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Watch: Moonraker 1979 123movies, Full Movie Online – James Bond is back for another mission and this time, he is blasting off into space. A spaceship travelling through space is mysteriously hijacked and Bond must work quickly to find out who was behind it all. He starts with the rockets creators, Drax Industries and the man behind the organization, Hugo Drax. On his journey he ends up meeting Dr. Holly Goodhead and encounters the metal-toothed Jaws once again..
Plot: After Drax Industries’ Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company’s owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax’s nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon…and even outer space.
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Ratings:

	6.2/10 Votes: 102,307
	59% | RottenTomatoes
	66/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1610 Popularity: 32.621 | TMDB

Reviews:

One of the best of the Moore era

I steered clear of “Moonraker” (1979) for years because critics almost unanimously said it was awful. So when I finally sat down to view it I fully expecting a dog. Wrong! “Moonraker” is thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end and is one of the best of Roger Moore’s 7-movie stint in the series.

The plot revolves around 007 investigating Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) after a space shuttle on loan to the British is stolen. James slowly discovers that Drax has a mad scheme to recreate a race of perfect human specimens. The giant Jaws (Richard Kiel) returns from “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) as Bond teams-up with the beautiful Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles). The story climaxes with a spectacular battle at Drax’ space station.

Everything in “Moonraker” is over the top: The locations, the action, the villainous scheme, the humor, the seriousness, Jaws and the space finale. This works fabulously because Bond films were never meant to be deep, thought-provoking pieces of art, but rather grandiose pieces of thrilling eye candy with an amusing sense of the absurd.

One thing that I demand in any Bond adventure is great globe-trotting and spectacular locations. This is one of the reasons I consider “License to Kill” (1989) weak, but “Moonraker” delivers in spades! The film starts out with breathtaking scenes high above Napa Valley, California, as Bond engages in a thrilling sky-diving duel. From there we get France, Venice, Rio De Janeiro, the jungles of Brazil & Guatemala and the spectacular Iguazu Waterfalls, Argentina.

Lois Chiles is one of the more beautiful and competent Bond “girls.” Of course her name, “Dr. Goodhead,” is ludicrous in the tradition of Pussy Galore and Chew Mee. Meanwhile Drax is a formidable, serious nemesis contrasted by the cartoonish villainy of Jaws.

The film works on every level in entertaining the viewer but, depending on one’s tastes, some people may have a cavil or two. For instance, many criticize the goofy humor associated with Jaws. The good thing is that it’s actually funny and you’ll likely bust out laughing a number of times. Regardless, the picture remains an essentially serious story, albeit totally outlandish, which is in keeping with the series, e.g. “Goldfinger” (1964) and “You Only Live Twice” (1967).

Others object to the notion of Bond in space. I don’t get this beef. He’s been all over the earth and in every ocean, why not an adventure in space for something new? Some have criticized that “Moonraker” was trying to go “Star Wars,” but this makes no sense; “Moonraker” has nothing in common with “Star Wars.” It would be like arguing that “Thunderball” (1965) ripped-off “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” because it has underwater scenes.

Something else I’d like to point out: One of the reasons I steered clear from “Moonraker” for so many years was because I thought most of the film took place in space, and space is not something I seek in a Bond flick, but this isn’t the case. Bond doesn’t go up in space until over an hour & a half into the story! Only like 23% of the film takes place in space. More importantly, the climax is actually interesting and exciting unlike the ending of, say, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” which isn’t as compelling.

Roger Moore has done more Bond films than any other actor (which is only matched by Sean Connery IF you include his unofficial 1983 entry “Never Say Never Again”). Roger started the role in 1972 when he was 44 and ended in 1985 at the age of 57 (!!). Regardless of his age he always looked great and perfectly convincing as 007; yes, even in “A View to a Kill” (1985). His movies contained more humor and action than the slightly-more-serious early 60’s Bond films, which were fantastical and absurd in their own way (e.g. Oddball’s killer hat, etc.), but Moore’s stint isn’t so different when you consider Connery’s later films, like “You Only Live Twice” and, especially, “Diamonds are Forever” (1971).

Many prefer the Connery era, and I certainly appreciate those films, but I find the Moore period to be the most consistently entertaining in the series. Every one of his films was successful at the box office and “Moonraker” was the most successful Bond film until Pierce Brosnan’s “Goldeneye” in 1995. There’s not a dud in the bunch. They’re colorful, vibrant and full of pizazz.

The film runs 2 hours, 6 minutes.

GRADE: A-

**THE BIGGEST BOND OF ALL!**

Moonraker is a joy from beginning to end. Huge spectacle, stunning locations, lashings of humour, superb stunts, sexy ladies, a despicable and memorable villain, great special effects and of course, the legendary Sir Roger Moore as James Bond.

Elements of You Only Live Twice – spaceships swallowing spaceships – are expanded upon here and Moonraker fits right in with the classic silliness that the Bond franchise has always embraced.

It’s a shame that the 2006 reboot threw it all away and chose to run away from being Bond films.

Likable Roger Moore in an amazing adventure set on exterior space
Roger Moore’s entry in which faces dangerous adventures around the world . Moore’s outing with overwhelming action and spectacular scenarios , the film teams Bond with an American agent (gorgeous Lois Chiles) in an effort to stop an industrialist from destroying the surface world so he can rule an outland kingdom . After his first introduction in ¨Live and let die¨ as tough and attractive James Bond of the Ian Fleming’s famous creation , Roger Moore went on playing various 007 , and ¨Moonraker¨ is one of the best . The picture starts with an overblown free-fall opening , the best part of this film and introducing a giant villain (Richard Kiel who will repeat in subsequent entry). This Bond film deals about seductive James Bond OO7 as the ultimate spy hero who is assigned by MI6 a dangerous mission pursuing an intergalactic mad man (Michael Lonsdale in a potentially sinister presence as the head baddie) . Meanwhile , Bond goes to Venice there happens a high-octane race and Bond discovers clues in Rio De Janeiro. James is double-crossed and continues to follow the lead , deciding to investigate in Amazonas . Following the tracks all lead a nasty billionaire , a maniacal villain who schemes a world conspiracy.

Roger Moore as James Bond is cool , he does remarkably well , he earns in irony, suavity and sympathy, however also has coldness ,cunning , intelligence and toughness . Here Bond is an efficient , relentless agent trying to chase obstinately the criminals , traveling around the world as always , as this globe-trotting story is set in England ,America, Venice, Amazonas , Rio De Janeiro and exterior space . Bond to achieve his aims , along the way uses violent means even pulling off brutal killings against enemies who wreak all sorts of havoc . As always Bond will use gadgets provided by ¨Q¨ (Desmond Llewelyn) . In addition , there appears the usual as Lois Maxwell, ¨MoneyPenny¨ , Sir Gray as Geoffrey Keen , Walter Goetell as Russian general and Bernard Lee’s last appearance as ¨M¨ .

The picture contains comic-strip adventure , sensational pursuits , silly set pieces, great stunts, tongue-in check humor, frantic action packed , amazing gimmicks and stimulating images like are the happenings on the spectacular races, the breathtaking aerial scenes, and the spacial fights . As is like a roller-coaster , as is fast-paced, light, excitement, funny and entertaining ; it’s a winner for oo7 fans and non-fans alike . The chase and suspense formula wears strong in this entry .Enjoyable title song by Shirley Bassey and stirring musical score fitting to action by the usual composer, the classic John Barry . Riveting and fancy main titles by habitual Maurice Binder , furthermore eye-popping production design by Ken Adam . It’s brimming with colorful and fascinating cinematography by cameraman Jean Tournier. The motion picture produced by habitual producers, Albert R Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson , being professionally directed by Lewis Gilbert who directed various outings though with no originality . Director Gilbert keeps this moving at an incredibly fast pace and this story about every’s favorite super-spy falling in love with a CIA agent is one of author Ian Fleming’s best . The film will appeal to James Bond series’s buffs but good for fans only ; because this one goes on far too long . Rating : 6’5 , well worth watching .

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 6 min (126 min)
Budget 34000000
Revenue 210308099
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director Lewis Gilbert
Writer Christopher Wood, Ian Fleming, Gerry Anderson
Actors Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale
Country United Kingdom, France
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 6 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints), 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70mm prints), 2.39 : 1
Camera Arriflex 35-III, Panavision C-Series Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Gold, Panavision C-Series and Cooke Lenses, Panavision Panaflex X, Panavision C-Series Lenses, Panavision Panaflex, Panavision C-Series Lenses
Laboratory Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC), Paris, France, Technicolor, London, UK
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 100T 5247)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 70 mm (blow-up), 35 mm