Sir Roger Moore has passed

[TTSH]

Always loved the guy even when the James Bond movies got so silly they nearly jumped the shark.

R.I.P. Sir Roger Moore.

Sir Roger Moore, James Bond actor, dies aged 89 - BBC News

 

[Mike1647]

The second best Bond is gone

Roger Moore has passed away at age 89 from cancer. He was the best Bond that wasn't Sean Connery.

 

[Targets Guy]

Never a big fan but he had a great career.

RIP.

 

[loknload]

Not my favorite Bond but may he Rest In Peace!

 

[bigwheelzip]

He provided many hours of innocent entertainment. RIP.

 

[Tom S.]

Roger Moore has passed away at age 89 from cancer. He was the best Bond that wasn't Sean Connery.

Sorry to see him go, but IMHO, he was the 2nd worse Bond, the worst being George Lazenby.

Connery nailed what Ian Flemming had written, but I have to say that I think if Flemming were alive today, he would like the roll Daniel Craig has portrayed: aloof, rogue but fiercely loyal to Queen and country.

 

[UncleEd]

I remember when he was in Maverick as a Brit cousin.

He caused a stir by saying the "cowboy" boots he wore were the most uncomfortable, horrible footwear in the world.

His sense of humor was excellent and I appreciated him for it.

 

[Absalom]

He would not have been mistaken for a "great" actor, and would have probably admitted that; he picked his roles accordingly.

But he was always entertaining and brought a classic British style of light, understated humor to any movie he was in. I enjoyed his films.

 

[JayCeeNC]

Moore was my least favorite Bond; I thought he played the role as a comedy and nearly turned the series into a campy parody.
I much preferred him in other roles, and he was always nattily attired, even in combat!
I saw an interview with him in which he said, "I loathe guns." although he made quite a fortune using them on the big screen.

 

[NYlakesider]

I remember watching Roger Moore playing Simon Templar in the 1960s! Name of the rather British series was "the Saint'

RIP!

 

[Dennis The B]

Sorry to see him go, but IMHO, he was the 2nd worse Bond, the worst being George Lazenby.

Connery nailed what Ian Flemming had written, but I have to say that I think if Flemming were alive today, he would like the roll Daniel Craig has portrayed: aloof, rogue but fiercely loyal to Queen and country.

Amen!

One of the things that stood out about Sean Connery's portrayal, was his ability to bring a sense of danger and peril to the character. You knew James Bond was in lethal danger. And his tit-for-tat behavior to the bad guys was human, and expected.

I always got the impression that Moore's portrayal was more of a send-up than honest character portrayal.

When I read all the novels, I could only envision Sean Connery as 007. I do believe that Pierce Brosnan could bring off the portrayal, but only if the movies were a bit more like the books. The books were all exciting enough without the "whiz bang" special effects that took over the genre.

And you're spot on about Daniel Craig. I wouldn't want to encounter him.

 

[old bear]

Sir Rodger, R.I.P.

 

[cmort666]

Sorry, I had nothing against the guy himself, but he was AWFUL as James Bond.

Moore's Bond films were "Monty Python" without the irony.

 

[boykinlp]

I remember watching him in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and liking the movie back in the day. RIP Mr. Moore.

 

[LedFowl]

IMDB says that Moore and Lee Marvin got into a fight while filming Shout at the Devil (1976). Surprisingly maybe, Moore won. Marvin said, "The guy is built like granite. Nobody will ever underestimate him again."

He was good as The Saint.

 

[muddocktor]

We lost a "Bond"

Sir Roger Moore, who played James Bond in 7 movies, has died today at the age of 89.

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He played Bond in the following movies:

Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopoosey (1983) (had to modify the name because of the curse filters )
A View to a Kill (1985)

I think I saw all of these at the theaters when they came out. He did a different, but good portrayal of Bond than Sean Connery. After Sean Connery, I think he was my next favorite James Bond.

Makes me wonder how Sean Connery is doing nowadays also.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Sad to see that he's gone. I think his version of Bond was a bit too prissy for my taste, though. The "King of the Bonds" was (of course) Sean Connery. Hope he'll be around for a while longer, even in "character" roles.

John

 

[armenius]

He was good in "The Wild Geese" as well. I believe he used a Browning High Power when he made some dude eat about a kilo of cocaine.

 

[poordevil]

It is a shame that he has past away. I liked him as Bond, somewhat. We was very anti-gun so that left me a little luke warm to him as Bond.

I liked him best in the movie "Shout at the Devil" WWI adventure with Lee Marvin, set in Africa.

RIP

 

[ISCS Yoda]

89! My how time flies. Does anyone here remember him as the lead character in the 1960s TV series "The Saint"?

The Saint (TV series - Wikipedia)

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I didn't realize he was anti-gun but none of that surprises me coming from Hollyweird, and especially him not being an American.

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