Octopussy Reviews

The other day, I noticed something funny. Indeed, even though I always considered Roger Moore the weakest James Bond, or at least, the least interesting one, I came to realize that I actually didn't really dislike any James Bond installments involving this guy (on the other hand, none of them are among my favorites either). Anyway, coming back to our main feature, to be honest, the best thing about this movie was the title. I’m just kidding, in fact, for a James Bond flick, it was not bad and I thought that it was a decent James Bond flick with the usual tricks and treats. Indeed, there are the usual effects and gimmicks and if you don't expect much before watching it, it is rather entertaining. Back then, Roger Moore was not supposed to come back as James Bond but, the very same year, a competing studio was releasing ‘Never Say Never Again’ starring Sean Connery, the original James Bond performer and they didn’t want to gamble with a new actor so Moore still came back after all. Personally, I preferred ‘Never Say Never Again’ because Sean Connery was just so awesome but their plan did work as ‘Octopussy’ did slightly better at the box-office. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was a decent installment and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

In the sequence where Bond flies in his helicopter, the manage to squeeze buildings from three different Indian cities into one strange concoction of a city. Well, Bond movies don't usually have too much commonsense anyway.

The best Bond film ever? that's debatable. The best Bond with Roger Moore? In my books, yes, although 'Spy who loved me' is a close second.

I must've watched this movie at least a couple dozen times as a kid, and it's one of the most memorable movies, from the exotic Maude Adams to the awesome India scenes, and then taking you Germany for some cold war thriller action, and finally, those awesome sky-diving scenes. Bond has never been better.