"In Like Flint" follows the standard sequel formula with more silliness, more anti-Bond pot-shots, and more torpedo-brassiered women than "Our Man Flint" (although by Flint's own admission, he had to cut back from a personal entourage of five helpers because it was a bit too much).

The second Flint entry also boasts a unique cast, including veteran actress Anna Lee (a John Ford regular and longtime matriarch on television's "General Hospital"), and former "Star Trek" actors Steve Ihnat and Yvonne Craig (from the episode "Whom Gods Destroy," as Captain Garth and Marta, the freaky green chick, respectively).

20th Century Fox's luxurious DVD looks like a moving candy store: as Flint globe-trots from the U.S. to Russia to the Caribbean, a vast array of kitschy colours explode, making for a gorgeous disc that recalls MGM's luminescent Elvis romper, "Viva Las Vegas!" The blacks and dark blues are quite natural, the image quality sharp, and flesh tones accurately rendered. The mono soundtrack is fairly punchy, due mostly to returning composer Jerry Goldsmith's usual bass-friendly score and percussion arrangements.

Like Fox's "Our Man Flint" DVD, there's the same collection of trailers, and alongside the label's other spy spoofs"Modest Blaise" and "Fathom," the Amaray case is a tasty banana yellow. The character of Derek Flint would later re-appear in the 1976 TV movie, "Our Man Flint: Dead on Target."

© 2002 Mark R. Hasan