{"id":52101,"date":"2020-10-07T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T23:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52101"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T18:08:07","slug":"live-and-let-die-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52101","title":{"rendered":"Live and Let Die (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Any cost &#8212; any: Bond must die.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster-676x1024.png 676w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpecial agent James Bond (Roger Moore) pursues Harlan drug dealer &#8220;Mr. Big&#8221; &#8212; a.k.a. Dr. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto) &#8212; who is actually dictator of the Caribbean island San Monique, and who relies heavily on the support of a claw-armed henchman (Julius Harris), a voodoo magician (Geoffrey Holder), and a virginal tarot card reader named Solitaire (Jane Seymour).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drug Dealers <\/li>\n<li>James Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Voodoo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;Roger Moore made an unimpressive debut as James Bond in [this] unimaginative adaptation of Ian Fleming&#8217;s second novel&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Moore.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;set in New York, New Orleans, and a Caribbean island.&#8221; He notes that the &#8220;movie stumbles along most of the way&#8221;, and it&#8217;s &#8220;hard to remember Moore is playing Bond at times &#8212; in fact, if he and Seymour were black, the picture could pass as one of the black exploitation films of the day.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Blaxploitation.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that &#8220;there are few interesting action sequences&#8221;, that the &#8220;motorboat chase is trite&#8221;, and that it&#8217;s all made &#8220;worse by throwing in some stupid [and racist] Louisiana cops, including pot-bellied Sheriff Pepper (Clifton James).&#8221; I mostly agree, but will admit to enjoying Bond&#8217;s nifty footwork across a pond of alligators and crocodiles, and finding the motorboat sequence appropriately exciting. The colorful sets and costumes are also a plus, as is the title song by Wings, and Geoffrey Holder&#8217;s charismatic supporting performance as Baron Samedi. But ultimately, this one is only must-see viewing for fans of the franchise. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful cinematography and on-location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Cinematography.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-New-York.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Location.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Live-and-Let-Die-Holder.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Wings&#8217; catchy theme song <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for Bond completists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070328\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/06\/28\/archives\/the-screen-live-and-let-die-opensthe-latest-james-bond-fights.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/live-and-let-die-1973.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/series-jamesbond8.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2729die.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3177&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Any cost &#8212; any: Bond must die.&#8221; Synopsis: Special agent James Bond (Roger Moore) pursues Harlan drug dealer &#8220;Mr. Big&#8221; &#8212; a.k.a. Dr. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto) &#8212; who is actually dictator of the Caribbean island San Monique, and who relies heavily on the support of a claw-armed henchman (Julius Harris), a voodoo magician (Geoffrey Holder), and a virginal tarot card reader named Solitaire (Jane Seymour). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Drug Dealers James Bond Films Spies Voodoo Response to Peary\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52101\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52101"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65099,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52101\/revisions\/65099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}