Binding: DVD
EAN: 0074820083017
Publication Date: 1998
Region Code: 1
Sales Rank: 46905
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Rating:  - Not too shabby for a Roger Moore Bond flick
For me, Sean Connery will always be the one and only James Bond, 007. However, I must say I really like this Roger Moore Bond flick but its the only one of his I truly enjoy. The villain Drax, well played with icy quiet menace by Michael Lonsdale, is the only Bond bad guy that can compare to my favorite, Aurick Goldfinger. There are certain symphonic musical passages in the film that are absolutely gorgeous to listen to such as the music heard during Bond's discovery of the orchids growing place in the Amazon while several stunning women appear. Bond's CIA counterpart, Dr. Holly Goodhead, played by Lois Chiles is for me the sexiest woman in all the Bond films. Wow. The storyline and script are among the best of the Bond films and hold the whole thing together nicely.
There is a style and coolness in this one that you only get in the Connery Bond films.
If you are one of those hardcore Sean Connery Bond fans that won't even watch a Roger Moore Bond flick, I highly recommend you give this one a chance. Its a shame that none of the other Moore Bond movies can compare with this one. God knows they had enough attempts at it.
Rating:  - MOONRAKER Remains a Bond for All Seasons
When I first saw this film I remember that it really broke my heart. I grew up in the 60s on James Bond and Sean Connery amongst others things. James Bond was high there on my list. The first 45 minutes of MOONRAKER was the closest that the Roger Moore Bonds had ever come to the look and feel of the James Bond films of the 60s. It was really incredible. Equally incredible was how the film did a flip-flop into slapstick when Bond is floating down that canal in Venice. As the film progressed the level of slapstick escalated. It was just plain out ridicules. The film was very annoying.
I thought Roger Moore had finally combined his best qualities as a personality and an actor to represent James Bond in this film. His scene in the centrifuge showed his ability to bring depth to the character in a very credible way. This one scene is a standout because it equals any performance given by any of the actors that have portrayed James Bond in this series. Christopher Wood, given sole screenplay credit this time, delivered a script full of witty dialogue. The free-fall pre-credit sequence with John Barry's background score, incredible stunt work and cinematography was excellent. With so many fine elements at their peak of perfection it was a shame that the film unraveled in so many different directions.
When I saw this film on opening day I remembered how the whole lobby was crammed with people. As I sat during the film I remember a little boy who was sitting in front of me turn around ... Read More
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