For Your Eyes Only [WS]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

For Your Eyes Only eschews the gimmickry and campiness of earlier James Bond films, concentrating instead on telling the story and maintaining suspense. Roger Moore is back as Secret Agent 007, this time on the trail of Soviet spies while he romances the beautiful Melina, played by Carole Bouquet. Richard Maibaum's screenplay has very little to do with the collection of short stories that made up Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only, save for the plotline involving Melina's seeking vengeance for the death of her father. The direction is by John Glen, who'd previously done second unit work on other Bond films. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Color
• Subtitle: Korean, Mandarin, English, French, Thai, Spanish
• Features:
  • Feature film with frame-by-frame digital restoration and DTS 5.1 audio
  • Newly recorded audio commentary featuring Sir Roger Moore
  • Audio commentary featuring John Glen and actors
  • Audio commentary featuring Michael G. Wilson and crew

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Song - 1981 (Michael Leeson, Bill Conti)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Song - 1981 (Michael Leeson, Bill Conti)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Roger Moore - James Bond
       Carole Bouquet - Melina
       Topol - Columbo
       Lynn-Holly Johnson - Bibi
       Julian Glover - Kristatos

• Director:

  John Glen

• Producer:

  Albert R. Broccoli

• Book Author:

  Ian Fleming

• Screenwriter:

  Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson

• Cinematographer:

  Alan Hume

• Composer (Music Score):

  Bill Conti

• Songwriter:

  Michael Leeson

• Editor:

  John Grover

• Production Designer:

  Peter Lamont

• Art Director:

  John Fenner

• Associate Producer:

  Tom Pevsner

REVIEWS:

• After 1979's Moonraker, the keepers of the James Bond franchise determined that the series had drifted too far from its roots and became overly reliant on gadgetry and camp. For Your Eyes Only, the 12th film in the series, returns to the form that worked in the early Sean Connery films. The Bond character is restored to his earlier incarnation as an edgy, tough gentleman spy, and simple intrigue returns to the storytelling. Though it has fewer technological gimmicks than the typical Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only provides solid adventure, with an emphasis on stunts. It has a more believable plot than usual, and the villains seem human for once. Still, it could have been better. While the main body of the film offers constant riveting action, it is regrettably framed by a pair of unfortunate camp bits involving frequent Bond nemesis Ernst Blofeld and a Margaret Thatcher lookalike. In his fifth turn as Bond, Roger Moore delivers his finest performance. More serious than usual, Moore eschews the goofiness that marks his other portrayals. The acting highlight, however, comes from Carole Bouquet's performance as Melina Havelock. This "Bond girl" can actually act; she delivers a tough, adult portrayal -- a stark contrast to the silly characterization of Bibi offered by Lynn-Holly Johnson. Intended as comic relief, Bibi comes off as merely annoying -- so annoying even Bond won't sleep with her. While Topol provides good fun as the smuggler Columbo, Julian Glover and Michael Gothard make boring bad guys. Director John Glen, who'd previously done second unit work on the series, proves himself adept at using beautiful locations and staging breathtaking stunts. Note Topol's first scene with Moore, on a boat, as Glen subtly sways the camera to simulate rocking. ~ John L. Messina, All Movie Guide
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