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[Aris007]

Ridiculous picture! I wonder who came up with this idea! Bond standing with a lazer gun! Somebody shoot me now!

[SecretAgentFan]

Moonraker is one of the best Bond films!

I can't believe it !...It's simply NOT a OO7 film ! It's about Ronald McDonald in a space ship with Mrs McDonald...

Hmm. Don´t remember that plot line. Was that a director´s cut?

[Cruiserweight]

Moonraker is one of the best Bond films!

I can't believe it !...It's simply NOT a OO7 film ! It's about Ronald McDonald in a space ship with Mrs McDonald...


It's one of the most stupid film I've ever seen. Period.

Sourpuss

[sharpshooter]

Bond standing with a lazer gun! Somebody shoot me now!

Ready, aim...

[Judo chop]

If the question had been phrased just a little differently, this thread would have been closed before it ever started.

"Is there anything good about the most beautiful Bond film ever made?"

Redundant redundancy, really.

[dee-bee-five]

If the question had been phrased just a little differently, this thread would have been closed before it ever started.

"Is there anything good about the most beautiful Bond film ever made?"

Redundant redundancy, really.

I's certainly a thing of beauty. Even more so on Blu Ray...

[jrcjohnny99]

If the question had been phrased just a little differently, this thread would have been closed before it ever started.

"Is there anything good about the most beautiful Bond film ever made?"

Redundant redundancy, really.

I's certainly a thing of beauty. Even more so on Blu Ray...

Absolutely; whatever issues you may have with plotting/characters/Rog it's hard to deny that this is the technical peak of the series; Tournier's work is outstanding, Barry's is first class and Ken Adam's work was never better.
I personally love the pic, but then I was the right age when it came out and it's a sentimental fave;
Is it Fleming's Bond, no, of course not, but then neither was YOLT or DAF...

[singleentendre]

Moonraker is quite possibly my favorite Roger Moore Bond film, and that says a lot because Roger Moore is my favorite James Bond. It might tie with Octopussy, but regardless Moonraker is a gem.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I love Moonraker. One they never show on the Television for some strange reason.

[Vauxhall]

Up until the last twenty minutes or so, I'd say MOONRAKER is probably among my favourite Bond films. Venice, Rio, the Amazon... Perfect.

[Mr. Somerset]

Ridiculous picture! I wonder who came up with this idea! Bond standing with a lazer gun! Somebody shoot me now!

Rog looks a bit like Gil Gerard there.
Still, I like MR quite a bit. great Barry score, and I easily prefer the film to.....AVTAK, TND and DAD.

[The Shark]

Pre-Title sequence, Michael Lonsdale, bird who plays Corinne, centrifuge scene, murder of Corinne, fight with Chang, boat chase, John Barry's "flight into space".

Apart from that I hate it.

[Double-Oh Agent]

There are several good things about Moonraker.

1. The pre-titles sequence--one of the best of the series.
2. Great lines for Michael Lonsdale's Hugo Drax. None better than "Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him."
3. The centrifuge scene. Very suspenseful. You don't know how Bond is going to make it out alive. Nice touch not to use music too.
4. The death of Corinne. Very sad and haunting. You'll never look at Doberman pinschers the same way again.
5. Great sets by the incomparable Ken Adam.
6. John Barry's score of course, which also happily features the all-too unused 007 Theme (unfortunately it's for the last time ).
7. And Bond's fight with Chang.

[DaveBond21]

I remember I had some of the toys that came out at the same time as the movie - a Drax helicopter (that is still somewhere in my parents' house) and a Moonraker shuttle that was stolen when I took it to school one day.

[Dekard77]

It's a very enjoyable film. I love the sets, music, women in short skirts, photography (something that went missing in the 80's) and finally it came at a time when Superman, Star Wars, Star Trek, Jaws and King Kong were becoming event movies. So there is a certain relevance.
The comedy bits don't please me but it worked back then. When I owned the VHS versions I copied it without audio when jaws is flapping his wings, jaws crashing down the water fall was edited out and a few more scenes like that. The film then works a bit more on a serious tone.

[00Twelve]

Ridiculous picture! I wonder who came up with this idea! Bond standing with a lazer gun! Somebody shoot me now!

Whatever. Rog is rockin' that jumpsuit like the pimp he is. Pulling that off takes some big...oh.

[Cruiserweight]

I wish he had actually appeared in the movie in the silver space suit he wore in the promos shots & the dvd covers.

[The Shark]

I wish he had actually appeared in the movie in the silver space suit he wore in the promos shots & the dvd covers.

That's terrible, yet hilarious.

Edited by The Shark, 14 September 2009 - 07:43 AM.

[Dekard77]

Love the yellow suit.

[hilly]

Any film that features Alfie Bass can't be all bad

It's a blatant re-tread of TSWLM (Lewis Gilbert acknowledged that the studio execs wanted the film to be as close as possible to its predecessor without them actually plagiarising themselves)with some excruciating slapstick,a crow-barred in return for Jaws (with toe-curling love story of his own) and a ridiculously out of place pseudo sci-fi climax..

Having said that, Roger looks great, there are some fantastic locations, it's beautifully shot, there's some great action scenes and you have have to admire the sheer size and scale of Ken Adam's sets. We all thought it would serve as a warning to the producers to, in future, stop them letting Bond films get OTT again and bring in ridiculous story-lines..That probably lasted until they made Die Another Day...

[Judo chop]

We all thought it would serve as a warning to the producers to, in future, stop them letting Bond films get OTT again and bring in ridiculous story-lines...

They heeded the warning, and ironically, things only got worse.

[DR76]

Moore was pretty solid as Bond. The cinematography was beautiful. The movie featured two very tense scenes - the centerfuge and Jaws' attempt to kill the MI6 agent in Rio. Hugo Drax had a great line. The pre-title sequence is a favorite of mine. And the story was pretty solid . . . until it moved to outer space.

[solace]

When I was browsing the forums, I noticed that a lot of people have been saying bad things about Moonraker, I have'nt seen it and don't think I will because I've heard so many bad things about it, I need to be presuaded even though I am a bit turned off at the fact that Drax wants to replace the human race

I make no secret of Roger not being my favourite Bond but I do think moonraker is one of his better films Imo.

[Cruiserweight]

And if there's nothing else that makes this film great this defintely does!

May I press you to a cucumber sandwich?

[O.H.M.S.S.]

Positive aspects about the Cast
- Roger Moore's performance was very good
- Michael Lonsdale made a great villain
- Lois Chiles and Corinne Clery were fine Bond girls
- Toshiro Suga did all right as Chang
- More involvement for Bernard Lee and Desmond Llewelynn then usually

Positive aspects about the Crew
- John Barry's score/Shirley Bassey's title song
- Jean Tournier's cinematography
- Lewis Gilbert sure knows how to direct this kind of movie
- Ken Adam's production design
- Maurice Binder created a beautiful title sequence

Best scenes
- Centrifuge scene
- Bond vs. Chang in Venice
- Pre-title sequence
- Destruction of the final three globes
- Laboratory in Venice

Edited by O.H.M.S.S., 14 September 2009 - 08:36 PM.

[A Kristatos]

Moonraker is one of the best Bond films!

It's one of my favorites too.....the 23rd best! Sorry. Just my opinion.

[Hotwinds]

Now that I have the DVD I have seen it multiple times with and without the commentaries. There is a good argument that it is the most beautiful looking of all the films visually. Now that I look on all the Moore Bonds without a critical eye like I used to (always wanting Connery) I can appreciate them for what they are and it is a fun movie to watch. I have come to love Roger in the role so I say to anyone, "watch it and have fun". All the elements are there that make for a good time at the movies.

When I was browsing the forums, I noticed that a lot of people have been saying bad things about Moonraker, I have'nt seen it and don't think I will because I've heard so many bad things about it, I need to be presuaded even though I am a bit turned off at the fact that Drax wants to replace the human race

[Ambler]

Barry's score & Medding's models.

[Cabainus]

There are several good things about Moonraker.

1. The pre-titles sequence--one of the best of the series.
2. Great lines for Michael Lonsdale's Hugo Drax. None better than "Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him."
3. The centrifuge scene. Very suspenseful. You don't know how Bond is going to make it out alive. Nice touch not to use music too.
4. The death of Corinne. Very sad and haunting. You'll never look at Doberman pinschers the same way again.
5. Great sets by the incomparable Ken Adam.
6. John Barry's score of course, which also happily features the all-too unused 007 Theme (unfortunately it's for the last time ).
7. And Bond's fight with Chang.

Agree with all of these points.

I like the film. Admittedly things started getting a bit silly once Bond blasted off into space, but up until that point I think we see some of Rogers best moments. IMO you take the film for what it was when it was released back in 1979. An immensely fun blockbuster designed to tap into the 'Star Wars' mania that was going on at the time.

[elizabeth]

jaws speaking for the first time! that was exciting.