Product Description

James Bond is thrust into one of his most riveting adventures in this jam-packed free-for-all of outrageous stunts passionate encounters and exciting confrontations. Roger Moore portrays Agent 007 with lethal determination in a plot that finds him racing against time to find a stolen device capable of controlling a fleet of nuclear submarines. As Bond teams with beautiful Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) and infiltrates the Greek underworld the stage is set for nonstop action including automobile chases thrilling underwater battles and a cliffhanging assault on a magnificent mountaintop fortress!System Requirements:Running Time: 128 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616066596 Manufacturer No: M106659

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14442 in DVD
• Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
• Released on: 2007-02-06
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Greek, Italian
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 128 minutes

Amazon.com
After a ship sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give its bearer unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos (Julian Glover) of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock (Caroline Bouquet), who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. The non-stop action includes automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles, and even a breathtaking tour over razor-sharp coral reefs. But all of this is merely a prelude to 007's cliffhanging assault of a magnificent mountaintop fortress. -- Robert Lynch

Customer Reviews

More or less Roger's finest hour
For Your Eyes Only is showing its age a bit now. At the time a hugely welcome return to basics after the leaden FX spectacle of Moonraker (the second remake of You Only Live Twice in a row for the series), it still holds up as one of the best of Roger Moore's Bonds, but its faults are much more apparent than they once were. Among them is the tendency to undercut everything with unfunny little jokes (a scoreboard keeping count of thugs Bond knocks out, Bond giving a bemused royal wave to pursuing thugs, and a horrendous cameo from a Maggie Thatcher lookalike in the end), some flat studio work (no disguising the fact that the mountaintop Greek monastery is just a Pinewood set), a dated Bill Conti score and a comic relief nympho nymphet Lynn Holly Johnson constantly throwing herself at a disinterested Bond. Luckily, the pluses more than compensate - a stronger plot than usual for the Moore efforts, at least one cold-blooded murder, and a very welcome absence of gadgets until the postscript that ensures that Bond has to extricate himself with his own wits in some pretty good setpieces. Best among them is a mountaineering sequence where he uses his bootlaces - not steel bootlaces, just common bootlaces - to save himself in an old mountaineers trick.

Incidentally, with Blofeld still sporting the neck brace he wore at the end of OHMSS, and with the film beginning at Tracey Bond's graveside it's tempting to think of the pre-title sequence as a way of making amends for the jokey way Bond's nemesis was disposed of in Diamonds Are Forever were the following sequence not the proud possessor of the most surreal line in the entire Bond series, the infamous "I'll buy you a delicatessen - in stainless steel!" So, while this may be one of the Moore serious of Roge's outings, it's not exactly Bergman territory.

It's worth picking up the two-disc Ultimate Edition set despite it not having a great many more extras than the original sngle-disc release. However, if you just want the film the remastered single disc is a good bet, and includes a new commentary from Moore (also on the two-disc set).

Moore's Bond is Back to Basics!
After the cartoony but still entertaining Moonraker, Roger Moore gets back to Ian Fleming basics. This time Bond has to retreive and return an ATAC machine before the bad guys use it for their own evil ends.

With this 5th go-around as 007, Moore turns in his grittiest, toughest, and best overall performance as Bond! Carole Bouquet has solid presence as the beautiful, resourceful, and revenge-minded Melina Havelock. As Milos Columbo, Topol is a scene stealer! In my own humble opinion, he's the best Bond male ally in the film series history! British pro Julian Glover gives a wonderfully chameleon-like performance as Bond Baddie Aristotle Kristatos. He is almost overshadowed by Michael Gothard who plays henchman Loque with silent and deadly relish! If this movie has one major debit in the casting department its Lynn-Holly Johnson. She is way too young and cute to be a Bond girl!

Former Bond film editor John Glen though, knows his stuff as he takes over the directing reins. He brings the right amount of energy, style, vigor, and realism to his first Bond effort. This Bond epic also contains one of the best assortments of thrill sequences (air, land, sea, snow, beach, cliffs), ever to grace any action film! Sheena Easton beautifully warbles out the Oscar-nominated title tune!

Rating: ****1/2 out of *****

Thankfully, Moore gets back to basics
I remember going to see this more than once when it came out & really liking it. After the overblown hi-tech space opera "Moonraker", "For Your Eyes Only" came as a relief. The producers must have re-evaluated what direction the franchise was taking & decided to get Bond back to basics. The decision couldn't have come at a better time; "For Your Eyes Only" ranks as one of Roger Moore's best outings alongside "The Spy Who Loved Me". Here, the gadgetry is minimized & it's all about "the man" again as Moore plays him with lean determination.
FYEO includes one of the best Bond openings ever: A "humanizing" moment with Bond placing flowers on his wife's grave--a really nice touch connecting the film with "On Her Majesty's Secret Secret Service" in nostalgic poignancy--and climaxing the scene with a wild helicopter ride as Bond is menaced by an old nemesis (anyone remember a classic Bond foe with a bald head & white cat?).
The supporting cast is top-notch: Topol as an ally from the Greek underworld; Julian Glover lends sinister presence as the baddie; and there's even an amusing subplot as Bond is pursued by a much-too-young future Olympic skater.
My personal favorite of the Moore-driven Bond films & a terrific effort.