Final installment of TOD:
Almost chronological, the three worst (remember I gave up on Sir Sean after 1989):
Sword of the Valiant
I know it's a cult fave, but this is a great example of the poor state of affairs of British films at the time. Lots of big names making a big commotion. A mess. But if you like that kind of thing, you'll wonder how many painkillers were they giving out at the start of a shooting day.
Never Say Never Again
I know there are fans of this film out there, but they should have realized when they used that title they shouldn't have taken it literally. I don't know what people see in this retread of Thunderball, one of the weaker original Bonds (with an awesome John Barry score that saves its hide) to begin with. I like Michel Legrand, but his score here is really more suited to a polite lunch of water cress sandwiches.
The Name of the Rose
WT[bleep]? Christian Slater's mom got him into this movie. He sleepwalks his way through this byzantine plot and way too dark photography. Too much ugliness without which you realize this plot is so thin, even Sherlock Holmes's pipe could have deduced what happened. Dreadful.
Just have to add: The Avengers was a great TV show. Why did Sir Sean have to ruin its memory with whatever they consider a movie version with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. What a stupid, horrible movie with a really bad Sean Connery. PLEASE SOMEONE MAKE A REAL "THE AVENGERS" MOVIE (NO. IT'S NOT MARVEL, IT'S EMMA PEEL AND JOHN STEED.)
These are my opinions and do not reflect any official stance by anyone else here.
