@OneNationUnderSatan All I said is that he looked like a twig compared to Whisper. 175lbs is still very thin for a man of 6'3". They should have replaced him after 'For Your Eyes Only'. He looked like an old man in 'Octopussy'. Connery was the best Bond.
I love this one, easily Roger's best Bond outing, although For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me are excellent as well. A shame Roger's characters *ALWAYS* seemed to get thumped on the head though, even Jim Rockford didn't get koshed that much... LOL ;-)
This movie has an OUTSTANDING score. Its one of the only Bond scores that actually really creep me out. The slow build up of the "Die" theme when she says "when do we start back?" You can feel the tension building. And the ever so creepy mystical flutes when Barron Samedi comes in. You can just feel the black magic being unleashed. Great stuff.
Yaphet Kotto is actually one of the great Bond villains but he gets overlooked too much. One of my faves actually. Definitely a sense of menace from him. Not just cartoony bad guy like so many of them are now.
Yeah, Live and Let Die had some pretty good villains. Tee Hee and Baron Samedi made good henchmen, and Kananga was pretty... refreshingly plain and realistic, when compared to the megalomaniacs. If only his death had been better...
That is precisely why i like this movie. The villains seem like they COULD exist. Not as cartoony or Austin Powersish. A little more style. I actually liked Kanangas death. Though he did just look like a big balloon. Maybe if it were shot better. Ffffffffffffffffffffffffftttt BOOOM!!
The death was ridiculous. Plus, it hasn't aged well either, haha. In the books, and I think in the original script, it was just going to be a shark related death. In the book, Felix was maimed by a shark(what they did in Licence to Kill), so it would be a rather appropriate death for Kananga here.
Oh i have to disagree. It was very original. I can remember being so grossed out when i saw it. Like he blew up!!!. Its dramatic. A shark attack is kind of a dull ending for a Bond villain.
@xzarmonty4 Ridiculous maybe but i have to give it points for being unique. I laughed my ass off when i first saw that in 1973 as an impressionable 8 year old. I don't care how you slice it Bonds back in that day had a thousand times the style they do today. They were better photographed films.
I actually feel that Tee Hee would have made a better main villain than Mr. Big. He was more intimidating and had such an interesting character. He wasn't some dumb henchmen like Jaws or mute like Odd Job. He actually had clever stuff to say and actually traded barbs with Bond. Kahanga just came off as average.
Good point!! and yes i somewhat agree. TeeHEE did have some charisma. But i also liked MR BIG. He was not cartoon y or caricatured and had some style of his own which i thought made him menacing. I have always liked him as a villain. Teehee was great too. "You just reach in his mouth and pull his teeth out.. ah ehehehehehehehe"
Best score of all the Bond flicks..
Awgichew 2 weeks ago
@OneNationUnderSatan All I said is that he looked like a twig compared to Whisper. 175lbs is still very thin for a man of 6'3". They should have replaced him after 'For Your Eyes Only'. He looked like an old man in 'Octopussy'. Connery was the best Bond.
JP5466 3 months ago
Whisper picks up and carries Bond like he's a doll. Roger Moore probably weighed about 140-150lbs.
JP5466 5 months ago
lol 1:40 james bond go to sleep
CARMELO7anthoknicks 6 months ago
Most racist Bond movie ever...every bad guy is black!
boiledhooker 6 months ago
LOVE SOUND..i have cd music
teenette2 6 months ago
2:36-2:44 He's like, oh great the freak is acting up again
2:03 Samedi would make a terrific pimp though
762full 1 year ago
I love this one, easily Roger's best Bond outing, although For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me are excellent as well. A shame Roger's characters *ALWAYS* seemed to get thumped on the head though, even Jim Rockford didn't get koshed that much... LOL ;-)
jexplink 2 years ago
This movie has an OUTSTANDING score. Its one of the only Bond scores that actually really creep me out. The slow build up of the "Die" theme when she says "when do we start back?" You can feel the tension building. And the ever so creepy mystical flutes when Barron Samedi comes in. You can just feel the black magic being unleashed. Great stuff.
roquefortfiles 2 years ago 5
Definitely worth acquiring the soundtrack for... actually, I'll go do that now before I forget.
xzarmonty4 2 years ago
What is the soundtrack called where do you get it, I have been looking for it.
ojideagu 2 years ago
Yaphet Kotto is actually one of the great Bond villains but he gets overlooked too much. One of my faves actually. Definitely a sense of menace from him. Not just cartoony bad guy like so many of them are now.
roquefortfiles 2 years ago 5
Yeah, Live and Let Die had some pretty good villains. Tee Hee and Baron Samedi made good henchmen, and Kananga was pretty... refreshingly plain and realistic, when compared to the megalomaniacs. If only his death had been better...
xzarmonty4 2 years ago
That is precisely why i like this movie. The villains seem like they COULD exist. Not as cartoony or Austin Powersish. A little more style. I actually liked Kanangas death. Though he did just look like a big balloon. Maybe if it were shot better. Ffffffffffffffffffffffffftttt BOOOM!!
roquefortfiles 2 years ago
The death was ridiculous. Plus, it hasn't aged well either, haha. In the books, and I think in the original script, it was just going to be a shark related death. In the book, Felix was maimed by a shark(what they did in Licence to Kill), so it would be a rather appropriate death for Kananga here.
xzarmonty4 2 years ago
Oh i have to disagree. It was very original. I can remember being so grossed out when i saw it. Like he blew up!!!. Its dramatic. A shark attack is kind of a dull ending for a Bond villain.
roquefortfiles 2 years ago
@xzarmonty4 Ridiculous maybe but i have to give it points for being unique. I laughed my ass off when i first saw that in 1973 as an impressionable 8 year old. I don't care how you slice it Bonds back in that day had a thousand times the style they do today. They were better photographed films.
roquefortfiles 1 year ago
@roquefortfiles Well he always did have an overinflated opinion of himself.
TheTallMan35 1 year ago
I actually feel that Tee Hee would have made a better main villain than Mr. Big. He was more intimidating and had such an interesting character. He wasn't some dumb henchmen like Jaws or mute like Odd Job. He actually had clever stuff to say and actually traded barbs with Bond. Kahanga just came off as average.
coldlynx 2 years ago
Good point!! and yes i somewhat agree. TeeHEE did have some charisma. But i also liked MR BIG. He was not cartoon y or caricatured and had some style of his own which i thought made him menacing. I have always liked him as a villain. Teehee was great too. "You just reach in his mouth and pull his teeth out.. ah ehehehehehehehe"
roquefortfiles 2 years ago
3:50 Baron Samedi has some hilarious laugh
AlexDeLarge90 3 years ago