Octopussy
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Movie Reviews of Octopussy
Movie Review: Very Underrated,Greatly Entertaining Bond Film
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I saw this Bond film the afternoon it was released. Both us and the entire crowd in the theater were massively enjoying it and everyone walked out greatly satisfied. Now I read articles decrying it as a terrible Bond film and I am mystified. It is one of my five favorite Bonds. This film is fun from start to finish with a great pre-credits sequence and terrific action sequences to enliven the entire film. Maud Adams returns to the Bond films in leading-lady status after appearing as the secondary female lead in the disappointing "Man with the Golden Gun." (Moore has stated in interviews that Maud Adams was his favorite leading lady.) Louis Jourdan is suitably slimy as the lead villain and Steven Berkoff is positively psychotic as the crazed Russian General trying to set off a nuclear device on a U.S. Air Force base in Germany. (This film was filmed during the time of constant demonstrations throughout Europe for a "nuclear freeze" and this works its way into the plot.) Much has been written in a negative manner about Moore in clown makeup trying to deactivate the bomb as the seconds tick away. (Bond has to hide in a clown costume to get onto the air force base where Octopussy's circus is performing.) I think the make-up just adds to a very suspenseful scene. I have never understood the controversey it has engendered. (Most people who write about it just hate Moore's Bond in general and feel this gives them more ammunition.) The location work in India, like most Bonds, is excellent. This features the customery excellent John Barry Score and a nice theme song "All Time High" sung by Rita Coolidge.
This film opened in the June of 1983 and did great business. The highly overrated Sean Connery Bond "Never Say Never Again" opened in September 1983 and did good business also, only not as good as "Octopussy." At the time the critics went bananas raving about the Connery Bond and had a great time bashing the Moore Bond. It is poetic justice that "Octopussy" did better business and now "Never Say Never Again" has been reevaluated as the absolute mediocrity it always was, a film Warner Bros. was ready to pull the plug on in mid-production, had Connery not taken matters into his own hands and held the production together. Moore has stated in his recent autobiography the satisfaction he received when "Octopussy" grossed more than "Never Say Never Again." I guess it gets tiresome being bashed as Bond after starring in 7 greatly successful Bond films.
Anyway, for some reason, people like to still bash "Octopussy." As previously stated, I don't understand why and feel it is a marvelously entertaining Bond film. This, like all the recent Moore Bonds, had an audio commentary by Roger. We are still waiting for the blu-ray release, I hope it comes soon.
Movie Review: The best roger more since the spy who loved me
Summary: 5 Stars
This was Roger More's second to last film as Double O07. When Double 007 fellow friend and college 009 crashed through the embassy windo, with a percious Faberge egg inhis hand thendies from knife burried deep inhis back. Once again its up too James Bond/Roooger More to pick up his gun and get back in the saddle again. When a Russian military advisor plans to smuggle jewels out sexy and Beautiful mysterious women Otopuss y gets moree bargoned for wh herso called partner in league with the Russian traitor double cross her. Know its up to James Bond to recover the jewels atomatic bomb goes offwithiless than 6 hours to desarmed. Can james bond save the millitary voice and his current love sexy and beautiful Octopussy who falls in love with him despite the fact that she calls him quote "A paid assian compared to what I am". Has bond meet his match or can his save the day and the girl once again find out in this thrillin conclusion to this 1983 master clasic about love, greedy and the battle between good and evil. If you like this I alsor recoomend these other Roger more bond films Live and Let Die, Moonmaker, A view for A kill, and the Spy who loved me ( sorry for the bad spelling the darn program is deleting letters when I type in front of then I will redit this on a word document when I get home and resumbit the revised copy.Movie Review: Please it's bond.
Summary: 5 Stars
Really, it Bond, James Bond. This is just one of the many great Bond movies. Those who love the Bond movies know this is one of the best. All I can say is Octopussy is a great movie. Everything you want in a Bond movie it has. Suspense, humor, style, action, and of course Bond himself. Perfect Christmas gift for any spy movie fan.Movie Review: Classic James Bond!
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Moore was heading toward the end of his James Bond days but he had the energy to pull another thriller for moviegoers and for those fans who caught this on DVD! Maud Adams and Louis Jourdan played their roles in quite a convincing fashion.Thrills and excitement await you with "Octopussy"!Movie Review: Bond, James Bond
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say, its James Bond 007!
I am glad they released these separate for us who can not dump a large sum for the whole set at once!
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