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He brought a charm, suaveness, smoothness and wit to the role, that I feel has never been matched. No other Bond was better with the females than Roger Moore's. That trait stands out to me. But, it was not only that. Sir Rog's Bond was a brainey Bond who often beat the opposition with his smarts much more effectively than with his fists. And when he delivered the one-liners, he delivered them with a smart ass attitude that you know, just had to get under the skin of the villain causing the villain to lose his composure and make a fatal mistake.
Much like Connery, and unlike since Moore left, Rog's James Bond movies were "events" . They were not copycat movies. They were special and stood out among the competition. The competition followed Roger Moore's taillights. With Roger Moore on the screen as Bond, what we got was an actor who was truly having fun in the role. And with a wink and a raised eyebrow from him, we were invited to have fun with him....to be entertained....to have an "out of body" experience where our personal troubles, in this "dog eat dog" world, could be left behind for a couple of hours.
What is Roger Moore's legacy as Bond......how will Roger Moore be remembered? With a smile.
Who else in all seriousness could have played the part in the 70's and early 80's. Daniel AND Sam Mendes's first memories of Bond were LALD,and their love for the character grew from there,so he couldn't have done such a a bad job.
While all the other actors have claimed to bring a serious approach to the character, Roger was the only one who had the guts to say different. After all,who could believe in a spy who's name and preference of drink was known by every barman all over the world.
He played it his way and and on the flipside none of the others inc Sean could have played the role like him. So Rog,you are unique.
I do wonder how his and Sean's standing would have been received had he got the role first,as has been mentioned before.
He's always been very gracious in his appreciation of the other Bonds,when you think of Brozza and Lazenby's spat and Sean's attitude to the whole thing after he left.
He makes himself available for most events involving the character and enjoyed being 007.
Bottom line,he would be the Bond I'd most like to have a drink with.
Love the man.
Thank you.
=)) Thank you so much for posting this. Grew up with this program and don't recall this clip? Certainly making me laugh now still. Especially the where M says. "Can i manage two more elections?" to Moore's Bond! Lol! Fantastic! :-bd
An actor playing Bond well into his fifties? Despite this for many fans Roger Moore was James Bond.
He may be bashed from some circles but face it: Roger Moore was a triumph.
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Zena Marshall, 82, who starred as Miss Taro alongside Sean Connery in the first Bond film, 1962's Dr No.Alongside her were Tania Mallet, 67, who played Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger opposite Connery in 1964; Caroline Munro, 58, who was helicopter pilot Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me with Moore in 1977; Shirley Eaton, 72, who as Jill Masterson was covered in gold paint in Goldfinger; and Eunice Gayson, 77, who played Sylvia Trench in Dr No and From Russia With Love. Completing the line-up was Madeline Smith, 59, who appeared as Miss Caruso in Live And Let Die with Moore in 1973.
I see that Naomi still has those "lovely lines" and that Miss Caruso's assets were not damaged by the "magnetism".
I've said it before, but I think the reason there are so few discussions about Sir Rog (and Sean perhaps?) is because Nobody Did It Better. As evidenced by most of the posts here, even those who had their reservations about him still have a lot of respect for the man and, despite themselves, a grudging affection for his Bond. His films, although often a mixed bag, always had plenty of enjoyable moments.
Just his portayal of James Bond.
That's what I love about Moore. Even when his films go a bit too OTT with the slapstick and stupid stuff, he makes the comedy work, he holds it together and most of his films end up good.
I can't see any other Bond pulling that off.
I wouldn't say the first half hour is "pure slapstick". There's the very suspensful scene with 009 being chased through the woods by the twins (ok he's dressed as a clown but that doesn't matter - the scene is still tense) as well as Moore at the auction.
OP often gets a tough deal by the public. Its a decent entry.
Fair point. I haven't watched it all the way through for some time. I am thinking of the Indian scenes from the tuc tuc chase through to the tiger hunt. Totally daft but still watchable. Incidentally my mother in law was at university with the turbained henchman dude who crushes the golf ball.
As Bond fans, we got lucky with Roger Moore. There was no one who I can recall back in that day, who could have delivered the "light, humorous" Bond as well as Roger. And as a bonus, he is not an a$$hole and jerk. Rather, he is a decent, human being who is proud to be a part of the Bond family. On his website last year, someone asked him what he thought of Charlie Sheen's behavior. Sir Roger said that when you are a star in the public arena, you owe it to the public (paying customers) to give them your very best in front of the camera and to treat the public (paying customers) with the utmost respect when you are among them off the job. Roger Moore has more class in his little pinky than most of the Hollywood elite have in their entire body.
Exactly. I mean hate him as a human being.
Does Roger mention the incident in his biography and do we know what the fight was about?
Hurray for negative comments on an appreciation thread! *sarcasm*
I'd also love to hear more if anyone has any information about this.