a the 70 drew to a close and rumour begin to fly in the entertainment industry about the possible return of sean connery to the role he have make famous back in 1962 james bond . cubby broccoli be ask on location in brazil during the making of moonraker by the b. b. c. barry norman how he view the prospect . understandably and the producer be reluctant to commit himself to an opinion . when moonraker open and bond fan be outrage by what they perceive to be a cheapening of the character and and the jumping onto the star war bandwagon much a live and let die have do with the blaxploitation craze a few year earlier . many publicly vocalise their hope that connery would return and if only to show eon how a real bond movie should look . year of legal battle follow . the original script and entitle james bond of the secret service ( later retitled warhead ) be write by kevin mcclory and len deighton and and connery and be never film and and remain one of the great unmade movie blockbuster . a new script and closer to the thunderball storyline and be commission . it be write by lorenzo semple junior and best know a the man who put the camp into batman . he have also write the parallax view and one of the decade fine conspiracy thriller . feel the script need a british touch and connery brought in dick clement and ian la frenais and writer of hit british sitcom the likely lad and porridge . the witty title be suggest by connery wife micheline . never say never again open just before christmas 1983 to a shower of critical praise while normally sensible critic be so ecstatic at connery return they ignore all other aspect of the film . many use it to viciously attack the roger moore series and particularly that year octopussy . in truth and octopussy be superior in every respect . never lack the excitement and spectacle one associate with bond and at time it look like a make for t. v. movie . the story have be do before and well in 1965 thunderball and hence never be always go to come off second best . it be also hamper by not be part of the official series and meaning that monty norman jam bond theme and maurice binder gun barrel logo could not be use . a bond and connery be magnificent and effortlessly step back into his most famous role . play bond a an old and wiser agent work . barbara carrera land her best movie role a villainous fatima blush and a lady whose love for murder be such she dance after ( so she think ) kill bond . kim basinger smolder a domino . a s. p. e. c. t. r. e. agent maximillian largo and klaus maria brandauer give a chilling performance . a major disappointment though be max von sydow a blofeld . the poster give the impression he would be a major character and in fact he appear only in a few scene . with a strong script and he could have be one of the all time great bond villain . never promise to be a throwback to the early eon bond such a from russia with love and but do not deliver . the gadget be there and but be use almost apologetically . bond rocket fire motorcycle be a tired gimmick even in the 60 . the film try to compete with eon bond in term of humour . bond save himself by throw his own urine sample into an assassin face be a farcical a moment a any you will find in moonraker . but the nadir come with the introduction of rowan atkinson a bumble foreign office official nigel small fawcett . he give a performance so staggeringly awful you wonder if he think he be in a footlights revue . michel legrand music be horrible and the man seem to never to have see a bond film in his life . though the film be a financial success and viewed year later it stand a the weak bond of the 80 . connery himself be disappoint with it and and not do act in a movie again for some year . 1983 be a good year for 007 maniac and in addition to the connery and moore movie and george lazenby do a delightful cameo in the made for t. v. return of the man from u. n. c. l. e. represent the fifteen year later affair .