Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) by Jingbo W — 09 Oct 2010
Roger Moore's best Bond film and one of my favourites of the series as a whole. As with Lewis Gilbert's previous 007 effort You Only Live Twice this is an epic with some great art direction and a lot of flare, but is slightly more toned down making for a more stylish, less easily lampooned film.
Moore settles into the role of Bond here and is helped by a Bond girl in Barbara Bach as Russian agent Anya Amasova who is his equal in every way. The soundtrack is so 70s that initially I almost expected Bond to ski past Abba or The Bee Gees but you soon get used to it.
The gadgets are very impressive, particularly the Lotus Esprit. The villainous duo of Stromberg and Jaws is memorable and comparable to the likes of Goldfinger and Oddjob, and the combination of opening sequence and theme tune/title sequence is arguably the best in the series.
A must for any fans of Bond or action films in general.
This review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was written by Jingbo W on 09 Oct 2010.
The Spy Who Loved Me has generally received positive reviews.
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