Thunderball 1965

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: The color is handsome. The scenery in the Bahamas is an irresistible lure. Even the violence is funny. That's the best I can say for a Bond film. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Slightly bloated Bond, with too much technology for my taste and a climactic slaughter that's a little too mindless to be much fun. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Classic 007 -- not the best picture in the long-running series, to be sure, but a more-than-worthwhile diversion for the action-loving escapist in us all. Read more

TIME Magazine: If Thunderball's gimmickry seems to overreach at times, Actor Connery gains assurance from film to film, by now delivers all his soppiest Jimcracks martini-dry. Read more

Time Out: The fourth Bond, marking the point at which spectacular hardware began to dominate the series. Sleek and quite fun all the same. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: There's visible evidence that the reported $5.5 million budget was no mere publicity figure; it's posh all the way. Read more