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Summary: A Very good Bond film
Review: Octopussy was a very good movie.It's got a good villain named Khamal Khan,lots of gadgets,and of course the title charactor Octopussy,played by the very beautiful Maud Adams.(she also played in The Man With The Golden Gun.) It's got a good musical score by John Barry,and the theme song All time High sung by Rita Coolidge is good.Overall it's a very good bond film with lots of action and plenty of beautiful women,sure to please any Bond fan.(especially those who like Roger Moore.)
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Summary: Grand Adventure
Review: Yes, "Octopussy" might not be in the old spirit of the Connery pictures, but, boy, is it fun. As Maltin says, everything but the kitchen sink is thrown in, and the results are great. While watching it, I felt like I was watching one of those old swashbuckler movies, with all the action involved. This is definitely one of Moore's best, if not the best. If you're looking for a movie to make you forget about your troubles for a couple of hours, "Octopussy" is for you.
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Summary: Octopussy good for you Roger
Review: This is Roger Moore's second best Bond movie and was just about as good as his definitive, "The Man with the Golden Gun." It almost managed to deliver as many laughs as "Golden Gun" but it fell a slightly short. However, it did have its moments. It does contain the best scene from the entire series. Bond swings from a vine and gives this terrific Tarzan yell. I don't know how Roger got it so perfect. Bond uses some cool disguises like a gorilla suit and an alligator outfit that turns into a boat. The story is a little confusing and gets jumbled up in subplots involving lookalike jewelry and smuggled nuclear devices. You don't know who is good or who is bad. It depends on your point of view. The score by John Barry is a little weak. It didn't have the well thought out themes developed like he did for his powerful yet whimsical "The Man with the Golden Gun." He did do a good job scoring the scenes involving the Soviets, which has a rich eastern European flavor. The film does use elements from the short stories "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady" by Ian Fleming as a jumping board. We had not seen that for some time. I think "Live and Let Die" was the last Bond film that resembled anything written by Fleming. Louis Jourdan as Kamal was excellent and gives a performance that rivals Christopher Lee's Scaramanga. It was also good to see many of the regular cast members return for this one. Desmond Llewelyn as "Q," Walter Gotell as Gogol, Geoffrey Keen as the Minister of Defense, Eva Reuber-Staier as Rublevitch, Jeremy Bullock as Smithers and Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny all reprised their roles. Robert Brown replaced Bernard Lee as the beloved "M." We all missed Bernard.
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Summary: Great Film, Great DVD
Review: The movie is excellent, and should be good finally on DVD, after other Bond favorites got Digital a few years ago. The special features look good, except no deleted scenes like "The Living Daylights","A View To A Kill", and "Diamonds Are Forever". If this DVD is as good as the other 13 James Bond SE DVD's, I'll look forward to hearing "Welcome to Octopussy Special Edition DVD, Please Activate Your Navigational System Now"
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Summary: Bond back to his old tricks-that rascal
Review: OCTOPUSSY didn't take long to move out of the lower key attitude set up by the previous Bond film FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. This movie marks the return of big stunts and Bond's spy toys. The result is a bit of a mixed bag, but it could have been much worse. Bond (Roger Moore) is on the tail of Prince Kamal Khan and a rouge Russian General who are planing on sneaking an atomic bomb onto a U.S. air force base in Germany by using a mysterious woman named Octopussy (Maud Adams) and her all female smuggling team's circus as cover. If Khan and the General are successful, Russia's forces will have an easy foothold into most of Europe. James must beat the clock to make it to the circus and find the bomb before it destroys the base and kills thousands. The movie moves at a reasonable pace with some good action scenes in the middle and towards the end. There are a few bad ones too but not enough to kill the movie's overall fun value. Many other of the James Bond movies are more believable or serious but this is a good choice if you are looking for a fun action movie.
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Summary: 8 Stars
Review: Another great 007 movie with lots of action, romance and suspence. Buy it as soon as it becomes available and you will never regret. Octopussy is great and so is James. I hope it will come with great special futures like all the other 007 Dvds.
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Summary: Coming Soon!
Review: This is definitely one of the best of the James Bond movies. The scenery is gorgeous, the supporting actors superb, and the villains are serious without being comical. No 2-bit drug smugglers here. It blends the best of the old Bond with the best of the new. The opening scene (the one with the "Coors Silver Bullet"-style airplane), the ultra-hot intro credits, and the 1st scene right after get it off to a great start. There are several great fight and chase scenes but not so many that it degenerates into a Van Damme style adrenaline fest. And I spent my adolescence dreaming that I would be whisked away to the Floating Palace. Moore may or may not have been the best James Bond ever, but the Moore years were definitely the golden age of James Bond movies. The Good News: THIS MOVIE WILL BE RERELEASED IN DVD FORM THIS OCTOBER - ACCORDING TO THE JAMES BONG WEBSITE - along with 5 others. I can't wait.
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Summary: Moore does it again
Review: Roger Moore is back again in what SHOULD have been his last OO7 adventure and not the worst Bond film, A View To a Kill. Moore's best period for Bond was definitley '77 to '83. He had his best movies then, which are Octopussy, Moonraker, and his best, TSWLM. Getting back to Octopussy, the stunts are great, the action is some of the best I've seen in Bond films. The worst part is the sound effects which are a bit queer, like Bond laughing like a ghost or that tarzan yell. Overall, one of the best OO7 films, actually my 7th favorite.
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Summary: The best of Moore. 4 1/2 stars!
Review: Most definetly the best Moore 007 ever. This movie is so much fun and so good. Roger Moore is in top notch in this one. I also really enjoy the performances of Louis Jordan and Krystina Wayborn. Louis Jordan's bad guy is great and very well acted. This movie has lots of great action, comedy, and romance. I really like this one because those three traits are the things I like about 007 films. Octopussy really brings out these things. Also the locations are fantastic. All of Moore's films are wonderful, despite the lagging of his first two. Octopussy tops them of all. A real treat of a film that never gets old. A great buy! Im glad I had a chance to buy this before it was taken off the market. Rated PG for violence, sexual content, and numerous suggestive themes.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I find this one to be quite good. It has great action and a plot! This is probably my favorite. Roger Moore is rally worn out. This is worth getting. Enjoy!
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