Bernard Lee, Corinne Clery, Desmond Llewelyn

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

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PG, 2 hrs. 6 min.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Release Date: June 29, 1979

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000

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  • September 23, 2009
    I met Richard Kiel in 2006 and he is a nice man with very big hands!
  • January 1, 2009
    Bond does Star Wars. Eh, it's OK.
  • January 1, 2009
    not bad pretty futuristic and good plot. LOl @ jaws when he fell in love
  • December 13, 2008
    Probably the cheesiest Bond flick made, the whole space plot and finale in space is so daft its hilarious frankly LOL but I gotta admit there's just something about it thats so damn cool. I loved it as a kid and its still a good Bond today but I just dunno why. The battles are ju...( read more)st cool even though cheesey, the girls are sexy and Jaws is the best villain ever haha awesome henchman.

    It looks dated now but still works nicely, Roger is in one of his best eyebrow raising performances and the humour is thick n fast as he reels off his nifty one liners at the baddies expense.
    Plus the final sex scene in zero G is soooo cool ;)
  • December 3, 2008
    After watching this again recently I had to drop the rating on this by a star and a half. We all know the story: Moonraker is James Bond in space.

    Yeah.

    The funny thing about Moonraker is that the first hour and a half really isn't that bad considering that it's a movie about ...( read more)James Bond in space. Is has all the classic Bond quips and Roger Moore's incredible pheremones that would have Barbara Bush humping him in 15 seconds. But there are two things that kill Moonraker.

    The first one is Hugo Drax. Yes, this is the villain. The most boring villain ever created. That is an understament because I can't imagine anyone coming up with such a dull character in my life. All he wants to do is sit around and eat cucumber sandwiches, leaving the dirty work to a crappy Oddjob impersonator. He's horrible and whenever he's on screen the film comes to a screeching halt.

    The other problem is that it's James Bond in space. Not only is it James Bond in space, Jaws is there too. With his girlfriend.

    The hell?

    Moonraker features the corniest space battle with some of the crappiest blasters ever. Greedo could have gone taken a dump, ordered a McRib, walked back and shot first against these guys. Meanwhile is the big climax is Roger Moore playing Missle Command. Of course Desmond Llewellyn gets off probably the best line in the film:

    "I believe he's attempting re-entry."

    The song, the fight for the parachute, and that line. That's about it.
  • November 19, 2009
    Entertaing and innovative. Steps outside of the "Bond box" briefly towqards the end. Austin Powers parodies Dr. No, Goldfinger, and Moonraker in the most sinister way... I love it.
  • November 9, 2009
    Visuals are quite nice but horrible, horrible acting and plots. I can't believe it is rated PG as it is full of standard Bond sexuality. I do have a soft spot for the villain Jaws tho.
  • November 2, 2009
    Excellent movie to watch.
  • September 15, 2009
    I still like watching it. I'm just sorry that Q died.
  • September 14, 2009
    The only thing I ever remember about this film is the big guy's crazy teeth!

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