Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) by Emil P — 17 Jan 2013

Anja Amasova. Moore and Bach make a great team, especially as lovers/antagonists. Other than that I find the main antagonist and his evil scheme rather dull. The best bits in the film take place in Egypt and revolve around the rivalry between Bond and Amasova, as well as Jaws' hopeless attempts to get to them.

Now, as for the logic... How did Stromberg actually chart the course of the nuclear submarines? Even with some sort of tracking device surely some sort of vessel would have to follow the sub, which would have resulted in the sub noticing it was being followed at some point. But more importantly, how did Stromberg imagine this new civilization under the sea? If the world was destroyed in a nuclear war, who would build these underwater cities? With what resources? With what technology? Has he got any idea how fucking impractical it would be? And how come he has an entire army of people working for him who apparently do not object to starting a world war and killing all their families, relatives and friends, just so they can spend the rest of their lives serving Stromberg in an underwater bubble? That sounds like a shitty deal to me.

But anyway, this is still one of the best Bond movies and the first really good Roger Moore Bond. Plus Amasova gets her titties wet at the end...