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Movie Review: "007: Octopussy" (1983)Producer Albert R. Broccoli (1909-1996) brings back the highly successful production team from predecessor "For Your Eyes Only" (1981). Director John Glen stays competent, yet is not able to retrieve any memorable "007" signature-making moments from another adapted short-story-based script written by Eon production's staff-writer Richard Maibaum (1909-1991) and executive producer Michael G. Wilson.Actress Maud Adams reprises another character in a "007" movie, after getting shot in "The Man With The Golden Gun" (1974), as the title-given jewlery trader "Octopussy", who gets mixed up with Russian General Orlov, portrayed by over-acting actor Steven Berkoff and another this time India-based gambling Bond nemesis the character of Kamal, performed by actor Louis Jourdan (1921-2015) in beat-delivering balance between hostility and elegance. Main character James Bond becomes an older less agile character with actor Roger Moore at age 55, who does not shy away to disguise himself as a made-up clown on an unattractive East German Republic circus location of the early 1980s, which downgrades "Bond 13" to an overlong, yet some decisive action-scenes-striking motion picture as "007" continuity-obeying car-, train- and newly added plane pursuits that keep the spectre's attention in favor for short-lived entertainment. Musical compositions retreat to a classic soundtrack by John Barry (1933-2011) after a more experimental score by Bill Conti in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), who used the synthesizer to establish a periodic, nostalgic 1980s feeling that had been carried over at least visually to "Octopussy", which went to succeed with U.S. domestic audience by increasing moviegoers attendance at the box office of roundabout 24%.Nevertheless this Bond picture failed internationally with a major drop in revenue from $ 140 Million to $ 50 Million, which sets the stage for a newly-shaping producing duo at Eon Productions with Albert R. Broccoli joining forces with executive producer Michael G. Wilson to produce a daring $ 30 Million Dollar production of "A View To A Kill" in season 1984/1985 for a keeping-the-faith Bond portrayed by aging actor Roger Moore in another "007" summer release of 1985.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

This film came out in 1983, the same year as the unofficial Bond film, "Never Say Never Again" starring Sean Connery. They had a box-office battle called "The Battle of the Bonds," and this film grossed a lot more and was, by a long shot, the better film as well. This is another fun Bond adventure with plenty to like.Roger Moore is starting to show his age a little bit in this film, but he's still has his charm and can still seduce women and deliver the one-liners. Maud Adams, who was previously in "The Man With The Golden Gun," once again is pretty much wasted, which is a shame since she's the title character.Louis Jordan as Kamal Khan is a very smooth and cool villain, and Steven Berkoff isn't as bad as most people say. The plot may be convoluted for some, but it's actually another fairly down-to-earth spy story.The locales in India are very beautiful and the film doesn't disappoint as far as action goes. It has a brilliant plane chase in the pre-credit sequence, a chase through the streets of India, a struggle on top a train, and a nerve-racking climax with Bond hanging on to Khan's areoplane.There are some incredibly silly elements that this film is infamous for. Bond dressing in a clown costume is one thing, but the Tarzan yell is a bit much. You'll enjoy the film if you just ignore those.By no means is this Bond's "All-Time High" like Rita Coolidge's theme song says, but this is still a fun, suspenseful, action-packed entry in the Bond series. Well worth a look.RATING: B

If I personally rank all the James Bond movies from best to worst, this "Octopussy" would end up somewhere in the middle section or even slightly higher; in the upper half of the list. By this I mean that it certainly isn't an extraordinary Bond-movie that blows you away like some of the oldest (like "Goldfinger" or "You Only Live Twice") and newest (like "Casino Royale" or "Skyfall") did, but that it's a more than entertaining entry in the franchise. The ingredients that I particularly like in this film are the strong feminist undertones, the presence of a couple of less flamboyant but ultra-menacing bad guys, the Indian setting as well as the eerie circus finale and a handful of impressively staged sensational action sequences. The plot is good old-fashioned and stereotypical "all-Reds-are-evil-bastards" guff again, with villainous Russian military men hooking up with nasty Eastern millionaires in order to nuke American/British targets like air force bases. To achieve this they use the international smuggling network of the irresistible Octopussy, like for instance her world-acclaimed traveling circus. For the first time in Bond- history, the name of a female character forms the title and there's quite a bit of girl- power in the film overall. 007 "only" sleeps with two women here (whereas, in other films, it can go up to four or five) and they're both strong and independent women that don't seem all too impressed by his lucky charms. Louis Jordan depicts a charismatic bad guy, and he has got one of those indestructible henchmen in the shape of Bollywood actor Kabir Bedi. I always determine my James Bond movies based on how appalling the enemies are, and apart from these two, there are a couple of more like the sadistic Russian general Orlov (Steven Berkoff) and eerie knife-throwing twin brothers. Naturally Desmond Llewelyn is present as "Q" and he provides 007 with a handful of lovely and imaginative toys, like a realistic crocodile diving suit. But here also the coolest gimmick belongs to the bad guys, as some of Bond's opponents use a freakishly nasty type of buzz saw on a wire to attack. There are chase sequences with hot air balloons, homemade miniature airplanes and traditional rickshaws through overcrowded Indian marketplace streets; good Bond stuff in other words

Octupussy is a decent movie with a reasonably well written storyline and a talented cast. It's an enjoyable Bond film, mostly because of Roger Moore, who is still terrific in the lead role in his sixth outing as 007, he's cool, slick and very funny, his one liners here are particularly excellent and it's what makes him stand out from other Bond actors, his scenes with Maud Adams are the best as the two have undeniable chemistry. It's biggest problem is that it never takes itself seriously, Moore is fine but other characters have comedic lines and it dosen't suit, I liked how it worked in previous movies, where every other character was dead serious while Moore made jokes that they didn't respond to, it almost feels like a parody of a Bond film at times instead of an official entry in the series, seeing Bond dressed as a clown is simply ridiculous. The story is also far too predictable, you can tell every move that is going to be made ten minutes before it happens, it's formulaic and never really tries to stand out from other Bonds, it's also very slow moving with too much dialogue and not enough action. It has many flaws, if you're a fan of James Bond, and particularly Roger Moore, then you should certainly watch Octupussy, but if you're looking for a genuinely good adventure film, give it a miss. James Bond is assigned to solve the murder of an agent who was killed while clutching a fake Faberge egg. Best Performance: Roger Moore