 Welcome everyone, my name is Jeroen, better known as Dutch Bond fan and joining me for another movie reaction is my girlfriend Lirit. Today we are reacting to 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, the second Roger Moore movie and the third movie of the 1970's. You weren't that much of a fan of Live and Let Die previously, so Roger Moore did not have the best start for you. I hope this one will do. Anyway, did you enjoy Roger Moore as James Bond last time? Yes, I did. He did slightly different than the other two. Right. So it's a new James Bond for me. But the hair is the same. If you are interested in the full length reaction of Lirit watching The Man with the Golden Gun, you can join me on my Patreon page and all premium supporters can see the full length reaction right over there. So shall we delve into the next Bond movie? Yes, I think that James Bond has a golden gun, because I didn't know it before. Right. So you think Bond would have a golden gun in this movie? Yes, The Man with the Golden Gun. So I think he is going to get a golden gun. I see. Well, we'll see what happens. I'm not going to spoil anything to you, but I am confident you will enjoy this more than the previous couple of movies. Okay. And I'm excited for The Man with the Golden Gun. Oh yeah, you were hoping for more strong female characters in this movie. Let's see what happens. No. It's more theatrical. That is the Bond girl. Whoa, that's a small guy. Yeah. This is the bad guy. Did you see it? Yeah. Three nipples. Three nipples. That's so weird. You may recognize his face from a previous Bond movie, this guy. What in the world? He was one of the gangsters in Diamonds of Forever. Oh, yes. The one that threw plenty out of the window. I didn't know there was a pool down there. Do you recognize the villain? No. It's Christopher Lee. One of the rings that he's in Star Wars. He was Dracula. It's like a fun house. This is training for him. For? Monsieur or for him? For Monsieur Scaramanga. Everything is so old. With the computers and everything. Yeah, it's the 70s. Can't expect him to have an iMac. But this is so big, his house. Yeah. Look at it. You see the puppet blinked. You can clearly see it's a real guy. Yeah. Oh, so James Bond doesn't have a golden gun. No. The man with the golden gun is him, Scaramanga. It's really a cool gun. It's made out of several everyday items. And if you compose it together, it becomes a gun. So like a cigarette case, a lighter, a pen. And you can buy it as well as a prop now for Bond fans. The golden gun. Who's singing this? Lulu. That's her name. It's her artist's name. I don't know the full name. Good morning, sir. That's an ugly suit. I don't like this suit. Oh, they got a golden bullet. Billet. I mean, sir, who would pay a million dollars to have me killed? Jealous husbands, outraged chefs, humiliated tailors. The list is endless. So the story's simple. Bond's girl. The door is different. Do you see? Yeah, it's still the letter, but it's now red. It's red with gold. You're dancing a superb. So are you. Merci. I don't know. Friendship by Ruth. No. This is my lucky charm. I never dance without it. She's crazy. She's crazy. And how is he going to change the bullet for that? He swallowed it. He should be able to see the camera crew wears a steak in the mirror. Did you see it? No, it's, there it is. There you are. He swallowed it. Yeah. So now he needs to get it out. The nearest pharmacy. The nearest pharmacy. But just tell me where it was made and by whom? Why couldn't they just use the bullet that was sent to him to discover this? Like a doctor, priest with a penitent. Of course. He's going to aim them. Get your guns. I'm now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak over about your piece. Your piece? You get it? So this is how Scarimanga gets his bullets. Oh, the girl. Yeah, his mistress. She doesn't know what the, how James Bond looked like? No. Super. Honour enough. Would you be good enough to move this inverted bedpan? I'm sorry, I'm late, James. This is the Bond girl. She has a big mouth. Good night. Would I do that to you after two years? Her name is Good Night. Her name is Good Night? Mary Good Night. At least it's not Mary Christmas. I mean, there is a Bond girl named Christmas too. Yes. It's a surprise. Oh. The guy likes it. Surprise. The story is more interesting this time, I think, than the one that died. Do you agree? A water pistol. Blast me that wrong. A water pistol? Yes, I would shower also with a pistol. This suit is cool. My question, do you think? I'll break it unless you tell me where those bullets go. Oh, I can't. Cry. Who knows? He may even use one of those little golden bullets on you. And that would be a pity. Because they're very expensive. So she's not expensive? That's a nice bet. Yeah. I was just about to say so. That's the guy. It's Knickknack. Again in the head. So Bond wasn't a target. It's another kind of police. I can see your identity guard. You will. He's from Scaramanga. They're going to the sugar. So he's just working with Bond. Yes. That's Scaramanga. His name is Hip. And Hip is a moron. Where's the Solix, though? Solix agitators. So Scaramanga had someone else on the hit list. Yeah. Gibson, the guy from the energy crisis. Yeah. That's original. So it wasn't Bond. Why does the Golden Bullet 007... That's what we still need to find out. Yeah. I've been there. Of course you were. You've been everywhere. This movie takes more place in Southeast Asia. Yeah. It's more exotic, I think, than North America, which we had in the previous movie. It's a good movie. Yeah. North America, which we had in the previous movie. There's a girl. Naked. Good morning. I'm tempting this... To me. Really? Well, there's only one small problem. Oh, it's... I will have you... But it's the wrong side. It doesn't matter. They only know that he has Ray. British Secret Service 007 licensed to kill. He's good. Even by my standards. He's talking about yourself. It's a dinner. He must have found me quite titillating. But someone saw it. It's kind of a man-game. The real one, he asked the answer on him. I'll drop the girls. Come back here and hang around. Why is he driving his nieces around? It's an alibi for him. Puppets or how do you call it? Statues. Statues. Those are real people. Yeah. Pick Mr Bond to school. As to fights or...? Yeah, to karate school. Or Kung Fu, I don't know. Katanas. I don't want to mess with Asians. He's the strongest one. Yeah, he's wearing black. So he must be dangerous. Yeah, the black belt. Oh, and his throat. It's just sound effects that are dated. They're still using sound effects today. For fighting. Come on. You're James Bond, right? Stand back, girls. I called him Teenage Mutant Ninja Nieces in my review. All of the sort that they can fight as well. Everyone fights in Asia. This I never got. This I never got. You see the girls like, you're forgetting Bond. This hip is a moron. It's like he doesn't know that he's not in the car. You can make this hip go any faster. I find him funnier in this movie always. I don't know. It's just he's so out of place here. He's like in holidays in Bangkok. Like the most racist cop ever. Democrats, maybe. Democrat, oh do you get it? Republicans are the elephant. Complete racism actually. Yeah, he's just such a stupid character. Doesn't recognize him? He does. So he's playing the same character. He's J.W. Pepper again. One of those boats. Yeah, so you recognize him a bit? A little bit. For me, I took you on as a junior partner to be an occasional convenience, nothing more. He's now building his circle. It's very cool, right? He's going to kill him. Bond doesn't know you're in Bangkok. He's never seen you. So like the trigger is a cufflink for the suit. And now he can disassemble it. It's such a cool thing. I'm the new talent of the board. He always did like that, mausoleum. Put him in it. There she comes anyway. What made you change your mind? So she has to lie on that bed. And he's going to get away. Miss Anders? I didn't recognize you with the clothes on. Right, the bellboard. It's got a man who's in Bangkok. He was in Hong Kong too, but not after me. But she doesn't see you. Yeah, he's just leaning on her. So now he has to sleep with the other one first. It's quite... How do you like that if I shove you in the closet? Of course not. Forget me, darling. Your turn will come, I promise. As soon as she brings me that. Ew. I'm wondering if he doesn't have a STD yet. I saw all those women. Sorry, I'm late. Bangkok traffic's worse than Piccadilly. Did you notice? What? Okay, you didn't. Did you bring it? She's dead. Yeah. But how is her head still up? It's like she's frozen to death. You won't find it in there, Mr. Bondi. Look before you came. I wouldn't do that either. She has a Gucci bag. Is it Gucci? Yes. How can you tell? She's going to die. She's going to follow him? Of course she is. She's blonde. This is going wrong. She's going to hop on in the back of the car. She wants to place the homer. Damn it, good night. The keys. I haven't got them. Good night. Oh, I've got the keys. Really stupid. Yeah. It's the same guy. Back with J.W. Agent from England. Stupid people, including James Bond in his movie. Yeah, especially in this period. Who asked this time, boy? Come here. Come here. It doesn't look like Bangkok at all. That looks familiar. The Alfa Romeo. I was not expecting that in Thailand. That's an Alfa Romeo, the white one. That's just a random car. Yeah. Shame, right? He only just kept it with cool music. The stunt is real. It's a cool stunt, right? But it's so ruined by the sound. But she's in the air. I'm going to visit Thailand for you the second time. But I want to visit James Bond Island. And my friends told me to go in the morning. It's called Romanga Island. It's called James Bond Island in real life now. Okay. It's still a tourist day to today. Some of the islands are not allowed anymore, for tourists. No, I'm sure they aren't. But this one is because it's so famous from this movie. Beautiful island is. I'll start it, right? Yeah, this is his island. Viewers, such a gracious invitation. Splendid! Splendid! Splendid! Splendid! Who is that guy over there? One of his workers. But he said he was only with the knick-knack. And the help. Like his staff. Liquid helium would break it off like an icicle. You'll really know far more about the nitrogen. So he's going to die in there. Where's Goodnight? Walking around on the island. Goes with the solex. Next to charge. And half. I was always, you were expecting like a laser beam, right? Yeah. You don't see it, actually. I call trouble. That's what I call trouble. That kitchen is made for him. You see it? Yeah. Slow. Having fun in the sun, Goodnight? Yes. I could stay here forever. Is she brainwashed or something? No, she's trying to signal to him that he's in danger. But Bond already knows. Sounds beloved fashion, doesn't it? I mean, pistols at dawn, that sort of thing. But it still remains the only true test for gentlemen. However, I accept. As soon as I finish this delicious lunch that Nick Nagas prepared once. If a good address is necessary. As your referee, I will not minister myself. Then they have to walk. One, two, three, 20. And if we stand on that beach, we will go stand like this for a picture on Instagram. In front of the mushroom-shaped rock. Right. Back to back? Yes. I know what you mean. It will be cool, right? Monsieur, what's your thing? I've never killed a midget before. But there can always be a first time. Almost, yes. I would have killed him on the spot. Oh really, you would kill midget? Yeah. You mean if you were Bond? He's going straight in the trap. He lost him. Where does he go? He's behind him. Oh no, he's here. Where is he, do you think? Put on the suit of the statue. But you can't... You overload the system if someone falls in there. His hand! I'm so stupid. Yeah. She's the secret service agent. I didn't say this one was going to have stronger female characters. But a lot of the Roger Marne movies do. Not the first two though. But how did they get out so quickly with the laser on? I don't know. Which is already on the boat. How did they film this? A model, I think. The real rock is still there. It didn't destroy the island. But I think the midget is on the boat. Yeah. He's thrown with it. And he just killed them when they were busy. Just coming, isn't it? James Bond is here. So we finished watching the man with the golden gun. What did you think your first initial thoughts? The golden gun was from the bad guy. Right? Yeah, you noticed that in the opening immediately. Yeah. What did you think of the film? It was better than the last few. I agree. Yeah, I was predicting that you would find it a little bit better. Anything more? Some of the scenes, it was not women-friendly. I agree. I can see your point on that. We'll get into that as we discuss the Bond girls, I imagine. Let's start with Bond's performance again. Roger Moore returning for the second time in the role of 007. What did you think of him? And what did you rate him? I gave him three stars. Three stars again, I think, right? Yes, just like the last time. I think so as well, yeah. Talked about Roger Moore similar to last time or different. What did you think? He did a pretty good job. Just like the last time. Only more serious than the last time. Right. My point of view. Yeah, I guess you could be right. Any examples of why you would think he was less funny or maybe some moments where you found him more serious? No, his appearance, I don't know, with his lines made him more not funny. I find him hilarious in this movie. But the first one, I thought he was hilarious. He was more lighthearted, maybe, there. There were lines, but not as many as the other one. Okay, well, you do make a point because Roger Moore is criticized in this movie for being more out of character than in all his other Bond movies, especially the part where he tries to get information out of Scaramangas mistress and he starts to slap her around and hold her tight and stuff to really manhandle her, so to speak. What did you think of that moment? Was it out of character for Roger Moore's Bond? Because usually he would charm women into information. Who, Roger Moore, are also the other ones? Well, Connery does this more, but Connery does it in a more likeable way. It just doesn't suit Roger Moore, I guess. So it's not really his style. Then again, you don't really know his style yet. No, this is only the second movie for him. Yeah. But she chose to be at the bad side of... She chose to be at the villain side. Right. So it was the wrong risks, so to speak. Yeah. For me, this was light because I saw movies where they got tortured and everything. Of course, yeah. No, it's not like PG-rated violence, but it's a bit out of character for some. But okay, fair enough, three stars for Roger Moore. Yeah. Moving on to those moments you were talking about that were a bit female-unfriendly, I guess, because we're about to talk about The Bond Girls. Mainly Mary Goodnight and Andrea Andres were in this movie. Mary Goodnight being the main one. What did you rate The Bond Girls? One star. One star. Yeah. Let's see. Yeah, the same so far as Live and Let Die. Tell us about it. So sad because she was a pretty blonde girl. So sad. She had a small, small Bond girl role. Yeah. And she wasn't the most intelligent Bond girl that we've seen so far. No, and she was a secret service agent. Yeah, that's the shame. Like how? Yeah. And she just keeps mucking things up. But I think she's really written that way because, you know, she ends up in the boot in Scare Manga's car. She presses the button with her button. Yes, but M said, well, you have to work together with another agent. So she has also other, like, assignments, what she has to do all alone. Yeah. Just like Bond. And I don't know. I can't put my finger on her. So, again, once again, not one of your favorite Bond girls. Any comments on the other one, maybe? These two are the most... Oh. Just like the other two movies, I think. Yeah, not really standing out for you yet, these girls. You should remember the actress that played Scare Manga's mistress for a future Bond movie. For a future one? Yeah. Okay. The actress. I already saw that movie. No, no, we still need to see that. Yeah. So keep that in mind for a couple of movies ahead. Yeah. Moving on, I think... So sad. Because if they just wrote her, like, smarter and anything... So you're hoping for a smarter... No, if they just... And more stronger... No, if they just wrote the blonde one smarter than this, they wrote her like a dumb bimbo. Yeah. No, I agree. Why? She helped him. Yeah. He helped that guy and he was just mad about it. Because the place was going to explode. Yes, so? So? You wanted to do that, right? Yeah. But they still needed the soul ex to get out of there quickly. But I agree. And hopefully in the next one... No, I'm certain that will finally pleasantly surprise you on the Bond Girl front. The next one. I hope so. Oh, I'm positive on that one. Moving on to the Bond villains of this movie. The man with the golden gun himself, Scarimanga, and also another villain reoccurring in this movie was Knickknack. Talk about the villains. Three stars. Okay. Only three. Four of the men were to go. Okay. Yeah. That was a lot for me. Okay, so what did you think of Christopher Lee playing Scarimanga? He had the looks of a villain for me. Yeah. He's always a villain. If he had a scar, I would give him five. Oh, he just needed the scar. But wouldn't he be too similar to Blofeld and then... No. Of course not. No. And he played the part, right? Because I hated his guts with his little man. Yeah, you weren't the biggest fan of him. Knickknack is funny. So then he did a pretty good job. Yeah, okay. And what did you think of his signature weapon, the golden gun? Yes. That's cool, right? The golden gun. Yeah, that was pretty cool. Yeah. The golden gun. So you wouldn't mind if I buy a replica one day? Like an assemble? Put in like a display? Well, it's not real, right? No, of course not. Okay. And it's fine. Okay, so three stars for our main villain. Moving on to the locations in this movie. What did you think? Three stars. Three stars. Again. Yeah. What did you think? Bangkok. I think Japan or China. China, yeah. Macau for briefly only. But the main part, indeed, was all Southeast Asia. Yeah. I've been there also. Of course. How many times have you guys heard her say that? I've been there. I mean, this is what you get when you date a stewardess. But what did you think of the locations themselves? Was it portrayed well or what did you think? Some, they were beautiful, yes. They filmed it well. I hope it was real. Otherwise, they did a pretty good job. And what about the island of Scaramango? Because that's my favorite most memorable location of this movie. Well, I went because it was in Bangkok, right? Yeah. It's like in the sea underneath Thailand. It's not necessarily near Bangkok. Yes. Because I remember the mountains. Because I wanted also to go there when I was on vacation there with my girlfriends. But it was a pretty bad weather. So we couldn't go. I don't know what the month. But it was pretty, pretty, pretty. And the sea was also lively. So you wouldn't mind going to James Bond Island one day if we ever are allowed and get the money to actually go there? No. That would be cool, right? Yes. But the tip I always see is if you are ever there and also for the people watching and I've only heard this go in the early morning. That's the tip I always hear. Because if you go during the day, the island is filled with tourists. Moving on to the story. What did you think? Three stars. Three stars again. Okay. What did you think of this story? It was a pretty good one after the other two stories. Yeah. Yeah. That's what I was hoping you would say. Yeah. Because I feel the same way. A lot of people find Live and Let Die better than the Man with the Golden Gun. Because they're both similar, the same director and stuff, similar times. I prefer this one over Live and Let Die a lot. Because this story is just, I don't like the Fudu stuff too much. And this is more basic. The best secret agent versus the greatest assassin. But I don't know what Mr. Hit or what's his name. Something with the edge. Hip. Hip. Yeah. What his role was. A little talent that helped bond. And then he just disappeared. I mean we don't even hear what happened to him in the end at all. No. And I didn't get that part where he just drives off with his nieces. Hip is a moron. I kept saying that in my review. Yeah. Anything else about the story that you enjoyed? What did you think of the whole aspect of Scare Manga having an island and training there to kill random people? Well a lot of James Bond enemies. A lot of James Bond enemies has an old mountain. An old island. Yeah. So they have a lot of money. They have a lot a lot of money. So you're going to see a lot more of that in the future Roger Moore movies. I can tell you that much. A lot of money. When they can buy a mountain or they can buy an island. He bought two islands. Yeah but this assassin he charged a million for each hit. So each time he killed someone he got a million dollars. Which was a lot in that time. That explains a lot I guess. Moving on to your final bit. The enjoyment. How did you enjoy this movie? Two stars. Two stars. That's a shame. What did you give Live or Let Die previously? One star. So it's more than Live or Let Die. You enjoyed this twice as much. Tell us about your enjoyment about this film and how maybe you didn't. Well because they wrote the Bond Girls Like Dumb it was funny. And some of Bond's lines were also funny. You find it funny that the girls were dumb? Just now you said you didn't find it funny. Well now if you look at it. The film is I don't know it's it's bad that it's funny. It makes it funny that's why it's so it's bad. It's a fun type of campiness like a fun type of tackiness compared to the previous two I think. Yeah. Yeah because it's the light-hearted 70s it still is. You can tell it's a completely different tone to the 60s right? Yeah. But yeah there is more humor and it's funnier. I also find I don't know if you agree J.W. Pepper is funnier in this than the other one. Yes. That police lieutenant from Louisiana. Yeah. Yeah. I think he has something in his mouth. Yeah it's like tobacco he chews on. Oh okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah he's funnier in this one. Even though he's completely out of place here in Thailand. Yeah he's on vacation I think. Why would racist cops visit Thailand the whole places? But oh well. It is funnier. So overall unless you still have something you want to mention before we round it up. Anything else? Do you want to ask me something? Yeah one more thing. Okay. The stunt with the slide whistle. Oh. Do you agree that without the sound it's an impressive stunt. It really is. If they did like the James Bond tune on it. Yeah. Do do do do do do do do do do do and then do do do do. Yeah. That would have been better right? Yeah. That brings your total score of the man with the golden gun to two and a half stars. And previously, Liv and Le Dye, you gave two stars. So it's a bit above Liv and Le Dye, do you agree with that? Yes, except what they did with the women, it was a step down. That was a step down, but overall it was a step up. Speaking of stepping up, I think the next one will give you three or four steps up. And I'm willing to predict your next score will definitely be around three and a half or four stars again. Because we're about to watch a classic again next time, at least in my opinion of course. You still have to watch it, but it's like Roger Moore's gold finger. It's the big classic bar movies of the 70s coming next time in The Spy Who Loved Me. The next movie reaction, thanks a lot for watching guys, take care.