After a steady succession of films in the Bond franchise released every two years, the much darker and much more violent (until Casino Royale, that is) License to Kill marked the beginning of a six-year hiatus in the Bond franchise before we were privy to the Brosnan generation.  It also marked the final film for actor Robert […]

 

 

The final Roger Moore film in the Bond series requires a villain to save it from the muck.

 

 

Perhaps Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only illuminate the highlights of Octopussy and make it a highlight of the near-end of Roger Moore’s tenure.

 

 

Nothing about this film is for your eyes.

 

 

Moonraker is a product of its time and an exemplification of the Bond evolution.

 

 

Bond meets his feminine match and the series evolves a touch more.

 

 

A solution to the energy crisis or another wicked alternative?

 

 

Roger Moore takes over for Connery in Live and Let Die, a film that embraces classic seventies tropes.

 

 

Better than Quantum of Solace? As good as Casino Royale?