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And at the end of the day, I still have this above TMWTGG and MR. Those are probably better as guilty pleasures, but AVTAK's theme song and score trumps both (especially TMWTGG), and Walken's about on par with Lee and better than Lonsdale. Mayday isn't the best henchman but she's certainly better than MR Jaws and Nick Nack. AVTAK also doesn't suffer quite as much from painful attempts at comedy and equally painful attempts to draw in the culture of the time.
Sure, AVTAK feels a little exhausted, but the cast and score are both quite strong and prove to be more redeeming than just the "fun factor" of TMWTGG/MR and maybe one or two actors from those films.
Ageism would be EON giving Moore his pink slip because they decided he had become "too old" to play 007.
The world around James Bond may change but the character is ageless. Once it becomes painfully clear that the man playing Bond is nearly a decade and a half removed from his mid-40s, he starts to lose credibility. Some actors can pass for a much younger age but after that facelift Moore could not. Towards the end of his era EON was basically forced to acknowledge his advancing age; look no further than the introduction of Penelope Smallbone in OP and Moneypenny's remark about how she "used to be" as attractive as the young Smallbone is now. If the characters around Bond aren't immune to the ravages of age then why would he be?
Even Sir Roger himself confessed he was far too old to be playing Bond once he learned he was older than Tanya Roberts' mother!
Moore delivered a great performance in AVTAK as he did in all of his entries in the series but for me, personally, I find it difficult to look past his age when watching this film.
It was Moore's age that bothered him - 57 years old and a dodgy facelift. No way he could be attractive to young women.
That's not the point. He's playing James Bond, not his dad.
Even as a younger guy watching AVTAK, Moore's age didn't bother me as
Roger Moore was James Bond ! ^:)^
See that's the problem, I don't believe him as Bond (in this film).
The Saint, so I'm a big fan. He'll always be 007 to me. :)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2467042/Fiona-Fullerton-reveals-wanted-bed-Roger-Moore-steamy-hot-tub-scene.html
Here's one that found him very attractive.
He is. He didn't want to hold up the production. ( which would have been very expensive).
Sir Roger is always a team player, and does what's needed for the film. =D>
lol. That's not what the article says, however the mail spun it. A question: Did Roger resign or was he pushed? If he resigned, how long were they going to let him continue? Seems absurd that we could have had a Bond in his 60's if Moore had wanted it.
He was in written for TLD.
Box office with OP. As it meant He would ( most likely) always be the longest serving
007, Keeping Sir Sean in second place. ;)
That level of misjudgement is bordering on delusion. Thank goodness Moore realised his age and we got a top 3 bond in TLD.
of yet more court cases to get bogged down in.
Right, but he was planning a series/sequel at some point. In fact, apparently in the 90's, he wanted Timothy Dalton to star in Warhead 2000, which was basically a different take on Thunderball. Even if McClory was just throwing out different trims of the Thunderball story, it's better if there's no competition to the main Bond franchise at all. And that was the idea of the AVTAK follow-up to OP, which was to scare McClory off after OP's already greater success at the box office than NSNA. It's basically just insurance for EON's Bond franchise (you'll notice EON always plays it safe when they have two or more options).
What series could he make? Endless variations on Thunderball?
I wish he had done one with Dalton. I think Dalton could have given him a few tips about what the final product should be.
This was another rival Bond film etc ?
Gotcha
getting a little pay back over Connery by having Roger as the Actor to have done
The most Bond films.
Now I might be totally wrong on this, but it's just my two cents on it. :)