OK, it’s in many ways, a ripoff of Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, but aside from Goldfinger, has there ever been a better James Bond film? This is simply a taut and exciting thriller, minus many of the sillier elements of later entries, which shows why no other comers even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Sean Connery, who WAS James Bond. Unfortunately, it’s not as well-known as some of the later—and lesser, entries in the series. Plus, was there ever a better catfight ever depicted onscreen?
