Friday, 9 November 2012

"Names is for tombstones, baby!" - Mr Big

Movie no 8

Live and Let Die
1973 - imdb (link)

007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.

Cast

James Bond - Roger Moore

Villain - Kananga/Mr Big - Yaphet Kotto
Henchmen - Tee Hee - Julius Harris
                - Whisper - Earl Jolly Brown
                - Baron Samedi - Geoffrey Holder

Bondgirls - Solitaire - Jane Seymour
              - Rosie Carver - Gloria Hendry
              - Miss Caruso - Madeline Smith
              
M - Bernard Lee
Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell
Q - Desmond Llewelyn
Felix Leiter - David Hedison
Sheriff JW Pepper - Clifton James

Director - Guy Hamilton
Screenplay - Tom Mankiewicz

Theme - "Live and Let Die" - Wings

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16 comments:

  1. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 21:08

    My favourite as a kid. Possibly the first Bond film I ever saw.

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  2. Unknown9 November 2012 at 21:09

    Welcome, Sir Roger!

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  3. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 21:13

    Torn. Better theme than Goldfinger?

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  4. Unknown9 November 2012 at 21:16

    Good to see Bond keeps the chain on when he opens the door.

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  5. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 21:21

    Jarring how different he is as a character immediately.

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  6. Unknown9 November 2012 at 21:22

    We've made jokes about the attitudes to the Japanese in "You Only Live Twice", but memory serves that there's a significantly worse point in this one!

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  7. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 21:43

    Do modern counter-intelligence agents still use grapes for overcoming bugs or has Q branch developed a more effective fruit?

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  8. Unknown9 November 2012 at 21:46

    Bond's working the double demin and vest.

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  9. Unknown9 November 2012 at 22:01

    Lesson number 4: Follow the scarecrows

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  10. Unknown9 November 2012 at 22:13

    Shame, I like Strutter.

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  11. Unknown9 November 2012 at 22:42

    "What are you? Some kinda doomsday machine boy?"

    Always makes me chuckle.

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  12. Unknown9 November 2012 at 22:45

    A move to the 44 Magnum. It was LALD that made the Magnum one of the guns you had to earn in Goldeneye on the N64.

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  13. Unknown9 November 2012 at 22:46

    GOAT HAT!!!!

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  14. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 22:55

    Finally, a return of the 'dangerous fish' theme that is so strong in these early films.

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  15. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 23:03

    Great film. Moore is a good mixture of 'cheeky Moore' and stone cold bastard.

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  16. Kevin Taylor9 November 2012 at 23:04

    The list has been blown open!

    Favourites so far...

    Film: Live and Let Die
    Song: Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)
    Hottest Bond girl: Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress)
    Best Bond girl: Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)
    Villain: Kananga (Yaphet Kotto)
    Henchman: Mr Wint and Mr Kidd (Diamonds Are Forever)
    Fight: Bond Vs Grant on the train (From Russia With Love)
    Stunt: The Croc Run (Live and Let Die)
    Pun: “Do you think you could gift wrap it...lengthwise” (Live and Let Die)
    Locations: Live and Let Die
    Gadget: Magnet Watch (Live and Let Die)

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