One of the best Bonds ever made.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:29
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, the 10th film in the James Bond series, ventures not only into the depths of the ocean but into the deep topic of betrayal and morality as well, placing it among the boldest... THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, the 10th film in the James Bond series, ventures not only into the depths of the ocean but into the deep topic of betrayal and morality as well, placing it among the boldest of the 007 films. James Bond (Roger Moore) is coupled with Russian agent Anya "Triple-X" Amasova (Barbara Bach) to recover stolen Soviet submarines from evil oceanographer Carl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) and his gigantic lackey, Jaws (Richard Kiel). When Triple-X learns that Bond killed her husband on a mission in the Alps, she must overcome her selfish notions of revenge and work with 007 for the good of the world. In addition to the Bond staple of girls and gadgetry, the film features beautifully shot footage of the Austrian Alps, Venice, and the Egyptian pyramids. Furthermore, director Lewis Gilbert uses the film to push the cinematic envelope with stunning underwater action sequences, that leave the viewer gasping for air and a vodka martini--shaken, not stirred. [More]
Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel
Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter: Christopher Wood
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
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Reviews for The Spy Who Loved Me
From the adrenaline-inducing pre-credits ski chase to the gun battle as the crew of two submarines attempt to take a hollowed-out supertanker from an army of bad guys, the action sequences soar.
Of Roger Moore's seven James Bond pictures, The Spy Who Loved Me stands out as the best.
... the first truly original Bond movie, this one is actually more tightly constructed than several of the adaptations and remains consistently surprising and witty.
The film moves along at a serviceable clip, but it seems half an hour too long.
This is near-camp and its success sent a strong message to its producers about what audiences wanted to see: Bigger, bolder, louder, sexier.
...pulled Roger Moore from the shadow of his predecessor and established him as a bone fide Bond.
As always, story and plastic character are in the service of comic strip parody.
Roger Moore may not be the toughest of the Bonds, and he may not be the wittiest, but he is the smoothest.
The film has its moments -- Kiel's indestructible heavy racks up a good score -- but the rest is desperately weak.
As the Bond series moved deeper into the 1970s, the emphasis moved away from the inventive scripts that made the best Sean Connery films fine examples of the spy genre and toward the kind of feats of daring and visual spectacle.
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