Live and Let Die (1973)

My Movie Diary: 4/13 (Status: Closed) (8 movies items)

"4/30/13 Live and Let Die is, arguably, the first and foremost (ie: the best) of Roger Moore's forays as the suave yet deadly Bond. For myself, I never truly cared for Moore as the character, which is odd considering I loved him as The Saint. The Moore phase began on a relatively high-note here but went downhill from there; inexorably and without fail. As time passed, with movie after movie, Moore got older and less believable; the increasing array of gadgetry and camp overwhelmed what might h"

Movie Reviews (part 1) (50 movies items)

" The Ups: Interesting setup and great atmosphere. Jane Seymour is a revelation and a "virgin" sexbomb so it's no wonder Bond needs to have her. The crazy voodoo dancer played by Geoffrey Holder is so over-the-top that I love him for it. The title song from Paul McCartney & Wings is one of the best in the entire series. The Downs: Too many chase sequences (with bus, boat) that go on far too long. The worst pre-credit sequence in the entire series. Dated humor. Stereotypes like redneck sheriff a"

My movie year 2013 (287 movies items)

"23.3. (DVD) George Moore taitanee olla lempinollanollaseiskani. Hän ei ole Conneryn kaltainen lipittäjä, mutta kuitenkin karismaattinen roolissaan. Tässä osassa James gous bläkkis. Jotain voodoo-paskaa on kuvioissa ja jälleen löytyy yksi pahis, jolla on jotain metallista ruumiinjatkeena. Krokotiilienkin päällä hypitään ja Baron Samed hävetti minua. Juupa juu, tunnari jälleen on säveltä tuttuu."

Cinema '73 (18 movies items)

"My favorite Moore - Bond film by far. Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto and Geoffrey Holder make for a fine supporting cast as Solitaire, Kananga and Baron Samedi (respectively). New Orleans, voodoo, heroin and murder. Not as gadget-laden or tongue-in-cheek as later Moore films and that's why I like it. This film is much more akin to Connery's Bond films, too. "

Academy Award for Best Original Song (62 movies items)

""Live and Let Die" -Writers and Composers: Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney -Performed by Wings (Nominated) "

"Bond. James Bond" - Choose you favorite Bond Film (24 movies items)

" Points: 8"

An average movie

“Honestly, I never really cared about Roger Moore as James Bond. As far as I’m concerned, he was the worst of them, even worse than George Lazenby. Still, I have to admit, some of his James Bond installments were decent, especially the first one he made. Back then, there was a transition between Connery’s version and Moore’s version , so you get some kind of combination of both. As a result, the whole thing was not too much tongue-in-check, a trademark in Moore’s style which I always found really annoying, especially in the later James Bond’s installments starring Moore. So, this movie was pretty fun, there was a very young Jane Seymour who became one of the most memorable James Bond girls and it was pretty neat to see Bond struggling against some Voodoo shenanigans. If I’m not ” read more