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- MitchJuly 23, 2026Much like Barbies, Bonds always have their themes. Turns out this one was "Underwater Bond". Cool to see the first iteration of Specter as well as the origin of many of the Austin Powers jokes that I never knew the exact source of. The dude with the wildly crooked glasses was fantastic and the dog taking a leak in the middle of the street during the parade and then not bothering to cut around it or reshoot was a perfect metaphor for these early Bond films. You get what you get and might as well enjoy the ride because there will be no second take.
- The PatrickDecember 19, 2025I have to agree with Mr Arn, this was to me a missed opportunity. The writing and story felt disjunctive. The water scenes are like a bad water level from a video game. Some scenes felt out of order. Movie was maybe too long for its own good. Some good acting, some good story elements but this 4th movie is a weak entry in the series to me. Not bad but not great. 5/10.
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Thunderball was released on December 11, 1965.
Thunderball was directed by Terence Young.
Thunderball has a runtime of 2h 10m.
Thunderball was produced by Kevin McClory.
James Bond continues on his fourth mission, with his aim to recover 2 stolen warheads. They've been taken by the SPECTRE organisation, and the world's held hostage as Bond heads to Nassau, Bahamas. Here, he meets Domino and is forced into a thrilling confrontation with SPECTRE agent Emil Largo on-board his boat, the Disco Volante.
The key characters in Thunderball are James Bond (Sean Connery), Dominique 'Domino' Derval (Claudine Auger), Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi).
Thunderball is rated PG.
Thunderball is an Action, Adventure, Thriller film.
Thunderball has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.
Thunderball had a budget of $9M.
Thunderball has made $141.2M at the box office.