007/Diamonds Are Forever Digital Remaster Version

After George Lazenby decided that being Bond wasn't really for him, series producer Cubby Broccoli went cap (or money, perhaps) in hand back to Sean Connery. Connery reluctantly agreed to return, but on the proviso that it be the final time...

"Diamonds Are Forever" sees the series well and truly entering the campy 70s. The lapels are huge and the sideburns bushy as Bond jets off first to Amsterdam and then the haven of good taste that is Las Vegas, accompanied unwillingly by the ever-changing wigs of Jill St John as Tiffany Case.

There are actually some terrific set pieces here, notably the moon buggy chase through the Nevada desert and Bond literally walking on water in a Q gadget to reach Blofeld's oil rig. But most people will fondly remember Bond's swimming pool fight with the beautiful and deadly Bambi and Thumper.

They're not the only assassins; in perhaps the only reference to homosexuality in the whole series, Bond is also stalked by gay lovers Mr Wint and Mr Kidd. Don't let their effeminate lisps lull you into a false sense of security.

Even Blofeld gets camp. Incarnated this time by the suave Charles Gray, at one point he has to don a dress to escape Bond's surveillance.

Camp it may be, but the movie is great fun. This new Ultimate Edition has a totally remastered picture and new 5.1 DTS sound. It combines the features and director's commentary from the previous release with a bewildering array of new documentaries. An essential purchase for the true Bond fan.