mb4 wednesday june 15 1383 markham movie scene 007 is virtually indestructible by ian bailey the return of james bond in octopussy is as surprising as a late markham transit bus after selling an estimated one billion tickets at box offices throughout the w orld since drno m 1962 o07s invulnerability has been guaranteed the series has survived through three actors and the bond character has sur vived some of the most delightfully twisted villains thrown at moviegoers from auric goldfmger to ernst stavro blofeld and now kamal khan louis jordan who is as funny and sauve as bond himself played by roger moore and a welcome relief from the stiff necked cardboard baddies who have populated the series recently with sean connery s imminent return to the 007 role in neer say never again a warner brothers remake of the 1965 film- thunderball and a note at the end of octo- pussys credits that bond will return in a new film called from a view to a kill it seems likely 007 will even survive the fact that octopussy is the last of the original ian fleming novels what is surprising about octopussy is that despite its reliance on cliches inher ited from the last 12 films it comes across as interesting and packed with the ability to thrill thanks to a dizzying procession of mindboggling stunts threaded along something recent bond films have lacked a good story in octopussy james bonds search for the killer of fellow agent 009 leads him to india where he encounters the shaky alliance of kamal khan jordan an exiled afghan prince and an exotic international criminal named octopussy maud adams he discovers that khan is working with a renegade soviet general to force western europe into unilatenal disarmament by framing nato forces for a nuclear disas ter bonds battle to defuse the sceheme takes him from the jungles of india to the autobahns of germany in this film the selfparody that made recent bond films dreadful has been toned down though the acting is only passable this film generates excitement through its ongmal use of the characters the exotic settings and a quirky sense of plot and humor that is sometimes reminescent of that old british tv series the avengers along with return of the jedi its one of the most entertaining films available nght now octopussy is playing in two of markvil- les four cinemas licensed dining lounge phone 4772715 rentan oldie car rental 221 wellington st east daily weekly monthly save low low rates call v 2946024 looking for a lampshade the shade centrt libhtmg dnumrteb markvtlu shooting centre 4778137 herongate barn theatre altona road pickering v- fast moving dinner theatre comedy t button may27jun26 thurs fri sat and sun dinner and show 16 25 per person fall proqranns now avi lable oqa aof uponrequest tjuico ask about our box orfice hours group rates and tum wm 10am gn lurraraismg tnorfi tosuo loac iop programs treat dad on fathers day june 19th 12 oz tb0ne steak with choice of potato and two fresh vegetables bread and butter q95 9 dinner 430 pm 900 pm s1hu 7225 woodbine ave 4962100 at steelcase rd special fathers day sunday buffet june 19 1030 am to 230 pm sittings 10 am noon 2 pm k over 15 bounbful salads smokedoysters herring k scrambled eggsbaconsausage k scadopsshrimpscracked crab baron of hot beef mouth watering desserts all you can eat for just 995 children under 10 450 children 2 and under free reservations recommended also featuring a fine evening candlelight dinner buffet from 410 pm adults 11 95children550 highway 7 highway 404 f 8812121 j vaifkway 1nn