I am a huge James Bond fan and now have all the movies on DVD. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a well written constructed story trying to make the Bond franchise/character more serious and more human. The basic story is Bond falls in loves with an amazing woman that could possibly be his equal, while having to deal with the evil terrorize organzation called Spectre. In the end after marrying her, the ruthless leader of Spectre kills her and Bond finds himself alone again. Hence the reason Bond never gets close to any woman ever again.....besides the his loves death in the 1st Bond story Casino Royale. So, it was 1969 right after the Vietnam War and the world just wasn't ready for such a serious 007 story and actor George Laznby was American.....and replacing Shawn Connery. Not a good combination. This is still actually a great story that holds up even today and I think if they redid this movie today....it would probably fly. Especially since we now have Daniel Craig's portrayl of 007 which is the most serious and down to earth out of all the actors to play Bond ever.