‘No Time To Die’ Is OHMSS Rebooted For The 21st Century
And like its predecessor, the latest Bond offering is bound to stir some serious emotions.
Of all the actors who have donned the world famous tuxedo strapped with a Walther PPK, George Lazenby is the least known.
Sandwiched between the late great Sean Connery and Roger Moore, the Australian certainly did himself no favours in choosing to do just one film and the antipodean is often used as a cultural reference point for forgettable non-iconic acting performances.
But time has been extremely kind to the film that one film that George Lazenby signed up for which is titled: “ On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”or to use the abbreviation OHMSS.
In the 1998 book the essential bond, the authors had the following to say about OHMSS:
Although OHMSS was routinely dismissed by critics who cited Lazenby as a brave but disappointing successor to Connery, the intervening years have been notably kinder to both the film and its star. Indeed, due in no small part to Peter Hunt’s inspired direction, OHMSS generally ranks among the top films with fans. Likewise, Lazenby has emerged as a very popular contributor to the series and has enjoyed large enthusiastic audiences during his appearances at Bond related events. In summary, OHMSS is a brilliant thriller in its own…