Episode 8 - James Bond - Live And Let Die - “Double-0ntendres” - a podcast by Spectre Etc

Live and Let Die - “Double-0ntendres”
Summary:
Welcome to SPECTRE etc. This is the James Bond podcast where we discuss the ins and the outs of each film. In this episode, we warmly welcome a British icon to the Bond franchise. But enough about Paul McCartney, let’s meet Roger Moore - our third James Bond in three films. Join us for our voyage into voodoo as we jump the crocodile and explore why Moore is less.

* The pre-titles sequence is a pre-Roger sequence, so it is good fun for all concerned. Paul McCartney’s classic song completes what is a very exciting introduction to this film.
* The producers seem to have learnt from the way they shoved Lazenby’s casting down our throat, and Moore’s introduction is nicely underplayed. Unfortunately the coffee-making scene is terribly overplayed.
* Bond takes us on a woefully inaccurate tour of New York City (Don’t get on the FDR!) and then the Pimpmobile to Harlem. Before Bond buys a 70 cent cheeseburger, he is captured - allowing him to wander around a Rec Room and meet Solitaire and Tee-Hee (the one-and-a-half-armed man).
* After a brief meeting with Mr Big, Bond escapes and follows Kananga to the Caribbean. At the resort, Bond meets Mrs. Bond - a fairly useless agent whose only real achievement is that she held that particular title longer than anyone else has managed (sorry, Contessa Teresa).
* Quarrel Jr makes a confusing appearance and helps Bond break into Kananga’s house - allowing James to very creepily manipulate Solitaire into giving up her virginity, and therefore her magical powers. Bond, however, hangs on to his magical powers, and turns a double-decker bus into a single-decker bus.
* Back on the mainland, Bond foolishly returns to the Fillet of Soul - where he is again captured. We learn that Mr Big and Kananga are the same person, and this person sends Bond to “The Farm” for a very cool stunt - the crocodile jump!
* As if a ten-minute boat chase isn’t doing enough to weaken the film, the completely-out-of-context JW Pepper is introduced to completely ruin the viewing experience.
* We return to Kananga’s island - where the voodoo show stretches credibility before all that business with the gas pellet does away with the idea of believability altogether.
* The film ends on a train, where Bond disarms Tee-Hee, but doesn’t notice Baron Samedhi on the cow-catcher!

Official SPECTRE etc Theory (OffSeT) #8: Time stops for no man, but it seems to stop for Bond. Yet again, Bond is on a time-sensitive mission to save the world - and yet again, he has time to pause mid-mission to woo the ladies! Scuba sex with Domino, hillside hugs with Kissy, and now a passionate picnic with Rosie… Get back to work James!

And of course, keep checking back for a link to our petition to crown Sheriff JW Pepper as the most annoying character in the entire Bondiverse!
Worst Impersonation Trophy:
Col manages to throw in his JW Pepper (a good ol’ boy from The South) when trying to impersonate a Harlem cab driver - two characters from VERY different worlds. Now that Connery has left, Col needs to expand his impersonation game!

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