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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 438892" data-attributes="member: 8">For Your Eyes Only (1981)[ATTACH=full]58831[/ATTACH]It&#039;s about yet another nifty device that could give an antagonistic country or organisation the upper hand.This ATAC thing is only relevant in the first and last part of the film, and in between we are treated to a James Bond Greatest Hits compilation. Luckily, they&#039;ve selected some of the best moments.For once, the worst part happens in the pre-opening credits scene - and even that looks entertaining.Perhaps it could be argued that most of the Bond story is being told in the cinematography rather than the narrative.I mean, if that&#039;s accepted and celebrated for an arty-farty film like Il Deserto Rosso then why shouldn&#039;t it work for Fleming &amp; Broccoli?Moore looks even older in 1981, but with a surprisingly positive effect.Firstly, they had the good sense to tone down Bond&#039;s amorous exploits even when a teenage ice-skating nymphomaniac throws herself at him.Secondly, this somewhat weary secret agent is less cocky and that makes him more likeable. I&#039;m not saying that this is the ideal formula for a Bond film, but it works for Roger Moore.It is still very much an adventure in the sense that things need to be discovered, with a nice plot twist regarding the main villain that results in an ensemble mission.Come to think of it, even the antagonist is a group of super-mean characters rather than a larger-than-life villain.The stunts are amazing and, yes, sometimes silly, but some of the scenes are actually very suspenseful. The dead bodies inside the underwater wreckage is the kind of macabre that you don&#039;t often see in a James Bond film, and even the killing of a Bond girl looks particularly graphic.The satisfying body count should please the more bloodthirsty Bond fan.Ideally, this was the moment for Roger Moore to bow out gracefully and install Timothy Dalton as Bond #4 (even though Dalton wasn&#039;t ready to do it in 1983).Either way anyway, FYEO is a marvelous action flick and probably the one I&#039;d suggest to a first-time Bond watcher.The only serious disappointment is the theme song (but the worst is yet to come!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 438892, member: 8"] For Your Eyes Only (1981) [ATTACH type="full"]58831[/ATTACH] It's about yet another nifty device that could give an antagonistic country or organisation the upper hand. This ATAC thing is only relevant in the first and last part of the film, and in between we are treated to a James Bond Greatest Hits compilation. Luckily, they've selected some of the best moments. For once, the worst part happens in the pre-opening credits scene - and even [I]that[/I] looks entertaining. Perhaps it could be argued that most of the Bond story is being told in the cinematography rather than the narrative. I mean, if that's accepted and celebrated for an arty-farty film like [I]Il Deserto Rosso[/I] then why shouldn't it work for Fleming & Broccoli? Moore looks even older in 1981, but with a surprisingly positive effect. Firstly, they had the good sense to tone down Bond's amorous exploits even when a teenage ice-skating nymphomaniac throws herself at him. Secondly, this somewhat weary secret agent is less cocky and that makes him more likeable. I'm not saying that this is the ideal formula for a Bond film, but it works for Roger Moore. It is still very much an adventure in the sense that things need to be discovered, with a nice plot twist regarding the main villain that results in an ensemble mission. Come to think of it, even the antagonist is a group of super-mean characters rather than a larger-than-life villain. The stunts are amazing and, yes, sometimes silly, but some of the scenes are actually very suspenseful. The dead bodies inside the underwater wreckage is the kind of macabre that you don't often see in a James Bond film, and even the killing of a Bond girl looks particularly graphic. The satisfying body count should please the more bloodthirsty Bond fan. Ideally, this was the moment for Roger Moore to bow out gracefully and install Timothy Dalton as Bond #4 (even though Dalton wasn't ready to do it in 1983). Either way anyway, FYEO is a marvelous action flick and probably the one I'd suggest to a first-time Bond watcher. The only serious disappointment is the theme song (but the worst is yet to come!) [/QUOTE]

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