen. There are some issues with the story, but it still manages to be entertaining and fun. Diamonds Are Forever is a solid Bond film that delivers one of the best adventures of the series.

Coming off the elegance and emotional weight of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, it’s hard not to see Diamonds Are Forever as a step down. The tone shifts drastically, campier, looser, and clearly paving the way for the Moore era. It’s still a fun ride, with solid action and plenty of classic Bond flair, but Connery feels… off. Believable, sure, but a little rusty and visibly less invested. Still, despite its flaws, it’s an entertaining romp that keeps the Bond formula alive and kicking, with a wink.

One of the more mediocre Bond movies. Though for Bond, mediocre its still worth watching ass all Bond movies are classics.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ - Personally I quite enjoyed this one

My rating system works:
10❤- Masterpiece 💯
9❤- Excellent
8❤ - Amazing 👌
7❤- Great 🌞
6❤ - Good 👍
5❤ - Average 🤕
4❤ - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3❤ - Bad 😭
2❤- Awful :face_vomiting:
1❤ - Bull Shit.

The James Bond Films
1 Eon films
1.1 Dr. No (1962) https://trakt.tv/movies/dr-no-1962
1.2 From Russia with Love (1963) https://trakt.tv/movies/from-russia-with-love-1963
1.3 Goldfinger (1964) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldfinger-1964
1.4 Thunderball (1965) https://trakt.tv/movies/thunderball-1965
1.5 You Only Live Twice (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/you-only-live-twice-1967
1.6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) https://trakt.tv/movies/on-her-majesty-s-secret-service-1969
1.7 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/diamonds-are-forever-1971
1.8 Live and Let Die (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/live-and-let-die-1973
1.9 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-1974
1.10 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-spy-who-loved-me-1977
1.11 Moonraker (1979) https://trakt.tv/movies/moonraker-1979
1.12 For Your Eyes Only (1981) https://trakt.tv/movies/for-your-eyes-only-1981
1.13 Octopussy (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/octopussy-1983
1.14 A View to a Kill (1985) https://trakt.tv/movies/a-view-to-a-kill-1985
1.15 The Living Daylights (1987) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-living-daylights-1987
1.16 Licence to Kill (1989) https://trakt.tv/movies/licence-to-kill-1989
1.17 GoldenEye (1995) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldeneye-1995
1.18 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) https://trakt.tv/movies/tomorrow-never-dies-1997
1.19 The World Is Not Enough (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-world-is-not-enough-1999
1.20 Die Another Day (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/die-another-day-2002
1.21 Casino Royale (2006) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-2006
1.22 Quantum of Solace (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/quantum-of-solace-2008
1.23 Skyfall (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/skyfall-2012
1.24 Spectre (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/spectre-2015
1.25 No Time to Die (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/no-time-to-die-2021

2 Non-Eon films
2.1 Casino Royale (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-1967
2.2 Never Say Never Again (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/never-say-never-again-1983

I thought it was alright, but Sean Connery looks a bit like Rowan Atkinson in this one and I can't get it out of my head that this is just a Johnny English movie played straight.

This is the worst of Sean Connery's movies. Plot is confusing and boring but still sometimes entertaining.

For me, it was ok. I was more worried about Sean Connery than anything. He was visually older and unwell for the role. Being his farewell to the Bond chronology I have to say it was a bad one. However, the film runs until the 3rd act. A cinematographic and ideological change is visible. It still has its vices like light sex, hypermasculine and subtle racism, but we see cartoonish villains and crazy chases. Even the car chases deserve a mention. Soon, the film managed to close it just doesn't impact like other Sean Connery films. And yes, apart from thunderball this is the weak spy movie.