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One of the weaker Roger Moore Bond movies

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago on 27 March 2022 01:21

That's not to say it is the worst, I'd say Octopussy is the worst of the Roger Moore Bond movies mainly because it was so careless in the plot. However, despite some good things, this is one of the weaker Roger Moore Bond movies. It looks beautiful though with some fun action, the music is good(with exception of the forgettable theme song), Christopher Walken and Grace Jones make for effective(if not particularly evil) villains and Patrick MacNee fares even better as Bond's right-hand man. However, the story is over-familiar, predictable and contrived, the script lacks the wit and arch of other Bond films, the pacing is very uneven throughout consequently the film lacks that key ingredient-excitement and the direction is lacking. Tanya Roberts is okay with what she has, which isn't much, all it is really is looking sexy, and while Roger Moore is nice and smooth he is truly starting to show his age in this one, no offence. Overall, it is okay but for a Bond film it is rather weak and disappointing. 4/10 Bethany Cox

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An average movie

Posted : 13 years ago on 4 May 2011 12:35

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, it was probably the weakest installment starring Roger Moore. Indeed, back then, Moore was almost 60 years old and even himself confessed that he was way too old to play the famous spy. Somehow, the whole thing was still a decent watch and, this time, the main attraction for me was Christopher Walken who, as usal, stole the show everytime he showed up on the scree. I also thought that Grace Jones, who Roger Moore greatly disliked, was actually pretty fun and she was an interesting choice. A part from that, it is a pretty much an average James Bond picture with the usual tricks. To conclude, even though I have never been a fan of this franchise, I think this one is still worth a look, if only to see a really old Bond at work.

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