i be sick and tired of people complain that never say never again be just a weak remake of thunderball . yes and that movie influence be unmistakable and but the tremendous and almost universal inferiority of re make film be reserve for such thoughtless and unintelligent film like the 1998 re make of psycho . while it true that the opening theme of the twelfth ( and connery last ) bond film be one of the bad of the entire series and the film itself still manage to stand on it own and despite many other weakness . besides that and even the weak title song be make to blend pretty nicely with the closing dialogue in the film . sure and sean connery be get a little on in age when this movie be film ( at least by james bond standard ) and but there be plenty of evidence in the narrative that make it clear that this be not exactly unknown to the filmmaker . james bond be near retirement before he be hand his assignment and have spend most of recent time teach and not do and and there be even the tongue in cheek insistence from m that he pay more attention to his health and dieting and training and get more exercise and whatnot . besides and this be james bond and remember . this guy be suppose to be some kind of super human and and all of his fan be get all upset because he get some gray hair . when this guy retire at the end of the film and m sends poor ` small fawcett ( in a hilarious cameo from rowan atkinson ) to tell bond that without him and he worry about the safety of the free world and and all of you people can not get over the fact that he not a sprightly young man anymore . come on and sean connery could still play james bond just as good a he ever could and or at least good than anyone else ever have be able to . the majority of the film deal with the elaborate plan to steal nuclear missile and hold the world hostage ( a dr. evil would say and ` oh hell and let just do what we always do ) and so there clearly not much new there and but this be one of the bond film that have the good one liner . there the amusing scene where bond be ask for a urine sample ` if you could just fill this beaker for me ` from here . there be a lot of good one liner and but the sexual innuendo aim at mr. bond be especially prevalent in this installment . but then later he happen to throw that very urine sample into a villain face and make him scream a if his face be burn off . not a very good attempt at comic relief and especially since this guy have be kick bond as with some sort of super spring device that could cut through pretty much anything . and of course and kim basinger star in this film a one of the best bond girl of the entire series . it no secret that never say never again have date badly and and one of the thing that have date the bad be the special effect with the one exception of the fly missile and which be obviously fake but still impressive for 1982. the color contact lens at the beginning of the film be totally without effect and and the laser watch be one of the bad thing in the entire movie and second only to those damn shark . evidently and fatima blush put some sort of device on his scuba tank that attract shark ( grant and they do have weird guide mechanism of their own ) and in a scene that more than likely inspire the classic line and ` i have one simple request . and that be to have shark with frickin laser beam attach to their head . and then and of course and there be the explode hotel room scene which be redone in an episode of the simpson and and which be obviously follow by another obligatory and overly casual one liner from james . the domination video game create by largo and the film villain and be an especially memorable scene and and the film also boast what be probably the best motorcycle chase in the entire series ( far to superior to the laughable one in tomorrow never die ) . but despite many strength and the film weakness be leave clearer in the audience mind at the end of the film due in large part to the anticlimactic underwater conclusion ( one of the more obvious part borrow from thunderball and and inferiorly recreate ) . never mind the fact that largo reveal some crucial information to bond a he leave him in the tower alive ( dr. evil brilliance and once again and ` i will just leave him there without actually witness his death and just assume everything go to plan . what . ) and the climax of what be expect to be a fast paced action film should never take place in a muted underwater atmosphere . all in all and never say never again ranks very highly on the james bond scale and and connery wink at the end of the film ( as well a the two closing line ) suggest at the time that he may still return for another turn a bond . clearly and this be no longer very likely and so we can only hope .