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Live and Let Die, a review by Rich

Live and Let Die



Roger Moore makes his first appearance as "Bond...James Bond" in 1973's Live and Let Die. Bond is dispatched to the States to stem the activities of Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto), who plans to take over the Western Hemisphere by converting everyone into heroin addicts. The woman in the case is Solitaire (Jane Seymour in her movie debut), an enigmatic interpreter of tarot cards. The obligatory destructive-chase sequence occurs at the film's midpoint, with Bond being chased in a motorboat by Mr. Big's henchmen, slashing his way through the marshlands and smashing up a wedding party. Clifton James makes the first of several Bond appearances as redneck sheriff Pepper, while Geoffrey Holder is an enthusiastic secondary villain. The title song, written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, provides the frosting on this 007 confection


Top notch film, a young Roger Moore plays Bond as more of a dirty dog, bedding a multitude of women, suave, sophisticated and full of witty one-liners. His apprenticeship as Simon Templar helped carve his character, and it was a breath of fresh air following the last 2 007 movies.
So many memorable scenes and aspects in one movie, alligator hopping, speedboat chase, voodoo ceremony, Louisiana sherriff who is a riot, a curvy Jane Seymour, the train fight with claw handed man.
Connery would do Moore in a scrap, and that is the only negative I have with the eyebrow aching Moore taking the role - he isn't quite hard enough.
But for a film, it is one of my favourite 007 releases despite its straying from Flemings book in so many ways.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on March 16th, 2009)

Stephen King's Riding the Bullet, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
Year: 2004
Director: Mick Garris
Rating: R
Length: 99 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Jonathan Jackson as Alan Parker
David Arquette as George Staub
Cliff Robertson as Farmer
Barbara Hershey as Jean Parker
Erika Christensen as Jessica Hadley

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Storyboard Comparisons

My Thoughts:
As most of you know I am a big Stephen King fan.... and I did enjoy this movie... but it will not be one of my favorites of his movies. There was very little... if any scares in this movie. Some of the time you couldn't be sure if you were watching something he was imagining in his head... or if it was really happening. That said... I did like the concept of the movie and the actors in it did a wonderful job. I just think it could have been done a bit better on the whole. I am glad I watched it... and I am glad I have it in my collection... but this one is not one of the movies that will get watched often.



Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2005

(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 31st, 2010)

Fear Itself Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

12. Echoes (Director's Cut)
Director: Rob Schmidt ("Masters of Horror," Wrong Turn)

Stars:
Aaron Stanford
Eric Balfour
Camille Guaty
Gerard Plunkett
Michael Ryan

My Thoughts:
This one didn't impress me much at all. I found it slow and uninteresting. I didn't care for any of the characters. And once again found myself staring at the clock... wondering when it would be over.

My Rating:

(From Fear Itself Marathon on April 15th, 2010)