Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4064 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-07-17
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Greek, Dutch, Hindi, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, English, Swedish
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 136 minutes

DVD Description
James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps in this action-packed epic filled with artilleryladen ski pursuits, incredible stunts and nonstop thrills! George Lazenby leaps into the role of Agent 007 with supreme confidence and undeniable charisma, even finding love with the beautiful and seductive Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). But first Bond must stop evil genius Blofeld (Telly Savalas) from realising a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

Special Features
THE ULTIMATE EDITION CONTAINS: NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ON DVD: DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Casting On Her Majesty’s Secret Service • Press Day in Portugal George Lazenby: In His Own Words Shot on Ice - Original 1969 Ford Promo Film Swiss Movement - Original 1969 Featurette 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew • Inside On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Inside Q’s Lab • Above It All - Original 1969 Featurette MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Synopsis
James Bond is pitted against Blofeld again, this time infiltrating his installation high in the Swiss Alps. Austalian-born George Lazenby amply fills Connery's shoes here, briefly, as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg plays James Bond's love interest who becomes his only wife in the history of the series. Digitally restored.

Customer Reviews

George Lazenby is the Second Best Bond Ever!
It was not easy taking over from Connery especially for a model rather than an actor. Geroge Lazenby's biggest screen presence up until this movie was as the Big Fry man in the Fry's chocolate adds. Based on that lack of experience it is hard to credibly argue that this is anything less than a triumph for Lazenby.

There are a few who have commented on the woodeness of his acting but this just doesn't work as an argument when the same people praise Roger Moore, whom I think eventually retired due to woodworm. The reason for all the special effects and gadgets, that became such an integral part of the Moore era Bond movies, was that him acting ability only stretched todelivering a one-liner whilst raising his eyebrow. Considering that Moore had already featured in estabilished television series, such as The Saint, this makes Lazenby's performance even more admirable.

I am sure that given support and experience George Lazenby would have developed into the perfect Bond lead.

The true weak link in this movie is Telly Savalas who is just not credible (as if that was necessary in a Bond movie) as Blofeld. I know Connery came back to do Diamonds Are Forever after this one and that Lazenby found it difficult to cope with the attention thta went with being Bond but I would have much preferred if George had been persuaded to return to the role rather than the dreadful Roger Moore. I know that the Moore films seemed to work at the time but it was the gadgets and set pieces around him that carried these movies and they did lose their way somewhat.

Connery will always be number one and the new Daniel Craig Bond has reinvented the character and is very good, so out of the previous original Bonds Lazenby comes second.

This is a great Bond movie and I, like so many here, recommend it.

This never happened to the other fella
In recent years, George Lazenby's one and only movie in the role of Bond has come in for sympathetic critical re-evaluation, with it's fidelity to Fleming, charming performance from Diana Rigg, (comparitively) realistic action scenes, and twist ending. However, despite these plus points, the fact remains that On Her Majesty's Secret Service is an uninvolving, almost boring film. Lazenby isn't bad but he's so monumentally overshadowed by the spectre of Connery that he never has a chance of making the role his own; he lacks the emotional range to give his romantic scenes with Rigg any real charge, and you become aware as the film progresses that the whole thing is geared towards masking his shortcomings. With a dull Blofeld from Telly Savalas and oddly incongruous bits and pieces that disturb the viewer (Bond reading Playboy, Bond quitting the Secret Service after a snit with M, Bond grabbing Moneypenny's arse), it doesn't feel like a Bond movie; it doesn't feel like a good movie either.

A HARDER EDGE!!!!
Easily the best Bond movie with some great hard edged action setpieces!
Lazenby, while maybe not Connery, is still better than the embarassing Moore.
And the best score EVER of any Bond movie - seriously, the title track is on a different level.
Telly Savalas as Blofeld, Cable Car/Mountain retreats ala Where Eagles Dare, lots of machine guns, skiing and BIG bangs, a biological threat to the Earth, the guy shredded in the snow plough and THAT final showdown between Blofeld and Bond! Not to mention some FANTASTIC fist fights with sound FX worthy of Indiana Jones or Rocky!
A 60's Bond for a Die Hard crowd.........