James Bond - OHMSS

• Year: 1969
• Song: Insturmental
• Running Time: 6:35

George Lazenby's first, and only, role as James Bond. Q is selling to M some new piece of tech, but M wants to know where James is, he's missing, and nobody knows where he is, despite the PM looking for him.

James' face is kept hidden for a long part of the opening scene, I would assume this was to increase the tension with regard to who the new 'face' of James Bond was going to be.

He is driving along, and is overtaken by a fast driving car, driven by a woman. He follow her, and she starts wading into the ocean in her clothes.

It is only know, over 3 minutes into the film that we see James' face for the first time. He rushes across the beach to pull the mystery lady from the ocean. ... She's still alive!

Two men arrive on the scene, pointing a gun at James, and threatening the woman with a knife. Just as they are about to kill James, he strikes, kicking the gun from the man's hand. A fight ensues, in the dusk light. The first man is left in the ocean, seemingly drowned by James, and the second then strikes. Once the villains are dealt with, he returns his attention to the mystery lady, but she has made her escape in her car.

All that is left is a witty comment by James (which is below).

The song for the opening sequence is all instrumental, and is used as an alternate to the 'James Bond Theme' throughout the film also.

Note: The song used variously in the film, and finally at the very end, "We Have all the Time in the World", is in many ways the true theme song for this film. It was composed and recorded for the film, and has more recently become well known, mostly thanks to its use in a Guinness advertising campaign.

Opinion: In my opinion, this film has the single most significant event in the history of James Bond, and it is mentioned occasionally in the following films, this event is the marriage of James to Countess Tracy di Vicenzo, followed by her death, at the hands of Blofeld.

I feel that in Casino Royale there was an attempt to relive that moment in James's life, with Vesper Lynd. I wasn't too happy with them doing that to be honest. It belittles the experience in OHMSS, and it is done so well.

OHMSS is often cited as one of the weaker Bond's, and least liked, but it is a fantastic story, and if it is a Bond you have written off, I highly recommend a re-visit.

Honorable Mention:

Bond: "This never happened to the other fella"