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Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Bond film that could very well be Roger Moore's best.
There is something different about this film compared to Moore's previous two, whether it's a new writer or a completely different approach to the script I'm not sure. One thing is for certain - it's much better than the predecessors.
In this the 10th of the Bond series, 007 comes up against an evil mastermind by the name of Karl Stromberg (Curd Jurgens). Stromberg is one of our typical super villain masterminds who have only goal - to destroy civilisation. He plans to create a completely new civilisation under the sea, and as you could probably predict Bond and the British Government don't want a bar of it.
What follows next is a pursuit that takes Bond around Egypt, Italy and at a giant aquatic base Stromberg calls home.
We get to meet Jaws for the first time, who some would rate in their favourite Bond characters of all time. The steel-toothed and seemingly indestructable giant tries to stop Bond and Agent Triple X (a Soviet spy, played by Anya Amasova) as they join forces and pool resources to try and stop Stromberg.
The opening scene is amazing and really sets up the film well, while my personal favourite part would have to be when an unfortunate soul is fed to a few sharks while Bach's "Air on the G String" plays. Great scene - a real keeper.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): 125 minutes
Bond Songs: Nobody Does it Better by Carly Simon

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