History YMMV / TheSpyWhoLovedMe

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The intention during Bond's fight with Sandor was presumably that the woman Bond meets was in league with Sandor and drawing him into position to be shot, similar to the scene in ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' where Fiona tries to trap Bond the same way. Unfortunately, this isn't quite made clear in the scene itself, which can give the impression that Bond coldly sacrificed an innocent bystander just to save his own skin.

** Naomi, Stromberg's [[EvilIsSexy evil]] and SexySecretary played by Creator/CarolineMunro, with many viewers lamenting that she doesn't have a larger role to play in the film.

* EvilIsSexy: Creator/CarolineMunro as Naomi.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Did Stromberg's secretary betray him because of greed or because she wanted to thwart his plan to [[spoiler: wipe out most of the human race]]?

* FairForItsDay: Recent reevaluations of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' interpret it in a positive light as a feminist novel. Vivienne is a proud, intelligent, tough girl who's striking out on her own to find herself. Her forced abortion is portrayed as not damaging her reputation or "purity" and instead being a violence inflicted on her by an abusive boyfriend, and her sexual freedom as an unmarried girl is never criticized. She's strong enough that she almost escapes Sluggsy and Horror on her own without Bond and is proactive in the final fight, helping shoot and getting a first aid kit from a burning building.

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Apparently, Ancient Egyptian architects, as Bond is shown muttering "Egyptian builders" after Jaws collapses part of a temple down on himself. However, Egyptian audiences found it hysterical. Then again, they're clearly CrossingTheLineTwice for laughs, since the [[SelfDeprecation talents]] of Egyptian builders are pretty damn obvious.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: The Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza is not something created for the film, but an actual [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbgtSwt7kgk attraction at Giza]] dating back to 1972, with virtually the same narration still being used.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: The interior of the ''Liparus'' is large enough to house three nuclear submarines. Creator/KenAdam told Creator/AlbertRBroccoli that there wasn't a soundstage in the world big enough to meet those requirements. Cubby's response was, "Then build it". The result was The 007 Stage at Creator/PinewoodStudios.

* EvenBetterSequel: ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' is a [[BrokenBase divisive]] film, but many, including Creator/RogerMoore himself, consider ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' to be the best of the Moore 007 films (though ''For Your Eyes Only'' sometimes takes that prize) and one of the greatest in the whole series.

** The hotel receptionist at Bond's hotel is played by Valerie Leon, who would later go on to play a fisherwoman in Bahamas in the non-EON-produced ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain''. In this film, she is flirty with Bond, but in an uncharacteristic move for him, Bond closes his room's door in her face; whereas in ''NSNA'', Bond has no such problem and the two end up in bed together.

* FairForItsDay: Recent reevaluations of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' interpret it in a positive light as a feminist novel. Vivienne is a proud, intelligent, tough girl who's striking out on her own to find herself. Her forced abortion is portrayed as not damaging her reputation or "purity" and instead being a violence inflicted on her by an abusive boyfriend, and her sexual freedom as an unmarried girl is never criticized. She's strong enough that she almost escapes Sluggsy and Horror on her own without Bond and is proactive in the final fight, helping shoot and getting a first aid kit from a burning building.
* UnfortunateImplications: Vivienne equates Bond making love to her to a man claiming his prize after vanquishing a dragon, following it with the [[MemeticMutation infamous claim]] that "all women love semi-rape". [[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18455.The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me Many reviews mention the moment in negative fashion]]. As much of Fleming's writing contains veiled references to BDSM and it's widely accepted that he enjoyed the practice, however, it seems to be more of a clumsy reference to kink.

** Naomi, with many reviews expressing regret about her not having more screen time \ being given the main Bond Girl role over the wooden Barbara Bach.

* AcceptableTargets: Apparently, Ancient Egyptian architects, as Bond is shown muttering "Egyptian builders" after Jaws collapses part of a temple down on himself. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales However, Egyptian audiences found it hysterical]]. Then again, they're clearly CrossingTheLineTwice for laughs, since the [[SelfDeprecation talents]] of Egyptian builders are pretty damn obvious.

* AcceptableTargets: Apparently, Ancient Egyptian architects, as Bond is shown muttering "Egyptian builders" after Jaws collapses part of a temple down on himself. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales However, Egyptian audiences]] [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found it hysterical]]. Then again, they're clearly CrossingTheLineTwice for laughs, since the [[SelfDeprecation talents]] of Egyptian builders are pretty damn obvious.