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Post #1583778

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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27-Mar-2024, 3:00 PM

Octopussy - 1983 - 6/10

The traveling circus, a Soviet art thief, Fabergé, the cult of the octopus, and Bond.
This 007 outing tones down much of the silliness and camp associated with Moore’s version.
Still as light-hearted outing, this is sleek and very good James bond vehicle.
Louis Jourdan makes an elegant and formidable villain.
Maud Adams, cool and reserved as leader of a smuggling ring.
Comic relief moments, however, should be removed in any director’s cut or fanedited version.
With Bond, comedy belongs in dialogue and black humor situations.