Yes indeed. Usually flashbacks don't resemble memories at all, they are long detailed sequences that function, very transparently, as an exposition dump, but in this case, they were very much like the flashes of memory someone would have, especially while on the verge of unconciousness.
After watching this scene as a kid I used to pretend the rotary dial on our phone was the centrifuge speed control. I'd make the noise and everything! 😂
@ E-Jay The Supreme. They cut off the video clip just before Bond staggers out of the Centrifuge compartment, falls against the wall and stares at Chang. They should have shown the full scene including the dialogue in which Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead tells Roger Moore as Bond that the Centrifuge compartment has a "chicken switch" button if the experience gets too much for Bond.
Superb acting by Roger Moore...you totally feel his situation. Perfect editing too. A really well made scene. Pity they cut it here as his acting as he get out of the machine is also magnificent.
@Lord of Thunder when you are physically trained, you can stay conscious at 13g. The crew of Soyuz 18.1 spacecraft survived 23g during launch abort and remained conscious.
I loved that simple yet highly effective gimmick. You can see Bond is loosing consciousness, panicking, and struggling to concentrate and his efforts pay off when he remembers his wrist gun.
LastCommodore It was picturing how fragmented Bond mind was, not serving as a flashback. He couldn't even remember the gadget, he just had glimpses of the painting he shot
Yes, for once in this film it's not played for laughs but Roger Moore plays it serious and you think Bond really is in real trouble. The movie as a whole though is not well regarded by Bind fans, too outlandish, too cartoony, almost becoming a parody of itself.
@@lw3646 Was it a little over the top? Sure. But not that much more than other Bond films of the time. It also had a good story, awesome stunts, beautiful locations, cool gadgets and gorgeous women. All of which make a great Bond film.
One of Moore's best moments, in Bond's peril but how he staggers out and refuses, politely, Goodhead's hand. Bond at one of his most vulnurnable moments.
I’ve always found this scene hard to watch. You can really almost feel the distress that Bond is in, the helplessness, the panicked realization that he may be about to die a very awful death.
Yes, I feel exactly the same; maybe because it's something that have happened (i.e. test pilots going black out in the centrifuge) or my mild vertigo problem, but definitely well acted and more important *GREAT EDITING* .
It's one of the more cartoony and kid friendly ones too, Jaws is more comical than anything now, nearly everything is played for laughs, the Gondola scence is just really tacky and the space battle is just ridiculous, other moments pure cheese, just a few years back Bond was doing real spy stuff in From Russia with Love, then you get this...Bond almost becoming a parody of himself.... "With Moonraker, we went too far in the outlandish. The audience did not believe any more and Roger spoofed too much."
Henry Karimu i did like sir Rodger, nice guy, played bond well, but great actor, good not great, we have had a lot of great actors, sir Rodger was not one of them, and life after bond proved that, but nice chap I'm sure
@MetallicBlue1000 But Bond didn't hit anything at over 10 Gs. Chang his the ground at 10 Gs. That's the difference. Bond would have died at 1 G as well if he too would have hit the ground.
He has the most steady heart rhythm, I've seen a human have, without any irregular interference between the beats. That's impressive. He is definitely ready for action in space, if you ask me!
@@odysseusrex5908 what do you mean? G-forces in a centrifuge always follow the equilibrium of centrifugal forces plus gravity. It is a simple vector addition. The movie depicts G-Forces accurately. The individual is pushed towards to the bottom of the centrifuge gondola, since the gondola is articulated.
Personally, this is a rather tense scene to watch. You would think of the Moore era as being over the top for the most part, but here, Bond came pretty close to death. But always prevails, after all, he's been in tighter situations.
Watching this scene as a kid in the very early 80s, I always found this scene quite disturbing and genuinely tense - like you said for Bond there was a real threat of death here. Sir Roger Moore was only partly acting here. They fired high-pressure air onto his face which caused terrible bruising afterwards. He said the pain and discomfort you can see in his face was genuine.
+Richie Rich Depends on what you mean by "real" - the best form of acting is when actors are so into their roles that they feel real, actual emotions. One terrific example of this is Henry Thomas' audition for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"; in that scene he was supposed to act sad about something, and he did that so well that he actually started crying for real. In fact, this is what most professional actors do - they relate to their roles so strongly that they feel real emotions.
@roquefortfiles. The Connery Bond era was nowhere near as "over-the-top" as the Moore era of Bond films. In the Connery Bond films they tried to keep the overall tone of the films serious with just a touch of humor through Bond's famous humorous one-liner comments. But in the Moore Bond films Brocolli and Saltzman (and later just Brocolli) made a huge mistake in overemphasizing comedy (e.g., Sheriff J.W. Pepper, Jaws, etc.). The screenplay writers and the producers took the Moore Bond films in the wrong direction!
good scene, and amazingly the huge centrifuge is an fictional invention of brilliant regular Bond set designer Ken Adam, a huge full scale set constructed at the studios in Paris at massive cost for a three minute scene!! It is possibly the only scene in the film where you believe that Bond is in real jeopardy and could die any second,I guess that's why it so memorable!
@@WedgePee it is a fictional film set, it is not a real centrifuge, I thought I just explained that! who cares if it is not scientifically functional or accurate, Roger Moore did not experience any G force at all while shooting this scene, the apparent distortion of his face was achieved by firing a strong air hose near his face , the whole thing is a visual effect and it totally works within the context of the drama.🙄
True. Bond piss-takes with Q and larks about occasionally when Q is demonstating a gadget, but Bond should (and likely does) have great respect for him and his department.
R I P Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax to Roger Moore ,Bernard Lee and Desmond Llewellyn as Q,Made me dissy as a 6 year old boy 44 years ago watching this ,44 years later a classic .
This movie gets criticized for being goofy and over the top but it had some of the most intense and greatest moments of the franchise (like this scene, the dogs mauling the woman, the scientists dying in the lab, the sword fight with Chang and the cable car fight with Jaws).
This henchman is by far the most handy of the entire bond series. He trains dogs to kill, is an expert with zero-g machinery, and practices aikido. It's almost a shame he dies halfway through the movie.
Mercury and Gemini astronauts were usually subject to 5-6g for launch as the Atlas and Titan II missiles used were intended to launch nukes to the U.S.S.R. and China. Only from Apollo on did the g-forces were at 3-4, and the Space Shuttle held them at 3.
I thought it was about 7G, as Goodhead said in the film. There are ways of raising the threshold, with suits and tensing your lower body muscles to slow the blood flow from your head to your feet, which can keep you conscious up to about 12G. Fighter jet pilots have to train to withstand high G forces since being able to out-turn your enemy was highly desirable in combat.
The only scene in the film I respect. Roger Moore Bond testing a space equipment- used by real life astronauts in NASA if I’m not mistaken. Health and safety before going to outer space.
The flashbacks to Q was a clever touch. It looked more something you would actually see in your mind.
It saved his life.
Q is always there for 007. This is way more emotional than Titanic.
Yes indeed. Usually flashbacks don't resemble memories at all, they are long detailed sequences that function, very transparently, as an exposition dump, but in this case, they were very much like the flashes of memory someone would have, especially while on the verge of unconciousness.
After watching this scene as a kid I used to pretend the rotary dial on our phone was the centrifuge speed control. I'd make the noise and everything! 😂
Right. Lol 😆 🤣
@BlackFalcon hi
Is that why you kept calling me?
@@halcyonoutlander2105 Good one!
Back when kids had imagination.
I love how disappointed Chang's face. It's like he's saying "Aww man" lol 😂
"end of fun"?
😮💨
Yep
He did do as Drax told him though. “Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him”.
Like being told the shake machine is down at McDonalds
This really was one of Roger Moore's most serious moments in his run as James Bond. You didn't need music until the end!
Agree. He was quite good when he played it more serious like this scene or most of For Your Eyes Only
@ E-Jay The Supreme. They cut off the video clip just before Bond staggers out of the Centrifuge compartment, falls against the wall and stares at Chang. They should have shown the full scene including the dialogue in which Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead tells Roger Moore as Bond that the Centrifuge compartment has a "chicken switch" button if the experience gets too much for Bond.
Superb acting by Roger Moore...you totally feel his situation. Perfect editing too. A really well made scene. Pity they cut it here as his acting as he get out of the machine is also magnificent.
This scene proves that Q's right, without his gadgets bond would of been killed long ago.
Thats true.
@Lord of Thunder when you are physically trained, you can stay conscious at 13g. The crew of Soyuz 18.1 spacecraft survived 23g during launch abort and remained conscious.
When did Q ever say that?
@@odysseusrex5908 Licence to Kill Remember, if it hadn't been for Q Branch, you'd have been dead long ago.
*would have
Bond here remembering the wrist gun given by Q is the first time in the entire series that a flashback was used.
I think because of the intensity of the situation, it called for it.
I loved that simple yet highly effective gimmick. You can see Bond is loosing consciousness, panicking, and struggling to concentrate and his efforts pay off when he remembers his wrist gun.
LastCommodore It was picturing how fragmented Bond mind was, not serving as a flashback.
He couldn't even remember the gadget, he just had glimpses of the painting he shot
He almost died. Kind of a self preservation instinct. I think...
There was a flashback in OHMSS!
One of the best scenes in the entire series. The back and forth between Chang, the machine, the centrifuge & Bond is perfectly paced & edited.
I love the shot facing Chang in the control room the centrifuge passing by in the reflection. Really cool scean.
Inarguably one of the best scene of the film. Bond at its best. Roger Moore acted wonderfully well.
Yes, for once in this film it's not played for laughs but Roger Moore plays it serious and you think Bond really is in real trouble. The movie as a whole though is not well regarded by Bind fans, too outlandish, too cartoony, almost becoming a parody of itself.
@@lw3646 Was it a little over the top? Sure. But not that much more than other Bond films of the time. It also had a good story, awesome stunts, beautiful locations, cool gadgets and gorgeous women. All of which make a great Bond film.
This and the scene in the lab with the poison gas.
@@coolcat6303 At least someone who gets it!
One of Moore's best moments, in Bond's peril but how he staggers out and refuses, politely, Goodhead's hand. Bond at one of his most vulnurnable moments.
The best scene in the whole Roger Moore era. Really cranks up the tension.
Moore improved to us that he is a great actor in this scene because he created suspense without music... Respect to this legend
I’ve always found this scene hard to watch. You can really almost feel the distress that Bond is in, the helplessness, the panicked realization that he may be about to die a very awful death.
Same; the only thing I felt more uncomfortable with was the spinal machine in Thunderball.
Yes, I feel exactly the same; maybe because it's something that have happened (i.e. test pilots going black out in the centrifuge) or my mild vertigo problem, but definitely well acted and more important *GREAT EDITING* .
Wich kind of death for example?
@@ilgwent8061 Subjecting your body to that kind of gravitational force (20 g) would definitely kill you. Your system could not handle it.
@@TravelinBand747 Yeah I mean 13 G is already crazy and way over the limit. An F1 driver can handle 6G but it requires super intense training.
the only time i felt real fear for Roger Moore's 007...the Q flashback was a brilliant touch!
It's one of the more cartoony and kid friendly ones too, Jaws is more comical than anything now, nearly everything is played for laughs, the Gondola scence is just really tacky and the space battle is just ridiculous, other moments pure cheese, just a few years back Bond was doing real spy stuff in From Russia with Love, then you get this...Bond almost becoming a parody of himself....
"With Moonraker, we went too far in the outlandish. The audience did not believe any more and Roger spoofed too much."
@@lw3646 If it was really that bad, it wouldn’t have done so well at the box office. It also wouldn’t be beloved by so many Bond fans.
Rest in peace Sir Roger Moore legends never die
James Bond did in his last film.
@@Psmith-ek5hqanother reason why Craig's movies suck
RIP Roger Moore great actor
Henry Karimu i did like sir Rodger, nice guy, played bond well, but great actor, good not great, we have had a lot of great actors, sir Rodger was not one of them, and life after bond proved that, but nice chap I'm sure
Henry Karimu
@@paullittle4622 BS Sir Roger Moore was a great actor very much indeed, for Bond and away from Bond too
Sad he had to go.
@@cheeplethebulldog1420 All of us must excuse ourselves. "I'd love to sit down & inaugurate this bottle of Jameson, but I'm expected elsewhere." 🥃
Well, he certainly had one more trick up his sleeve.
up his sleeve ... Good One !
One Moore trick
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This proves how significant Q branch is...
Benny Kwok In fact in Licence to Kill, Q said if it hadn’t been for him, he would have been dead a long time ago.
The fact James doesn't make any puns in this scene just shows how terrifed he was.
Chang tried to kill Bond with G-force.
Bond actually killed him later in the movie with gravity force.
Its the same thing
Yeah but he did it with 1G and change was unsuccesful at 13G
But Chang gave Sam the opportunity to repeat his performance.
Thats the bad "Karma " for Chang and Justice!...he got killed by the same force he try to kill Bond...
@MetallicBlue1000 But Bond didn't hit anything at over 10 Gs. Chang his the ground at 10 Gs. That's the difference. Bond would have died at 1 G as well if he too would have hit the ground.
I love how sad that guy looks when he's foiled
Lol
He is like "oh no, I failed :/", lol.
3
Yeah, like a little kid coming up short by about $0.10 for an ice cream cone.
Very underrated Bond film! And this scene is easily one of the best in entire franchise!
Roger held a air hose in his hand that blew air into his face giving the illusion of G Force.
He has the most steady heart rhythm, I've seen a human have, without any irregular interference between the beats. That's impressive. He is definitely ready for action in space, if you ask me!
"i don't know what could have happened" acting doesn't get any better.
Flat acting, but beautiful actress.
She was the worst actress in the entire series.
@@ArmyJames Tanya Roberts was also a strong contender...
@ Cliff TAYLOR. Lois Chiles is a weak actress but Roger Moore was superb in the Centrifuge scene in "Moonraker".
Guess she was supposed to be puzzled. Should've been hysterical. Prob cool as a cucumber 🥒
This scene scared me when I was younger, I actually thought "Oh gosh he is going to die, that machine can kill people if it goes too fast"
One of the greatest bond clips ever!
This scene shows great acting on Roger's part. And he did it all while pointing an air hose at his own face.
Great acting from Sir Roger here.
That scene inspired me to build my own model centrifuge when I was 8. It taught me physics... James Bond was educational!
When did you realize the G forces were going the wrong way?
@@odysseusrex5908 what do you mean? G-forces in a centrifuge always follow the equilibrium of centrifugal forces plus gravity. It is a simple vector addition. The movie depicts G-Forces accurately. The individual is pushed towards to the bottom of the centrifuge gondola, since the gondola is articulated.
Best Bond Ever!
Bond: "girl, you got me going in circles over you"
Spun, not stirred.
2:32 That sad race in this scene is SO priceless xD
Roger Moore was the quintessential Bond.
Personally, this is a rather tense scene to watch. You would think of the Moore era as being over the top for the most part, but here, Bond came pretty close to death. But always prevails, after all, he's been in tighter situations.
Watching this scene as a kid in the very early 80s, I always found this scene quite disturbing and genuinely tense - like you said for Bond there was a real threat of death here. Sir Roger Moore was only partly acting here. They fired high-pressure air onto his face which caused terrible bruising afterwards. He said the pain and discomfort you can see in his face was genuine.
+Richie Rich
Depends on what you mean by "real" - the best form of acting is when actors are so into their roles that they feel real, actual emotions.
One terrific example of this is Henry Thomas' audition for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial";
in that scene he was supposed to act sad about something, and he did that so well that he actually started crying for real.
In fact, this is what most professional actors do - they relate to their roles so strongly that they feel real emotions.
Well they have to give the movies *some* genuine stakes. 😂
What galls me is that the "Connery" fan base think the "Moore" era was over the top. The Connery era was just as equally over the top.
@roquefortfiles. The Connery Bond era was nowhere near as "over-the-top" as the Moore era of Bond films. In the Connery Bond films they tried to keep the overall tone of the films serious with just a touch of humor through Bond's famous humorous one-liner comments. But in the Moore Bond films Brocolli and Saltzman (and later just Brocolli) made a huge mistake in overemphasizing comedy (e.g., Sheriff J.W. Pepper, Jaws, etc.). The screenplay writers and the producers took the Moore Bond films in the wrong direction!
This is exhibit A that without Q Branch, 007 would be dead.
Doh, Q is the man.
Q rules! "And do try to bring it back in one piece, 007!"
No such end on rack in Thunderball! No Q device, only Pat returning saved him, he was a dead man.
The first time I think it is show that Q saved Bond's life many times is in From Russia With Love, its also the first gadget he gets!
Love the flashback to Q when he gives Bond the watch.
It shows Q in a serious way instead of the usual
Bond wits and jokes.
Poor Bond, Chang was having so much fun
James Bond later got his revenge on Chang for the sabotage.
Play it again, Sam....! :)
Manuel Alvarado But poor Steinway piano :(
yes in Venice Italy at the glass shop by throwing him on the piano.
Also by G-Force, just not as much this time
Une scène vraiment impressionnante, moonraker restera pour moi l'un de mes meilleurs James Bond
One of Roger Moore's best Bond films. Excellent scene.
Not adding any music and using the sound effects for drama was genius.
good scene, and amazingly the huge centrifuge is an fictional invention of brilliant regular Bond set designer Ken Adam, a huge full scale set constructed at the studios in Paris at massive cost for a three minute scene!! It is possibly the only scene in the film where you believe that Bond is in real jeopardy and could die any second,I guess that's why it so memorable!
It’s not actually a great centrifuge. There was no counterweight at the other end.
@@WedgePee it is a fictional film set, it is not a real centrifuge, I thought I just explained that! who cares if it is not scientifically functional or accurate, Roger Moore did not experience any G force at all while shooting this scene, the apparent distortion of his face was achieved by firing a strong air hose near his face , the whole thing is a visual effect and it totally works within the context of the drama.🙄
The funniest Bond film
Where even a daily servant , can make Bond uncomfortable 😝
Rip Roger Moore😢
1927-2017
RIP Moore indeed.
Pity the editors didn't include a flashback of his dead wife since he almost joined her.
They should’ve done that in diamonds r for ever😡😡😡
This scene is made funny by the fact that it's so thorough in it's malice.
The sets in this movie are just amazing.
0:19 ”Free meal tickets. Check it out.”
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"Can I sit on your lap?"
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The look of disappointment on Chang's face when he sees that his attempt to kill bond failed is hilarious. 😂
I love bond films....and frankly I feel Bond can never thank Q enough ....he owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude.
True. Bond piss-takes with Q and larks about occasionally when Q is demonstating a gadget, but Bond should (and likely does) have great respect for him and his department.
1:55 That sound effect was later used in Alien.
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It must be 5 min or 10 into the movie, when Lambert is operating the ship.
Pau Nuns Yh i noticed That too.
Pau Nuns they both were released the same year but Moonraker was July of 79 and Alien was in October of 79
When Dallas and later Ripley opened the door to Mother Computer room?
Best scene in Moonraker!!!
Best scene in of all Roger Moore's Bond movies.
.....and heart beat of audience is also increases with James bond ....
So now I can see he has that handy little gadget under his sleeve. Good for him!
He almost regenerated into Timothy Dalton
You can tell how rattled Bond was by this by the fact he not only doesn't drop a one-liner, but doesn't say anything at all once he's out.
It looks like he is still fighting to maintain consciousness.
Yes, for once he's at a loss for words!
Yes, for once he's at a loss for words!
I love the Moe Howard haircut on the bad guy.
That guy is really a bad person trying to kill Bond... good thing Bond had a little gun up his sleeve!
R I P Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax to Roger Moore ,Bernard Lee and Desmond Llewellyn as Q,Made me dissy as a 6 year old boy 44 years ago watching this ,44 years later a classic .
Cute how Q was the last thing on his mind when he was about to die.
Chang: NOW, MR. BOND. YOU'RE GOING FOR A RIDE....A ONE-WAY RIDE! HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Look after Mr Bond. See that some harm comes to him.
I miss Lonsdale and Moore.
This movie gets criticized for being goofy and over the top but it had some of the most intense and greatest moments of the franchise (like this scene, the dogs mauling the woman, the scientists dying in the lab, the sword fight with Chang and the cable car fight with Jaws).
A truly cult scene ! In my opinion, the best of ALL the James Bond movies !
The violins are awesome.
The only scene in the movie that had any tension !
When I watched this for the first time I was genuinely worried for Bond lol
Watch goldeneye and spectre train scenes (1995 and 2015). Both signs bond was close to death
Anyone who says Roger Moore can't act is talking crap.
"I think I'll go for a little spin."
The fact Bond had no quirky one-liner after this incident really put a spin on the formula too. Just goes to show the gravity of his situation.
Bond should legit use that dart gun on every mission. He used it twice in this movie to excellent effect
This henchman is by far the most handy of the entire bond series. He trains dogs to kill, is an expert with zero-g machinery, and practices aikido. It's almost a shame he dies halfway through the movie.
Chang is so underrated.
A tense scene! He was in some real 💩 here
@00:19 - "Get some coffee, I need to kill this guy."
この遠心マシーンの重力やばいですよね、普通は首の骨がへし折れてあばら骨が肺に突き刺さりますよ、ボンドってどんだけ体強いねん！！！！！
Bond always have a solution for everything.
and it was from this day that his skin could never retain its tension.
bolo yeung killed it in this scene
2:16 , lol, that face!
007 got trained much more intensely than astronauts. haha
For sure!
Last James bond movie directed by director lewis gilbert, he also did you only live twice and the spy who loved me
This scene is meant to be intense but it's actually hilarious lol
1:55 that's the booting sound of Nostromos computer system
the real fast moving juicer
0:01 - Discount Oddjob.
Chang was NOWHERE near the league of Oddjob.
Best opening sequence and best Bond girl name.
I'm surprised Great America, Six Flag, and Disneyland never had a ride like that 😮.
007 is a monster if they could 12G before fading to unconsciousness. 3-4G is the usual threshold for that
Mercury and Gemini astronauts were usually subject to 5-6g for launch as the Atlas and Titan II missiles used were intended to launch nukes to the U.S.S.R. and China. Only from Apollo on did the g-forces were at 3-4, and the Space Shuttle held them at 3.
You can pull three to four Gs in an amusement park ride.
I thought it was about 7G, as Goodhead said in the film. There are ways of raising the threshold, with suits and tensing your lower body muscles to slow the blood flow from your head to your feet, which can keep you conscious up to about 12G. Fighter jet pilots have to train to withstand high G forces since being able to out-turn your enemy was highly desirable in combat.
F1 cars can reach 7G
The best bit is when he gets out and looks up at the Chinese hench man.
Dr. Goodhead. Classic name!
Kind of makes you wonder why they would have a G-force simulator that can go fast enough to kill a person .
It's similar to the risk control in Dr. No. It's just in case they want to create higher risk for differing experiments. Hope that helped.
@DRBH i assume anything beyond that means a person would be done for
Because there doesn't have to be a person in it.....
@@Instrumentology that certainly helped me, and I'm sure it helped many others!!! I look forward to more helpful comments
Oh, my goodness, so James Bond was in trouble in the centrifuge after all.
Poor Chang, after this incident he was downgraded to his previous job of separating solids from liquids.
The only scene in the film I respect. Roger Moore Bond testing a space equipment- used by real life astronauts in NASA if I’m not mistaken. Health and safety before going to outer space.
And this equipment almost killed him
When all all fails, Q's gadgets save the day!
I do find it interesting how 007 walks away from the machine. He was extremely dizzy.