In 1971, after MGM looked for a replacement for George Lazenby, Sean Connery
returned to pay a final farwell to the role of James Bond with which by this time he
was known for and well associated with.
In this story, Bond pretends to be Peter Franks, a diamond smuggler who is sneaking
diamonds worth thousands into America. Bond easily fools Franks' associates and with the
help of Felix Lighter he just as easily brings the diamonds into the country. As the story
unfolds, he finds that the diamonds he brought in for a Mr.Willard Whyte are actually going
straight to his arch enemy Ernst Blofeld for a devious satelite operation that will hold the
world at jeopardy. Along the way, Bond meets up with Tifany Case (Jill St.John) with whom he
discovers the truth, and Mr.Kidd and Mr.Wint, two strangely connected men who seem to enjoy
each others company a little too much.
London Symphony Orchestra play DAF (CD)
This story can be quite complicated if your attention is somewhere else, and its' complex mixture of
characters and situation doesn't help the plot express itself in a proper comprehendable manner.
This movie should be considered a classic Bond film, but not a good one. It should only be viewed as
a classic because of it's locales, action and of course the villain. But all of those elements listed are
poorly presented in this film. The action is a little fakey and the villain didn't even come close to
Donald Pleasence in YOLT. But everybodys favourite Bond was back, which for most people is reason enough!
Connery makes Tiffany believe Bond is dead.
I really don't know why Connery returned. He didn't perform in his typical stlye
that most bond fans were subjected to in the 60's. His regular aggressiveness and chauvanism
wasn't there like it was before. That's not to say that it was bad, because it really set up
the sreies for the 70's. This is by far the most humorous attempt towards Bond that Connery
ever gave. I for one saw his performance as a refreshing change and I enjoyed the movie mostly
because of his admireable ability to create situational humor-an aspect of his talent that his
previous movies left out. But I couldn't give this movie a very good rating because it
subjects some really dissapointing characters to the Bond world who could have been developed
much better. Take for example Mr.Wint and Mr.Kidd. They are, in a sense, the essence of queerness.
I guees that the concept of "Coming out of the Closet" which desinged the 60's found it's way into
the world of Bond via these two strange ducks.
Diamonds are Forever is a funny movie and it should be treated as such. If you want strong character
development and suspense from the Conner era, go see From Russia With Love. This movie is in no way competes
with OHMSS just two years previous, but it introduced a good transition into the 70's. Connery knew his
time was up, and he left with dignity and luckily before he was too old.
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