How have I not seen Moonraker yet? This shall be resolved tonight. In the cottage my family rented over the summer, there was a poster for this movie and I hadn't even realize it existed. From a review: "My favorite part: when the astronauts get killed in this zero-G environment, they sometimes start falling, as if their willpower alone had been holding them up." He wrestles a snake in the water, has a speed boat chase with gunfire, the excitement seemingly never ends in this epic trailer:
Which reminds me, I completely forgot "Bond Villains" from my list of human(oids) for whose demise I cheer. Reactions from viewing this movie to come...
Update: Now that I've seen it, I really can't believe I missed that movie, it is a classic. Don't get me wrong, the plot was disjointed and the dialogue often ridiculous (hilariously so). But really it gave me exactly what I want from a Bond movie- a series of implausible adventures seeking/fighting with over-the-top villains. There was not one but two high speed boat chases, one in Venice which ended with Bond showing a complete disregard for public safety by speeding through crowded plazas in a gondola equipped with a hovercraft skirt. There were sky diving fight scenes, aerial tramway fights, the fight with a giant snake, fights in space, the excitement was just barely broken up with quippy comments between Bond and sexy women and Bond and giant-headed villains. Oh, and his main squeeze in the flick is actually named Dr. Goodhead. Yeah, seriously. If you haven't seen it, or haven't seen it since you were a kid, I highly recommend it.
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