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For Your Eyes Only

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Finally
Review: For eyes will always be the best Bond ever. It's got a lot of different settings (England, Cuba, Greece, and some that I don't know about.), unforgetable characters, non-stop action, and some underwater sequences. Buy this, Octopussy, or The Living Daylights, grab some popcorn and a drink, find a comfortable seat and prepare.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Description ...
Review: James Bond is thrust into one of his most riveting adventures in this jam-packed free-for-all of outrageous stunts, passionate encounters and exciting confrontations. In perhaps the best performance of his career, Roger Moore portrays Agent 007 with lethal determination.

After a ship is sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give the bearer unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos (Julian Glover) of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet), who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. The non-stop action includes automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles, and even a breathtaking tour over razor-sharp coral reefs. But all this is merely a prelude to 007's cliffhanging assault on a magnificent mountaintop fortress.

With unforgettable characters, seductive locales, and go-for-the-jugular suspense, For Your Eyes Only is a mesmerizing action-thriller of the highest order.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FOR BOND'S SAKE, READ THIS REVIEW!
Review: British spy ship equipped with ATAC - an automated device that looks like a cash register yet controls Britain's entire nuclear ballistic submarine fleet - sinks! Plot revolves around a seemingly neverending race to locate and obtain ATAC, and of course THE MAN (Moore) is NATO's only hope to prevent the USSR from getting it first. No more Jaws, no more silly gimmicks - just the best of Moore's record-long stint as James Bond. John Glen's direction, Bill (The Right Stuff) Conti's jammin' musical score and an edge-of-you-seat car chase, Moore's trademark best-of-all-Bond ski chase that'll knock your socks off, and showstopping performances by Moore and (especially) Bouqet make this the best of ALL Bonds. Bouqet, the films "Bond Girl," is clever, sexy and more than a match against the bad guys with her crossbow. Beautifully filmed in several Mediterranean locations, this film takes you from London to the open seas and beneath, the Winter Olympics and cliffs that only 007 would dare to climb. EVEN CONNERY'S 007 FILMS DON'T GET THIS GOOD. BUY IT AND ENJOY. THIS BOND FILM DELIVERS IT ALL - AND THEN SOME!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Bond back on form and it's good!
Review: Regardless of Moonraker's huge commercial success, it was generally regarded as an over-the top mess, taking the character of James Bond too far and becoming laughable. Thank goodness for director John Glen, who stepped in to helm this and four more Bond films (Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill). The action and character in this entry are brought down to earth and make this one of the best bond films. Roger Moore, here in his fifth outing as the vodka martini-drinking secret agent sits well into the surroundings. And while he is starting to show his age compared next to the young Lynn- Holly Johnson, the movie itself is a great action flick taken from one of Ian Flemming's best novels.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Had a hard time keeping my eyes open.
Review: Before Michael Myers was Austin Powers the International Man of Mystery, Roger Moore was James Bond the poster boy for Viagra. This movie is one of the most unintentionally funny films I have ever seen, which is why I give the DVD 2 stars instead of one, because it did have us all laughing. Another funny thing is that I remember liking this movie as a child, but watching it now was almost unbearable. Carole Bouquet's performance did the impossible, as she managed to convince me that she is, and not Denise Richards, the worst acting Bond girl of all-time. Don't believe it? Just fastforward about 15 minutes into the movie when a terrible tragic event occurs in her characters life. One which usually involves crying, yelling or at least saying something to express your disbelief. But Carole just looks straight at the camera with a puzzled look like she just realized that she can't remember where she has placed her keys. And the editing in this film is horrible. There is one scene where Roger Moore runs up a mountainous flight of stairs to intercept an escaping car, not once but twice. When the scene starts, it is the dead of night, but when Moore stops the car after his second attempt, the sun is up and its day time. Then there is the Magyver scene in the end where Bond fashions his shoe laces into some kind of rope climbing aid that is so out of this world you can't even begin to contemplate what it is the film makers want you to think he has done with the laces.....but the funniest moment of all is seeing Roger Moore in a scuba mask and diving gear. Holy cow, we paused it on there for about 20 minutes and could not stop laughing. So, if you want a good laugh from a DVD that is well put together around a film that doesn't deliver the goods, this is the one to watch.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best of the Bonds
Review: Arguably, Roger Moore turns in his best performance as the British secret agent James Bond -- Agent 007 -- in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, a welcome return to Bond's humble roots of simple action, beautiful women, and grand adventure ... on a global scale.

The DVD boasts two commentary tracks, both of which offer terrific insights into the making of the picture as well as some 'where are they now?' tidbits.

As well, the additional features provided on this DVD (making of featurettes, storyboarding sequences, etc.) make this well worth owning for not only the serious Bond enthusiast but DVD afficianados as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Alright, keep your hair on... it's MY favorite Bond Film
Review: This is my favorite Jame Bond movie. Perhaps its because its a little more down to earth and realistic, or because the story goes back to pick up where OHSS leaves off, or maybe it proves you don't have to be a dumb, busty blonde to win the affections of Mr. Bond. Although this Bond film doesn't have the largest array of gadgets and gizmos, it's still a nice action/adventure movie with a lot of good wit! How often do you hear bond tell a villian like Blofeld to keep his hair on? Did you catch the passcode tune on the keypad in Q's workshop? Bond completes Toyota's 1980s jingle. Or how about when Bond and Melina are driving in her dinky, yellow car down the a wooded hillside and Bond expresses his love for driving in the country! These little things set this film apart from the other bond movies. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and thought Carol Bouquet as Melina was a nice, fresh change from the other bond women. Her smart, tough-cookie character proved that she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself! (Who would argue with a woman armed with a crossbow?)

The story itself was interesting, and although the location shoots weren't quite as glamourous as other Bond movies, the scenes from Greece and Italy were a nice backdrop for the story. Lynn Holly Johnson's BiBi Dahl was a nice touch to the storyline while the ex-pro skater displays some of her art and Topol teaches a good espionage trick with his pistachios (which he's eating almost entirely throughout the movie).

Bottom line, the movie feels like a story and situation that could actually be happening somewhere, right now (back in the 80s) in the "real world". The more current bond films seem a little too futuristic to be believable... not that there's anything wrong with that! I just think this movie is a sort of breath of fresh air when it comes to the more realistic side of James Bond.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best
Review: This is certainly one of the best Bond films of the Roger Moore era, possibly the entire series. This is a high-class thriller, which returns to the formula which worked best for Bond in the early films.

The plot here is nicely realistic, and the film a taut and believable one. There is some great action, including one of the most famous scenes of any Bond, where he and Melina are keel-hauled through a lagoon of ravenous sharks.

There is some superb acting here, notably from Topol and Julian Glover. Glover is a very good culture villain, who holds much menace. Whereas Topol steals almost every scene in which he appears. he is chariasmatic, intriguing, interesting, and a the rivalry between he and Glover adds spice to the film.

The locations used are, as always, attractive and varied, but in this film they are more refined. Which makes the film work better.

The humour which pretty much epitomised Moore's Bond is mercifully lacking here. There is some, which is good, but thankfully they have kept the needless jokes and puns etc, out. The humour in many of Moore's Bond films is over the top, and works against the film as a whole.

This time round he has a very competent ally and lover in the form of Melina Havelock, who is out to avenge the death of her parents. You get the distinct impression that, if pushed, she could carry out her vendetta on her own, completely without Bond's help. She comes across as very confident, very able, and driven by a desire for revenge.

The score is very good, very catchy, and probably only second to "A View to A Kill".

The only downpoint of this film is the confusing pre-title sequence. It has no relevance to the film, the actor who plays the baddie (who is clearly supposed to be Blofeld, although i have no idea why they suddenly decided to sneak him in) cannot deliver the lines menacingly, so the entire scene just falls flat on it's face.

One of the Bond film's major assets is Walter gotel, the actor who plays KGB General Gogol. He has considerable screen prescence, and never fails to bring menace to the film whether he is working with Bond, or against him. He is possibly the best recurring character ever to have featured. It is a great shame that he hasn't been seen since The Living Daylights. And i doubt he'll be back.

In short, this is one of the best Bond films of the lot.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Bond finally comes back !
Review: From the opening of Bond visiting his wife's grave, it was
like the director was saying, Okay, forget those other Roger
Moore movies. We're starting from where "OHMSS" left off and
we're going to play it straighter and more realistic, with
fewer gadgets and give the audience the old Bond. I was into
this movie all the way. The production is first rate and
Moore gets more serious on this adventure then in his others.
It's definitely the best Moore Bond picture.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Its time to come back to earth
Review: This is the 12th Bond film in the Series starring Roger Moore.

Here is some info on Bond 20 starring Pierce Brosnan

Latest news on Bond 20, no name yet, but here is the cast list

JAMES BOND - Pierce Brosnan
Gala Brand - Rosamund Pike
Jinx - Halle Berry
Jack Wade - Joe Don Baker
Miss Moneypenny - Samantha Bond
M - Dame Judi Dench
Q - John Cleese
Tanner - Michael Kitchen
Nurse Warmflash - Serena Scott Thomas
Robinson - Colin Salmon
Admiral Roebuck - Geoffrey Palmer

Some of the cast does not have confirmed roles

Produced by Michael G Wilson & Barbara Broccoli
Music by David Arnold
Production Designer Peter Lamont
SFX supervisor Chris Corbould
Action Unit Director Vic Armstrong
Executive Producer Anthony Waye
Costumes By Lindy Hemming
Directed By Lee Tamahori

Currently being made by EON productions, at Pinewood Studios in London
Will be released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer & United Artists
Christmas 2002


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