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While not one of the highest-rated Bond films, Live and Let Die finds Roger Moore adding his stamp to the series with flashes of style and an improved sense of humor. Read critic reviews
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When Bond (Roger Moore) investigates the murders of three fellow agents, he finds himself a target, evading vicious assassins as he closes in on powerful Kananga (Yaphet Kotto). Known on the streets as Mr. Big, Kananga is coordinating a global threat, using tons of self-produced heroin. As Bond tries to unravel the mastermind's plan, he meets Solitaire (Jane Seymour), a beautiful tarot-card reader, whose magic is crucial to the crime lord.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Action
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Original Language: English
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Director: Guy Hamilton
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Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
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Writer: Ian Fleming, Tom Mankiewicz
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: CBS/Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Warner Home Vídeo
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Production Co: Danjaq Productions, Eon Productions Ltd.
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Sound Mix: Mono
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Powered by the best of James Bond theme songs, Roger Moore makes an impressive and entertaining debut in this, a decently paced but often kooky and dated adaptation of Ian Fleming's second novel. Diamonds are Forever charted an overly campy course for the series, but Live and Let Die course corrects a bit, the humor and storytelling coming closer to a bullseye. The film still falls short of the center target but the new lead deftly fills some impossible shoes. Boasting far less macho swagger but far more comedic debonair, his Bond fits in perfectly with the authority-bucking times, even if much of the '70s-rooted goings-on now seems dated. In this PG-rated spy adventure, 007 (Moore) gets sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate (Kotto) armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Like the tuxedo-wearing men's only clique known as the Rat Pack, Bond's custom suit-wearing, club-card carrying playboy had become uncool or even passé by this juncture. So, rather than make him hip, they just make him cheekier with a devil-may-care attitude toward the changing mores. Though this would cause the franchise to almost become a spoof unto itself later on its run, it allows the franchise to re-establish itself and live and let live as of this outing. Despite its charismatic lead and some winning villains, however, the voodoo of the plot amounts to some bad juju. In this equation, espionage plus supernatural often equals some hokey suspense. Still, the boat chase and crocodile hopping make for some killer action sequences. Bottom line: Lives to Tell
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It took a while for the Bond films to get back into form, but Live and Let Die was a big leap forward toward the greatness that were the first 3 films. We had a new Bond in Roger Moore here, and a great one I may add. I never really bought into Lazenby as Bond in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', but it took a matter of minutes before I bought into Moore as 007. In many ways I think this film harkens back to Dr. No. It has the one villain focus, instead of the Spectre approach (which is good in its own right). But it also takes place on plenty of mysterious locations, very similar to Dr. No. While the plot doesn't have a global scale like almost every other Bond film does, Yaphet Kotto gives us a menacing turn as a drug lord who's killing ways are different than anything we have seen before in a Bond film. For me, it was a good change of pace from the Blofeld movies. Even though it's a much different story than the other films, Mr. Big was perhaps my favorite villain since Goldfinger, and most definitely the best overall film since then. I even found the smiling sidekick to be entertaining. I will say, I found it strange as to the drug lords obsession with using reptiles and amphibians to kill their enemies. First snakes, then crocodiles, and sharks? This film is famous for a few reasons, but it's theme song being near the top. It flows well with the themes of the actual film to go along with it's catchy hook. But I think some recognition should be given to Jane Seymour, who at 22 years of age, holds her own against Moore and Kotto. Not to mention the fact that she is still gorgeous to this day. Most of all, I think this film is more fun than the past few films. It's not as dry and far more realistic than previous entries. The action scenes aren't anything extraordinary and the few policeman sequences are just plain dumnb, but Live and Let Die is loads of fun. +Refreshing entry +Good and unique Bond villian +Seymour +Theme song -Kooky police officers -Not a ton of action 7.3/10
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Roger Moores first Bond doesn't do well to try win over hardcore fans in this very boring and silly film, Moore seems too up tight to play Bond he has what Bond should have like looks, Charm, Arrogance but when it's time for action he appears toothless, Speaking of the action apart from a good speed boat chase which was ruind by adding stereotypical redneck cops that made it just feel silly the rest what little there was isn't very good at all, The plot would of been good if had the right writers, It's over long, Had a silly ending and a silly watch gadget that made us feel like the 007 franchise is going in the wrong direction with its tongue in cheek humour that never works, God knows how Roger Moore was allowed to make more Bond films, The only thing that people will remember will be the soundtrack.
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'Live and Let Die' does not provide much value other than showcasing Moore as his first outing as Bond, all devilish winks and suave tongue-in-cheek as he tries to take down a heroin plant in New Orleans.
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