You can blame John Glen's style of direction for that comedy element, which comes to it peak in the "double take pigeon" in moonraker.Having started a few months ago, at the beginning and now up to Skyfall, my origins view of Connery and Moore has changed. There are some good elements but overall, these films didn’t move me much other than to cringe.
Thunderball was almost a chore to watch.
GoldFinger is a classic but dated.
Diamonds are forever was almost a comedy.
But I have no money spare to buy NIB so am not the audience for this machine