For Your Eyes Only (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of For Your Eyes Only (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Back to Basics Bond
Summary: 5 Stars
After the over the top Moonraker,The 007 filmakers decided to trim the fat, and deliver a film that has the tone of intrigue and adventure of the early 60's Bond adventures.Cutting back on gadgets and campiness that plagued most of the 007 films of the 70's,FYEO is a winner.
Bond tracks down a submarine stelth device,and teams up with a revenge filled Greek heiress Melina Havalok(Carole Bouquet)whose parents were killed locating it.Filled with memorable scenes including a chase in Melina's car(a small and slow car, as opposed to Bonds' gadget filled cars),A spectacular ski chase, a dangerous coral reef escape, and an attack on the villian's lair including Bond dangerously climbing up a mountain.Topel shines as a dangerous smuggler who turns out to be Bond's ally, as well as Lynn Holly-Johnson as Bibi Dahl, a not so innocent nymphette who's the first Bond girl he turns down.
Although the cheesy tone would return by the time of A View To A Kill,FYEO is a reminder that Roger Moore could play Bond with a license to kill.
Movie Review: Moore's Best Performance
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Moore could not have played James Bond any better in his fifth entry to the 007 series. This film returns to the style of Ian Fleming and the style of Bond Connery portrayed in the 60's. Moore has lost alot of the cheesy humor that was overused in the disastrous Moonraker. He is much tougher and a little less suave than usual, and this combination makes for a great character. Moore is supported by a great cast and some excellent locations throughout the movie.FYEO returns to the fight between the East and the West, this time fighting to recover an advanced computer piece. Excellent scenes were filmed as Moore fought his way through some excellent ski scenes as well as some very cool scuba sequences on the ocean floor that eventually lead to an action packed climax on a magnificent mountaintop.
FYEO is Moore's best outing, and a close second is Live and Let Die. This movie is also as close to Connery's style as Moore ever came, and the job he does with the character is just astounding.
Movie Review: UNBELIEVABLE DVD SPLENDOUR!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge fan of the Bond genre, and I have been hoping MGM would invest its time in a superior dvd for each film installment. I was not dissapointed!Color, sound, and everything else was on par with what I would consider the star treatment of a super movie. Even though you don't hear too much about this adventure (maybe because fans weren't used to Roger Moore being so ruthless), it is indeed a very good film.
One thing I can't say about FYEO is that is has aged well. Even though the print used for dvd is pristine and looks almost as if it were shot yesterday, the synthesized eightes music and the "high tech gadgets" (the videograph anyone?) date the film quite a bit. But hey, that can be half the fun. Just make sure the dvd you get is the special edition. The making of featurette and full length narrations are extremely interesting and watching the movie in widescreen is unbelievably impressive. WELL WORTH MY HARD EARNED MONEY!
Movie Review: The best 007 film is perfect in every department.
Summary: 5 Stars
"For Your Eyes Only" is the perfect Bond film. It's flawless. Every action scene is perfectly and creatively executed, the plot is intriguing and different, and finally things are more energetic here than in the previous few outings.Roger Moore continues to be the smoothest James Bond as he searches for his government's stolen ATAC system, which leads him to cross paths with Melina (Carol Bouquet). Bouquet is the perfect Bond girl, as she is beautiful, self reliant, and intelligent. There search for answers leads them to the Alps and then to Greece, where a few of the series best action scenes are produced.
Overall, I can't recommend this movie enough. Every element in the story works just fine, and the movie never feels too long or too short. As for the DVD, it's got a sharp picture, decent sound and some really interesting extra features. The movie is pure Bond, something that the most recent 007 film, The World is Not Enough, is not.
Movie Review: "Greek women always avenge their loved ones."
Summary: 5 Stars
For Your Eyes Only is one of the most suspenseful and romantic movie in the James Bond series. Roger Moore shines with his best acting skills in his time as 007. For Your Eyes Only brings 007 back to Earth from Moonraker and downplays the gadgets in this film. The new villian is Aristotle Kristatos. He is sophistically played by Julian Glover. He has stolen the ATAC system and with it, has a serious advantage in destroying any submarine! The new Bond girl is Melina Havelock. She is avenging the death of her parents at the hand of a hitman, Gonzalez hired by Kristatos. The music is fantastic in this film!!! Sheena Easton sings a melody that you just can't get out of your head! The only downpoint in this film is the missing appearance of "M" and the ridiculous dialogue between Blofeld and 007. But, with those points aside, For Your Eyes Only is a fine and exciting movie in the best series in the world.