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John GlenCinematography:
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John BarryCast:
Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Lois Maxwell (more)VOD (3)
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Roger Moore's sixth outing as James Bond. 007 must face the glamorous Octopussy (Maud Adams), Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan), an exiled Afghan prince, and megalomaniacal Soviet General Orlov (Steven Berkoff) who is stealing Tsarist treasures. Orlov seeks to expand Soviet domination to Western Europe through a nuclear attack on NATO forces. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
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I don't find the writing bad, but why do all the bombs in film always have to be deactivated at the last minute when everyone knows how it's going to turn out anyway. I just can’t wrap my head around it. Octopussy is a Bond film for senior and advanced viewers. The age average has gone up, the acting has gone down accordingly. One of the few characters who’s still clear-eyed is Sandokan, but he doesn't have a boat.
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Roger Moore is visibly aging before our eyes, but that doesn't change the fact that he still manages quite well in terms of action. Moreover, Octopussy wasn’t his last Bond film. It's inherently funny that Sean Connery was replaced by Moore, who is actually three years older than Connery. Then again, it can't be said that Roger Moore was a bad choice. I might like his run the most out of all, although it still depends on Craig and how he finishes his. However, Octopussy isn't as smooth as the previous two films; some of the pop culture references are a bit too obvious, like Tarzan's yell. Even though the circus setting was chosen, Octopussy doesn't really stand out that significantly.
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I also give this Bond ****... BUT: The pre-title scene with the bomb and the mini-plane is funny, but not particularly breathtaking. The title song isn't bad, but what plays out on screen during it is an incredibly uninteresting parade of awkwardly dancing and flying silhouettes. The rest of the film is a different beast altogether. The scene with the clown-009 already has momentum, but the film only really gets going in India. The rickshaw chase is brisk, the battles in the crowd between the fakirs are just as brisk... Bond's hunt with the elephants is classic dodging bullets, but that doesn't matter. But the two best moments are still to come. 1) The train scene (his pursuit by the "rail Mercedes", the scuffles on the roofs and in the carriages, and MOST IMPORTANTLY - Bond in a gorilla suit and when he is looking at his watch, which made me howl with laughter). 2) The ending with the plane. Nothing to do here but marvel at the stunt performances, a first class display! Too bad about the circus-like palace robbery, which is unnecessary and only stretches the film. Oh, and I give both thumbs and all fingers up for that parade of beautiful women.
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007__#13__Certainly not a bad contribution to the Bond franchise. The setting of far away India is nice, the action scenes are imaginative, some of them excellent, in fact, the final one with Bond strapped to a plane is an amazing stunt. But the first problem with the film is Roger Moore. Of course, I can't demand any significant physical presence from a fifty-six year old actor, but if he needs a double even for a roughly five-meter sprint (which is significantly evident in one scene), something is wrong. Moore has always reliably compensated for his dull movements with wit and dry humour, but sadly we see very little of that in Octopussy. The second problem is the extremely unlikeable main villain, who lacks the necessary charisma. Still, a pretty solid show.
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A seductive old-fashioned Bond film with a pleasant Far-East feeling. Roger Moore is already too old and it's not that nice, but he tries to at least decently pull the last two parts. Overall, I think Octopussy is uninspiring in terms of a narrative and acting. The only things I enjoyed were the aforementioned form, the costumes, the set design, and the captivating typically 1980s smooth jazz theme song. It’s not completely bad, it sticks to the well-worn tracks, but it needs a change.
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