James Bond retrospective 013: ‘Octopussy’ (1983)

There’s a tradition of James Bond films switching styles and generally trying to horn in on the zeitgeist, as seen in Live and Let Die’s ‘Blaxploitation’ and Moonraker’s ‘Space Opera’. There’s also a trend of ‘going back to basics’ to reset the series after any entry that’s particularly over the top, the prime examples being … >

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James Bond rewatch: ‘Octopussy’

001. The story Investigating the murder of 009, Bond discovers that an Afghan prince and a rogue Soviet General plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on an American base in Germany, by smuggling it in with the circus. Unfortunately 007’s forgotten his Q-branch issued clown costume…   002. The villains Steven Berkoff dials the crazy … >

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