Houdini's Magic Movie Ticket

Recently I was able to watch this Bond film, and I noticed a few things. I enjoyed how 007 was able to make his way through the jungle with shooters on his heels, all the while triumphing over the various forms of wildlife that wanted to take advantage of his presence. He was in super multitask mode, and yet seemed supremely nonchalant.

At one point, Bond was getting better acquainted with a beautiful woman. The music reminded me a lot of "Somewhere In Time." For that film, the music seemed perfect for classy scenes of romance. But it somehow felt wrong in "Octopussy," as it was used predominantly during sex scenes. Not that they were explicit. They just seemed slightly more crude than what took place in "Somewhere In Time."

And there also seemed to be a few parallels with "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." There were foreign soldiers and men of Arabic persuasion who came up against our hero in both films. And Jones even dressed like Bond at the beginning of "Temple of Doom." Was this all done on purpose? Maybe. Does it lessen the quality of the films involved? I'd say no. Cheers all around!

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