The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

• Year: 1974
• Released: 20 Dec 1974
• Country: United Kingdom
• Adwords: 2 wins & 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071807/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/James_Bond_The_Man_with_the_Golden_Gun
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-man-with-the-golden-gun
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Thai, Cantonese
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
• Runtime: 125 min
• Writer: Richard Maibaum, Tom Mankiewicz, Ian Fleming
• Director: Guy Hamilton
• Cast: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
• Keywords: based on novel or book, martial arts, london, england, aftercreditsstinger, assassin,

	6.7/10
	43/100

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Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman who is known as “the man with the golden gun”, because of the golden gun he carries, and the gold bullets he uses on his targets. Bond receives a message supposedly from Scaramanga saying that Bond is his next target. So M decides to relieve Bond of his duties until the danger has been neutralized. But Bond, feeling that the mission he was on is of the utmost urgency, decides to go and find Scaramanga, and he thinks he found him, but discovers that Scaramanga is not after him when he had a clear shot at him and missed, which he doesn’t do. But the man who was killed is the man for whom he was originally looking. A scientist working on a device that can make harnessing the sun’s energy possible. So he must now find the device.

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The Man with the Golden Gun Movie Reviews

One of the better Roger Moore Bond movies, but not the best of the franchise-still a solid movie

The Man With the Golden Gun is a fun James Bond movie. While not my favourite of the Bond franchise, it is one of the better Bond movies with Roger Moore in the title role. The film does have its slow parts, the plot isn’t quite as tight as it could have been and the script isn’t quite as well constructed as previous Bond outings due to some of the slapstick humour that didn’t quite work. On the plus side, it is fun and is better than its reputation certainly. It is hugely benefited by the beautiful exotic locations, and Maud Adams is stunning here. So is Britt Eckland. The stunts are neatly executed, and the performances are brisk and solid. Roger Moore doesn’t quite have the charisma and flair of Sean Connery, but gives a convincing enough portrayal of our favourite special agent, that makes Geoge Lazenby think “Now I know where I went wrong”. Scaramanga is one of the more interesting Bond villains and is played with crisp efficiency by the majestic Christopher Lee, and Herve Vilechaize is certainly a scene stealer as henchman Nick Nack. And the music is outstanding. Overall, a very good movie, that is well worth watching for the locations and Lee’s performance. 7/10 Bethany Cox

A Crack At The Champ

About halfway through watching The Man With The Golden Gun I realized that Ian Fleming just might have gotten his inspiration for the novel that this film is based on from Ed Wood. If you remember the gizmo that the aliens were trying to stop the humans from developing was a device that would convert energy from solar light. An absolutely unheard of thing at the time except from the fertile imagination of Ed Wood in Plan Nine From Outer Space. Of course The Man With The Golden Gun is done with a lot more dollars and lots more style than poor Ed Wood’s masterpiece.

An international killer named Scaramanga played by Christopher Lee who worked mostly for the Communists, but now freelances at a million dollars a contract wants the device. But he also wants a crack at another guy whom he feels is his only competition in the killing field. None other than Roger Moore as 007. So not only does he steal the device and murder its developer Richard Loo in the process, but he also kidnaps Bond girl Britt Eklund and that’s always an inducement for James Bond to go into the path of danger.

Lee has another score to settle with Bond, it seems as though Bond went and Bondified his mistress Maud Adams. That is completely unacceptable.

It’s a James Bond film which follows the accepted parameters that James Bond films usually do. One thing that was different was that Roger Moore did not rely on the usual gadgets that British Intelligence provides in most films. Just as well because it does come to a battle of wits between two well matched opponents.

Weak for Moore, but still enjoyable

This second outing for Roger Moore’s Bond is a slightly bloated, overlong film packed with far too much in the way of exposition and dialogue and far too little in the way of any decent action, aside from one major car chase occurring about halfway through. The silly antics are spoiled by grievous mistakes (the jaw-dropping comedy sound effect during the 360 degree car jump totally ruining the excitement of the moment, turning a truly memorable and dangerous stunt into nothing more than a juvenile cartoonish joke) and some ill-judged attempts at humour which feel out of place and unnecessary. The plot itself is rather good and offers one of the most interesting villains in the whole Bond series, a man akin to Bond yet on the opposite side of the good/evil spectrum.

Once again there are some nice locations to look at, Macau and Thailand here being the main setting for the action. Some kung fu antics and a minor martial arts tournament-style battle enliven the otherwise leaden pacing about halfway through, a sequence followed by a fun speedboat chase and the welcome reappearance of Sheriff J.W. Pepper from LIVE AND LET DIE, a racist red neck caricature so overdone that it’s unbelievable! Unfortunately as the film slowly moves towards the finale, any excitement and inventiveness seems to have gone out of the window, instead we see director Guy Hamilton rehashing moments of brilliance from GOLDFINGER and others. The finale, taking place in a carnival fun house, is a severe letdown and highly anticlimactic. The theme tune by Lulu is also one of the worst I’ve heard.

The casting offers up some nice choices; Christopher Lee as the villainous Scaramanga is excellent in the part, fleshing out his character no end and making him a highly interesting contrast to Bond; unfortunately his midget henchman Nick Nack (as played by the slightly seedy Herve Villechaize) is more annoying than menacing and has far too much screen time. Lois Maxwell returns for a cameo as Moneypenny, Bernard Lee has a little more (welcome) screen time than previously and it’s good to have Desmond Llewellyn back as Q, even if it is for only a short period. Minor but familiar players include Soon-Tek Oh as Lieutenant Hip, James Cossins as British agent Colthorpe and Marne Maitland as one of Bond’s contacts. Glamour content comes from Britt Ekland, saddled with a rather boring character and much more fun in THE WICKER MAN, and the truly gorgeous Maud Adams as a femme fatale. Being a major Roger Moore fan, I found his performance to be spot on once more. Worth a watch for fans of the series but generally a minor disappointment even when compared to films that I love but others dislike, such as A VIEW TO A KILL.