For Your Eyes Only (1981) movie review

Roger Moore, Carol Boquet and Julian Glover in the 14th bond movie

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• kristatos

[broadshoulder]

Not a great review. FYEO was a Fleming novel. it contained the title story, From a View to a Kill, Risico and the Hildebrand Rarity. A basic mistake. You should have researched more.

Also Melina Havelock was a low key character because she was grieving/in pain because she saw her parents murdered in front of her. What do you want? Her to do the can can? Its a perfomance of steely determination but subtle. She is a very European Bond girl..

[NecroVMX]

@broadshoulder Not a good ocmment. You're wrong, FYEO is not a novel, it was a collection of short stories. You should research more before you make an asshole out of yourself. Also, you are stupid.

[TomfromExeter]

Does anybody know what's going on with that "Delicatessen" line in the pre-title sequence?? Must be there for a reason surely.

As someone else observed, there are mines stored in Kristatos' warehouse so maybe the ATAK ship's sinking wasn't an accident...

This film would be perfect with a slightly spicier villain and a bit more acting ability from the leading lady. I would have liked to see Kristatos become more sinister once his real identity is revealed, and Melina seems too subdued.

[NecroVMX]

@TomfromExeter I never even noticed the line until someone pointed it out to me. I dunno really what it's about, probably the script writers being stupid

[Cster91]

For Your Eyes Only is great! The music by Bill Conti is great too! My personal favorite track in the For Your Eyes Only soundtrack is track 2 "A Drive In The Country" the music in the car chase scene.

[Wadsy591]

For Your Eyes Only... Yeaaaahhhhh. My favourite Bond film of them all.. It's amazing.

[Numinous20111]

@SlayerDarth That's an interesting point about Blofeld in FYEO and it's as good an explanation for his sudden reappearance as any I've heard. I agree with heavytome89 about Moore's Bond being more cold blooded than is usually remembered. FYEO was a refreshing, energetic and more realistic Bond than (maybe) you would expect for a film series at that point in time. Great review again NecroVMX.

[xxxdarkheartedboixxx]

according to what ive heard peter fontaine who plays the captain of the st georges and john wyman who plays eric kriengler are joining eastenders as john and marlon moon :)

[heavytom89]

I never understood why the scene where he kicks of the car is so controversial. In the spy who loved me he kills the guy hanging on to his tie in cold blood and then makes a joke about it

[SlayerDarth]

@NecroVMX Btw, I think you're a great reviewer. I'd just like to point out something: the pre-credits sequence with Blofeld was probably conceived because the aforementioned villain was going to feature in McClorey's unofficial Bond film, Never Say Never Again. I reckon the people behind FYOE wanted to show them that the James Bond film franchise could survive without Blofeld.

[SlayerDarth]

@NecroVMX Just wondering, Necro, if you've heard anything regarding Bond 23.

[codename617]

In my strong opinion, i consider this movie to be the best Bond movie with Roger Moore as James Bond. FOr people who are obsessed with the gadets might not like it because that's kind of what this one is lacking, but if you have read the novels and short stories, then this one is a real treat. I like the plot, the opening scene and the numerous referemces to Fleming's work and i really like your review.

[EmeraldIsleStar]

the more you watch moors bond films the better they get, I just love the cheese. it really grows on you

[joel1975]

@swinetastic Bibi Dahl was about 15 years old, so that probably wouldn't have happened.

[tcvicesquad]

@broadshoulder Sadly, most people like their Bond girls to be gun toting, man hating lesbians who are "Bond's equal". Give me a fucking break!