Thunderball (1965)

The original trailer to Thunderball claimed that it was the most thrilling of the Bond adventures, but I'm not a big fan of it, despite it's intriguing situation: two nuclear bombs are stolen and Bond (Sean Connery) has to find them before they can be used. The main villain is eyepatch-wearing SPECTRE agent Largo (Adolpho Celi - his voice was dubbed by another actor). He's my least favorite of the villains so far (more reviews to come), but I do like the sequence with him gambling with Bond.  A number of scenes take place underwater, but I found most of these to be longer than necessary. (I did, however, enjoy the part when Bond was in the pool with the sharks) Bond has a few allies in this picture, including Paula (Martine Beswick). (The same actress appears as a gypsy dancer in From Russia With Love, and I'd like to think  Paula is the same character)  It's not a bad film; I'd just give it a "C"/average.

Here is an entertaining, 15-minute review from a video blogger and Bond fan calvindyson that I tend to see eye-to-eye with on the Bond films. In this video, he gives his review of Thunderball.  (Visit his YouTube channel here for more Bond video reviews). Parental warning: there is some swearing in the video.