For Your Eyes Only
Tags: revenge, murder, violence

Plot synopsis:
While visiting the grave of his deceased wife, Tracy (whom was killed in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service), James Bond (Roger Moore) is called back to MI6 headquarters. A helicopter arrives to transport him. During the flight the pilot is killed by electricity that surges through his headset and a familiar voice begins to taunt Bond over the chopper's loudspeaker; it is that of Blofeld, Bond's deadliest villain. As Bond struggles to gain control of the chopper, he notices a man in a motorized wheelchair nearby. Bond manages to reach the pilot's seat but cannot operate the 'copter. Blofeld, controlling the 'copter with a small console, flies the chopper into a giant foundry building, with the intention of letting it crash. Bond sees that a set of cables have been wired to the chopper and he rips them out, regaining control of it. He flies after Blofeld and hooks his wheelchair on the end of the chopper's landing skid. Though Blofeld pleads for his life, Bond vengefully drops him down a nearby smokestack.In the Adriatic Sea, a fishing ship, the St. Georges, trawls off the coast of Albania. Inside is a hidden control room for British defense. The spy ship is equipped with ATAC (Automatic Targeting and Attack Communicator), a valuable defensive and offensive device that the Soviet Union would like to obtain. When the ship's decoy fishing crew hauls in a net, it brings with it an old anti-warship mine which explodes, sinking the St. Georges. At MI6, M's temporary replacement, Bill Tanner (James Villiers), is informed of the incident. When he asks how deep the water is off the coast of Albania, he is told it isn't "deep enough." Hoping to find the St. Georges and the ATAC discreetly, Tanner orders a British underwater archeologist, Timothy Havelock (Jack Hedley), to find the St. Georges. Meanwhile, Tanner's KGB counterpart, General Anatole Gogol (Walter Gotell), is told that the ATAC is in play, and instructs an unknown contact to procure it for him.Havelock's daughter, Melina (Carole Bouquet), arrives by plane at her father's yacht near the site of the St. Georges' sinking after taking a vacation in France. While she reunites with her parents, the plane she was brought in suddenly strafes the yacht with a burst of machine-gun fire. Both Havelock and his wife are killed, however, Melina is unharmed. She looks on with a look of despair and rage on her face.In London, James Bond is called into M's office to meet with Tanner and Minister of Defense, Frederick Gray (Geoffrey Keen). He is ordered to find the ATAC, his first lead being the man, Hector Gonzales (Stefan Kalipha), a pilot and Cuban national who killed the Havelocks. Tanner orders Bond to find Gonzales near Madrid and interrogate him for information.Bond goes to Gonzales' home where he's throwing a party. Bond observes that Gonzales is meeting with a mysterious man (Michael Gothard) in an elegant suit and octagonal wire-framed glasses, and deduces that he is paying Gonzales for the assassination he performed. Bond is captured by a security guard and brought to Gonzales who identifies him immediately as British Secret Service and orders him taken away. As he dives into his pool, Gonzales is struck and killed by a crossbow arrow fired by an unseen assassin. The distraction allows Bond to escape. The man with the glasses does not intervene and instead leaves with the money that he intended to pay Gonzales with. As Bond makes his escape, one of the security guards chasing him is killed also by a crossbow bolt. The shooter is revealed to be Melina Havelock, who has been seeking revenge for the deaths of her parents. Before they can escape in Bond's Lotus Esprit, it explodes when a guard tries to break one of its windows. Bond and Melina use her car, a small, clunky Citroen, in a furious chase where they evade Gonzales' men in a wild chase through a small town and through an olive orchard.Back in London, Bond reports back to MI6, where the upset Tanner reprimands him for failing to obtain any information from Gonzales. However, Bond, with Q's assistance, uses a highly sophisticated database called an Identigraph, to identify and locate the mysterious payoff man. The man is revealed to be Emile Leopold Locque, a Belgian assassin who has worked as an enforcer for numerous crime syndicates. The most recent intel suggests he is operating in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Northern Italy.Bond travels to Cortina and meets Luigi Ferrara (John Moreno), an Italian Secret Service agent who tells him that Locque may be associated with an organization called the White Dove (indicated by the pin Locque and it's members wear). He directs Bond to his most reliable contact in the Greek Underworld, Aris Kristatos (Julian Glover). Kristatos identifies the White Dove's leader as Milos Columbo (Chaim Topol), the kingpin of Greece's heroin trade. Kristatos asks Bond to be an escort for his young skating protege, Bibi Dahl (Lynn-Holly Johnson), while she watches the biathlon. Bibi tries to seduce Bond in his hotel room, but Bond refuses her advances due to her young age.At the biathlon, Bibi points out a friend of her's, Eric Kriegler (John Wyman), a competitor in the event. Bond bids Bibi farewell and leaves the event; as he skis away, he is attacked by a small group of thugs on winterized motorcycles. One of them is Kriegler himself, who tries to kill Bond with his sniper's rifle, another is Locque. Bond is able to escape his attackers, killing several of them in the process.Bond meets Bibi later at the Olympic skating rink where Bibi is practicing. He asks her about Eric and finds out that he is an East German defector. After Bibi leaves, he is again attacked, this time by three hulking hockey players. Bond beats them all and returns to his car. There he finds that Ferrara has been killed. In Ferrara's dead hand is a White Dove pin.Bond goes to the business section of Cortina the next day and spots Melina buying a crossbow. As he approaches her, they are both attacked by men on motorcycles, much like Bond the previous day. Bond kills both attackers and orders Melina to leave Cortina. He also tells her that her need for revenge may get her killed too. She agrees to return to her father's yacht and wait for word from Bond.Bond travels to Greece to continue his investigation of Columbo. At a nightclub, he meets with Kristatos and asks how to meet Columbo, not knowing that Columbo's men are secretly recording their conversation. Columbo is at the same club and is sitting with a woman, Lisl von Schlaf (Cassandra Harris), a countess. She becomes openly insulted by one of Columbo's comments and proceeds to leave. Seeing an opportunity to learn more about Columbo, Bond approaches Lisl and offers to have Kristatos' valet, Apostis (Jack Klaff), drive her back to her hotel. After Apostis leaves, Bond and Lisl spend the night together. Lisl confesses that Columbo knows that Bond is a secret agent, and has asked her to learn more about him. Unbeknownst to either of them, Apostis is secretly listening in on their conversation.In the morning, the two walk on the beach and are attacked by Locque and another White Dove member, Claus (Charles Dance). Locque kills Lisl by running her down in his dune buggy, and he and Claus capture Bond. Claus is suddenly shot by a harpoon and several men wearing the White Dove emblem appear out of the surf and capture Bond.Bond is taken to Columbo himself on a yacht, who tries to convince the spy that Kristatos is actually the real villian and the one behind the search for the ATAC. As a means to prove this, he invites Bond to accompany his men to Albania, where Kristatos is using a shipping warehouse to process heroin. Bond reluctantly agrees, and they find Locque overseeing a shipment of raw opium smuggled in enormous rolls of newsprint. They also discover some old naval mines, implying that the sinking of the St. Georges was no accident. As his men provide cover, Locque wires explosives to one of the mines, taking the detonator with him to a nearby escape car. Locque detonates the explosives to cover his escape, but Columbo's raiding party are able to flee the warehouse before it explodes. Using an underground tunnel, Bond is able to get to the shipyard's entrance before Locque does. He opens fire on Locque's car, hitting the assassin in the shoulder and causing him to lose control of the vehicle, which careens off the road. As Locque's car precariously teeters on the precipice of a cliff, Bond shows him the dove pin he'd gotten from Ferrara, throws it to Locque; the tiny shift in weight causes the car to slide off the cliff. Bond gives the car a hard kick and it plummets, killing Locque.Bond travels to the Havelock's yacht and finds Melina. Bond asks Melina if her father possibly left behind any information about his work for the British government. Melina shows Bond her father's journal and they discover that her father had been diving in an unusual underwater location.The two go there in her father's mini-submarine and find the St. Georges. The enter the wreck and find the ATAC attached to an explosive charge which had failed to be activated. Bond disarms the bomb and takes the ATAC when the two are attacked by a diver in a JIM suit. Bond manages to escape the killer and attaches the ATAC bomb to the JIM suit, destroying it. Nearly out of breathable air, he and Melina return to the mini-sub but are again attacked by another mini-sub. They are able to escape this man as well.They return to the surface to find that Kristatos, accompanied by Kriegler and Apostis, has seized the Havelock yacht and killed the crew. Kristatos takes the ATAC with the intention of selling it to the Soviet government; Kriegler is revealed to be his KGB contact. Using Melina and Bond as "bait" they tow them behind Kristatos' yacht hoping that sharks will eat them. Bond is able to snap the line binding them and they retreat to a SCUBA tank Melina left on the ocean floor. Kristatos, assuming Bond and Melina are both dead, leaves.The two make it back to their yacht and hear her father's parrot reveal the destination of the ATAC, a location only called "St. Cyril's." Q informs Bond that there are over 300 locations with the same name in all of Greece, however, Bond knows that Columbo will know where Kristatos has retreated to.The St. Cyril's that Columbo knows of is a monastery in the northern mountains of Greece and sits atop a series of sheer cliffs. It is only accessible from the ground by a cabled basket; Bond must scale the cliff to reach the machinery controlling the basket. As he climbs, he is found by Apostis, who tries to loosen the spikes and climbing rope Bond is using as a safety line. Bond is able to make it up the cliff far enough to throw a spike at Apostis and send him off the cliff. He makes it the basket house and lowers it for the rest of the crew to come up.General Gogol is on his way to the monastery to collect the ATAC. Kristatos attempts to flee with the ATAC, with Columbo and Melina in hot pursuit. Kriegler attacks Bond, nearly overpowering him due to his size, before Bond defenestrates him and races after Columbo and Melina. Kristatos and Columbo fight. Kristatos knocks Columbo out, only to be cornered by Melina, who seeks to kill him to avenge her parents' death. While Bond and Melina argue over whether to execute Kristatos or simply arrest him, Kristatos pulls a switchblade out of his jacket. Before Kristatos can attack Melina or Bond, Columbo regains consciousness and kills him with a throwing knife. Gogol arrives and genially asks for the ATAC; Bond suddenly throws it over the side of the mountain where it shatters hundreds of feet below. Gogol is visibly shocked at first but Bond replies "Detente, Comrade! You don't have it, I don't have it." Gogol suddenly smiles and leaves, obviously humored.Melina and Bond share a romantic evening on board the Havelock yacht when a call arrives from MI6 on Bond's wristwatch. The British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher wishes to speak to Bond personally. Bond gives the watch to Melina's parrot and the PM is tricked into thinking she's still speaking to Bond, who has joined Melina for a nude moonlight swim.

Review: It is definitely the best Roger Moore's James Bond 007 film since The Spy Who Loved Me!
Great actors like are: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Julian Glover, Topol ,Lynn-Holly Johnson, Michael Gothard, Jill Bennett, John Wyman and Walter Gotell.
Aiding Bond is the beautiful sharpshooter Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) and an old acquaintance of Kristatos's named Milos Columbo (Topol).I really miss movies like this one today I really do, I miss them so much.
For Your Eyes Only is a 1981 British spy film and the twelfth in the James Bond series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.
Certainly 'For Your Eyes Only' and the follow up, 'Octopussy' are the best of the Moore years, and I don't think it would be overstating it to say that Glen may have single handedly saved the franchise.By the end of the 1970s Bond had turned from Ian Fleming's masterspy  into an entirely comic book creation, culminating in the preposterous shenanigans of 'Moonraker' in 1979.
The scene with Bond and Melina dragged behind the speedboat, for example, is taken directly from the novel of 'Live And Let Die', and many characters appear in Fleming's short story of the same name.Add to the mix a fine cast, notably Carole Bouquet as another strong character in the list of 'Bond women', and you have a satisfying and thrilling entry in the series..
Moore's outing with overwhelming action and spectacular scenarios , the film teams Bond with an archaeologist as endearing ally ( a beautiful Carole Bouquet) in an effort to stop an industrialist from selling a mechanical artifact .
After his first introduction in ¨Live and let die¨ as tough and attractive James Bond of the Ian Fleming's famous creation , Roger Moore went on playing various 007 , and ¨ For your eyes only ¨ is one of the best .
Following the tracks all lead a nasty billionaire , a maniacal villain who schemes the selling of the powerful machine to a Russian general (Walter Goetell).This solid , slick thriller with magic mix of action-packed , dazzling stunts, gadgetry, and romance provided by sexy company as Carol Bouquet, Lynn Holly Johnson and Cassandra Harris (first wife of Pierce Brosnan until her death) .
In addition , there appears the usual as Lois Maxwell, ¨MoneyPenny¨ , Minister of Defense as Geoffrey Keen and Walter Goetell as Russian general .The picture contains comic-strip adventure , sensational pursuits , silly set pieces, great stunts, tongue-in check humor, automovile chase, frantic unstopped action , an impressive tour over razor-sharp coral reefs, amazing gimmicks and stimulating images like are the happenings on the spectacular pursuits on the snow, the overwhelming underwater scenes, and the breathtaking battles .
The chase and suspense formula wears strong in this entry .The action-packed includes , exciting underwater fights, and cliffhanging assault of a rousing mountaintop fortress filmed in Meteoro monastery .Enjoyable title song by Sheena Easton and stirring musical score fitting to action by Bill Conti (Rocky saga's composer) ,following the John Barry's classic style .
Aiding Bond is the beautiful sharpshooter Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) and an old acquaintance of Kristatos's named Milos Columbo (Topol).As good as it is, 'For Your Eyes Only' starts out terribly.
Some would see this as hypocrisy, whereas it is the words of a Bond who has come to analyse the hardship of a licence to kill.With Julian Glover portraying a more down to earth villain and the plot centering around the Cold War, For Your Eyes Only is a great 80's Bond film, with scatterings of what would be developed into the Timothy Dalton years, such as the serious Bond and the more down to earth story telling.
While it did not outgross Moonraker, it's financial intake was close and while it does possess the entertainment factor that both Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me did, it is an artistic success, with great performances, an engrossing storyline, wonderful characterization  and superb direction from John Glen in his directorial debut for a Bond film.
Suffice it to say that it is one of my favorite "the bad guy gets it" moments in just about any movie.I also recall that when the film was new, the application of synthesizers in the music (most obvious in the title song, and more subtly applied in the score) was very cutting-edge and tasteful; there were clearly synthetic effects to be heard, but they were not poured on liberally.(Everything in moderation?) It's a little harder to notice in this day and age of synthetic everything, but the careful incorporation of obviously synthetic sounds lent extra style.
The film is much more Fleming-like, that is until Dalton comes in.The story is very interesting because it's more of a spy movie, Moore has some work to do here!!!
The Bond girl played by Carole Bouquet is very good, not just a pretty girl!The acting is much better than Moonraker, John Glen eases into the directing quite comfortably.The photography is wonderful, very realistic colour use.There are some fun stunt sequences, the ski chase is fantastic.The film score is fun, but a product of its time, unlike Barry, the music doesn't transcend the generations!Overall, 'For Your Eyes Only' is a satisfying Bond picture.
The story is a little more complex,the villains not so easy to identify.the action is more down to earth than the sheer excess of Moonraker.Julian Glover makes for a sneaky Villain who tries to use Bond for his own gains.This was the start of the John Glen Bond movies And quite a vintage they were too.lots of action all of which is less over the top but certainly just as exciting.the music by bill conti has been slated over the years but i think its a great score.this plays very well on dvd.as for Moore that one scene where Bond kills for revenge is easily his best performance he really does convince his angry enough to kill..
Sadly, this one did not perform as well as other Roger Moore James Bond movies as it did not do nearly as well as the previous film, Moonraker.
I guess it matters little these days, and why should I care now that I alone think this is one of the best Bond films.The movie features a lot of action, but the mission is almost a rather unremarkable one.
It opens with an action sequence in a helicopter that is unrelated to the decoding device plot, but it is fun to watch and the only time Blofeld and Roger Moore's Bond cross paths.
Gone is the over reliance on hi-tech wizardry, Moore (in his best performance as Bond) is back to being down to earth, being a Bond using his wits and toughness to get out of tricky situations, and the film goes for short sharp shock action scenes instead of giant battles enveloped by even bigger sets.
They attempted to bring 007 series back to its roots and they stripped down/away everything to a point where very little of the over-the-top action I usually enjoy in James Bond movies was left: in the end, the film plays more like a TV movie or, in my humble opinion, an After School Special than a cinematic adventure.
spy adventure that has bond taking on the usual assortment of ruthless killers and beautiful women.There are some first class action scenes in this movie including some great underwater photography as Bond the the girl battle the bad guys on a sunken ship for a very 1970s looking computer.
On his travels, he also meets and teams up with Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet), who is reeling from a family tragedy, and must detect who are allies of theirs in their encounters and find the ATAC.Moore continued his suaveness and charm in this movie, which I thought had a more faster pace in the plot and more exciting action sequences than the previous Moore entries, from the car chase to the thrilling ski chase - all set to a very 80s-style music score by Bill Conti.
The rest of the movie is full of the usual action, gadgets, nice stunt work and brilliant special effects.Moore keeps on going with another wonderful job playing James Bond, keeping it entertaining and fun, but also displaying a seriousness about him during his mission.
An elaborate villainous lair is not missed, that said, this entry is less extraordinary compared to the rounded and highly enjoyable Spy Who Loved Me (1977).James Bond is once again played by Roger Moore, the opening scene closes a chapter on his wife's death setting a serious tone for Moore's performance and the rest of the movie.
There's less gadgets and while the steelier Bond is welcomed with the ending subtle and poignant, Bond girl Carole Bouquet (once the 'face' of Chanel) is less than stirring, mainly due to her lack of dialogue.Bond bad guy Kristatos played by Indiana Jones and Star Wars actor Julian Glover is bland and forgettable, lacking weight especially when compared to other serious Bond outing villains like Kananga and Licence to Kill's Sanchez or more recently Dominic Greene to name a few.
Even though Bill Conti's score is uneven, at times pure genius and other 80's rubbish tech-no pop, John Glen's directing, Maibaum and Wilson's writing ensure that this entry is more spy action thriller.In retrospect, despite being a relatively less inspiring Bond credit must go to For your Eyes Only for simply bringing the series back to earth and on track..
Sadly, this approach was not to last, and the series returned upon its rather tragic path it had been heading during the Moore era.A rather rough and tough Bond film, showing more character development in the main hero and a good collection of villains and sidekicks.
Definitely the best James Bond movie of J.B Mk. III - The Roger Moore Era - I think.
This is not the best of the Roger Moore Bonds(The Spy Who Loved Me) but it isn't the worst(a tie between Octopussy and A View to a Kill) either- it is a film with its pros and cons and as an entry in the Bond franchise it is actually pretty solid.CONS: There is nothing new really in the plot, there is little really of surprises.
It was so cool that Bond finally got his revenge on Blofeld.The action in this film is as thrilling as ever with another unbelievable ski chase and a tense mountain-scaling sequence, but for the first time since "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," Bond has a certain vulnerability to him that makes you feel for him.The locations in Greece and Italy were spot-on and the theme song by Sheena Easton is another classic Bond song.
Bibi, however, was incredibly annoying and had no place in this otherwise excellent picture.Second to "The Spy Who Loved Me" as Roger Moore's best Bond film, this return to the style of Fleming's Bond is another one of the series' highlights.RATING: A-.
And the film earned an Academy Award nomination for the title song, sung beautifully by Sheena Easton.Roger Moore has always been my favorite Bond and For Your Eyes Only shows him at the top of his game..
The bobsled chase is amazing (sadly, a stuntman died during the making of it); the underwater scenes when Bond and Melina are searching things inside the sunken ship is mind-blowing and there's even the villain's mini-submarine involved; a lethal henchman played by the great Michael Gothard (quite an ironic casting since his character here doesn't mutter a word while in Ken Russell's "The Devils" he was the loudest voice in the room, also a diabolical evil guy), who steals the show whenever he appears.
I like Bouquet but it's a shame that she had to be dubbed..Following the death of Bernard Lee (M), Desmond Llewelyn's Q gets an enhanced role here and Locque (Michael Gothard) is identified as the man they want to find.In the Italian Alps there is a slightly disturbing scene where the 16-year old Bibi (Lynn-Holly Johnson) attempts to seduce Bond, being played by 54 year old Roger Moore.
Helping him in this mission is Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock, out for revenge against villain Kristatos(played by Julian Glover).Film is a more serious, straightforward adventure then had been seen in awhile, which is a most welcome change of tone, though the opening sequence with Bond battling a familiar looking villain is pretty amusing, though in a good way.
It Is Very Hard To Direct A Film Like This And Get It Right, John Glen Was On & Off, Sometimes Terrible(Liscence To Kill), Sometimes Good(Octopussy(Hmmm...)) But Above All THIS Is His Best.Roger Moore Gives The Best He Can To The Role But Overall The Strength Is Melina's Backstory.
Roger Moore's 5th adventure as Bond, and after reaching silly heights in 'Moonraker' it's great to see Bond back on Earth again, and all the ingredients are here for a very entertaining thrill ride, the action, the stunts, the gadgets, stunning locations and beautiful women, not to mention some of the most convincing acting in the Bond series.On a mission to retrieve a nuclear submarine control system from a British ship that has sunk in foreign waters, 007 is up against the worlds superpowers in a race to prevent global devastation.Roger Moore's finest adventure as Bond, and one of the best Bond films there is.
I believe that Moore could be the best Bond actor if he starred only in 'For your eyes only' and 'The Spy who loved me'.Second, there is no juicy villains.
Despite having some weaknesses, it is one of the best film in the saga "James Bond 007" with Roger Moore.
An extraordinary range of exterior locations delivers "007" spreading his wings to be up in the air, navigating a helicopter to dispose an unfortunately-neglected character of "Blofeld" since "Diamonds are Forever" (1971) in a forgettable pre-title-sequence, underwater wreck diving with deep sea robotics, an super-accelerated chase scene at an Italian alps ski resort before an exciting showdown leads James Bond climbing up a mountain top accompanied with his fellow sidekick Milos Columbo, protrayed by highly authentically actor Chaim Topol and actresses Carole Bouquet and Lynn-Holly Johnson in their early 20s, bringing the light and the dark into romantic as erotic play for actor Roger Moore, who in his fifth portrayal as "007" handles it with such understatement at the age of 53 that punchlines as "No Head For Heights" while kicking a contemporary Mercedes-Benz with antagonist's right hand behind the steering wheel of a razor-sharp rocky cliff.
Cinematography by Alan Hume (1924-2010) delivers plain, but well-executed coverage with no surprises in a since 1977 "The Spy Who Love Me" kept CinemaScope (2.35:1 aspect ratio) film format that presents promoted editor John Grover panoramic on-location widescreen photography, live-action stunt work, especially in a stunningly-paced skiing scene, choreographed by Willy Bogner and his associates, plus the fair character close-ups, which holds its suspense to the end, preparing recurring international audiences for more Roger Moore charm, humor and strikes of boldness in two more "007" pictures already in his mid-50s.
l'd watched this picture in January 1998 on television now for first time on blu-ray which provide a fantastic view of this kind of picture that was shooting in amazing spots on Greece...Roger Moore was too old to play 007 in the 80' but still works...in this time he goes to Greece to find out where the ship wreck and get the communication device called ATAC which the Russians are interested,among great actors on the movie Topol play a decent Greek who helps bond on this mission...and of course Carole Bouquet who was always beauty mainly in underwater shooting...gorgeous Bondgirl!!!.
I thought that it did the movie justice and the chemistry between Moore and Carole Bouquet who plays Melina Havelock was great.Although "Moonraker" made more money at the box office, "For Your Eyes Only" is definitely one of Moore's best efforts as the Suave Super spy..
This is the one with the annoying young American figure skater, Topol, and the opening helicopter sequence with Blofeld (his final appearance in the films).FOR YOUR EYES ONLY has just about everything you could want in a Bond movie.
Even the skiing has been done before, in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977).The theme song is sung by Sheena Easton, who has the distinction of being the only singer to be shown during the opening titles of a James Bond film.
The action is more grounded, in that Bond must rely on his wits and his combat skills to save the day, rather than some wild and wacky gadgets.FOR YOUR EYES ONLY is #12 in the James Bond series, and is the fifth film to star Roger Moore as 007.
Among all the James Bond films of Roger Moore, For Your Eyes Only is the best and most compelling I've seen.Coming off the massive success of Moonraker, the producers decided to bring 007 back not only to Earth but also to a style that resembles the Bond movies of the early-to-mid 1960s.
In line with the "tradition" of Moore Bond films, FYEO has some over-the-top action sequences and chases (skiing on a bobsled track)to heighten the pace.
This is, in my mind, the best James Bond film Roger Moore has done.
Certainly the best of Roger Moore's appearances as Bond, For Your Eyes Only dispenses with over reliance on gadgets and over blown action scenes of the type that pretty much sank the previous instalment Moonraker.There is a good performance from Bond and leading Bond lady Caroline Bouquet mainly thanks to them having a decent intelligent and well worked out script to work with.
This is the first John Glen directed James Bond adventure and the plot changes from the outlandish screenplays of adventures such as Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me. Roger Moore probably puts in his best performance as Bond.
This is director John Glen's first Bond film, and it is by far his best, with Roger Moore looking older but much more comfortable in the role.