Live and Let Die (Special Edition)
by Guy Hamilton
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Actor: Clifton James, Jane Seymour, Julius Harris, Roger Moore, Yaphet KottoDirector: Guy Hamilton
Cinematographer: Ted Moore
Editor: Bert Bates
Editor: John Shirley
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
Producer: Harry Saltzman
Writer: Ian Fleming
Writer: Tom Mankiewicz
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Live and Let Die (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Meet Roger
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Moore makes his debut in a rather unusual Bond film. Live And Let Die, like Moonraker, was an attempt to cash in on what was hot at the time. In this case it was blaxploitation flicks like Shaft and Dolemite. Bond goes from Harlem to the big N.O. to the caribbean to track down a drug dealer and his henchmen. Pretty cool henchmen if I do say so myself. Baron Samedi has always been my favorite Bond villain. Lots of cool 70s street slang and Bond is even referred to as a "honkey" a couple of times! Good stuff. I must say I do get a little pissed when people(most likely white folks) say this film is racist. This arguement holds absolutely no water whatsoever. Considering all the white villains Bond has been up against(not to mention Asian and Latino as well), putting him up against black villains in one lousy movie is racist all of a sudden? Was Escape from New York racist coz the villain was Isaac Hayes? Was Demolition Man a racist film coz Wesley Snipes was a brutal killer? And don't forget that Darth Vader is black! I'm sure someone somewhere has overanalyzed that. I hate to break it to ya, but there are indeed black drug dealers in the world. Shocking, but true, so this film isn't really too farfetched. I like the whole New Orleans/voodoo theme of this film. Hell, I'm always a sucker for voodoo. If a movie's got voodoo in it, it'll get at least two stars from me. Roger Moore gives us his new interpretation of Bond, but it wouldn't be in full swing for another movie or two. Moore's Bond films were always a bit cartoony and silly. Just check out the villian's demise with a compressed air pellet for proof of this(this scene is hysterical). Moore was practically nonstop with the one liners as well. Some people whine about Moore, but I think he was great. He certainly had big shoes to fill. He's the most British of the Bonds. He's got the look and the voice of a James Bond, no doubt about it. If you ask me, in image and presentation, Moore is the definition of how Bond should be. His weakness is that he looks like a pansy in fight and action scenes. He certainly couldn't match Connery in the action department. Live and Let Die is a must if you like a good action flick with just the right amount of cheese.
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