The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Retrospective/Review

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  • @ocelotonatiuh1255
    @ocelotonatiuh1255 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Please don't ever stop doing these retrospectives, Mr. Harper.

    • @danielwilliamson6180
      @danielwilliamson6180 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Bless you!

    • @j.st.jamesesq.9599
      @j.st.jamesesq.9599 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I concur. Especially on the Bond movies. I don’t always agree with your analysis, but respect how you draw your conclusions.

    • @-MrFozzy-
      @-MrFozzy- ปีที่แล้ว +3

      MORE…..QUICKER….LONGER….FOEVER!

    • @NoName-eo2mv
      @NoName-eo2mv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah should be doing at least 1 a month

    • @Treklosopher
      @Treklosopher ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I also love these. I appreciate Oliver very much.

  • @fredrikcarlstedt393
    @fredrikcarlstedt393 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Have to say that Sir Christopher Lee was one of a kind. RIP, the Gentleman with the Golden Gun .

    • @danielwilliamson6180
      @danielwilliamson6180 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sir Christopher Lee would have made a good James Bond himself.

    • @fredrikcarlstedt393
      @fredrikcarlstedt393 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@danielwilliamson6180 Agreed .

    • @nicholasdickens2801
      @nicholasdickens2801 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sir Christopher Lee is simply royalty in acting in my humble opinion.

    • @fredrikcarlstedt393
      @fredrikcarlstedt393 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nicholasdickens2801 He truly was in his own special class of greatness .

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fredrikcarlstedt393 he was the first actor I ever wrote back in '99 , just random I wrote him first but im glad I did , later he refused more and more to sign Dracula pics

  • @nebularain3338
    @nebularain3338 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Honestly, I love this film! It was one of my favourites growing up, and I still love it today. Lee and Moore are great together, and the locations are stunning! It just hits all the right Bond spots for me.

    • @300kapslar
      @300kapslar ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here, I think it was the first Bond I saw back in early 80's as akid, not the best Bond movie but the one I love the most. Love the score and the use of the Bond theme through out the movie.

    • @danielbad5910
      @danielbad5910 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same! Watched it a lot as a kid and never knew it was considered "problematic" until youtube came along :))
      Holds a legit spot in my heart!

    • @AndyJay1985
      @AndyJay1985 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I rewatched this movie after watching this retrospective, and I forgot how much I enjoyed it. I feel like perhaps releasing it the year after live and let die might have not helped. Even though Roger had been accepted as the new Bond, he doesn't feel like himself. He really was able to carry the Spy who loved me.

    • @LINDA-jy3ov
      @LINDA-jy3ov ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I Just Saw This BOND 🎥 Film On 📀 DVD Just A Few Days Ago 💕 Love It And ROGER MOORE Saw It In A 🎭 Theater When It Came Out!

    • @LINDA-jy3ov
      @LINDA-jy3ov ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CHRISTOPHER LEE IS Great As The Villain. Of Course!!

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    When it comes to James Bond retrospectives, nobody does it better than Oliver Harper. This was a fine 007 film elevated by the superb Christopher Lee. That car flip stunt was cool minus the slide whistle sound effect. And, I like JW Pepper.

    • @AB0BA_69
      @AB0BA_69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like JW Pepper. Yeah, he's a complete caricature and his only role in the script is to serve as a foil for Bond. Bond is charming and smooth secret agent while Pepper is a crass hick sheriff. However Bond never treat Pepper poorly (at most Bond is annoyed) and in later on we meet the CIA agent Felix Leiter who's also smooth and skillful, but not as much as Bond of course ;)
      Too bad CIA killed JFK!

    • @jacobunderwood5206
      @jacobunderwood5206 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, Calvin Dyson does it best, but Harper’s a sporting second

    • @mrlaidback83
      @mrlaidback83 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jacobunderwood5206 I personally think Dutch Bond Fan is the best when it comes to retrospectives reviews of the James Bond films, but I also like Calvin Dyson and Oliver's review as well.

    • @shannonbayley3684
      @shannonbayley3684 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hmm no, Calvin Dyson does it better. But Oliver is no slouch.

    • @pathevermore3683
      @pathevermore3683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Calvin Dyson is a better James Bond youtuber. Oliver is a better movie reviewer, with a consistent style.

  • @johnbarrett4846
    @johnbarrett4846 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Roger Moore was my James Bond I met Sean Connery at Gleneagles Hotel in possibly 1982. But Christopher Lee i remember vividly. I caddied for him at a pro celebrity golf match there in 1983. We talked movies, books, life and golf. I still have the photo of us together. Legend. Both him and Roger.

    • @jcollins1305
      @jcollins1305 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s great. Would have loved to have met the man.

  • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
    @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Roger Moore was an excellent Bond even if he did have sillier movies most of the time. He brings a certain charm and charisma that always puts a smile on your face.

    • @steveozone4910
      @steveozone4910 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My fave Bond

    • @Bale4Bond
      @Bale4Bond ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He's joyful in a way where you envy him

    • @AB0BA_69
      @AB0BA_69 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wouldn't call Moore's Bond as "charismatic", but he appears as the quintessentially British stereotype, "stiff upper lip" and all.

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought Moore had a charm to him but he lacked the hard edge of Sean Connery.

    • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
      @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AB0BA_69 I'd say otherwise honestly. Sure he does come off as a British stereotype to some but to me Moore embodies Bond if he emphasized his charm while still being the badass we know and love.

  • @TheColonelKlink
    @TheColonelKlink ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I love this film. Primarily for Christopher Lee's Scaramanga who as an elite assassin is a perfect foil for Bond, another elite assassin. A terrific ride deserving of great praise.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s scary to think there’s elite assassins out there.

  • @OuterGalaxyLounge
    @OuterGalaxyLounge ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Oliver, to me, is one of the OG's of TH-cam. A Retrospective Review is always a big deal, guaranteed to be the best of its kind. He makes these insanely hard-to-make videos look easy.

  • @scotteaton4868
    @scotteaton4868 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This film is criminally under-rated and my favorite of the classic bond films. First, the cinematography and editing are absolutely perfectl from start to finish and among the best of 70s films. The film is gorgeous and refuses to compromise its pace. There is a unique, exotic and surreal quality along with pacing you dont see until skyfall. Christopher Lee is fascinating and almost a non villian. He's chivalrous to the point of fault. The flying car is silly, but there's a refreshing lack of gadgetry. Even the car chase is simple with no exotics. The miniature sets are flawless. Knick Knick is unusual, but count the times he out smarts bond. Bridgette Eklund is an idiot, but an 11 on the 1-10 bond girl boner scale. The score is haunting and superb. Its the highlight of Essential James Bond Soundtrack. I rest my case.

    • @danielwilliamson6180
      @danielwilliamson6180 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun Fact: Knick Knack has a twin brother called Paddy Whack.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, Maud Adams is very sexy too‼️

    • @nigelinasia2088
      @nigelinasia2088 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree about the score. So underrated. Wish they would release an extended version. I keep begging La La Records for it. Anyone want to start a petition?

    • @teedup8995
      @teedup8995 ปีที่แล้ว

      She looks great in her bikini!! 😘 😍

  • @mii9010
    @mii9010 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'd never call The Man with The Golden Gun boring, as I had laughed out loud the most out of all the Bond movies. Thanks to Roger Moore's performance as 007 he matches the increased wackiness of the movie.

  • @NobleGlobalTraveller
    @NobleGlobalTraveller ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The henchman Nick Nack played by Herve was absolutely brilliant, especially at the end where bond puts him into the suitcase after a brief skirmish.

    • @the_narthex
      @the_narthex ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was indeed a very memorable henchman and thus one of the best.

  • @reidripley1221
    @reidripley1221 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Not everyone's favourite Bond film, but Scaramanga was a very good villain. I always come back to it mainly because of Christopher Lee could easily have played Bond himself, and the final showdown on Scaramanga's Island still holds up very well. Great review!

    • @LucyLioness100
      @LucyLioness100 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was on the short list for Bond at one point. Plus his step-cousin, the novelist himself, actually wanted Sir Christopher to be the title villain of “Dr. No” but Lee turned it down. When they came back to offer him Scaramanga, he didn’t turn them down again

    • @coyotefever105
      @coyotefever105 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s easily one of the best parts of the movie

    • @adamsinclair1959
      @adamsinclair1959 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Probably my favourite Bond villain thanks to Lee, I just wish he had a better film.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's my favourite Bond film.

  • @cliffbeavers6158
    @cliffbeavers6158 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It cracks me up that Pepper is in Thailand. Seems like one of the last places he would want to take a vacation .

  • @soriac2357
    @soriac2357 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can't believe people criticized Christopher Lees performance at that time, his character was the shining light in the whole film, certainly among the top 5 of all Bond villains, a far cry from the simple thug in the book.

  • @themcadamsminute8494
    @themcadamsminute8494 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Man With The Golden Gun is one of the best. I love this movie. So much fun!

  • @hexmachine8263
    @hexmachine8263 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I might be in the minority as far as Bond fans go, but this movie is in my top 5 bonds. I absolutely love this movie!

    • @scotteaton4868
      @scotteaton4868 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watch it and then watch Skyfall. So many similarities....in a complimentary way.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think it’s my #001

  • @GuineaPigEveryday
    @GuineaPigEveryday ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its damn unfortunate you get such low views, your work is quality, consistent and reliable, great reviews

  • @MFPMapFilmProductions
    @MFPMapFilmProductions ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Interesting little tid bit, one of the martial arts ladies is played by a young Qiu Yuen, the kickass Landlady from 'Kung Fu Hustle'.

  • @faeembrugh
    @faeembrugh ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just googled Clifton James out of curiosity and was amazed to find he was a highly decorated WW2 veteran.

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

      several 007 in ww2 : Lee , Don P , Telly , Frobe.......Patrick Bauchaus dad was in the french resistance

  • @JohnQPublic345
    @JohnQPublic345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Since I'm 57, I grew up with Sir roger as my bond. Love every single movie

  • @isaacschmitt4803
    @isaacschmitt4803 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man With The Golden Gun is my favorite Bond movie. It has its many problems, but the smooth charm of Roger Moore (with a few exceptions) matched against that of Sir Christopher Lee's really sells it for me. Not to mention Scaramanga has a pretty sympathetic background for *why* he became such a villain. Bond had too many villains that are just cartoonisjly evil and have been properly spoofed by, well, Dr. Evil. Scaramanga has a reason for being a bit of a bastard.

  • @AE-Rugby
    @AE-Rugby ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My second favourite Bond movie . I can always watch this and on a rainy Sunday afternoon or a day where I’m on my own and maybe slightly hung over , what better comfort is there than this movie !! Love it !! Lee and Moore … you are the best !!!

  • @ToylandChairman666
    @ToylandChairman666 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love this movie. I've also read the book, but aside from some of Scaramanga's backstory it's a borderline in name only adaptation. I prefer the film, honestly.

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have read the book as well. I also prefer the film but it's slim pickings between the two.

    • @gokhanersan8561
      @gokhanersan8561 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. The book doesn’t have the charm of this story. They did a very smart adaptation-if we ignore the sheriff scenes.

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gokhanersan8561 In Flemings defense he died before he finished the book

  • @KZSoze
    @KZSoze ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was born in ‘79. Seeing this on VHS growing up, it was my favorite Bond film.

  • @marklatchford9557
    @marklatchford9557 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have to say I do enjoy The Man With the Golden Gun, I've never understood why it gets so little love. Thanks for the video, behind the scenes details like these always help to give context to a film.

    •  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This!

    • @jsutton0010
      @jsutton0010 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because it is one of the worst Bond films in the series. The story is just so boring relies on too much on humour, Mary Goodnught is a terrible Bond girl, she is nothing more than dumb blonde, J W Pepper is just bloody annoying and is beyond belief that he happened to be holidaying in the same time Bond is there, the fight between Nick Nack and bond is just painful to watch and is not funny at all, The Deathmatch is so predictable, it is pretty obvious bond was going to switch places with the mannequin.

    • @NealKlein
      @NealKlein ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In 1974, things were changing, and this movie didn't feel fresh to American audiences. I remember getting much, much more excited about The Spy Who Loved Me.

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imo because many of the audience were still thinking Moore’s Bond would be like Connery’s tough guy Bond they had loved in the sixties.
      In the previous film ‘Live and Let Die’ there were some elements of previous Bond movies with Bond acting tough at times but introducing what would become Moore’s trademark, the lighter more chilled Bond. An agent who relies on charm and style, rather than cunning and toughness.
      Golden Gun was another step away from Connery and not everyone was ready for that.

  • @andytarrant9313
    @andytarrant9313 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is one of my favourite Bond films…mainly because it’s the first I saw at the cinema.

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was playing in a friends garden when his mom came out and asked if we wanted to go and see the film at the cinema. Of course we said yes and I ran home to ask my mom for permission to go and for some money. Unfortunately by the time I got the money and began to run back to my friend’s house they had just left (his mom was impatient) and I ended up walking home a very sad disappointed 10 year old 😔.
      I never did see it at the cinema and had to wait until it appeared on tv in the late seventies.

  • @mocrg
    @mocrg ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Roger was an excellent Bond. He was suave and funny.

  • @parallaxview2143
    @parallaxview2143 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Moore's Bond films are always watchable. I struggle to say the same for Craig and Brosnan's output.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yar, only Goldeneye and Casino Royal are worth watching. Moore was the best

  • @brianmckee2267
    @brianmckee2267 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Seen this years ago and all I remember is how good Christopher Lee was in it.

  • @1987MartinT
    @1987MartinT ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Scaramanga is amazing! The world's greatest assassin. He's not a complicated villain. He's a blunt instrument. But he's the best blunt instrument there is. I love how the titular weapon is so disadvantageous by design because he wants it to be a challenge to use it. It says something about how good he is that he deliberately makes it difficult for himself to win. And of course he is masterfully played by the legendary Christopher Lee. Seriously, has Lee ever given a bad performance? Even when he has been in bad movies, he was good in them.

    • @danielwilliamson6180
      @danielwilliamson6180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would have been good if Scaramanga had been brought back and reinvented. in the new Bond movies.

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielwilliamson6180he couldn’t have been any worse than Blofeld who imo they totally messed up by writing him as they did.

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว

      same with another Chris , Chris Walken usually delivers even if the films themselves arent perfect

  • @Dayman90
    @Dayman90 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Speaking of Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland, have you ever considered doing a retrospective on The Wicker Man? Love to hear your thoughts on that especially with its troubled production history.

    • @horrorfanandy4647
      @horrorfanandy4647 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was about to say. One of my all time (so long as it’s either of the extended versions) favourite films, I would love to see Oliver do a retrospective on it!

    • @dreadelectric7745
      @dreadelectric7745 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      GREAT, GREAT film…

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always liked this one because of Lee's performance and the martial arts in it.

  • @DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
    @DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for giving this under appreciated film it’s due.
    It’s a brilliant work full of amazing ideas that was set off the rails by UA rushing the production for a Christmas ‘74 release and everyone going along with it. They all acknowledged this after the fact and Hamilton describing being like a drained battery is spot on. Mankiewicz got burned out and he and Hamilton fell out a bit. The major issues are three: the rushed schedule, the extreme disjointed quality of the two writers work being thrown together without the time to fuse them together properly as on DAF and especially the end of the Broccoli-Saltzman partnership.
    However it is a film of immense riches and the last to have any of the Harry Saltzman spark of wildness in spite of it being one of the films Broccoli was the lead producer on. Each of the writers had genius concepts that remain in the film just not always hitting their full potential. It is a subdued film that does reflect Bond’s pissed off nature at being hunted and the roughness manages to actually match the novel’s tone in some ways.
    The HD masters from Lowry digital are a garbage mess which doesn’t do this film any favors. The switch in cinematographers causes some flatness in spots as Morris didn’t get to do his usual style and Ted Moore wasn’t around to work his magic. Yet when you get past the Lowry image crud there are some really interesting subtle uses of color and I have a great fondness for the few spherical Bond films.
    The 5.1 remix is just as putrid as all the MiCasa studios remixes with all kinds of new effects and awful changes. The original mono is fantastically punchy like LALD’s mono.
    Barry’s score is vastly underrated and as always he nailed the tone of the film.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yar, produced in 74 and released in 74. Great film

  • @MrMairu555
    @MrMairu555 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just a minor correction, "James Bond Island" (Koh Tapu) is in Phang Nga, not Phuket. Unfortunately it's overrun with tourists these days, just like "The Beach" (Maya Bay, on Koh Phi Phi Lee). Still worth seeing them both, but don't expect any kind of isolated & private experience anymore. Virtually impossible to capture a photo without other people in frame.
    The Man with the Golden Gun is still one of my favourite Bond movies (my favourite is Live and Let Die), because I've spent the majority of my time in Thailand over the last 23 years in the areas between Phang Nga and Krabi. Can highly recommend it to anyone.

  • @walter_the_wobot2349
    @walter_the_wobot2349 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This and Live and Let Die are my favourite Moore films

  • @REED1988
    @REED1988 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Love these videos! They're the best in-depth bond videos!

  • @PhilMoskowitz
    @PhilMoskowitz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "The Man with the Golden Gun" is one of my favorite Bond movies. It's the first Bond movie I saw in a theater. It was at a black theater and was one of three movies playing that Saturday afternoon. It tells a lot about how unsuccessful the movie was because United Artists practically never released their Bond movies to small independent chains like black theaters were in the 1970s.
    But other than first seeing it in a theater, I just tend to like the goofier Bond movies like "The Man with the Golden Gun", "Thunderball", "Moonraker" and "Tomorrow Never Dies". Outside of "The Living Daylights" I find the notion of a deadly serious and realistic Bond movie preposterous. So I can only enjoy them as fun popcorn flicks.

    • @madams3478
      @madams3478 ปีที่แล้ว

      Growing up in the 1970s, there was a theater in my predominantly white neighborhood which could show three movies at one time. I think they called it three “houses.”
      I saw Capricorn One at this theater the Summer of 1978. And I graduated from high school in ‘81 just to give you an idea of my age.
      And I agree with you. I like the more “over the top” Bonds, too. For example, Moonraker was great! 😃

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว

      @@madams3478 I dont think TB is goofy tho , that could actually have happened back then......wouldnt surprise me if an artificial quake could happen too if someone tried to trigger one

  • @djcease1996
    @djcease1996 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *The Man With The Golden Gun* is easily the most enjoyable, rewatchable Bond film in my opinion. In 15+ years since childhood I've never tired of this film.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, so many great scenes

  • @SplotchTheCatThing
    @SplotchTheCatThing ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched it a couple years ago, and I was impressed... I've never seen an all around fun and decent film be rendered completely unwatchable to me by a single whistle before.

    • @TELE.GRAM_HANDLE-Oliver_Harper
      @TELE.GRAM_HANDLE-Oliver_Harper ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @touchstonefan0348
    @touchstonefan0348 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Roger Moore is my favorite Bond, Love all his Bond films and Golden Gun is certainly no exception. Another great retrospective Oliver!

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  • @gravesclayton3604
    @gravesclayton3604 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, Mr Harper. I remember these movies were absolutely spectacular when they came out. Film critics of the day seemed to be the ones lacking any imagination or personality. You had to be pretty self-absorbed and obtuse not see how great these films were, then and now. I didn't know anyone who didn't go to see these films at least twice when they came out; it was great to drag friends with you who hadn't seen them yet, and relive the great lines and cinematography! I often wonder how critics even made a living being such bad judges of films in those days, lol! Here's what I have gotten out of the whole Bond series over the decades: The action, mood, and rhythm changes from film to film as one's life experiences change. Each has it's own flavor and appeal, making the entire series intriguingly unpredictable, without leaving me bored or complacent.

  • @rodneyclarke6477
    @rodneyclarke6477 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like this movie. I thought Moore played a compelling Bond in this. Britt Eckland was absolutely stunning. And you can tell Christopher Lee is totally enjoying himself chewing up the scenery. And that car jump (sans whistle) still holds up after almost fifty years. Personally I prefer this to The Spy who Loved Me.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, this film is better. The Spy Who Loved Me is good, but I don't like the end sequence. I prefer For Your Eyes Only to the Spy Who Loved me. Underrated film

    • @rodneyclarke6477
      @rodneyclarke6477 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DanielCordone9 yes I concur. Moore really took it up a notch in FYEO.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rodneyclarke6477 Definitely. Apparently Moore said his favourite movie was the Spy Who Loved Me. I just prefer FYEO

  • @JorgeSantos-uw9lp
    @JorgeSantos-uw9lp ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your reviews are the best. I love James Bond and this reviews are so nostalgic. Good job. This movie is so iconic, when I think about Sir Roger Moore as Bond I always remember this, and Moonraker, but my favorite is The Spy Who Loved Me.

  • @wackawackacount
    @wackawackacount ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these Bond retrospectives. I had the DVD of this one and no internet in my first apartment, so I saw it a lot! Also, at 4:17, the newspaper "looses" its grasp of how to spell when lambasting Bond.

  • @crush41gb
    @crush41gb ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the paper headline says "Bond Looses Golden Touch" instead of Loses. Really gives credence to their article lol.

  • @emanicstreetpreacher
    @emanicstreetpreacher ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how The Grauniard's review headline reads "Looses" rather than "Loses". 🤣

  • @sfighter0085
    @sfighter0085 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The first "Retrospective/Review" of 2023. Excellent work Oliver!
    I mostly caught bits of this movie when it was shown on TV, as I did other James Bond movies. I can't really say a whole lot about this installment, but looking at the footage here, I would consider giving it a watch, mostly for the late and great Christopher Lee.

  • @regidio5083
    @regidio5083 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    People hated this film back then? Damn this was a cozy film to chill and watch with.

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Problem was people still wanted Connery’s Bond with its harder edge.
      Live and Let Die the first Roger Moore Bond was halfway between Connery’s tough assassin Bond and Moore’s laidback charmer Bond and worked as a transitional film, whereas golden gun played up the lighter side too much for audiences still expecting the 60s tough guy Connery Bond films.

    • @regidio5083
      @regidio5083 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nigeh5326 Ah I see. Ironic cos dad is around his teens that time and he prefers Roger over Connery (to this day I have been trying to get him to see Connery era bond and he still insists he likes Roger Moore better), I'm a 90s child so this film is just cozy as Oliver describes lol!

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@regidio5083 Sean Connery was my favourite until Daniel Craig took over.
      When he took the role the press were very negative but personally I felt Daniel Craig would make a great Bond as I had seen him in earlier roles and I’ve been proved right 😊

  • @Whalewraith
    @Whalewraith ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw this on release as a kid. Been in love with Thailand ever since. I have been to Ko Phing Kan (Scaramangas Island). Intrestingly its like an islet within an island (its very small) and despite being commonly referred to as Phuket as you say, that is actually the island the tours tend to leave from.

  • @dontparticipate240
    @dontparticipate240 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Back when 007 was a rough and tumble man. Not a neutered, broken shell of a man.

    • @Rschr101
      @Rschr101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly! Bond hasn't been Bond since they fired Brosnan over the phone.

    • @teedup8995
      @teedup8995 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Rschr101 Over the phone? Ouch!!

  • @paddynevs5885
    @paddynevs5885 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I hope we get a retrospective of the spy who loved me the best bond Moore flim there is

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Overrated. The Man with the Golden Gun, For your Eyes only and Live and Let Die are better.

  • @semicharmedlife311
    @semicharmedlife311 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Each Bond actor seemed to have their own way of portraying the character, and Moore's slant on the Bond role was more comical. As a child of the 80's who was young and introduced to the series through Moore's Bond, I hold a certain fondness for his films and their comedic extravagances. The Man with the Golden Gun is a favorite of mine, not just for that era of films but the entire collection. Loved Christopher Lee as Scaramanga!

    • @AB0BA_69
      @AB0BA_69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's unfortunate that Bond films have become so SUPER SERIUS just because (allegedly) the producers did not want to be conflated with the Austin Powers movies. A bit of humor is always the pinch of pepper on a Bond film.

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AB0BA_69personally I think the whole Blofeld character has been screwed up in the Craig era with the brother thing not working in the way they have written it.

    • @AB0BA_69
      @AB0BA_69 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigeh5326 Blofeld in the Craig era? Whaaat? That's crazy man. I can't imagine that happening. Ever...
      Serious talk: that movie was shit. It's the reason I stopped watching Bond. The old movies and the franchise legacy will always be there when I want it. They can't take that away from us.

  • @NealKlein
    @NealKlein ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The analysis, editing and narration in this retrospective are close to your best work. I was momentarily distracted by how efficient and excellent it is compared to your already masterful body of work. Thank you.
    I lived through the 70s, saw this movie at the time of its release, and was surprised by your review. Brilliant, Oliver.

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  • @askthecheesegaming3165
    @askthecheesegaming3165 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great review thanks TH-cam for recommending this, roger Moore is my favorite bond

  • @rickyred001
    @rickyred001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Bond film, blessed with another appearance by the brilliant Clifton James as the hapless Sheriff. Great video, Oliver !!!

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful retrospective! I'm always amazed at how much information you put into your videos! Such impressive research! (I had that issue of Cinefantastique magazine back in the day!) I haven't watched the film in many years, but remember the scenery ... the humor of Sheriff Pepper... the car stunt (hated the slide whistle sound effect)... and the legend that is Christopher Lee! I enjoyed it although the scale felt a bit small... maybe because the bad guy wasn't trying to rule or destroy the world.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scaramanga was just a man who loved killing people.

  • @doric_historic
    @doric_historic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Entertaining review there Oliverisco Scaraharper. The is one of the better Moore outings from the vintage cinema year of 1974...

  • @jondellar
    @jondellar ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good video - thank you!
    I always felt that, despite John Barry's dislike of his own work on this picture, this film was rescued from oblivion by the Barry touch.

  • @Polymathically
    @Polymathically ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was lucky enough to travel to Phuket back in 2011. I've been a fan of the James Bond for decades, so I intended to visit the island. But the weather just didn't cooperate while I was there. I did one boat tour in Maya Bay, but it was cut short when we sailed into a storm and nearly capsized. Didn't feel like going out on the water again after that.

  • @mrriff5681
    @mrriff5681 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    First bond film I’d ever seen still one of my favourites, bond on a more artistic level, slow drawn out less action but one of the best villains and actor within that role, bond vs his alter ego one on one rather than against an army, im hoping you will eventually cover the rest keep up your brilliant reviews 👍

  • @JackBeddows
    @JackBeddows ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never understood why this is not considered a top Moore, Bond film. It has such cool settings and such great villain in Christopher Lee!

  • @miyuzik
    @miyuzik 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your channel is the only one that truly helps with my insomnia. Thank you so much for all these amazing re(views)trospectives..

  • @lukedaley17
    @lukedaley17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see yet another Bond review. I remember first watching this Bond instalment on itv when I was in school. Christopher Lee was brilliant as Scaramanga. Thanks for the review, Oliver.

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  • @peterherron4222
    @peterherron4222 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I always remembered the school girls being total badasses. Way ahead of its time

    • @z1u12b
      @z1u12b ปีที่แล้ว

      The one w the curly hair is Lady Landlord in Kung Fu Hustle.

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff ปีที่แล้ว

      @@z1u12b the elephant boat boy is in poor health now

  • @chriswilson3126
    @chriswilson3126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I get why people don't like Golden Gun much but I love it. Christopher Lee is terrific and Scaramanga's island is one of my fave bond locations.
    For me it's Moore's 2nd best Bond after Spy who Loved Me.

  • @speedracer2008
    @speedracer2008 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't know if you take requests for retrospectives, Oliver, but, in case you do, have you ever thought about doing a retrospective on Schindler's List? It's a classic movie that definitely deserves a retrospective 30 years after its release.

  • @djtforever1414
    @djtforever1414 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oliver! This is an underrated film - but, you are right that the Solex Agitator part was not needed and it should have focused more on the main plot.

    • @DanielCordone9
      @DanielCordone9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, probably the only flaw with the movie.

  • @Edax_Royeaux
    @Edax_Royeaux ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember watching this movie and getting lost as to why a boots on the ground assassin would be cornering the solar market.

  • @Treklosopher
    @Treklosopher ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for doing these, Oliver. Your retrospectives are always a joy.

  • @heinzhoschek
    @heinzhoschek ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for all your work! i love watching it.

  • @animationfanatic2133
    @animationfanatic2133 ปีที่แล้ว

    I lost it at the straight delivery of "flying car" and then the image of it flying away 🤣

  • @StillTheVoid
    @StillTheVoid ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just in time for Goldeneye 007 release, huh? 😁
    Love your work Oliver. Never stop making these. Still missing Roger Moore.

  • @valueofnothing2487
    @valueofnothing2487 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the few excellent reviews on TH-cam.
    Yes it's kind of like a TV show. Never occurred to me.
    Instead of building up to a climax it kind of just scatters with different plots going different ways.
    But it is not bad. It's not Diamonds are Forever or Die Another Day.

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  • @nerfherder3553
    @nerfherder3553 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's crazy to think how badly this movie did commercially considering how legendary it is today.

  • @Cobalt-Bleu
    @Cobalt-Bleu ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great episode Olivier. I just recently rewatched this one felt the same way. Whenever I get a notification that one of your videos are available, i drop everything to watch it. Good job

  • @MFPMapFilmProductions
    @MFPMapFilmProductions ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Oliver, you're that TH-camr. That English TH-camr from England.

  • @kasrakhatir
    @kasrakhatir ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Whole Soundtrack is so Catchy.

  • @josepharcher9620
    @josepharcher9620 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw that movie with my father. Loved that car flip jump.

  • @leannerose6181
    @leannerose6181 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these retrospectives from you,Oliver; I feel they're too few and far between

  • @dbreiden83080
    @dbreiden83080 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Missed this one.. Need to give it a watch..

  • @jeromewagschal9485
    @jeromewagschal9485 ปีที่แล้ว

    One night I was supposed to stay at home with my grandfather while my parents were going to the movies and my grandfather was unavailable...So my father said : " It's okay, you can come to the movies with us...After all, you're 8 and that movie is not really violent or inappropriate..."
    I remember standing in line in front of the movie theater looking at the movie poster and thinking it looked cool, I knew Roger Moore from the Persuaders TV show that was on French TV back then but I had no idea what the movie was about... Except that it looked like an action movie...
    When the lights went down and the gunbarrel came up I was completely wowed because I had never seen anything like that before...
    And two hours later my world had completely changed 😁😁😁
    That was the first Bond movie I had watched...
    Before that I had no idea who James Bond was...
    After that my father ( who was a member of the American Library in Paris ) brought me all the Ian Fleming books and told me about the previous movies...
    That was in the mid-70's way before videotapes or internet but thankfully some movie theaters had Bond festivals from time to time...
    There will always be a special place in my heart for this movie and for Roger Moore because this was my introduction to James Bond even though I have always liked the other actors too...
    As for the Bond movies my father saw Dr.No when it came out and the following movies after that and going to see the new Bond movie has been a family tradition since 1974... 🙂🙂🙂

  • @tagheuer001
    @tagheuer001 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel understands my needs for custom programming suited for nerds like me :)

  • @KountKasper
    @KountKasper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was one of my favourite ones

  • @TagusMan
    @TagusMan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mired by a few dodgy scenes and one stupid sound effect, yet still one of my favorite Bond flicks. Love the over the top theme song and score. Great villain. Highly under-rated and overly maligned. Love it.

  • @PetersonZF
    @PetersonZF ปีที่แล้ว

    This was one of the films that was used for the game Bond Legendary, because despite not being one of the greats, it was one of the best villains. Plus, they clearly had a theme going as they also had Goldfinger and GoldenEye. :p

  • @windi1982
    @windi1982 ปีที่แล้ว

    This retrospectives need more attention! The channel more subscribers!
    Mr. Harper always put great stuff and production details in it! Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @ultimateultra2419
    @ultimateultra2419 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well I like Man with the golden gun a lot. It is one of my favorite bond movie. Even the song is so good. Lulu sing it with so passion.

  • @treystephens6166
    @treystephens6166 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think about this movie all the time.

  • @Atom-E.B.E.
    @Atom-E.B.E. ปีที่แล้ว

    As a child, this movie taught me the definitive meaning of the word 'superfluous', and you best believe I've never forgotten it since

  • @JaiAlaiHeyday
    @JaiAlaiHeyday ปีที่แล้ว

    For the pre-Lazar scene with Q and Colthorpe, as a kid, I always thought Q called Lazar by his first name, Japu, but Major Boothroyd actually said "the chap who" instead. Ha! Low on my list of Bond films, but I still love it, nonetheless. Great video, Oliver!

  • @sebastianhollmichel9566
    @sebastianhollmichel9566 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you use the ultra exposition in this movie to incorporate it in your 'trailer opening'. As it was made for that.

  • @dougmaclennan8654
    @dougmaclennan8654 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video. I would add that TMWTGG was inspired in part by Day of the Jackal with the ballistics expert.

  • @Perkustin
    @Perkustin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, one point is that the Solex is easily in the Top 5 coolest looking macguffins imo.

  • @kogamei
    @kogamei ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GLORIOUS DAY A NEW RETROSPECTIVE/REVIEW HAS DROPPED!

  • @ExileGilby64
    @ExileGilby64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome work my man! Cheers!

  • @PsychoholicSlag83
    @PsychoholicSlag83 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the movie that got me hooked on the series as a kid

  • @thefonzkiss
    @thefonzkiss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:14 newspaper typo. Should be loses not looses. Did you make that yourself?

  • @alancheatley4378
    @alancheatley4378 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this time of movies, I grew up on these being born in 71, I wouldn't be too negative on this film, it's still a great spectacle. Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland staring like The Wicker Man around this time as well, score is great too, 3 weeks only!! Imagine that now, modern movie soundtracks you forget they are there.

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  • @thefonzkiss
    @thefonzkiss ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:22 scene from the trailer not in the movie

  • @JRS06
    @JRS06 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this might by the Bond favourite of mine I struggle to find people defending. I don't know if it was the characters, locations or action scenes, but it's a lot of fun.

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