A Review of “The Man With The Golden Gun”

January 2, 2007 @ 7:00 am by Pressed

Bond: Roger Moore
Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Date Released: UK and US, December 19, 1974
Budget: $13 Million
This is the ninth movie in the 007 series. It is based on Flemmings last book that he wrote before he died.

Plot: Bond is sent to find a missing device that converts solar radiation to energy. In real life in 1973 there was a worldwide energy crisis and oil quadrupeled in price. At this time people were looking for alternative sources of power and in the process Broccoli and Saltzman used the current cultural crisis to make yet another socially significant James Bond film.

The villan is Scaramanga who is played by Christopher Lee. Lee has also played as count dracula and he was the white wizard on Lord of the Rings. The odd thing is that he is a villan with a bit of an abnormality…he has three nipples!

Some of my favorite scenes include the fight scene in the Far East where the young girls Bond thinks he needs to protect start kicking booty. The most unique scene is the 360 degree automobile jump. The car does an entire revolution before landing on all four wheels. The cool thing about this is that there is no computer animation involved. The car actually did this flip and in this film it was the first time it has ever been done. The stunt happened perfectly the first time so it took only one take.

Review: The Man with the Golden Gun was a fun, action packed movie with an interesting plot and an intruging relationship between Bond and his enemy Scaramanga. I remained entertained and rarely found a dull moment. I really liked Roger Moore, he brought about a lighter, fun side of James Bond. With the exotic island, Scaramanga’s fun house, the Golden Gun, and the 3 foot tall assistant this is a James Bond movie that I thouroughly enjoyed.

Rating: A

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