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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    5 - The parachute stunt work during the PTS. Very impressive!

    4 - Bond's arrival in Rio. I just love the mood.

    3 - The moonraker lift-offs. Say what you will, but it was marvellous to gaze upon the real thing before the very real thing had actually happened.

    2 - Bond delta flying over the waterfalls. Barry's music comes directly from heaven.

    1 - I think he's attempting re-entry, sir. Magic!
  • 00130013
    edited July 2013 Posts: 1,817
    5. Drax's HQ at the Amazon
    4. The whole sequence from the lift-offs to the arrival at the space station
    3. Drax's speech "First there was a dream..."
    2. Corrine's demise
    1. Bond vs. Chang
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    It never rains but it pours..

    Being quick,

    #1 Free fall sequence in the pre credits sequence and excellent background score

    #2 Drax taking 'a giant step for mankind'. "Desolated Mr Bond"

    #3 Following Drax into orbit and lift off with Goodhead and Bond

    #4 Dufour getting mauled by the dobermans

    #5 Bond 'breaking off the encounter' with Drax' pet python. (Not a sportsman)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited July 2013 Posts: 16,351
    5. Bond's fight with Chang.

    4. Everything involving Outer Space Including the Laser Battle. (I know it's so beyond Bond but I enjoy it.)

    3. Centrifuge scene.

    2. Boat Chase and the last encore of the "007" Theme.

    1. This one is a tie between the Pre Title Sequence and John Barry's Score. These two elements alone are what make Moonraker so good. Without them, it could have been a disaster.

    Oh and this one is for you @DarthDimi. ;)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited July 2013 Posts: 14,584
    DarthDimi wrote:
    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 39</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>The 5 best moments in MR.</b></font>
    1. Bond at Drax HQ- from the time he stumbles across the girl in the jungle, to the time they board MR5. Favourite part- Bond and Holly escape the exhaust pit thanks to Q.
    2. The PTS up until Jaws starts flapping his bloody wings.
    3. Bond gets his hands on some blueprints thanks to Drax' humble pilot.
    4. Bio lab in Venice leading into the fight with Chang
    5. Bond and Manuela go to the warehouse in Rio. The most menacing we see Jaws in this film is when he's making his way down the alley in that clown suit. Creepy, indeed.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    Murdock wrote:
    Oh and this one is for you @DarthDimi. ;)

    Wow, thanks, @Murdock!! :D

    It's one of those cues I sorely miss from the soundtrack cd's.

  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    1) the death of Corinne, it shows that 007 is still working in a dark place even if it looks all glamerous
    2) The centrifuge scene which was really well filmed and exciting
    3) the boatride on the Amazone combined with the Bond theme.
    4) The biolab and the consequent fight with Chang
    5) Attempting re-entry - once more around the world
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    5) The reveal of the space station - Yes, it's stupid that no one knew it was there but what a grand moment it was when we finally discovered it. I really like the lighting effect used here.

    4) Bond following the woman into the pyramid - I like the mysteriousness of it. That waterfall is absolutely gorgeous. The women aren't bad to look at either. Also, the accompanying music is my all time favorite from Barry.

    3) The fight with Chang - Too bad Bond had to kill him. Perhaps then we wouldn't have seen Jaws again. All that broken glass! How that vile of liquid in Bond's pocket doesn't break is a little suspect but a great scene overall.

    2) Did I? - One of my favorite Moore Bond moments. The delivery is so smooth. Then he just walks away like a boss.

    1) The Centrifuge - Another of my favorite Rog moments. I really like the way they used the imagery of the flashback. I also really like how Moore effectively portrayed a stunned and overwhelmed man after the experience. It's always great to see the human side to his Bond.
  • identigraphidentigraph
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    1. Centerfuge - good to see Bond in genuine trouble.
    2. Fight in the glass factory is truly smashing.
    3. Jaws following Bond and Manuela, as mentioned very creepy.
    4. Balls Q? couldn't resist.
    5. Attempting Re-entry, is there a more perfect quip?

    is it just me or is the memory of Moonraker always worse than actually watching it?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2013 Posts: 24,183
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17: The 5 worst moments in DN.
    LIST 18: The 5 best moments in DN.
    LIST 19: The 5 worst moments in FRWL.
    LIST 20: The 5 best moments in FRWL.
    LIST 21: The 5 worst moments in GF.
    LIST 22: The 5 best moments in GF.
    LIST 23: The 5 worst moments in TB.
    LIST 24: The 5 best moments in TB.
    LIST 25: The 5 worst moments in CR67.
    LIST 26: The 5 best moments in CR67.
    LIST 27: The 5 worst moments in YOLT.
    LIST 28: The 5 best moments in YOLT.
    LIST 29: The 5 best moments in OHMSS.
    LIST 30: The 5 worst moments in DAF.
    LIST 31: The 5 best moments in DAF.
    LIST 32: The 5 worst moments in LALD.
    LIST 33: The 5 best moments in LALD.
    LIST 34: The 5 worst moments in TMWTGG.
    LIST 35: The 5 best moments in TMWTGG.
    LIST 36: The 5 worst moments in TSWLM.
    LIST 37: The 5 best moments in TSWLM.
    LIST 38: The 5 worst moments in MR.
    LIST 39: The 5 best moments in MR.

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 40</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>The 5 worst moments in FYEO.</b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2013 Posts: 24,183
    5 - Bibi in Bond's bed... A) It's a pointless and in many ways uncomfortable scene, forcing Bond to do unBondian things for starters, and B) She should have been in my b... uuuuh - scratch that remark. ;-)

    4 - One of the major 'clues' in the film follows a parrot's talk: ATAC to St. Cyrils... Blast!

    3 - The car chase where Bond and Melina escape Gonzalez' men has loads of good stuff but most of the talk inside the car is cringe-worthy.

    2 - "Mister Bond! I will buy you a delicatessen, in ..." Terrible! Just terrible seeing that wheelchair hanging under the helicopter and having Moore 'petting' the bald skull. Such a stark contrast with the rest of the film.

    1 - That Margaret Thatcher coda is stupid beyond belief.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    edited July 2013 Posts: 2,402
    5: Bibi
    4: Max
    3: Blofeld Better not give McClory an excuse to sue me
    2: Thatcher (though when Max tosses the watch into the ocean I nearly piss myself laughing every time)
    1: Everyone who whines about Kristatos being a dull villain when he was written extremely well. Yeah, it's not from the film but from the fanbase, but I couldn't think of a fifth option... yeah the plot being spoiled by the parrot was kinda dumb but again, I find it funny.
    BONUS: Conti's score.
  • identigraphidentigraph
    Posts: 1,052
    hmmm tricky for me as I love this film but here goes -

    1. Back projection on the bob sleigh run, not sure why they bothered?

    2. Gonzalez's short shorts, truley shocking.

    3. The delicitasen line, does anyone know what it means?

    4. The first Bond film without Bernard Lee.


    5. One of Columbo's men looks like Keith Harris, minus Orvil.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited July 2013 Posts: 14,584
    Geez, one of my favourites here. Let's see...

    1. Excuse me, Prime Minister- Max the Parrot is on line 1.
    2. At the villa, a henchman takes back the hard-earned money Hector gave the bikini babe. What a creep.
    3. Hans Erich Kriegler gets his motorbike airbourne... and throws it at Bond. Stamper Erich Kriegler- lay off the 'roids, mate. They're bad for you.
    4. When Wheelchair Villain tried to negotiate, why on earth didn't Bond take him up on that deal? A steel delicatessen is something Bond has always wanted.
    5. Director John Glen- for not including a scene where Luigi takes the Lotus for a spin and PUSHES EVERY BUTTON.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    5. The dull climax.

    4. Max the Parrot.

    3. "Ill buy you a delicatessen In Stainless Steel!!!"

    2. The Thatcher scene at the end.

    1. Every scene Bibi is in.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    #1 Taking forever and a day to get to the top of the Saint Cyril's monastery

    #2 Any time Julian Glover was on screen - what a waste of a decent acting name

    #3 The 'ambiguous' return of Blofeld in the pre titles sequence and drop down the smoke stack - Mr Booooooooooooond. Lousy.

    #4 The appearance of then British PM Margaret Thatcher and husband, in discussion with a parrot

    #5 Any moments of humor from Roger Moore - in an otherwise straight faced adventure
  • Dr_YesDr_Yes
    Posts: 169
    1. Bibi's scenes, especially when she's in Bond's bed (the moment is so creepy that it was cut out the last time I watched FYEO on a basic cable channel)
    2. The hockey match
    3. The pointless standoff between Bond & Gogol
    4. One of the worst endings of any Bond film: Thatcher & the parrot
    5. The WORST-ever PTS: Less about Bond's revenge against Blofeld than Cubby's resentment against McClory - stupidly done in either event

    It's a pity that one of Moore's best outings was sandwiched between such pitiful material!
  • 00130013
    Posts: 1,817
    5 Sheena Easton's song
    4 The boring ski sequence
    3 The long Saint Cyril's climbing
    2 Lame Blofeld comeback and worst revenge ever
    1 The long underwater sequences

    This is one movie in which I really don't have big particular complaints (as I do with MR) but as a whole is one of my least favorites.
  • AgentCalibosAgentCalibos Banned
    Posts: 46
    5. Sheena Easton actually appearing in the opening titles.
    4. Lame way for Blofeld to die
    3. The girl playing the 007 theme on the flute
    2. Carole Bouquet's vislible mustache in one scene
    1. The Transvestite Bond Girl
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,584
    0013 wrote:
    4 The boring ski sequence
    Wow- never thought I'd hear this. I felt it was pretty much on par with Majesty's ski sequence, which begs the question: How would you fix it?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    @AgentCalibos
    AgentCalibos wrote:
    3. The girl playing the 007 theme on the flute
    There is no girl playing the 007 theme on a flute. Vijay (who is a man) plays the Bond theme (which is not the 007 theme) in OP.
    AgentCalibos wrote:
    1. The Transvestite Bond Girl
    Seriously, no-one ever notices this unless it was told to us. Besides, she's not even a Bond Girl, just someone in the back. ;-)

  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    I really love FYEO! So not easy, but let's see, okay:

    1. Blofeld (we assume), with very fake bald piece, being dumped down the chimney thing in the PTS. Stupid.
    2. Yes, the back projection on the bobsled was very poor.
    3. Yes Gonzalez's attire at the pool, but I also name all the folks at the pool - dancing their little hearts out to that early 80's quite dated music, plenty of girls in high heels with their swimsuits, if I recall ... shudder!
    4. "I'll buy you an ice cream" - no matter how Moore tried, this line was a stinker
    5. Julian Glover pretending to be interested in actually being that character (snooze ...)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
    LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
    LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
    LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
    LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
    LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
    LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
    LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
    LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
    LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
    LIST 17: The 5 worst moments in DN.
    LIST 18: The 5 best moments in DN.
    LIST 19: The 5 worst moments in FRWL.
    LIST 20: The 5 best moments in FRWL.
    LIST 21: The 5 worst moments in GF.
    LIST 22: The 5 best moments in GF.
    LIST 23: The 5 worst moments in TB.
    LIST 24: The 5 best moments in TB.
    LIST 25: The 5 worst moments in CR67.
    LIST 26: The 5 best moments in CR67.
    LIST 27: The 5 worst moments in YOLT.
    LIST 28: The 5 best moments in YOLT.
    LIST 29: The 5 best moments in OHMSS.
    LIST 30: The 5 worst moments in DAF.
    LIST 31: The 5 best moments in DAF.
    LIST 32: The 5 worst moments in LALD.
    LIST 33: The 5 best moments in LALD.
    LIST 34: The 5 worst moments in TMWTGG.
    LIST 35: The 5 best moments in TMWTGG.
    LIST 36: The 5 worst moments in TSWLM.
    LIST 37: The 5 best moments in TSWLM.
    LIST 38: The 5 worst moments in MR.
    LIST 39: The 5 best moments in MR.
    LIST 40: The 5 worst moments in FYEO.

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 41</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>The 5 best moments in FYEO.</b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    5 - The LALD (novel) moment in the water behind the boat.

    4 - Sheena's lovely face on screen.

    3 - The tense climbing on the cliff.

    2 - The ski chase: extremely exciting.

    1 - Bond throws Loque off the cliff.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    1. Kicking Loque's car off the cliff. Moore's finest hour
    2. A film where the spy does some spying.
    3. The keel hauling sequence
    4. The underwater retrieval of the ATAC. Genuinely full of suspense and I remember being terrified as a child when the deep sea diver bursts into the room.
    5. Every scene with Colombo.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Ah, this is easier!

    1. Kicking Loque's car of the cliff; perfect.
    2. Colombo! Love this character.
    3. Moore with Bouquet as a pair - I really liked them together; can say many scenes - in the sled arguing, being bound and dragged under the sea, and at the very end especially - so I'll just say the two of them together worked beautifully for me
    4. The climbing of St. Cyril's - I thought really well done, tense, nicely shot
    5. Bond shooting at the dune buggy that has doomed Countess Lisl. Roger had moments like this (like kicking the car off, and our early glimpse of him at Tracy's grave), that were serious and more real than usual for this particular Bond. I love Moore in FYEO.

    I could go on and on. One of my favorite films.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    1) CAROLE BOUQUET
    2) The climbing of St Cyril monestary. 1st class stunt and action.
    3) Roger Moore chasing Loque and taking him out.
    4) Bond & Colombo
    5) the usage of the LALD scene from the book and it fit the movie so good.
    6) A drive in the country
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    DarthDimi wrote:
    @AgentCalibos
    AgentCalibos wrote:
    3. The girl playing the 007 theme on the flute
    There is no girl playing the 007 theme on a flute. Vijay (who is a man) plays the Bond theme (which is not the 007 theme) in OP.
    AgentCalibos wrote:
    1. The Transvestite Bond Girl
    Seriously, no-one ever notices this unless it was told to us. Besides, she's not even a Bond Girl, just someone in the back. ;-)

    Not to be too PC about these things @AgentCalibos but it's "trannsexual" not "transvestite" :-)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    5. The Ski Chase.
    4. The Car Chase.
    3. The PTS. I don't care what everyone else thinks, I love it!
    2. The raid scene with Kicking the Car.
    1. Columbo. Seriously, how can you not love this guy?
  • Dr_YesDr_Yes
    Posts: 169
    1. Off the cliff with Loque!
    2. Waterskiing without skis through the coral reef!
    3. Columbo's shell game!
    4. The mountain climbing sequence (slow paced doesn't mean dull)!
    5. Kriegler's death
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