Moonraker
James Bond is back for another mission and this time, he is blasting off into space. A spaceship travelling through space is mysteriously hijacked and Bond must work quickly to find out who was behind it all. He starts with the rockets creators, Drax Industries and the man behind the organization, Hugo Drax. On his journey he ends up meeting Dr. Holly Goodhead and encounters the metal-toothed Jaws once again.
GBWest reviewed
June 16, 2025•
Perfectly campy, perfectly Roger Moore.
*Spoilers*
Of all the 007's, Roger Moore had the most campy and silly of the outings. That would be a thing to haunt the next 007, but not in this film! Most of the film is centered around evading capture, being captured, left to die in easily escapable situations, and a serious investigation with as much depth as a sheet of folded paper.
First, let's address the elephant in the room. Who spends money on a supposed foreign dignitary if they don't have to? Especially when they spend 30 seconds with that foreign dignitary and immediately order their execution.
Who didn't see the fight in the glass museum happening? Although I expected there to be some fighting at the kiln.
I think the biggest laugh that kept coming in my screening came with the gondola turned powerboat, turned hovercraft.
Watching this film is like watching a really good "try not to laugh" challenge.
This is a fun film filled with action, slapstick, and Holly Goodhead...guess what her specialty is. Bond does indeed sleep with at a point in the movie. If you guessed Holly Goodhead is an astrophysicist or astronautical engineer, you'd be wrong because she is, in fact, a CIA agent.
The titular villain, Drax, from the very start, has no character development outside of being a wealthy dick to guys he's just met. I suppose that is fitting for a man who doesn't do research on his enemy before trying to kill him while also having a God complex.
GBWest reviewed
June 16, 2025•
Perfectly campy, perfectly Roger Moore.
*Spoilers*
Of all the 007's, Roger Moore had the most campy and silly of the outings. That would be a thing to haunt the next 007, but not in this film! Most of the film is centered around evading capture, being captured, left to die in easily escapable situations, and a serious investigation with as much depth as a sheet of folded paper.
First, let's address the elephant in the room. Who spends money on a supposed foreign dignitary if they don't have to? Especially when they spend 30 seconds with that foreign dignitary and immediately order their execution.
Who didn't see the fight in the glass museum happening? Although I expected there to be some fighting at the kiln.
I think the biggest laugh that kept coming in my screening came with the gondola turned powerboat, turned hovercraft.
Watching this film is like watching a really good "try not to laugh" challenge.
This is a fun film filled with action, slapstick, and Holly Goodhead...guess what her specialty is. Bond does indeed sleep with at a point in the movie. If you guessed Holly Goodhead is an astrophysicist or astronautical engineer, you'd be wrong because she is, in fact, a CIA agent.
The titular villain, Drax, from the very start, has no character development outside of being a wealthy dick to guys he's just met. I suppose that is fitting for a man who doesn't do research on his enemy before trying to kill him while also having a God complex.
