The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Rating: 75%
So here's film number 10 and the third movie with Moore's Bond and so far seems to be the best that Moore has given us. Let's fine out why with my review for The Spy Who Loved Me.

Plot: When both a British and a Soviet submarine mysteriously disappear, Bond is assigned to investigate. He starts in Egypt where plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are on the market, where he meets Soviet agent Triple-X a.k.a. Major Anya Amasova who is his main rival for his plans. They try to best the other but eventually are ordered by their superiors to work together and find out who is making the submarines disappear.

This may not quite go as high as From Russia with Love or Goldfinger, but it comes close and is definitely the best Bond film from Moore that I've seen so far. This film has great action, we get more gadgets then what we've been given from the last 4 films put together, and they covered some new ground with the story and with the kind of woman to have as a Bond girl. Moore actually ended up improving with his role as Bond and what helps is that he has Barbara Bach by his side as Amasova as Bond's equal, making the story a bit more compelling and clever then expected. Also we get another gadget that has been referenced a lot in shows and stuff: a car turning into a submarine. Yeah, about time I finally get to one of those. The main villain Stromberg was...okay, he had a good evil plan but he didn't entirely stand out. But with him, we also get a new villain named Jaws who was more menacing and powerful. Oh yeah, there's little to no attempted humor in this film. That's a really big plus.

And that's my review for The Spy Who Loved Me. It was a great improvement from the last couple of films with a fresh, new story and a Bond girl that went hand to hand very well with Moore who also improved as Bond, had great action, a good side villain, and is altogether a very enjoyable film and is the best so far of Moore's Bond.