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Hi guys!

We are 3 movies into the James Bond saga, and we are so excited to see what the new actor brings to the series! This time, we’re voting on the Roger Moore era. He did 7 movies! We are only going to watch two of them, the top two winners in this poll.

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You can vote more than once and the poll will close in 3 days!


Update post coming now

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Tim Raths

For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me are my choices.

Peter MacColeman

I think you are at a disadvantage on picking two. Some of the better music of the series was in the bond era.

Tanner

Ah finally the best Bond. 🤣 100% the spy who loved me.

Matthew Hines

For Your Eyes Only is my all time favorite Bond film.

Stranger2Reality

Roger Moore was always my favorite Bond and Spy Who Loved Me was always my favorite Bond film.

Alex Villarreal

For Your Eyes Only isn’t mentioned enough. But it’s very fun.

Michael Gilbrook

I think you are wise to limit yourselves to only 2 of the Roger Moore films. I watched them all when they came out, but they don't hold up very well. They are SOOOO campy. The Sean Connery films generally had better plots andialogue, and you can sort of forgive their rampant misogyny as a reflection of the time they were made. The first Timothy Dalton 007 film ("The Living Daylights") is quite good. I'd go easy on the Pierce Brosnan films, a couple of those is probably all you need. You *must* watch *all* the Daniel Craig films! They are the BEST!

Damion Nightfire

Really excited for you two to watch The Spy Who Loved Me!! It’s easily one of my favorites in the series! My second choice would be Moonraker, it’s a really fun one, but I’m honestly good with any of the others 😄 Can’t wait!

JC762

I sure hope Cassie will consider Austin Powers after the Bonds are done. Pure stupid quotable fun.

Michael Jung

Moonraker's fun - but it works best after The Spy Who Loved Me

Brandon Gibbs

Well LIVE AND LET DIE was Roger Moore's first 007 movie of the 70's!

Todzilla

Nice! The bond I started with as a kid is the one winning (at the time of this post: Spy Who Loved Me)

Tim Raths

Not my favorite Bond movie but definitely my favorite from the Roger Moore era.

Stick Figure Studios

Okay. This is exciting. Now we're getting into the era of my inaugural Bond. When I was 7 years old visiting family in New Jersey, my father took me to see my first Bond movie. (Roger Moore's OCTOPUSSY). "Do you want to go see a James Bond movie?" He asked me one afternoon out of the blue. I had no idea who James Bond was. I thought he was talking about an actor. He could have said, "Do you want to go see a John Wayne movie?" for all the difference it would have made to me, but I said yes and I was blown away by it. The action, the humor, the spectacle of it all and, of course, the super cool, smooth and handsome Roger Moore himself. I became an instant fan and wanted to see every Bond movie ever after that. I have since watched every subsequent Bond film in the theater. Moore's take on Bond is considerably lighter than both Connery and Lazenby (he is even more suave than Connery if you can believe it). He did not take it at all seriously, so his interpretation emphasizes the humor and inherent absurdity of such a character. His movies are incredibly silly, but that is also what makes them utterly charming and immensely fun. People may look down on "camp" nowadays (finding Moore's Bond, not unlike Adam West's Batman, to be childish and silly), but they can still be sophisticated and enjoyable entertainment. The stuntwork in them, as compared with previous movies, also takes quite a leap forward. Although a part of me would love it if you watch OCTOPUSSY as I have a special place in my heart for that one (being my introduction to this character and his world), my votes are going for THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, which I consider is two strongest entries. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is especially good as it was the one where Moorre finally nailed down his take on the character. It is generally considered Roger's best outing. It was his GOLDFINGER.

Tim Raths

According to her Letterboxd it looks like she’s already seen those.

Bill W

You mean the Moore era. Yes..Paul McCartney, Sheena Easton, Carly Simon, Duran Duran!

Chris Davis

Live and Let Die was EON's (the production company) take of a "Black Exploitation" film like "Blackula" and "Superfly". It's a little cringe-worthy by today's standards, but it does have some memorable characters and some incredible stunts (Real Alligators!). I personally voted for "For Eyes Only" as my second choice behind the Fantastic "The Spy Who Loved Me", as I liked the setting of the Ski Resort.

Tim Raths

I’m disappointed to see how poorly For Your Eyes Only is doing as it’s my favorite from the Roger Moore era.

Bruce

Just a reminder that "For Your Eyes Only" has very nice connectivity with "OHMSS," as short as it may be. "Spy" will be one of the winners regardless, but I think the ladies might enjoy FYEO "moore" for it's greater connection. Food for thought!

Peter MacColeman

Duran Duran, one of the best songs. And it’s hard to watch some of the films without the previous film setup. The jokes don’t hit without setup

Aaron Ritchie

I really hope Live and Let Die doesn’t make it into the top two, it’s my most hated film. I can’t with the blacksploitation and voodoo magic angle, not to mention the worst character of all time, J.W. Pepper.

Bill Maurer

The Spy Who Loved Me has the best song of all the Bond movies, followed only by Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only". Adele comes after anything by Dame Shirley Bassey. Two of the best Moore Bond films and the ones I am voting for.

Bill Maurer

Agree with Moore in TSWLM. That was his best. FYEO is a good overall movie, take Bond away from it and it still stands as a good movie.

David Freese

No she hasn't. It's been confirmed durning premieres that the ladies have not watched Austin Powers.

Bill W

Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only.. the 3 best Moore films. A View To A Kill also not bad. The other 3, meh.

JC762

That’s almost as bad as seeing galaxy quest before Star Trek! LoL. 🤭

Neil Varma

Spy who loved me is the best

Julie

I'm a Duran Duran fan so I have to give A View to a Kill a vote

Bill Maurer

I agree wholeheartedly with you on JW Pepper. Why they even brought him back for MwtGG is mind boggling.

John Cranberry

The top 3 are the best ones to watch. RM was the best bond IMO. 💋

John Cranberry

TMWTGG has one of the best stunts. But LALD is a must!!!🥳

Gábor Árki

Live and Let Die is winning over For Your Eyes Only, and it's not even close? I'm speechless, I always found it to be one of the weakest Moore movies.

Stick Figure Studios

Yeah, I don't get it. At all. I'm extremely disappointed. The only rationale I can come up with is that people must think that she should see Roger Moore's first Bond movie in spite of it being one of his weakest.(seriously, it was not a great debut).

Texas Anla'Shok

I don't even remember what most of these are about, except for "The Man With the Golden Gun". That's the one with Christopher Lee. I always found the Moore era to be a little silly. I realize there's an element of that in all Bond films, but they seemed to stand out in that regard. I will say when you get to Daniel Craig, I think you should watch all of them.

Mike LL

Some people are just not paying attention. Cassie has said quite recently that she has NOT seen any of the Austin Powers movies. We have that to look forward to!

Richard Jaudon

The spy who loved me was the first movie I saw for James bond. Loved it

Hankster

Loved Roger Moore way back when he played The Saint anyway one of my votes goes to Live and let die just for the Paul McCartney title track

Mike LL

I don’t quite understand why Live and Let Die is getting so many votes. No one could convince me it is better than For Your Eyes Only or even Octopussy! Even Moonraker is better than LALD!!!

Adam Grunther

I’m so excited to see your reaction to Roger Moore’s Bond. He’s always been my favorite. Definitely would love to see your reaction to The Spy Who Loved Me.

Christopher Campbell

For Your Eyes Only is the best of his films but if you really want to get a feel for the Moore era than the spy who loved me, moonraker, live and let die, and golden gun are probably better.

Stick Figure Studios

I know. it's madness. If it wasn't FYEO, MR and OP I would have been fine with (or heck, even AVTAK), but not LALD.

sarCC

Yeah. Really wild. I LOVE Yaphet Kotto, but, ooft, what an unfortunate role to have to play.

Gabriel L.

Voters, *please* don't let Live and Let Die into the top two. It's one of the worst Bond movies in multiple ways (IMHO of course). It doesn't even have a strong intro for Moore's first Bond film, there is zero reason to pick it for that reason. The Spy Who Loved Me is an obvious #1 pick, but for #2 I'd go with Moonraker for peak silly fun (and a pseudo-sequel to TSWLM).

sarCC

Moore's movies had the best songs. Closest competitor is Brosnan's "The World Is Not Enough."

Gabriel L.

TSWLM + MR would be the perfect pair of Moore films. Good & silly, the latter a pseudo-sequel to the former.

Gabriel L.

I would gladly take FYEO as #2. I don't love it but it's a relatively good Moore entry.

SuicuneSol

Is she going to watch the Dalton films?

Gabriel L.

Yes, both. Then two Brosnan (voted on by us), then all of the Craig entries.

Stick Figure Studios

Given the way this one is going, I'm now starting to get pessimistic about the Brosnan poll. Obviously GOLDENEYE will win (as it should) but who knows what will get number two?

Drew

I wouldn't mind The World is Not Enough for the second Brosnan.

Phil Stubblefield

I'm not much of a fan of LALD, but to say Moonraker is better?!? That may be one of my least favorite Bond movies ever -- and there are a lot of silly Bond movies! Although -- SPOILERS! -- Mookraker does have one of the best villain redemptions! :)

Gábor Árki

Moonraker I would have understood knowing it has a very dedicated fanbase. But LALD, by a landslide? It just doesn't compute.

Sean Novack

For Your Eyes Only convinced me that Carole Bouquet is the most beautiful woman to ever set foot on Planet Earth

Gábor Árki

Well, after this poll I presume getting Die Another Day as one of the winners is no longer out of question. 🤨

Tim Raths

Who the hell is voting for Live and Let Die? This is absurd.

TinCan Cosmanaut

Am I the only one who wants to skip all these and get to Daniel Craig movies?

Gábor Árki

I personally would be fine with both TND and TWINE. The latter certainly has a more unique and memorable villain, but Michelle Yeoh is such a great addition to TND. Still haven't decided where my vote will go.

Stick Figure Studios

Would you consider changing your vote to one that actually has a chance of winning? Namely, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY? It could still beat LIVE AND LET DIE!

Gábor Árki

She is stunning indeed, and even as a Bond girl one of the best in the entire series IMO.

Stick Figure Studios

I've never really liked TND. No, it's not nearly as bad as DAD, but I've always found it very mechanical and tedious. It may have relentless action, but I find that actually gets kind of boring after a while. Yes, Michelle Yeoh is great, but she's only in about half of it. There's also Teri Hatcher to contend with. Ugh.

Caomhan84

It's so weird. Like....okay, so it's Moore's first movie and Jane Seymour looks incredible in it, but otherwise it has very few good qualities. It's weird "Bond does blaxploitation". And it doesn't give a viewer a good feel of Roger in the role as opposed to the later ones. This isn't like, say, GoldenEye (which was a winner out of the gate). Perhaps people are seeing it in the lead and just vote for it anyway.

Richard Maurer

People who like LaLD. I know it's shocking, but not everybody just goes along with what the critics say are the best Bond films and actually have their own favorites.

Stick Figure Studios

@Caomhan84: Yeah, it's not a strong intro for Moore (he isn't even in the pre-title sequence). It's also the only Bond movie before 2007's CASINO ROYALE to not have Q in it for some unfathomable reason. It has a couple good elements (like McCartney's main title song) and it's not as bad as TMWTGG, but it.is not a good movie.

Bill W

Stick Figure Studios - You can vote for more than 1 film. Maybe he also voted for FYEO.

Stick Figure Studios

Good point, Bill. I just assumed her first vote was probably for TSWLM like everyone else. What do you say, Julie? Did you also vote for FYEO?

James UK

As with Connery it’s tough to vote for just 2, but if I must. The Spy Who Loved Me for the win. It’s Moore’s Goldfinger. Second, For Your Eyes Only although I’ve always really enjoyed Octopussy as well.

Larry Darrell

I'm not so sure Cassie & Carly understand the significance of the Main Titles Sequence yet. I'm still hoping.

TwistedMagoo

skip all the Roger Moore, absolutely, but you can't skip Brosnan's good movie, Goldeneye...the first halfway decent Bond movie since Sean Connery was in the role.

John Cranberry

TSWLM has the skiing opening scene which is also unreal!!! Moore films are the best IMO. I never get tired of them. The Boat and car chases, JAWS and so much more.

John Cranberry

CASSIE!!! Watch them in year order please!!!!

James UK

There’s not enough love for Octopussy in this poll. Yes, it’s a gooey cheesy pizza of a movie, but good fun. A comfortable 3rd place for me, behind TSWLM and FYEO.

John Cranberry

And, I bet you anything it is Cassie's favorite because of the romance with you know who!

John Cranberry

I am going to Gaslight anyone who hates LALD. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Larry Darrell

If Cassie starts with Live and Let Die or Man with the Golden Gun, I hope her impression of Roger Moore is not harmed. Like you said, The Spy Who Loved Me is when Moore finally found his Groove. Before that... I don't want to say.

Stick Figure Studios

Yeah, I'm surprised that even AVTAK is ahead of that one. I truly think that's one of Moore's most underrated efforts and tend to just assume that anyone who doesn't like it (or doesn't remember much about it) simply hasn't watched it in a long time.

John Cranberry

Larry, Cassie will love LALD because it has JS in it and she will love the romance. And she will appreciate the comedy aspect of Moore's Bond. Trust me on this.

Larry Darrell

If you Music Lovers can get The Girls to actually watch the Main Titles Sequence, then that would be a Plus+ I guess. Otherwise, the songs are not a good enough reason to vote for a certain film.

Larry Darrell

If it wins, you and everyone else, is going to have to convince The Girls to actually watch the Main Titles or as they call them, "The Long Intros,"

Aaron Ritchie

It’s an awful film. I think people are only voting for it cos they like the theme song.

Larry Darrell

It's the Song. I love the Song too. I love the Main Titles Sequence. But that is not enough reason to vote for the whole movie, especially when The Girls have yet to pay attention to a single Main Titles Sequence. Pair the Song with a bunch of people that aren't totally familiar with the Bond movies, and this what you get. Now I'm back to really wanting them to watch all of them, so that we don't have to go down the road like this, Yelling At Each Other!!

Stick Figure Studios

@Aaron: While that makes a kind of sense, I really hope that's not the case. I will be really disappointed in the patrons if that's true.

Stick Figure Studios

@Larry: And I'm back to wishing they had done three Connerys and three Moores. Then we would also have had DR NO and FYEO.

Gábor Árki

It is easily my third pick among Moore's movies and very surprised to see it dead last. Already gave it my sympathy vote.😉

Larry Darrell

The Spy Who Loved Me & For Your Eyes Only Pound for Pound the Best Films for Cassie & Carly's Enjoyment. Great Songs, Great Stories, Great Characters, Great Locations, Great Romances. We Want The Girls to Want to Come Back to the Films that they skipped. These films have the Better Chance of Assuring This.

Hankster

I just voted for it because of the soundtrack, not that they need to hear it

Larry Darrell

That's the thing. He wasn't necessarily "Romantic" yet, or found his comedic groove yet.

Daniel Roberts

Moonraker is my favorite of this batch. It's underrated, in my opinion.

Simeon Tankard

I have a soft spot for LALD as an 8 year old being taken to the local cinema to see it. And piping up " I bet he's dead" to one of the speedboat crashes to some laughter in the cinema :)

James UK

I don’t hate it but they didn’t really know what to do with Moore at that time imho. TSWLM was when his era properly started.

Stick Figure Studios

@Larry: Part of the problem with LALD and TMWTGG (besides their general clumsiness and, quite frankly, ugliness) is that the producers didn't quite know yet what to do with Moore as Bond, so they made the same mistake they did with Lazenby in trying to make him too "Connery-like" and the result is awkward at best. It led to a weird schizophrenic tone where the campy humor and the gritty darkness did not cohere elegantly but often clashed. TSWLM was the first time Moore really came into his own as the character and the fantasy/humor aspects got emphasized... sometimes they got emphasized too much in subsequent films, but they were at least more consistent products henceforth and Moore never looked uncomfortable in the role again. That's one of the reasons why all of his films after TSWLM (even the weaker ones) are superior to his first two.

Ramzi M. A. Ramzi

Hmmm, so TMWTGG (1974) and AVTAK (1985) have more votes than OCTOPUSSY (1983). How interesting?!🤨. Duran Duran did give us one kick-ass theme song, I tell you that.

Ramzi M. A. Ramzi

OCTOPUSSY (1983) will always get my vote. It’s my first and favorite Bond movie. Criminally underrated. Moore was within his element in this one (just like TSWLM and MOONRAKER before it).

Jeremy Rickard

If FOR YOUR EYES ONLY doesn’t get 2nd place something is seriously wrong.

Nicholas Brent

Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only.

Mike LL

Are . . . are people voting . . . for the SONGS???!?!?! What madness is this?

Dave Sees Movies

LALD is so awful it's hard to believe so many people enjoy it. FYEO is like a (welcome) one-time return to Bond minimalism, especially after MOONRAKER.

Mike LL

Some non-Bond fans are voting for the song. Some Bond fans actually like it better. Not sure of the percentages here on all that, but it all adds up.

Mike LL

Since we are only getting to see two movies, I voted for TSPWLM and FYEO. Since you voted for LALD, you won't get to see FYEO. You see how that works?

Mike LL

Yes. What you said. I think this has turned into a Best Song vote.

Bill W

Mike LL not payiing attention, or we have other things that occupy our time, so we don't watch every single video that gets uploaded. I was going off her Letterboxed site which had all 3 movies listed.

DoomsdayMachine

TSWLM is the obvious choice, as it is clearly the most representative of Moore’s run. But FYEO will always be my favorite of the Moore films. So I voted for those two.

Cliff Endicott

The only Moore outing I thought was a truly good movie was "The Man With the Golden Gun". "Live and Let Die" is my second favorite of his - before they turned into gadget-oriented schlock-fests. It already looks like "Golden Gun" has zero chance, but it really is Moore's best Bond.

James1035

I voted for The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Easily his two best Bond movies. Can’t believe Live and Let Die is doing so well.

JONATHAN REDFERN WILLIAMS

Roger Moore is my favourite James Bond and can't wait for Cassie and Carly to react to two of them. FUN FACT: David Bowie turned down the main villain role of Max Zorin in Moore's final Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985), because he thought it was a terrible script. Christopher Walken played the role instead.

James1035

Seriously something wrong. It has to be the song. For Your Eyes Only is such a better movie

Matt Rose

TSWLM and FYEO for me. Those two are the most acclaimed of the Moore run for a reason: they're simply great films and Moore is at his best in both of them.

pkleo73

Hey guys. Imo every one of em is good it their own right. Id be a fan of watching them all in a row, but, thats not what youre doing. Its all good. The top 3 from what Im seeing at this moment seems about pretty spot on with popularity over the years. Im good with wtvr comes down 'from above' lol. Thanks guys! Love the reactions! Great to see someone seeing this for the first time. Would love to have more people like you around, but, it was not meant to pass! =)P Roger Moore and Sean Connery were always my favs because I grew up with them mostly...at least round my house. Took me awhile to 'warm up' to most of the actors afterwards. For years I didnt watch any. No particular reason. Just different time in my life I spose.

MJS

Sadly, you're forgetting Thunderball which cemented Q and the gagits.

Julie

To be honest I went back and forth between EYES & LIVE. Both are great, but I went with LIVE because it was Moore’s first. I gotta keep VIEW but will add EYES vote

Robin Craft

Julie... my youngest sister and you would have been best friends. She is a huge Duran Duran fan. Back in the day, she would constantly played their music complete with John Taylor posters all over her bedroom walls. Somehow I managed to survive her obsessiveness and have grown to appreciate them. ☺️

Julie

She sounds like an excellent person with wonderful taste! John Taylor was my first celeb love and I had him all over my walls too! Lol 😂

Bill Maurer

Thunderball, 2nd highest grossing Bond movie when counted for inflation only Skyfall grossed more.

Jim Williams

I voted for my two favorites: Live and Let Die and Octopussy. I'm sorry Octopussy got so few votes :(

Bill Maurer

@ Sean - I will second that vote for Carole Bouquet. The female lead in Thunderball - Claudine Auger would give her a run for her money

Tommy.J

Live and Let Die just for the music alone. It is the best Bond Song.

Tommy.J

If you didn't live in the 70s what you don't know about Roger Moore is he wasn't just famous for being Bond but he was still riding high from playing Simon Templar "The Saint". A classic tv series that ran in the 60s, the reruns played endlessly in the 70s. Roger also played Beau Maverick in the classic tv series "Maverick".

Joseph Voigt

The Spy Who Loved Me is the best Moore film in the franchise.

James Ayrey

The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only & Octopussy :)

Jon Johns

I enjoy the John Cranberry comments that are less moody, brooding, and dark. His lighter more suave comments are usually more fun. Also, real cranberries are red, not brunette.

Jon Johns

LOL, Mike LL trying to see 'reason' behind any bond movie choices is adorbs. 😘😂

Jon Johns

I agree here. I love Michelle, even if I don't care for that film as much.

Jon Johns

Oh, and I forgot to add, those voting for songs have forgotten that Cassie & Carly are busy eating snacks and chatting during the songs, and skip the credits, so... Why vote for favorite songs!?

Dustin Denner

Although I do enjoy The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, and A View To A Kill, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only are the two best Roger Moore Bond movies.

Stick Figure Studios

It is a great song, but you do realize that that's 3 minutes of a 2-hour movie, right? What if the rest of the movie sucks?

Mike LL

Sorry, did not mean to give offense to anyone. Yes, the presence of those films are a puzzle that no one has an answer to.

Ian Cano

Totally agree. Spy because it's an amazing ride from start to finish and Eyes to get them some closure after OHMSS.

Happy Hanukkah

You rewind and re-play those 3 minutes for 2 hours. Duh! :-) I'll admit I wasn't aware Guns N' Roses had done a James Bond theme song. :-| The intro with the gospel medley might be my favorite Bond scene.

Marc Peterson

Live and Let Die for the Paul McCartney theme song and 22 year old Jane Seymour as Solitaire!!!

Mike LL

Completely agree. You know what is missing in our list of the 3 best Moore movies? LALD

Happy Hanukkah

For Your Eyes Only features Topol, who passed away last week. He's best known for his Oscar-nominated starring role in the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and for contributing to the goofy fun of Flash Gordon (1980).

Odd Thomas

The Spy Who Loved Me must be one of the choices. It just must. Not just a great Roger Moore Bond film, but a great Bond film period.

Tim Raths

If you’re voting for Live and Let Die just for the title song then you’re voting for all the wrong reasons. This is a movie reaction channel not a music reaction channel.

Joe

Yeah, Cassie won't even be able to play the song due to copyright.

Bill Maurer

A lot of fans and critics cite Daniel Craig's "Bond" performance very much to Timothy Dalton's performance as Bond. So you can watch the both of them and compare

Colin Gutierrez

If you watch both The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker you get a nice little payoff joke at the end of the latter.

Bruce

I do love LALD, as I love all of Roger's films, but objectively, it wouldn't be one I'd recommend in a scenario such as this. FYEO was a great thriller in the tradition of FRWL and OHMSS--honestly, FYEO is my favorite in the whole series and sports some of the most spectacular stunts and action of the classic era. Besides, the pre-title sequence of FYEO (no spoilers) is a must-watch for folks following the series' continuity, as minimal as it may be.

Bruce

Since it looks like FYEO doesn't have much chance, I vote a new scenario--the ladies watch 3 Moore movies and only GoldenEye for Brosnan! :-P No hate to Pierce, but if you're not watching every film in the series, I think his three later movies are easily skippable, and I'd still think FYEO would win in a poll against them. Although I suppose the topic of certain Bond movies being "skippable" is a whole can of worms amongst fans LOL

James1035

So I'm dying to know are people fans of Live and Let Die the movie or are they voting for it because of the song?

Stick Figure Studios

If they didn't watch DR NO as a third Connery title (even though it only lost to FRWL by only one point), they're not going to rob from Peter to pay Paul (or rather from Pierce to pay Roger) to get in a third Moore entry. I fear that ship has sailed. :-(

Bruce

Well, I was only half-joking. I only just became a patron to vote in the Roger Moore poll--didn't know it had gotten that close for Dr. No (which shocks me, as I think that FRWL and GF are clearly the two must-watch of Connery's tenure).

Stick Figure Studios

I agree, Bruce. Right after finishing their reaction to OHMSS, I started to get a little excited about them seeing the pre-title sequence to FYEO. Alas, now it looks like it will not be. Way to go, Patreon. :-/

Bruce

I think, as others have surmised, that it's a mix of that, and folks feeling that since it's Roger's first, it's required viewing. While I love LALD very much, it isn't better than FYEO, and frankly I think Cassie and her sister won't enjoy it as much as they would FYEO. It's a much more dated entry, and certain characters, I think, will get on their nerves (no spoilers).

James1035

I agree. The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes only are his best and the ones I voted for. I think viewing Dr No made a lot more sense then viewing Live and Let Die since it was the introduction of the character. Even though its Moore's first its still just a Bond movie. There's nothing special like Dr No's intro was.

Stick Figure Studios

To add insult to injury, I actually think that Roger Moore has the weakest on-screen introduction of all the actors debuting as Bond. He's not even in the pre-title sequence.

James1035

No intro will ever be as iconic as Connery's so they really aren't necessary viewing. I guess Craig's may be an exception since it has continuity.

James1035

Its a song that has a 50/50 chance of not being recognized and since its during the credits most likely won't be given much attention.

James1035

Yes you. Craig has one good movie. His whole arc is pretty terrible actually.

Mike LL

Or how about a make up poll of the top Connery runner up (Dr. No) against the third place Moore (apparently FYEO) against the third place Brosnan flick?

Krusty “Topher”

Everyone’s voting for it for the Guinness book of records boat jump!!! Oh and the song…. And hot Bond girl…. And…😀

Happy Hanukkah

Colin, that was the joke, which obviously didn't come across well. Oh well, at least we'll always have that glorious duet at the Grammies, where Axl Rose and Roger Moore (in full Bond regalia) performed the song together.

Happy Hanukkah

I did not vote for it (though I'm not as outraged or mystified as others here). But if I had, that intro funeral scene would have been the deciding factor. (Obviously, it's only one short standalone scene, yadda yadda...) (Given the changes since I last looked at the poll, I wouldn't be surprised if some people haven't been voting for LaLD out of sheer contrariness.) (Such Mavericks! :-) )

Stick Figure Studios

Hey, why not, Krusty? Might as well. Doesn't make much of a difference now anyway. FYEO really has no chance of catching up. Pardon me, though, while I go bang my head against the wall until my brain oozes out of my ears. :-/

Marc Peterson

You got to love Yaphet Kotto and who doesn’t love 22 year old Jane Seymour as Solitaire??

Stick Figure Studios

It's not that the movie doesn't have some good individual elements, it's that the feature as a whole is one of Moore's weaker efforts and not a good representation of his era. For every positive thing someone can name about LALD, I can mention three about FYEO.

Larry Darrell

Agreed, Stick. Moore's first Two films do not paint him in a Good Light. Ugly is Right. I have my own Narrative that I've created over the years, and I can account for his attitude and behavior, due mostly to the Death of Tracy. I'll go into that later. But I was hoping to not have to, because it's such a low point in James Bond's life. I attribute this period to Tom Mankiewicz. He did not pick up on the subtleties of James Bond's Character, that Richard Maibaum had created. Mankiewicz overhauled Maibaum's Diamonds script after the fact, and wrote Live and Let Die all by himself. Don't know for sure, but I assume there wasn't a lot of collaboration on Golden Gun either. If The Girls are only going to watch Two Films, there's no need to go down this road. After having, I think, a Very Positive experience with George Lazenby, there's a risk of souring their opinion of Roger Moore's James Bond. It's too far a fall, and The Spy Who Loved Me, Alone, may not be enough to Recover. Live and Let Die is not indicative of the Roger Moore Bond that everyone likes to describe. Suave, Smooth, Gentlemanly, Fun. This is how people remember Roger Moore, and it's the image you're supposed to be used to when you meet Timothy Dalton's James Bond, which is darker, moodier and certainly more serious. When The Girls get to The Living Daylights, I'm afraid they will not have been impressed with Roger Moore or have a clear idea of who his James Bond is, unless they see another of his, after Spy Who Loved Me. Dang it, For Your Eyes Only would be Perfect for Them. There's Ice Skating for Crying Out Loud. Then They could watch Ice Castles (1978).

Cody Nelson

How on earth is Man with the Golden Gun doing so poorly? That's easily the best Roger Moore Bond film.

rakesh

yep, seems i'm also at odds with the popular vote. Man with the golden gun is a fantastic movie. I kinda wish that voters didn't have the ability to see how many votes have been cast and for what movie until after voting ends for everyone for a true blind test. Theres no point in me voting now.

Happy Hanukkah

The absolutely worst thing? This will come just too late to count as a Black History Month movie! 😆

jeffrey bruce

As a kid, I thought that golden gun was the coolest thing ever. I still think it's cool. But over time, Live and Let Die and The Spy Who Loved Me held

Captain Caveman

I think you would enjoy the Love story of Jaws in Moonraker.

Stick Figure Studios

Also, Kotto is (as usual) great, but without spoiling anything, can I just say that what they ultimately do with his character is really, really stupid.

Larry Darrell

Since there's a Musical Crowd on Patreon this evening, I'll just leave this here. In Honor of Cassie & Carly and Everything They Do For Us, Let's Return the Favor. Give Them a Better Film to Watch than, Live and Let Die, Please and Thank You. I Give you Tom "Thunderball" Jones. Let's Treat Them Right. ;-) Treat Her Right - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkKTMoRs-TU

Captain Caveman

I meant that I like Moonraker but it does not look like there is much hope for it and I do kinda agree with Stick Figure.

Benjamin Gerrald

You cannot do spy who loved me and skip moonraker, that is the Jaws arc.

Dan Waller

Live and Let Die has the creepy voodoo scenes, the action-packed boat chase, Jayne Seymour, Sheriff Pepper, Quarrel…

Promiscuous

"The Spy Who Loved Me", which I voted for, is basically a remake of Connery's "You Only Live Twice" but is slightly less racist.

Shawn Kildal

My thinking going into the poll was that TSWLM was a lock and that FYEO and LALD was going to be nip and tuck all the way to end. I was half right it seems.

Tommy.J

They use the theme song as the action music. The only time they ever did this in a Bond movie.

Cliff Endicott

It's the only Moore outing I can handle, personally. I find everything post 1974 to be too cartoonish to take in any way seriously. The best reviewed one (The Spy Who Loved Me) is embarassing - it is such a cartoon. I found Moonraker to be the worst Bond film by far (which is disappointing, because it had one of the best openings of them all).

Stick Figure Studios

Well, TMWTGG also has its extremely silly/campy elements as well (that slide whistle sound effect for the car jump? Ugh), but the problem is that they clash with the more seriously intended parts. It's a very schizophrenic piece of work and Moore seems more uncomfortable in the role than he does in later entries. Personally, I don't mind the goofier, more light-hearted tone of what Moore ended up doing. I think he's much better at that than he is at trying to be a darker, grittier, more misogynistic "Connery-clone" like he is in his first two movies..Nonetheless, you should really revisit FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. It is the least cartoonish and most down-to-earth of all of Moore's later efforts (by design as it followed the out-of-this-world antics of MOONRAKER). It even has an action scene taken right out of in Fleming's LIVE AND LET DIE book. It is a far more cohesive finished product then the clumsy, awkward, sloppy and at times kind of ugly TMWTGG.

Stick Figure Studios

I don't know when the last time you watched the boat chase in that movie was, but it's not quite as fast and exciting as you might remember.

Cliff Endicott

I thought Octopussy and For Your Eyes Only were fairly decent movies (considerably better than Moonraker and The Spy Who Loved Me were). Perhaps I am clouded by the fact I thought Roger Moore was the worst of all the Bonds (James Bond is supposed to be hard edged and a "man's man" and I just found Moore too effeminate for the role). And yes, een though the sound effect took 2 or 3 seconds, the slide whistle car jump was waaaaay too camp - but it occurred while he had the backwoods southern sherriff in the car (which made that whole sequence campy). It was supposed to be some sort of tip of the cap the Live and Let Die, but it came off poorly. I think I like TMWTGG so much because I thought Christopher Lee as Scaramanga was an excellent villain (probably the best Bond villain in all the Moore films), and Herve Villechaize was great as Nick Nack. Most people think Richard Keil as Jaws was the ultimate Bond villain sidekick, but give me Nick Nack any day. Or Odd Job... who can dislike Odd Job?

Ramzi M. A. Ramzi

Unless FYEO gets a massive last minute surge, the unthinkable will be inevitable and LALD wins. Positives: 1) Roger Moore's first outing as 007. 2) Roger Moore is always a delight to watch, regardless. Negatives: It's a mediocre, subpar entry in the franchise with a very low re-watchability value. Singling this one out is a disservice to Moore's filmography as Bond and honestly, with the exception of TMWTGG, every other of his films is better IMHO. Also, if GOLDENEYE wins, then PiB would have watched all of the Bond actors' first appearances as 007, except for Connery. All in all, I'm bracing myself now for DIE ANOTHER DAY.

Jeffster

I think Live and Let Die was one of the weaker entries to the entire series, despite the title song and Jane Seymour. For Your Eyes Only is an much better Bond film and the opening of that movie is a must watch, for continuity reasons. It's a tragedy that they likely won't watch it.

LuMarq

All I want to know is when are we getting to "For British Eyes Only" and "Mr. F"?

Nicholas Brent

Lol I voted for my 3 favourites, I don't care what wins, I'd enjoy their reactions to all of these films.

Bruce

If y'all seen their reaction to OHMSS, y'all should be voting for FYEO. Just sayin'.

Larry Darrell

Preach it Danny!! Also, for some reason, in my head, I read your post with Ralphie Parker's voice from A Christmas Story. The Structure of your post, reminded me of when Ralphie was writing his "Theme" for the Red Ryder BB Gun. I Like That. Very Straight to the Point. A++++++++ in My Book. Myself and others really wanted For Your Eyes Only too.

Larry Darrell

This is a Bummer. I hope your right about your #2 Positive, because the #1 Positive is a Small Positive.

Stick Figure Studios

I am still confident that DIE ANOTHER DAY will not be one of the Brosnan winners because not only is it not a good movie, but (unlike LIVE AND LET DIE apparently) nobody likes it. GOLDENEYE will definitely win as it is widely considered Brosnan's best, leaving it between TOMORROW NEVER DIES and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Personally, I'm hoping for the latter.

Andrew

For Your Eyes Only is the best Roger Moore film in my opinion as not only is it fun and very entertaining but it’s one of the least over the top and over gadgetry and therefore one of the most realistic of the franchise.

Ramzi M. A. Ramzi

I agree with you @Larry. It is a small positive, unfortunately. And @Stick Figure Studios, I wish I had your confidence. I closely follow the Bond community online and they are a fantastic group of Bond aficionados. Generally, LALD is low to very low on their lists, even among Moore's die hard fans. I still can't believe that LALD has these many votes and is beating, by a considerable margin, arguably one of the best entries in the franchise. That's why I won't be surprised if DAD wins. Won't be surprised at all.

Ramzi M. A. Ramzi

I think, if Cassie and Carly are following these posts closely, that they should consider watching the top three winners. If they don't, they are really missing out on FYEO.

Caomhan84

I can't see FYEO making up the 80 something votes it needs. We just need to resign ourselves to LALD winning. I have no idea why it's winning and I have no idea where all the fans of this movie are coming from, but this is one of those things. We have to just accept defeat at this point. 😂 Roger is a good Bond and arguably more suave than Connery, which they will enjoy. It's a shame that they have to be introduced to him through LALD.

Krusty “Topher”

TSWLM probably is the best of the bunch. But all the others are just different levels of cheese and good fun. I love Moore so I love the cheese! I’d probably throw in Octopussy if I could. Think it’s underrated. But I’m fine with any of the others. Well except View….not as fun to me. And yes I’d watch Man with the Golden Gun for Knick Knack alone! “Oh Monsieur”😏

Happy Hanukkah

Come on, all you boomers keep lamenting the fact that your old boring movies never make it, and now that we vote for the oldest movie on a poll, you are yet again whining. Make up your mind, geezers! :-) :-) :-)

Krusty “Topher”

You and I have discussed this before I think! Freakin Octopussy is underrated! FYEO has no gripe if Octopussy is coming in dead last! 🤣

Robert da Spruce

I’m glad The Spy Who Loved Me is winning. That would be my first choice. I’m am kinda sad A View To a Kill didn’t do better. I would have loved to see Christopher Walken as the baddie!

Richard Maurer

I am so sick of this "LaLD is garbage" crap. I've watched all the Moore entries multiple times and I prefer the older rougher movies over the slick newer ones. Especially the "comedy" in the later ones which is so cheesy it makes movies like Moonraker almost unwatchable. The comedy aspects of the first Moore entries weren't great either, but they were offset by the action which was grittier and more believable. I voted for LaLD and Golden Gun, and am only sorry that they both didn't win.

Stick Figure Studios

I understand your skepticism after the results of this poll, but I will bet good money that DAD will not win the Brosnan poll. More people (even non-Bond fans) hate DAD than like LALD.

Richard Maurer

Even though LaLD, the song, is one of the best Bond songs ever, the best imo, I doubt many people voted this movie for that reason.

Stick Figure Studios

Garbage? No. None of the Bond films are total garbage (even the tedious TMWTGG; I don't think one can be a true Bond fan and hate any of the movies). Good? Also, no. Definitely one of Moore's weaker entries, though, and one of the worst picks to watch if one were only watching two movies to get a feel for his interpretation (which is what the girls are doing). That's just my humble opinion of course. Sorry if that rankles, but it's how many of us feel and we are allowed to express that. Better get used to hearing it. I guess you can take some solace (at least a quantum portion of it) that one of your picks has won. You should be happy. Just allow others the freedom to be unhappy about it.

Caomhan84

I don't know precisely why so many people are voting for LALD, but it can't be for the song. Because Cassie and Carly don't even watch the opening songs anyway. They talk over the opening credits. 😂

Marko T.

Live and Let Die and Moonraker are my favorites.

Ian Cano

I was surprised like many others here that LALD is #2 in the poll so I researched online polls, rankings, opinion pieces, etc. and found LALD to be ranked near the top of every poll.

Dustin85

1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Octopussy 3. Moonraker 4. The Man with the Golden Gun 5. For Your Eyes Only 6. Live and Let Die 7. A View to a Kill

Sean Novack

1. For Your Eyes Only 2. The Spy Who Loved Me 3. The Man With The Golden Gun 4. Octopussy 5. A View To A Kill 6. Live And Let Die 7. Moonraker

Stick Figure Studios

1. The Spy Who Loved Me 2. For Your Eyes Only 3. Octopussy 4. Moonraker 5. A View to a Kill 6. Live and Let Die 7. The Man with the Golden Gun

Nigel Mason

Now that the results are in, can I suggest that you please watch the films in chronological order, rather than winner first? You would then be introduced to Roger Moore as 007 as we all were 😊x

Marko T.

I hope you watch the winners in chronological order. Live and Let Die needs to be the first.

Larry Darrell

Live and Let Die will be interesting, to say the least. Looking forward to The Spy Who Loved Me.

JONATHAN REDFERN WILLIAMS

I hope I don't annoy or anger anyone when I say this, but I really think the best two Roger Moore Bond films won.

Stick Figure Studios

Well, that's it. It is now officially over. The patrons have spoken and they want Cassie to watch THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and LIVE AND LET DIE. Damn it. I knew SPY WHO LOVED ME would win as it is almost universally regarded as Roger Moore's best (and rightfully so), but I am genuinely surprised and disappointed that LIVE AND LET DIE also won. I (and a lot of other people) really wanted FOR YOUR EYES ONLY to be the other Moore reaction as it is easily his second best movie, but alas it was not to be. I know that going through all of them one by one was never really considered a realistic option (although some other reactors are doing it pretty successfully), but this is really making me wish that they had done three titles instead of two for both Connery and Moore. Both actors did six or seven movies and two each just doesn't do them Justice. Three would have been a much better sampling size. It would have given the girls a chance to watch both LALD and FYEO, which I would have been fine with. It also would have given the girls a chance to see Sean Connery's debut in DR NO which lost in its poll by one point. As another patron pointed out, since GOLDENEYE is certain to win the Brosnan poll and they're doing all of the Daniel Craig entries (naturally including CASINO ROYALE), this means that they will be seeing every Bond actor's debut movie... except for Connery. That's just not right. Oh, well. Nothing to be done about it now. Time to just accept it and move on, although, and perhaps this is petty, I don't know that I'm never going to fully get over this (in the same way that some people never got over Cassie's first Western on the channel being MAVERICK, which never really bothered me). While Cassie and Carly may go back and do the other Bond films one day, the fact that they're being denied not only one of Moore's best Bond movies but one of the best in the whole series on their first time through it is upsetting (and given their reaction to ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, there was one aspect of it that was going to be very satisfying to them). What's even more upsetting is that in its place they are watching one of Roger Moore's weaker entries... In my opinion anyway. On the upside, maybe this will make THE SPY WHO LOVED ME that much more impressive by comparison. We'll see. Definitely looking forward to that reaction.

Stick Figure Studios

I'm not annoyed or angry. I just respectfully disagree. TSWLM is definitely his best, but I don't care much for LALD. Still, if you dig it, that's cool. I can respect that opinion. What annoys/angers me is that it seems like most of the people who voted for it did so just because they like the cool Paul McCartney song and I find that pretty absurd.

Stick Figure Studios

Yeah, it will definitely make for an interesting reaction. I admit I'm curious, but I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Definitely looking forward, however, to SPY WHO LOVED ME, which now will probably look all the more impressive by comparison.

Stick Figure Studios

I agree that Christopher Lee is one of the best Roger Moore villains and arguably even one of the best villains of the whole series. I just wish he had a better plot, a better movie and a better henchman. Sorry, but I do not find Herve Villechaize to be a good henchman (I like the actor, but as any kind of threat to Bond? Let's be serious here). The final scene in the movie with him is just embarrassing. Give me Jaws or Odd-job any day. Also, as beautiful as Britt Eckland is, can we agree that her character is really stupid? And what was the motivation behind bringing Sheriff JW Pepper back? Was it not bad enough seeing him in LALD, where his presence at least made sense. Clifton James is a wonderful character actor (and he's played that same redneck Sheriff character in later movies like SUPERMAN 2 and SILVER STREAK), but he has to easily be one of the most obnoxious and annoying characters in any Bond movie.

Larry Darrell

I'm Right There With You Stick. ShakingMyHead I felt from the Beginning, that whoever had Cassie's Ear and gave her advice on the Bond Films, did not prepare her well enough. (On Her Majesty's Secret Service proved that) In the beginning, I was against taking the Short Cut Route. The James Bond series of Films is one of the Greatest and Longest Running Film series of All Time. The James Bond character, which is introduced in Dr. No, is the Same Character in the Same World for 20 films from 1962 to 2002. FORTY YEARS. (In my opinion, its 16 in 27 years, but I respect others' opinions, and agree 40 sounds better, but later on that) In the Year 2023, we have the opportunity to watch All of Them, in Order. I Would Always Recommend Doing So. However, I understand the Enormous Commitment that watching All 25 Films would be for this Channel, and the desire to do a Short Cut. But, there was a proper way to do it. I think some people have never realized that there is an Overarching Story happening. I know it's Subtle, but It's There, if you watch them All in Order. You only ever get One First Viewing, and Missing Key Moments in this Arc by watching the Films Out of Order, and far apart, makes the Experience Less Satisfying. From a lot of the comments, I've gathered that this is probably how most people have watched them, and why they think the films are not connected. Completely Agree that missing Dr. No (only debut missed) and For Your Eyes Only (overarching story) is a Bummer. It's like taking a Short Cut, but you get a flat tire and arrive late. If I had to guess, I would say this might be the only time Cassie and Carly watch some of these films, so to Miss Key Films this First Time, is a Misstep. Watching 3 Films Each would have been Much, Much Better. It would of only added 2 more films to the Schedule. 2 KEY Films. (Didn't add a third for Brosnan, because it would have put him over the half-mark) I still would have loved for them to see Thunderball though. Some of those Subtle Character Arc moments. Anyways, We’ll Always Have The Spy Who Loved Me.

Cliff Endicott

I agree that Odd Job and Jaws are more of a threat, but Nick Nack is (for me) a much more entertaining character to watch. And yes, the redneck sherriff sequence is the weakest element of the movie. I simply find Golden Gun much more entertaining than underwater cars, dropping Blofeld in a smokestack, or Bond dressing like a crocodile, clown and gorilla (and reacting to a carny musician playing his themesong). All of Moore's Bonds have silly moments like this, so you always knew you were going to have to tolerate a few things that shouldn't be in there.

Avastrasza

Personally I think For Your Eyes Only is better than The Spy Who Loved Me. Mostly because For Your Eyes Only feels more like a Sean Connery era Bond adventure. The Spy Who Loved Me is much more corny, but fits Roger Moore better, I suppose. But as several comments say, its a shame since the opening was rather good after the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It's a shame the rights to use Specter was lost after Diamonds Are Forever, as we could have had a John Wick style revenge flick. :D I am somewhere glad Live and let Die was chosen, as it was my childhood favorite Bond movie. But its age does shows a bit.

Robert Livingood

Here, here, and well said to both of you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. This whole approach to Bond has been kinda maddening--from the ungenerous Whitman's sampler strategy to do only 2 of Connery and Moore to, as mentioned, being advised WRONGLY that each actor is portraying a different character etc is just so silly and ill informed that I've just checked out from the whole affair. It's like shouting into the wind, I'm, afraid.

ROBERT CLARK

I'm voting for Live And Let Die because I have a childhood love for crocodiles and the farm scene was one of the special moments in the series for me. I do like FYEO and I do hope Cassie gets round to seeing it soon!

Cliff Stephenson

Agreed. Live and Let Die is not only NOT a great Bond movie... but it's aged HORRIBLY. The racial politics alone are going to make it a hard sit for Cassie and Carly. For Your Eyes Only would have easily been a great match with Spy (and they would also now have context for the opening). For Your Eyes Only (especially the St. Cyril's climax) would have easily appealed to their action sensibilities. I'm honestly not looking forward to this one and think the people who voted for it did C&C dirty.

Dazman

I thought FYEO would have made the cut too. I didn't know LALD was so popular - it's an odd film in a lot of ways.

Dazman

I do have a soft spot for Octopussy. Don't know if it is rose tinted nostalgia but the style, exotic locales, music, smuggling and bad guys...

TheGreat Gambino

A View To A Kill is not only my favourite Bond movie, it's my favourite Christopher Walken movie!