Octopussy | In-depth Movie Review
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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I love it when James doesn't even look down at the dice when he throws them. He's onto Kamal Khan's game :)
A great scene!
“Before we go diving into some Octopussy”
The tone has been set.
I literally lol'd when I heard that line!
What Calvin does for England
Almost on par with the unintentional hilarities of both the commercial for Mr. Bucket as well as the commercial for the original Mario Bros.
Spoiler alert, it’s due to gutter humor, just sayin’. 🤣
"fill her up please" 😉
I got flashbacks of "Octo mom" for those internet aficionados who know what I am talking about lol!
"Smallbone becomes no bone." This is what we love about you, Calvin. That line alone justified me getting out of bed today!
HA! I'm glad you liked it, I had fun with the bit talking about Smallbone!
@@calvindyson 18:20 I think she is.. a SUBTLE FEM FATALE!
The absolute delight I felt upon seeing this appear in my sub box. I’m so glad that we both agree that Octopussy is underrated :)
I really hope you enjoy the video in that case! I very much find it to be one of the most underrated films in the series!
The “no problem” comment from the driver I believe was a callback to Vijay, who said the same lines. Bond was disturbed by this bc he was reminded of poor Vijay.
Yes it was.
Steven Berkoff is an absolute scenery-chewing joy in this film, and steals every scene he is in. Even after Orlov dies, he still manages to somehow overact being a corpse. Who else could have pulled that off?
Honestly, I think Kahn didn't stop Orlov because he just went from calling it a "fake" to smashing faster than he could say "no, wait!"
Not that it would necessarily stop a crazy bastard like Orlov.
"Nobody does HIM better" - now, is it me having a dirty mind or is that the most awkward promotional material ever ? xD
I suppose it was intended as a dig against Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again, whilst also having a dirty double meaning like many a Bond line.
Yes
It is dirty ... and also false.
Carl, the driver, saying "No problem!" is a reference to Vijay who often said this, no? Which explains Bond's reaction (a thoughtful expression, as he is reminded of Vijay...).
Never picked up on that
No problem!
These reviews have an amazing sense of charisma to them, and I love how you examine each film from multiple angles; as a fan, as an analytical critic, as a comedic one... Octopussy was always my second favorite Bond film (after The Spy Who Loved Me), and it's for a lot of the same reasons as those you mention here - the especially intricate mystery plot involving different factions all out for themselves; the balance of camp and seriousness; and the level of suspense we see in several scenes. The bomb scene in this film actually beats the one in Spy Who Loved Me, IMO, and the clown angle is part of what makes it better.
My favourite flim in the series. For me it has the perfect mix of camp and grit.
I personally have no problem with Moore's age in the last two bonds, but it must be said that the hairstyle they chose does not compliment his look at all. He was obviously starting to lose his hair and they tried to cover this up by using a ton of hairspray, to make the illusion of volume and "youth", but it really has the opposite effect. But, at least it is his own hair, unlike a certain scotsman.
In Sean's defence, he'd been pretty much bald since before Bond.
Don't you mean a Shertain Shcotshman?
@@maxperrins8878 Sean was already losing hair in his 20s
@@davidjames579, he only began to lose said hair from 1965 on, most likely.
I agree. It's Roger's hairstyle that makes him look like an older man in the later films. It was too long down the back/sides/over his ears, which is a shame as it was the perfect length in Live & Let Die and most of The Man With The Golden Gun. My wife, who has zero interest in Bond whatsoever, once commented that "his hair looks awful".
Mind you Connery's wasn't brilliant in Diamonds Are Forever either. Far too thick/long on the back and sides, and they didn't trim his eyebrows or sideburns either. It makes him look more brutish. Whether this was intentional I suppose we'll never know...
Not gonna lie...I’m a psychopath, but I like RM’s following Bond movies.
Also it’s great to see your new review, thanks for taking the time to make these.
I think I speak for all of your subscribers when I say that I really miss your older reviews. Perhaps you can create an archive of your previous material.
Another great review Calvin! At this rate, you should be able to get up to Spectre by the release of No Time To Die, whenever that'll be.
As for the parachute on Gabinda’s back,,well he was not dumb and probably put it on before tackling Bond “out there”,,,,,which means he survived and is still alive !
Octopussy, along with A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights has always had a spot in my top 3 Bond films. You can’t go wrong with any of the 80’s Bond films if you ask me. My favorite decade for the franchise.
@Wadsy I don’t think Dalton’s style would have worked for AVTAK’s story. In my perfect world they switch a few of the film’s release orders around and have Moore do Octopussy in 81, AVTAK in 83 and Dalton starts as Bond with FYEO in 85. FYEO’s story definitely fits Dalton’s style.
@Wadsy Your idea changes for AVTAK is a hard pass from me, very hard. AVTAK the way it is is the film that made me a Bond fan. I might not be a Bond fan today if Roger wasn’t in AVTAK or if the film was changed in any major way. Yeah, Dalton in AVTAK doesn’t work for me.
@Wadsy Highly agree with this. LALD, TSWLM, OP is my personal top-3, but I also think, that TMWTGG was Moore's weakest.
@Wadsy Can't see Dalton or Walken being in the same film, especially given Walken's very OTT performance and Nazi Dr friend. I don't find AVTAK very dark to be honest given it's got the firetruck chase, 'Fly in my soup 'line, Stacy Sutton and other camp moments which are too numerous to take out. I think they'd be look for a young Brosnan for that script if they were recasting. Living Daylights was far better debut for Dalton's version of the character.
Though I agree FYEO works well with Moore. Though subtle it adapts to his age [such as in the mountain climbing scenes] and he turns in a really under rated serious performance. Only the coda [with out of place comedy and forced romance] drags it down a little.
21:01 'On the whole Roger Vs Sean debate...I'm firmly in the Roger Camp, I believe no-one could wear a safari suit with the same degree of casuality as Roger'-Sir Alan Partridge
Random Fact; IO Interactive, the makers of the new James Bond video game were inspired by Bond's costume swapping actions during this movie when they were making the Hitman games to the point they made that an element in their games.
IO is the perfect studio for making a bond game, so hyped
I actually Met Vjays actor some years ago at least a decade back, and I didn’t recognise him at the time, given that my only instance of seeing him was on a VHS tape of Octopussy on a small TV, he was playing Tennis at a club where my mum ran exercise classes for a considerable number of years, and it was either be half deaf from some awful music or watch the occasional tennis match being played by some people who’d hired a court, and one of them on that fateful Wednesday happened to be Vijay, I watched the game, can’t remember the score for the life of me was about 10-12 years ago, and being a child after his game I went to him and said he did pretty well in the game, he said thank you and that was the briefest encounter I’ve ever had with an actor, found out who he was the next Wednesday when a fellow Bond fan mentioned that Vijay from Octopussy played tennis there and actually went into the office to show me the photo that it was him, apparently around that time he was a regular at the club, wish I had of known and I always kept my copy of the VHS on me to see if he’d be there again, alas he wasn’t.
Also speaking of that VHS copy, on that version I’m like 90% it didn’t have that subtitle saying “get off my bed”, for reference it was the tape packaged in the set where the spins made a picture and would often start with a trailer for the first 18 films played to Mobeys rendition of the theme and the commentator would say “it takes more than one bond”
You lucky thing!!!!!!
I've had a pretty hectic day, now all I want is a sweet distraction for an hour or two.
I feel like having a Waldorf salad now
I think we just ran out of Waldorfs
Calvin, you truly are the best Bond youtuber out there. And I will tell you why. Nobody has such sharp wit and charm then you do. You make every video highly enjoyable and I genuinely think you are the most rewarding content producer in the Bond universe.
Yes!!!! I couldn’t agree more
Penelope Smallbone.... I see the writers were working overtime on that one.
Actually really like this film. Always thought that the climax in the circus was genuinely one of the most tense moments in the series. That and All Time High is one of my favourite Bond songs.
All Time High still makes me weep. Such a moving opening theme.
Fantastic review of one of my favourite Bond let alone Moore Bond films! What a year 1983 was for film releases (Return of the Jedi came out a few months earlier)! BTW Bruce Boa and Shane Rimmer were Canadian, but you are right that they often appeared in many British made productions and these films were all the more enjoyable for it! Looking forward to your next Bond review, Calvin! :)
What if Octopussy was Andrea Anders, who survived Scaramanga’s assassination & used what was left of his resources to construct a jewel smuggling syndicate?
I should think so😎
I thoroughly enjoy this film it’s that perfect mix between the comedy and serious moments that really make it one of my favorites. I know I may get killed for this but I prefer this over spy who loved me. Please don’t kill me!
It’s ok I prefer it to Spy as well!
Jaws will bite you for that!
No, I think it’s better than The Spy Who Loved Me. Octopussy has an intricate plot and fun characters whilst TSWLM has a few cool sets, a pretty standard slow plot, Blofeld’s understudy/Stromberg and the popular guy with the metal teeth.
I like the easter rabbit poster with the Fabergé egg :-) Thank you for this indeep review. I like the plot considering the real disarmement movement from the 80is; Orlov is quite genius on the larger scale; therefore I've never really understood the jewellery side plot - was it only to be able to hire smuggeling Octopussy to deliver the bomb to Feldstadt???
I believe so... It's a credit to the film that it all kinda makes sense and doesn't feel too out there when you're watching it but it's only afterwards that you might be like, "hmmm... wait a minute!"
Happy to see Octopussy finally getting some love. Such an enjoyable romp. Always been one of the entries I turn to when I'm in a pretty crappy mood.
Perhaps your best review yet. Great work! Loved the comedy skits. Stay safe Calvin.
Thanks so much, Shane! That means an awful lot and I appreciate it. Hope you and your loved ones are staying safe too!
@@calvindyson Thank you!
You had me laughing out loud many times.
The octopus in the tank looks to be a
Blue Ring Octopus, which is venomous.
So the unfortunate fellow would die rather quickly.
Thanks very much, Erich! :D Glad you enjoyed it!
Octopussy was the first Bond film I've ever watched, so it holds a special place in my heart.
As someone who lived in London in 1983, yes, you could see people wearing the outfit the woman in the background at the auction wore. There were a surprising number of high necks in early 80s fashion, though the skirts were often either short or had high slits.
One of my top five Bond films. Worth it alone for Roger's reaction to "that's my little Octopussy." Brilliant soundtrack too.
This is an excellent and funny review. I am such a big fan of this film (the first Bond I saw in the cinema), I visited Udaipur for a few days when I went to India in 2012. I got to visit many of the filming locations and it was amazing. Great job, Calvin!
Thanks very much, Ronald! Very jealous you got to visit Udaipur, hope to make it there myself someday! 😁😁
I remember seeing Octopussy in London on a mini holiday with parents and the "SitTT " line got a big laugh (but Tarzan bit got a groan!)
Watching this video, and completely randomly I get your Ekster Wallets video as an add, and to get twice the Calvin in one video is always a good thing! :)
When rewatching with a friend, I was informed by said friend that, and I quote, “Gobinda got that drip.” And honestly I can’t even argue with that statement; Gobinda got style.
I love Steven Berkoff: he's superb at being able to convey a barely - just barely - controlled, simmering rage. I remember him as a Moonbase interceptor pilot (UFO) and a detective rozzer (Clockwork Orange). Great bloke!
Thank you Mr. Dyson. Love your content. I'm also a big fan of Octopussy. It's colorful, daft fun. This movie is what Kick-started my travel dream of going to India. A place with palaces galore and sheep's head platters... The real India I eventually got to see bore very little resemblance to Octopussy, but I loved it all the same. And there was markedly better food.
The German dubbing of the Tiger sequence actually plays out as a product placement for Esso Patrol as Bond prompts to the Tiger verbatim: "You belong in the petrol tank!" Very different to the dogsitter's siit't! Still a strange bit of "dialogue" nevertheless! Great review (again) Mr. Dyson!!!
That's brilliant! I wished they'd had Moore say it.
After hundreds of seconds of research I can confirm without a doubt that the acid pen might work in real life. As said in the movie it sprays a mix of concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid and that it can dissolve any metal which yeah, they create aqua regia a mixture that is the only thing that can dissolve gold.
For the egg. I always read it as him knowing it was fake, but it took a lot of work to fabricate it and he was bothered that is was destroyed so abruptly. Like they might need it at a later time.
You know, I can accept James telling a tiger to say „sit“. But do you know what he says in the German dub? „Du gehörst in den Tank!“ - „You have to be put into the fuel tank“ - which is literally the contemporary Esso fuel station advertisement: „Put the tiger into your fuel tank“.
That's actually funnier.
A few years ago I got in touch with Dominique Julienne - the French stunt driver who jumped the "tuk tuk" taxi over the camera and landed on the ground. He told me his brother Michel Julienne did the jump when the tuk tuk flew across the screen left to right - and landed on large boxes. If you watch that jump frame by frame on widescreen you can make out the edge of one of the boxes on the extreme right hand side of the screen.
Even if he was in a clown suit, watching James defuse the bomb with only 10 seconds before detonation made me hold my breath. It's like the scene in The Spy Who Loved Me where he has to remove the detonator from the missile without touching the magnetic ring. Both times, I let out a long breath of relief when he succeeded.
"Not much to go on." 009 dies in a clown outfit, a stone's throw from a circus. What in the hell were they so stumped by?
Maybe 009 was known to be a Clowndresser
Calvin, this was also around the time that quite a few British productions were being set in pre-Independence India. Gandhi, The Jewel in the Crown, A Passage to India... it's possible that they were trying to piggyback off that trend?
I have to say Steven Ber-KOFF did a great job portraying Putin...err, I mean Orlov back in 1983. Great foreshadowing by him!
My first bond film! I actually didn’t like it when I first saw it, but I really appreciate these days, can we also take a minute to drool over the cinematography? This movies is gorgeous if you ask me.
Also when I lived in Hawaii a couple years ago, I saw a poster in a restaurant in Hilo that Rita Coolidge had basically become a lounge singer these days. It’s kinda sad but is it bad I also thought it was kinda funny? 😂
The confrontation on the train is possibly Rogers best acting in his time as Bond. I think his self deprecating nature made people underestimate his talents.
Really really enjoyed this! Genuinely one of your best videos? I have such a soft spot for Octopussy. It's grown so much on me over the years. Definitely agree when you say it's one of John Glenns stronger efforts! Love him to pieces but I always find his films fall a little bit flat directorially for me?
I think even though Octopussy does struggle with plot issues, it really does make up for in terms of mood and atmosphere? Also I LOVE Bond as a clown and will defend it until the day I die!
Thanks, Matthew! Really appreciate the comment and looks like we're very much on the same page when it comes to Glenn's directorial work!
I think it's somewhat telling that Glenn's directorial career wasn't anything to write home about after he left Bond [he followed up LTK with a TV movie then Iron Eagle 3]. I think he was what Eon were looking for at the time and seems to be a nice guy in real life so was kept on for so long.
That's my second favourite Bond movie! I've found Your channel only few days ago, watched all the reviews and was a little bit dissapointed there's no one for my favourite movies: Octopussy and The Living Daylights. I'm happy to see that it's being rectified :)
The clown being chased through the forest is the scariest scene in the whole series, in my opinion. It always gives me creeps!
24:13 Khan thinks this is the fake egg. He react this way because the eggs are difficult for him to manufacture and he hopes that he can still gain some money from this one. Khan thinks he has sent the real one to Kreml. He never noticed the switch. He is not a "legitimate buyer" he is a "seller".
The plot becomes much easier if you look at it from the villains perspective. Someone steals a fake egg, then the thief (or his accomplice) brings it back. And that's it.
Holy shit. You're right!! He thought he sold off the real one to the Kremlin and now, someone is in possession of the fake egg . The egg they thought they lost I.e. Bond (who's actually in possession of the real egg). No wonder they were trying to kill 009 as he was running away with the fake egg. Therefore his theft is alerting others to their plan. I.e. MI6.
But Orlov doesn't really give a shit as even though the jewellery smuggling shit is part of the plan, it's also a detriment to the plan on the flip side!
Sidenote: I know too much about James Bond. I need a new hobby lol
Omg Barbara Woodhouse reference, too? My mother chose her spectacles because they looked like the ones Barbara Woodhouse wore. (My mother had, like, eleven million dachshunds when I was growing up in the eighties, so they were birds of a feather.)
Admittedly, Octopussy has never really ranked high on the list for me and the last time watching it a couple of weeks ago didn't really change my mind. Honestly, the biggest issue I take with it is just how much time they spend on the Faberage Egg. While yes, it's a McGuffin it's one without much merit to the overall story. So, with two thirds of the film being centered around it to lead to what Orloff was ultimately doing, there could've been parts of it that were trimmed to get it more concise. Also, the tone changes from FYEO to Octopussy are honestly jarring and for me, the Cold War aspects between those don't really hold up which is why I love that out of the 80s Bond films, AVTAK and LTK are my favorites because they detach away from the Cold War. The action set pieces are great nonetheless and Maud Adams is the perfect Bond girl for Roger and ALSO, I NEVER noticed the Romanoff Star there at the end! Great review Calvin!!
Spot on review Calvin. I’ll admit as a kid I did get a tad confused about which egg was which, but your theory makes sense I must say. I love this movie, a very exotic spy yarn with touches of Cold War intrigue to boot.
Spot on from Calvin again, I absolutely love watching these, as a mega fan myself I get so excited to hear your passion for 007.
As a long time bond fan it’s a Delight to recently discover this great channel. Been watching your videos non stop
My favourite of the Moore entries! Extra marks for being the only Bond film that uses the, very Cold War-esque, former Inner German Border as a location.
This is also the first Bond film where he goes behind the Iron Curtain. Also infiltrates Communist Cuba.
I would love to see a video breaking down the history and cancellation of the newly discovered Goldeneye 007 XBLA footage that was uncovered. Games and media that never saw the light of day are always really interesting of what could have been.
I'm guessing you're referring to the Graslu00 video which is a newly captured playthrough on an emulator, so the footage isn't newly discovered: the actual playable version of the port/remake is out there... and Graslu00 cryptically says "be patient" with hints being that a finalized version of it may be released in some way in 2021.
I do fully agree that Calvin should make a video about the XBLA version of Goldeneye!
The lines when Bond is climbing into the tour boat reference ads for The Woolwich Building Society which were popular around that time.
39:15 I feel like there was a missed opportunity to bring back Sheriff J.W. Pepper and his wife for that seen in this film. Don't you agree Calvin.
Oh my goodness... How has this never occured to me... YES YES ABSOLUTELY YES!!
"Wait a minute! I knooooow you! You're that Inglishh seeeeeecrettt ayyyyyygent, from Ingerland"
Doesn't that count even more for the tourist boat escape @27:54 ? :-D
@@michaeldemus6666 J.W. Pepper: Heyyyyyy its that seeeeeecrettt ayyyyyygent again! Do see that sweaty? Sweaty?
Mrs. Pepper: Oh, look honey elephants! *Takes pictures*
@@davidjames579 Bond: "Oh, no....."
I think Khan knew, that Orlov destroyed Real egg. And I think Orlov did this for same reasons why Blofeld ordered to destroy fake tape in Diamonds...
I always thought, that sea-t was just a silly gag and nothing more.
35:04 He said. "Hey. Seat down, couse I can't see."
This Bond film is my guilty pleasure. It's a fun romp that is entirely self-indulgent but very well judged in tone. Moore looks like he's really enjoying it and his initial spar with Kamal Khan over the game of backgammon is one of Bond's best face-offs with a villain. Throughout the scene he's clearly baiting Khan and I particularly love the way he deliberatly allows Khan to begin writing his cheque before casually announcing: "I prefer cash." This leaves Khan with the annoyance of having potentially wasted a cheque in a time when we were much more reliant on them as a way to conveniently transfer cash.
It's also weird to watch this film today and see just how different Europe used to be - with the continent divided between East and West at a significant period of the Cold War - and then realise how different it would all be just 8 years later, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Europe. The Living Daylights took a more serious approach to depicting the Russians and Eastern Europe, whereas their depiction in this movie (and in A View to a Kill) veers between the melodramatic and the almost playful.
My wife is not a fan of the old Bond films and she actually liked this one. I did too! Easily one of my favorite old school Bonds.
Fantastic Review! Your humour is amazing and the extra information about the films background/production is so interesting 👍
How do you think this would have worked: In the pre-titles sequence it shows Bond confronting Dexter Smythe and telling him that he is going to arrest him, he gives him 24 hours again to clear up his affairs and then when he comes back to arrest him he realizes that he's committed suicide. Then Smythe's men find him with the body, assume he killed Smythe and a chase scene breaks out and Bond ends up escaping in the Jet just like he does in the real pre-title sequence. That way we still could have had the jet scene and the whole thing about Dexter Smythe wouldn't have seemed so out of nowhere.
11:55 having been in the military I know that look of "Oh god, this again. I just want to go home and get this uniform off". There's always one guy that holds everyone up
It's not a Woodhouse reference in that Bond is imitating Khan's voice. The tiger belongs to Khan.
Octopussy is definitely one if not the most underrated film in the series. I hate when fans or viewers find like 1 or 2 details that are flawed and call it already a bad film but this movie is a classic bond film and has gone up in my ranking every time I watch and think about it. This film has like a lot of things right, a beautiful women, awesome villains and henchmen, memorable action scenes and Roger Moore is like really at one of his bests here and yes the plot can go all over the place but if the film is entertaining and not boring and does everything else right then I don’t really care, it’s already a good film. Overall Octopussy I give a 9/10
Octopussy is one of my favorite Bond movie. I was confused by the plot of the story, but I like on the chemistry between Bond and Octopussy. Also I like on how the movie had some sense of humor, like how they had more Q scenes, and many others. All Time High was a great theme for the Octopussy movie. Another thing in Octopussy that I liked was how I like Vijay as Bond's Ally. The gadgets are awesome and I like Roger Moore's one liner. I miss the bond movies where Bond would have a balance between sense of humor and action. Roger Moore made James Bond have a great balance of sense of humor and some action.
And then Mrs Woodhouse was eaten by a tiger...
This in my top three Moore movies. However I do have mixed feelings about the very obvious special effect and thinking this would've been a better sendoff for his Bond.
Good bond film. Think Rogers Bond films made in the 70s were better than his 80s though.
"I just want a fun ride and I get that in copious amounts with Octopussy".
Ahem.
I'm still not convinced this is a good Bond film, but no doubt this was a well made and entertaining review. And being from Sweden myself I think it's fun that both Maud Adams and Kristina Wayborn are from Sweden. Thanks.
I always thought it would have been both outrageous and awesome if the character of Octopussy had been written to be a man in drag.
My ranking of Moore's 7 films:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me (8/10)
2. Live and Let Die (8/10)
3. For Your Eyes Only (8/10)
4. The Man with the Golden Gun (7/10)
5. Octopussy (7/10)
6. A View to a Kill (6/10)
7. Moonraker (5/10)
That fabrochet egg/IT skit was fucking mad! Love it!
Calvin, is the guy that Bond punches at 16:23 the same one that replaced Sadruddin driving the tuc tuc taxi?
I like how frenchies make memorable Bond villains. In a good way like Michael Lonsdale and Louis Jourdan did or in a less good way like Mathieu Almaric. Not to mention Pascal Sauvage who faced another well know british agent.
29:36 Alternate Octopussy pre-title sequence. maybe?
Most British people in 1983 were aware of Barbara Woodhouse who was a very famous and much parodied TV personality.
I have always loved Octopussy. It is one of my favorites. I always said if you edited out like one minute of the brief corny moments in the movie you would be left with a first rate Bond.
I always enjoy the top Bond film rankings by big Bond fans rather than professional film critics since there are always a few surprises in there for true Bond fans. Movies we love but may be uneven or maybe weren't that well reviewed.
I feel like critics always give a standard, by the book ranking and unfortunately always put Octopussy in the bottom third which is completely undeserved.
*realizes that A View to a Kill is in the near future*
So, Calvin, based on your past experience with that film, do you need more brain bleach and Visine? I seem to remember what happened to you last time!
Good work as always, man! I'm working through the series with my girlfriend and I've been stuck on whether or not to show her Octopussy. I think this review cemented in my mind that I must! Keep up the fantastic work!
HA! Every time I see AVTAK I swear I flip flop between "pull out my eyes" and "that was fine" so I'm somewhat apprehensive about revisiting it! Thanks very much and I hope your girlfriend enjoys Octopussy!
Everyone pans the Tarzan yell, but in the cinema it got a huge laugh.
Okay that double 009 got me off guard.
If you watch the dinner scene again at Kamels Palace, you'll see they serve starter (soup), main and dessert all in 3 minutes of the SAME Scene! I think Bond gets a bite outta one dish and that's it!
Then again, the soufflé can't wait!
I think i watched octopussy at least 8 times.. and i cant still understand the plot...
No comment on the fact that the Soviet Chairman character was obviously based on Leonid Brezhnev?
Barbara Woodhouse was Huuggge in the 80s (I bumped into her on a school trip in Hyde Park- it was a friggin big deal), when I watched it I totally got the joke and I recall people chuckling in the cinema (and yes totally showing my age).
32:24 That's a blue ringed octopus, carrying more than enough venom to kill an adult human in a matter of minutes.
LOL octopus suffocation - love it.
My friend and I watched Octopussy critically a few days ago back-to-back with A View To A Kill. Louis Jourdan’s performance has always been the highlight for me as a sort of mirror image to Moore’s characteristic debonair, light-touch Bond (a bit like Scaramanga). He’s so effortlessly smooth and collected. I just wish Khan was a bit more fleshed out as a character and we knew more about his motives. The film presents him as the main villain, but Orlov is really the mastermind driver of the scheme, which creates a bit of an imbalance. The plane scene is great, but the stakes feel quite low at this point after the bomb has been defused. Also, how did Bond get his hands on the Romanov star? A lot of small plot holes and often it feels like the series is now going through the motions.
Eagerly awaiting your AVTAK review.
Maud Adams was awesome!!
Octopussy has been toward the bottom of my list for years but I rewatched it in anticipation of your review. I realize now that I watched this dozens of times without understanding the plot. This time I paused it several times to work things out like the eggs and if Kamal knew which egg was which. I think he did but didn’t want to let Orlov know he bumbled the auction? Hard to believe apparently nobody at the Kremlin keeps up on Sotheby’s auctions selling recognizable Russian art though... But I do enjoy it more now that I know what’s going on. Great review!
I´ve always loved this one! It gets better each time.
I used to hate Octopussy and thought it was an embarrassment but today after seeing it at the cinema I love it
When they use bonds own theme tune when he steps of the boat ,I think it's just a dig at never say never again ,
I remember seeing someone who looked remarkedly like Admiral Hargreaves on "Sink the Bismarck " to be precise he was a gunnery officer on board HMS Hood .
Could he have survived the tragedy and ever since worked his way up through the Navy to head Mi 6 ?????? Mmmm