The first couple Roger Moore movies weren’t bad.
Then two things happened.
1) Roger Moore got older and larger so even the shots where he’s running were done by a stunt double.
2) Stupid wisecracks. While Sean Connery’s jokes were usually subtle, RM’s were childish.
It went down from there. I think his last movie was a View To a Kill. If it wasn’t for Christopher Walkin, the movie would have been a flop. No comment on Grace Jones. In this movie, RM practically had to have a double whenever you see him doing almost anything. Like the horse riding scene. I can understand the studio not wanting their star injured but the stand in was Mr. Universe compared to RM. The same goes for the fire scene in SF’s Moscone Center?? As an added bonus, they got away driving a fire engine and were still driving it the next morning. I guess the Police never put out an ABP for the stolen engine???
I prefer:
1) Sean Connery
2) Pierce Brosnan
3) The new guy
4) Roger Moore
5) Timothy Dalton
6) George Lazenby.
7) David Niven in the original Casino Royall.
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- Roger Moore was already 48 when he made his first Bond flick
- He made the most 007 films
- Recall Moore that had already been “THE SAINT” on TV
- So which film did Roger Moore drive the silverbirch Aston Martin DB5 in?
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1 - Connery
2 - Craig
3 - Dalton
4 - all the others
5 - Moore
Moore was excellent as the Saint, a much more David Niven-ish, sophisticate character. But he totally failed as Bond, a "licensed killer".
Best movie (and best book) - From Russia with Love, by a wide margin.