10 Movies That Embarrassed Other Movies Released At The Same Time

Believe it or not, in 1983 two James Bond films were released within a mere four months of each other - the Roger Moore-starring Octopussy and Never Say Never Again, which brought Sean Connery back into the fold for one last go-around.

Never Say Never Again was produced following a legal battle between Thunderball writer Kevin McClory and Bond author Ian Fleming, with McClory winning the rights to the novel's plot and characters.

This allowed McClory to produce his own adaptation of Thunderball that, while existing outside of the official 007 continuity, was for all intents and purposes a James Bond film.

Octopussy was released first to easy box office success, though critical and fan reception has been firmly mixed ever since. It is, after all, the one where Bond dresses up as a clown.

Never Say Never Again followed up and, despite being not part of the legit Bond canon, proved far more worthy of the franchise.

Despite his age, it was a hoot seeing Connery reprise the 007 role once more, and compared to the toe-curling camp of Moore's film, it took itself a little more seriously while still being a ton of fun.

While Octopussy was the more commercially successful of the two - though both were major hits - Never Say Never Again endures as the critical fave and just downright better movie. For a film produced as the result of a bitter lawsuit, that's pretty impressive.