Tag: For Your Eyes Only

Some of Bond’s interactions with Bibi Dahl in For Your Eyes Only remain among the most cringe of the franchise.  The blatantly noticeable age gap between Roger Moore and his co-star becomes impossible to ignore in their scenes, as Moore’s… Read More →

After Kristatos makes this announcement, For Your Eyes Only transitions into one of the franchise’s most quietly gripping sequences: Bond and Melina’s ocean floor descent to recover the ATAC system.  It’s a great example of tension buildup and a reminder… Read More →

Don’t overlook the For Your Eyes Only ski chase.  It’s a standout sequence defined by its distinctive synthesizer score, dynamic interaction with civilians, and impressive stunt work.  To me, this perfectly defines a “Bond ski chase.”  As it often does,… Read More →

Kristatos from For Your Eyes Only gives Bond villains a bad reputation.  He’s one of those overconfident masterminds who just can’t pull the trigger when he should.  Instead of ending things quickly, he insists on turning Bond’s demise into a… Read More →

Bond’s tryst with Countess Lisl in For Your Eyes Only feels like a force.  So Bond embraces Colombo’s setup and goes home with her, only for her to get hit by one of those weird four-wheeler off-road car thingies on… Read More →

The identigraph dialogue in For Your Eyes Only is hilarious – Q wrestling technology as Bond directs him.  And really, it’s a tried and true formula for a funny interaction. Read More →

Little did we know that in For Your Eyes Only it’d be revealed that our British Secret agent had rock climbing skills?!  I’m surprised Bond didn’t reject Columbo’s climbing proposal from the outset.  No thanks! Read More →

Although Kristatos set himself up for failure with a tied-up Bond at a distance, kudos to Bond and Melina for tying up the buoy, launching it to kill a henchman and not becoming shark bait. Read More →