An improvement for Moore, although his second outing as James Bond still comes up short. While it may be one of the more entertaining Moore-helmed Bond flicks, it suffers from being a bit too silly, over the top and even unoriginal.
For once, Bond should be concerned for his well being. While he has always had a death mark on his head from a multitude of bad guys, Bond is being pursued by Francisco Scaramanga, the man with the golden gun. He charges $1 million per hit and never misses, using his own specialized golden bullets. The theme song opening the film actually informs you better than the first 15 minutes of the film as to how dangerous this guy is.
Meanwhile, Bond is trying to find out who stole a very important piece of technology that can harness the energy of the sun and convert it to power. This just so happens to be Scaramanga and his mistress just so happens to tell Bond all about her lover. Bond, of course, repays her kindness by sleeping with her and confronts Scaramanga and his servant (Hervé Villechaize, aka Tattoo from Fantasy Island). Scaramanga has devised a cannon that uses the sun’s energy to create a high-energy blast at any target he likes (think of it as an earth-bound version of the weapon from Diamonds Are Forever).
Bond and Scaramanga play a deadly game of cat and mouse, but I’m sure you can figure out for yourself who wins. While entertaining, The Man with the Golden Gun is a bit too over the top to be taken seriously.
An improvement for Moore, although his second outing as James Bond still comes up short. While it may be one of the more entertaining Moore-helmed Bond flicks, it suffers from being a bit too silly, over the top and even unoriginal.
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