Ok, I will admit from the jump, I'm not the biggest Roger Moore fan. In my opinion, he became the Adam West of the series, taking a dark, grim character of purpose and turning him into a clown. Too much winking, asides, double takes and slapstick, with jokester folley artists out of control at times. But sometimes, sometimes, we still got a good 007 adventure out of him. Now, I don't blame this on him, as this tendency began to appear with the last Sean Connery film. Diamonds Are Forever is a wretched movie.
This, however, is not. This story features 007 being put on the trail of trying to locate and reacquire a piece of British naval communications technology before it falls in the wrong hands. At first, he is on the trail of a hitman, but then finds himself in the path and the arms of a beautiful Greek archaeologist out for revenge.
This film does have all the Bond trademarks, with beautiful women, gadgets, locals and cool set pieces, like an underwater battle sequence. There is some winking and nodding, but thankfully, it is kept to a minimum and we do have a worthy adventure with the name Bond.
I like the Sheena Easton song, too.
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