OCTOPUSSY | The Most Underrated James Bond Movie

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  @PentexProductions · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  If you liked this and want more Bond history, then check out my hour long mini-documentary on the crazy history of THUNDERBALL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJNV3RtAXqs">https://youtu.be/SJNV3RtAXqs </a><br> <br>Extra for experts: my 40-minute long ranking of all 25 James Bond movies is now LIVE on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-118342232">https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-118342232 </a><br> <br>Enormous thanks again to my fellow Bond aficionados for lending me their voices: <br> <br>David Lowbridge-Ellis (MBE!) | Author of the exceptional Licence to Queer blog. Be sure to check out his queer re-view of Octopussy here: <a href="https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/queer-re-view-octopussy">https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/queer-re-view-octopussy </a><br> <br>Griffin Schiller | The man, the myth, the legend behind @FilmSpeak. If you liked this video, be sure to watch his brilliant defence of Moonraker here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARPs1KhpMZA">https://youtu.be/ARPs1KhpMZA</a> <br> <br>Jeroen | Better known as @DutchBondFan. Pioneer and maker of the ‘Recapping 007’ video reviews of every single Bond film, along with a host of other videos for Bond fans to sink their metal teeth into. Watch his own take on Octopussy here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dJ9CN6IVs">https://youtu.be/M8dJ9CN6IVs</a>

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  @TheKcrellin · 3 years ago

  I think Octopussy is one of the best Bond films, and the circus of the third act works perfectly in my opinion. &nbsp;The portrayal of the circus is very much in line with what circuses were like 40 years ago.

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  @alec6961 · 3 years ago

  Kamal Kahn is the most under rated Bond Villain. Right from his first meeting Bond he just wants him dead and pours as much energy as he can to ensure his demise. Love every second of his screen time.

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  @quadders9198 · 3 years ago

  Octopussy is a solid cold war thriller. All round excellent, great pacing, great characters, great scenery. Solid all round.

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  @alexhando8541 · 3 years ago (edited)

  What I like about Octopussy, compared to most other Bond films, is that it has a tangible threat- a Soviet General going rogue. Most the other films have some larger than life billionaire supervillain like Blofeld, Drax, Silva, Safin, Dr No and Goldfinger. While the plot of Octopussy is camp and fantastical, it still does inhabit the realm of possibility, despite its ridiculous elements.

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  @AdamSternberg · 3 years ago

  One thing I&apos;ve always liked about this movie is the soundtrack. Octopussy had some really solid musical themes in it.

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  @markseib4173 · 3 years ago

  I admit - this is absolutely one of my favourites - and i think the plot is totally believable

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  @davidbiren2062 · 3 years ago

  The circus hasn&apos;t aged well but that&apos;s what circuses looked like in the early eighties.

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  @thomasanderson2757 · 3 years ago

  Octopussy is Roger Moore&apos;s best Bond film as it is tailored to what his incarceration of James Bond was charming, posh and a joy to be around while also dangerous and full of adventure.

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  @Tadicuslegion78 · 3 years ago

  I do laugh at the face Moore makes when she says &quot;That&apos;s my little octopussy&quot; and he has this look of &quot;Dear god what the hell kind of movie is this?&quot;

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  @JohnQPublic345 · 3 years ago

  From 1974 to 1985, i love all 007 movies. Rip sir roger

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  @Makapaa · 3 years ago

  Goldeneye and Octopussy were my first Bond movies I ever watched. While I LOVE Goldeneye, I REMEMBER Octopussy better.<br>Octopussy just has that surprisingly perfect blend of silly absurdity and actual, high-stakes spy games that I love from these &quot;older&quot; films.

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