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He was also originally cast as Kane in 'Alien' but fell ill on first day of filming and John Hurt was cast ( And was Ridley Scotts first choice anyway!)
Why they went edgier in TMWTGG I'll never know.
I think they were trying to make it more Bondian. LALD was like an episode of The Saint but the best scene was when he tricks Solitaire with the cards.
Plus, Dirty Harry movies were working well...
For me, MR is Moore's best Bond film.
We might as well just say "screw it" and start to make up our own wacky rumors.
Hear me out...
Where's Timothy Dalton and Brendan Fraser? 😅
I hope so! :D
I've long disregarded MR, ever since it came out and I rushed to the theater to see it. One could tell even before seeing it, from the posters, that they would go past the barrier not crossed in YOLT, and put Bond in outer space. Sure enough, it over-used Jaws, presented a Pippi Longstockings-as-an-adult character to melt the heart of Jaws, and just got silly as heck. The ending was especially disappointing, with a double entendre not exceeded until TWINE (Xmas, once a year...). However, it DID have that terrific mano-a-mano in the shop up above the piano - shot with an interesting blue-and-black color scheme which might have gotten an homage (even if inadvertently) later with Craig, and it DID have the TB-esque parade scene in Rio, the quiet menace of the dogs chasing the lady into the woods, the OHMSS-esque scene in and ON the sky gondola, and more. Just that the tone went swinging wildly and some terrific opportunities were wasted. Overall, I never felt compelled to watch it again.
So why do I write today ? To tell you that your notes raised some excellent points and you have encouraged me, for one, to watch it again and enjoy the good parts. For that, I thank you.
Which shouldn’t remotely be surprising, as that would pretty much be the actual Bond he grew up watching.
Agree on all points except...................I'm not quiet motivated to revisit it even for those moments.
Have you not watched it in 45 years? I'm not going to say it's the best Bond movie or anything, but if you're a Bond fan there's still lots that great in there, and the score by itself enhances so much about it. I'm a Bond fan and although not all of the films are equal in my affections, there's not a one of them I haven't watched multiple times.
Yes, Moonraker is silly, but it knows it’s silly. Don’t let Richard Maibaum’s comments turn you away.
In a weird way I view it a bit like NTTD. It has an ‘anything goes’ element to it that I think some fans struggle with. But I find it well made and a good watch.
007 getting pushed out of an airplane at altitude without a parachute. That setup and action always strikes me as the near perfect expression of Bond's potential.
But follows it up with some the most lame moments in the series as Jaws flaps his arms and does a bullseye into a random circus tent.
Bond in space is a good idea but the movie ends up being a remake of TSWLM. It's a little frustrating.
Anyway, the movie is fun.
Remake of TSWLM in a better way, MR is what TSWLM should've been:
* A strong, memorable villain with personality and charisma.
* A Bond Girl whose a real equal of Bond himself, independent and could handle herself.
* A Moore performance that's comfortable with natural (not forced) line deliveries and facial expressions, with a bit of evolution in how he treats women.
* Excellent and haunting score (not discotheque).
* Great, memorable lines.
The thing is the space plot overshadows these good aspects of the film.
Aw, I love it for what it is.
I’d personally say TSWLM’s the better film, but it’s also worth saying it’s effectively a very loose remake of YOLT. All the Gilbert films are spins on the same broad ideas. That’s not uncommon for Bond. I also think MR and TSWLM are different films in their own ways, so I wouldn’t fault it for having similarities to TSWLM.
I think it is the best of the Gilbert's trilogy. YOLT was undercooked and MR was Kinda childish.
And the villain’s scheme also has some roots in Thunderball too: TSWLM is kind of both of them combined- Stromberg steals some nuclear weapons as in TB, but he steals the vessels they’re in too! :)
Really it’s TB done right: ransoming the bombs isn’t as scary as someone who just is going to set them off and can’t be bought out from doing so.