Moore — at least when he started off — was a worthy Bond.
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As Roger Moore’s first outing in the role of James Bond, he does a fine job — if intentionally (per directorial decision) avoiding much of what we think of as classic Bond schtick — no martinis (bou…
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I wanted to really like Moore's tenure — and when I was a kid, MOONRAKER was a lot of fun, even if history now deems it "the low point of the franchise", with some justification.
This was my introduction to Bond. My mother told me that she walked out on it after watching its co-feature, which I think was The Mechanic. She thought it was silly, with its magnetic wristwatches and all. I walked out on The Mechanic after seeing LaLD. I found it to be too grim. She did get me the soundtrack for my birthday that year (it’s one of only two non-Barry soundtracks that I like, the other being The Spy Who Loved Me).
Yeah, our watch-through is slowly moving toward that.
There are elements of Moore's tenure I do enjoy. Nobody, except maybe Brosnan, did the quips better. And on those occasions when Moore's Bond shows some emotions other than smugness, vague concern, or making smooth moves — actual anger, in particular — Moore does a good job.
But it was a silly time, reflected in the Bond movies, and keeping Moore around for so long did nobody any favors.,