Moonraker

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Jacob B "James Bond will return in For Your Eyes Only...just as soon as he deals with this little outer space issue on the off-chance that Star Wars ends up being a flash in the pan rather than a pop-culture phenomenon that's here to stay". And yet, Moonraker, despite its ludicrous premise, is still a better Bond film than The Man with the Golden Gun. The funny thing is that, up until the characters go to space, Moonraker is fairly standard, if goofy, 007 fare. There're still some funny one-liners, the actors are all trying their best to make this film work, the skydiving prologue looks amazing and, in fairness to the presence of sci-fi elements, the set design still looks pretty damn good. Where Moonraker falters is in how blatant it is in trying to copy what worked in The Spy Who Loved Me with a Bond Girl who fulfils a similar role as the previous one, the villains sinister plan and the return of Jaws. It even has the return of one of the extras from the previous film and ends essentially the same way as that other film but in space. And on the subject of ludicrous premises, note that one of the Bond games released during the Pierce Brosnan era, Nightfire, also had 007 going to space and the plot faced nowhere near the scrutiny that Moonraker did. It probably helped that the previous game, Agent Under Fire dealt with human cloning but I digress. Gotta love how dumb Moonraker could get with double-taking pigeons, Bond being egocentric enough to have his designation on one of Q's gadgets, the henchman of the week being apparently more interested in glorious property damage over actually doing in 007, a scene showing Bond's life flashing before his eyes falling flat since it only shows the previous scene at MI6 and not, say, any archive footage from the Moore!Bond films and the notorious decision to have Jaws fall in love resulting in a very half-baked heel-face turn. Not helping that last point's case was how Jaws was presented more comedically compared to the active threat he was in the last film. The cold open ended with him landing on a circus tent, for crying out loud! It makes it all the more absurd that once space enters the picture, the whole thing is played straight. Guys, I don't think people are going to watch "James Bond capitalising on Star Wars' success" for its riveting, Shakespearian drama. Definitely one of the weaker, and even weirder, Bond films. And some people give Live and Let Die flak for the presence of supernatural elements. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Daniel C. M Outlandish Bond adventure FILLED to the brim with great gadgets, action, comedy, characters and special effects! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são mais ou menos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, as cenas de ação salvaram o filme, como a cena do teférico bo Brasil e a cena do barco e nesse filme teve mais diálogos do que cenas de ação, e também teve cenas que se passaram no Brasil, e o vilão gigante é bacaninha, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme só pelas cenas de ação. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review James P Am I one few that enjoyed Moonraker? If it's a wet Sunday afternoon and there's no sports on TV then this will kill a couple of hours. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Liam D Easily the most bizarre Bond movie ever made with it’s intergalactic premise paying off in the last act but it’s wacky and goofy tone makes the film somewhat charming. Not one of the best films but an decent one Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Mark J Just not quite there. A bit of an odd plot and escalation in the grand scheme of things that feels a bit odd. Still an amazing opening I thought it was a shame it didn’t help with the rest of the film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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