FYEO Fans only
#91
Posted 21 September 2010 - 01:12 AM
#92
Posted 25 November 2010 - 11:55 AM
Who else is a big fan of this understated Moore Bond movie?
As a French I can say I don't like Carole Bouquet as Melina. But it's a personal advice.
I'm not comfortable with the "parrot trick" as many people. But it's still one of my favorite film.
Edited by Achille Aubergine, 25 November 2010 - 11:57 AM.
#93
Posted 23 December 2010 - 03:48 AM
#94
Posted 23 December 2010 - 03:20 PM
I used to love this film. It seemed quite refreshing at the time, coming as it did, directly after the excessive "Moonraker." When I watch it now, I find it a tad dull. The action sequences are first rate, but Glen has no discernable style as a director.Currently watching FYEO & it still remains my favorite bond film.
#95
Posted 14 March 2011 - 03:27 PM
Edited by AViewToAPussy, 14 March 2011 - 03:28 PM.
#96
Posted 28 March 2011 - 12:40 AM
- Melina is naturally gorgeous but not unbelievably supermodel stunning. They really nailed the "capable Bond girl" without pushing "it's Bond's equal!" too hard. (Are you taking notes, Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day?) She can dive, shoot, drive -- yet again, she stays believable in the role.
- Bond uses ZERO gadgets. FYEO has 007 using fewer gadgets than even Casino Royale, and the movie is better off because of it. (The watch, which is used only in the final scene gag, doesn't count.) It is great to see Bond using his wits and tenacity, instead of relying on a Q-gadget to save the day.
- The action is very good. With FYEO, the action scenes fit into the story and do not feel forced. The water torture sequence is FANTASTIC and realistic. I found myself saying, "how the hell is Bond going to get out of this one?" 007 uses his wits, the location, and his endurance to escape -- again, not some magic gadget.
- The rock climbing sequence is again SUPERB. A great dramatic, tense sequence. Bond using realistic skills, not gadgets, to accomplish the objective. Again I caught myself saying, "Holy -- Bond is so screwed." Real ingenuity -- using his boot laces to tie an emergency handhold -- and you never feel that Bond is invincible. Can't say enough about this sequence.
- Underwater sub / diving scene. Fantastic. Exotic but not over the top. These are real submersibles, real diving suits, and it makes sense for an underwater researcher to have them. The scene is very eerie and suspenseful. Side note -- I believe that the Mantis submarine pilot who tries to kill Bond and Melina is none other than real-life submersible pioneer Graham Hawkes, who invented the Deep Flight, Deep Flight Aviator, and Richard Branson's Necker Nymph submersibles. Check out his work. Cool stuff -- and again, realistic subs in the movie.
Bottom line: With only a few minor changes -- music, remove the final scene gag, remove the Blofeld opening scene -- For Your Eyes Only would be one of the most perfect Bond films ever made.
#97
Posted 28 March 2011 - 12:44 AM
#98
Posted 29 March 2011 - 10:54 PM
I'm with you, Binyamin. FYEO is a great movie.
I'm with all of you who think FYEO is a great movie with the best Bond at the peak of his powers. I agree with the topping and taleing of the piece, with the ship St. Georges mined in the pre-titles and the scenes of Tanner, Q and the Minister removed from the end. I personally don't mind the music but I've recently discovered Blondie's FYEO track and in some ways prefer it, maybe we'd have gotten a more inspired title-sequence if that song was chosen, maybe with a few scenes of Moore's previous adventures interwoven? We then come in on Bond in the grave-yard (that beginning scene is integral to the set up) but leave camp-comedy-no-named-villain out of it.
Maybe I just stepped into fantasy-land but hey I really like it.
#99
Posted 14 April 2011 - 12:01 AM
#100
Posted 14 April 2011 - 03:13 AM
Melina is naturally gorgeous but not unbelievably supermodel stunning. They really nailed the "capable Bond girl" without pushing "it's Bond's equal!" too hard. (Are you taking notes, Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day?) She can dive, shoot, drive -- yet again, she stays believable in the role.
I think Melina is attractive as you say, but she's not stunning.
I don't see what is wrong w/ the "Bond equal" characteristic for a Bond girl. In TND, it wasn't a problem b/c Michelle Yeoh is believable in the role and she shows she's capable of handling things herself. Now In DAD I agree with you simply b/c Jinx isn't believable...at all as that type of Bond girl.
#101
Posted 27 May 2011 - 03:14 PM
I guess the one lacking aspect of the film was the complete irrelevance of Bibi Dahl.FYEO is an excellent film. Conti's soundtrack is a completely different flavor of Bond, but it fits the movie nicely. Some of the best ski scenes from a series full of great ski scenes. Character development was top-notch; I hated seeing Ferrara come up dead, and always give my coffee table a good kick when Bond boots his killer off the cliff. Who could ask for a better ally than Columbo? That character gave a big nod to FRWL IMO. Melina is a beauty with brains and teams up nicely with Bond in her quest to avenge her parents - but contributes greatly to resolving the bigger picture.
I'm still no fan of the "delicatessen in stainless steel" line though!
The movies so well put together in my opinion i even like that line!
#103
Posted 27 May 2011 - 06:00 PM
I don't think I have posted here, but I am glad to see people love this film as do i!
#104
Posted 27 May 2011 - 09:33 PM
I guess the one lacking aspect of the film was the complete irrelevance of Bibi Dahl.
Eh, she was a fun and slightly interesting character...completely useless as you say, but not every character who makes an appearance in the film has to be well-developed.
#105
Posted 28 May 2011 - 01:14 AM
She was fabulous. A big star in Britain at the time, too.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13574208
Janet Brown has died. RIP.
Ironically, she became good friends with Sir Bernard Ingham in her later years.
#106
Posted 28 May 2011 - 02:24 AM
#107
Posted 28 May 2011 - 09:04 AM
She was fabulous. A big star in Britain at the time, too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-13574208
Janet Brown has died. RIP.
Ironically, she became good friends with Sir Bernard Ingham in her later years.
Sad news, RIP.
#108
Posted 28 May 2011 - 12:42 PM
I think it was the perfect route to go after Moonraker (as much as I love Moonraker), the gritty realism of it and the fact that it showed Roger Moore could play a harder edged Bond. John Glen is probably my favorite Bond director overall and he did very well in this his directorial debut. The locations are stunning whether they be Greece or the Alps or underwater, the villains are not larger than life but the mystery of not knowing whether Kristatos or Columbo was the bad guy early in the film was a refreshing change from other movies where it is usually as obvious as can be. I like the references to OHMSS (my #1) in the pre-credits and even the skiing scenes later on are kind of reminiscent of it. Even the elements that are meant to be light hearted such as Blofeld at the beginning or the Prime Minister at the end seem to fit right in. The soundtrack is also very good even though it is not done by John Barry.
I have always said that what made the Living Daylights so great six years later was the fact that John Glen combined the gritty realistic spy elements of For Your Eyes Only with the action scenes of Octopussy and A View To A Kill which is a testament to the greatness of all three films. I also love the cold war elements that are a staple of Bond movies of this era and the fact that general Gogol is somewhat of an actual adversary at the end of this movie, some may see the destruction of the ATAK as anti-climactic it did demonstrate that Bond and Gogol are still on opposing sides in spite of a mutual respect for each other. I also like the main theme song a lot as well as the Bond girls, Moore showed he was more than just a womanizer in this one with him at the grave of Tracy from OHMSS at the beginning and the tenderness he shows with Melina and sorrow over the Countess' death. Even his interaction with the awkward Bibi shows that he has standards and won't automatically take sexual advantage of any woman.
There really isn't anything to dislike about For Your Eyes Only, its just that I like some of the more larger than life and action packed Moore films just a tiny bit more, very hard to rank the Roger Moore films though, they are all about the same in my view.
Edited by Chicago103, 28 May 2011 - 12:43 PM.
#109
Posted 07 June 2011 - 06:26 PM
Sans the "Members Only" Jacket, it's probably the best of Moore's 7.This movie just gels in my opinion for roger fans theres just alot of things in this movie that make it a good bond film.
#110
Posted 24 June 2011 - 10:58 PM
#111
Posted 30 May 2012 - 12:03 PM
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#112
Posted 04 August 2012 - 03:38 PM
#113
Posted 19 September 2012 - 05:33 PM
The score: gives me shivers down my spine, from the music that accompanies the gun barrel, to the various chase sequences. Conti's disco-funk seems to fit in so well with proceedings and i for one rate the score as highly as Serra's for GoldenEye. A controversial topic, i know.
Melina: Stunning. The only shame is she can't act. "He killed my parents," she says to Bond in the car, completely dead-eyed. Acting lessons needed but she is a courageous Bond girl and isn't Bond's equal or any of that nonsense.
Roger Moore: Simply terrific. He knows the role so well now, watch the grin on his face as he introduces himself to Melina "By the way Melina, we haven't properly been introduced. The name's Bond...James Bond." See also kicking Locke off the cliff. Cold blooded bastard! His line "You left this with Ferrara i believe" is delivered so well!
The climax: understated and not overblown, it's gripping and is a refreshing change compared to Moonraker's and Spy's spectacle.
Countess Lisl: Pierce Brosnan's late wife is charming as Lisl; so the scene where she is brutally run over is sad but excellently staged.
Columbo: As many have said, like Kerim Beye, a great supporting actor with bags of charisma.
Overall it ranks as my second favourite Moore film. The pacing, the setting, the music, the acting (for the most part), Roger Moore's 5th adventure is top notch.
The less said about the PTS the better, however....
#114
Posted 19 September 2012 - 07:23 PM
#115
Posted 19 September 2012 - 07:55 PM
#116
Posted 19 September 2012 - 09:27 PM
With that said, within the past few years I have come to really appreciate and enjoy it!
It now sits among my favorite Roger Moore films. The film just has a different feel to it, setting itself apart of the rest of the Bond films from around that time.
#117
Posted 19 September 2012 - 11:50 PM
Glad I am not alone, it just had the right amount of almost everything. There were gadgets but not overly used and mainly for comical purposes like at the end, and that gritty realism and down to earth feel, just the opposite of moonraker.
#118
Posted 20 September 2012 - 12:25 AM
#119
Posted 25 September 2012 - 04:35 PM
#120
Posted 25 September 2012 - 05:10 PM