Oh boy! What can I say, but James Bond goes to space. Well, let's get into it.
1. The movie version of Moonraker differs greatly from the source material in the novel and this is also true of the villain, Hugo Drax. In the novel he is boisterous, cheats at cards, and offends Bond on several levels of social conduct. In the film as portrayed by French actor Michael Lonsdale, Drax is cold, calculating, and a true megalomaniac. Some don't find the performance to be very good, but I love Lonsdale's choices to be subdued and completely in control at all times, at least until things start really falling apart for him at the end. He also has some of the best lines in the movie.
2. He also has the most well-trained dogs on the planet. They are a French herding breed by the name of Beaucerons and are only in two scenes, but they certainly make their mark on the movie.
3. "Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him."
4. The pheasant shoot where Bond gets the best of Drax followed up by Corinne's death is certainly a highlight, but the tonal shift the movie takes in the latter part of the scene is so abrupt it makes you think you've stepped into a horror movie.
5. I think the glass museum fight between Bond and Chang is my favorite in the film, but upon repeat viewings the contrived choreography and weak fighting style of Sir Roger is just too easy to notice.
6. "Do you know him?" "His name's Jaws. He kills people."
7. "My God, what's Bond doing?" "I think he's attempting re-entry, sir."
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