drbunnig on 06 January 2020
Octopussy. This gets a 6 from me.
I've seen this a fair bit on TV in recent years. It's probably in the lower echelons of the Bond film catalogue when all is said and done, but it's decent enough overall. The opening sequence is good, and there's some nice sequences throughout (the bit at the end with the plane is insane). It's a bit overlong though, and a lot of it just feels competent without being remarkable. I always get a bit confused by the plot as well. Moore is getting on, but I don't find his age particularly jarring at this late stage (although that'll soon change).
