tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post43844742587546229..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: At Anorak: Shaken Not Stirred -- Five Great Character Moments in the Roger Moore James Bond EraJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-76692469141407706622014-02-28T12:00:56.958-05:002014-02-28T12:00:56.958-05:00As a young boy in the '70s one of my first cru...As a young boy in the '70s one of my first crushes was Diana Rigg in The Avengers television series reruns. I loved Diana Rigg being in a Bond film. It was sad to see her Tracy's demise.<br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-52598303542184589562014-02-28T11:29:26.177-05:002014-02-28T11:29:26.177-05:00Thank you, SGB, for cross-posting. I appreciate i...Thank you, SGB, for cross-posting. I appreciate it so much. And we are in total agreement. For Your Eyes Only rocks, and Roger Moore is at his very best there. I also like that we saw the end of Blofeld, and got a reference to Tracy...John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-68211724979379222492014-02-28T11:15:21.501-05:002014-02-28T11:15:21.501-05:00John I posted this comment at Anorak:
John, brill...John I posted this comment at Anorak:<br /><br />John, brilliant analysis of Sir Roger Moore's 007 Bond. I too believe FOR YOUR EYES ONLY is the best film of Moore's era. It is grounded in reality and we get to see Ernst Stavro Blofeld final(?) demise committed by Bond. Which is a nice completion back to Connery's DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER attempts and Lazenby's ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.<br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-49486374066427522492014-02-28T11:11:32.567-05:002014-02-28T11:11:32.567-05:00Amen to that!Amen to that!SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-52744151777337095832014-02-28T10:48:57.976-05:002014-02-28T10:48:57.976-05:00Good for you for owning the love of Roger Moore. ...Good for you for owning the love of Roger Moore. <br /><br />For me, that's what these reviews/articles are about today too. <br /><br />I grew up with him as well, and as I said in a comment on Cannon's blog, I feel that whatever the deficits of the Roger Moore era, they can't be laid at his feet. <br /><br /> I think he does a fine job as Bond, and he is, as we like to say, MY Bond.<br /><br />Why are some of the movies of his era not so good? <br /><br />Well, let's face it, Moore had a difficult assignment, and he accomplished his mission quite successfully. Connery started out Bond, and the films became a phenomenon. His reign, starting with Goldfinger, was a pop culture EVENT. <br /><br />But in the seventies, and after that pop culture event passed, what? <br /><br />What was the place for Bond? <br /><br />After Man from Uncle, Mission Impossible, The Saint, Get Smart, and so on...what was 007's place?<br /><br />I think we see in films such as Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, and Moonraker, the filmmakers trying to jump on the next big movie bandwagon as I write in the piece -- blaxploitation, kung-fu, outer space, etc. The films became "followers" instead of trend-setters. The films lost some of their luster.<br /><br />At the same time, however, the films became aware of the idea of parody; of satire. Roger Moore's Bond is about that too, I guess you could say. His films added ironic, knowing humor -- sometimes too much -- to the franchise in an attempt to mix things up a bit.<br /><br />After Moore left, Dalton went serious, Brosnan went epic, and Craig re-grounded everything. <br /><br />But not one of those eras would exist if Roger Moore had not successfully carried the baton into the mid-1980s, if he had not found some "place" as Bond, beyond Connery (and the failed though promising Lazenby).<br /><br />So, yes, today is Roger Moore Day!John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-88305123371750005562014-02-28T10:40:50.642-05:002014-02-28T10:40:50.642-05:00Btw, a terrific article lending further evidence a...Btw, a terrific article lending further evidence as to why he was one of the greats.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-43889055961849724272014-02-28T10:40:12.419-05:002014-02-28T10:40:12.419-05:00Roger Moore was and still IS my Bond. It's fu...Roger Moore was and still IS my Bond. It's funny how there is this undercurrent when it comes to Bond, and fans of Bond, particularly those who grew up on him, that there is some need to apologize for this affection of his rendering. <br /><br />It is completely fair that the intellect might break him down against others for certain specifics, but sometimes these affections and fascinations defy pure logic. Roger Moore had one heck of a run. Moonraker may be the one that went a little too far - you're correct, but I simply will not lower Moore down the totem pole of Bonds any longer. : )SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-67502453303029688182014-02-28T10:32:32.801-05:002014-02-28T10:32:32.801-05:00Hi Cannon, thank you for the kind words, sir! For...Hi Cannon, thank you for the kind words, sir! For Your Eyes Only is a great movie, and the best Moore effort, in my opinion. The final sequence on the mountain is tense in the extreme, and brilliantly filmed. The stunts are amazing. Beyond that, Moore is a bit less fresh-faced, a bit more world-weary, and it suits him. I love when he kicks the car off the cliff..<br />John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-82378661284678975812014-02-28T10:28:32.262-05:002014-02-28T10:28:32.262-05:00Great article. I just recently finished my whole B...Great article. I just recently finished my whole Bond marathon and my thoughts on all matters regarding are nearly spent. Suffice to say, good insight on some of Moore's finer moments and I'm glad you rank <b>For Your Eyes Only</b> so high, relatively speaking, as do I. Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886860130286869992noreply@blogger.com