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Octopussy (1983)

June. 10,1983
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6.5
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PG
| Adventure Action Thriller
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James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.

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Cathardincu
1983/06/10

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

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Actuakers
1983/06/11

One of my all time favorites.

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Konterr
1983/06/12

Brilliant and touching

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Nayan Gough
1983/06/13

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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mike48128
1983/06/14

British agents including Roger Moore in clown make-up? How inane. It mimics and looks like it could have been filmed inside "Circus Circus" in Las Vegas but apparently it was not. Unintentionally funny, especially with an exaggerated "side show", again similar to Circus Circus. There is a cheapness about the whole production. The best part of the movie is the title theme song by John Barry. A nuclear bomb inside a circus cannon? Almost an act of terrorism, unheard of in those days. The only saving grace is two bombastic Bond Girls. People who like this entry must be watching a different movie than me. I guess a provocative title goes a long way? That's one reason that "The Mexican" and "John Carter" were "duds" at the box office.

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Filipe Neto
1983/06/15

Directed by John Glen and produced by Albert Broccoli, it has script by Richard Maibaum and George MacDonald Fraser and is the thirteenth film in the franchise. In this film, James Bond investigates the death of another British spy. The trail leads to India, where he allies with Octopussy, a daughter of a former enemy who want to save her own skin. The action takes place in the context of "détente", a policy of appeasement between the USA and the USSR.Personally, I consider this film as one of the worst in the entire franchise. I appreciate the scenery and the exoticism of the scenes in India, where part of the film took place, or the trip train to West Berlin. All these scenes help, in fact, to make this a very nice film. The script is also good: the theft of Soviet artworks, a nuclear attack on West Berlin are strong themes. The great sin of this film are some scenes that ridiculed the main character. Its sad to see James Bond disguised as clown or gorilla, but even that could be understandable depending on the context. But see 007 to panic, start screaming and running from one side to the other in the middle of a circus tent... I wasn't able to recognize Bond, nor understand how Roger Moore allowed his character was the target of that laughingstock!In this film, besides the central cast inherited from the previous films and the continuation of Roger Moore in the role of 007, it participated Maud Adams in the role of Octopussy; Louis Jourdan gave life to the villain, Kamal Khan; Kabir Bedi played Gobinda and Robert Brown assumed the role of M, left vacant by the death of Bernard Lee.

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Owen Ogletree
1983/06/16

This film came out in 1983, the same year as the unofficial Bond film, "Never Say Never Again" starring Sean Connery. They had a box-office battle called "The Battle of the Bonds," and this film grossed a lot more and was, by a long shot, the better film as well. This is another fun Bond adventure with plenty to like.Roger Moore is starting to show his age a little bit in this film, but he's still has his charm and can still seduce women and deliver the one-liners. Maud Adams, who was previously in "The Man With The Golden Gun," once again is pretty much wasted, which is a shame since she's the title character.Louis Jordan as Kamal Khan is a very smooth and cool villain, and Steven Berkoff isn't as bad as most people say. The plot may be convoluted for some, but it's actually another fairly down-to-earth spy story.The locales in India are very beautiful and the film doesn't disappoint as far as action goes. It has a brilliant plane chase in the pre-credit sequence, a chase through the streets of India, a struggle on top a train, and a nerve-racking climax with Bond hanging on to Khan's areoplane.There are some incredibly silly elements that this film is infamous for. Bond dressing in a clown costume is one thing, but the Tarzan yell is a bit much. You'll enjoy the film if you just ignore those.By no means is this Bond's "All-Time High" like Rita Coolidge's theme song says, but this is still a fun, suspenseful, action-packed entry in the Bond series. Well worth a look.RATING: B

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Rickting
1983/06/17

Octopussy is another Roger Moore Bond dud. Octopussy is about James Bond, following the death of a fellow agent, trying to stop another deadly plot which could start World War III. Widely regarded as one of the lesser Bond films, Octopussy is without a doubt a 2 star Bond movie. It's far from an unwatchable film. A James Bond film always carries an irresistible sense of escapism and this is no different. The location shooting in India is great and there are undeniably a few electrifying set pieces. A set piece on a train is a particular highlight and the film also features more screen time for Q. The theme song is OK. If you're in the right mood you may quite enjoy it and the plot is moderately interesting. It's also refreshing to see a Cold Ware thriller again, but that's part of the problem. Octopussy is an anachronism and can't decide what it wants to be. It has traces of Ian Fleming, with Roger Moore showing grit and the plot involving the Cold War, but it still goes for Moonraker level silliness. Bond dons a gorilla suit, a clown suit and does a Tarzan yell. With its cringe worthy humour and stupidity, these 2 sides of the film don't fit together at all.As for Roger Moore, he's looking far too old for Bond by now. The 2 Bond Girls in the film are both played by terrible actresses while the villain will be forgotten quickly. His henchman, who is a Bond cliché on legs, is wasted and not used enough. It doesn't even feel like a Bond film much of the time and undoes all of the good work done by For Your Eyes Only although the next film, A View to a Kill, undoes it even more. Is this a good film in the end? No. It's a flatly executed affair although still watchable. I don't hate Octopussy as it is fun at times, but it just feels anachronistic and it's clear the filmmakers yearn for the past but can't resist throwing in the stupidity that defines the Roger Moore era. The 6th worst Bond film overall, though probably one of the most enjoyable out of worst Bond films. If you don't notice its flaws too much it'll be a perfectly harmless and acceptable action film which still has those escapist thrills.4/10

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