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Apart from the stunning scenery and locations in India -
which added a fair share of complications to filming - there's
a travelling circus, fights on aeroplane wings and a really
nasty weapon made up of a circular saw blade.
As usual, there is a bevy of stunning beauties and some hard
opposition - mainly a tall dark, handsome stranger in the
shape of actor Kabir Bedi, who overshadows his debonair, but
exceedingly lightweight boss Louis Jourdan in the nasty stakes.
Then out of the twilight world of smuggling comes one of
the Best Bond women of all time - Octopussy, or Maude Adams.
She's heads a major smuggling ring and is resourceful, clever
and easily able to control any man she wishes too.
Thrown into that mix, our chap in India is just the person
to save the world as we know and love it.
Octopussy's script is written by George MacDonald
Fraser - author of the sensationally funny Flashman series
of books - and his touch makes the movie a tad more light-hearted
than usual.
That's not to say it doesn't have action, though. This is
one of the most full on efforts in the middle-series and has
some breathtaking stuntwork. That work, however, did end up
in a near tragedy for the leading stuntman Martin Grace, who
smashed into a concrete pylon while holding on to the side
of a speeding train.
The quality of the picture transfer is very good, in general,
but does have a little too much shimmer in some of the more
finely detailed camera shots. The sound, however, is terrific.
Octopussy is one of the better Roger Moore Bond movies.
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 85%
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