Octopussy
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Movie Reviews of Octopussy
Movie Review: SO much high praise for this film, I dont understand why
Summary: 2 Stars
With so many Bond films to choose from, I cant see for the life of me why "Octopussy" seems to have an overwhelming amount of positive reviews. There were only about ten people who rated this film with an average of one to three stars, more then a hundred gave this film four to five stars, the question is WHY?? Its not the Moore is too old for the role, in fact he doesnt seem to out of place for the film, what is out of place is the ludicrious story line. First off, its already a thin plot, second off, it seems at time that you havent the slighest idea of what is going on. I understand that some Bond films seem to do this, and try to surprise the viewer with some twist and turns, but this story line was god-awful. I know that most Bond fans view the films for their action, and yes there is some decent action sequences here, but this film doesnt even come close to the first five Bond films, which were all four to five star efforts. Even the weaker movies of the series such as Moonraker, A view to A Kill, Diamonds are Forever, and The "Timothy Dalton" films that most seem to dislike, are head and shoulders or this stinker. This is the worst Bond of the entire series. Even though there is some decent action sequences, Missing is a good solid story, location, and women (there isnt a female character that stands out). All three are key componets of a Bond Film. Sure the action sequences are nice, and so are Bonds one liners, but this one forgets about Story and Plot, focues on all action and one liners, and just doesnt seem very Bond Like. Good for a one time viewing only. Two StarsMovie Review: mediocre and exaggerated rehash
Summary: 2 Stars
I must admit that I found this to be vintage Moore: campy, never believable, full of slapstick, and consistently over the top. This is Bond reduced to formula: bad guy, sexy girls, fights in weird locales, and no genuine emotion whatsoever. I once enjoyed things like this, but now find them boring and a waste of time. I know lots of people like Moore and it is OK if you accept it for what it is - fun junk.
But then, I never could accept any other Bond after the Connery era, which made the adventure somewhat believable and with more subtle humor.
Recommended if you know you like Moore, but if you are hoping for something a little better, forget it.
Movie Review: Espionage and Slapstick
Summary: 2 Stars
"Octopussy" (1983) suffers from the same kitchen-sink approach that brought down "Moonraker." Despite a few impressive action sequences, this 007 caper remains as tired as Roger Moore's aging spy. The Ian Fleming spirit that briefly resurfaced in "For Your Eyes Only" has vanished. Instead, we're back to the slapstick silliness and lackluster villains of earlier Moore outings. Though an EON production, "Octopussy" was far less Bondian than Sean Connery's unofficial "Never Say Never Again."Movie Review: Second Worst Film of James Bond Franchise.
Summary: 1 Stars
Viewed: 2/11
Rate: 1
2/11: Yeah...the airplane scene really did it for me. The whole film of Octopussy was a total farce. At first, I was thinking, "It's been an ok movie for me so far. A rating of `6' is reasonable enough." By the time Octopussy seemed to be too smart for its own good by making the plot to be ridiculously overdone, I was ready to give it a `3'. When I saw a series of implausible actions by James Bond, I had to lower it by a notch. Finally, the fight on the airplane...wow, that was something else. I just want to meet the person who thought of the entire thing up and give him my congratulations. That was a shining moment of insanity. Yep, the entire film was a complete joke, no less. At least Steven Berkoff made a mad cameo in Octopussy because I had to remember that amusing moment he had in Rambo First Blood Part II where he makes fun of the colorful names in the communications room: Wolf Den and Dragon Fly. It was funny. Anyway, uh....well, I must say, Octopussy is easily the second worst James Bond movie made yet so far. The worst is still reserved for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The more went on during On His Majesty's Secret Service, the more I felt detached from all of that action. It was just not that interesting. I never got a clear explanation of how Octopussy was all tied up into this. Neither did I understand why James Bond and Octopussy fell in love. Going from Germany to India and then back to Germany before to India, yeah, that'll work...not. I type that because between these two countries is roughly about 6,000 miles. That's a hell of a plane trip. So, that brings up a question: why would Kamal Khan return back to India for his money and make his escape? Should that have been done already after he set the bomb in place? Once again, 6,000 miles is a hell of a trip. Another thing I didn't quite understand is how the Russian general (very hard to take him seriously when he acts like that) is all tied up with Kamal Khan or the other way around. It's like watching three major subplots going on at the same time: the nuclear war instigated by Russia, Kamal Khan, and Octopussy. Another part that had me rolling my eyes (this scene reminded me too much of the classic film The Most Dangerous Game) is where James Bond successfully survived that 100 man bounty hunting spree within a football field size of a jungle because we all know that there is no way in hell he would have done it. Then he proceeded to pull off the Tarzan stunt? And he was able to tell a wild tiger to sit? In Germany, James couldn't have made it in several hours from where he got off the train to exact spot where the bomb is ready to set off. He even applied the clown makeup, which looked professionally done, on himself probably within two minutes when there were 4 minutes to go. On other words, all impossible. Notice at near end of the film where James jumped off the airplane with Octopussy? It was a surprise to me that they looked remarkably fine afterwards. The movie got boring and old when Octopussy became a joiner of a long line of films depicting Cold War relations between USA and USSR, making them to be further misunderstood by the movie goers for all the wrong reasons. Thinking of more absurd moments of Octopussy....oh yes, in the beginning, why was the clown running with a balloon? Plus, if he was a British spy agent, should he be an expert when it came to survival tactics? I thought the best part of the film was when James tried to get a ride from a car filled with college kids, but the driver fooled him before speeding away. That is exactly how James should be treated: a joke. How about that Union Jack hot air balloon? Yeah, that will happen...not! Did anyone catch that explanation of why there was a reproduction of a egg forgery? It (I hope I read that right) was to raise the currency of a country. Uh....really? I don't know how that chainsaw yo-yo could possibly work. It seemed too impractical to handle. I wasn't even aware that James Bond knew that he had his own theme music when a signal was sent out to him from a supposed Indian snake charmer. James finally made himself very obvious by zooming into the breasts of a woman with a video camera (a full blown voyeurism?): he is indeed a sex addict. Noticing a couple of scenes in Octopussy, I thought they were ripped off from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but it turned out that the former was made in 1983 while the latter was made in 1984. Both were done by two different companies. Were these two films inspired by another film? So, I found this one a curio. All in all, Octopussy finally makes an admission in its title: these films are about women as sex objects, nothing else.