I consider this to be my top pick among Roger Moore's portrayals of Ian Fleming’s “007.” It presents a well-constructed adventure featuring Louis Jourdan as the calculating "Kamal Khan" and Maud Adams as the equally ruthless, but undeniably more stylish, "Octopussy." Both are implicated in sophisticated jewel theft intended to finance a Soviet nuclear assault on NATO orchestrated by the disreputable Steven Berkoff (“…

It’s possible that this represents the final installment of truly exceptional James Bond movies. This film delivers everything you’d want. It opens with a memorable cinematic sequence featuring a clown desperately trying to escape two assassins who throw knives. Of course, since the clown isn't 007, his fate is clear from the start. It provides an impressive introduction to what turns out to be a genuinely e…

I'm not entirely opposed to Pierce Brosnan as James Bond; he’s not my ideal choice, and I don’t particularly enjoy the lightheartedness of some of these movies, but there are a few films in his run that I would consider among the best. However, this one definitely isn’t one of them. Honestly, all I really feel like saying about it is "It's shockingly awful." And not just bad in the sense of being excessively o…

Roger Moore held the role of James Bond for twelve years, from 1973 to 1985, beginning at age 45 and concluding when he was 57. His seven films—LIVE AND LET DIE (1973), THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974), THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977), MOONRAKER (1979), FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981), OCTOPUSSY (1983) and A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)—were all box office successes, which is why new installments appeared roughly every two years. …

This entry stands among the very finest in the James Bond collection. Leaving behind the serious and uninspired films of Daniel Craig’s time, _Octopussy_ exemplifies what a James Bond movie should be: **FUN!** The series has always embraced excess, recalling _Sean Connery's James Bond wearing a plastic seagull hat in Goldfinger_, and _Octopussy_ carries on that tradition with Roger Moore. The plot involves 007 …