Mission: Octopussy
Released: June 6, 1983
Bond: Roger Moore
Director: John Glen
Budget: $27.5 Million
Worldwide Boxoffice: $183.7 Million
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Villain: Kamal Khan
Organization: Self-Employed
Scheme: To steal Russian jewels and detonate a
nuclear bomb on a U.S. Air Force base
Henchmen: Orlov, Gobinda, Mischka, Grischka
Girls: Octopussy, Magda
Allies: Vijay, General Gogol, Bianca
Bond's Kill Count: 14
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Jordan Youngblood
This is, in my opinion,one of the best James Bond films, continuing the
tradition from FYEO. Moore continues to excel in the role, and has a bit
of hard-edged Connery( see the scene where Bond confronts Orlov in the
train car.) Although Maud Adams is no Anya Amasova, she is a very good
Bond girl, and she actually gives orders, not sit back and yell for
James to save her pretty behind at each turn. The villians are quite
good. Orlov's insanity is well played, matched perfectly with the
calmness of Kamal Khan, very nicely acted by Louis Jordain. And then
there are the action sequences. The great teaser, the chase and killing
of 009, the chase in India's streets(although marred by too much
sillyness), Bond's hunting in the jungle,and the incredible ending, with
the train, car, circus, and plane all thrown together in one big
explosive mess. The only part of the film that stinks is the Tarzan
yell. Arghhh!!! Didn't they learn from the debacle of the 360-degree
jump in TMWTGG? But otherwise a great film. Number 6 on my list of the
films, which are in this order:
#1-The Spy Who Loved Me
#2-Goldfinger
#3-From Russia With Love
#4-For Your Eyes Only
#5-The Living Daylights
#6-Octopussy
#7-Thunderball
#8-Tomorrow Never Dies
#9-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
#10-Live and Let Die
#11-Dr. No
#12-Goldeneye
#13-Diamonds are Forever
#14-Moonraker
#15-Licence to Kill
#16-A View to a Kill
#17-You Only Live Twice
#18-The Man With The Golden Gun
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