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The British spy with a licence to kill takes on his dark underworld double, a classy assassin who kills with golden bullets at £1 million a hit. Roger Moore, in his second outing as James Bond, meets Christopher Lee's Scaramanga, one of the most magnetic villains in the entire series, in this entertaining but rather wan entry in the 007 sweepstakes. Bond's globetrotting search takes him to Hong Kong, Bangkok, and finally China, where Scaramanga turns his island retreat into a twisted theme park for a deadly game of wits between the gunmen, moderated by Scaramanga's diminutive man Friday Nick Nack (Fantasy Island's Hervé Villechaize). Britt Ekland does her best as an embarrassingly inept Bond girl, a clumsy, dim agent named Mary Goodnight who looks fetching in a bikini, while Maud Adams is Scaramanga's tough but haunted lover and assistant. Clifton James, the redneck sheriff from Live and Let Die, makes an ill-advised appearance as a racist tourist. He briefly teams up with 007 in what is otherwise the film's highlight, a high-energy chase through the crowded streets of Bangkok that climaxes with a breathtaking mid-air corkscrew jump. Bond and company are let down by a lazy script, but Moore balances the overplayed humour with a steely performance and Lee's charm and enthusiasm makes Scaramanga a cool, deadly, and thoroughly enchanting adversary. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
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In this ninth glittering 007 spy classic, The Man With The Golden Gun turns out to be the veteran baddie Christopher Lee, who plays teh evil Scaramanga. Bond is threatened with assasination by a golden bullet engraved with 007 which lures him into a deasly game of cat and mouse. The gun itself, once dismantled, appears to be innocent, everyday items including a cigarette case and a fountain pen - all made of gold. An acheivement even Q himself might have been proud of!
The Producers took out a two year option on an exclusive car stunt which has Bond's car flying off a ramp, turning 360 degrees in the air and landing on an opposite ramp right side up. No-one was allowed to perform this stunt in public for the two years protected. The first jump happened perfectly and we are presented with total effect in slow motion.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The second Roger Moore movie in the series shows less humour than the previous one (they didn't leave as much freedom to screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz!), and is rather weak plotwise, but it's a good entertainment. Direction is stylish (also thanks to the weird and exotic locations in the Far East), and Moore is a bit tougher than usual. Maud Adams is lovely, and Britt Ekland attractive. Biggest complaint: the awful title song!!!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
ok we know this is not the greatest of the series. moore is not as 'cool' as connery, nick nack is crazy and it can be far fetched in places. BUT it is an enjoyable film. It just feels like bond. Moore is my second favourite (Sorry daniel didnt quite displace him) he is funny, charming, whitty even though he wears those shirts! its about a 7.5/10 for me. Buy and enjoy
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For superspy James Bond's ninth big screen outing we were given quite a treat. In Christopher Lee, who plays the titular villain, the producers finally gave Bond an adversary worthy of him. There are two aspects that come together to make Scaramanger the greatest Bond villain. Firstly, it is a well written part, and allows us to get to know the man and what makes him tick, giving him a depth not usually seen. Secondly, there is the excellent performance from Christopher Lee. Lee has showed time and time again with his horror films that he is capable of wringing a decent performance from the most unworthy of material, but when he is given something meaty to work with, as here, he really rises to the challenge and excels.
In this outing, Roger Moore's eyebrow is warned that renowned hitman Scaramager might beout to get him, and sets off to get the man with the golden gun first. He soon gets tangled up in a plot involving a device which can convert the sun's energy to electricity with incredible efficiency, and which will end the world's dependence on oil. The plot resonated back then due to the energy crisis, and still does today with our environmental problems.
Scaramanger regards Bond's involvement as a game, a meeting of two sportsmen, a challenge to be overcome. It is interesting to see Bond in comparison, ruthlessly determined to get the mission completed with no room for sportsmanlike games. The face off between the two men over dinner, where Scaramanger tries to make out that he and Bond are just two sides of the same coin is as good as it gets.
Packed full of stunts (including the most difficult car/bridge jump ever filmed) and some great doses of humour to leaven the unusually good plot and serious character development, it's a thoroughly entertaining film. Added into which is the usual excellent score from John Barry, including the innuendo laden title song delivered by Lulu. This is the height of the Roger Moore years as Bond.
This ultimate edition really is the best version of the film I have owned. The picture has been lovingly restored and cleaned up, and looks amazing. Really, I am not just saying that. It looks superb. The sound has been similarly treated and there is an option to listen to it in 5.1 DTS surround, which is truly exceptional.
As well as the superb presentation of the film, there is also a host of extras, original trailers, informative audio commentaries and the such. These are exhaustive and some of them quite interesting. But these really a garnish for the main course, which is the film itself.
This is an excellent release, and does the film justice. This series of `Ultimate editions' really sets the standard for film releases. It really does not get any better.
In this outing, Roger Moore's eyebrow is warned that renowned hitman Scaramager might beout to get him, and sets off to get the man with the golden gun first. He soon gets tangled up in a plot involving a device which can convert the sun's energy to electricity with incredible efficiency, and which will end the world's dependence on oil. The plot resonated back then due to the energy crisis, and still does today with our environmental problems.
Scaramanger regards Bond's involvement as a game, a meeting of two sportsmen, a challenge to be overcome. It is interesting to see Bond in comparison, ruthlessly determined to get the mission completed with no room for sportsmanlike games. The face off between the two men over dinner, where Scaramanger tries to make out that he and Bond are just two sides of the same coin is as good as it gets.
Packed full of stunts (including the most difficult car/bridge jump ever filmed) and some great doses of humour to leaven the unusually good plot and serious character development, it's a thoroughly entertaining film. Added into which is the usual excellent score from John Barry, including the innuendo laden title song delivered by Lulu. This is the height of the Roger Moore years as Bond.
This ultimate edition really is the best version of the film I have owned. The picture has been lovingly restored and cleaned up, and looks amazing. Really, I am not just saying that. It looks superb. The sound has been similarly treated and there is an option to listen to it in 5.1 DTS surround, which is truly exceptional.
As well as the superb presentation of the film, there is also a host of extras, original trailers, informative audio commentaries and the such. These are exhaustive and some of them quite interesting. But these really a garnish for the main course, which is the film itself.
This is an excellent release, and does the film justice. This series of `Ultimate editions' really sets the standard for film releases. It really does not get any better.
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You get as much pleasure out of killing as I do, so why don't you...
The Man with the Golden Gun is directed by Guy Hamilton and adapted to screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz from the Ian Fleming novel. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Spike Owen
The Man With The Golden Gun
As usual a brilliant James Bond film, and of course in blu ray is very enjoyable,the clarity as in blu ray is made for Bond,a believable story with Chris Lee in his villainous best... Read more
Published 2 months ago by david bowen
Not a golden film
This is probably the weakest in the series of Moore films, certainly weaker than Moonraker, which I happen to like. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. I. De Beresford
toytown
well wrapped good delivery service dont like james bond movies but dad bought it said one of the best made
Published 5 months ago by toytown
The Weakest of the Early Roger Moore Bond Films
The Man with the Golden Gun was the second of Roger Moore's outings as James Bond but it fails to match both the preceding film Live and Let Die or the succeeding one The Spy Who... Read more
Published 8 months ago by HBH
A duel between titans... my golden gun against your Walther PPK.
I have seen all the James Bond films on television but years ago used to actually go to the pictures to see them. I realised that I stopped going about 1969. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Peter Wade
One of the best Roger Moore Bond Movies!!
I think this bond movie is one of the best Roger Moore ones, its action packed with a great car chase in. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2010 by Mr. Joel S. Greenhalgh
entertaining rubbish
More of the same formulaic, escapist rubbish -- just the thing for cold nights in.
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by B. Tierney
Why The Man With The Golden Gun Is The Stupidest Movie Ever Made...
Why The Man With The Golden Gun is the stupidest film ever made.
Bond says "good girl, Goodnight", and "goodnight, Goodnight". Read more
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Published on 15 Aug 2009 by Magnum Valentino
Triple-nippled assassin goes gunning for Bond
Roger Moore's second outing as the suave super-spy sees him up against Christopher Lee's equally smooth hit man, Scaramanga. Read more
Published on 14 July 2009 by Captain Pugwash
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