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[Quincy]

Possibly. It is rediculously fun to watch. Good villain, henchman, and a bond girl(Magda, not Octopussy). The film boasts an incredible PTS. The ending, scenes between Khan and Bond(auction, bar, dinner, etc.) are all great.

I feel there are three highly underrated elements in this film: Khamal Khan, Gobinda, and Magda. The film also looks great and has good action.

The only real competition for "Most FUN Bond film" are probably The Spy Who Loved Me, Thunderball, and Goldfigner.

[sharpshooter]

It is rediculously fun to watch.

Agreed. Been watching Octopussy quite a bit lately. To be honest, I like it because of the camp. Bring it on. The Tarzan yells, the lot. It truly is a Roger Moore Bond film.

The Moore era did have some mind bending action sequences. The ski jump, Lotus Esprit submarine, freefalling without a parachute, hang gliding off a waterfall and fighting on top of a flying aircraft, for example.

If Moore did just three films, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and Octopussy would be a pretty tight trilogy if you ask me. They accomplish their goals well. Got to love the breezy charm.

[Mr. Blofeld]

I'd replace Moonraker with Live and Let Die, but, other than that, I'd say that's an accurate list.

[zencat]

It is rediculously fun to watch.

Agreed. Been watching Octopussy quite a bit lately. To be honest, I like it because of the camp. Bring it on. The Tarzan yells, the lot. It truly is a Roger Moore Bond film.

The Moore era did have some mind bending action sequences. The ski jump, Lotus Esprit submarine, freefalling without a parachute, hang gliding off a waterfall and fighting on top of a flying aircraft, for example.

If Moore did just three films, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and Octopussy would be a pretty tight trilogy if you ask me. They accomplish their goals well. Got to love the breezy charm.

Well said, Sharp.

BTW, I've created an Octopussy Fan Page on Facebook that isn't getting much love. Show your love of pussy!

http://www.facebook....99727455?v=wall

[Tybre]

Count me in for fanning my favorite Moore film.

Show your love of pussy!

You watch your phraseology, young man!

[HildebrandRarity]

"Octooo-pussy. Octoo-pussy..."

"Mr Bond has a nasty habit of surviving...A rare breed...soon to be extinct!"

[DaveBond21]

Possibly. It is rediculously fun to watch. Good villain, henchman, and a bond girl(Magda, not Octopussy). The film boasts an incredible PTS. The ending, scenes between Khan and Bond(auction, bar, dinner, etc.) are all great.

I feel there are three highly underrated elements in this film: Khamal Khan, Gobinda, and Magda. The film also looks great and has good action.

The only real competition for "Most FUN Bond film" are probably The Spy Who Loved Me, Thunderball, and Goldfigner.

Yes, those are great, fun movies too, but I believe that Octopussy is more light-hearted than those.

[bondrules]

Nothing beats Rog degrading the character in that monkey suit. And dressing like a clown? Even the kids were mocking him. I love what they did to Bond in Octopussy. You gotta grow a funny bone and not take the love for Bond too seriously.

Oh, and yellin' like Tarzan? Priceless!

I mean, this is not what I want for every Bond movie, most certainly I don't want to see something like that done again. But as something I can look back to, it's definately lots of fun.

[The Shark]

Nope, that's still Thunderball for me.

Though Octopussy remains the "mostly candidate for a future diagnosis of split personality disorder."

[Guy Haines]

Nope, that's still Thunderball for me.

Though Octopussy remains the "mostly candidate for a future diagnosis of split personality disorder."

Thunderball is one of my favourites anyway, let alone a favourite "fun" film. As for Octopussy, your description is apt. On the one hand an intriguing plot line - nuclear terrorism disguised as jewelry smuggling - but on the other a lot of froth and "fun".

One comment earlier on this thread suggests that the film Octopussy would have had Ian Fleming "turning in his grave". I've read somewhere - it might have been in one of his biographies - that Fleming regarded the film version of Dr No as "dreadful". What would he have made of OP?

[Gogol Pushkin]

You know, the thing I love about Octopussy is that I try to hate it. I say to myself, it's an abomination of a Bond film, but you know what, the film has a charm of its own, the mixture of over the top humour, top notch action sequences, the way the film goes from an almost fairy tale like India to the grit of Eastern Europe and manages to coax a genuinely suspenseful moment from the film's most jump the shark moment (Bond as a clown defusing a nuclear weapon) is miraculous. Plus add to that Steven Berkoff doing his whole nutter routine and a refined and classy performance from Louis Jourdan, what is there to say, I love this movie.

[Safari Suit]

I've read somewhere - it might have been in one of his biographies - that Fleming regarded the film version of Dr No as "dreadful". What would he have made of OP?

I've no idea how likely it is that the story is true, but I've always taken it as a sign that it was extremely unlikely he would have liked any of the films (with maybe one or two exceptions).

[Gogol Pushkin]

I've read somewhere - it might have been in one of his biographies - that Fleming regarded the film version of Dr No as "dreadful". What would he have made of OP?

I've no idea how likely it is that the story is true, but I've always taken it as a sign that it was extremely unlikely he would have liked any of the films (with maybe one or two exceptions).

I always imagined he may have liked OHMSS since it was, for a time at least, the closest the movies got to actually being a true visual representation of one of his novels.

[Safari Suit]

Yeah, that's the main one I thought of as a possible excpetion. Though who knows? Authors can be quite unpredictable when it comes to adaptations. They don't always like the ones you'd expect.

[Gogol Pushkin]

Yeah, that's the main one I thought of as a possible excpetion. Though who knows? Authors can be quite unpredictable when it comes to adaptations. They don't always like the ones you'd expect.

So true. Look at Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

[DaveBond21]

I've read somewhere - it might have been in one of his biographies - that Fleming regarded the film version of Dr No as "dreadful". What would he have made of OP?

I've no idea how likely it is that the story is true, but I've always taken it as a sign that it was extremely unlikely he would have liked any of the films (with maybe one or two exceptions).

I always imagined he may have liked OHMSS since it was, for a time at least, the closest the movies got to actually being a true visual representation of one of his novels.

I am quite sure that if Fleming had seen all the Bond movies, and was able to comment, we'd all be shocked/surprised/delighted and annoyed by what he did like and what he didn't.

[DamnCoffee]

Indeed.

I'm pretty sure Fleming said he hated Dr. No. Even though we see it as being a cinematic masterpiece, and one of the best Bonds to date.

I really do think he would've hated all of the Bond films really, minus On Her Majesties Secret Service considering it's more in tone with his own novel.

I don't know what he made of From Russia With Love, it would be interesting to find out though.

[Gogol Pushkin]

Indeed.

I'm pretty sure Fleming said he hated Dr. No. Even though we see it as being a cinematic masterpiece, and one of the best Bonds to date.

I really do think he would've hated all of the Bond films really, minus On Her Majesties Secret Service considering it's more in tone with his own novel.

I don't know what he made of From Russia With Love, it would be interesting to find out though.

Is his comments on FRWL anywhere on record? It was afterall released a year before he died, I'm sure he said something about it. I'd imagine he may not have had the issues with it that he had with Dr No. The more fantastic elements of Dr No had given way to a more intelligent espionage movie the second time around that I am sure he would have appreciated, even though SMERSH had to make way for SPECTRE.

[ConnerysToupee1983]

Octopussy is my favorite Bond film mainly because it's the most fun to watch. I think it just captures the spirit of the Bond films perfectly. It's action packed, it looks gorgeous, the acting is superb all around, it has serious and silly and the music is top notch.

[KENDO NAGAZAKI]

Octopussy is my favorite Bond film mainly because it's the most fun to watch. I think it just captures the spirit of the Bond films perfectly. It's action packed, it looks gorgeous, the acting is superb all around, it has serious and silly and the music is top notch.

It's definitely top ten Bond IMO and yes it's often great fun, whilst also boasting some of the best serious set-pieces of the series in the bomb chase, the stalking of 009, the revenge knifing and the argument with Orlov on the train. Moore has nailed his take on Bond by this point and delivers one of his very best Bond performances here. It shocks me how the film is often singled out for a couple of "silly" moments, yet "classic" Bond films such as Goldeneye and Goldfinger seem to get a free pass in this regard. It has it's flaws, as do many of the Bond films, but why this particular film's failings in that regard are often singled out at the expense of what is mostly a terrific piece of inventive and engaging fun, suspense and thrills is beyond me. For a series thirteen films in at the time, the film has far more invention and creativity than we'd have any right to expect. I'd kill for a Bond film this inventive in recent times. I'd take Octopussy over every subsequent Bond film in a heartbeat except for The Living Daylights and probably Casino Royale.

[elizabeth]

While it's not my favorite, it's a lot of fun to watch. Rog might have been getting on in years, but in OP he is still the man.

[Gogol Pushkin]

Octopussy is my favorite Bond film mainly because it's the most fun to watch. I think it just captures the spirit of the Bond films perfectly. It's action packed, it looks gorgeous, the acting is superb all around, it has serious and silly and the music is top notch.

Nicely said Toupee. One of the things I've often admired about the film is how is manages to mix the silly elements and serious elements so well and not come across as a schizophrenic film. It's ballsy, and I like that. It can have Bond dress in a gorilla costume, and a clown and yet wield such suspenseful magic as Bond trying to get to army base to defuse the bomb. Really, the film shouldn't work. yet it does. It works like a dream.

[ConnerysToupee1983]

Octopussy is my favorite Bond film mainly because it's the most fun to watch. I think it just captures the spirit of the Bond films perfectly. It's action packed, it looks gorgeous, the acting is superb all around, it has serious and silly and the music is top notch.

Nicely said Toupee. One of the things I've often admired about the film is how is manages to mix the silly elements and serious elements so well and not come across as a schizophrenic film. It's ballsy, and I like that. It can have Bond dress in a gorilla costume, and a clown and yet wield such suspenseful magic as Bond trying to get to army base to defuse the bomb. Really, the film shouldn't work. yet it does. It works like a dream.

Thank you sir. And yeah, I think just overall Octopussy captures perfectly all the good AND not so good things of the Bond series, in a very well made, fun to watch way.

[4 Ur Eyez Only]

For me I think its the best 007 movie. If you like fantasy mixed with action/drama.. a "goldfinger" type bond film. Octopussy is the best!

If you like serious you would like FYE), FRWL, OYMSS & or CR.

For me, I love all of them, but for a fun couple hours, Octopussy is the best

[DaveBond21]

For me I think its the best 007 movie. If you like fantasy mixed with action/drama.. a "goldfinger" type bond film. Octopussy is the best!

If you like serious you would like FYE), FRWL, OYMSS & or CR.

For me, I love all of them, but for a fun couple hours, Octopussy is the best

Good point. If you’re in the mood for a serious Bond, there are plenty of choices. But if you’re in the mood for a fun, action-packed Bond, then there are great choices like this one.

[O'Cookmate]

The most fun, but not so ridiculous that it ruins the credibility of the threat. One of the best Bonds by far, by my estimation. Roger Moore is on fine form and his chemistry with Maud Adams makes this film a particular highlight. In my personal canon, Bond and Octopussy settle down together and he undergoes one final mission in A View to a Kill (I'm partially joking here, but isn't it a nice thought?).

[Matt_13]

Not a huge fan. I find The Spy Who Loved Me to be the most "fun," as in harmless and breezily entertaining, to be had in the franchise. I view Octopussy as the biggest missed opportunity out of all 22 films, with stunning locations spoiled by sloppy photography and a tone that spikes in both directions, going from eerily chilling to lighthearted in a matter of minutes.

[DR76]

Like I had said before, I thought that Octopussy was a really good story that had a potential for realism, due to the villains' efforts to crank up the Cold War by exploding a nuclear bomb on a U.S. Air Force base. Very scary, when you think about it. The only fantasy aspects of the story seemed to be the character of Octopussy and her followers as circus performers/smugglers. Mind you, I found some of the humor rather infantile, but I managed to endure it because of George MacDonald Fraser's first rate story.

[rnblover1971]

In my opinion, and it's just my opinion, I think that Octopussy is the most well-rounded of all of the Moore films, in addition to being "fun". It has all of the following Bondian elements to it:

- A great John Barry soundtrack, one of the better Bond scores, IMHO
- A nice romantic title theme song
- A entertaining pre-title sequence
- A perfect blend of Bondian wits with gadgetry, without one overpowering the other
- A perfect blend of over-the-top and conservative Bond villains in Kamal Khan and General Orlov
- A lot of humor and funny moments that work well and aren't forced. When we saw it in 1983 in the movie theatres, everyone had a great laugh!
- Maud Adams, looking hotter than ever as Octopussy, as a smart yet vulnerable Bond girl.
- Roger Moore, who blended seriousness with light-heartedness as 007 to great effect in this film. He was well-rounded in this film as well.

Now, mind you, this is not my favorite Bond film (Moonraker will always have that title), but I think that it is one of the Moore Bond films where everything was in sync.

Edited by rnblover1971, 05 August 2011 - 06:10 PM.

[robdread]

"Octooo-pussy. Octoo-pussy..."

"Mr Bond has a nasty habit of surviving...A rare breed...soon to be extinct!"

Magda: "Khamal suggests a trade ... the egg for your life."
Bond: "Well, I heard the price of eggs was going up, but isn't that a little high."

Bond: "I trust you can handle this contraption Q"
Q: "It goes by hot air."
Bond: "Oh, then you can."

Bond: "Well, it's a small world. You're a Toro too."

Classic.

Edited by robdread, 10 August 2011 - 11:21 AM.