Sunday, July 13, 2014

Flick Pick: The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me
(United Artists, 1977)

A smooth Marvin Hamlisch score, a great theme by Carly Simon, and one of the most spectacular opening stunts in the entire franchise launched the tenth Bond flick onto the screen, and provided a worthy addition to the franchise. The gadgets and stunts are generally marvelous, and Moore finally gets a car to equal Connery's iconic Aston Martin DB V, in this case, the amphibious Lotus Esprit. And even on a $14M budget this time, UA was still making Bond movies with the profits from just the first one.
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2 comments:

  1. RandyGCJuly 13, 2014 at 9:59 AM

    You left out Barbara Bach, the reason why Ringo is the one Beatle I have total respect for.

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  2. AesopJuly 13, 2014 at 9:24 PM

    Agreed.

    But TSWLM was only the tease. They payoff on her , er, charms, came in the otherwise forgettable Force 10 From Navarone.

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