Before the bottom falls out around the time of the rigged water balloon contest and Tiffany Case's comment to the little toddler; "Blow up your pants!"
shareI don't know, this film lost me after the pre-titles sequence.
shareConnery driving around in that Disneyland Tomorrowland space car was pretty cool.
shareUtterly ridiculous. This is my least favorite bond film. The only other two that I legitimately despise are Moonraker and Quantum of Solace
shareMoonraker was a GREAT book. I almost didn't read it because of how stupid the movie was, but it turns out they are nothing alike. Diamonds are forever was a pretty good book, too, unlike the movie.
shareI’ve only read Casino Royale, Live and Let Die and From Russia With Love and they were all pretty good. I hear DAF is a really good book and I pretty much assumed Moonraker was nothing like the novel, that film jumped the shark at least four times
From what I’ve gathered the only films that are even remotely like the books are Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Casino Royale
I started reading them in order and only the first 4 (Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever). Love and Let Die was a little cringeworthy in a lot of places (racism of the times). The others were pretty good. Much better than the movies, and I loved all the movies (when I was 10).
shareI never really saw the whole 'racism' accusation in Live and Let Die. As for Moonraker it is a really great novel, too bad the movie sucked.
shareMaybe racism isn't the right word, but there is definitely a feeling of exploitation. . .maybe like you'd find in a pulp novel.
shareFair enough, I think the reason I like LALD is because it’s so strange and wasn’t your typical “let’s destroy the world” movie. Plus solitaire is one of the greatest Bond girls ever, not only that but Bond having sex with her was actually part of the plot and wasn’t just sexist for the sake of sex
shareBlaxploitation films were peaking in 1973.
Not ridiculous at all. You're just uptight!
shareEight thumbs up to that.
shareContrary to popular opinion, I've always had a soft spot for this film and its camp appeal. The moon buggy and Las Vegas car chase were fun to watch as were the two outdatedly gay hitmen and Charles Gray as Blofeld. Jill St. John had charm despite being portrayed as an airhead ("You just killed James Bond!") and Connery was in fine form.
But don't get me wrong I can see how it's judged as among the worst - the tacky Vegas setting; the cheap oil rig climax; the character of Willard Whyte doing nothing; homophobia played for laughs; the bad special effects and miniatures; and that washed out look on characters faces as if there sweating under hot lights or something.
What tacky Vegas setting?
shareIt’s one of those weaker Bond films that is rescued by having an awesome villain, like A View To A Kill or Tomorrow Never Dies. In this case it’s the henchmen - Wint & Kidd are so creepily evil, they make this the nastiest Bond film, as well as the campest.
I can't decide which one is the worst Connery bond, this or You Only Live Twice (not counting the unofficial entry, Never Say Never Again). Both have great title songs (now series classics), but that's about it. I never was impressed with Pleasence's Blofeld in YOLT. DAF is marginally better in this regard.
shareThe chase through Vegas was pretty good.
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