This is definitely the best James Bond movie ever! The funny thing though is that lots of Bond fans share this opinion, but the big audience thought (and still thinks) it sucks, which is a real shame for 007 George Lazenby, since he didn't go for another try after having played in this film.
Bond has to chase arts-rival Blofeld again, who this time wants to destroy animals unless he get paid a bit of bucks. At the same time a former drugbaron asks James to get his daughter, Tracy di Vicenzo (played by Diana
The people didn't like this emotional Bond, but I liked the movie a lot (except from the ending, even though you know in advance James isn't meant to be husband...) - it's full of action, good dialogues and great action. I still regret George didn't get the second chance he surely deserved! :(
A movie made in the year of my birth got to be good! :) Seriously this one is so good cos the story is so original. In the middle of the Cold War England and Russia decide to work together to see what has happened to their nuclear submarines which disappeared without a trace. They both send out their best spy: Triple X a.k.a. Anya Amasova (played by Barbara Bach, who's got great style and waw-like screen appearance) and 007 (Roger Moore) (photo).
They end up finding Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens), who has a hobby in stealing submarines with his custom oil tanker. The battle in that boat is fantastic!
Oh yes, and this movie was the first (and best) appearance of Jaws (by Richard Kiel): the giant with the big appetite and the steal teeth.
The only downside to the movie is Stromberg, who is one of the least impressive villains...
This is the best Roger Moore movie and that's mainly because there's such good chemistry between himself and leading lady Maud Adams (who is Octopussy). She already had a minor part in "The Man With The Golden Gun" as Scaramanga's lover, but she's has a so much better part in this movie!
Roger had already come at age by this time and it was good to set him in a movie where there wasn't any incredible action or not to match him with a too young Bond girl. "Octopussy" is Bond's classiest movie and the exotic settings are really nice.
Unfortunately for Sean Connery I'm not into any 60s movies... Even though there are some good moments (check out Villains), the pre-70s Bond movies are the ones I watch least of all (except from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service").
Luckily, Sean was back in this non-MGM "Thunderball" remake. I don't really like Kim Basinger (as Domino), but the movie is definitely good enough to forget about her. Like Roger in "Octopussy", Sean wasn't so young anymore either, but the action he has to go through isn't too wild (during a training mission he even gets 'killed', just to show he isn't as quick as he used to be anymore...).
"Thunderball" has never been one of my favourites, but this remake is definitely better cos there's more action and humor!
