What's considered the best Roger Moore Bond?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Nov 2006, 15:04

As title.

Please say if it's because of Humour and/or Seriousness. It's been so long since I've seen them they've all gelled together.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 26 Nov 2006, 15:44

Live and Let Die

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 26 Nov 2006, 15:51

Moore's only really serious film is For Your Eyes Only - aside from its opening. LALD is the best because it's humourous without descending into Carry On smut or awful in-joke only Brits get - ie. the Barbara Woodhouse bit in Octopussy

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 26 Nov 2006, 16:06

Wish that I could remember which non-Brosnan Bonds that I've seen in order to answer these threads.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 26 Nov 2006, 16:14

For Your Eyes Only is the best of the Moore Bond films in my opinion. bradavon, you seem to have a similar taste to me in Bond films (more grit & reality, less puns & gadgets) so I recommend you check that one out first!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Nov 2006, 16:20

Me too. I'm surprised so many can when like I said to me they all seem like one long film.

I do remember Live and Let Die being one of the weakest, with loads of Black stereotypes, which I realise is the whole point.

Is Live and Let Die any good? Now I think about it I remember particularly liking The Man with the Golden Gun and The Spy Who Loved Me.

Ivan Drago wrote:or awful in-joke only Brits get - ie. the Barbara Woodhouse bit in Octopussy

Many American films have American in jokes or American terms only they get.

IronMonkey wrote:For Your Eyes Only is the best of the Moore Bond films in my opinion. bradavon, you seem to have a similar taste to me in Bond films (more grit & reality, less puns & gadgets) so I recommend you check that one out first!

I do but also like TND (mostly because of Yeoh's involvement it has to be said) and TWINE as a guilty please BUT yes overall tough/straight Bond is better.

I don't mind the gadgets though, as long as they're not over the top. I do hate Die Another Day which is the only really OTT the top Bond I can remember.

Funnily enough when I first saw the Bonds I liked the Moores as much as the Connery's. As I said I particularly remember liking TMWTGG and TSWLM but am really not sure if I still will.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 26 Nov 2006, 16:39

The Spy Who Loved me is my favourite Bond film.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 26 Nov 2006, 17:08

Live and Let Die.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 26 Nov 2006, 17:50

The Man With The Golden Gun is one of the worst Bond films, along with A View To A Kill.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 26 Nov 2006, 18:15

Live and Let Die. I love the dialogue in it. It's also got a nice dose of weirdness and one of the best chase sequences of all time.

Moore's early films were his best (including Golden Gun)

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 26 Nov 2006, 18:41

The Sky Who Loved Me - Best Bond Movie ever!!!!!

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 26 Nov 2006, 19:31

slasher13 wrote:The Sky Who Loved Me

I've never heard of that one!

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 26 Nov 2006, 19:37

IronMonkey wrote:
slasher13 wrote:The Sky Who Loved Me
I've never heard of that one!

LOL

The Spy who loved me

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 26 Nov 2006, 20:04

Best: Octopussy

Worst: Moonraker

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 26 Nov 2006, 21:24

Octopussy was awful! I still reckon For Your Eyes Only is the best of the Moore era...

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 26 Nov 2006, 21:27

Octopussy does have a fantastic music score though.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Nov 2006, 03:21

I always find the Moore films patchy - they have some great moments, yet some dull sections too. But Octopussy is almost breathlessly entertaining. It rarely stops moving.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 27 Nov 2006, 09:11

I've a weak spot for Spy Who Loved Me aswell... maybe it's the super car