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Probably the most realistic and true-to-Fleming Bond film since From Russia With Love, From Your Eyes Only is somewhat of a departure for the usually light hearted Roger Moore. Suprisingly, he manages to pull it off, and gives one of his best performances as Bond. This time, it's an old fashioned spy thriller, with Bond going to the Mediteraanean to find a dangerous device(The ATAK system) before the Russians do. A great film that shows you don't need gadgets to make a good Bond movie. The only problem is the score, while some of it's good, some of it feels a little goofy and out of place...

So it's not the deepest Bond film, nor the most original(In fact the plot is almost identical to YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE). But none of that matters-it's fun and very entertaining, and Roger Moore finally has gotten the hang of the role after two so-so films. This one has it all-spellbinding stunts, beautiful women, a "Goldfinger"esque villain and nasty Henchmen. The film's discoesque music is somewhat dated, but it's all part of the charm, and is edited extremely well, especially during the scene at the pyramids of Giza. Overall, it's one of the most entertaining Bond films.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a superb film that once again proves that Asian cinema is not just badly-dubbed Godzilla and Jackie Chan films. Crouching succeeds on three levels-it's a captivating drama, a great love story, and also a superb action film. The superb performances of the actors manages to cross launguage barriers and give us very believable and sympathetic characters. It's really hard to hate any of them, even the villainous Jade Fox. The visual effects and choreography bend the laws of physics and make even "The Matrix" look like an amateurish effort. The cinamatography is also very beautiful-there are glorious views of bamboo forests and desolate mountain ranges. A superb film-GO SEE IT!