On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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Originally Posted by anomaly7

It's a great Bond film, but wouldn't make my top 5. There's a lot to like about it, from the action, score, setting, and story which are all great. Riggs is one of the better Bond girls from this era.

I could never get into Lazenby as Bond, but he still does a good job. Salvas as Blofeld didn't quite work for me either, and I still never understood why they didn't bring back Pleasance. Salvas just seemed to lack the criminal mastermind element of the character, and came across more like a crime boss to me.

Luckily the good far outweighs the bad, and even the bad stuff isn't that bad. Except for the end credits when the Bond theme kicks in after Tracy's death. It's one of the most jarring score transitions I've ever heard in a film and really ruins the emotional punch of those final moments.

For some reason, the franchise kept changing the Blofeld actor until Waltz. Pleasance could be been interesting, however, not sure how he would appear doing all those stunts. May be a strong henchman would have been introduced for the action.

Btw, what is your top 5?