Octopussy
1983  PG  ACTION  2h 11min
CAST— Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, Desmond Llewelyn, Vijay Amritraj, Lois Maxwell
MUSIC— John Barry  DIRECTOR— John Glen

     Another of the ‘80s Soviet paranoia films, disguised as an action pic. When MI6 learns of the smuggling of world renowned jewels James Bond is assigned to tackle the case. After he crosses paths with a murderous high roller he finds an ally of sorts in an oddly nicknamed smuggler: Octopussy. After dealing with fake jewels, sheep heads and Faberge eggs Bond discovers that the smuggling operation is actually a cover up for a bombing by a mad Soviet officer. A totally unconvincing film, from top to bottom, with a mottled script and a storyline fit for the birds. Great action sequences but confusion dominates.
OUR RATING— **
PRECEDED BY— Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), Diamonds are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981)
FOLLOWED BY— A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), License to Kill (1989) GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002)