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Tell Corinne Dufour that as she's being savaged. Or Bond as he's strapped in the centrifuge. Or the scientists as they choke to death.
There's plenty of darkness in there and if they could have just trimmed a bit of the comedy excess fat there's every chance MR could be top 10 material. MR is basically like TSWLM that has been overindulging during the Christmas period and just needs to go for a few sessions down the gym to lose some of the flab.
That's what Sean does somewhere around the middle of TB and carries it on for the rest of his tenure and no one ever seems too bothered about it.
If you're going to say to me 'Let Roger Moore, clearly enjoying himself, be your guide and come with us as we start by throwing men out of planes without parachutes and eventually end up with a full on laser battle in space' I'm not expecting Citizen Kane but I'm also helpless to resist. If Roger is having fun then so is the audience.
You seem to have more faith in EON than myself Sir. Given some of the decisions made on SP I can't rule out another film as bad as DAD.
Fine words and an excellent post. Count me in as part of the secret underground movement that prefers MR to TSWLM. After the Lotus chase (and even in a few scenes before) TSWLM just seems to drag a bit for me whilst MR just keeps on thundering along like an out of control train. Yes it's going to come off the rails at some point and we're all going to die but until that moment what a ride!
The difference being that at least MR delivers what it sets out to do very competently. If you're going to go crazily outlandish then at least do it with the best FX of the series backed by some superlative Barry.
There's no comparison is there? Where MR is a decadent feast for your eyes TMWTGG never ignites and youre left just watching cinematic beige.
This is a very good point. I have to qualify my MR praise through the prism of nostalgia. If I went to see it at the same age I was when DAD came out I daresay I probably would have been disgusted with the Bondola, the pigeon and the lasers and rank it far lower.
We do seem to be far more forgiving over the films we saw in our youth than we are today. I can imagine if my 12 year old self had watched SP he might well have found it awesome.
Moonraker helped to pay for the future more realistic Bonds. Without it they may never have been made. After all it is Show Business.
Not Show Art ;-)
All true. Although I don't believe personally that Lonsdale was bad in the film. The issues sit entirely with Gilbert and Wood.
It’s a gorgeous, fun film that is good; with a bit of restraint it could have been great.
When we watched Moonraker (it was the third film after DAF and TSWLM) we had the best time with it.
The "you only blink twice" moment gave us a great laugh.
MR is extremely strong in the dialogue department, almost as good as DAF.
The score is almost as good as DAF's as well.
Yes, there's silly stuff. But that's part of the charm, at least for me.
There are different Bond movies for different moods, and Moonraker is the fun epic Bond adventure. It's beautifully shot, the locations and scenery is top notch, it looks without a doubt like the most expensive Moore Bond, and i believe it is.
The score is one of Barrys best, and Goodhead is one of my personal faves.
Moore is in top form and plays to his personal streghts.
Drax is a very memorable villain, and totally convincing in such a ridiculous role for some reason ("may i press you to a cucumber sandwich?")
In the end it's all a matter of perspective.
The haters, many enjoy some over the top, espionage action. With a few
Jokes thrown in the mix.......... Moonraker ahead of its time ! ;-)
Heck, give me a triple bill of the Kingsman movies and Moonraker Any day.
Last I heard of Matt Helm, Universal was developing a film franchise faithfully based on the books rather than Dino's cheesy take on the character. Doug Liman is set to direct, I believe.
If it turned out he could actually fly, it would have been better.
That was the biggest flaw for me too. It's like the producers wanted to Troll all the people who asked them to bring him back (which was the reason they did). Made no sense.
I guess people were telling Eon "We like Jaws" so their conclusion was "ok lets make him more likeable" :))
Who knows, maybe they were working on a spinoff already
Exactly. The first half would have delved deep into his childhood and shown that he was an outsider as a kid and that he got bullied alot by athlete types who got all the girls like Bond.
His real name is Zbigniew Krycsiwiki in Wood's novelization, and he used to be a basketball player.
Oh interesting! I have that book on my shelf right next to me. As soon as i finish LALD it will be next.