Octopussy
“Mr. Bond is a very rare breed, soon to be made extinct” Louis Jourdan in Octopussy The best word to describe Roger Moore’s sixth Bond installment is entertaining. A major element of the plot is the presence of a circus which serves as a metaphor to the film. Seeing this film is as much for a teen or adult is about as much fun as going to the circus for a child. Octopussy was the first Bond film I saw. It is my favorite Roger Moore Bond film, edging out the popular Moore favorite, The Spy Who Loved Me. I think The Spy Who Loved Me is also a lot of fun, but it follows the director Lewis Gilbert template too closely (he also directed You Only Live Twice, and Moonraker) and all three are variations of the same film, with very straightforward plots. Octopussy is a more breezy film and has a more unpredictable structure. Since the film