Walt Hackford

Just another beach, hot babe, Elvis singing songs, movie of the 1960’s. Cookie cutter movie. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. YAWN. Hollywood was pounding them out like store-bought oatmeal cookies.

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I was 10 years old when Thunderball was released in theaters in 1965. I was a Sean Connery/007 fan after seeing Dr No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger. Although I didn’t follow the plots very closely at such a young age, I was clearly a Sean Connery (as James Bond) fan. And all these years later, Sean Connery is still THE REAL 007. All future James Bond actors were cheap impersonators, unimpressive imposters. Thunderball was a huge disappointment for me in 1965. Too much was filmed underwater and I remember being totally confused about who the good vs bad guys were in large groups of frogmen swimming in their wet suits. And I wasn’t sure which one was Bond? Still, after all of the passing decades of rotating Bond actors (and dozens of beautiful Bond girls), and plot evolutions … Thunderball still remains a my personal greatest disappointment of all Sean Connery / James Bond movies. I really lose interest as the underwater battles ensue and multitudes of spears surge through the water at each other. Still, I prefer Thunderball over most other Connery-less Bond movies. Sean Connery simply adds legitimacy and credibility to all of his 007 movies. As well, the cinematographs, filming locations, and high quality colorized film stock are exemplary! Clearly, Thunderball was the most expensive Bond production through 1965.

Good family western movie from the 1960’s. Big Clint Walker is always a favorite western / cowboy actor of mine. There’s a good mix of action, suspense, and humor. This movie was a childhood favorite of mine.

Classic western with all-star cast. With John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Andy Devine, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin acting and John Ford directing, how could this movie be anything short of a classic western? The Duke and Stewart were still in their prime acting years. Lee Marvin was his usually superb bad guy outlaw, representing anarchy and violence in a transitioning West. Wayne represented the violent opposition to Liberty Valance’s anarchy - using his gun to enforce law. Stewart represented the voice of legal civil justice to enforce the law in a violent society. Together, they all combine to make one of the best Hollywood westerns of all time.