James Bond 08: Live and Let Die
The Ultimate Edition
James Bond battles the forces of black magic in this high-octane adventure that hurtles him from the streets of New York City to Louisiana's bayou country. With charm, wit and deadly assurance, Roger Moore steps in as Agent 007 and takes on a powerful drug lord (Yaphet Kotto) with a diabolical scheme to conquer the world.
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welcome - outlander78
Roger Moore's debut, and a cool movie that was a nice break from European locales and high-society tourist destinations. Connery seemed a human panther, tearing through villains and chasing women around the world, while Moore brought his own stamp - cooler, more charming, and armed with a great, dry sense of humour. Welcome, sir!Risky, daring and brash- I love it!!! - movie_goer
Directed by Guy Hamilton; Roger Moores premires as James Bond who's Proven to be a success among Critics, Skeptics and diehard fans. Moore cleverly avoids comparing himself to past 007's, making Bond his own persona.
Live and Let die is undoubtably the best of all the series to come. The complex mixture of High voltage energy, Black Magic, espionage and Jane Seymour as a sex symbol has got to be EPIC!!! If your not already a James Bond fan- you will be after you finish watching this film.A Real Killer! - Squish
Roger Moore picks up the Walther PPK and runs with our superspy extraordinaire, setting a fairly high expectation with Live and Let Die. A Bond film entirely different than the rest, Live and Let Die is rich with mood and theme, and though not as dark and full of voodoo cult awesome as I had hoped, Bond #8, Roger Moore's first of seven attempts in James' shoes, is genuinely incredible.
Bond is confronted in Harlem by swaggering odds of puffed out pimps. He and his African-American CIA contact are attacked in the Caribbean by groovin' guys, and haunted in New Orleans by Voodoo cultists. It's certainly one of the funnest adventures Bond has had, and the exuberance and personalities of Mr. Big's goons are so grand that they each have a special place in my heart
Sadly the issues I had with this latest Bond was the hope and expectation that the voodoo / tarot undercurrent would be terrifying rather than campy, and though some scenes are dark, such terror is quickly diminished by the antics of bayou sheriff Pepper, overly played by Clifton James, famous for playing the creepy Warden in Cool Hand Luke. Still, there's no action scene like that speedboat chase through Louisiana swampland.
I'll add that most impressive was the honest attitude present in those South-set scenes. Frequently we saw moments of exaggerated racism dripping from 'Honkies' as they slowly spit the title 'Boy' to the blacks. These were the pleasantly surprising little moments of social commentary that were unexpected from a campy action film.
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welcome - outlander78
Roger Moore's debut, and a cool movie that was a nice break from European locales and high-society tourist destinations. Connery seemed a human panther, tearing through villains and chasing women around the world, while Moore brought his own stamp - cooler, ...Risky, daring and brash- I love it!!! - movie_goer
Directed by Guy Hamilton; Roger Moores premires as James Bond who's Proven to be a success among Critics, Skeptics and diehard fans. Moore cleverly avoids comparing himself to past 007's, making Bond his own persona.
Live and Let die is undoubtably ...A Real Killer! - Squish
Roger Moore picks up the Walther PPK and runs with our superspy extraordinaire, setting a fairly high expectation with Live and Let Die. A Bond film entirely different than the rest, Live and Let Die is rich with mood and theme, and though not as dark and ...