For Your Eyes Only

No one comes close to James Bond 007.

A spy ship containing a communications device critical to British intelligence sinks off the coast of Albania; James Bond (Roger Moore) must retrieve it before the KGB does. The twelfth Bond flick abandons the madness of Moonraker (1979) and returns to the simpler, more exciting concept of the first films in the series. One novel twist is that we’re never quite sure of who the bad guy is, Topol or Julian Glover. Plenty of good action (love that car chase) and attractive locations, a lovely performance from Carole Bouquet and a charming one from Mr. Moore. There’s also an outstanding opening sequence where old nemesis Blofeld meets his destiny.

The YouTube clip shows the trailer.

1981-Britain. 125 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli. Directed by John Glen. Song: “For Your Eyes Only” (performed by Sheena Easton). Cast: Roger Moore (James Bond), Carole Bouquet (Melina Havelock), Topol (Milos Columbo), Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Jill Bennett… Desmond Llewelyn.

Trivia: Charles Dance can be spotted in an early part as a gunman. Followed by Octopussy (1983).

Published 16 November 2006

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Remember This?

“There was a demon that lived in the air. They said whoever challenged him would die. Their controls would freeze up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived at Mach 1 on the meter, seven hundred and fifty miles an hour, where the air could no longer move out of the way. He lived behind a barrier through which they said no man could ever pass. They called it the sound barrier.”

Narrator (Levon Helm) (The Right Stuff, 1983)

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