Is this the most underrated Bond film?

I think The Spy Who Loved Me really set the bar high for Roger Moore as Bond. That may have been a bit influenced by how bad his first two movies went. But I always put For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy near each other in terms of quality, FYEO getting the edge because it plays a bit cleaner, more polished. And if people thought Denise Richards sabotaged The World is Not Enough, how much damage did Lynn-Holly Johnson do as Bibi?

The clown suit and the Tarzan yell were a bit over the top, but the general plotline in this and FYEO were pretty solid.

And of course, A View to a Kill is the worst Bond movie of all. Die Another Day and Quantum of Solace tried to unseat it, but they weren't completely successful.

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Agreed!

Roger Moore should have finished after Moonraker. I always felt that Timothy Dalton should have done all the 80s Bond films starting with For Your Eyes Only.

As far as Octopussy being underrated. I agree with most that it's a great Bond film. I find myself watching it more than the newer Bond movies with Brosnan & Craig.

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The problem is: there IS no 009. Fleming made it clear that there are only three agents who are licensed to kill: 003, 005 and 007. I read the books. The screenwriter did not; nor did you.

Yeah it's one of the most underrated for sure, along with Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, and The World is Not Enough. Upon rewatching Octopussy recently, I found the movie much better than I remember. I don't know why everyone bashes it. So Bond dresses like a clown in one scene, so what? It was just a disguise and it made perfect sense in the context of the movie.

It is the most mediocre, mixed bag of a Bond movie I can think of