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Octopussy

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James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in Octopussy (Maud Adams), an entrancing beauty involved in a devastating military plot to destroy détente. From the palaces of India to a speeding circus train in Germany and a midair battle on the wing of a high-flying jet, only Agent 007 can stop the nightmarish scheme!
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Despite a couple of electrifying action sequences, Octopussy is a formulaic, anachronistic Bond outing.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press 10/17/2018
"Octopussy" is the 13th of the James Bond movies, and it is one of the best. Go to Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post 10/06/2015
It's a pleasure to report that the James Bond company is confidently back on the beam. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 10/13/2008
Glen's willingness to give the action sequences a certain weight and seriousness produces some genuinely exciting moments, yet his work is everywhere undermined by the flatness of the characterizations and the uncertain architecture of the plot. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn 08/28/2022
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It is a slow and drawn out film that tries but fails to engages. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/25/2021
3/4
I've seen the Bond movies countless times over the decades, and this title above all is the one that fluctuates the most from one viewing to the next. Go to Full Review Jake Tropila Film Inquiry 10/14/2020
It's an easy film to hate (and often paints a big target on its back encouraging you to do so), but it works perfectly as a piece of entertainment, where the good ultimately outweighs the bad. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ben W @Username618 2d Could have benefited from more of an octopus theme. See more Felix S. @FelixjSolis 6d Maybe one of Roger Moore’s best Bond entries. See more Tyler G. @Tylergoogs29 Feb 19 Uhh my lil octopussy See more Alec B @Alec97 Feb 9 Hilariously convoluted (murdered clown who is actually a 00 -> fabergé eggs -> exiled Afghan prince -> all female thief squad/octopus cult -> rogue Soviet general -> nuclear bomb in a circus!) while also being efficiently paced and creatively violent. See more Jon B @Jonniejonjon Feb 5 Saw this movie in theatres in 1983 aged 13. Loved it back then, but as I grew up I found it boring and silly. Now in my fifties I love this film. It has silly moments for sure - the tarzan cry, the tiger scene and the gorilla costume. That said, the clown costume never really bothered me as it tied in nicely with the death of 009. The title song is poor, Roger Moore is a little long in the tooth, the story a little convoluted, and the film's title still makes me cringe but it's still one of Moore's best entries. There's a lot packed into this movie. Highlights include Maud Adams, Stephen Berkoff, Louis Jordan, the Inidian locales, the casino scene, the train sequence, the plane sequence at the end, the pre title sequence, the knife throwing twins and Gorbinda to name a few. Great action too. An underated and often derrided 007 movie but watch it again and see it in a different light. Arguably the 2nd best Roger Moore Bond film and one of my top 10 best Bonds films of all time. See more dschubba69 T @Dschubba Feb 3 All the Roger Moore bonds are great in there own way. This is a movie that has aged great, more so for the fact they just really don't make movies like this anymore and frankly cant. Scenery and sets are top notch, story is good enough and the facy its dated to its time is even more entertaining, action and effects are above par. Just enough cheese, boyish humor to take it up a notch to always be an enjoyable watch. See more Read all reviews
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John Glen

Director

Roger Moore

James Bond

Maud Adams

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Louis Jourdan

Kamal

Kristina Wayborn

Magda

Kabir Bedi

Gobinda

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Octopussy

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Synopsis James Bond (Roger Moore) may have met his match in Octopussy (Maud Adams), an entrancing beauty involved in a devastating military plot to destroy détente. From the palaces of India to a speeding circus train in Germany and a midair battle on the wing of a high-flying jet, only Agent 007 can stop the nightmarish scheme!
Director
John Glen
Producer
Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter
Ian Fleming, George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
Distributor
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., CBS/Fox
Production Co
United Artists, Eon Productions Ltd., Danjaq Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
2h 11m
Sound Mix
Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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