The Inconsistent Writer

Reevaluating the Roger Moore Era (1973 - 1985) When we last left James Bond... ehh, let's just cut right to the chase. Can Roger Moore's James Bond survive space or complete an application for AARP membership? We'll find out here soon enough... A VIEW TO A KILL  (1985) Directed by John Glen Written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson Ian Fleming (story) Running Time: 2 hours, 11 minutes Original Verdict: If Moore wasn't showing his age before, he definitely is now. Even having Christopher Walken as the evil Max Zorin can't compete with the butch Grace Jones, Tanya "I scream too much" Roberts and a snowboarding Bond in the opening scene. It did, however, give us one of the better James Bond songs performed by Duran Duran. Rating: 2.5 out of 5 . THE REEVALUATION When I was a child, this one was one of my favorites. Just like the last post , I would venture a guess that it has been a good fifteen years since my last viewing. Some of M

Reevaluating the Roger Moore Era (1973 - 1985) When we last left James Bond, he had successfully created two films that had divided viewers and Bond fans alike. The running consensus was, "Dalton was the right man for the wrong film" or films, depending on how you looked at it... No matter how often I try to rewire my brain, if someone says James Bond, the first image that usually flashes through my mind is something pretty close to this: Thankfully, ever since the reboot of the franchise in 2006, sometimes it ends up being this: However, when I'm at my lowest, it ends up being one of these two: No matter which way you slice it, Roger Moore almost always beats the odds. I don't consider Roger Moore to be the best Bond, nor the worst. He is, however, the one I most Bond ed with as a child. Each Bond is a product of their time, and I judge each performance on the material they were given as well as the way they chose to play the character. Moore