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After boldly going where no Bond film had gone before with Moonraker(1979) , The gang at EON productions decided on a movie somewhat less alien , and finally released For Your Eyes Only.

A particularly sensitive piece of nuclear defense has sunk in the sea off the coast of Greece. Sir Timothy Havelock and his wife are killed trying to recover it for her Majesty. 007 is sent to find the killer , and recover the equipment. Along the way he destroys cars , hat tricks a hockey squad and fends off the affections of an eager admirer(Lynn-Holly Johnson).

This movie was the first outing for veteran assistant/Second unit man John Glen (Aces: Iron Eagle III). Roger Moore gives what is likely the best performances as Bond in the franchises long history (pretty easy when you have been in character for the majority of half a decade).Carol Bouquet(Milena) may have easily have been the best looking Bond girl of all time. Julian Glover is insidious as Kristatos. Cassandra Harris (Lisl) married her lover Pierce Brosnan during the filming.

Four stars(of 5.)

Roger Moore returns as Bond and takes down Blofeld once again in the first 10 minutes after visiting his late wife's grave. It's a good start, but it doesn't get any better after that.

A British spy ship is accidentally sunk by a mine. Its valuable communication equipment is a top prize for the Soviets. Meanwhile, a Greek tycoon is killed for unknown reasons, and Bond is assigned to investigate. He tracks down the assassin, but is killed in revenge by the tycoon's daughter Melina (Carole Bouquet).

Bond goes to Cortina in the Italian Alpes. And that's where he battles the bad guys in a Bond Olympics. He skis, he ski jumps, he skis on the bobsled track, and to top it off, he fights a hockey team. It's a bit of fun action. But it makes the mistake of dropping Carole Bouquet for much of the middle. I rather have a pretty face get in on the action. And Greek hilltop villain hideout just doesn't have the explosive action needed for the climax. All in all, it's an acceptable Bond escapist adventure.

For Your Eyes Only finds Roger Moore as James Bond on assignment in the Adriatic, a wonderful vacation spot normally. But in this case a British spy ship trawler has been sunk and with it an encryption device that if the Russians get a hold of it will play havoc with the guidance systems of the Polaris missile defense system. Can't let the Soviets have it at any cost.

But where is it and how to retrieve it is what Moore is up against. His investigations take him to a pair of feuding Greek crime lords in Julian Glover and Topol. He's also got the usual group of women anxious to be Bondified. Carole Bouquet from the French cinema plays the daughter of a scientist whose parents are killed when they go searching for the device. Lynn-Holly Johnson is a young figure-skater, an Olympic hopeful who has a mysterious indirect connection with what's going on and she's crushing out on 007 big time. And Cassandra Harris as the mistress of one of the crime lords sent to seduce Bond. Her's is an ironic role since she would wind up being married to future James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.

Of course the Adriatic and the Aegean are areas it is impossible not to have gorgeous color cinematography. The reliance on devices is almost non-existent here as Bond is forced to rely far more on his wits than in stuff that MI6 is giving him. 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.