Roger Moore returns as Bond and takes down Blofeld once again in the first 10 minutes after visiting his late wife's grave. It's a good start, but it doesn't get any better after that.

A British spy ship is accidentally sunk by a mine. Its valuable communication equipment is a top prize for the Soviets. Meanwhile, a Greek tycoon is killed for unknown reasons, and Bond is assigned to investigate. He tracks down the assassin, but is killed in revenge by the tycoon's daughter Melina (Carole Bouquet).

Bond goes to Cortina in the Italian Alpes. And that's where he battles the bad guys in a Bond Olympics. He skis, he ski jumps, he skis on the bobsled track, and to top it off, he fights a hockey team. It's a bit of fun action. But it makes the mistake of dropping Carole Bouquet for much of the middle. I rather have a pretty face get in on the action. And Greek hilltop villain hideout just doesn't have the explosive action needed for the climax. All in all, it's an acceptable Bond escapist adventure.

This is not the best of the Roger Moore Bonds(The Spy Who Loved Me) but it isn't the worst(a tie between Octopussy and A View to a Kill) either- it is a film with its pros and cons and as an entry in the Bond franchise it is actually pretty solid.

CONS: There is nothing new really in the plot, there is little really of surprises. Also some of the humour came across as rather goofy and misjudged while Bill Conti's score is rather disappointing in the forgettable sense.(the theme song was pretty good though)

PROS: The set pieces are truly spectacular, even if the gadgetry and stuff is toned down here, while the cinematography and scenery are excellent. The direction and parts of the script are solid too and the pacing is fairly brisk, while I had little to criticise the acting. Roger Moore shows more grit than usual while Carole Bouquet is very classy as Melina. John Glover is suitably subdued, while there is a colourful turn from Topol and it was a surprise to see Chales Dance as a killer.

In conclusion, not great but solid enough. 7/10 Bethany Cox

For Your Eyes Only finds Roger Moore as James Bond on assignment in the Adriatic, a wonderful vacation spot normally. But in this case a British spy ship trawler has been sunk and with it an encryption device that if the Russians get a hold of it will play havoc with the guidance systems of the Polaris missile defense system. Can't let the Soviets have it at any cost.

But where is it and how to retrieve it is what Moore is up against. His investigations take him to a pair of feuding Greek crime lords in Julian Glover and Topol. He's also got the usual group of women anxious to be Bondified. Carole Bouquet from the French cinema plays the daughter of a scientist whose parents are killed when they go searching for the device. Lynn-Holly Johnson is a young figure-skater, an Olympic hopeful who has a mysterious indirect connection with what's going on and she's crushing out on 007 big time. And Cassandra Harris as the mistress of one of the crime lords sent to seduce Bond. Her's is an ironic role since she would wind up being married to future James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.

Of course the Adriatic and the Aegean are areas it is impossible not to have gorgeous color cinematography. The reliance on devices is almost non-existent here as Bond is forced to rely far more on his wits than in stuff that MI6 is giving him. And the film earned an Academy Award nomination for the title song, sung beautifully by Sheena Easton.

Roger Moore has always been my favorite Bond and For Your Eyes Only shows him at the top of his game.