OK, so this is how we’ll do this. A short overview followed by the ratings themselves….

This 1983 offering featured Roger Moore in his 6th film and the thirteenth in the James Bond series. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson. In Octopussy, Bond is assigned the task of following a megalomaniacal Soviet general who is stealing jewelry and art objects from the Kremlin art repository. This leads Bond to a wealthy exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan), and his associate, Octopussy (Maud Adams), and the discovery of a plot to force disarmament in Western Europe with the use of a nuclear weapon.And just to clarify, since this is the first of the ratings. I’m not criticizing tech, (special effects, etc) because comparing 1960 tech to 2020 tech is ridiculous. The same with performance style. I’m trying to take the era into account just to keep it as level a playing field as possible.

So, on to the ratings;

Bond; 80 out of 100. Roger is getting on in years but he still handles the role with style, and deals with some fairly wooden scene partners with grace.

Villain; 40 out of 100 Louis Jourdan looks old, infirm and frankly disinterested. He seems more petulant than perturbed.

Bond Girls; 65 out of 100 Maud Adams is fine and attractive as Octopussy, though there is little or no chemistry between she and Moore. Kristina Wayborn is wooden. I mean like “wood” wooden. In bed and out..

Theme Song; “All Time High”, Rita Coolidge. 25 out of 75 . BORING.

Henchman; 40 out of 50. Kabir Bedi as Gobinda is large, imposing and very believable.

M, Q, Moneypenny & misc. – 5 out of 25. M, Q & Moneypenny are all just fine. Nothing spectacular. However. Vijay Amritraj, the tennis pro, has a role as Vijay, a tennis racket wielding operative . It’s cringy. I hope he fired his agent.

Total; 255.

This is the first movie to be rated, so we’ll see how it measures up . Next week; The World is Not Enough.