Bond Retrospective: "Octopussy"
Released: 1983
Actor: Roger Moore
Villain: Orlov (Steven Berkoff)
Henchman: Kamal Khan, Gobinda
Allies: none of significance
Bond Girl: Octopussy (Maud Adams)
First Appearance: Moneypenny's assistant, Penelope Smallbone. Robert Brown as M.
Frequent Reappearance Alert: Russian spy leader Gogol
Precredits sequence: Bond tries to infiltrate into a place as a foreign officer, is caught, and escapes in a plane, having to stop for gas.
Plot: General Orlov of Russia is against Russia joining NATO disarmament, and feels it will weaken Russian power. This, he plans to have a bomb blow up in American space in Germany, causing Europe to disarm, and allowing him to conquer with ease. To do this, he uses Kamal Khan, a foreign prince, to get in ties with Octopussy, a circus owner, under the guise of smuggling jewelry. Which is how Bond was involved, after 009 is killed with a fake faberge egg in hand. Bond travels to India, eventually uncovers the plot, and is able to stop the bomb, all while dressed as a clown. Then, he recuses Octopussy from Khan, as he and the turbaned Gobinda meet their doom. And we are promised a return in AVTAK.
Thoughts: One of the weakest Moore films to date. I still think DAF was a weaker film, but this isn't far off. The plot itself, with the bomb and disarmament, was fine. But there's also a lot of wasted time, and overall the execution wasn't great. Moore also is showing his age as Bond. It's not the worst, but definitely not the best. And the sad part is, the Moore era campiness is getting commonplace, basically, so this almost feels right at home in this Bond era.
Actor: Roger Moore
Villain: Orlov (Steven Berkoff)
Henchman: Kamal Khan, Gobinda
Allies: none of significance
Bond Girl: Octopussy (Maud Adams)
First Appearance: Moneypenny's assistant, Penelope Smallbone. Robert Brown as M.
Frequent Reappearance Alert: Russian spy leader Gogol
Precredits sequence: Bond tries to infiltrate into a place as a foreign officer, is caught, and escapes in a plane, having to stop for gas.
Plot: General Orlov of Russia is against Russia joining NATO disarmament, and feels it will weaken Russian power. This, he plans to have a bomb blow up in American space in Germany, causing Europe to disarm, and allowing him to conquer with ease. To do this, he uses Kamal Khan, a foreign prince, to get in ties with Octopussy, a circus owner, under the guise of smuggling jewelry. Which is how Bond was involved, after 009 is killed with a fake faberge egg in hand. Bond travels to India, eventually uncovers the plot, and is able to stop the bomb, all while dressed as a clown. Then, he recuses Octopussy from Khan, as he and the turbaned Gobinda meet their doom. And we are promised a return in AVTAK.
Thoughts: One of the weakest Moore films to date. I still think DAF was a weaker film, but this isn't far off. The plot itself, with the bomb and disarmament, was fine. But there's also a lot of wasted time, and overall the execution wasn't great. Moore also is showing his age as Bond. It's not the worst, but definitely not the best. And the sad part is, the Moore era campiness is getting commonplace, basically, so this almost feels right at home in this Bond era.
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