Directed by John Glen, based on the book by Ian Fleming, For Your Eyes Only (1981) was the 12th film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Agent 007. The story finds James Bond tasked with finding a missing ATAC missile command unit, which was on board a ship that was sunk by smugglers. Beautiful Mediterranean locales provide a beautiful backdrop. The scuba diving scenes in which 007 and Melina swim through Ancient Greek underwater ruins, complete with columns and statuary, are particularly lovely. Explosions, ski chases and fast-paced action offers proper balance for a spy film. Roger Moore does a fine job as James Bond. Carole Bouquet is exotic as the Bond Girl. The supporting cast is good as well, includingLynn-Holly Johnson, Cassandra Harris, Julian Glover and Chaim Topol. Sheena Easton performs the title song.
Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Lynn-Holly Johnson and Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
ski chase: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Lynn-Holly Johnson: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Cassandra Harris and Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Ancient Greek underwater ruins: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Lynn-Holly Johnson: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Carole Bouquet: For Your Eyes Only. James Bond, 007
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, based on the novel by Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (1967) is the fifth film in the James Bond series and the 5th to star Sean Connery as MI6 Agent 007. The story concerns a cat-stroking megalomaniac who is using Cold War tensions to instigate a battle between the U.S. and Soviet Union by stealing spacecrafts in orbit. The film had a bigger budget than previous Bond films, and utilized exotic on-location cinematography in the Japanese Pacific. Full of explosions, chases, bikini-clad girls and gunfire, the film moved further into the prototype (and stereotype) of what subsequent 007 films came to represent. Sean Connery is great, as always, reprising his role as James Bond. Donald Pleasence is diabolical as the scar-faced super villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the terrorist syndicate SPECTRE. Karin Dor, Mie Hama and Akiko Wakabayashi are all lovely as Bond Girls. The film was notably parodied in the lackluster comedies, the Austin Powers series.
