The Spy Who Loved Me
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
- ርልዪረJanuary 28, 2025/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ⠀.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ⌖ ₊ The Spy Who Loved Me was a film that I had always wanted to see and upon finally seeing it I can safely say that it is the best film in Roger Moore's run as James Bond. It is full of humor, wit, and charm, as well as action that was true to the Connery films of the 1960s (something that was lacking in Moore's previous films, Live And Let die, and The Man with the Golden Gun). It involves a plot to hijack nuclear submarines by shipping tycoon Karl Stromberg, who lives in a underwater lair...But who cares about him! The only villain you people really want to see here is iconic henchmen, Jaws. Yes, that towering man with a metal teeth who fits his job description well. "This is jaws. He kills people."(Quote from Moonraker) Of course they should have said: "And cars, gates, sharks, chains, wires...pretty much anything he gets his hands or teeth on." Of course James Bond has to stop this from happening, so after teaming up with the very attractive Russian agent known as Triple X Moore jumps into action (I wonder what Bond and "XXX" will be up to by the end of the film...). Together they face against the best that our dear friend, Stromberg, can throw at them, ranging from Jaws to random assassins. By the end, in true Bond fashion, our hero and a team of soldiers take on an army of henchmen in a giant supertanker while (of course) fighting against the clock to the facility's self-destruct timer. Like any Moore film The Spy Who Loved Me is just plain fun and you can sit down and enjoy watching every second of it. It isn't as good as the Connery films, but at the same time it isn't at all a bad Bond film. Personally, I think if you're someone who generally dislikes Moore this is the Bond film for you. It is the closest of Moore's outings to the original Sean Connery adventures and several moments are even able to bring out the charm of those earlier films. So if you're not a fan of Moore you don't have to see *all* his outings as James Bond, but if you have to choose a single Moore Bond film to own The Spy Who Loved Me takes the cake as his most professionally done 007 film.
- ZokkiieJanuary 23, 2026Pure blockbuster Bond energy—huge stunts, gorgeous locations, and Roger Moore at his smoothest. It’s confident, funny, and packed with iconic moments that show why this era worked so well. Unfortunately, the Bond girl seriously weakens it: hyped as the KGB’s best but ends up helpless, constantly rescued, and mostly there to asks Bond questions. Still a very entertaining entry with more highs than flaws.
- Q_ProfJanuary 7, 2026I have watched this many times and thoroughly enjoyed to every time. The intro to "Jaws" henchman and Bond's creative ways to combat the huge guy, both not being fully successful. Bond as usual is foiling the plans of the rich villan and attempting to save the world with all the suspense, action, plot, and comedy is fun to watch.
The Spy Who Loved Me Trivia
The Spy Who Loved Me was released on July 8, 1977.
The Spy Who Loved Me was directed by Lewis Gilbert.
The Spy Who Loved Me has a runtime of 2h 5m.
The Spy Who Loved Me was produced by Albert R. Broccoli.
James Bond is back again and his new mission is to find out how a Royal Navy Polaris submarine holding sixteen nuclear warheads simply disappeared while on patrol. Bond joins Major Anya Amasova and takes on a a web-handed mastermind, known as Karl Stromberg, as well as his henchman Jaws, who has a mouthful of metal teeth. Bond must track down the location of the missing submarine before the warheads are fired.
The key characters in The Spy Who Loved Me are James Bond (Roger Moore), Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach), Karl Stromberg (Curd Jürgens).
The Spy Who Loved Me is rated PG.
The Spy Who Loved Me is an Action, Adventure, Thriller film.
The Spy Who Loved Me has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.
The Spy Who Loved Me had a budget of $13.5M.
The Spy Who Loved Me has made $185.4M at the box office.