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[007Bond007]

Yea, Roger Moore was definatly definable becasue of the humor he brought to the Bond sereis. My favourite Moore film is live and let die, i also really like the song for this movie.

Edited by 007Bond007, 23 September 2008 - 08:04 PM.

[Ravenstone]

The Man With The Golden Gun, but Live and Let Die a very close second. Both of them amongst my favourite Bond films overall.

I think Moore carried the films through a very awkward period in history, and had the films tried for a Connery clone, the franchise may have died a death. While some of Moore's quips and gadgets make me cringe a bit, I still think he was a damned fine Bond, and deserves a huge credit for stepping up to the plate after Connery. Connery was not an easy act to follow, but he managed it with style.

[DaveBond21]

FYEO. I love the PTS, no matter what anyone says. The rest of the movie is pure gold. Great Bond girls, great suspense, great everything. Second would be OP.

It's great to see For your eyes only up there in 2nd place behind TSWLM.

Also, I feel the PTS is underrated. It is quite a dramatic scene, and one of the best things about it is that there is no score, just the constant humming of the helicopter, until Bond regains control.

[Johnny Alucard]

Difinitely The Man With The Golden Gun.
Best Bond movie ever!!!

[solace]

live and let die by quite a way.

[jamiah]

I MUST go with For Your Eyes Only for several reasons. Primarily, it was my introduction to the Bond series. It also saw a return to the edgy Bond after the too over-the-top Moonraker (Moore does a good job playing that bit). The set pieces still hold up. Topol as Columbo is a fun character. My two complaints are Kristatos (not one of the more memorable villains) and the whole Bibi Dahl plotline. A teenager (maybe 20 something) going after Bond is just silly. I also loved the PTS... although it is never stated that the old baldie and puss are Blofeld and kitty (to avoid a lawsuit).
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Edited by jamiah, 08 November 2008 - 01:08 PM.

[bondrules]

My vote went to The Spy Who Loved Me. Hands down, a true classic.

[NecroVMX]

I'll be honest, never was a fan of Moore as bond. But I'll give it to Live and Let Die.

[_JW_]

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Although I have to say it only beats The Spy Who Loved Me by a hair. Definitely my two favorite Rog films.

[Quincy]

1. FYEO(top 10 for sure)
2. TSWLM(Jaws hampers this film)
3. LALD(Good premiere, Moore best performance)
4. TMWTGG
5. AVTAK(one of the worst, Moore was 58!)

Haven't seen Moonraker or Octopussy. Overall Moore in his earlier films played a good Bond. He was best in LALD. But his best film IMO was FYEO. LALD had that long, boring boat chase. If Moore had signed on earlier he would have been terrific. Another reason he's not in top 2 Bonds is b/c his lack of physicalness. When you watch Moore's fight scenes there unbelievable. Whereas you actually believe Craig or Connery COULD kick you ***!

Edited by Quincy, 24 November 2008 - 05:52 PM.

[sharpshooter]

1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Moonraker
3. The Man with the Golden Gun
4. Live and Let Die
5. Octopussy
6. For Your Eyes Only
7. A View to a Kill

I think TSWLM and MR are Moore at the height of his powers. MR's plot is pretty much the same, only in space, but it's damned iconic and influential. It is spectacle and fantasy through and through. Fun done right.

[DR76]

For me, it's "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY". It's odd. I think it had one of the worst pre-title sequences in the franchise. Yet, I think it's one of the best Bond movies ever.

[000]

For my taste, Roger Moore's best was For Your Eyes Only. His others are just too campy... fun to watch, but too campy.

[sharpshooter]

His others are just too campy... fun to watch, but too campy.

Personally, when I watch a Roger Moore film, I want camp played to the hilt. If I want a serious outing, I’ve got Dalton or Craig for that. Camp is not necessarily a bad thing when it’s fun like this.

[000]

His others are just too campy... fun to watch, but too campy.

Personally, when I watch a Roger Moore film, I want camp played to the hilt. If I want a serious outing, I’ve got Dalton or Craig for that. Camp is not necessarily a bad thing when it’s fun like this.

I wasn't implying camp is bad... I came to Bond via the novels and Sean Connery films, so Roger Moore's Bond - while entertaining - was often too campy for my taste.

[mchoh]

I love Spy Who Loved Me. I also loved Moonraker. Christopher Wood's scripts were great. Octopussy had great humour and I loved the stories and everything.

For Your Eyes Only, IMO, was kinda dull because they removed all the gadgets and humour. I enjoyed the over-the-top bonds that Roger was able to do. Live and Let Die was fun and The Man With The Golden Gun was great too - I loved Britt Ekland. She was absolutely gorgeous. Barbara Bach was hot too, as was Kristina Wayborn of Octopussy.

Ken Adam's sets in Spy Who Loved Me/Moonraker were awesome. I also loved the Marvin Hamlisch score in Spy and John Barry's score in Moonraker.

I wasn't a huge fan of A View To A Kill. Roger was super old, the mine set looked dull and it did not really feel like a bond movie.

With that said, Spy is number one. But as a kid growing up, I loved the Moonraker movie and still love it to this day. Tons of entertaining and great scenes. The openings for these were great too: Ski Jump, and Fight in the air with Bond taking the parachute and swerving Jaws.

Roger Moore 4 Life!

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Really tough choice for me - I went with For Your Eyes Only, but really all except The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker and Octopussy could have made it for me!

[princelycharmer]

It's TSWLM. None come close.

[DLibrasnow]

Wow...The Spy Who Loved Me really is running away with this one! The last time I visited this thread none of the movies had reached the 100 vote mark but I see The Spy Who Loved Me has more than doubled that count.

[Gothamite]

No Moore film does it better.

[dee-bee-five]

No Moore film does it better.

With the possible exception of Octopussy...

As an interesting sidenote, I saw recently that the BFI online review of the Bond films rates Moonraker higher than Spy. Yes, the British Film Institute...

[Gothamite]

No Moore film does it better.

With the possible exception of Octopussy...

As an interesting sidenote, I saw recently that the BFI online review of the Bond films rates Moonraker higher than Spy. Yes, the British Film Institute...

Tsk, tsk. Moonraker has some fine stunts and some great moments and I could never truly dislike it (the way I actively dislike TMWTGG and have difficulty enjoying it), but it is basically an inferior rehash of everything TSWLM got so perfectly right, with Star Wars thrown in.

And following my recent viewing, I would understand the argument advocating Octopussy, but I can't agree.

Moore's performance in OP is definitely his best, though. It showcases his impenetrable charm, his goofy sense of humour and his ability to take proceedings seriously when need be. Octopussy herself is also easily Moore's best Bond girl and possibly one of the best Bond girls, ever. There are times when Bond truly seems as though he is falling in love with her.

My problem with the film is that its madcap circus environment and settings (as well as Bond's increasingly weird apparel) are just too bizarre for a Bond film and don't accurately celebrate the franchise (or more importantly, the formula) well enough.

As for those who think For Your Eyes Only is Moore's best, again I understand, but I disagree. The film is a decent, serviceable little thriller and I'm quite glad it exists, to show how Moore could take the character seriously with the right director, but I'm glad he reverted to classic Moore in his following two films.

Edited by Gothamite, 29 January 2009 - 08:10 PM.

[Nap]

Even though I grew up as a kid watching Roger Moore as James Bond, I realize now as an adult just how bad most of them are.

"For Your Eyes Only" is the only good Bond film of his stretch, and "The Spy who Loved Me" is okay. The rest are pure rubbish (though I liked certain parts of View to a Kill - like the milkman assassin sequence).

[DLibrasnow]

The rest are pure rubbish (though I liked certain parts of View to a Kill - like the milkman assassin sequence).

Don't you mean The Living Daylights?!

[tdalton]

For Your Eyes Only is easily my favorite of the Moore films, although Octopussy ranks right up there as well. My ranking of his films would be:

• For Your Eyes Only
• Octopussy
• Live and Let Die
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• A View To A Kill
• Moonraker
• The Man With the Golden Gun

[Darth Prefect]

Okay, having recently completed watching the Moore films in order, I'll attempt a ranking.

001. For Your Eyes Only
002. Live and Let Die
003. Moonraker
004. Octopussy
005. The Spy Who Loved Me
006. The Man with the Golden Gun
007. A View to a Kill

Numbers 3 to 5 are fluid, but that's where I'd put them today. Ten years ago, for instance, I would have placed The Spy Who Loved Me higher, but I was more impressed with Octopussy than I expected on my recent viewing.

Ultimately, I like them all. I was even surprised at how much I enjoyed The Man with the Golden Gun (which I had previously avoided re-watching) and A View to a Kill (which is still seriously flawed, but - c'mon - Christopher Walken!).

[Commander Swanbeck]

TSWLM...Perfect ! The car, the girl, the locations...Cürt Jurgens !

[DamnCoffee]

My list:
The Spy Who Loved Me
Octopussy
Live And Let Die
Moonraker
The Man With The Golden Gun
For Your Eyes Only
A View To A Kill

For Your Eyes Only is a good movie, don't get me wrong, but it's just so bloody dull! I can honestly say that this is the first Bond movie that I have sat down and watched, and got completely bored by it. Hopefully the BD will do it some justice.

Saying that, the movie does have some great scenes. The PTS and the Death of the Countess spring immediatly to mind. There is just nothing particuarly groundbreaking about it, it has no tension and the villains are incredibly, INCREDIBLY useless. I don't find them menacing at all.

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

Hands down, LALD is my favorite Moore. It's just a great movie!!!
Second favorite Moore would probably be Octopussy or TSWLM...

[Octopussy]

A View to a Kill. Then it would be Octopussy, LALD and TSWLM.

Edited by Octopussy, 08 April 2009 - 03:37 PM.