Live and Let Die
After six James Bond movies with Sean Connery (and one with dead-on-arrival of George Lazenby), it was difficult - at the very least - for fans to take in the transition to wisecracking Roger Moore when he debuted in 1973. It did not help that his introductory film was one of the all time Bonds (together top Octopussy Moore and Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights). Worse still, the only thing about Live and Let Die weather the test of time for the name of the song (written by Paul and Linda McCartney, and the performance of the wings).
After the decision SPECTRE and megalomaniacs in the first seven films, Bond is pitted against another kind of villain in Live and Let Die - on the outrageous Dr. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto), the ruler of the small Caribbean islands, and future monopoly supplier of heroin. When three British agents were killed, Bond is sent to investigate. With help from old pal Felix Leiter (David Hedison, the only person to play a role more than once), 007 starts checking his Kananga. As a result of search leads him from Harlem to Louisiana bayous, and his meeting beautiful Taro priestess named Solitaire (Jane Seymour), a sinister voodoo doctor (Jeffrey owner - a man with the golden laugh), and modern Captain Hook (Julius W. Harris).
Without KGB agents and the threat of destruction in the world, this 007 adventure, as lame and inappropriate. Live and Let Die saw Roger Moore is trying to correct the tone for his Bond - half the time it seemed to be trying to emulate Connery (though this may be the fault of the script). At least some Moore screen presence, which is more than can be said about the other two Bonds: Lazenby and Dalton.
Of all the Bond adventures, it is the most dated. One look at the film and obviously it was filmed v’70 s. As most of the action takes place on city streets dollars, haircuts and dress of the time, are very obvious. George Martin score only adds to the “leisure suit the taste, proving that the ultimate Bond composer John Barry is. (This was the first 007 feature that Barry does not have a direct hand in the scoring.)
As is often the case with the Bond films, it runs too long. There are high-speed chase that, in addition to being in a pedestrian way, is forever. This is not exciting, and the introduction of comic reserves with Sheriff JW Pepper (Clifton James) are wildly off-site. Pepper (who is back in “The Man with the Golden Gun), the complex-say intolerant buffoon, a fitfully amusing, but the character would be more at home in the Benny Hill than James Bond.
Live and Let Die has the necessary action, and several scenes involving women for bonds to Wu (including a CIA agent played by Gloria Hendry and Jane Seymour, in his first screen appearance), but, in addition to missing the presence of Connery, in the film lacks the usual tension and energy. Watching Live and Let Die is not a complete waste of time, but it was not the main reason why someone go their way to, if they Increasingly strong “Bond fan or know about Roger Moore primarily in the role.
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