James Bond filmography that Connery "looks weary and bored ... he is overweight, slow-moving, and doesn't seem to be trying to create a credible character". Despite that, Benson considers that Connery "still radiates more screen presence than Roger Moore or George Lazenby". On the other hand, Pauline Kael said "Connery's James Bond is less lecherous than before and less foppish—and he's better this way". In the early 1980s producer Jack Schwartzman moved ahead with a non-Eon Bond film, following the controversy over the 1961 novel "Thunderball" and the subsequent long legal battle; the result was "Never Say Never Again". Connery accepted an offer
Aki (James Bond) film series.) At the last moment, Bond turns in his sleep and Aki moves to his position. The poison falls on her lips and starts to choke her, which wakes Bond who quickly kills the assassin. Aki tries to speak, gasping "I'm... I'm...", but succumbs to the poison and dies before she can say any more. The scene was accompanied by the musical track "The Death of Aki" by John Barry. Various lists frequently ranked Aki among the best Bond girls ever, including as tenth by Zimbio in 2008 ("So beautiful you almost forget that Sean Connery has been ridiculously