007: Live and Let Die review

I rewatched “Live and Let Die” last night. The first time I watched it, I hated it. I wasn’t a fan of the writing compared to the earlier films with Sean Connery. Then I thought about it over and wanted to watch it again to give it a second chance, feeling like I was being unfair to the movie for some of its campy moments. I can see why this is one of Razorfist’s favorite James Bond movies. It’s a great film, although I wouldn’t consider it one of the best of the Bond movies, especially with some of its cheesy parts (and no, it doesn’t always have to take itself seriously and all that. Hell, the Sean Connery Bond movies have some funny moments too, especially with character names like Pussy Galore). However, that boat chase sequence with most of it focused on the redneck cop was still pretty terrible and unnecessary. It’s not the worst thing, but it feels out of place to me. I mean, come on, it’s 007, not Dukes of Hazzard. There were also moments in the movie where it kind of reminds me of Dr. No a little bit, although those two movies are far from being similar to each other. Anyway, really glad I came around on this movie, and I definitely recommend it.