A much more down-to-earth 007 film, but kind of dull for all that.
Dave Hill’s ★★★ review of For Your Eyes Only (1981) on Letterboxd.com
After “Moonraker,” practically anything in the way of a Bond film would seem like “Citizen Kane,” and that helps “For Your Eyes Only,” a somewhat jumbled but relatively low-key Bond outing featuring C…
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Yeah, I never cared much for this one, except for the figure skater gal who fueled some adolescent fantasies for me back in my early teenage years.
I was glad to see a shift to a smaller scale after the previous two. No madman bent on world domination, just a nice little spy story.
Hey, Dave, maybe when you finish your movie reviews you could review the soundtracks. Mini-reviews, maybe. Categories like "fits the movie," "suitability for listening," "best track," etc.
Oh, I agree with the direction/shift, kindamostly. Almost felt like they compensated too far in the other direction, to be honest.
Hmmm. I'll consider on the sound-tracks. In general, anything with John Barry is worth listening to … 😉
Yeah, the scores post-Barry have no appeal for me. Too much percussion. Not everything needs a rhythmic beat. 😛