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www.film.u-net.com - : One of the most overblown and lightweight additions to the James Bond canon, Moonraker is saved from ignominy by decent effects and the hulking presence of Jaws. The film kicks off to such a promising start too, with the curious sight of a Boeing 747 giving a piggyback ride - to a shuttle! On loan from the US to the UK, the Moonraker does a neat disappearing act by being hijacked. more...
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2.5/
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : The stars of this movie are Ken Adam, the art director, and Derek Meddings, in charge of special effects. In addition to the gigantic space station, they provide lots of little touches, like 007's gondola in Venice, which turns into a speedboat and then miraculously grows wheels. ''Moonraker'' is a movie by gadgeteers, for gadgeteers, about gadgeteers. Our age may be losing its faith in technology, but James Bond sure hasn't. more...
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3/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Moonraker is a sort of James Bond meets Star Wars. Released in 1979, the year that saw the arrival of Star Trek on the big screen, Moonraker was the latest film to latch onto the science fiction revival started by George Lucas' 1977 picture. Audiences flocked to see Moonraker, making it the highest grossing 007 movie before Goldeneye. The mixture of escapist action and space shoot- outs found favor with the American public. Indeed, while parts of Moonraker are rather silly (a trend during Roger Moore's tenure), solid special effects, well-executed action sequences, and a strict reliance upon the ''Bond Formula'' keep this film among Moore's better entries as the British superspy. more...
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3/4
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