Octopussy

James Bond as a clown pretty much sums up the entire Roger Moore era. (2/5)

Witty dialogue, cleverly staged action sequences, and cartoon gadgetry make a fast-moving and spirited "popcorn" movie.

007 tarzan yells while swinging across vines in the jungle. i'm not making that up.

one the the worst

I wonder if there's a bond movie I *haven't* seen.

Despite its occasional highlights Octopussy stands as one of the weaker films we have seen thus far. Its slapstick tone doesn't chime well with Bond's smooth character, and its convoluted plot is nauseatingly hard to follow.

Best beginning of any James Bond movie. "Fill er' up"

Next to Never Say Never this is Connery's worst Bond.

Your tolerance levels on this one depend on how you find 50-year old Roger Moore running around in a Gorilla outfit seducing beautiful 20-year old women and battling Indian thugs and the Russians, who want to blow up the Berlin Wall in a over-complicated sub-plot to start a war with Europe. The Train fight is genuinely quite good though.

Hard to rate: kind of uneven. Bond sometimes seems lost and confused. His struggles in Germany are like a frat hazing, where he would wear increasingly silly costumes and be mocked. On the other hand, many of the scenes in India are great and while it has stereotypes, the action is fun. The characters were nice too: Vijay, Octopussy and her girls, Gobinda. The final assault was a riot. So one could go: why a clown, why a Tarzan yell? But consider instead all the crazy memorable moments instead.

I trust you can handle this contraption, Q. -- It goes by hot air! -- Oh, then you can.

I cannot handle how terrible and cheesy this movie is. I actually laughed when tis popped up to rank because it is so bad and I hate it so much. Contrived dialogue and bad acting.

The name of this film is the best thing it has going for it.

This is the worst Bond movie ever.