Live and Let Die

Embarrassingly wannabe experimental 1970s full of voodoo, Harlem, crazy costumes, period hits, with a hopeless attempt at modern visuals. It all comes off as a farce, and Roger Moore in the lead role is a step back compared to Sean Connery and George Lazenby, a woefully unremarkable actor. Only Jane Seymour as the Bond girl is nice to look at. Unfortunately, even the action scenes have suffered a noticeable qualitative decline – where are the raw fights with Connery on the train (From Russia with Love)? After all those years, progress is warranted. (04/27/2014)

Roger Moore's first Bond film didn't quite work out. Moore was trying to be as tough as Connery in the early Bond films, the script was trying to pretend it was better than it was, Jane Seymour was trying to look like a virgin, and Gloria Hendry wasn’t trying to do anything at all, so the result was as lackluster as you’d expect. (08/03/2016)

007__#8__This film does have a few clever scenes (the crocodiles, the boat chase), but they are not incorporated into the story in such a way as to create a compact spectacle that is not boring and the whole does not feel so confusing. Personally, I consider Hamilton one of the weakest Bond directors (except for his Goldfinger). But we can say with satisfaction that the character of Agent 007 has a worthy successor after Connery. And the boorish Sergeant Pepper irritated me to no end with his overacting. (10/02/2005)

Moore's first Bond deserves about 3.5 stars. It has a great beginning (I love the scene with the "black" funeral), but then it gets a bit long-winded. The McCartney song is really one of the best, but outside of that the film lacks proper music. Plus, I wasn't charmed by any of the dumb Bond girls. Why should you see Live and Let Die? Apart from the fact that Moore takes the reins from Connery quite professionally, this Bond film is mainly a long (but certainly not boring) scene that starts on a crocodile farm and continues with a chase on motor boats, then a practical demonstration that even a double-decker bus can be skidded, then a slightly unconventional flying lesson and a pretty decent ending, which is spoiled by an awkward "inflatable disposal of the main villain. P.S. I kind of missed Q, although I know that Live and Let Die isn't the only Bond film he hasn't appeared in. But the fact that he was talked about didn't make up for a visit to his crazy department this time. (04/11/2010)

The beautiful title song by Paul McCartney and the lovely Jane Seymour, who is another one of my favorites, a bit older now. Roger Moore is probably my favorite actor in the Bond role because his charisma, charm, and British dryness just work for me, and it's even a bit more immediate than with Sean Connery. Plus, this older Bond film is probably the one I know the best before Brosnan. The opening with the agent deaths is just well done. And then it continues. Mr. Big, Tee Hee, running on crocodiles, these are just iconic scenes. (03/05/2014)