Live and Let Die
United Artists | Release Date: June 27, 1973
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Generally favorable reviews based on 69 Ratings
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kheasFeb 26, 2019
This film is loud, obnoxious, a touch campy and absolutely fun. This is a great start to a whole new era of James Bond after the official departure of Sean Connery from the role. An Era that would bring us some of the most enjoyable momentsThis film is loud, obnoxious, a touch campy and absolutely fun. This is a great start to a whole new era of James Bond after the official departure of Sean Connery from the role. An Era that would bring us some of the most enjoyable moments in the series, Including one of the campiest and best (and most violent) Bond Villain deaths to date. https://latetothegame.blog/2019/02/21/key-movies-of-my-life-james-bond-edition-live-and-let-die-1973/… Expand
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imthenoobNov 12, 2019
Moore is a great Bond, even rivalling Connery for the top spot IMO. His personifies the character in a whole other way and it was a fitting change. The film itself is pretty solid for the most part. I think the final act could have usedMoore is a great Bond, even rivalling Connery for the top spot IMO. His personifies the character in a whole other way and it was a fitting change. The film itself is pretty solid for the most part. I think the final act could have used touching up though, especially with trimming down that nearly 10-minute boat race that brought the movie to a crippling halt. Honestly, Editing that down and quickening the pace of things near the end would have been a big help to this movie as it definitely drags it down a few notches IMO.

That being said, This movie was a nice change-up from the typical Bond formula. The take on blaxploitation is cheesy but in a good way. Not the best Bond film but a solid middle of the pack addition that is a nice introduction to Moore.… Expand
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gracjanskiSep 14, 2021
Another just average Bond movie. This time it shows more humour, but I didnt find them funny, just slapsticks. As usual the action and fighting scenes were bad and annoying.
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BroyaxJun 28, 2021
Premier James Bond sous la houlette de Roger Moore qui imprime d’emblée sa personnalité facétieuse au célèbre agent secret après plusieurs épisodes fatigués sous l’égide de l’écossais Sean Connery. Le pli est pris, ce Bond moorien se roulePremier James Bond sous la houlette de Roger Moore qui imprime d’emblée sa personnalité facétieuse au célèbre agent secret après plusieurs épisodes fatigués sous l’égide de l’écossais Sean Connery. Le pli est pris, ce Bond moorien se roule dans les jokes et plaisanteries de bureau, clins d’oeil grotesques plus ou moins navrants tandis qu’il dérouille les méchants avec sa montre magique à l’issue d’une dernière vanne (il a toujours eu une enflure du moi ou le bras m’en tombe…).

A cet égard donc, Vivre et laisser mourir fait presque la concurrence à Benny Hill mais ce n’est bien sûr qu’un rodage, car Roger Moore va améliorer sensiblement son répertoire de cocasseries dans les films suivants. Les méchants, cela dit, s’en donnent également à coeur joie et cabotinent à n’en plus pouvoir (et effectivement, on n’en peut plus non plus).

Toutefois, le film se révèle très regardable, la réalisation est solide et quasiment sans temps mort grâce à… ou malgré l’histoire réduite à sa plus simple expression puisque double-zéro-sept « boule de neige sur tas de charbon » est poursuivi par les malfaisants vaudous du début à la fin alors qu’il traîne derrière lui la jolie potiche divinatoire Jane Seymour.

Voilà donc qui passe le temps sans génie (James, les vannes qui tuent) tout en divertissant sans trop de mal pourvu qu’on reste le cerveau… bien au ralenti.… Expand
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FilipeNetoFeb 17, 2018
Directed by Guy Hamilton and with a script by Tom Mankiewicz, this is the eighth film in the franchise and keeps Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli as producers. In this film, the first in which Roger Moore embodies the British spy, franchiseDirected by Guy Hamilton and with a script by Tom Mankiewicz, this is the eighth film in the franchise and keeps Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli as producers. In this film, the first in which Roger Moore embodies the British spy, franchise tries to survive at two powerful factors of danger: the departure of Sean Connery after several years giving life to 007, and the unstoppable evolution of the world, with the seventies bringing a radical change in the audience. Thus, producers and screenwriter tried to attract new audiences, in particular the black public, attracted not only by black actors but also for some locations. Another subject that the film will address, and that was on the agenda during these times, are drugs and trafficking.

In this film, the British agent will fight an American drug baron but gets lost in the black neighborhood of Harlem, where he cannot pass unnoticed and almost finds himself in danger. The track eventually leads Bond to Louisiana, where the persecution of bandits brings us the hilarious Sheriff J. W. Pepper, who worked not only as a film comic element but also as a severe criticism against the conservatism of white society in the southern states. We must remind ourselves that this movie was released at a time when American society was in deep transformation, largely thanks to the struggle of black society for respect, equality and civil rights, which were denied until then, particularly, in the South. The film then heads to the Caribbean, to an island that was probably inspired by Haiti and where the audience is faced with superstitions and beliefs as voodoo or magic.

In these film, Roger Moore proved that could hold his role, and the agent could survive Sean Connery. In fact, he even manages to be much more English, while maintaining the habit of never losing his composure whatever the situation. The villains were in charge of Yaphet Kotto and Julius Harris, the latter in the role of Tee Hee, the man with the metal arm. Geoffrey Holder embodies the Baron Samedi, Haitian voodoo character who enters this film. The bond-girl was Jane Seymour, the role of the tarot reader Solitaire.

For many people, "Live and Let Die" is one of the oddest films in the franchise because of the amount of unusual elements featuring: "blaxploitation", magic, voodoo, superstition, drugs. And these people aren't without reason. Today, this film is strange and doesn't leave many memories, like many films of the seventies. There are even those who think that is the worst movie of the franchise. Perhaps. But it helped to keep Bond alive and adapted him to a new era. For posterity stays the good performance of the elegant and humorous Roger Moore and the introduction song, written by Paul McCartney and who would receive, years later, a new life through the cover of Guns N'Roses.… Expand
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Onlyclassicvg1Aug 4, 2022
Hamilton is relying upon his new asset and Moore looking for some support, this misunderstanding leaves the chapter hanging in the middle of nothing.
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MrPajamasFeb 17, 2021
Live and Let Die ... Well ... Where to start ... I've endured the change of actor here worse than, for example, George at Her Majesty's Service. I didn't like the plot very much either, and the environment didn't save it for me either, andLive and Let Die ... Well ... Where to start ... I've endured the change of actor here worse than, for example, George at Her Majesty's Service. I didn't like the plot very much either, and the environment didn't save it for me either, and the music still ... Live and Let Die is one of the best jingles for Bond for a lot of people, but I didn't like it. Overall, this is an above-average film that I can only recommend to Bond fans.… Expand
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HeroicAge616Oct 26, 2021
While still an improvement on Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die is a strange introduction for Roger Moore's Bond.
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