On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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Originally Posted by zen007

The film (OHMSS) remains evergreen!

Agreed.

OHMSS was the first first-run Bond film that I saw in theaters, for my eighth birthday, January 1970. In the company of my parents, my brother and two of my closest friends and their parents, it was a constant topic of conversation and related play-acting. While I had seen all of the preceding films when reissued in US theaters in 1968 & 69, it's a special memory.

James Bond was unquestionably the coolest man on the planet, and every 8 year boy wanted to emulate him and own his gadgets. Naturally, even at that age, there was no denying Diana Rigg's beauty, the sadness which followed, and questioning why did the film have to end on that note.

This film, along with Diamonds Are Forever and Live And Let Die, with three different actors, remain my most vivid Bond theatrical memories after Dr. No, the first Bond film I saw in theaters.