Live and Let Die...Is it Moore's Best?
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- A theory was born on a road trip...Is the first Bond movie of each Bond actor their best? Being James Bond and The Bond Experience explore this theory one actor at a time. Our third in the series is Live and Let Die with Roger Moore....
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When David is not running an advertising and marketing company, his hobby is The Bond Experience which is primarily a video blog where he discusses Bond experiences and the people and brands that help to create those experiences...
Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in the following media Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, American Media Inc., AP Wire and online social media outlets. David has been a speaker at Johns Hopkin, Hofstra University, and Columbia as a Bond Experience expert. His collection is one of the largest in the USA and represents one of the most complete as it pertains to lifestyle collectibles. Invited to cover Tom Ford, Omega, Heineken, and Coke partnership events, David has represented social media experiences for many years. In addition David has provided props and decor for Johns Hopkin Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace Premieres as well as the Devereaux Foundation 007 Fundraiser.
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This is my favorite Roger Moore Bond movie, and the one I have watched the most. I see it as the handing of the baton from Connery. I saw the movie in the theatre and afterwards thought that Moore really succeeded. I see some of the Connery aspects, and then his own spin. It was a great start to his time as Bond. The travel, the clothes (I love the Chesterfield coat), and Moore's coolness and professionalism did it for me.
'The Spy Who Loved Me ' was Roger's favourite Bond. Mine too
I'm sure George Lazenby was his best bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Absolutely!
It might be Lazenby's best but among Bond films overall it is unquestionably the worst
@@MrRandomcommentguyReally? As opposed to the crap under discussion?
@@MrRandomcommentguy lol you sound like you have great taste in film.
Yeah and the best Bond film of all, no matter how much it bothers you.
Live and Let Die was my 1st encounter with Bond, I was just a toddler when my dad took me to see it and it gave me nightmares for months. My parents played the soundtrack record all the time and even that title track scared the crap out of me.
Same here! Watched it for the first time Christmas Day 2002 (worst thing I coulda done,) and I had nightmares due for about 3 or 4 months due largely to Geoffrey Holder. He was freaky as hell to 9 year old me.. now it's one of my favorites and I love Geoffrey in it.
there was another version of the song " live & let die " , we can hear it in the night club scene , it sung by BJ Arnau , check it out , it is great th-cam.com/video/LWKGfbs8dzo/w-d-xo.html
Live and let die was my second Bond encounter. My first was Goldeneye and the third was the spy who loved me. Needless to say my dad did a good job :)
Yaphett was so good in Alien
Yaphett's such an underrated actor. Shame his experience with LALD wasn't good, he just didn't fit well personality wise with the producers and the director but he brought the goods. If he would have hit now instead of 1970's he would be a top actor for sure.
I’m a 1972 child. My first Bond movies were broadcast on ABC in the 70’s. The very first one I saw was either Diamonds Are Forever, or Live and Let Die, or The Man with the Golden Gun, not sure which. The final scene in LALD on the train was very impressionable on me, especially the closing shot of Baron Samedi sitting in front of the train and laughing into the camera.
Glad to hear some love for Octopussy! It's also my favorite Roger Bond.
Octopussy is a very underrated James bond movie to me the last great James bond movie too many guns and shooting in the movies, I know it new generation of James bond stuff
The problem with Octopussy is that they wasted a really interesting opportunity with the India setting by making fun of it and making comedy Bond.
It drives me insane every single time David says “The Spy Who LOVES Me”. Does he not know the title of the movie?
maybe he didn't at the time. just a small mistake. but it is annoying. still love David anyway ahahah
I observed that as well, for someone who breathes bond movies, it's a rookie error repeated too many instances and I never ever forget the titles of any bond entry...
Love this film-full of memorable characters and exciting sequences!
Saw it in theatres and though I missed Sean Connery ,I accepted Roger immediately and it was strange that he was actually OLDER than Sean even though he looked much younger!
As far as the Blaxploitation aspect,the 007 series has a long history of following hot movie and tv trends:
Hitchcock-From Russia with Love
Blaxploitation-Live and let die
Martial arts-The Man with the golden gun
Space films-Moonraker
Adventure - Octopussy
80s drug dealer action- License to kill
90s crazy action-Tomorrow Never Dies
Bourne -Casino Royale/Quantum of solace
Dark Knight-Skyfall
Marvel universe-Spectre
Roger Moore looked younger I think one reason was facial hair on Sean Connery, Sean Connery had longer hair , Roger Moore was less arrogant than Sean Connery, but I love Sean Connery fighting style
Moonraker was my first Bond film. I might be in the minority but my favorite Roger Moore film was The Man with the Golden Gun.
I love that movie the fighting of James bond and the karate school students, pretty woman in the movie
As a fellow Moonraker-boomer I agree. Loved the fun house, hick sheriff, and midget as a kid.
The Spy Who Loved Me was my favorite book. Totally different than the movie.
Really, it was a super great James bond movie not a boring second in the movie I love the train fight, the beginning parts of the movie, etc etc
I discovered Bond through Goldeneye N64. Then somebody told me it was based on a movie. I've been in love with Bond since like 1997. 22 years later :)
Pierce Bronson is my favorite bond actor because when I was a kid I loved Thomas and pierce Bronson did the narration. Then I was introduced to goldeneye n64. And then I watched Goldeneye. And then After that, The world is not enough was the first bond movie I watched by my self 😁
The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only & Octctopussy are all tied for 1st place in my thoughts on Roger Moore’s best. But I do like Live and Let Die. It still has a lot going for it, however parts of it don’t age as well as other Bond films.
"Live And Let Die"(1973). Roger Moore. ***** Happy 50th Anniversary!!!!! ***** 5 July 1973 ----- 5 July 2023
Luv live and let die..but my personal fav is tswlm
One of the hallmarks of the Connery-5 series is that Bond takes missions at the edges of the former British Empire, wherever Britain once had been and was, then, still represented. That hangs on in Live and Let Die, and maybe the Blaxploitation angle represents a squint at the Colonies. It was all about loss of control at the fringes.
Good on you guys for addressing the 'problematic' elements and weaving that into the conversation rather than just ignore it. Great vid :)
This was fantastic. Great work fellas !!!!
I think Roger Moore’s best is For Your Eyes Only, then Live and Let Die, then The Spy Who Loved Me. Funnily enough, my biggest gripe with LALD is the stupid choice of giving Bond a huge ass 44 Magnum as his weapon for the Solitaire rescue mission. Maybe it’s because I’m into firearms, but it’s just such an unrealistic choice of sidearm for that mission that it’s ridiculous. Still love the movie though. The entire boat sequence is incredible to this day.
Sean will always be my favorite Bond, but Roger's 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is hands down my favorite 007 film. That being said, the theme song to 'Live and Let Die' set a standard that has yet to be equalled.
I LOVE HOW GOOOOD ROGER´S LOOKS IN THIS ONE
LALD is still to this day the most watched movie on British TV ever with 23.5 million viewers tuning in to its first UK showing on tv in January 1980. There were 56 million of us living in the UK in 1980 so almost half the country tuned in!
Interesting tidbit. I find it more interesting it took them 7 years for it to premiere on free to air TV. Nowadays it usually takes 2-3!
Everybody's entitled to their opinion, to be sure, and so here's mine: Best Moore Bond film is For Your Eyes Only, hands down. Closely followed by The Spy who Loved Me. Live & Let Die was OK, but Moore was not yet 100% comfortable in Bond's shoes.
josanteb Fair play. Personally I detest FYEO with every fibre of my being. Octopussy is my personal favourite Roger Moore Bond film.
josanteb agreed
liquidgeorge Octopussy is another great Moore Bond film.
@@liquidgeorge Why you detest For Your Eyes Only? That was my first Bond movie I ever saw and I enjoyed it alot. But my favorite Moore Bond movie is The Spy Who Loved Me.
You hit the nail on the head with your rankings from the Moore era...
As a Bond fan, Live and Let Die is hands down my favorite. McCartney's theme song is one of my favorite movie songs.
Yaphet Kotto is terrific as Kananga/Mr. Big, but I've always thought that William Marshall (BLACULA) would have been utterly fantastic. Whenever I read the novel, I always hear Marshall's incredible voice bringing Mr. Big's dialog to life in my head.
Finally a show that is dedicated to roger Moore. Yes!!!!
Thanks, guys. Loved your insights! For me, this is Moore's best performance as Bond. He goes downhill from here & becomes more & more (pun intended) the cartoon character which typifies his portrayals as 007. However, I feel the best story line for Moore was For Your Eyes Only (& the best theme song, too)!
You guys are a fantastic team 🙂
"Live and Let Die" is the first Bond film I ever saw. I must have been 10 or 11 years old and remember being very impressed - I loved it; in fact, it was my favourite Bond film for a long time.
Now it is not my favourite anymore (ranks at number 9), not even my favourite from Moore (that would be the fabulous "For Your Eyes Only", also a favourite from teenage years) but I still love it.
Blaxploitation, Paul McCartney and bright colours - "Live and Let Die" is a stylistic milestone of the early 70s. Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz gets the best out of Roger Moore without making him a full-time clown.
As with most of Hamilton's Bond films, the second half is weaker (one chase scene after another...), but it doesn't take away from the fact that this is one of the most entertaining, consistent Bond adaptions.
Notes:
The producers didn’t want the McCartney version, they thought it was a demo. They wanted Thelma Houston to re-record it. George Martin had to pressure them to use it.
Also, my vote for the best James Bond actor:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Or Robert Pattinson
Bond needs to be cultured with a little crazy in his eyes. Someone who no one realizes he can snap like a snake and kill with his bare hands. And the clean up well in a tux. I think either of these guys could definitely pull it off.
Good god man!! Its called "The Spy who LOVED me" not "Loves"!!!!! : )
David claims to be a fan and, yet, doesn’t even know a simple title. Next we’ll probably hear him say “Goldfingered”, “Licenced to Kill”, and “Dead Another Day”.
Goodness me, Jane Seymour was STUNNING.
She was very pretty with all that makeup on I like the Italian lady in the beginning in 007 house
I never enjoyed it as much as his later films. In fact it's one of my least watched Moore reruns next to Moonraker and TMWTGG. The boat chase scene was very dragged out and felt like my attention was strained compared to the Amazon boat chase in Moonraker. However I do agree with many of the points raised here and totally admit Jane Seymour possibly remained the best looking Bond girl of the Moore era.
Live And Let Die is one of my favorite Roger Moore James Bond Films. I think the Villain Baron Samedi should of gotten a little more screen time.
Definitely a few missed opportunities with the multiple interesting henchmen.
I liked Baron Samedi... I also wish Tee Hee did more with his claw...
I think it's Roger's best. It's in my top 5 Bond films. I absolutely love the film!
I love LOVE AND LET DIE! The music Paul, George Martin's score. Jane's Solitaire! Yappet as Mr. Big! Roger Moore's first James Bond film! So yes my favorite of Moore's because he did great job as 007 in his first Bond film! Bravo!!!!😇😇7
LALD is my favourite Moore Bond film by a large margin, too. I never was much into TSWLM, MR or TMWTGG or OP. Pretty good were FYEO and - believe it or not - AVTAK ... where Roger may have been a little too old for the part but I still like the movie much better than the other mentioned ones.
Being more of a Connery and Craig fan it may be, like David pointed out, that‘s because the comic elements were kept down and his Bond portrayal was a bit tougher than later.
This film was my first foray into the Bond series as an impressionable 14 year old. Loved it, I was hooked. While waiting for the next one, went back and checked out Goldfinger and Thunderball. Became a Connery fan as well. These are my favorites, as well as License to KIll with Timothy Dalton, who I thought was amazing as Bond. I left the series when Dalton was cut loose and replaced by Brosnan, a lightweight by comparison. Live and Let Die will always be a classic for me.
I love this film for many reasons. One reason is the mix of the absurd and the deadly - the funeral procession used as an assassination and scooping up the corpse in the coffin. This has a similar vibe to the three blind mice killing in Dr No and it was clearly an inspiration for the Spectre PTS which is one of my favourite PTS (pity about the helicopter bit at the end but that's another story). Bring on more of the absurd / deadly mix which is done so well by older Bond films but has been thin on the ground recently.
Yes...
I don’t remember all the details, but my dentist had a couple of children who were younger than I was by just a little bit. And I would go over there during the summer and even other times of year. He had this amazing thing called a VCR
The spy who loved me on VHS or beta or whatever he had. That introduced me to James Bond.
Well tech-nicallllly, Moore's first time playing JB was on an extended sketch on Mary Martins TV show in 1964.
Man with the Golden Gun, Live and Let Die and No Time To Die are my favorites. The end of NTTD is amazing and bold.
I'm partial to Moore era Bond in the 70's for reasons other than based solely on the merits of the films themselves, but because they were by-products of a magical era of movie making creativity that splashed onto the scene from all corners of the spectrum. You had Star Wars in 77' (which influenced Moonraker), Jaws that same year, then the Exoricst, the Shining, the Godfather then the Bond films in succession: Octopussy, Live and let Die, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker. Then you had the rock band, KISS explode onto the scene in 77' with their out of this world antics. I mean, it was all new, innovative and just spectacular, all-consuming from all directions all day long. It was a fantastic era to be a kid!! The 70's pop culture sensibility will never be replicated in magnitude or topped in it's sheer brilliance any time soon, the ingeniuity that went into coming up with the concepts for movies and the cerebral dialogue of the scripts overall, as well as the fashion sense and musical expression just can't be beat.
For me, it was all about three things in my youth: Star Wars, James Bond, and KISS, period. So, when I judge the Bond films collectively within this context, they take on a much more viscereal quality, one that escalates them into a different realm of appreciation. Because they mean more when they're seen alongside other things, and appreciated along side other things.
Great series and great video David! I'm just curious. On average how often do you watch a Bond film? Any bond film. Once a month? Once a week? Just curious.
This is a great Bond movie, one of the best and certainly along with Spy Who Loved Me is Moore's best imo.
I think Roger Moore was a very good Bond. When I was about 12 years old, he was the only Bond I was aware of. However, soon after, my best friend turned me onto Sean Connery. Since then, Sean has remained my number one Bond.
Best Moore one, no doubt..and hottest bond girl ever!😎
I can't wait for Goldeneye and Casino Royale!!!!!! :D
I think the ones where "Jaws" was included was the best ones 😀
But perhaps is the view one the movies changed since when they were new ?
Now we can see them anywhere,but in those day it was only on cinematictheatres ?
Than we can specualize if they would have been as popular if someone else had
played the role ? Perhaps did he make way for the later succes ?
JW Pepper should’ve been in every Bond movie after this, if not given his own spinoff series.
I think 'Live & Let Die ' is his best too. My problem with the later Moore films is he's just too old for the part & it detracts even when the likes of 'For Your Eyes Only' are good Bond films. Live & Let Die is definitely of it's time but that doesn't stop it being a great Bond film.
I am beginning to think that Live and let die actually is Rogers best. The spy who loved me was always my slight favourite. But the ending in that one was never to my liking (same with Moonraker, those shootouts really makes a terrible downer) and LALD is a very entertaining Bondmovie with few flaws. Not so bombastic but yet great.
answer = yes
No mention of Geoffrey Holder's Baron Samedi and just a passing mention of my third favourite henchman Julius Harris' Tee Hee (behind Jaws and Oddjob)? For me the Roger Moore order is: 1. The Spy Who Loved Me (overall 2nd-- love Jaws) 2. Moonraker (overall 7th) 3. Live And Let Die (overall 11th) 4. A View To A Kill (overall 20th) 5. For Your Eyes Only (overall 21st) 6. Octopussy (overall 22nd) and finally 7. The Man With The Golden Gun (overall the caboose at 25th).
I think The Man with the Golden Gun was Roger first appearance as Bond. Right from the first movie he left an impression of being a bit more cool than dashing Connery and Lazenby. He handles gadget more smartly in the movie Moonraker which I think was slightly ahead of it's time☺.
That quite literally makes no sense.
Well it’s not lald is
For Your Eyes Only is Roger’s best.
I like the ice skating girl, the pretty Greek lady, the beginning part of the movie
lol I'm a Moonraker Bond guy. Have the OG poster hanging on my wall for over 15 years. Connery is by far my favorite, though, and the 60s my favorite era. But might be why I have a soft spot for Man WIth the Golden Gun and like You Only Live Twice much better than Thunderball.
TSWLM & Moonraker were my first TV Bonds. Then saw O at the cinema. LALD was a lot different. Not as spectacular but tremendous entertainmemt.
I think that For your Eyes Only is Moore best ,'I would rate Spy who Love Me ahead of that , but a big part of that is . it was the first Bond Film that I ever seen and that give it a boost over For Your Eye Only.
Yes live and let die is Rogers best bond all the best 007 films are 62/77, they are my top 10 classics
For Your Eyes Only is my fave Moore
It's The Spy Who LOVED Me. Past tense.
Just imagine being the producers after Diamonds are Forever, wondering how to approach their new casting decision. They had two disgruntled stars in Connery and Lazenby, one who had hitherto only had minor supporting before skyrocketing with his 6 Bond films, and the other having been a male model one hit wonder. Now they're hitching their wagon to an actor who had been THE biggest TV star on the planet and seen by more people than anyone else, who had been contracted by the big Hollywood studios. Ivanhoe, The Alaskans, Maverick, The Saint, The Persuaders, The Man who Haunted Himself. He'd produced shows, he'd designed his own clothing, he rubbed shoulders with A list celebrities; he was one himself. So was that the right decision? Would the audience see Simon Templar or Lord Brett Sinclair on the screen instead of James Bond? It must've been quite nerve-wracking, but also confidence inspiring at the same time. And it obviously worked. Roger Moore WAS James Bond. I don't think he was Connery-esque at all, and I don't put that down to the cigars, bourbon, lack of tuxedo and "shaken not stirred", Q's absence, blonde with blue eyes. The big difference for me in this film particularly is that Moore is very English. There's a calm, smooth, unflappable confidence. Yes, the same can be said of Connery, but quintessential Englishness is slightly different. The scene which exemplifies this for me is when Bond slowly and calmly walks over to the bin and drops the gun that Tee Hee has just bent into it saying "funny how the least little thing amuses him". None of the other actors could've delivered that scene.
David! Spy Who LOVED Me! haha
I know....crazy!
LALD is the best Moore & also one of the best Bond films. The best Bond is probably Connery with YOLT & DAF as his peak moments. But the best ever ever Bond film is clearly definitely OHMSS. Best music, best cars, best dialogue, best locations & best women. "A slight stiffness..." Diana Rigg, Annouska Hemple & Jo Lumley... What else do you want?
Hi guys 😁😁😁
1.On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2- From Russia with Love
3- Casino Royale
4- For Your Eyes Only
5- Spy Who Loved Me
6- Skyfall
7- Licence to Kill
8- Goldfinger
9- Thunderball
10- You Only Live Twice
11- Live and Let Die
12- GoldenEye
13- Living Daylights
14- Tomorrow Never Dies
15- Man with the Golden Gun
16- Doctor No
17- Spectre
18- Quantum of Solace
19- World is Not Enough
20- Moonraker
21. Diamonds are Forever
22- Octopussy
23- Die Another Day
24- View to a Kill
This, TMWTGG, and FYEO are Moore’s best. Of course you can’t deny that TSWLM is a classic Bond film, but the rest of Moore’s films are comedy Bond and/or TV Bond (AVTAK).
David where can I get one of your T-shirts please?
I dont find my first bond I watched shaped my views that much. although I can't remember what it was exactly I know Thunderball was the first I owned on vhs but I think watched tomorrow never dies or the world is not enough first on TV. While Casino Royale was the first I watched in the cinema. I tend to prefer the Moore or Dalton along with the first 3 Connery films. all for different reasons. I don't feel that Brosnans have aged that well and find it a little odd watching them these days.
in terms of the title song, the black girl who was singing it at the restaurant. her version was more lively and she sounded better
At the restaurant yes (Brenda Arnau, June 1941 - November 1989), but not as title song.
Live and Let Die is Dr. No's twin film
Live and Let Die took influence from the blaxploitation films during the early to mid 1970s
It is kind of a stripped down, less flashy Bond film for me. But I thought Kanaga and Baron Samedi were great, menacing villains
My first venture into Rodger Moores films and was not impressed. Solitaire was hot and the crocodile scene was cool but other than that I didn't get much enjoyment out of it.
Love love and let die...so much better than TMWTGG...
Best Roger Moore Bond film imo.
I am a huge fan of LALD but I believe Moores best Bond is Spy Who Loved Me. Moore is fabulous in that film. Though Roger plays a quip fabulously he is really good when he needs to be serious. That scene when he admits to killing her husband. He gives it weight. And sorry but no other Bond film touches the score from Live And let.
Anything directed by Guy Hamilton (yes, including “Goldfinger”) is barely a notch above a made-for-TV movie. From the bedroom comedy opening to the “ballooning” of the villain, this tripe has a hastily-made, lower-budget feel to it, without one ounce of the book’s suspense. Granted, a 1973 film couldn’t possibly reflect some of the cultural and racial attitudes of a 1953 novel. But this film, in addition to cashing in on the “Blaxploitation” craze of that time, is merely a forerunner to “Smokey And The Bandit.” Hamilton had seriously suggested Burt Reynolds as Bond - which should tell you something! (He may be the only director who could make “The Battle Of Britain” dull!)
It took awhile, but Roger Moore actually played Ian Fleming’s James Bond once, in “For Your Eyes Only.” Far and away, his best Bond film!
Thoughts on switching Domino's race?
Connery: Goldfinger
Moore: Live and Let Die
Dalton: License To Kill
Brosnan: Tomorrow Never Dies
Craig: Skyfall
My first Bond was The spy who loved me. Did nothing for me then (but was only 12 at the time), still, have watched it many times since then, continues to be one of my least favourite and very forgettable. Live and let die is a far more interesting and better movie in my opinion. I became a huge Moore-Bond fan despite this and still thinks For your eyes only is the best Bond ever made. Second best is Lazenby, love his one, and sadly only foray into Bond.
By the way, Carole Bouquet from FYEO was great in La Mante on Netflix by the way, imho.
How in the hell do you not mention Baron Samedi?!
Live and Let Die was schlocky.
The Spy Who Loved Me or For Your Eyes Only.
“The Spy who loved Me” Did you say “The spy who loves me”
Great James bond movie not a boring second in the movie love triple x, jaws, pretty woman in the movie ,the villains too
Yeah, it’s infuriating. He’s supposed to be a fan of the series, but doesn’t even know the title to one of the best entries?
Multiple times
Moonraker or Spy. No questions asked.
I love jaws he was a super great villain in any movies I thought that was his real teeth when was a boy
What the hell happened to the soundtracks when Daniel Craig become Bond there's like only one decent song out of five 🎰
as a kid it was my favorite. I prefer For Your Eyes Only and Spy Who Loved me as grownup for Moore’s efforts. Bold statement but Connery’s worst was worse than Moore’s worst. Connery gets too much favoritism and Moore gets too much ridicule
"The Spy Who Loved Me" is my favorite Bond film ever and "For Your Eyes Only" is in my top 10, while "Live And Let Die" is decent but far from Roger's best. I don't like the rest that much.
Roger Moore was looking at his best physically he is older than Sean Connery, I love the Italian lady she was gorgeous, James bond met some black villains, I like James bond hideout too
If someone tells me: "Live and Let Die is Moore's Best!", I will answer only 4 words: "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY".
My 14yo daughter’s favorite Bond is Roger Moore and her favorite Bond movie is Octopussy (like Joe!)
Octopussy was a great family movie of James bond today James bonds has too much shooting and guns
I'd put five other Roger Moore Bond films before LALD. The Man With the Golden Gun is his worst IMO, with LALD second to worst.
Live and Let Die doesn't feel like the rest of Moore's films...in a GOOD way. It's still toward the bottom of the pack for me, but I can totally appreciate what a "rich" film it is. It doesn't get much better than Jane Seymour and a pack of hungry crocodiles.
The song Let And Live die
is better than the movie
Ranking the Roger Moore James Bond films -
7. Live And Let Die
6. A View To A Kill
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
4. Octopussy
3. The Man With The Golden Gun
2. Moonraker
1. For Your Eyes Only
Gotta disagree over the make-up. When I first saw this one it completely fooled me. Maybe it's because I was younger but I thought it was great.
Never liked it when Bond is in the USA. It just doesn’t seem right. It looks out of place. Maybe it’s because the largely British or European production crew, make the US scenes feel wrong, like they don’t understand the culture. Hollywood films set in the US, understand the culture better, and look more real.
Yeah - I totally agree with that, Diamonds are Forever, A View to a Kill and License to Kill have always felt weird to me for that very reason, much prefer it when Bond is in European locations.
The U.S. scenes in 'Goldfinger' certainly were effective. Of course, other than establishing shots and some 2nd unit bits, they were actually shot in England.
It was Blaxploitation! Certainly NOT!