The James Bond Rewatch: Current Movie - SPECTRE

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Octopussy
***Never seen this one before.***
Not convinced by the opening scene with the jet. Just a series of clichés.
The theme song is perfect… for a naff 1970’s British sitcom about two Middle Age divorcees getting together much to the disapproval of their adult children. Awful, never even heard of Rita Coolridge before.
009 dressed as a clown getting chased by identical twins… err ok… at least it wasn’t Bond, that would be majorly humiliating for the franchise.
Steven Berkoff as Orlov doing some of the worst ham acting I’ve ever seen. Beyond doubt the worst Bond villain. Maud Adams is about as talented as a bad soap opera actress. Jordan as Khan is bland and only stands out due to who he’s sharing the screen with.
Just when I thought the Gorilla suit was the lowest point in Bond history he’s then dressed as a clown. Love how it only took him a couple of seconds to put on all the makeup as well which then matches another clown exactly.
The “girls, selling themselves” line made me almost convinced Bond was going to be in amongst them in drag.
Good god, I almost appreciate Diamonds are Forever after this! The only solace I can take from this garbage is that I’ve never seen it before and therefore never had to watch it a second time for the review. What a disappointment after the nice change in style with For Your Eyes Only.
2/10