After the outer space adventure of Moonraker, a much more "real" approach to James Bond was made for the 12th film in the series - with great results.
The first car chase featuring a Citroen 2CV is widely thought to be one of the best in the entire series. The tiny car isn't exactly what one would consider a Bond car, nor did it come from the great minds of Q Branch, but the plainness of the car is one of the things that makes the scene so great.
Who else could use the tiny Citroen 2CV in a car chase other than Bond?
Not many.
The rest of the film sees Bond attempting to locate a missile command system. Sound simple enough? Not for Bond, who gets himself tangled up in a web of deception and revenge along the way. Carole Bouquet does a great job as Bond girl Melina Havelock, who is one reason as to why Bond was drawn into the web in the first place.
Another great scene from the series occurs when Bond travels to the Bibi Dahl (Lynn-Holly Johnson) to a biathlon course. In an attempt to kill Bond, three henchmen take chase. It's a very different approach to the regular "chase and try and kill James Bond" scene but it's done so well it works.
After watching it again, For Your Eyes Only is one of the best.
For Your Eyes Only (1981): 127 minutes
Bond Songs: For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton, Make it Last All Night by Rage & Bill Conti
Friday, March 29, 2013
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