On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British-American spy film directed by Peter R. Hunt. It is the third film in the James Bond franchise, following You Only Live Twice and preceding Diamonds Are Forever.

Plot
James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world

Why We Have All The Time In The World

 * 1) Good performances, especially Telly Savalas.
 * 2) This is the first Bond movies to have a soundtrack as opposed to the one theme song in the beginning and occassional Bond theme. John Barry's more atmosphereic soundtrack helps set the more serious tone of the film and helped pioneer the use of synthesizers.
 * 3) Superb set designs.
 * 4) Great skiing sequences that were really impressive for the time. The bobsledding fight scene between Blofeld and Bond is also impressive. Not just from a technical perspective, but also because a fight scene that happens on a bobsled is something that hasn't been replicated to this day.
 * 5) The title sequence is great and unforgettable.
 * 6) Good cinematography.
 * 7) This is one of the few Bond films to end on a depressing note (the only other one being No Time to Die). After Bond and Tracy marry, Blofeld tries to get his revenge on Bond trying to kill him in a drive-by shooting. And while Bond comes out unscathed, Tracy is killed in the shooting with the film ending on Bond holding his dead newlywed close.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Plot Hole: Bond and Blofeld don't recognize each other, even though they met in the previous movie. This is because the book is set before You Only Live Twice. Originally, it was to be established Bond had plastic surgery done to explain why he doesn't look like Sean Connery anymore. Other movies establish that Blofeld is constantly changing his appearance.
 * 2) While he does a decent job, George Lazenby clearly had yet to be comfortable in the role which have led to fans being mixed on his performance and portrayl of James Bond.
 * 3) Missed Opprotunity: Marc Ange Draco and the Union Corse are never seen or mentioned again in the movies and the consequences of Blofeld murdering the daughter of a mafia boss are never explored.
 * 4) The editing in most of the action scenes is awful as there are many cuts and zooms which makes it hard to see what is even happening.

Reception
On Her Majesty's Secret Service was met with warm reviews. The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 81% based on 54 reviews, and a weighted average of 6.78 out of 10. The website's critical consensus states, "George Lazenby's only appearance as 007 is a fine entry in the series, featuring one of the most intriguing Bond girls in Tracy di Vincenzo (Diana Rigg), breathtaking visuals, and some great ski chases." IGN ranked On Her Majesty's Secret Service as the eighth best Bond film, Entertainment Weekly as the sixth, and Norman Wilner of MSN, as the fifth best. Digital Spy listed the film as the best James Bond film to date. The film also became a fan favourite, seeing "ultimate success in the home video market". In September 2012 it was announced that On Her Majesty's Secret Service had topped a poll of Bond fans run by 007 Magazine to determine the greatest ever Bond film. Goldfinger came second in the poll and From Russia With Love was third.

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