Review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) by Paul P — 23 Dec 2008
A savior of a Bond film that put the series back on track perfectly after the last three deeply terrible entrees that nearly crippled the series. It's quite easily the first real Bond film since On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
With this one they realized that... you know, people want James Bond films to be... EXCITING. To be dangerous, memorable, packed with set-pieces and *good* humor. You know, kind of like the ones directed by Terrence Young.
While it not once ever gets back to that level of quality, it delivers an entertaining flick that never drops your I.Q. in the way Guy Hamilton reveled in doing post Goldfinger (even that film is hugely overrated, IMO).
Roger Moore is FINALLY able to be his own Bond. Richard Kiel plays a memorable, freaky villain. Great action, invention, climax. It's good fun and saved Bond from the horror of low-rent unimaginative dreck.
This review of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was written by Paul P on 23 Dec 2008.
The Spy Who Loved Me has generally received positive reviews.
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