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Friday, March 29, 2013

Octopussy

There really isn't much I can say about the 13th film in the James Bond series.
In what is essentially "Bond goes to India", the fillm sees Bond following a general who has been stealing jewels and relics from the Russiand government. Whilst doing so, he discovers a plot to force the disarmament of Europe, with the threat of using a nuclear weapon if his demands are not met.
Apart from a single scene in which Octopussy's subordinate Magda (played by Kristina Wayborn) leaves Bond's room by wrapping herself in material and rolling over the balcony, the film was dull.
There is something about the film that just makes it feel like a waste, or an excuse for Bond to go to Asia.
The only other great part of anything to do with the film is the spectacular Bond song. "All Time High", performed by Rita Coolidge, ranks as one of my personal favourite Bond songs.
The rest, well, I probably won't go out of my way to watch it.

Octopussy (1983): 131 minutes
Bond Songs: All Time High by Rita Coolidge

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