Live and Let Die

I can understand why most people cringe when Roger Moore's run at Bond is brought up, but I never once thought he was a bad bond. Actually he was an amazing Bond, who just happened to be surrounded by crap a lot of the time.

Live and Let Die suffers from blaxpoitation elements, that plagued early 70's media. Am I old fashioned to where I need to see a mastermind hellbent on world domination? Sure, but I actually don't mind seeing Bond in simple surroundings. It's easy to say I'm more partial to the extravagant Ken Adams sets with the wild array of gadgetry and the like.

To be honest I don't have a problem at all with the story. The film has amazing elements. Baron Samedi is a very entertaining character. Though this film feels more like Smokey and the Bandit at times, than a Bond movie. I feel like Yakety Sax should be playing, instead of the excellent score that we have.

So much went wrong with this film. It's a Fleming novel, and they screwed it up. Roger Moore keeps the film interesting, and you can see he thoroughly enjoys the film.

In the end, it's the "I'm Gonna Git You Sukka" elements that don't fly with me, ya dig.

2 Jive Turkey's out of 5