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- 1973
- PG
- United Artists
- 2 h 1 m
- 1973
- PG
- United Artists
- 2 h 1 m
Summary 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
Directed By: Guy Hamilton
Written By: Tom Mankiewicz, Ian Fleming
- 1973
- PG
- United Artists
- 2 h 1 m
- 1973
- PG
- United Artists
- 2 h 1 m
Live and Let Die
55
6.3
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Summary 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
Directed By: Guy Hamilton
Written By: Tom Mankiewicz, Ian Fleming
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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44% Positive
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56% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
55
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Live and Let Die isn't the best of the series by far, but it's not the worst either. The fun doesn't last due to the interference of the flimsy plot, centered around one of the least threatening Bond villains ever.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
6.3
48% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
44% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
6.3
48% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
44% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Voodoo it? James Bond, naturally. I'm not sure if Roger Moore was the best fit to play James Bond, but it would be unfair to say he didn't make the effort. It has everything typical of the long saga, with a touch of humor. To see it with the typical plate of popcorn.
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The eight James Bond movie and the debut of Roger Moore. Like in Sean Connery's debut he is not as refined as he will become later on. Both improved a lot and gave the definite version of James Bond for many fans. It was a mayor topic who was the better James Bond: Moore or Connery (Daniel Craig reached this status too but this is another topic or review). Roger Moore is a more ironic and humorous James Bond and this was intentional as the producer wanted not a second Sean Connery but also not to alienate the fans. The story starts when he is send on an investigation as one British agent died in New York, New Orleans and the (fictional) Island San Monique. These individual cases seem linked to each other. The scene were the agent died is quite remarkable and in a way very humorous (I am a bit ashamed to use the word humorous here). His investigation will lead him to a bigger threat. It uses a lot of elements from the novel of the same name from Ian Fleming but I think they improved it with the new elements (Yes this is actually a rare “The movie is better than the book” case for me). The story is engaging and I think the antagonist has a solid evil plan. I like the action scenes and visuals. A theme of the movie is also Voodoo and it toys with some interesting ideas. With this it is of cause set in New Orleans and Jamaica in addition to New York. Everything looks good and believable. While Q is sadly not in the movie (or did I miss him?) we get some cool gadgets. A Rolex with two cool abilities, interesting communication devices and a shark gun that is used in an unintended way. A great plus for me is the humor. They added more to the movie and it worked really well. Be it for example the already mentioned passing of an agent, Roger Moores performance or the dinning table scenes. With Yaphet Kotto as Mr. Big we have a good antagonist who is clever and intimidating. His lieutenant Tee Hee by Julius W. Harris is also pretty good and a dangerous opponent. Jane Seymoore as Solitaire is excellent but a bit too much a damsel in distress for me. I also enjoyed Clifton James as Sheriff Pepper. He is such a great parody and quite remarkable for his short appearance. For Roger Moore I say has a strong debut and he will become just better. He will own this role and my critique is only a mention that he gets better in the sequels. Overall it is a strong debut and entertaining James Bond movie. I enjoyed rewatching it even if it is not in my favorite James Bond movie list.
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It has all the necessary girls, gimmicks, subterranean control rooms, uniformed goons and magic wristwatches it can hold, but it doesn't have the wit and it doesn't have the style of the best Bond movies.
Two hours long and anti-climactic, but Bond fans won't be disappointed.
The most significant Bond ingredient missing from Live and Let Die is Q, whose gadgets still play a central role. The film also offers a few key additions, including an illuminating glimpse of Bond’s home.
Watching Live and Let Die isn't a complete waste of time, but there's no overriding reason why anyone should go out of their way to see it unless they're a die-hard Bond fan or are curious about Roger Moore's first turn in the role.
Guy Hamilton's direction lacks enthusiasm and pace, while even the art direction—long the Bond films' real secret weapon—seems to have fallen to a shrunken budget. Not much fun.
Roger Moore made his James Bond debut in "Live and Let Die." I was astounded by Roger Moore's portrayal of James Bond and how at ease he seemed in it. The way the director introduces him—on the bed with his sweetheart at home rather than in the middle of an action scene—is also pretty original. This time, M and Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell) visited James Bond at his home rather than James Bond seeing M (Bernard Lee) in his office. Observing the interactions between James Bond, M, and Moneypenny in this film is a lot of fun.
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Another just average Bond movie. This time it shows more humour, but I didnt find them funny, just slapsticks. As usual the action and fighting scenes were bad and annoying.
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Live and Let Die ... Well ... Where to start ... I've endured the change of actor here worse than, for example, George at Her Majesty's Service. I didn't like the plot very much either, and the environment didn't save it for me either, and the music still ... Live and Let Die is one of the best jingles for Bond for a lot of people, but I didn't like it. Overall, this is an above-average film that I can only recommend to Bond fans.
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Hamilton is relying upon his new asset and Moore looking for some support, this misunderstanding leaves the chapter hanging in the middle of nothing.
Live And Let Die
Hamilton has a new gadget. It is neither effective nor impressive. But diving deep into rich and untouched culture- up till now in the franchise, at least- he has enough room to roam around which he does. There is a certain calmness when he does so, to a degree that even when you know that it has got nothing to do with the storytelling and it doesn't, you let him enjoy the dance, at least someone is, so why not. While as far as the set pieces are concerned, they have definitely expanded with big expectations to fill and smartly with levity in each action sequences that are inherited in these characters- in one big boat chase sequence, there is a character introduced just for the humor and since he basically has an outer perspective from this world, just like us, somehow his reaction makes it more absorbent than the action- they sail off smoothly to the shore.
Speaking of culture and traditions, similar to the original Bond, they have tried to recreate the magic with a celebratory note, the only issue is that we are unfortunately on the other side of the door, and the celebration feels more tensed than entertaining. Roger Moore, the actor with the most Bond films, is aggressively taking charge on the role, his passion and hard work is admirable, but it never communicated with me.
Primarily because he isn't flamboyant in his body or actual language, and me, as a fan of this ravishing persona keeps that priority number one. The supporting characters are victims of pawn like stereotypical villainous tidbit, that is basically filling the necessary blank written to have something pushing or ticking behind our host for him to run and he does, a lot. Live And Let Die, let us, if this is how you would wish to move forward, or more accurately backward.
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From **** to Spectre (including Never say Never again), this is the second worst movie in the franchise.
Moore's first outing is outright terrible.
The actor himself is still playing his prancing aristocrat role and smiles and enjoys himself in all circumstances, in an absolutely ridiculous fashion. He lacks any and all incarnation of the role and clearly disdained putting himself into it at first, and the whole movie suffers from it.
The villain is quickly catastrophic, not frightening, not brilliant, not anything, the characters and style mostly forgettable and unimpressive.
The action, style, dialogues, everything really, is at best utterly forgettable. The entire movie is, in a simple word, skippable without anything lost.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Screen, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
