The Spy Who Loved Me (film) could not help but stand up. Even Prince Charles stood up." It was Roger Moore's favourite Bond film, and many reviewers consider it the best installment to star the actor. Christopher Null praised the gadgets, particularly the Lotus Esprit car. James Berardinelli of Reelviews said that the film is "suave and sophisticated", and Barbara Bach proves to be an ideal Bond girl – "attractive, smart, sexy, and dangerous". Brian Webster stated the special effects were "good for a 1979 [sic] film", and Marvin Hamlisch's music, "memorable". Danny Peary described "The Spy Who Loved Me" as "exceptional ... For once, the
The Spy Who Loved Me (film) which was famous for accompanying disappointed characters in Hamlet cigar commercials. He then plays the opening string section of the second movement, Andante, of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 as his hideout "Atlantis" rises from the sea. The score also includes two pieces of popular film music scored by Maurice Jarre. The "Doctor Zhivago" theme, which is played on Anya's music box during the pre-credit sequence, and the theme from "Lawrence of Arabia", which appears as background music during a desert sequence. "The Spy Who Loved Me" opened with a Royal Premiere attended by Princess Anne at the Odeon Leicester