The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Bond movie fans all learn to love the occasionally silly excess of the genre. By the time Spy was produced, Roger Moore was no stranger to those trademark hilarities. Here production is restrained, in some respects. The visual gags and stock themes are hackneyed enough but not overamped in compensation. Instead the strength of the movie relies on a measured recipe with great casting and location shots, minimalist dialogue, and cinematographic excellence overall. In the DVD version one can appreciate the stunning vintage colors and tones produced by natural and incandescent lighting, 24p filmstock and all-analog sound tech. Nature's imperfections are an advantage in the medium itself, but are scarcely visible in the lead and supporting cast, who all fit their roles perfecty. Barbara Bach stole millions of disco hearts with her understated character and exotic beauty in the role of Agent XXX, and Richard Kiel is unforgettable and quite funny as Jaws, the 7'2" steel-toothed, deadpan monster assassin.This is not a Bond movie to lampoon, but one to savor as an outstanding representative of genre and 70's cultural era.

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.For the most part, the Bond films are fun fluff. Wild action, beautiful women, and very little substance. This one, however, seems to make more of an attempt to balance the action (including a great ski chase) with a deeper look at some of the characters.And the villains are great. Jaws? Truly one of the most iconic Bond villains, with the only competitors being Blofeld and Oddjob. I suppose one could argue that "Man With the Golden Gun" was better, and I may be willing to change my mind, but this was a serious contender.

I will have to look on the 'net for a good article on which movies are closely-based on Ian Fleming actual Bond novels. This one sure isn't. The DVD (and Blu Ray) are restored to pristine condition. My old DVD player "jumped" after the titles, but it plays better on my Sony Blu-Ray Player. (Almost unnoticeable). Diminutive Barbara Bach, looks so exotic with push-up bra and puffed up lips. (Ringo Starr's wife). The ski-jump is one of the best Bond openers ever. The scenes at Luxor make the movie somewhat of a travelogue? It gets a little bit predictable toward the middle and end. A sub-swallowing ship instead of a space capsule "eater". A baby sub instead of a baby helicopter. At the finish, the villain's lair looks like a miniature, to me. No depth-of-scale. "Jaws" (Richard Kiel) is a lot of fun and not too "campy" in this one. He fights the shark and wins! One of my favorites due to Barbra Bach, she is so lovely!

After a gunfight in Austria leaves one Soviet agent dead, "James Bond" (Roger Moore) is recalled from there to London on an assignment involving a missing British nuclear submarine. At the same time a Russian agent named "Major Anya Amasova" (Barbara Bach) is also called to Moscow and given a similar mission involving a missing Soviet nuclear submarine. Since the cases are almost identical the British and Soviets agree to pool their resources and send both agents to investigate the case. What nobody knows is that the Russian agent James Bond killed just happened to be the lover of Major Amasova and she is determined to get revenge on whoever is responsible. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this particular James Bond movie had several interesting novelties which greatly enhanced the overall film. First, it introduced the character known as "Jaws" (Richard Kiel) who appears on a couple of other James Bond movies after this. It also had a very unique car which doubled as a submarine which I thought was rather nifty. Likewise, it featured two attractive actresses by the names of Valerie Leon (as the Hotel Receptionist) and Caroline Munro ("Naomi") who are also featured in a later James Bond film as well. In short, although I don't believe that this ranks up there as one of the best James Bond movies ever made, it does have its interesting points and because of that I have rated it accordingly. Above average.