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[Zorin Industries]

I would say the silliest Bond film ever is surely DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER ("right idea - wrong pussy").

I greatly admire OCTOPUSSY. It gets a bad rap that is never deserved. Not only is it a great old-school spy caper (Bond films need a bit more caper-ness in them and I don't mean farce), it is one of the few times you really believe BOND has fallen for the woman and it is the only time that both parts were played by similiarly aged actors.

I will brace myself for the criticisms.....

[PrinceKamalKhan]

I would say Moonraker's probably the most fun Bond movie,but I do like Octopussy alot,it's my third favourite of Moore's. I think the balancing of For Your Eyes Only seriousness and Moonraker silliness is actually done pretty well-something for everyone!

I agree. I like OP better than FYEO probably because if I wanting to watch a Roger Moore Bond I want some silliness and if I want a serious Bond film I'd rather watch early Connery, Dalton (or now Craig).

I think Octopussy is a really good combination of Humour and Action, it is a really fun Bond movie (Disguises, taxi chase) but its actually really dark too, one of the most serious Roger Bonds imo.

Exactly. While India's pretty much in the MR/TMWTGG/DAF mode of Bond, the East and West Germany sequences seem a forerunner of the mood of the Dalton films and CR.

I would say the silliest Bond film ever is surely DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER ("right idea - wrong pussy").

I greatly admire OCTOPUSSY. It gets a bad rap that is never deserved. Not only is it a great old-school spy caper (Bond films need a bit more caper-ness in them and I don't mean farce), it is one of the few times you really believe BOND has fallen for the woman and it is the only time that both parts were played by similiarly aged actors.

I will brace myself for the criticisms.....

No criticism from me. I too believe that Bond and Octopussy seem to have a really plausible chemistry together but that's probably due more to Roger and Maud than the actual script.

OP rocks and is my 2nd favorite 1980s Bond film after TLD.

[zencat]

A thread in celebration of Octopussy. See, this is why I love CBn.

BTW, I saw Octopussy herself (Maud Adams) yesterday in Trader Joes.

[Jim]

A thread in celebration of Octopussy. See, this is why I love CBn.

BTW, I saw Octopussy herself (Maud Adams) yesterday in Trader Joes.

Did you leave a tip?

[zencat]

A thread in celebration of Octopussy. See, this is why I love CBn.

BTW, I saw Octopussy herself (Maud Adams) yesterday in Trader Joes.

Did you leave a tip?

LOL.

[Safari Suit]

A thread in celebration of Octopussy. See, this is why I love CBn.

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[zencat]

A thread in celebration of Octopussy. See, this is why I love CBn.

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[DaveBond21]

OCTOPUSSY is my favorite of the Moore films for reasons that DaveBond has already stated...FUN. I never tire of watching it unlike Moonraker & AVTAK...

Thanks, Number 6. Yes, I find it very easy to watch, too.


The only things I would get rid of - Tarzan yell, "Sit!" and the gorilla suit.

Also, I think Bond meets 6 different creatures in India, trying to get him!!! Tiger, leech, snake, crocodile, spider and elephant.

[Colossus]

This movie has grown on me a lot after soaking it in on the UE. There are just so many cool things here.
People say it's like a Raiders of the Lost Ark, even my movie guide it calls it "an adult" version of it in a good way. Even during the dinner scene of Bond hesitant to eat the exotic food, they would do the same thing in the next Indiana Jones movie a year later, perhaps in a nod to OP? Awesome. Then of course "i don't suppose you'd like a nightcap? Of course not.." In the PTS his cuban-disguise, excellent, and that chick with him is so hot.
In the palace when he's fighting the goons he has a machine gun and is sliding down the stair rail and shoots down the stump at the end of the rail, badass. Safari hunt, alligator suit, and Q's excellent scenes.

[mrsbonds_ppk]

This movie has grown on me a lot after soaking it in on the UE. There are just so many cool things here.
People say it's like a Raiders of the Lost Ark, even my movie guide it calls it "an adult" version of it in a good way. Even during the dinner scene of Bond hesitant to eat the exotic food, they would do the same thing in the next Indiana Jones movie a year later, perhaps in a nod to OP? Awesome. Then of course "i don't suppose you'd like a nightcap? Of course not.." In the PTS his cuban-disguise, excellent, and that chick with him is so hot.
In the palace when he's fighting the goons he has a machine gun and is sliding down the stair rail and shoots down the stump at the end of the rail, badass. Safari hunt, alligator suit, and Q's excellent scenes.

I totally agree with you Colossus. This movie has affected me in the same way especially after having it in The UE dvd mode. It's really a fun movie and I enjoy it more than Moonraker. I think I have popped this movie in the DVD player more times than any other movie in this box set collection, and I really enjoyed the commentary Roger did (check out the sheep's eyeball dinner scene, hilarious). The last time I watched it my mom and I cracked up laughing at the line Roger gave after being chased in the jungle when he gets into the boat and the lady says something like..."Are you with our group?" and he's like.. "No ma'am i'm with the economy tour." lol. I never noticed that before but it was funny after seeing him run through that jungle. Octopussy is cool in my book.

[Colossus]

Oh yeah. I like Moonraker too!
In Lewis Gilbert's Bonds and John Glen's OP, i think Moore is at his greatest natural-self.

[jaws_dentist]

octopussy is a MAGICAL film.

it encompassed totally moore's superior take on the bond character.

the intro is superb and standout scene is when he is captured by the cubanesque military and is on the back of the truck. his foxy allie then pulls alongside to titilate his captors and provide a 'leggy' diversion .

bonds expression is priceless as he smirks and grins at his captors using the famous 'eyebrow' actin and mischievous twinkle in his eye to encourage them to take the sexual bait. heh . it was like a cat toyin with mice. moore carried himself as a character who was always ten steps ahead of his adversarys and as such had fun with them.

moore made bond mighty ! an arrogant , self assured , humourous demi god and made me proud to be british!

only moore's tenure as bond could have a theme song 'nobody does it better' from TSWLM and it fits the character perfectly .. any other actor and the song would have drowned the film with cheese and met with howls of protest.

moore's bond was just SO SUPERIOR ! bravo !

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Edited by jaws_dentist, 23 March 2007 - 04:20 PM.

[00Twelve]

"Cubanesque military" just got me cracking up.

[Double-0-7]

Just watched Octopussy UE-DVD last night and I couldn't agree more! It is a fun movie throughout and Moore has his version of Bond perfected. He is suave, sophisticated, and confident in his abilities to overcome anything thrown at him.

[DaveBond21]

Nice to see that this thread is still going strong, and that people do agree that Octopussy is good, old-fashioned fun...!!

[zencat]

For my fellow Octopussians, check out this way rad (that's the way we spoke in '83) button I just got on eBay.

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[Turn]

For my fellow Octopussians, check out this way rad (that's the way we spoke in '83) button I just got on eBay.

Like totally tubular, dude. Funny how that didn't feel weird to put in print, but would have sounded incredibly lame out loud.

I had a similar button for NSNA I got when I was still part of the U.S. James Bond fan club from back at the time. Still have it in my collection.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

For my fellow Octopussians, check out this way rad (that's the way we spoke in '83) button I just got on eBay.

Totally awesome, bro. Long live the '80s!

[AgentPB]

I have to say that i just re-watched it last night and it exceeded my expectations it must be one of Moore's best. My only complaint is that in the end i wasn't sure who the main villain was. I defiantly liked this more then FYEO, which is a first. It makes me wish he had gone out on this movie rather than AVTAK.

[Qwerty]

My only complaint is that in the end i wasn't sure who the main villain was.

It does seem to be evenly split between Kamal Khan and General Orlov, although it seems Kamal seems to often get that credit--perhaps because of more screentime with Bond and in the film as a whole.

[Santa]

For my fellow Octopussians, check out this way rad (that's the way we spoke in '83) button I just got on eBay.

That's absolutely beautiful! I'd love a t-shirt with that on it.

[DaveBond21]

My only complaint is that in the end i wasn't sure who the main villain was.

I feel the same way about that, and also TLD.

[dinovelvet]

My only complaint is that in the end i wasn't sure who the main villain was.

It does seem to be evenly split between Kamal Khan and General Orlov, although it seems Kamal seems to often get that credit--perhaps because of more screentime with Bond and in the film as a whole.

Kamal seems to the the main villain to me, even though Orlov seems to be in charge of their big plan. KK does all the things on the Bond Villain Checklist :

-loses a gambling duel with Bond
-has dinner with Bond
-like Bond, enjoys the finer things, is sophisticated
-asexual
-greedy/insane

[DaveBond21]

I watched Moonraker again last night and it is also a really fun, escapist, action-packed Bond.

[LadySylvia]

OCTOPUSSY is great fun, although the humor got a little silly at certain moments:

-Bond focusing the camera on the Indian intelligence agent's cleavage

-the Tarzan yell


Yet, although a fun movie, it's plot was chillingly plausible.

[tdalton]

OCTOPUSSY is great fun, although the humor got a little silly at certain moments:

-Bond focusing the camera on the Indian intelligence agent's cleavage

-the Tarzan yell


Yet, although a fun movie, it's plot was chillingly plausible.

Agreed.

Even though I'm very much partial to the more serious Bond entries (such as TLD, LTK, FRWL, CR, etc.), Octopussy is one of my favorite Bond films, and is one of the most fun films in the series. You're right, the plot wasn't the usual escapist type of plot with the villain using some outlandish scheme for world domination, and the film managed to perfectly walk the very thin line between making the film too serious and inappropriately humorous given the plotline that they were working with. And, even though this is the film where Moore really began to show his age, he's still very good in the role and a lot of fun to watch as Bond.

[Steed]

I LOVE Octopussy and make no apologies for it. There are some dodgy moments- the Tarzan yell, the 'sit' bit to the tiger, the assault on Kamal's palace by Octopussy's troupe- and some silly (if highly amusing) moments like the chase through India, but I genuinely think this is one of Roger's best Bond films.

This has one of the most thrillingly tense sections in any Bond film- that action sequence on the film is astonishing and the scene where Bond in clown costume breathlessly tries to stop the explosion (can't believe that anybody sees this as a comedy scene though- save the very end where the guy pops out of the cannon, which imho is perfectly judged as a relief from the previous tension) are amongst the best scenes of the series. Indeed, the aforementioned scenes show Roger at his best as an actor, imho- barking out 'That's For 009' when killing off one of the knife throwing twins and 'damn it man, there's a bomb in there'- and how good he was when the material was good.

I too tend to veer towards the more serious Bond film but this straddles seriousness and humour better than most any other Bond film outside of 'Goldfinger', imho.

[DaveBond21]

Yes, it's just good oldfashioned fun, to me.

And Leonard Maltin gives it ***1/2 - which is half a mark more than CR!!!!!!

[scaramunga]

Octopussy will always have a special place for me. It was the first 007 movie I ever saw! 1983 at a small move theater in Ankeny, IA. 1 little screen. probably terrible sound.

Great film! The opening has to be one of the most memorable?

Also when he rides down the hand rail and Kamal's palace? Fantastic.

Great score by John Barry. It's a shame it was not expanded recently.

I think the villains in this one are some of the best too. I loved India as a location too.

Great one for me and special as it was the first James Bond movie I ever saw.

[DaveBond21]

Great one for me and special as it was the first James Bond movie I ever saw

Yes, a fan's first Bond movie will always have a special place.