For Your Eyes Only

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Jacob B Of course For Your Eyes Only is an improvement on Moonraker. Almost as if this was meant to be the next James Bond film after The Spy Who Loved Me and not that blatant attempt to cash in on the success of Star Wars. So it stands to reason that the right direction was to, both literally and metaphorically, bring 007 back down to earth. That being said, I do think The Spy Who Loved Me was the better film whereas FYEO for me leaned more towards flawed but good territory. The cold open is noticeably disconnected from the rest of the plot, is never brought up again and relies on audiences knowing that EON legally couldn't use SPECTRE in their movies after Sean Connery's permanent departure meaning that this was the only way to get rid of Blofeld whilst also serving as a middle finger from one producer to another when the then-upcoming Never Say Never Again was about to go into production. Note that the prologues in the previous Roger Moore Bond films served a purpose whereas this one relies on a bit of continuity that not everyone might be aware of. I just hope Totally-Not-Blofeld's cat got taken in by someone. Maybe Jaws and his girlfriend from Moonraker. The story, while far from bad, suffers from the fact that its main revelation, while genuinely a surprise at the time, has gone on to be expected from anything in the spy genre. I also found Bibi Dahl to be fairly obnoxious and more at odds with this film's more serious tone than the Margaret Thatcher bit, which had the privilege of happening at the end of the film when the conflict has already been resolved. Yes, I get why Moore didn't like it but it didn't bother me that much. Let the British director have his fun, especially since Thatcher was, and arguably still is, a really easy target for mockery. But don't you worry, there's still a lot of good things about this film. Moore still does a good job, Melina Havelock is one of the best and more unique Bond Girls out there, the theme song is amazing and the action sequences, while not to the same level as TSWLM, are enjoyable. How has nobody made any "This is Sparta" jokes yet when Bond kicks a car to its death? Personally, while I agree that this is film is darker and more serious than the other Moore!Bond films, it's not THAT dark. It still has its share of humour such as Bond and Havelock having to make do with the latter's crappy car after 007's gets blown up, itself a bit of a self-deprecating gag meant to reinforce that this was going to be a more grounded film for Moore's Bond, and not just because he's not going to space this time. I heard stories about how amazing the underwater scenes were, due to the fact that it was mainly illusions to give off the impression that Moore and Carole Bouquet were underwater when they actually weren't, due to a medical condition the latter had, but damn, they do sell the illusion even if you knew in advance that it wasn't real anytime the stunt doubles couldn't cover for them. So yeah, For Your Eyes Only definitely earns it's position as one of the better films from the oft-criticised-as-campy Roger Moore era of Bond films but if I had to choose between this film and TSWLM...well, let's just say that nobody did it better ;) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/07/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é fraca, o elenco é bacaninha, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacaninhas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, e as cenas de ação salvaram o filme, Com cenas de ação no ar, na terra e no mar por causa das cenas, eu meio que recomendo esse filme Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review M B Good Bond Movie, authentic characters, great casting and fantastic music really help this move along nicely. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review James P Roger Moore's best outing as 007 by a country mile. Back down to earth after the sci-fi shenanigans of Moonraker. Lead Bond girl one of the best of the series albeit there's no central villain. Moore should had this as his farewell movie instead of the shocking AVTAK. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Liam D Easily Moore’s most underrated bond film, even though it starts and ends pretty goofy the rest of the film is an great espionage thriller with an fantastic score, solid acting and fun action sequences Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Mark J Sadly just feels like everyone involved in this was a bit bored. From the throw away start to wrap up a story line spreading numerous films to the throw away plot which they decided to film anyway. In a way a bit better for being a bit less stupid and the climbing scene was good but just a boring film. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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