In the course of its more than 60-year history, the James Bond series has had quite a few exciting developments went through Although the core of the films has never changed, adjustments to the respective zeitgeist can always be identified, such as Moonraker (1979), which was created in the slipstream of Star Wars.
For Your Eyes Only (1981) was originally intended to be a sequel to The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). However, the success of George Lucas’ star saga caused all of Hollywood to jump on the space adventure train. The James Bond series changed their plans and put everything on Moonraker.
After the sci-fi madness of Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only the James Bond series needed to be grounded again
Although For Your Eyes Only was announced in the credits of The Spy Who Loved Me, Roger Moore’s secret agent geared up for a last-minute trip to space. The result was a resounding success at the box office, but it also delivered the series in a tricky situation. How can that be surpassed?
You can watch the trailer for For Your Eyes Only here:
James Bond 007 – For Your Eyes Only – Trailer (German) HD
With Moonraker, James Bond had never strayed so far from his DNA that the subsequent In For Your Eyes Only Turn the oar all the way around had to. No space battles and over-the-top special effects: Moore’s fifth mission should be grounded again and take James Bond back to his roots.
However, the chaos continued straight away: in an attempt to catch up with the previous films, Bond visited, among other things, the grave of his wife Tracy from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) and shortly thereafter trapped by villain Blofeldwhich we first saw in You Only Live Twice (1967).
James Bond’s biggest villain is completely carelessly disposed of – not even his name was allowed to be mentioned
However, due to a legal situation, the name Blofeld could not be used, although all external features point to the figure. Worse still, after building up as Bond’s nemesis over several films, Blofeld is cast in For Your Eyes Only carelessly disposed of in the opening sequence.
Nevertheless, the film was able to steer the James Bond series back on the right track and convince at the box office. Moore returned twice more as the British secret agent before departing in 1985 and passing the baton to Timothy Dalton, who made his Bond debut two years later.
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