THE
MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
(1974)With Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Eklund, Maude Adams, Herve Villechaize, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Reviewed by JL and JB
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN is
one of the
weakest of all James Bond films, if not in fact the weakest.
All
the worst aspects of the Roger Moore years rolled into one.
Campy-silly "action" scenes, a cute but semi-annoying Bond Girl, and I
hope the guy who thought a return appearance by redneck Sheriff J.W.
Pepper was just what the Bond series needed was soundly
thrashed.
By far the best aspect of the film is Christoper Lee, who deserves to
have a much better Bond film around him. TMWTGG received
mostly
scathing reviews upon its release, it was the lowest-grossing film in
the series to date, and it nearly killed the franchise. They
were
to do much, much better next time. 
- JL
For the
James Bond fan who has
everything, here it is: a Bond film that has nothing. The Bond people
managed to do the nearly impossible with this film - take one of
Fleming's dullest novels (his final full-length Bond adventure) and
make it even more tedious. The only memorable elements are
Christopher Lee's presence as the villainous Scaramanga (and as John L.
says above, he really does deserve to be in a better Bond film), Herve
Villechaize as Lee's diminutive henchman, and one great car stunt that
was amazing for its time and which is over in about a second. - JB
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