Customer Reviews
THIS BOND HAS ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - By: stuart, 14 May 2007 
Let me give it to you straight, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is an absolute 100% triumph. All the elements work well, firstly there is Peter Hunt's direction. Hunt should have been handed the Directors reigns on a Bond movie well before this. He adds action & excitement & blends this into the most stilted & calm manner. In truth On Her Majesty's Secret Service returns to the less gadget & comic book laden world of the like of Goldfinger & You Only Live Twice & echoes the Flemmingesque world of Dr. No & From Russia With Love. Those who don't like the first two additions to the Bond series don't flinch, On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a strength & style beaming with energy & excitement twinned with realism never seenin a Bond film before or since.
This will always be remembered at George Lazenby's go at Bond. It will also be remembered as the Bond film that flopped at the box office. Well, on a budget of $[...] million & with worldwide grosses of $[...] million, hopefully the notion of disappointment will disappear. There is also the fact that the Video & DVD versions consistently outsell all other Bond titles worldwide. George Lazenby is an absolute revelation as Bond. I had my doubts but I was still interested to see how he did. Lazenby rivals Conneryin the romantic & action scenes & he also does pretty well at the dramatic scenes. In truth he is the most underrated Bond. He makes a very believable Flemmingesque playboy. He looks goodin a tuxedo, on ski's, with women,in punch ups & Lazenby is helped by a strong supporting cast. Diana Rigg is beautiful & belivable as Contessa, Tracy whom which James fallsin love with, & eventually marries. Rigg displays a full range of acting & beauty to make her one of the most memorable Bond girls. Telly Savalas is a very creepy, chilling & enjoyable Blofeld. It could be said that he is the most memorable of Blofelds. There is also the return of M, Q (in a rather quiet outing this time) & Miss Moneypenny (heartbroken that Bond could marry anybody but her).
If you add all the above & some of the finest action set piecesin motion picture history you have an idea of the scale of this epic. The Alpine sets, the Skiing & the bobsled chases really bring out the purest sense of adventure. The movie has thrilling ski chases, you really do believe the man can ski, & once more you take the ski with him & every thrilling second he experiences you experience too. This very much is THE Christmas Bond film (with all the snow & Christmas themes).
But its the realism between the characters & the story that makes On Her Majesty's Secret Service work. By far the most underrated of the Bond films. See it for yourself & see what you think.
A highly underrated Bondin which people turn their noses up simply because Bond is played by George Lazenby & not Sean Connery. Lazenby does a good job at playing Bondin my eyes. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the longest of all the Bond adventures & on of the best so look past another actor playing Bond & there is plenty to enjoy here.
Thank you for reading mt review.
Ice to see you - By: Reaper, 09 Dec 2006 
This is without a doubt my second favourite Bond film after Octopussy. George Lazenby makes a fine Bond, who is capable of beating other Bonds even though he is onlyin this film. This film is a very believable love story between Bond & Tracey & when Tracey's tragic death occurs at the end of the film, the impact is like witnessing Romeo & Juliet for the first time.
On Her Majestys secret cut! - By: Mr. A. Day, 13 Jun 2006 Regarded as one of the very best 007 outings,it is such a shame that after 35 years we still do not have a full version of the film for home viewing on DVD.Lets hope the latest re-issue has ALL the missing scenes & dialogue.
Mr Lazenby & Mr Savalas give diretor Peter Hunt top drawer performances.Sadly Diana Rigg who gave TV's The Avengers such class & styled sexiness alas does not.The costume & hairdresser of Miss Rigg camoflarge her beauty..shame cos with their help she COULD have been one of the sexiest Bond girls ever.
John Barry give this movie his BEST ever score,& even now his instumentals are still an insperation to many less talented working today.
One of the Best Bonds - By: Bryan Bayfield, 19 Jan 2006 Simply fantastic entryin the series for me.
There seems to be a love him or hate him opinion of Lazenbyin this role, & no middle ground. Well, I for one think he's greatin the role - unbelievably his first screen role & he acquits himself very well indeed. He's particularly good at the action scenes. Biff, wallop, crunch - there's a real energy to the fights that surpasses even Connery at his most dynamic.
The story fairly fizzes along, & the locations are just perfect. The only real weak point is Blofeld's motives for his latest masterplan, but the film needn't be taken too seriously, it is after all meant to be fun.
An oddityin the series,in that it doesn't strictly adhere to the prescribed structure of Bond films, but it's all the better for it. Bettered only by Goldfinger & From Russia with Lovein my opinion.
The extras are also well worth watching, although it is sad to see George being wistful about not carrying onin the role. The documentary on Q is good fun as well.
Well worth adding to the ol' Bond library.
This never happened to the other fella... - By: Mr. Jd Ware, 28 Dec 2005 And so you come to this, George Lazenby's one & only James Bond film - the oddityin the series, but still no less spectacular.
Just because Lazenby only did the one Bond film does not make this a bad movie, a common misconception.Sure, he's not very comfortablein the lead role, but that would have been something that came over time, if he had been given the chance. Instead he's merely passable as the hero.
His coming & going is coveredin much lengthin the bonus 40 minute documentary, that provides unbiased insight into the making of the film & the controversial hiring & firing of the actor.
Still, at least he made an impact on the series. The action scenes here are full of amazing stunts, particularly the ski chase & the bob sled section. The movie starts off well, with a beuatifully filmed pre-credits action scene.
And although that sets up a action packed film, the plot line, trying to track down uber-villain Blofeld, is over long, padded & skimpy. It's even more annoyingin the fact that the film doesn't actually finish, as Blofeld is still on baddie dutiesin future Bond films, which really makes this plot a waste of time.
Still, the Bond formula isin place, plenty of girls, magnificent set pieces & a delightful leading ladyin Diana Rigg. It all leads up to the most shocking scenein any Bond film, & if you havn't seen this already, then it comes as a real surprise, a gut punch of an ending.
