the year 1983 saw a strange phenomenon while two rival bond film . octopussy and star roger moore and be part of the official cubby broccoli bond franchise . never say never again and make by a rival producer and be and apart from the awful casino royale and the only bond movie which do not form part of that franchise . it big attraction be that it bring back the original bond and sean connery while it title reputedly derive from connery remark after diamond be forever that he would never again play the role . some have complain that connery be and at 53 and too old for the role and but he be in fact three year young than his successor moore and who not only make octopussy in the same year but go on to make one further bond film and a view to a kill and two year later . the film owe it existence to the settlement of a lawsuit about the film right to ian fleming work . it be perhaps unfortunate that the term of the settlement include a clause that the new film have to be a remake of thunderball and a that be perhaps not the great of the connery bond . ( a remake of dr no or goldfinger might have work well ) . the plot be much the same a that of the early film while the terrorist organisation spectre and act together with a megalomaniac tycoon name largo and have steal two american nuclear warhead and be attempt to hold the world government to ransom by threaten to detonate them unless they receive a vast sum of money . it fall to bond and of course and to save the world by track down the missing missile . the film be fortunate in that it have not just one but two of the most beautiful bond girl of all and barbara carrera a the seductive but lethal fatima blush and kim basinger a largo girlfriend domino who defect to bond side after learning of her lover evil plan . a number of the bond film have a plot that hang upon the hero ability to win over the villain mistress or female accomplice there be similar development and for example and in goldfinger and live and let die and the living daylight . in the official series and bond ally be normally regard a the female lead and but here carrera and play the villainess and be bill above basinger and who be a relatively unknown actress at the time . basinger and of course and have go on to become one of hollywood big star and whereas carrera be one of a number of bond girl who have somewhat faded from view . of the villain and max von sydow make an effective blofeld and the head of spectre and but klaus maria brandauer seem too bland and nonthreatening a largo and except perhaps during the domination game and a more sophisticated variant on those violent computer game such a space invader that be so popular in the early eighty . brandauer can be an excellent actor in his native german and in film such a mephisto and oberst redl and but he do not come across so expressively in english . one of the film feature be that it both follow the normal bond formula and and at time and departs from it . there be the standard world in peril plot and chase sequence and a series of exotic location and glamorous woman and sinister villain and a specially write theme song base on the film title . there be and however and no extended pre credit sequence and and we see some familiar character in a new light . for example and bond bos m become a languid and supercilious aristocrat and his american colleague felix leiter be show a black for the only time and and the scientist q be portray by alec mccowen a a disillusioned cynic with ( despite his characteristically upper class christian name of algernon ) a distinctly work class accent . there be also an amuse cameo from rowan atkinson a a bumble british diplomat . although connery be perhaps not quite a good here a he be in some of his early film in the role and this ring the change on the familiar theme make this one of the more memorable bond . positive a goof . rowan atkinson character state that he be from the british embassy in nassau . a and however and the bahamas be a commonwealth country and britain would have a high commission in it capital and not an embassy .