Review of Moonraker (1979) by Frank Rich for Time — 30 Dec 1998
Broccoli serves the audience a space-shuttle hijacking, a jumbo-jet explosion and a protracted wrestling match between two men who are falling from the sky without parachutes. All this happens before the opening credits.
From there, it's on to gondola chases in Venice, funicular crashes in Rio and laser-gun shootouts and lovemaking in deep space. Meanwhile, beautiful women come and go, talking (ever so discreetly) about fellatio.
When Broccoli lays out a feast, he makes sure that there is at least one course for every conceivable taste...The result is a film that is irresistibly entertaining as only truly mindless spectacle can be.
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This review of Moonraker (1979) was written by Frank Rich and published by Time on 30 Dec 1998.
Moonraker has generally received mixed reviews.
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