bkev said:
^What Captainsolo said! I feel as if the Moore Bond movies struggled to remain relevant by picking up on recent trends in pop culture and trying to utilize them; while Moonraker is the most blatant example, you can see it a little in each. While Moore as Bond has a bit of a bumbling aspect to him (the first time I saw L&LD I asked myself why Bond kept ... losing,) his portrayal is certainly fun. He has a suaveness that I'm not even sure Connery ever pulled off. It always made sense why he got the girl. I love him for different reasons than other actors; in fact, the problem I have with picking a favorite is that in my opinion there never WAS a bad Bond actor. Just bad movies that went along with him.
I actually really love Moonraker and I thought Roger Moore was a worthy follow-up to Sean Connery. The strong 70s feel of the Moore movies adds to the enjoyment for me because I love that period of filmmaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieAo5NiYjc
Listen to that melancholy, admittedly dated opening song. Beautiful...