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Other films in the series may be less visually appealing but they try harder to tell a semi serious spy story.
I quite like MR and if I'm in the right mood can find it an entertaining bit of lightweight fun. But concede that it is a bit rubbish nonetheless. Large parts just don't really feel like a Bond movie and its fairly clear that the film-makers intentions were simply to outdo their previous success in Spy and make even more money.
Moore does make me roll my eyes in it a bit at times but there are other times when he makes me smile. As Bond though?? To be honest I find him fairly unconvincing in the film. He certainly gets the daftest of clothes and costumes:
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Some of them make him look like the character he plays in bloody Boat Trip.
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I was struck by how beautiful a lot of it looks. Drax's chateau, Venice, the MI6 training monastery. The locations are well used. And although I don't think Jaws's return was a good idea, his appearance in that carnival outfit is very effective and sinister.
1. Rehash of TSWLM plot
2. Silly and OTT gadgets
3. Over reliance on slapstick instead of menace
It has some strong points
1. The PTS
2. The Centifudge scene
3. Chang
4. Cinematography
Perhaps with tighter editing this could have been a very suspenseful film. If you add up the pros and cons and compare it to say DAD, most fans would prefer it to that dreck, however the film just rackles me and I will always consider it the worst of the worst.
Spock's Brain was still fun despite being silly.
"Bond and Bond! What is Bond?!"
You make great points. Basically, if Jaws were removed (as he was from the first half, minus the PTS) MR would be a substantially better film.
It certainly loses it's way in the second half after a solid enough start. Could say that of several entries though.
Spies in space- Moonraker vs. In Like Flint. Which is your favourite?
Wow...such fear and panic in that delivery :))
More likely what want happen is the kid will fake a sickness and you haver to stay home with the family again
1. Overt Humour
2. Improbable plot
But, my appreciation for MR has been growing year on year. It's such a wonderful film. Is it a good Bond film? Questionable. But, as a film, it's very good. I never tire of watching MR. Purely on the production side, MR is probably the greatest Bond film. The cinematography, the locations, the stunt work, the direction, special effects and the music are really top notch.
I was a very serious kid. Even then, I had a distaste for MR's silly antics. As I've grown older, the overt humour, sight gags and excessive gadgetry still turn me off, but I found positive things to enjoy about MR. It has such an ineffable charm to it; the product of the crew at the height of the powers.
It's only Bond fans who find faults with it. ;)
But jeez...
1. The Close Encounters ring tone
2. The Gondola car
3. The awful fight on top of the Rio sky cars
4. The Jaws love story
5. The laser guns
It all just makes me cringe. Horrible...just horrible. And it's why I rank MR as last (the worst) of the Bond films.
So let's get on with it and spread the MR love.
For starters what can be more glamorous than going from a French chateau to Venice to Rio to Outer Space in fabulous Ken Adam sets accompanied by John Barry's most epic score?
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/3016/moonraker-appreciation-or-hate :-)
A wonderful Barry score and amazing sets from Ken Adam !
There's a lot to like about Moonraker.