This was the first Bond movie I saw at the cinema. My father took me. Great action scenes and my favourite Roger Moore Bond movie. Jaws was an excellent henchman. Super cool car too. Great stream
@@DutchBondFan there's a N64 video game version of this film being made & expect that Naomi being another villainess boss just like Jaws in this film will have a much higher health bar/amount of health than 007 as well as XXX!
I'm really happy she enjoyed it, it's a real entertaining and fun Bond Movie in my opinion and I remember not liking it so much when I was watching it for the first time
This is my personal favorite Bond film of the Roger Moore era of James Bond and I love the song and I have loved all of these videos and I agree with your opinion on The Spy Who Loved Me
One of my favorites! My Ratings: Bond perfomance: 5/5 Roger Moores take on Bond is perfected in this one. Bond girl: 5/5 One of my favorite Bond girls in the series Villains: 4/5 Stromberg is okay but Jaws is a highlight Locations: 5/5 A lot of places I Want to visit myself and a lot of cool filmsets! Story: 4/5 Very similair to You Only Live Twice but better Executed in my opinion Enjoyment 5/5 One of my favorite movies of all time! I love it!
Barbra Bach has been married to Ringo Star for about 40 years. My first Bond Film at age 13/14. My Fav. Bond song also. I enjoyed the whimsical Bond much more, I don't even go see them now, a couple were OK, but they have turned them into Jason Bourne movies.
I saw this in theatres 3 times! I eventually nick-named this "JAMES BOND'S GREATEST HITS", since just about every action scene was a variation on something from a previous movie. Only years later did I slowly realize that almost nothing in the plot made any sense at all. By the way, the guy Bond killed in Austria was "Paul Foster" from "UFO". Michael Billington reportedly had auditioned for the part of Bond multiple times, but this was the closest he got. Shane Rimmer, in addition to being "Scott Tracy" in "THUNDERBIRDS", and having cameos in "YOLT" and "DIAMONDS", also had a cameo in the 1st "UFO" episode as a SHADO pilot. I think "SPY" may be his biggest, most high-profile role. He has a nice part in "THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT" (also 1977) as an airplane pilot who protects the plane from attacking pterodactyls and racks up a score of kills on the side of the plane. Both Barbara Bach & Richard Kiel were together in "FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE". Although he wasn't Ted Cassidy from "THE ADDAMS FAMILY", Richard Kiel did play villain henchmen in "THE MAN FROM UNCLE", "THE WILD WILD WEST" and "THE MONKEES". Curt Jurgens was supposed to be playing Blofeld, hence the similar plot to "YOLT" and the reference to Bond's wife having been killed, and Bond shooting him 4 TIMES! But the agreement between Albert Broccoli & Kevin McClory had run out, McClory intended to produce another version of "THUNDERBALL", and he hit Broccoli with a restraining order to prevent his using Blofeld & SPECTRE. Broccoli retaliated by hitting McClory with a series of "nuisance" lawsuits to try and prevent him from making his own competing Bond film. It's been argued by many fans as to whether Robert Brown, seen in this film, was playing the same character in the later films when he became Bond's boss, or if he was playing Bernard Lee's character after Lee passed away. I like to think he was Admiral Hargraves, not Sir Miles Messervy. Desmond Llewelyn once insisted the character of "Major Boothroyd" in "DR. NO" was not "Q", but clearly based on this film, he WAS. "Anya Amasova" got VERY irritating over the course of this movie, CONSTANTLY trying to "one-up" Bond. It seemed more "grammar school" than "professional" behavior to me. When you're that good, you don't have to keep trying to prove it.
Shane Rimmer turns up in the 80s Superman films, and also the notorious "Alternative 3", which was Britain's answer to the Orson Welles' Martian scare.
Such a fun film. It's one of the perfect Bond films to introduce first time viewers. Happy to see Lyrith enjoyed it. As aside, regarding Barbara Bach, I actually think her lack of emotion works for the character. She's a spy and a certain cold and detached manner fits the character. Looking forward to Lyrith's reactions to the bat shit craziness of Moonraker.
Some Russian women are actually very like that in real life. Vaccilating (Vassily-ating?!) between emotionless and fiery. Having said that. Despite Lyrith's valid comment about her acting, I think her accent in this is okay. A lot of people when they do Russian accents go over the top. Amasova's is about right - it's very slightly Russian, with a touch of posh English (which is the kind of accent she would have been taught by the KGB)
@@thursoberwick1948 exactly, she nailed it. And you mean oscillating, not vaccilating, that’s not a word, you’re thinking of vaccinating lol but it’s more like alternating, oscillating is more in a steady manner, but anyway
As someone else mentioned Commander Carter, he is also a radio technician in YOLT. As well, the actor playing Shandor, he is also a henchman in Dr. NO in the lair on the island. You see him initially in the dinner scene. Great review and so glad its a favorite!
@@DutchBondFan That's awesome that you met her, I just watched yesterday an interview with her about The Spy Who Loved Me and thought it'd be great to meet her.
I always enjoy your reviews you guys are an awesome couple. It reminds me so much of me and my late wife. I wish you guys all the health and happiness. Take good care of each other
One of the prominent Bond films as a kid before I became an even bigger Bond fan. Its just so iconic and so rewatchable and visually awesome. Sure, criticism of Barbara Bach’s performance is somewhat justified but she’s magnetic as Anya. The plot is awesome and so is the action. For me it rlly typifies James Bond
Mission Accomplished you got Lyrith across the line, she liked this one. It is arguably Moores best but I still prefer Moonraker to this ( probably because it was the first Bond I saw at the cinema ) And it was funny how in 1977 noone knew what a jet ski was. Props to Richard Kiel for making one of the greatest Bond Villian's ever JAWS.
This was my dad’s favorite Bond and it had a pretty big influence on me. Despite us being born in the Craig era this movie was a favorite amongst my friends, we’d always want that Wet Nellie Lotus
Corgi Classics make the James Bond model cars. I think the Lotus Esprit is gonna be coming soon with all the gadgets. I've got about 8 of their Bond cars. They do a great job. Got them on my bookshelves.
Oh yes, the favorite movie that sir Roger enjoyed the most. And the first ever sir Roger Moore movie I enjoyed watching as a kid, and I would never be the same as I got propelled into the world of 007. As for the positives well Roger Moore has this at the top of his list of bond films, Richard Kiel as jaws is a great henchmen and was a good friend of Roger, not to mention Robert brown made his appearance in a bond film and also was a good friend with Roger too, as they worked together on the Saint and Ivanhoe the brave knight. So yeah overall great bond movie and Carly Simon with Marvin's music which he got some inspiration from the feegies. Just the perfect blend, keep up the great work. And I'll give me overall thoughts on each bond film when Roger's run is done.
After Lyrith finishes with the Roger Moore era, I think she would enjoy the Austin Powers movies, as the era of Bond they parody most is pulled from his movies. Now that I'm all caught up, I'm excited for Moonraker and VtaK.
I saw this film in London on its opening weekend and was shocked by the British audience reaction. That is, their complete lack of reaction. I thought they hated it. I saw it again three days later in my home town in the US to a huge reaction. It turns out the British loved the film but don’t show it. Definitely one of my favorites!
Mission accomplished . Jeroen managed to convince Lyrith to enjoy a Bond movie, and one of the best, after the last few were a let down. Missed in the edited version Lyrith's two reactions on two killer zinger lines when the motorcycle goes flying over the cliff and Bond's line "All those feathers and he still can't fly" and when the magnet grabs Jaws "How does that grab you?". Look forward to Lyrith's reaction to see Jaws return next time and how they turned him into some unnecessary comic relief.
Major Boothroyd was the name used by the Fleming novels for the armourer. Geoffrey Boothroyd was a firearms specialist who provided a lot of guidance to Fleming in his novels (he introduced Fleming to the Walther PPK, which of course became Bond’s standard weapon). In Dr. No, he is referred to as Boothroyd as well (as opposed to Q).
Jeroen by the time you show your girlfriend Moonraker it will be interesting to see what she thinks of Bond in space, Jaws turning good, falling in love and speaking as well.
Completely unrelated to the video at hand but the other week my girlfriend took it upon herself to memorize the names of all 25 Bond movies, and by the end of the night she was able to recite nearly every single movie. My favorite incorrect answers of hers were "The Day's Light", "Tomorrow Is Not Enough", "Tomorrow Is Never Promised", "The World Never Dies", and "Quantum Sauce". She also noticed how many movies like to use the words die and kill lmao
Always been in my top 5 Bond movies because it has everything and gets the balance right of Moore's light touch with a touch of menace. Also, there's never been a hotter "Bond girl" than Barbara Bach. I was 9 when it was released and saw it in the cinema and it was an "event" movie like the last 2 Avengers movies were.
Jaws is the human vesion of Wile E. Coyote. He always fails to get Bond and usually falls from high heights, he`s crushed by heavy structures, get thrown out of windows and stuffs, and always survives.
Lyrith seemed surprised that Stromberg would "only" nuke New York and Moscow. Remember, this was during the Cold War, with both sides nervous about an attack from the other, and it was a given that any nuclear attack by one would result in a massive retaliation by the other. Mutually Assured Destruction, aptly abbreviated MAD. I'm not sure if the reference to Lurch in The Addams Family meant from the TV show (Ted Cassidy) or movies (Carel Struycken). Anyway, just like Richard Kiel (Jaws), they both suffered from acromegaly, which accounted for their great height, large hands and oversized jaw, so it's no wonder that you could confuse them.
Lyrith's joy when she figures out what is going to happen is infectious, and gets even better when you "cut her wings" with the "well, you get no awards for guessing that in a Bond film" attitude, lol. How she mostly watches silently thinking on what she's seeing and gets pissed when you answer her with "You'll see", while you enjoy the puns and sing (and play sax) along gives me Bond and Anya vibes in that lowering to the US submarine scene, lol. Also... you 2 used this one a lot for the snuggles from the look of it. Not criticising, otherwise it would be a waste of some good Hamlisch and Simon. The Lotus Esprit is like this film's soundtrack: it is VERY 70s to the point it just felt normal when it came out, but it is so stylish in its total seventies-ness that now it transcends dated into just being timeless.
Just saw something wild today. On the "VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA" Season 3, Part 1, Disc 3 DVD, they included a complete "VOYAGE" comic-book. The story involved "Dr. Gamma", a bald villain whose face you never saw, who was in the pilot, but never returned on the show. His sidekick, "Agent X", was a dead ringer for actor David Opatashu. At the climax, the Seaview is pulled into an underwater sub dock, which looked like it could have been the inspiration for the interior of The Liparus. It contained round elevators, just like the ones seen in Stromberg's "Atlantis", and on the upper level, there were windows thru which you could see sharks swimming. The only conclusion I can come to is that some of the design work on "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" was inspired by this comic-book from the mid-60s!
For the scene where Jaws fights 007 and XXX, there was one small problem. An Egyptian representative was present to make sure no offensive remarks towards Egypt were put in the film. So Sir Roger Moore couldn't say "Egyptian builders" outloud. He had to mime it and dub it in. Ironically, when "The Spy Who Loved Me" was released in Egypt, the line got great laughs from Egyptian audiences.
I think this film has great action sequences, suspense and sets. It’s the best Bond film I think Moore did, in fact the only Bond films I think are better are From Russia with Love and Dr No. I love Dutch Bond Fan’s style of reviews and it’s a good perspective to see the reaction with the camera
One of the best intros for any Bond film! Love the song and montage/video. (Also, what kind of watch are you wearing, Dutch Bond? It looks like a 70’s Bulova Accutron, which is what I have too).
5.02 Smoking?...The sailor with the cigarette is Jeremy Bulloch, famous for being the original Boba Fett in the first Star Wars trilogy. Michael Billington gets the bullet in the famous ski chase, he was Paul Foster in Gerry Andersons UFO. Another Anderson stalwart, Shane Rimmer (Thunderbirds, space 1999, UFO, Space Police) pops up as the sub captain. The ski jump brought the house down in the cinema back in '77. We all knew he'd have a 'chute...just not that design!. BTW, if you watch it closely, the skis almost hit his parachute. There is a live version of the title song on YT by Carly Simon. This is my favourite all-time Bond, outrageous sets and stunts, perfect movie for a 13 year old back in those long hot summer school holidays of the 70's.
The reason why they take the train down is pretty much that the movie shares a lot of the structure of From Russia with Love that played out in the 50-tys. A lot of bond movies is effectively the same movie. And some movies mix them up. Bond teaming up with a Russian agent is repeated in From Russia with Love , The spy who loved me, GoldenEye . In Tomorrow Never Dies its still sort of the same plot, but its replaced by a Chinese Spy. The plot of A villin attacking both the west and the east (usualy UK and USSR, but not always) are also repeated in a lot of movies. This one of cause, but also GoldenEye and Tomorrow never dies. Probobly some that i missed
Yes its pretty much You Only Live Twice 2.0. Same plot. Same director. Done better. And in a way Moonraker is another recycled and tweaked version of this one.
@@DutchBondFan my idea is that there only exist 5 bond movies, and all other are only remake. But in a sense, moon raker is more like dr no, and golden eye is more like a view to a kill. There are some exeptions like her majesties secreat service that match non of the. And some later movies, like tomorrow never dies is more of a rehash with a mix of two original. I probobally should make a plot out of it. But pretty mucj every conery movie have a moore movie.. apart form thunderballt.. that have two conery movies
@@matsv201 A North Korean would be funny. But they wouldn't be able to give her a ridiculous name anymore. (Or they could just call her Kim.... which is a really common Korean surname, and the name of Da Leader)
Jaws scared me so much when I was a kid!! Also, your girl reminds me so much of my ex (who is Latina - not sure about your lovely lady). But she would get soooo worked up watching movies. Ha ha. You are the man, Dutch Bond!!
27:35 You might recognise Commander Carter as he's played by the legendary Shane Rimmer. A Canadian actor who worked on a lot of British productions, including the works of Gerry Anderson.
Boba Fett smoking on a submarine.. insane chest wig on xxx's boyfriend.. disco Rog' on skis.. union jack.. carly simon.. secretary with crazy hair killed by shark.. deep delving into treasures. That's just the first 20 mins. Total Classic!
I agree that overall the schematics of the 'Atlantis' lair don't really make sense. For me, it's Stromberg's dining room seems to have tall windows, but there's no external shots of a rectangular cube space with tall windows. I would have liked the outside and inside to reflect each other more.
Jereoen, we all love this movie (most of us?), but there is nothing harder than watching a movie with someone who hasn't seen it with the expectation that they will like it. It is too hard not to explain every scene, .
Caroline Muro (helicopter pilot) was offered the part of XXX, but turned it down, she didn't want to be typed cast as a sex object. then took the smaller part. 🤔🤔 Jaws does star in next bond movie, and has a 3 word line. There are only 3 other Bond movies where the Female star kicks ass. The latest bond movie, no time to die, has 3 female leads, all of them kick ass,
SPOILERS for next film Moonraker Hey man you spoiled Jaws appearing in the next movie by asking her if she thinks he will come back 😅, she figured it out. Also if she thought LALD and TMWTGG were weird, she just doesn't know what's coming her way in the upcoming movies haha.
The Spy Who Loved Me! This Bond movie, in my opinion and many people seem to agree, is a kind of reboot of You Only Live Twice only instead of a volcano we have a giant tanker which to me, is better! It’s more believable! It’s an interesting fact that the man Bond kills in the pre-title sequence, Triple X’s boyfriend was actor Michael Billington, known for appearing in Gerry Anderson’s UFO but he also auditioned to play James Bond when Connery cut out the first time and Lazenby got the role! Billington was considered too tall for the producers! The Union Jack parachute stunt done by Rick Sylvester had a two week wait due to bad weather conditions but in the end it was done in one take though one of the skis almost tore the parachute but it ended well! Here’s a little test for you! During the pyramid scene, the voice that comments the scene should be known to all if you listen carefully! The actor behind that voice appeared in two earlier James Bond films both with Sean Connery! Once in You Only Live Twice and the other, in Diamonds Are Forever! I speak of course, of Charles Gray! An interesting fact is the first appearance of General Gogol who we will see quite regularly until the last time we see him in The Living Daylights! BUT…..!!!!! Do you recognize the actor?Walter Gotell who appeared in the second Bond film From Russia With Love in the role of Morzeny! The chief of SPECTRE island who kicks Kronsteen in the shin then runs the boat chase against Bond in the Adriatic, which actually, was filmed in Scotland, but whatever! There is one moment that doesn’t seem cool knowing the two agents! When Bond drive the Lotus Esprit into the sea, Anya seem shocked almost scared and a few moments later she presses a button to release a mine then explains that she’d stolen the blueprints of the car two years early. So why the panic as they dive into the sea? I was always puzzled about that! Karl Strongberg is supposed to have webbed hands and yet we hardly ever see them! It’s a pity! As the Lotus emerges from the sea and Bond throws a fish out of the window, we see a man with a bottle ,half drunk, who looks completely baffled! He’ll appear in the next two Bonds in the same situation! His name was Victor Torjansky! Also note that once again we see Shane Rimmer who used to dub the voice of Scott Tracy in the series Thunderbirds and will appear in three Bond films in different roles! Here, the score wasn’t done by John Barry but by Marvin Hamlisch who four years previously scored The Sting! He also composed the song, Nobody Does It Better and the lyrics were written by Carole Bayer Sager and of course it was sung by Carly Simon! Interesting to note that it was the first time since the beginning of the franchise that the title of the film wasn’t in the song! Apart from Dr. No, From Russia With Love, though it is sung at the end and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service which were all instrumental themes! We also see James Bond on one of the very first jet-skis! Don’t forget, we’re in 1997! When Bond fires the gun through Strongbergs long gun barrel under the table it seems false because of the gun mechanism! At the top of the barrel there would have been the firing mechanism which would have shielded Strongberg from receiving the bullet! But, whatever! And of course, once again, we end with Bond and the girl in a boat! Well actually, it’s a mini sub but it’s all the same anyway! All good clean fun!
It was prince Philip who stood up at the premier wasn’t it 🙈 all the times I watched TSOLM I never picked up on gogol secretary was the Russian name of moneypenny bond fans get together count me in working as a Bond villain then work with a dustbin on 321 you did not mention Roger got an extra hole in his butt
You mean there is a reason to this? - I do know they use the recurring guy drinking alcohol all three times. But I have no idea there was another reason? Did it have something to do with Cubby?
@@DutchBondFan oh I was wondering if there might be a production reason. It has always irked me. Like Italy was tax friendly or cheap? I know France was paying up for Bond to come there in Moonraker.
Where do you think Barbera Bach is from .... New York. But, she really seems like a Russian agent. And she's married to Ringo Starr of the Beatles with his Liverpool accent.
@@thursoberwick1948 Key difference - Hugo advocated for depopulation. Elon has said the opposite. Will only reconsider if/when Elon hires an 8 foot tall, killer henchman with super strong metallic teeth. 😉
@@lunarvision He's got some odd ideas about that. Plus he wants to wire up everybody's brains via Neuralink so no one will have any privacy left. You should see the constitution he's drawn up for Mars which makes him dictator for life.
Ya never really know but looks like the Naomi (Mr. Karl Stromberg's assistant) in this film probably is physically strong 💪 enough/physically tough 😤 enough of a fighter/villainess 2 survive/withstand being hit in the back torso/chest torso/on the sides torso by more than 8 .32 ACP rounds (bullets), more than 6 .38 Special rounds (bullets), more than 8 9x19mm rounds (bullets), more than 8 .25 ACP rounds (bullets), more than 20 rounds (bullets) from Astra 902 regardless of it's mystery caliber/cartridge in this film (7.63×25mm Mauser or 9×23mm Largo), more than 6 .357 Magnum rounds (bullets), more than 6 .455 Webley rounds (bullets), more than 20 rounds (bullets) from FN FAL regardless of it's mystery caliber/cartridge in this film (7.62×51mm NATO, .280 British or 7mm Liviano), more than 20 7.5mm Swiss rounds (bullets) plus more than 20 5.56×45 mm NATO rounds (bullets) without bulletproof/bullet resistant armor vest right 2 the point instead of missile/rocket from his latest ride in this film he shoots her in the chest torso with his Walther plus XXX going 2 her in the chest torso with the Beretta 950 Minx she (Naomi) cackles like a hyena where she's in a way like saying both of y'all will never have enough bullets 2 kill me/I'm far 2 strong 💪/tough 😤 4 your Walther's bullets Mister Bond as well as your Beretta 950 Minx's bullets Miss Amasova they both shoot her multiple/several times in the chest & she continues cackling after/when getting hit in the chest by every round/more than every round hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
It's The Spy Who LOVED Me Jeroen, not Loves Me as you said in your intro. Sorry, but had to pick you up on this bro 😉 Haha Lyrith just corrected you bwahahaaaaa go Lyrith, she's a true Bond fan 😁🍸😂 Ok, I'm doing late night Saturday housework, so listening to this as I go....Bring it on.... Keep on Bonding Krazy 😁🍸
Where do I say that? And Lyrith later asked whether or not it was Loves or Loved because she was curious about the plot, and if the title gave anything away about it. Anyway, enjoy!! 🍸
@@DutchBondFan you said it at the start, first few minutes, then a couple minutes later she corrects you and actually explains "It's Loved Me, past tense"!! Go back and listen 😂
@@thejamesbondshow9754 0.55 Im saying LOVED like its supposed to be. Then at 2.16, Lyrith isnt correcting she asking if its 'Loves or Loved.' I know this, because we recorded that question twice due to techical stuff. She thought the question was interesting because she was figuring out if the title had something to do with the plot. (Her rational was 'loves' must mean someone new 'loved' may have something to do with Tracy)
They are reissuing all Bonds in the cinema here in the UK over the year to celebrate the 60th anniversary not sure about Global releases Bond on the Big Screen how they should be watched 👍🎥🎬
Planning of recording it on monday! However, more videos are scheduled to come up first! Including an Easter Egg video for Easter coming up tomorrow, '5 of my unpopular opinions on Bond' Next week. A Movie Reaction to Indiana Jones and the raiders of the Lost Ark the week after (which already has the full length reaction up on Patreon too) and the plan of a revised and updated Recapping 007 review of Dr. No, that recently got blocked.... - In short, lots of content coming!!
This is one of my favourite Bond films, but I just don’t really rate Lewis Gilbert as a director. I still don’t believe he can depict Bond as a serious field agent, & even in this one I think there are some unnecessary comedy moments with Jaws, like crashing a car into the old Italian guy’s house & emerging without a scratch on him.
