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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 438891" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Moonraker (1979)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58829[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was the first time I watched it in pristine streaming picture quality. WOW!</p><p>But we're not there yet because there's plenty to dislike in Moonraker, starting with Roger Moore who no longer <em>pretends</em> to be in a spy movie.</p><p>He was still a very good-looking man in 1979 but a little bit of over-the-hillness has started to creep in. The "sex" scenes that used to be playful - and I always rooted for Sean Connery to get the girls - are becoming alarmingly predatory.</p><p>And to think he would make three more Bond films. Ha!</p><p>Lois Chiles may be one of the most beautiful Bond girls ever but she delivers her lines as if she's citing a telephone book. She can do better <span style="font-size: 10px">(the Yellow Pages?)</span></p><p></p><p><em>The Man With The Golden Gun</em> is wacky but Moonraker is downright cartoonish especially the scenes featuring the indestructible Jaws.</p><p>James Bond zigzags around the globe as effortlessly as walking into the next room only to encounter an instant assassination attempt, which is repeated over and over again.</p><p>On top of everything, <em>Moonraker</em> copies most of the previous Bond film including the boat-becomes-ground-vehicle scene.</p><p></p><p><u>However</u>, it is also this completely unrealistic approach that makes villain Hugo Drax's God complex perfectly digestible. If anything, he's the star of this movie.</p><p>The zany sci-fi premise delivers the cult-following vibe that was missing in <em>The Spy Who Loved Me</em>, and overall it also looks more violent. The pre-opening credits scene is a good appetiser.</p><p>I, for one, love the redemption of Jaws. Besides, it was impossible to destroy him so he would continue to be the villainous henchman in subsequent Bond films. The love interest and Bond's clever observation was the only way to get rid of him. Pretty smart, actually.</p><p></p><p>Production wise, oh boy, they really went to town on this one. That doesn't necessarily make it a great Bond movie (<em>Spy</em> looks terrific, too) but as a spectacular crowd-pleaser it ticks most if not all of the boxes.</p><p>Despite its significant shortcomings I thoroughly enjoyed this film.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]58830[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 438891, member: 8"] Moonraker (1979) [ATTACH type="full"]58829[/ATTACH] This was the first time I watched it in pristine streaming picture quality. WOW! But we're not there yet because there's plenty to dislike in Moonraker, starting with Roger Moore who no longer [I]pretends[/I] to be in a spy movie. He was still a very good-looking man in 1979 but a little bit of over-the-hillness has started to creep in. The "sex" scenes that used to be playful - and I always rooted for Sean Connery to get the girls - are becoming alarmingly predatory. And to think he would make three more Bond films. Ha! Lois Chiles may be one of the most beautiful Bond girls ever but she delivers her lines as if she's citing a telephone book. She can do better [SIZE=2](the Yellow Pages?)[/SIZE] [I]The Man With The Golden Gun[/I] is wacky but Moonraker is downright cartoonish especially the scenes featuring the indestructible Jaws. James Bond zigzags around the globe as effortlessly as walking into the next room only to encounter an instant assassination attempt, which is repeated over and over again. On top of everything, [I]Moonraker[/I] copies most of the previous Bond film including the boat-becomes-ground-vehicle scene. [U]However[/U], it is also this completely unrealistic approach that makes villain Hugo Drax's God complex perfectly digestible. If anything, he's the star of this movie. The zany sci-fi premise delivers the cult-following vibe that was missing in [I]The Spy Who Loved Me[/I], and overall it also looks more violent. The pre-opening credits scene is a good appetiser. I, for one, love the redemption of Jaws. Besides, it was impossible to destroy him so he would continue to be the villainous henchman in subsequent Bond films. The love interest and Bond's clever observation was the only way to get rid of him. Pretty smart, actually. Production wise, oh boy, they really went to town on this one. That doesn't necessarily make it a great Bond movie ([I]Spy[/I] looks terrific, too) but as a spectacular crowd-pleaser it ticks most if not all of the boxes. Despite its significant shortcomings I thoroughly enjoyed this film. [ATTACH type="full"]58830[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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