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Post by skywalker on Jul 7, 2008 14:41:57 GMT -5
Live and Let Die (1973) is the 8th film in the Bond franchise and the first for Sir Roger.
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. In the film, a drug lord known as Mr. Big plans to distribute two tons of heroin free so as to put rival drug barons out of business. Bond is soon trapped in a world of gangsters and voodoo as he fights to put a stop to Mr. Big's scheme.
This is my personal favourite Bond film and I consider it Moore's finest hour as Bond.
Please rate this movie out of 10
so far = 8.47 @ 14.35 (22/09/2008)
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Post by alex on Jul 8, 2008 10:23:57 GMT -5
It's good fun but not quite a classic. I like Jane Seymour and the villians. Roger is very suave and youthful looking. Great soundtrack.
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Post by Greg Haugen on Jul 8, 2008 12:47:37 GMT -5
LALD was a fun reboot of the Bond series.  |
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Post by adam on Jul 8, 2008 12:54:52 GMT -5
After seeing an older Connery in DAF the public probably accepted a new Bond was needed. Connery also turned down point blank an offer to return. So the search was on for a new long term Bond. It was reported that Cubby and Salzman wanted a big hollywood star like Redford or Newman. Salzman went to America and thought he had found his man - Burt Reynolds. Cubby disagreed. A young Timothy Dalton said he was approached but said it would have been career suicide to take the part while in his 20's. Eventually a man who may well have become Bond in 1962, 1969 or 1971 if it was'nt for T.V. committments was considered again. 'The Persuaders' was put up against 'Mission Impossible' in the US which resulted in it's surprise ratings failure. Moore was now free from T.V. committments. Salzman was'nt sure and told him to cut his hair and lose weight. This made Moore look surprisingly youthful. Eventually Salzman relented.
The film, galvanised by Paul McCartneys theme tune was full of colourful characters. Yapet Kotto and his henchman were a menancing villians. But Jane Seymour was a bit dull as Bond's love interest. The action may look pretty standard now but was top of the range in 1973. The film has'nt dated well, however the public in the cinemas in 1973 would have had plenty to enjoy. There were no big Connery style punch ups, but you could sense that Moore's Bond knew how to handle himself. The humour which started in DAF was evident, however the OTT campness DAF had was not evident in LALD. Overall LALD was an improvement on DAF and was a hit at the box office. The Bond franchise was safe once again.
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Post by poirot on Jul 8, 2008 17:50:20 GMT -5
Despite his later reputation, Moore's debut felt, at times, like a modern day adventure novel. Bond was more down-to-earth here: piloting speedboats, chomping cigars, dodging crocodiles, and even wielding a .44 Magnum! This was a stylish change of pace for the series- a fact that was boldly established with the PTS. As with all the classic Bonds, the film shows its age but still manages to get better with each passing year. Ironically, while Bond was drawing inspiration from 'blaxploitation' flicks, Shaft was borrowing a few moves from 007. 1973's Shaft in Africa moved the private eye out of an urban city, and took him on a global trek worthy of James Bond. He was even supplied with a fighting stick equipped with a hidden camera! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsj0pWcQDk |
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Post by Bourne on Jul 9, 2008 9:41:13 GMT -5
8/10. A solid debut for Roger and an understandable attempt to escape from the shadow of Sean Connery. Not sure about Sherriff JW Pepper!
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Post by drfanshawe on Jul 9, 2008 11:45:56 GMT -5
 "Butterhook". Nine from me for that joke.  |
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Post by octopussy on Jul 13, 2008 13:48:06 GMT -5
8/10. I love the soundtrack.
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Post by Alec 006 on Jul 13, 2008 14:33:07 GMT -5
Hello,
Ah yes..."Live And Let Die", one hell of a great Bond movie, which after the disappointment of "Diamonds Are Forever", was the film and the actor who got the franchise back on track and saved it!!!!!!!! ;D
Sir Roger shone from his very first scene...like Pierce after him, you just knew he was meant to play 007.
My very favorite scene is Sir Rog's first...where for the only time we get to see Bond's flat, and the beautiful woman he's bedding.
When the door bell rings at 5 a.m., Bond puts on his robe and while strinding to the door, asks out loud to his his lady friend:
"You aren't married by any chance, are you?"
Also features one of my very favorite Felix Leiters, David Hedison.
Loved Sir Paul Mc Cartney and Wings title song, too!!!
A strong 8 out of ten for me...I can't go higher because Sir Roger Moore would go on to even more brilliance in Bond titles like: "The Spy Who Loved Me".
Take Care!
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Post by Gambit on Jul 14, 2008 10:09:04 GMT -5
8/10.
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Favourite James Bond Films: The Dark Knight Trilogy, Mission: Impossible and any upcoming action films starring Pierce Brosnan (no, it's not James Bond which is good because he'll need it to expand his reputation as an actor, especially in the action realm)
Favourite Films: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Harry Potter, Middle-Earth, The Matrix, Mission: Impossible
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Post by FormerBondFan on Jul 14, 2008 18:12:58 GMT -5
The theme song is pretty unique for a James Bond movie.
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Post by Jake on Jul 15, 2008 8:47:09 GMT -5
I gave it eight. It's a bit like LTK and OHMSS, a bit different from other entries but still very much part of the series. The 1962-2002 series that is.
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