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Based on Ian Fleming's last novel, The Man With the Golden
Gun has Bond (Roger Moore) trying to track down the assassin
and retrieve a Solex Agitator converter that makes solar energy
even more powerful.
Filmed in some sensational locations in the Far East - including
the astoundingly beautiful Khow-Ping-Khan island - this Bond
is even more eye-catchingly gorgeous than most.
Old-stager Lee obviously relishes his chance to get rid of
his Dracula cloak and teeth and plays the aristocratic killer
with a charm that is just delightful. During filming he had
to put up with a lot of Dracula jokes from his fellow actors.
The Bond girls in The Man With the Golden Gun are
Maud Adams, the only woman to appear in two 007 movies, and
Britt Ekland. Adams is cooly beautiful, while Ekland is very
good running around in a bikini, but not much else.
Herve Villechaise plays Scaramanga's very short assistant
Nick Nack - he was going to be known as demitasse (a small
coffee cup).
The popular Sheriff JW Pepper (Clifton James) makes a guest
appearance and features in the car jumping across the river
scene - rated as one of the most amazing stunts ever filmed.
All up, The Man With the Golden Gun is a great Bond
yarn that sits very well in the collection.
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 85%
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