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Moonraker
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $24.99
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Roger Moore, Georges Beller, Irka Bochenko, Emily Bolton, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Directed By: Lewis Gilbert
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616074041
Format: AC-3
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-05-22
Running Time: 122
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1979-06-29
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Editorial Reviews:
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A Boeing 747 carrying a US space shuttle on loan to the UK crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. When the British examine the wreckage they can find no trace of the spacecraft and send agent James Bond to the shuttle's manufacturers Drax Industries to investigate.System Requirements:Run Time: 122 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating:Â PG UPC:Â 027616074041 Manufacturer No:Â M107406
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Customer Rating:
Summary: 2.5 stars out of 4
Comment: The Bottom Line:
A pretty silly film that shamelessly tried to capitalize on the space craze set in motion by 1977's Star Wars, Moonraker features a character named "Holly Goodhead," laser fights in space, a steel-teethed villain who falls in love with a nerdy girl half his age, and a villain whose agenda is pretty much the same as the previous Bond villain, but in space not underwater--in a word, pass.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beneath the Silliness is a Quality Effort
Comment: It's hard for me to argue with people who hate Moonraker. It is the most cartoonish of all the Bond movies reaching its peak of silliness right off the bat with Jaws, returning from The Spy Who Loved Me, surviving a freefall from an airplane. The absurdity is made all the more tragic in that it follows one of, if not the most spectacular Bond opening in the entire series. Moonraker is a movie with sky high highlights and some pretty bad lowlights. The pre-credit sequence with Bond being shoved from an airplane sans parachute is thrilling and leads into the spectacular Moonraker theme sung by Shirley Bassey. This movie may have the best musical score of any of the Bond movie and that is no small feat.
Moonraker was created by some of the most talented people ever to work on the Bond films. John Barry produced the music, John Glen was the film editor and the set designs were still being created by Ken Adam. Unless you're a ravenous Bond fan like me you may have never heard of Ken Adam but his work probably has as much to do with the success of Bond as anything and Moonraker is one of his best. The locations in Moonraker also excel, in particular the French estate owned by Hugo Drax is absolutely one of the most beautiful backdrops of any of the Bond films.
The incredible music and set design are so good they take a mediocre plot and create something special. Here is an example. Late in the movie Bond is searching a river in South America in a speedboat. It's really irrelevant how he get to this point because the scripting is paper thin but the music that kicks up when Jaws and Drax's henchmen attack is perfect. Next Bond happens to stumble across Drax's lair and what a set. It looks incredible and the design of the command center is absolutely breathtaking. Even the final space battle between the space marines and Drax's men is rather goofy but the music is done so well that it works.
I fully understand if people don't like this film. It is the least serious entry in the series existing in a completely different universe than films like `From Russia with Love' and `Casino Royale' but there are moments that really make the film. When Bond staggers out of the G-Force simulator it is one of the very few moments in the Bond series where James looks really human and wounded. It is perhaps Roger Moore's best moment as Bond. I also tend to be a sucker for the crazy zillionare who wants to take over the world scenario. I'm going to give this one five full stars because I find it to be one of the most watchable of all the Bond movies.
Customer Rating:
Summary: one of the better bonds
Comment: In a word: outtathisworld! Forget what the Bond "purists" say. None of the films was particularly faithful to Fleming anyhow. "Moonraker" opens with arguably the best pre-credit sequence ever and segues effortlessly from one action set piece to another. Taken on its own terms, "Moonraker" features F/X that hold up even today (well, except for the laser beams). The major flaw is that Lois Chiles Holly Goodhead never lives up to her name. That's it for my "Moonraker" review but I will return in "For Your Eyes Only."
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Summary: james bound with a touch of star wars
Comment: In moonraker the action packed sequel and continuation of the spy who loved me James bound must stop a mad man who has stolen moonraker a us space shuttle from wiping out all man kind with and orb filled with a leathal flower particles. The first set of with a new bad guy for the first in the film history of Bond Spector was not the villains reposible for this crime. Infact after this film none of the spector members are seen again expect for blowfield in the beginning of your eyes only. Even though he supposedly died about sixteen year prior in the climax of 1971 diamonds are forever. This is one of roger mores best. Those that loved the Spy who love me get and extra special treat. Who makes a reappearance in this film but Jaws hire as a minion of evil master mind played by Michael Lonsdale. Jaws was the only minion who survived the destruction of aquatic lair of evil mastermind Stronghold in the Spy who loved me. This was Roger More third to last aperance his last two appearance were Octopussy in 1983 and a view to a kill 1984. Can roger more stop the evil mad man from destroying all human life on earth expect for a couple dozen chosen people on his staff. Or has James bond final meet his match or will help come from an unepexcted source find out in the thrilling conclusion. If you like this I recommend these other bond films staring roger more A View to a Kill, Octopussy The spy who Loved Me, and Live and let Die.
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Summary: Silly, overblown and campy
Comment: This is the point where the Bond franchise took a silly turn. Obviously inspired by the phenomenal success of the sci-fi fantasy "Star Wars", James Bond was launched into space. "Moonraker" is so crammed with space hardware and overblown gadgetry that it's barely about Bond at all; the producers lost focus on the main subject, almost parodying him.
The criminal industrialist Drax is just another loony-as-a-bedbug power-mad villain cut from the same clothe as the previous Bond baddies. One of the most blase performances from a Bond villain ever.
On the plus side: The menacing, steel-toothed Jaws returns from "The Spy Who Loved Me" to liven things up as he picks up where he left off---trying to put the bite on Bond. The subplot in which the mute Jaws is softened by love & becomes an ally is campy too but ultimately touching.
"Moonraker" is entertaining popcorn fun, but beyond that, it's little more than a far-fetched "spy-in-space" opera. Roger Moore would re-bound with his following outings, but it would really take his exit from the role to get the franchise back on track.
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