![]() I get movies attempting to stay relevant, but science fiction and James Bond don’t mix. It goes against everything 007 was created for while trying to cash in on the science fiction band wagon. It happened and the die hard fans were upset claiming it killed the character and franchise, and that’s how I feel here. I’ve tried explaining to others, and all I can say is, Indiana Jones dealing with creatures from space. It has some flaws and suffers from trying to appease some people, but most important of all, it takes James Bond to heights he was never intended for. It was entertaining, and there were times I was really having a laugh and enjoying myself. Now if it sounds like I’m only ragging on the film, hear me out. Unfortunately, it also happened to be the most outlandish and fantasy driven one of the lot.Įven with a change in location on the villains behalf, it isn’t enough to throw people off the scent it’s simply a re-skin of the previous film. box office, at the time, being the highest grossing Bond film (until GoldenEye ). It was a smash hit, landing in the top 10 films of the U.S. Cubby wanted to replicate that success here, and did for the most part. It still stands out as one of the best 007 films and is a personal favourite for Roger Moore. ![]() Due to the quality of actors, script and everything in between, The Spy Who Loved Me was a success for the franchise. ![]() Of course James Bond teams up with a bevy of women to help him stop Drax.Įven though the plot is lifted from the previous film in the franchise, I can’t help but still find it entertaining on some level. All animals and plant life will be unaffected on Earth, and once Drax is certain the human race has been erased, he will take his ark back to Earth beginning a new civilisation. He intends to poison the planet killing all human life while he and his “aryan race” of perfect humans wait it out on an orbiting space station. The film opens with a space shuttle highjacking in the pre-title sequence and is quickly revealed to have been done so by billionaire megalomaniac, Hugo Drax. Moonraker does pretty much the same thing. Remember, The Spy Who Loved Me had a plot to highjack submarines with nuclear missiles on board to start World War III and begin a new civilisation under the sea in Atlantis. What they managed to do here, is remake The Spy Who Loved Me and change it up to be in space instead of the deep ocean. It bugged me, but still felt fresh for the most part. However Moonraker goes that extra mile and puts him right in the thick of the action.ĭuring my review for The Spy Who Loved Me, I made mention of plot elements being lifted from You Only Live Twice. They have been able to introduce these far fantasy elements in without necessarily placing Bond himself in outer space. The swallowing of shuttles in You Only Live Twice and the space laser from Diamonds Are Forever. James Bond has had science fiction elements in the franchise before. Now generally I wouldn’t be bothered by this. From what I’ve heard, it deviates heavily from the novel of the same name, instead using the ‘Moon’ as a launching pad for science fiction. You see, in the rush to capitalise on the popularity of Star Wars and the science fiction genre in general, Cubby Broccoli put For Your Eyes Only aside in favour of Moonraker. Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Rhino and Sandman Super Villain Team-Up.
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