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Summary: A truly great Bond movie!
Review: This is a great Bond movie. Like most Roger Moore Bond movies, it has some sorta slapstick humor in it. Not as serious as the other actor's. Like when Bond is trying to escape Kamal Khan and his men and Bond swings on a vine like Tarzan, and there's even the yell Tarzan does. Although i doubt that's Roger moore
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Summary: One of the Best Bonds
Review: Despite Moore's age, he turns out one of the best Bond films ever. The villains are many and good. Unfortunatly, Octopussy herself takes a backseat to the bad guys and even to Magda. A good follow-up to the very good "For Your Eyes Only". Also, Rita Coolidge gives us one of the best Bond songs ever.
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Summary: Bond is All Time High
Review: Despite being a Hardcore Connery & Dalton fan, I must admit that I really enjoyed watching Moore in this 13th Bond adventure. This is certainly one of the Best 3 Bond Movies in which Moore portrayed the character of the Ultra Suave agent 007, the other 2 remain The Spy who Loved me and For your eyes only. The movie also bears a Sentimental value for me as most part of it was shot in my country, India. To Unsolve the Conundrum behind the mysterious murder of agent 009 holding the priceless Faberge egg, Bond travels all the way to India where he runs into Kamal Khan. Octopussy features one of the most Spectacular pre-credit sequences ever in a Bond Movie when Bond flies the world's smallest Jet pursued by a heat seeking missile. Bond's hunt for the murderer of 009 leads him to Cuba, Germany and to India where he comes face to face with Tigers, Snakes , Crocodiles, Elephants and the beautiful Octopus Cult herself. Helped by a Live Octopus, Mechanical Crocodile, Female Martial Artists, Bond outwits Buzz saws, Game-hunters, a bomb and the deadly plot which could destroy the world. Louis Jordon ( Kamal Khan ) and Kabir Bedi ( Gobinda ) perform a fair job , nothing special to mention about though. Vijay Amritraj also gives a decent performance especially during the Rikshaw chase which is also a pretty good fight sequence. Maud Adams is really impressive as Octopussy, she was murdered in The man with the Golden Gun.. Moore is really past his prime by this Movie and should have stopped after this one and Dalton should have stepped into the next adventure " A view to Kill ". Despite Moore's showing age, he looks remarkable during the fight sequences aboard the Train and on the top of the plane. Nonetheless, this one really makes us believe that Bond is " All Time High ".
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: This is one of the better Roger Moore Bond pictures. Like For Your Eyes Only, it tries for a more serious tone than much of the rest of the series, but it is less successful. The opening scenes, with 009 fleeing through East Berlin, followed by the Sotheby's auction, are superb. The middle segment, in India, bogs down at times, with some almost ludicrous humor and some very slow scenes. But from the moment Bond crosses into East Germany, the tension builds up, with the next 35 minutes or so being as taut and suspenseful as anything in the series. Louis Jourdan is a well cast bad guy--truly nasty. Maud Adams is an appealing heroine, but has relatively little to do. Overall, a very enjoyable film that falls somewhat short of the best of the Bond series.
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Summary: One problem, Moore has been Bond too long.
Review: Maud Adams is excellent, despite the fact she was in the Man With The Golden Gun, and dies in it. Louis Jourdan plays Kamal Khan as if Khan is the devil. Kabir Bedi does good as Gobinda,Khan's Oddjob-like goon.Orlov is given little time to form a stage presence.
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Summary: A classic bond movie that has a touch of brown sugar.
Review: A bond movie that is easily one of the best. Moore does an excellent job despite his age.
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Summary: Octopussy
Review: My mom bought this film and "For Your Eyes Only" on VHS not too long ago...and I watched both. I have my own Bond collection on DVD. This bond film has a good plot, with general Gogol taking a 'good-guy' stance in this one, opposed to one of his subordinates who wants to prolonge the cold war. Isn't it ironic that in most if not all Bond films, the villains arrogantly describe to 007 in great detail how their master plans will be executed, only to see them foiled at the last minute because of something they said?!!! I still liked this film, one of the more believable, less exaggerated Bond films, in terms of outrageous stunts. The auction, and the 'double six' scenes are very funny to watch, to see 007 and Kamal Khan size each other up. And watch out for the big guy who never speaks, and crushes dice in his hands (never a good thing). Kinda like Jaws or Oddjob. The knivethrowers are peskier than first impressions too. An enjoyable film
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Summary: A mixed bag & poor sound
Review: In all honesty, Octopussy is a film that divides the James Bond fan base. On the plus side, it features one of Roger Moore's better performances, quality supporting players, superb action sequences, and real dramatic tension in many key moments. As negatives, the plot is Byzantine and there are cringe-worthy moments of silliness (including the title). While the movie at certain points is as silly as "Moonraker", it also achieves the grittiness of "For Your Eyes Only" in others. Another example of the film's inconsistency is the score. While John Barry's use of the title song (All Time High) in a symphonic suite is pleasing and sensual, the overall score lacks the punch and flair of his earlier work on the series. Nonetheless, if you can relax and enjoy the performances, locations, and action, and forget trying to figure out the plot, Octopussy is actually quite an enjoyable ride. DVD: The recent releases of the Bond films have had an excellent complement of features and Octopussy is no different. Unfortunately, the producers did not go the extra mile on the sound quality. The 2.0 sound mix is a major disappointment, as the film presents many moments that could have sounded superb in 5.1.
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Summary: Rather underrated Bond flick
Review: By 1983, it didn't take a genius to figure out that Roger Moore was nearing the end of his time as James Bond. But as "Octopussy" demonstrates, at fifty-five years old Moore was still as suave as ever.
Referencing Ian Fleming's short story "Octopussy", the twelfth screen adventure of 007 is partially based on another of Fleming's tales, "The Property of a Lady", and is partially entirely new material. The story involves James Bond investigating the death of agent 009, and the origin of a Faberge Egg found with the body. The trail leads Bond across India and Russia, and Bond eventually discovers a plan to begin a third World War.
The Bond adventures had been getting sillier and sillier ever since "The Man With the Golden Gun" in 1979 - the peak of the goofy craze being "Moonraker" - and in 1981 the producers opted to go back to a more serious Bond for "For Your Eyes Only". "Octopussy" has the mood just about right - serious, but occasionally silly as well. Only once does it go over the edge - when 007 releases a Tarzan scream in the Indian jungle.
There's some good thrills in this film, directed by frequent Bond director John Glen. The best of which is probably the short, but grabbing pre-title sequence, which involves 007 in a mini-plane to escape from an enemy base. There's another score by John Barry - who was also reaching the end of his Bond adventures - which doesn't live up to what we've come to expect from Barry. Louis Jordan makes a very nice, albeit ferret-faced villain, while Maud Adams returns to play the title character.
All in all, I find "Octopussy" to be a good, quite entertaining, and rather underrated Bond adventure. Next up was Roger Moore's final (and not a moment too soon) outing as Bond: "A View to a Kill".
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Summary: what should have been Moore's last film
Review: Like most non-Connery Bond films, this one is severely underrated. Moore does look a bit crusty, but he manages to pull it off with his irresistable charm and dry humor. Add that to a great villian, henchman, leading lady, action sequences, and gadgets and you have yourself a classic Bond flick. (this is arguely the last classic Bond movie)
there are moments of extreme sillyness such as the tarzan yell and the cleavage shot, but these can be overlooked with a blink of an eye.
Overall, a highly entertaining Bond film.
Note: The James Bond "Silver Era" with Roger was from 77-83, NOT from 81-85 as one reviewer stated. Live and Let Die is excellent also.
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