I remember the first film in the UK to carry the 12 certificate was BATMAN in 1989. Which was released after LTK.
The problem was, the 12 certificate, although used at the cinema, was not introduced for video rental and sell thru until a few year later, so I could see a 12 movie at the cinema, but not rent it out on video 6 months later!
Moore is cold as ice in that scene. The fact he retains the upper class confidence that he naturally has makes it seem even more unnerving. At the moment Iām wondering if even Dalton or Craig did better? Iād cite the Pushkin and Yusef confrontations as comparisons.
Itās a scene that I think would work better if the rest of the movie wasnāt so silly. Dalton and Craig has the fortune of having their similar moments feel organic to the story that was being told, whereas Mooreās coldness there feels somewhat out of place with the majority of the film that itās in.
On the other handā¦ how would you act when you know that the worldās deadliest assassin has you on his dead list and you donāt know, except for his name, who he is, what he looks like and when heās going to get you. 
I feel this article is right, but blame should be placed a bit more on Broccoli and Saltzman. One reason is that obviously they filmed a part 2 (or 3) first. Another reason is that Richard Maibaum and Peter Hunt werenāt around (at first). Other than that, I am happy with the film we got.
Maybe it was THUNDERBALL and its mega success which ruined it.
Or GOLDFINGER being so successful that it needed a bigger successor.
Or maybe success is what Bond saved as a franchise?
Or maybeā¦ (generate articles which keep Bond in the headlines).
Shocking Bond Confessions - iMHO, Dame Judi isnāt very good as M in CR and QOS 
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I have my own shocking confessionsā¦
I have never been able to watch CR67 right the way through and still havenāt.
I saw QOS at the cinema only once.Bought it on DVD and only ever got halfway through it and have still not watched it.
Similarly I saw SPECTRE once in the theater, bought the Blu-Ray and never watched it. I finally rewatched it prior to seeing NTTD because my wife was going with me and had never seen SPECTRE at all. My opinion only improved after seeing NTTD, not with the additional viewing.
I canāt imagine that youāre the only one whose had that difficulty. That film is a tough watch. Itās a shame that it didnāt come together as well as it could have, because there are some neat ideas buried in there. I remember rather liking parts of the film where theyāre actually attempting to āadaptā Flemingās novel to some degree. But itās definitely a mess that requires a good deal of effort to sit through.
Even the actors and directors couldnāt stand working on it. Thatās why so many left production so fast and abruptly.
Itās only a tough watch if you desperately try to watch it as a āJames Bond movieā.
Itās like watching the Marx Brotherās āA Night in Casablancaā and then compare it to the Bogart classic, or expect something similar.
As a kid of 11 or 12 I absolutely adored CR '67. I clearly remember watching it on a Sunday afternoon on TV and then telling all of my friends how awesome it was. I have probably seen it a half dozen times over the years and still think major chunks of it work. Itās uneven and disjointed, but for me thatās even part of its charm.
Itās a tough watch even if you just try to watch it as a comedy. It has its moments where the comedy works, and even moments where that āBondā movie feel comes in, but on the whole itās pretty much a trainwreck of its own accord.
Cool theme song though
As far Iām concerned, the whole soundtrack is, while very different, as āgoodā as anything from the official series!
Ever since stumbling across this Iāve become weirdly obsessed.
Actually, I consider it better than many of them. In the 1980s, the stereo pressing was the most sought after and most expensive soundtrack LP there was, not only for its superb recording quality.
And The Look of Love is an acknowledged Jazz standard in a way other Bond songs can only dream of. But I have to admit that it helps the song that it rarely is associated with the movie. Most people have no idea that itās a Bond song at all. 
My first experience of the theme tune was when I had just turned 17 in late 1992 and bought my first stereo that had a CD player with my birthday money. I did not have much money to spend on actual CDs,but found a ācheap temporary pre Christmas shopā i.e a shop that moves into an empty shop on a short term lease and sells cheap Christmas decorations and so on, that had some low budget CDs and cassette cover version compilations,such as ā10 great sci fi themesā , " Best of the westerns" and so on,I purchased the CD of "JAMES BOND 007 film themes by the London theatre orchestra " . From Russia with love, Thunderball and Casino Royale were instrumental versions ( I suppose they couldnāt get the soundalike singers)
I think TND is an awful film. I think TWINE should be included in the top 5 of the series.