Live and Let Die (1973)

[Movie 70 / Day 42]


This is one of my favourite 'classic' Bond movies. It was Roger Moore's first outing as the British super-spy, and EON Productions seem to have pulled out all the stops to make it a good one. Yes, there is some one-liners in there, and yes, the storyline is a bit silly - but it also features several classic Bond set-pieces; like the double-decker bus chase (hand brake turning a bus is cool), the speed-boat chase (including jumping across the road and 'driving' across dry land several times), the taxiing aeroplane chase and the running across crocodiles stunt.

On top of all of that, Moore is probably at his coolest (although he can't come close to Sean Connery at the height of his powers) and it features one of the baddest of bad ass baddies, Baron Samedi. Not to mention the best Bond theme tune ever.

'Tis ace.

My rating: 7.1 / 10
IMDB rating: 6.8 / 10
Running time: 121 mins
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The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

[Movie 69 / Day 41]


The Man With The Golden Gun marked Roger Moore's second outing as Bond. It's OK, Christopher Lee is a pretty good, if pretty unremarkable super villian; Britt Ekland is hot enough to be perfect for Bond girl Mary Goodnight. It's not as camply comedic as Moore's later Bond movies, in fact, it's less so than Sean Connery in Diamonds are Forever.

It does feature one of the best car stunts ever committed to film - the infamous barrel roll in the little red AMC car. It's only on screen for a few seconds, yet it's still impressive, thanks to being performed for real in the days of real stuntmen and no CGI.

Not the best Bond movie, but enjoyable nonetheless.

My rating: 6.1 / 10
IMDB rating: 6.7 / 10
Running time: 125 mins
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