The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

After touching on such 70's topical themes as heroin smuggling (Live and Let Die) and 'the energy crisis' (The Man With The Golden Gun) its back to maniacal Blofeldian schemes in the 10th Bond picture The Spy Who Loved Me. Curd Jürgens plays an oil baron and Germanic variant on Aristotle Onassis named Karl Stromberg, whose new advanced submarine tracking technology is a prelude to a plot to trigger World War III and start humanity over under the sea. I could go on at length at how ill-conceived and poorly thought out Stromberg's scheme is here, even if he really wanted to do this thing he is nowhere near ready logistically to keep a viable human genetic base alive, yet he goes ahead anyway. Exotic locations include Austria, Egypt, Sardinia, and the deep blue sea. This film is more overtly Cold War then a lot of Bond movies, with James partnered with his female and Soviet equivalent Anya Amasova, played by future Mrs. Ringo Starr Barbara Bach. This is also the movie that introduces who I think is the only recurring henchman in the Bond franchise, Richard Kiel's metal mouthed giant "Jaws". This is ridicules but fun. Also one of the better Bond theme songs.***