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Summary: What a Movie!
Review: I can't say anything more than this movie has to be one of the most terribly underrated 007 film adventures since On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Lonsdale as Hugo Drax, a polite, maniacle, super-villain, and Chiles as Dr. Goodhead, one of the series' most charming Bond girls, do a heck of alot of good to this film. The plot resmbles a flemingesque style, and, despite a misguided journey into space, this film was excellent. One of the best villains ever and one of the most gadget-laden films ever, really make this one of my favorite action films. The fact that it doesn't resemble a classic Bond does not matter...it is simply a wonderful movie!
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Summary: Best Moore
Review: Now before you big OO7 experts start saying I'm wrong, let me explain. Moonraker is the best Moore film and here's why. it is better than Live and Let Die bcause the plot is better as are the villain and henchmen. The girl and action are better too. It is better than Golden Gun thoughit doesn't have a better villain, it has better action, girls, and henchmen. It is even better what most consider Moore's best The Spy who Loved Me. It has better gadgets (a land-worthy Venetian gondola and a wrist dart shooter to a rocket-firing ski pole), a better villain (Drax to Stromberg) and better settings (Rio, space, and Venice) to (underwater and Egypt), and better action (two boat chases, several hand fights, a laser duel, and a terrific fight at a glass museum to several hand-to hand fights, an underwater battle, and a gunfight aboard a boat), and a better pre-title ( a short copy of OHMSS's ski chase to a jump out of a plane and midair duel). It also beats For Your Eyes Only, the other film people consider to be Moore's best because it has better action (Moonraker's action to a ski chase, an assault on a mountaintop fortress, a car chase and a waterfront raid) and better girls. Overall, not as good as Goldfinger or You Only Live Twice but still great.
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Summary: An Overblown Film Gets And Underdone DVD Treatment
Review: The majority of the MGM DVDs in the James Bond series are geared to die-hard fans and have much to recommend them, but the MOONRAKER DVD is below par.The first mistake is the commentary by Executive Producer Michael Wilson, Associate Producer William Cartlidge, script writer Christopher Wood and director Lewis Gilbert. Not one of them seems to have done the simplest home work of watching the video prior to the taping so no anecdotes had been prepared ahead of time. We therefore get a lot of wasted time of 4 people talking over each other, trying to remember events of 20 years ago and saying things only they would understand. Gilbert especially seems confused, alhtough he is in much better form on THE SPY WHO LOVED ME DVD commentary. The John Cork produced commentaries on most of the other recent Bond DVD releases are much superior. While MOONRAKER has some sumptious sets and beatiful photography - and alos some witty one-liners from Wood, it tries to copy the successful elements of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME but falls way short on plot and character. The film seems to be a lot of time and money spent for the wrong things. Despite the fact that it was a big box office smash, it is telling that the filmmakers went in the opposite direction for the next series entry FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
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Summary: Why does everybody hate it?
Review: 007 is back in a great movie. I don't know why everybody hates it. It has great special effects. I think it's better than Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. I watched both of them and I hated them. Dr.No, Thunderball, and Moonraker are my favorite movies.
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Summary: Although very far fetched Moonraker is great!
Review: I have to admit that Moonraker is very far fetched and i can see why alot of people don't like it. I think only true 007 can enjoy this. Jaws' return is nice. The film is fun and a great entry into the Bond series. I cannot wait to buy this dvd when i get the money. Moonraker rules. I love this movie!
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Summary: MOONRAKER - UNFAIRLY MALIGNED
Review: Hated by most hard core Bond fans who like the Fleming novels (which I may add, would be the death of the Bond series if it HAD followed the novels), Moonraker was the first Bond movie I saw in its entirety and it hooked me to 007. Afterward, I went to see every film that came before it, and after it. It must be remember that there are many Bond fans out there who did not became fans because of Dr. No or From Russia WIth Love. In fact, many fans today were not even born when they first came out. Moonraker may be a low point to a Bond fan who started out with Dr. No or Goldfinger. But a great adventure to people who have no initial knowledge of who and what 007 is all about, like I was. The space laser battle is a bit silly, the plan to destroy the human population is far-fetch. But hey, I was in Junior High school at the time and had the time of my life! Once again, great score by John Barry, great performance by the ever reliable Shirley Bassey, great lunar titles by Maurice Binder, and a special mention to Corinne Clery, who gave a great performance as Corinne Dufour. She outshined Lois Chiles' icy Holly Goodhead even though she disappeared half an hour into the film.
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Summary: Cut him off! Cut him OFF!
Review: Bond in space? I didn't believe it, I didn't think it should happen, but I saw it and lets just say that I have a better understanding of why many viewers dislike the Moore era Bonds. MOONRAKER starts grand with it's pre-title opening, but ends up plummeting to earth afterward getting worse and worse. We only get into space in the closing or so and by that time the Atari computers took over. Bond (Moore) is to locate the dissapearance of a space shuttle that was highjacked in midair during a delivery. After going to California, Venice and Rio, we learn that it's owner, one idustrialist named Hugo Drax (Micheal Lonsdale) stole it himself for his Hileresque plot. Drax will take his "perfect human species" to his hidden space station with his space shuttles and then saturate Earth with a deadly nerve gas, killing everybody and allow him to live with his perfect people back on Earth in peace. Bond and an operative named Holly Goodhead need to work together and tag along to the station and foil the plan before it's too late at the same time trying to stay out of the grasp of steel mouthed hitman Jaws (still Richard Kiel)who I might add finds a little girlfriend of his own as well as a speaking part in this adventure. Don't worry though, Bond also has help from the U.S. and it's LASER GUN toting Space Marines! The action scenes felt a little on the tired side this time, Jaws isn't NEARLY as much fun to watch and in fact is quite ridiculous now, even more so with the extremely unnecessary girlfriend addition. As for Drax, he's got an evil plan and attitude to go with it, thats something anyway. MOONRAKER to sum it up is a rather corny and only mildly fun way to spend the dreary Saturday afternoon-a very dreary Saturday afternoon. It just kept me entertained. The back of the older boxes for the film even told us that STAR WARS was a good reason why this movie was made-hopping on the sci-fi bandwagon. All I can say in closing is that I hope that when I grow up....I can be a Space Marine too.
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Summary: A Live-Action Cartoon
Review: "Moonraker" has little to do with James Bond and everything to do with Looney Toons. The 007 producers have turned Richard Kiel's once-menacing Jaws into Wile E. Coyote -- thus eliminating any trace of Ian Fleming's original creation. Roger Moore sleepwalks through the whole thing, occasionally stepping aside for the usual plethora of stunt doubles. To be fair, the precredit sequence is quite good and Drax is a memorable villain. Otherwise, "Moonraker" remains a definite low point in the Bond series.
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Summary: James Bond Meets Sci-FI
Review: Moonraker, the 11th James Bond adventure is truly under rated but one of the best. This time Bond (played by Roger Moore) is up against Hugo Drax, a mad man obsessed with the conquest of space. Bond travels from Venice Italy, to South America and even to space to stop Drax from distroying the human race and replacing it with his own perfect specimens. Also Jaws, an 8 foot tall giant, is Drax's new henchman. Only problem is he isn't in it enough. This was also the last Bond movie with the original M. This Bond film might have been the most under rated of all 19 films, but it's still one of my favorites.
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Summary: I think he is attempting re-entry
Review: Released in 1979, Moonraker took the Bond franchaise to new heights. Always trying to come up with a variety of new exotic locations for each film , the producers decided there was one place never visted by 007.......SPACE. The plot has Bond trying to stop criminal industrialist Hugo Drax (Micheal Lonsdale) from wiping out the world's population with deadly nerve gas which is dispersed from space so he can set up his own master race. Aided by C.I.A/astronaut Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) and pursued by Jaws (Richard Kiel) fresh from The Spy Who Loved Me, who has the most cringe worthy scene of the whole Bond series with his love interest. Moonraker may be a far cry from the earlier Bond films such as From Russia With Love but is still very enjoyable , definately not the worst Bond ever
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