Octopussy
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Actor: Kabir Bedi, Louis Jourdan, Maud Adams, Patrick Barr, Roger MooreBrand: MGM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); German (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Octopussy
Movie Review: Roger Moore, Indiana Jones, India, Germany, Circuses, Russians, Trains and Bombs
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Moore's stint as James Bond lasted a whopping 12 years from 1973 to 1985, which is the longest term for any actor in the Bond role (not including Sean Connery's one-shot unofficial return in "Never Say Never Again"). Moore started as Bond when he was 45 years old and ended when he was 57. The seven films he did are as follows:
LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
MOONRAKER (1979)
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
OCTOPUSSY (1983)
A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
All seven films were hugely popular at the box office, which explains why they kept making 'em every two years.
In the summer of 2003 I unbiasedly saw most of the Bond films (the ones I didn't see I was already well familiar with, like DR. NO and GOLDFINGER). I fully realize that many Bond fans look down on Moore's stint, no doubt because there was too much camp in most of his films, but I ultimately concluded that the Moore Bond pictures are the most consistently entertaining. In fact, there's not a dud in the bunch; even the heavily maligned MOONRAKER is great! The Connery films were more serious (always a good thing), with the exception of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, and Sean is certainly the quintessential Bond figure, but I gotta admit that -- for some strange reason -- I ENJOY Roger Moore's stint as Bond more than any of the others.
Some argue that by the time of OCTOPUSSY Moore was too "long in the tooth," but I simply don't see that. He may have been 55 years old when OCTOPUSSY was released and 57 when A VIEW TO A KILL came out, but it didn't matter. Moore ALWAYS looked perfectly convincing as James Bond, whatever his age.
As to the story, is it really necessary to go into detail about the plot of OCTOPUSSY? Every Bond film features a main villain and a few accomplices/subordinates who want to cause great havoc; Bond defies death at every turn and runs into numerous beautiful women as he moves from one exotic locale to another trying to figure out the villains' scheme and stop it.
OCTOPUSSY was filmed on location in India, East Germany & England; these locations are, needless to say, fabulous. We also get ciruses, clowns, trains, mad Russian militarists and bombs-about-to-explode.
One thing that distinguishes OCTOPUSSY is that it has more of an Indiana Jones appeal than any other film in the series, which stands to reason since Indiana Jones was hugely popular at the time (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK came out two years earlier in 1981 and THE TEMPLE OF DOOM came out one year after OCTOPUSSY in 1984). Anyway, this is a good thing.
The "Bond women" featured in OCTOPUSSY are Sweden's own Maud Adams and Kristina Wayborn. I personally never found Maud very appealing, and although Kristina certainly has an exotic charm, she never did anything for me either. I prefer more curvy women; women with more meat on their bones (like in THUNDERBALL, which is the BEST Bond film as far as beautiful women goes). Regardless, I'm sure there are a lot of guys out there who find Adams and Wayborn incredibly ravishing. In any event, there are numerous other women in the film like Midge, the short brunette with full hair, and the East Indian beauty that aids Bond during the opening teaser.
FINAL ANALYSIS: You either like James Bond films or you don't. You either like Roger Moore as James Bond or you don't. Although, most of the time, their plots will make your head spin, they're nothing deep. You won't derive any nuggets of wisdom from these films. They're essentially mindless adventure flicks highlighted by exotic locales and beautiful women whose express purpose is to entertain, not enlighten. It's escapist fantasy/adventure pure and simple.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is usually cited as the best Moore-era Bond picture, and I would agree with this, but OCTOPUSSY ranks pretty high as well (although I generally rate them all about equally). As with most of Moore's Bond films, OCTOPUSSY strongly flirts with camp here and there, but it's essentially a serious story. It has a bit of an Indiana Jones flare and features India, Germany, scheming Russian militarists, gorgeous women, incredible action sequences, ciruses, clowns, bombs and trains gallore. What moore could you want in a Bond picture? That's WHY it rates 5/5 Stars IMHO.
Summary of Octopussy
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG
Street Date: 10/21/08
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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