It might not have been his fault, but he was the corniest Bond.
Yea....the silly years. (Bond’s not yours)
It might not have been his fault, but he was the corniest Bond.
Yes, he was the Bond for the Silly years. He knew he wasn't a good fit for Connery's more cold blooded 007, and so he embraced the humor. But looking back at his movies, Roger Moore's Bond was occasionally pretty cold and brutal as well. Some of the better Bond moments are his. And in a time when lead actors were not expected to do stunts, he learned to ski after becoming Bond, to a very good level, and did ski in some of his movies.
Some of Roger's best moments:
James Bond Moonraker Space Flight Simulator Scene
In Moonraker, the bad guy tries to kill Bond in a G-Force simulator. The good thing about this scene is unlike almost every other time someone tries to kill 007, Roger Moore convinces the audience that 007 actually could die. And also unlike any other time his life was in danger, Bond doesn't shrug it off with a one liner. The fact that he says nothing at the end is beautiful.
For You Eyes Only - No Head for Heights
This is Roger Moor's Bond's most brutal kill, as cold as anything Connery ever did.
And finally, one of my favorite Bond scenes of all time. when Bond is trying to climb to the top of a Greek monastery, but is noticed by an evil henchman. This is probably the only other time the audience thinks there is a chance 007 could die.