Tacky and cartoonish.
Live and Let Die (1973)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:23
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: LIVE AND LET DIE is famed Bond portrayer Roger Moore’s first turn as 007. In it, the super spy infiltrates a gang of narcotics smugglers in voodoo-infested Jamaica. His daring exploits lead him on... LIVE AND LET DIE is famed Bond portrayer Roger Moore’s first turn as 007. In it, the super spy infiltrates a gang of narcotics smugglers in voodoo-infested Jamaica. His daring exploits lead him on a number of incredible chases. As the sexy Solitaire, a young Jane Seymour makes for one of the more memorable Bond girls, and the always captivating Yaphett Kotto delivers an excellent performance as one of the more grounded (and, as such, arguably more chilling) villains of the series. The film’s theme song, Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” is one of the highlights of the entire Bond music canon and a classic in its own right. [More]
Starring: Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James
Starring: Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder, David Hedison, Gloria Hendry
Director: Guy Hamilton
Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Composer: George Martin
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Reviews for Live and Let Die
I know I probably shouldn't like Live and Let Die, but I do. This crackpot entry, the eighth, in the long-running James Bond series, is figuratively all over the map...[Blu-ray]
Guy Hamilton's direction lacks enthusiasm and pace, while even the art direction -- long the Bond films' real secret weapon -- seems to have fallen to a shrunken budget.
Moore acquits himself in a larger than life adventure peppered with enjoyably rotten gags and lots of playful action.
It can’t quite muster an explosive third act to match previous jaunts, but Moore had got his feet under the table.
The comic book plot meanders through a series of hardware production numbers.
Less macho than Sean Connery's Bond, Moore's fastidiously dressed 007 survives by his wits and injects more humor into the proceedings.
Setting aside an allright speedboat spectacular over land and water, the film is both perfunctory and predictable -- leaving the mind free to wander into the question of its overall taste. Or lack of it.
Two hours long and anti-climactic, but Bond fans won't be disappointed.
Theme song by Paul McCartney is best part, but this is also one of Moore's best Bonds.
Live and Let Die has been especially well photographed and edited, and it makes clever and extensive use of its good title song, by Paul and Linda McCartney.
Its cheerful racism is overcome by a grand sense of fun and some of Moore's best moments in the franchise.
It doesn't have the wit and it doesn't have the style of the best Bond movies.
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February 23, 2007:
Daniel Craig Wants Jane Seymour Back in Bond-age
Jane Seymour made for a pretty striking Bond girl when she appeared in "Live and Let Die" -- which was way back in 1973. But 007 star Daniel Craig doesn't care that... More...
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