The Spy Who Loved Me (film) big budget was not wasted. Interestingly, while the sets and gimmicks were the most spectacular to date, Bond and the other characters are toned down (there's a minimum of slapstick humour) so that they are more realistic than in other Roger Moore films. Moore gives his best performance in the series ... [Bond and Anya Amasova] are an appealing couple, equal in every way. Film is a real treat – a well acted, smartly cast, sexy, visually impressive, lavishly produced, powerfully directed mix of a spy romance and a war-mission film." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" considered the
Motifs in the James Bond film series film thereafter up until "Die Another Day" contains a technical briefing of some kind, usually given by Q, with the exception of "Live and Let Die", in which Q does not appear and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in which Q does not brief 007 but is demonstrating to M. Q is sometimes shown joining Bond in the field, taking with him a portable workshop and his staff. These workshops are established in unusual locations, such as an Egyptian tomb in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and a South American monastery in "Moonraker". On three occasions, in "Octopussy", "Licence to