FOR YOUR EYES ONLY!

Good Morning! You are in for a special treat. Today marks the very first time that MMC (Manning Movie Classics producers of "Friday Movie Suggestion Night") has decided to bring you a James Bond movie of unparalleled "Class". And that of course is my opinion of Roger Moore as my personal favorite Bond in his fifth outing as 007. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY is one of those Summertime movies that just fits. It followed the well-received but shall we say...overproduced MOONRAKER? Yes, and as I prepare our Martini's you'll find that Cubby Broccoli does a mid-course correction here and reels in Bond closer to Ian Flemings' vision. For example, we learn that Bond was married and widowed as he shows a side of himself never before seen during a visit to the cemetery. Action fans unite! I've brought you a suitable car chase here, and I will say it...a ski chase that exceeds ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE! There. I've said it. Moore is forever a Class Act from our dear friends "Across the Pond" and this film shows that he is not merely a comedic 007, but he can be a serious one too. This is a well paced story that invites you (and I, of course) to escape any doldrums that might inflict upon our Summer Season! Should you need proof, the lovely and talented Carole Bouquet is here with a risk that I'd personally like to see more of in movie making on the heels of a huge success from it's predecessor. John Glen makes his Bond directorial debut and must receive Kudos for getting it right. Oh, uh...one final story worth telling.

A Cincinnati AM Radio station D.J. preceded Sheena Easton's great Theme Song performance by inviting listeners to phone in and opine whether they liked the song or not. Capeesh? Now you know why I left Cincinnati. Let's get to The Cast: Roger Moore is "Bond....James Bond"; Carole Bouquet is Melina Havelock; Topol is played by Milos Columbo; Lynn-Holly-Johnson is Bibi Dahl; Julian Glover is "Aristotle" Kristanos (Bwahaha!); Cassandra Harris is Countess Lisl von Schlaf; Jill Bennett is Jacoba Brink; Lois Maxwell is Miss Moneypenny!; Desmond Llewellyn is "Q"!; Written by: Ian Fleming; Directed by John Glen; Screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson, with original music by Bill Conti. But before I leave, we have...

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Another "first" for "Friday Movie Suggestion Night"! We'd like to recognize the talents of Uncredited "Girls at the Pool"!!! They are: Koko, Alison Worth, Viva, Chai Lee, Tula, Lalla Dean, Lizzie Warville and Evelyn Drogue (need I say it?): FOR YOUR EYES ONLY...

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And now as I stand: I recall, "Shaken, not stirred".
(Even if it "bruises" the drink!)
Cheers!