Roger Moore's seven James Bond movies ranked from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill
Roger Moore's seven James Bond movies ranked from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill.
Roger Moore's seven James Bond movies ranked from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill.
(Image: GETTY)The legendary actor sadly passed away in 2017, aged 89, after a short battle with cancer, and tonight is honoured with a new documentary film on BBC Two at 9pm.
From Roger Moore with Love, which includes Bond girls and Pierce Brosnan as talking heads, looks back across the witty actor's epic film legacy.
For all his roles, he'll forever be best known for his record seven official James Bond movies from 1973 to 1985, in which Sir Roger played 007 and is remembered for his lightheartedness, comic touches and camp humour.
Following Sean Connery and George Lazenby, he started his tenure as Bond with Live and Let Die. With some entries considered better than others, here's our ranking of Roger Moore's James Bond films.
7. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
What makes this entry the worst Roger Moore Bond movie? It’s just pretty boring, even with the lead actor’s charm. The plot of a sunk British ship containing a nuclear submarine control system may sound Cold War-tastic as superpowers race to find it. However, For Your Eyes Only’s more serious tone, following the sci-fi fun of Moonraker, just doesn’t quite work for Roger Moore. The dull action isn’t helped by Aris Kristatos' Greek smuggler villain. Where’s his evil volcano lair?
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6. A View to a Kill (1985)
It seems to be the norm for every Bond to end their tenure with their silliest outing and A View to a Kill is certainly that for Roger. Not only was this his seventh, but the star entered this adventure at an incredible 57-years-old. Nevertheless, Christopher Walken’s Max Zorin, a role almost played by a rock star, steals the show as Bond sets out to stop him from destroying Silicon Valley.
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5. Octopussy (1983)
While it’s the best of Roger’s 1980s entries, Octopussy is a bit of a mixed bag. A strong entertaining first hour, which including 007 amusingly disguised as a clown, sets Bond off tailing a general who's been stealing precious relics and jewels from the Soviets.. However, when 007 finds Kamal Khan and Octopussy, everything slows down a bit too much, letting the film down somewhat after a fun beginning. James Brolin was cast as Bond in this movie before being left devastated when Roger returned, as shared in our exclusive interview with the Westworld star.
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4. Moonraker (1979)
This one really splits Bond fans, which is probably why it’s right in the middle. It may seem like something of a gamble to send James Bond into space, but with the success of Star Wars just two years earlier, it was a risk producers were willing to take. Although it received mixed reviews upon release, it was the highest-grossing Bond film until 1995’s Goldeneye. Moonraker saw Bond take on Hugo Drax, a classic Bond villain bent on wiping out the world’s population and creating a master race – a step away from serious Cold War antics. If not taken too seriously Moonraker is tons of fun, only aided by the return of Richard Kiel’s Jaws. It's just a shame about Shirley Bassey's theme song, which Quentin Tarantino once confessed gave him a headache.
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