Review of Moonraker (1979) by Steve S — 09 Oct 2014

At this point, the Bond franchise was beginning to age terribly, and was getting increasingly redundant, and not to mention alienated from its source material. Despite all this, the producers didn't want to give up as long as Bond was still an effective cash cow.

However, this particular Bond film stands out, mainly because it's completely ludicrous. The plot is muddled and confused, probably because the writers had no idea what to do with their ideas (there's even a ridiculous scene where Bond rides out in a Western-style poncho on horseback).

Also, from what I've heard, the film has absolutely nothing to do with the novel upon which this is supposedly based, and what we get is another bland Bond flick that's stuck in the 60's. The acting is pretty standard, which is bad because it does nothing to distract from the fact that nothing has really changed.

Though the visuals might be appealing, and the laser effects look pretty good, but nothing about this film really feels right, and I just know that they only put in the ridiculous sci-fi elements to exploit on the success of Star Wars.

Say what you will, but this is easily the worst Bond movie of the 70's, and it's too silly to be even remotely enjoyable.