For Your Eyes Only

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For Your Eyes Only

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For Your Eyes Only

Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover

After a ship is sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give the bearer unlimited control over ...( read more  read more... )Polaris nuclear submarines. As James Bond (Agent 007) joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock, who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. Agent 007 navigates his way through passionate encounters and risky confrontations which draw him into a world of arduous challenge, including, automobile chases, underwater battles, a tour over razor-sharp coral reefs, and an assault on an imposing mountaintop fortress.

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  • SirPant
    September 23, 2009
    SirPant
    I really wanted Topol to start singing "If I was a Bond villain, la dada lala.."
  • bradwest
    January 1, 2009
    bradwest
    A grittier than usual entry for Moore. A welcome relief and one of his best.
  • sononothing
    December 4, 2008
    sononothing
    After going to space, James Bond decides to slow down a bit and stays on earth in this nicely wound tale about a lost British decoder that east and west both want. Roger Moore returns as 007 in this film that feels more like an old school Bond film than the lackluster space epic ...( read more)Moonraker. Bond is plunged into a world of Greek smugglers, avenging off spring, horny figure skaters, doped up East Germans, and Topol as he chases the films MacGuffin, a device that commands the British fleet of submarines.

    For Your Eyes Only sports a much better script than Moonraker and Moore has command of the James Bond role, even though he was starting to show signs of age at this point. Julian Glover (the most awesome bad guy EVER!) plays the main villain who is courted by the west while working for the east. It's a great Bond flick that gets back to the roots of the series.
  • stopitgoaway
    September 29, 2008
    stopitgoaway
    The discarding of Blofeld at the beginning (he is humorously depicted--to the offense of many!) serves another purpose besides being just the discarding of Blofeld--it is almost as if the film is making a statement about choosing to discard cartoonish villains and goofy humor, in...( read more) one move. This scene provides a convenient rug to yank out from under the audience: The film that we get is more straight serious than we might suspect, based on this introduction. So the beginning of this film really sets us up for a surprise.

    Out of all the Roger Moore Bond films, this one is most reminiscent of Connery's Bond. The violence repeatedly shows a mean, hard edge, and the joking (while there) is kept to a minimum. Guess what? This film works very nicely!

    There are a lot of things I liked about this one. The requisite special effects, models and stunts are there, but used to surprisingly subtle effect. The story is simple and small, and allows the film to focus on believable human character details. Carole Bouquet's vendetta-driven "Melina Havelock" is well-acted and believably serious. She's excellent.

    Character actor Michael Gothard (THE DEVILS, WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS) is very memorable as gun-for-hire Locque, who has no lines of dialogue whatsoever! Gothard delivers his performance entirely through visual expression. I imagine he must have had a wonderful time with this role, easily one of his best. Roger Moore's character, generally cool and under control, nonetheless grows impatient with Locque and seems to display some genuine, heartfelt anger when he finally...well, I don't want to spoil it, so you'll have to see the movie. Suffice it to say that it is one of my favorite "the bad guy gets it" moments in just about any movie.

    I also recall that when the film was new, the application of synthesizers in the music (most obvious in the title song, and more subtly applied in the score) was very cutting-edge and tasteful; there were clearly synthetic effects to be heard, but they were not poured on liberally.(Everything in moderation?) It's a little harder to notice in this day and age of synthetic everything, but the careful incorporation of obviously synthetic sounds lent extra style. (Take note of those moments involving the "Dove" pin.) It helped the film achieve a modern character, and is doubly interesting and appropriate because the action scenes do not depend primarily on high-tech gadgetry. All in all, a classy application of synthesizer. Maybe I'm going on about nothing here, but I remember noticing this quality when the film was new, and I've always liked it.

    So basically, without rambling on further, this film is good, and very enjoyable.
  • organgrinder136
    September 28, 2008
    organgrinder136
    by far the worst bond film i've seen. there was virutally no story to it and the action sequences were poorly choreographed on all occasions. topol couldn't have made it more silly if he'd have jumped up on a roof and started fiddling for the jews. what was the bit at the end abo...( read more)ut? with maggie thatcher and her hubbie? i mean, c'mon. the rest wasn't far off. it came across as a piss take of itself. was this bond film meant to be serious or funny? i honestly couldn't tell. hmm... at least the editor earnt his pay splicing in numerous head shots of moore whenever he had to slightly run or breathe heavily. i won't mention the love scenes...
  • YoghurtTheWise
    December 4, 2009
    YoghurtTheWise
    Not sure why I keep watching these.....or why they kept making them!!
  • whosinthenews
    November 26, 2009
    whosinthenews
    I think people think this is better than it actually is because it's sandwiched between two of the most ridiculous Bond films; Moonraker and Octopussy, making this relatively normal outing seem brilliant by comparison. Lest we forget...

    1. FIGURE SKATING.
    2. Evil hockey players....( read more)
    3. Blofeldt falling from a helicopter into a chimney (while in a wheelchair).
    4. The super awesome "attack of the dune buggies" scene.
    5. Comic relief parrot.
    6. Comic relief Margaret Thatcher.
  • Yelverton
    November 20, 2009
    Yelverton
    Another good Bond film, though this one feels a little bit like a formula film though.
  • minhvanl
    October 31, 2009
    minhvanl
    the Excellent movie to watch.
  • wilmothoudini
    October 18, 2009
    wilmothoudini
    One of the more successful James Bond movies on all levels - good characters, good story, and a better balance of action and comedy than any other Moore entry.
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