For Your Eyes Only (1981)

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   Siskoid

   After Moonraker went way too far off-genre and into camp comedy, new director John Glen repositions the franchise by getting away from the 70s' excesses. Roger Moore's Bond is far less dependent on gadgets in this one, and consequently more resourceful and skillful. Instead of a hybrid with some other genre (the 70s really tried to cash in on other formulas, showing little faith in Bond's own), we get a real spy-adventure film, with nice locations, big stunts and chases, and a relatively light summer movie tone. The use of every Olympic winter sport in one particular sequence is a sure sign that the film hasn't let go of all its comedy (as is the teaser, which incidentally, is the first Bond I ever saw before my mom sent us to bed). Roger Moore is getting older, so a more vulnerable Bond works well, though some might lament his loss of libido. This sweatery Bond refuses a lot of female attention, possibly because Moore wasn't keen on bedding girls too far from his own age. The Bond girl is really the Huntress, isn't she? A crossbow-toting beauty who wants revenge for her parents' death? Yeah, Huntress. Really, my only complaint is a mild one - the 80s music which dates the film more than anything else. 8 years 9 months ago
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   Tomakul

   I would condition myself to forget about the last dumb flick for each new scene, but boy oh boy they managed to overdo themselves with each new scene… 2 hours of incessant nonsense 1 year 7 months ago
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   afan

   Yeah, Lynn-Holly Johnson is so terrible! She literally kept this from being a great Bond movie. As it remains, this is my favorite Moore Bond (perhaps tied with TSWLM) and still one of the best of the series. 8.75/10 10 years 3 months ago

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