Looking back at film history, it
seems that so many of the most influential films in the super spy sub-genre
graced the silver screen in the 1960’s. The decade is arguably the peak for
these types of movies - with that said, they are still a blast now to watch. The James Bond films had the biggest impact which helped
in turn bring about rip-offs from Europe and even some enjoyable franchises in
their own right like the Matt Helm series (The Silencers, The Ambusher’s and
Murderers’ Row) and the less goofy but delightfully entertaining Derek Flint
films, Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. Daniel Mann’s Our Man Flint makes its
Blu-ray debut courtesy of Twilight Time in a brand-new release
decked with all kinds of extra goodies.
Derek Flint (James Coburn, Cross of
Iron and Major Dundee) is a super agent who really doesn’t need to be a super
agent – the guys loaded. He also has zero trouble with the ladies enjoying his
own “me” time meditating between two chairs. Flint isn't doesn't have as much
an obligation as say James Bond but when his boss calls onto him to save the
world from a diabolical chaos-creating group called Galaxy, Flint is summoned
away from his carefree life to do his duty.