Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder, David Hedison, Gloria Hendry, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Tommy...
AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR LIVE AND LET DIE (1973): Seven films. Four Bonds. One set. This sprawling collection surveysover 30 years of James Bond skullduggery, from the cold war tensions ofthe 1960s to the international free-for-all of the present. Sean Conneryremains the coolest of the Bonds, a ruthless agent with dry martini wit anda way with the women, and in Goldfinger his steely presence helpedforge the Bond formula of tongue-in-cheek wit, wondrous secret agent toyscreated by Q, and megalomaniac supervillains bent on world destruction.Thunderball upped the Bond ante with the most ambitiousadventure--andbudget--to date. Roger Moore brought an altogether lighter tone to 007 withLive and Let Die, softening Connery's rough edges with a moreromantic persona as the films became even more exotic. After a briefdigression into outer space, For Your Eyes Only returned Bond to globetrotting high adventure and teamed him with his most endearing ally(Topol as a gregarious smuggler). Timothy Dalton made his second and finalappearance as Bond in Licence to Kill, the toughest of the Bondfilmssince Connery's early efforts. Though not a fan favorite, it's a sleek,solid adventure with an edge missing from the Moore pictures. PierceBrosnanis the latest to take on 007's licence to kill, combining the best ofConnery's cool and Moore's humor. GoldenEye is the best Bond film inyears, a grand globetrotting adventure with lovely Bond girls and a toughnew M (Judy Dench). Tomorrow Never Dies doesn't recapture that magicmix of action, gadgetry, and romance, but does feature the first Bond girlto match 007 blow for blow: Hong Kong action superstar Michelle Yeoh. Takentogether, this set is a veritable cross-section of the many faces of JamesBond. All that's missing is George Lazenby. Do I hear a nomination for set 2? --Sean AxmakerBond: Live & Let Die (vhs):
Amazon.com video review:Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 actionmovie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave andformal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablishedBond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good'70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-drivenstories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action(multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of acomic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even agood British director on board, Guy Hamilton (Force 10 fromNavarone). The story finds Bond taking on an internationaldrug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficiallyrelevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on theorder of Goldfinger. --TomKeogh
AWARDS FOR LIVE AND LET DIE (1973):
- Academy Awards, USA
1974
Nominated
Oscar
Best Music, Original Song
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
For the song "Live and Let Die".
- Evening Standard British Film Awards
1975
Won
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Film
Guy Hamilton
- Golden Screen, Germany
1974
Won
Golden Screen
- Grammy Awards
1974
Nominated
Grammy
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
George Martin
- Satellite Awards
2004
Nominated
Golden Satellite Award
Best Classic DVD Release
Also for From Russia with Love (1963), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), The Living Daylights (1987) and The World Is Not Enough (1999) [Vol. 2].Also for Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and Die Another Day (2002). [Vol. 3]For "The James Bond DVD Collection", volumes 2 & 3.
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