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Live and Let Die (1973)

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Reviews Counted: 36

Fresh: 23

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 5.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: LIVE AND LET DIE is famed Bond portrayer Roger Moore’s first turn as 007. In it, the super spy infiltrates a gang of narcotics smugglers in voodoo-infested Jamaica. His daring exploits lead him on... LIVE AND LET DIE is famed Bond portrayer Roger Moore’s first turn as 007. In it, the super spy infiltrates a gang of narcotics smugglers in voodoo-infested Jamaica. His daring exploits lead him on a number of incredible chases. As the sexy Solitaire, a young Jane Seymour makes for one of the more memorable Bond girls, and the always captivating Yaphett Kotto delivers an excellent performance as one of the more grounded (and, as such, arguably more chilling) villains of the series. The film’s theme song, Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” is one of the highlights of the entire Bond music canon and a classic in its own right. [More]

Starring: Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James

Starring: Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder, David Hedison, Gloria Hendry

Director: Guy Hamilton

Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Composer: George Martin

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Oct 21, 2008

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  • Roger Moore's debut as James Bond takes him in pursuit of a voodoo-worshiping underworld drug czar who leads him from Harlem to New Orleans to the exotic Caribbean. Jane Seymour also stars.
  • Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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    Tacky and cartoonish.

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    03/01/09
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    I know I probably shouldn't like Live and Let Die, but I do. This crackpot entry, the eighth, in the long-running James Bond series, is figuratively all over the map...[Blu-ray]

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    10/25/08
    Peter Canavese
    Groucho Reviews

    Guy Hamilton's direction lacks enthusiasm and pace, while even the art direction -- long the Bond films' real secret weapon -- seems to have fallen to a shrunken budget.

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    10/13/08
    Dave Kehr
    Chicago Reader
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    Moore acquits himself in a larger than life adventure peppered with enjoyably rotten gags and lots of playful action.

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    10/13/08
    Channel 4 Film

    It can’t quite muster an explosive third act to match previous jaunts, but Moore had got his feet under the table.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    10/13/08
    Ian Nathan
    Empire Magazine

    The comic book plot meanders through a series of hardware production numbers.

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    10/13/08
    Variety Staff
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    Less macho than Sean Connery's Bond, Moore's fastidiously dressed 007 survives by his wits and injects more humor into the proceedings.

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    10/13/08
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Setting aside an allright speedboat spectacular over land and water, the film is both perfunctory and predictable -- leaving the mind free to wander into the question of its overall taste. Or lack of it.

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    10/13/08
    Richard Schickel
    TIME Magazine
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    The supernatural element isn't really Bond

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    02/07/08
    Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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    No review available.

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    03/24/07
    Brian Tallerico
    UGO

    Two hours long and anti-climactic, but Bond fans won't be disappointed.

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    06/24/06
    Time Out

    Theme song by Paul McCartney is best part, but this is also one of Moore's best Bonds.

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    03/09/06
    Steve Crum
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    01/20/06
    Jon Niccum
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    11/07/05
    Cole Smithey
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    No review available.

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    06/02/05
    Jules Brenner
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    Live and Let Die has been especially well photographed and edited, and it makes clever and extensive use of its good title song, by Paul and Linda McCartney.

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    05/09/05
    Roger Greenspun
    New York Times
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    Its cheerful racism is overcome by a grand sense of fun and some of Moore's best moments in the franchise.

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    03/10/05
    Rob Vaux
    Flipside Movie Emporium

    No review available.

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    12/18/04
    Emanuel Levy
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    It doesn't have the wit and it doesn't have the style of the best Bond movies.

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    10/23/04
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    Moore lacks 007 killer instinct & sex appeal.

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    05/17/04
    Victoria Alexander
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