I found FOR YOU EYES ONLY and OCTOPUSSY as overall better films…Stromberg was just SUCH a Blah villain! And Barbara Bach is just Tanya Robert’s-level Bad!
One of my favorite Roger Moore films is one he did in between Bond flicks: The Wild Geese. Seeing Richard Harris, Richard Burton, and Roger Moore doing a bit of mercenary skullduggery is always entertaining.
Shane Rimmer also had a uncredited cameo in *"STAR WARS"* (1977) as one of the Rebel Technicans who asked Luke Skywalker if he wants a new R2-unit for his X-Wing fighter.
Moore’s best Bond film and after ten years of uncertainty it was the film that IMO saved the series. Great set pieces, great score and Moore finally hits his stride as 007. Great shout out to Calvin Dyson, the man not only knows his subject, but his videos are hilarious and entertaining to boot. Great video Oliver.
13:09 Shane Rimmer is Canadian not American. He is also in You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever, and does the voice of Hamilton in Live and Let Die
The helicopter chasing Janes and Anya, with the LOTUS turning into a submarine, was my favorite sequence of the movie. JAWS is one of the best villains of the series.
I absolutely adore this flim it’s the best bond and Moore outing next to goldeneye and the Carly Simon theme is perfect for a flim like this nobody does it better like Moore
Great review and insight Mr. H. As a 50yr old, huge Bond fan, TSWLM has always been in my top 3 favourite Bond films, and is definitely Sir Roger's greatest performance as 007.
My personal favourite Roger Moore Bond film. One of the best overall Bond films. The opening stunt, the Lotus Esprit, the model work, Jaws all top notch.
This Bond film had so many iconic elements. I saw it in the cinema when it first came out as a 13-year-old and loved it. However, I don't want to revisit it because its flaws will taint my memories. Thank you, Oliver, for another brilliant retrospective.
My favourite Roger Moore Bond movie. It’s the right level of great action sequences and serious moments, plus it has one of my favourite scores in the entire franchise and I love the production design of film
Roger got comfortable in the role and they knew how to use them. I love Live and Let Die, but Moore seems to be finding his footing, then for The Man With the Golden Gun, he's very "mean." This and For Your Eyes Only are my favorite from the Moore era.
My favourite Bond movie, but my first I saw at the cinema would be Moonraker, I didn't know Jaws was a returning character then. Wow we do need that full soundtrack, I hope to see 4K boxsets of each film and have the soundtrack accompanying it 😊
The first thing I ever had in my life that I knew of as James Bond was that car as a Hot Wheels. I wouldn't even see the movie until I was watching the series as a young man, but I played with that submarine car as much as a Batmobile, and he was a part of my imagination long before I had the patience to sit through any movie paced for the 1970's. I do remember this as one of my favorites from the Moore era though, who was the Bond I grew up seeing the most of on tv in the 80's, and why I would reject Dalton when I saw those in the theater. Brosnan became my all time favorite, but the balance of humor and charm in his character all comes from Moore's interpretation, and it's such an essential part of the franchise to me. This one's up there with Goldfinger.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 1977 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ * One of the best films in the franchise! An almost perfect movie! * Great movie, great director Lewis Gilbert and of course, the one and only, the real English James Bond actor: Roger Moore! * My Top 10 is: 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1995.
I think "The Spy Who Loved Me"(1977) & "Moonraker"(1979) are the most entertaining and visually gorgeous films in the 007 franchise. These films also had fantastically great promotion! * IT'S THE BIGGEST! IT'S THE BEST! IT'S BOND! AND BEYOND! * WHERE ALL THE OTHER BONDS END... THIS ONE BEGINS! *
Oh man to each’s own I guess, but Moonraker is a tough watch for me. Near the bottom of the list above only Die Another Day and (If you consider it a legit Bond film) Never Say Never Again. I think there’s a fine line these films have to walk between silly disbelief and seriousness, and in the same way Craig era Bonds don’t appeal to me for being too on the serious side of the equation, I feel Moonraker leans too far into the silliness side of the formula. It almost feels like a Bond parody, albeit an ineffective and not very funny Bond parody.
*"The Spy Who Loved Me"* was the first James Bond film in the series to be recorded in Dolby Stereo which they used for the next five Bond films from 1979 to 1987, before they went with Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording for *"Licence To Kill"* (1989).
One of my favourite Bond Films among with Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Licence To Kill, Goldeneye and Skyfall. And Nobody Does It Better than this Incredible Bond Film.
The Greatest James Bond Ever Made. So much larger in cinematic epic scope than Sir Rog's previous two efforts (which are still great films) it has absolutely everything a James Bond film can offer. The super tanker swallowing nuclear submarines, the pre credit sequence skiing off the clifftop with Union Jack parachute, Atlantis, Stromberg, Jaws, the beautiful Anya, Sir Rog ice cool as Bond like never before and a stunning synth soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch. Fantastic. I saw it twice on the big screen two years ago because of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the franchise (i was born in 1976) and The Spy Who Loved Me is cinema perfection in terms of epic action entertainment. My own personal favourite James Bond film and it aways will be.
I was four when this came out - it is far and away my favourite Bond Picture and I clearly remember my dad coming home with the Corgi Lotus. I have watched and enjoyed it over and over for decades and only now do I know Stromberg's hands were webbed...
This is not only the first Bond movie I saw, it's the very first movie I can remember seeing at the cinema. I was very much a pre-teen at the time, but I still vividly remember the experience of being in the theater and seeing the ski jump, those opening credits, and the car that turned into a submarine (which I subsequently owned in die-cast form). As such it's always had a special place in my heart, and it took a long time to shake off the notion that this is the definitive Bond car, and the definitive Bond soundtrack. I still love the music.
13:18 Shane Rimmer is Canadian, not American. Born-and-bred Torontonian 🇨🇦. Calvin Dyson made the same mistake in his review lol. He did call himself the “Rent-a-Yank” tho, because most Britons couldn’t tell the difference between a Canadian and an American accent, so UK casting directors would always hire him to play the token American.
I don't think the film makers realised that if there was a nuclear war, then the oceans would be irradiated as well. Shane Rimmer also had a small part in Star Wars: A New Hope. He was the X-Wing mechanic who asked Luke if he wanted a new R2 unit.
This was such a golden era for Bond films. The underwater car scene still feels iconic-did anyone else catch all the subtle Cold War references in the dialogue?
Nice overview Oliver. I’m glad you mentioned Maibaum and Mankiewicz whose contributions are vital in giving Spy its edge and grounding in the series iconography in terms of the story. I disagree about the editing as John Glen’s cutting is on point if a bit methodical to fit the more relaxed pacing of Gilbert’s Bond films. Claude Renoir gives the film a unique look for the series and Ken Adam gets to run freely with his designs. Spy was also the first film in the series to officially have a release in stereo as the premiere was 4 track stereo. (Others possibly had alternate stereo presentations but these are unconfirmed) The film soundtrack not having an official release still kills me to this day. Spy is one of two films along with Doctor No to have no release of the film score. The album presentation is extremely well recorded and mastered, but has been frustrating to all of us Bond fans ever since its release. The sequencing is also frustrating. I keep hoping La La Land records gets to do a restoration as part of their ongoing Bond series, as this would be one of the most important scores to do. Definitely read Christopher Wood’s novelization! Not only do you get more details about Stromberg, his entire backstory, and the explanation of the webbed fingers… But it’s also the greatest Fleming pastiche anyone has ever written. It’s essentially the film story in novel form as if Fleming wrote it complete with torture sequence. The irony is that after all the script struggles they inadvertently reworked the plot of You Only Live Twice. The bottom line is that Spy was the necessary relaunch of the series that meant it could continue. It will always be immortal as one of the most perfectly executed Bond films and the kind of film we need so badly today.
Absolutely love this movie, in my to 5 Bond outings (so far) 1# Casino Royale 2# License To Kill 3# Goldeneye 4# The Spy Who Loved Me 5# No Time To Die (i really liked it but understand the mix feelings people have for the movie)
'Midnight Express' (1978) is another film that won the Oscar for best musical score. However most of the film's original music STILL isn't available because when it came time to release the soundtrack, Giorgio Moroder filled it with a bunch of lame disco-style renditions instead of the actual tracks from the movie.
Even though Moore was Bond when I was growing up when I became interested in 007 and started to go back to earlier films it was Connery that really sold me.
That set piece in the tanker between the Sub crews was insane at the time. Still pretty good. What would you get movie wise for £68 million dollars these days? Thats crazy.
The budget was only $13,5 million USD. That's crazy! Even in 1977, it seemed like a much more expensive film! * Today, they spend about $300 million USD on crap like Spectre(2015) or NTTD(2021)..........
@robertwilson214 😆 marvel have spent an estimated $100 million just on reshoots for Captain America Brave New World and they haven't even got Chris Evans. That said there is 2018's Avengers Grim where all the public domain Grimmer fairy tale characters team up. Snow White, Red Riding Hood etcetera. Does have Casper Van Dien though.
My favourite Bond over all. Saw this as a kid in a double bill with Moonraker, so these are the ones I grew up with. The Corgi transforming Lotus was even one of my favourite toys. I think criticisms of it being formula are fair, but it perfects the formula, and I don’t think really topped since. Goldfinger and even OHMSS are arguably “better” movies, and Connery for me still the best over all version of Bond, but this one hits all the beats just right. 75-79 was an amazing time for movies; Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Alien and TSWLM just a few of the literal all time classics.
A great Bond film. I remember watching this on ITV in 1982 and loving the Lotus going underwater. I notice you forgot to mention legendary George Baker who was known for playing Inspector Wexford and was also in On Her Majesty Secret Service.
Imo this was when the Moore Bond era hit its stride and still remains his best movie. I will always have time for the more campy entries such as Moonraker and Octopussy but TSWLM does a great job of having the right balance of tones as you said. I will agree with Roger Ebert that Stromberg is not a terribly interesting bad guy and Jaws ends up way overshadowing him. My personal favorite bit was the suspenseful scene were Bond is removing a warhead from a nuclear missile. I always appreciated how the film managed to squeeze out a nail-bitter out of that one.
Until golden eye this was the best bond movie imo. Now I still think golden eye is the best but damn Barbara Bach rocked that dress with the diamonds. Classic beauty.
Nobody Does It Better is, to my mind, the best song that really encapsulates the Bond character. Big fan of Carly Simon too, so that doesn't hinder that opinion...
Roger's finest outing and one of 007s best, nobody does it better.
Agree. The best Roger Moore Bond, and, in my view, the best Bond film made to date.
Goldeneye is my favorite but this one is up there for sure.
Makes me feel sad for the rest. Nobody does it HALF AS GOOD AS YOU! BABY! YOU'RE THE BEST!!
I found FOR YOU EYES ONLY and OCTOPUSSY as overall better films…Stromberg was just SUCH a Blah villain! And Barbara Bach is just Tanya Robert’s-level Bad!
Nice to see Calvin getting a shout out on this, his videos are superb if you're a Bond fan and I'd highly recommend them as well!
'Hello Mr Bond fans'!
He’s hard to watch.
muckluckable is better.
Agreed! Also The Bond Experience and Dutch Bond Fan also are great. Great video Oliver.
I’d also recommend SLJ Productions’ Bond videos
When Oliver Harper makes a new retrospective video… …I immediately watch.
Even for films that I haven’t seen.
Nobody Does It Better is one of the all time great Bond songs
Danced to this at my wedding
One of my favorite bond films and Roger at his best in the role.
Great film. One of my favorite James Bond movies. I bought it on DVD in 2009.
One of my favorite Roger Moore films is one he did in between Bond flicks: The Wild Geese. Seeing Richard Harris, Richard Burton, and Roger Moore doing a bit of mercenary skullduggery is always entertaining.
Shane Rimmer also had a uncredited
cameo in *"STAR WARS"* (1977)
as one of the Rebel Technicans who
asked Luke Skywalker if he wants
a new R2-unit for his X-Wing fighter.
Scott Tracey.
Moore’s best Bond film and after ten years of uncertainty it was the film that IMO saved the series. Great set pieces, great score and Moore finally hits his stride as 007. Great shout out to Calvin Dyson, the man not only knows his subject, but his videos are hilarious and entertaining to boot. Great video Oliver.
13:09 Shane Rimmer is Canadian not American. He is also in You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever, and does the voice of Hamilton in Live and Let Die
Canadians are Americans. So are Mexicans.
Fight me if you can find me :D
It's definitely one of the most spectacular entries in the series, but for me 'LIVE AND LET DIE' was Roger Moore's finest outing as James Bond.
Peak 1970s Bond
My favourite of the classic James bond run! Nobody does it better Roger, Barbara and Lewis!
The helicopter chasing Janes and Anya, with the LOTUS turning into a submarine, was my favorite sequence of the movie. JAWS is one of the best villains of the series.
Caroline Munro❤
@@Rschr101 Beat me to mentioning Munro.
I always love your mini trailer you do at the start of these videos
They're really good!
*"IT'S THE BIGGEST. IT'S THE BEST. IT'S BOND . . . AND BEYOND!"*
I love your retrospectives.
Especially, your Bond retrospectives.
Brilliant. 👏🏼
I absolutely adore this flim it’s the best bond and Moore outing next to goldeneye and the Carly Simon theme is perfect for a flim like this nobody does it better like Moore
Now I want a moonraker retrospective lol
There's already one
The best of the Moore Bonds and one of the best of the franchise. The opening stunt remains a banger of a start.
Rewatched all the Bonds last month and this stunt was literally jaw dropping, if there is a more impressive stunt in a movie I can't think of it
Great review. Glad you made another 007 Review. I love them! Please do more 007 reviews, they're awesome!
Great review and insight Mr. H. As a 50yr old, huge Bond fan, TSWLM has always been in my top 3 favourite Bond films, and is definitely Sir Roger's greatest performance as 007.
I loved the old James Bond films when I was a boy that had the villain with an evil plan of world domination. Caroline Munro was so beautiful.
My personal favourite Roger Moore Bond film.
One of the best overall Bond films.
The opening stunt, the Lotus Esprit, the model work, Jaws all top notch.
So many iconic elements. I wish that magic still existed
Moore's finest film! And Nobody Does It Better is THE Bond theme for me.
One of the best bond films of all time.
Of course Oliver gets in a Superman reference at least once.
Hey for good reason ;) It should become a drinking game.
I thought I was the only one who’d notice that. I love some Superman 1978 and it’s always welcoming in your videos.
Caroline Munro looks so good. Check out Starcrash(1978).
💯
Thank you oliver i thoroughly enjoy your 007 reviews, i look forward the next one
Oh man, what a great theme song... so sweet and sentimental. Carly Simon's masterpiece ❤ Great review, Oliver.
This Bond film had so many iconic elements. I saw it in the cinema when it first came out as a 13-year-old and loved it. However, I don't want to revisit it because its flaws will taint my memories. Thank you, Oliver, for another brilliant retrospective.
My favourite Roger Moore Bond movie. It’s the right level of great action sequences and serious moments, plus it has one of my favourite scores in the entire franchise and I love the production design of film
Roger got comfortable in the role and they knew how to use them. I love Live and Let Die, but Moore seems to be finding his footing, then for The Man With the Golden Gun, he's very "mean." This and For Your Eyes Only are my favorite from the Moore era.
My favourite Bond movie, but my first I saw at the cinema would be Moonraker, I didn't know Jaws was a returning character then. Wow we do need that full soundtrack, I hope to see 4K boxsets of each film and have the soundtrack accompanying it 😊
The first thing I ever had in my life that I knew of as James Bond was that car as a Hot Wheels. I wouldn't even see the movie until I was watching the series as a young man, but I played with that submarine car as much as a Batmobile, and he was a part of my imagination long before I had the patience to sit through any movie paced for the 1970's. I do remember this as one of my favorites from the Moore era though, who was the Bond I grew up seeing the most of on tv in the 80's, and why I would reject Dalton when I saw those in the theater. Brosnan became my all time favorite, but the balance of humor and charm in his character all comes from Moore's interpretation, and it's such an essential part of the franchise to me. This one's up there with Goldfinger.
You’ve covered 5 of my many favorite bond movies that is neat
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 1977 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ * One of the best films in the franchise! An almost perfect movie! * Great movie, great director Lewis Gilbert and of course, the one and only, the real English James Bond actor: Roger Moore! * My Top 10 is: 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1995.
Had to pause the video to watch Alan Partridge "acting" out the opening of Spy Who Loved Me... Classic 😆😆😆
Hooray. Another retrospective
The first Bond film I ever watched & to this day is still one my favorites in the franchise.
The car chase is one of my favourites in the whole franchise. Also the introduction to Jaws was excellent.
Wow I wasn't aware of Kubrick's involvement in this
Jaws freaked me out as a kid. Loved Roger in his role.
I think Bond franchise peaked with this movie
Jaws in an all time villain in any movie, let alone a Bond film. Great job as always Oliver!
As someone who didn't grew up during Roger's era, his first two movies were rough as hell but I'm glad I kept watching them cause this one was great!
I think "The Spy Who Loved Me"(1977) & "Moonraker"(1979) are the most entertaining and visually gorgeous films in the 007 franchise. These films also had fantastically great promotion! * IT'S THE BIGGEST! IT'S THE BEST! IT'S BOND! AND BEYOND! * WHERE ALL THE OTHER BONDS END... THIS ONE BEGINS! *
Oh man to each’s own I guess, but Moonraker is a tough watch for me. Near the bottom of the list above only Die Another Day and (If you consider it a legit Bond film) Never Say Never Again. I think there’s a fine line these films have to walk between silly disbelief and seriousness, and in the same way Craig era Bonds don’t appeal to me for being too on the serious side of the equation, I feel Moonraker leans too far into the silliness side of the formula. It almost feels like a Bond parody, albeit an ineffective and not very funny Bond parody.
*"The Spy Who Loved Me"* was the
first James Bond film in the series
to be recorded in Dolby Stereo which
they used for the next five Bond films
from 1979 to 1987, before they went
with Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording
for *"Licence To Kill"* (1989).
25:14 They never paid me for my likeness!! 😀
Some rather unique infos about editing/pacing back in the days. Never thought about that.
Much appreciated sir and keep up the stellar work.
I was 9 yrs old when this movie released in theaters. Bond was so much cooler than Star Wars hype at the time.
One of my favourite Bond Films among with Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Licence To Kill, Goldeneye and Skyfall.
And Nobody Does It Better than this Incredible Bond Film.
The Greatest James Bond Ever Made. So much larger in cinematic epic scope than Sir Rog's previous two efforts (which are still great films) it has absolutely everything a James Bond film can offer. The super tanker swallowing nuclear submarines, the pre credit sequence skiing off the clifftop with Union Jack parachute, Atlantis, Stromberg, Jaws, the beautiful Anya, Sir Rog ice cool as Bond like never before and a stunning synth soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch. Fantastic. I saw it twice on the big screen two years ago because of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the franchise (i was born in 1976) and The Spy Who Loved Me is cinema perfection in terms of epic action entertainment. My own personal favourite James Bond film and it aways will be.
When Bond knows Strongberg doesn't like shaking hands and still goes for a handshake. Bond most baddass moments
For me the almost perfect Bond movie. Not to keen on the campy reprogramming of the missiles at the end, but other then that yes.
Brilliant work.
The introduction scene and the Bond 77 theme are still outstanding!
I was four when this came out - it is far and away my favourite Bond Picture and I clearly remember my dad coming home with the Corgi Lotus. I have watched and enjoyed it over and over for decades and only now do I know Stromberg's hands were webbed...
Along with From Russia with Love and Casino Royale, Spy Who Loved Me is definitely right up there with the best. #1 Goldeneye
Loving the Alan "bit of bush"
This is not only the first Bond movie I saw, it's the very first movie I can remember seeing at the cinema. I was very much a pre-teen at the time, but I still vividly remember the experience of being in the theater and seeing the ski jump, those opening credits, and the car that turned into a submarine (which I subsequently owned in die-cast form).
As such it's always had a special place in my heart, and it took a long time to shake off the notion that this is the definitive Bond car, and the definitive Bond soundtrack. I still love the music.
These videos are the highlight of my month.
Awesome upload and a classic that got me into bond, along with Roger's favorite.
Personally, Moonraker's my favourite Moore Bond film for the set pieces, scale and the pacing.
13:18 Shane Rimmer is Canadian, not American. Born-and-bred Torontonian 🇨🇦. Calvin Dyson made the same mistake in his review lol. He did call himself the “Rent-a-Yank” tho, because most Britons couldn’t tell the difference between a Canadian and an American accent, so UK casting directors would always hire him to play the token American.
I don't think the film makers realised that if there was a nuclear war, then the oceans would be irradiated as well.
Shane Rimmer also had a small part in Star Wars: A New Hope. He was the X-Wing mechanic who asked Luke if he wanted a new R2 unit.
This was such a golden era for Bond films. The underwater car scene still feels iconic-did anyone else catch all the subtle Cold War references in the dialogue?
A truly fantastic film. Roger Moore is on top form, stunningly beautiful ladies, exotic locations, non stop action and fun. Nobody does it better.
One of the best 007's
“The Spy Who Loved Me” is THE 007 film. Every Bond element is here: the most fun. The coolest. The best.
Awesome video!
Never seen the movie but had the game on the Amiga as a youngster. Loved riding in the car and the speedboat.
Nice overview Oliver. I’m glad you mentioned Maibaum and Mankiewicz whose contributions are vital in giving Spy its edge and grounding in the series iconography in terms of the story. I disagree about the editing as John Glen’s cutting is on point if a bit methodical to fit the more relaxed pacing of Gilbert’s Bond films.
Claude Renoir gives the film a unique look for the series and Ken Adam gets to run freely with his designs. Spy was also the first film in the series to officially have a release in stereo as the premiere was 4 track stereo. (Others possibly had alternate stereo presentations but these are unconfirmed)
The film soundtrack not having an official release still kills me to this day. Spy is one of two films along with Doctor No to have no release of the film score. The album presentation is extremely well recorded and mastered, but has been frustrating to all of us Bond fans ever since its release. The sequencing is also frustrating. I keep hoping La La Land records gets to do a restoration as part of their ongoing Bond series, as this would be one of the most important scores to do.
Definitely read Christopher Wood’s novelization! Not only do you get more details about Stromberg, his entire backstory, and the explanation of the webbed fingers… But it’s also the greatest Fleming pastiche anyone has ever written. It’s essentially the film story in novel form as if Fleming wrote it complete with torture sequence.
The irony is that after all the script struggles they inadvertently reworked the plot of You Only Live Twice.
The bottom line is that Spy was the necessary relaunch of the series that meant it could continue. It will always be immortal as one of the most perfectly executed Bond films and the kind of film we need so badly today.
Absolutely love this movie, in my to 5 Bond outings (so far)
1# Casino Royale
2# License To Kill
3# Goldeneye
4# The Spy Who Loved Me
5# No Time To Die (i really liked it but understand the mix feelings people have for the movie)
Absolutely THE BEST Bond of them all.
My favourite Bond film!!!!
My favorite Bond movie when I was younger - and special shout out to Barbara Bach 🤩😂
'Midnight Express' (1978) is another film that won the Oscar for best musical score. However most of the film's original music STILL isn't available because when it came time to release the soundtrack, Giorgio Moroder filled it with a bunch of lame disco-style renditions instead of the actual tracks from the movie.
Even though Moore was Bond when I was growing up when I became interested in 007 and started to go back to earlier films it was Connery that really sold me.
That set piece in the tanker between the Sub crews was insane at the time. Still pretty good. What would you get movie wise for £68 million dollars these days? Thats crazy.
The budget was only $13,5 million USD. That's crazy! Even in 1977, it seemed like a much more expensive film! * Today, they spend about $300 million USD on crap like Spectre(2015) or NTTD(2021)..........
Crap avengers?
@robertwilson214 😆 marvel have spent an estimated $100 million just on reshoots for Captain America Brave New World and they haven't even got Chris Evans. That said there is 2018's Avengers Grim where all the public domain Grimmer fairy tale characters team up. Snow White, Red Riding Hood etcetera. Does have Casper Van Dien though.
05:04 isn't OHMSS Nolan's favorite?
If so, that’s sad. OHMSS is awful.
Well he likes both with Dalton being his favourite Bond
28:57 Tabasco! Stromberg is a man of good taste
Nick Nack! Tabasco!
Lara Croft Vs Helena Douglas from Kosmic the RUclipsr is Absolutely Epic!😊😮🎉😂❤
My favourite Bond over all. Saw this as a kid in a double bill with Moonraker, so these are the ones I grew up with. The Corgi transforming Lotus was even one of my favourite toys. I think criticisms of it being formula are fair, but it perfects the formula, and I don’t think really topped since. Goldfinger and even OHMSS are arguably “better” movies, and Connery for me still the best over all version of Bond, but this one hits all the beats just right.
75-79 was an amazing time for movies; Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Alien and TSWLM just a few of the literal all time classics.
A great Bond film. I remember watching this on ITV in 1982 and loving the Lotus going underwater. I notice you forgot to mention legendary George Baker who was known for playing Inspector Wexford and was also in On Her Majesty Secret Service.
Probably one of Roger Moore's most iconic Bond movies
It’s in my top 3. 1. For Russia with Love, 2. The Spy Who Love Me, 3. On her majesty’s Secret Service.
Finnally!
Thank you my friend!
Imo this was when the Moore Bond era hit its stride and still remains his best movie. I will always have time for the more campy entries such as Moonraker and Octopussy but TSWLM does a great job of having the right balance of tones as you said. I will agree with Roger Ebert that Stromberg is not a terribly interesting bad guy and Jaws ends up way overshadowing him. My personal favorite bit was the suspenseful scene were Bond is removing a warhead from a nuclear missile. I always appreciated how the film managed to squeeze out a nail-bitter out of that one.
You're wrong about the music. An orchestral version of Chopin's Nocturne in D flat major plays in Stromberg's base.
Great video man. 👏 👏
One of my favourites of the Moore's series.
My TOP Favourite Roger Moore Bond Film, I first since this 31 years ago 1993.
Until golden eye this was the best bond movie imo. Now I still think golden eye is the best but damn Barbara Bach rocked that dress with the diamonds. Classic beauty.
Off topic but come on Olly where’s your Superman trailer reaction 😂👍🏼
@@dinobarletta9670 it’s done! Haha it will be live Saturday.
Nobody Does It Better is, to my mind, the best song that really encapsulates the Bond character. Big fan of Carly Simon too, so that doesn't hinder that opinion...
the tanker captain was invited to the premiere and could not believe had not used any shoots of the boat
29:45 Okay, I have watched TSWLM like....3 or 4 times in my life and I NEVER noticed that Stromberg had webbed hands 😯
I have several copies of Roger Ebert’s video guides. He liked The Spy Who Loved Me.