11 Things You Learn Rewatching The Spy Who Loved Me

7. The Plot Is Astoundingly Dull

The Spy Who Loved Me Roger Moore
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Though The Spy Who Loved Me was a stonking box office success - grossing an incredible $185.4 million, by far the best result for the series yet - the tenth Bond film is a bit of a chore to sit through in 2018.

Contemporary audiences are so accustomed to the franchise's tropes that seeing them regurgitated so blatantly today is pretty tough going, compounded by the film's staggering pacing issues, its parody-worthy microfilm plot and its general desire to do little new or interesting.

Granted, this might be a controversial opinion considering the film's solid esteem in Bond fandom - not to mention being the best-reviewed of Moore's movies - but accepting how stagnant the central narrative is, it's surprising just how many fans seem to love it.

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