I just wish Peter Hunt had a longer directorial career, and got more credit for his inventions in the editing field, he’s an unsung hero in filmmaking who I greatly greatly admire
'Shout at the Devil' is his best film. He had become more confident after Gold & had two big stars on board - Marvin & Moore. He also directed the terrible Wild Geese 2 in the 80's.
You need to review Who Saw Her Die which George Lazenby starred in. It would really make you unique in the sense of a Bond reviewer, taking the time to look at this under appreciated classic.
Ill second Who Saw Her Die. A genuinly good giallo thriller. Some other Lazenby movies that are actually good is Stoner, The Man from Hong Kong, and Saint Jack. These are from his Honk Kong and Australia phase. Stoner and Man from Hong Kong are pretty good examples of the Kung Fu craze. Saint Jack is one of the movies that plays to exploitation and the art house crowd.
I saw "Gold" once back in the early 80s; here's all I remember of it. 1. It's got Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland and Bradford Dillman in it. 2. It's set in South Africa. 3. Milland does his Mr Moneybags routine...again... "I'm a very important man running a huge business" 4. Maurice Binder titles. 5. The theme music which is also used in the scene transitions.
If I ran an open-air cinema, I’d show this film every Christmas. Some would say “why’d you want to screen that film at this time of year?” And I’d say to them “Baby, It’s _Gold_ Outside”
I wonder if Calvin is familiar with Cannonball Run. It isn't very good, but Roger Moore plays a full fledged Bond parody and drives a DB5 of all things. He didn't even drive a DB5 in the official series.
I just watched this today. Moore really captures that ‘70s working man “thing” where you would get your hands dirty during the day doing backbreaking work yet come home, clean up, dress nicely and go out on the town. Nothing posh about the character at all (something Moore proves here he could tone down when called to do so).
Saw this in cinema in the 70's,but one Bond connection you may have missed was Bernard Horsfall who played the villain Kowalski was Bond's blond ally in On Her Majestys Secret Service.
Would love to see Calvin review the action-adventure movies featuring what are arguably Roger Moore's all-time best "tough guy" roles: STREET PEOPLE (1976) and THE WILD GEESE (1978). Yes, Sir Roger could actually play a tough guy effectively!
The Rock is almost a Bond movie. Sean is literally written as James Bond, except for the name of course. It's a great movie, one of my favorites I've watched all year.
With what has happened to all the licenses and major franchises over the last 10yrs, The Rock is a more legitimate Bond sequel than "insert film here" is a "insert film here" sequel
Roger Moore did quite a few non Bond movies in the 70's with various Bond alumni. Shout at the Devil was another Wilbur Smith adaptation also directed by Peter Hunt with titles created by Maurice Binder. The Wild Geese had Binder again on opening titles, John Glen as editor. That was the first of three movies he made for director Andrew V McLaglen, a director previously know for making movies with John Wayne.
Well you see, the man with the suit and the face was on the case. I always though Gold by Spandu seemed a bit like their stab at a Bond theme. In an alt reality, maybe they're doing A View To A Kill.
Idk if they can really be considered Roger Moore films since he's a main character among others but you should check out Escape to Athena, the sea wolves and the wild geese. Kind of more actions war films rather than spy but Roger Moore is great in them in his role.
Love Elmer Bernstein's score for this film (some lovely songs as well) - composed in the same year he composed McQ (a great funky and exciting score!).
In Roger's autobiography, he said he was promised a share of the profits of this film. If your familiar with 'Hollywood accounting', you won't be surprised to know the studio said there were no profits. According to Roger he sued and became the owner of the film!
@@calvindyson Apparently Moore's favourite film of all the ones he did. If you look up the Wikipedia write up of 'Gold', Moore himself talks about how much fun it was to actually go down one of these mines to start with and then it became very, very claustrophobic.
Really love these "Bonds outside Bond" reviews. I am looking forward to the first one with Timothy Dalton, 'The Lion in Winter', 'The Rocketeer' or 'Hot Fuzz' would be interesting.
Interesting tony curtis asked Roger to give up smoke in 1971 and Roger is smoking in this film and you can see Roger in behind the scenes of for your eyes only
Good spot! I can't speak for FYEO, but a background detail of Gold I read was that Roger didn't want the character to smoke cigarettes but as it becomes a bit of a plot point he had to in this instance.
admired Moore since i first saw him at the age of 11 in 'The man with the golden gun', his expressions, moves, his style in wearing suits, the Submarner watch, the eyebrow...absolute role model for what i wanted to achive and portray in the charisma departement for years! On the contrary i was always a little bit dissapointed that there was no serious efforts to carve his name in the world of sustainable movies outside the bond universe which will stand the test of time...Wildgeese, SeaWolves, NorthSeaHijack, Escape from Athena, Cannonball...like Burt Reynolds he could have gotten more serious roles in sustainable movies reaching much farer, but he seemed to do it all for the easy money...unlike Connery and Brosnan, who really managed to show variety and establish themselves in almost all genres in the big screen Hollywood universe remembered for all time classics! I always thought Roger passed the chances just being lazy in that field!
I watched this last year, was surprised by all the links to 007. I watched a another thriller with a Bond as a double feature with Gold. The Next Man starring Sean Connery. A thriller about oil and the Middle East.
I saw this when realised in the seventies . I enjoyed it then .I loved theme song . It's dated a bit now but still very watchable. Roger Moore's good looks gives it class. I was 17 years old when I saw it. You weren't even born them . Thanks for the video.👍
Great review! I discovered this movie 5 years ago and enjoyed it. Especially the mining parts since it is my field of work. And any movie with Roger Moore is worth it! I think I will rewatch the first 15 minutes.
Thanks, Isabelle! I know nothing about mining I'm afraid but the fact you enjoyed the film and that being your field of work says a lot! Glad to hear you're a fan as well :)
That feeling when you wake up in the morning, casually open up the new Calvin Dyson video, then almost fall off your chair when your hear your name mentioned. 😂 Roger Moore just had such a natural charm, one would have to be the greatest actor of all time to turn it off, haha.
This was on the "Talking Pictures" channel a few days ago. I did see it once before in the mid 1980s on ITV, when Roger was still Bond. I didn't remember much of it, apart from the mineshaft stuff(which is quite impressive, given that it's pre CGI). It's okay, but perhaps more known for being a Roger Moore film and the Bond connections that you mentioned rather than being a distinguished film.
I Saw this after school when it first came out at Odeon Watford. Loved it then and still do. I regularly enjoy viewing the blu ray and even have the rare soundtrack CD. Roger is great in this and looks good too. I guess I have a lot of nostalgia invested in the film as it’s part of my childhood. That said, I really think it holds up very well today. It’s out of fashion now because it’s set during the horrible apartheid years, but it’s a good film well directed with a good cast. Bit of a hidden gem and for me doesn’t lag. The plot thickens with some highly unscrupulous characters. Recommend.
A lot of being a film star is being a personality. And despite all the method acting you get these days, back in the day, you would find that Roger was probably chosen for this because of his debonair charm which made the affair with Susannah York seem so believable. The difference here is that he plays the action pieces in a more rustic way and they are all the better because of it and of course he was probably 46 when this was made so still had some virile youth in him which carries across on film. One of his better films and doesn't come across as Bond either
I would like to check this out soon. It looks like a nice weekend afternoon flick. I still hope you do a review of Wild Geese with Roger Moore *UPDATE* In the US it’s free on Tubi TV. I saw it a couple days ago, and I enjoyed it. A lot of what Calvin said rings true. The first and last 30 minutes are amazing. And does drag a little in the middle. But I enjoyed my time with it, and I may try and track down a Blu-ray of it eventually
Your channel never ceases to surprise me, Mr Dyson. I was expecting The Cannonball Run... Hmm. Maybe there is time for a quick play of 007 Nightfire on the Gameboy Advance?
4:35 Peter Hunt is an 'unhurried' director which does mean his films are slow compared to modern films but you might not necessarily think that's a bad thing.
Roger more has two other excellent 70s action movies that are surprisingly awesome. The first is "Ffolks" and the other is "the wild geese". If you haven't seen them I think you would probably like them ! Great video btw !!!
I have been wondering if you have ever reviewed Roger Moore's The Wild Geese with Richard Harris. It was filmed in between his Bond roles & had some controversies since filmed in South Africa during The Apartheid.
Reminds me of 'Terminator Salvation' where they homage the original Terminator by having the title reviled at the end of the title sequence... but also have the title pop up in the sequence for the same reason [Christian Bale and Sam Worthington's above title billing], hence the title is shown twice in a few seconds!
This is a funny coincidence for me, as it popped up on UA-cam yesterday and I watched it of course, being a big Roger Moore fan. Nice movie, but agree it drags in the middle.
Great video Calvin!! A recommendation for a Bond actor movie review: "Love is all you need" A danish romantic comedy starring Pierce Brosnan. It is such a funny and heartwarming film and Brosnan is so good in it! You should check it out
I love this film it`s in my top 5 non bond Roger Moore Movies , the others being "Shout at the Devil" , " The Wild Geese"," the sea wolves" & North Sea Hijack (aka FFolkes) .. ps you never mentioned in bond links the presence of the two actors Bernard Horsfall & Nadim Sawalha who have both appeared in the Bond film series...
Haven't seen this movie in a while, but I'll try and track it down. Of course, any viewer of 1960s-70s TV knows that Bradford Dillman was always a good villain, though I'll always think of Tony Beckley as plant-crazy Harrison Chase from "Doctor Who". A suggestion for another Roger Moore movie: "Crossplot", a thriller he did between "The Saint" and "The Persuaders" that co-stars Bernard Lee.
good evening mr. dyson....i saw this film when it first came out in the cinema, and only watched it one more time, a long time ago...from what i remember, i thought your review was quite accurate...very well said, and roger was always roger, regardless of what role he played....always wonderful to see a new video from you...be well...stay well..happy holidays to you and yours...peace...rocky
Great seeing 70s character actors pop up in these films,,I see none other than “Camp Freddie” was there and that was Campbell from OHMSS service that Rog was giving a right hook to down in the mine !
The filming in South Africa is something I have issues with, but otherwise it seems like it is a compelling film. I notice that Bernard Horsfall (Campbell in OHMSS) is in this as well, and wouldn't Sir John Gielgud have made a good Bond villain, although hard to imagine him as any of the ones that were made in his lifetime Plus I am sure there were some people who went to see Zardoz who had an argument with the person who sold them the tickets "I said I wanted to see Gold! I was very confused for the 45 mins I tried to stick it out, and as for that loincloth!" "No, you said you wanted to see that new film with that James Bond guy in it!" "Yes, Roger Moore" "Oh!"
Haven’t seen this film but I defo intend to watch it . Roger Moore is my fave bond so will be strange seeing him in a different role . These reviews are so refreshing and entertaining for a bond fan like myself who doesn’t know any bond followers except my dad . Really hope you do a Never Say Never Again review even though I know it’s not a fave of yours 😜🙈
I'll add another one in here Calvin: Roger Moore in The Seawolves (1980). Set during World War Two, it still takes place in the untouched by the war tropical setting of Goa (a colony of neutral Portugal). This doesn't stop the Brits and Nazi's duking it out, although in spy mode. There's a fantastic cast including Gregory Peck and Fleming's Bond, David Niven. Plus Sir Godfrey Tibbett, and potential 1962 Bond/1983 M: Trevor Howard, and even Calvin's favorite narrator, Patrick Allen is in it. Plus there's Wolf Kahler, the Nazi commandment in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, playing er....a Nazi. Rodge, is just Rodge. Of course out of the spies, he's the one who charms the ladies, inc a femme fatale spy. And as a kid I just thought of this as another Bond film. The setting even made me think of Octopussy! The theme song's sung by Matt Munro, Production Design by Syd Cain, Bond stuntman Martin Grace is in it, and Editing by John Glen.
Gold was popular at the box office. It was released just before TMWTGG so would not have done it's box office much good. With Gold & L&LD released in quick succession, the public would have had their required quota of action man Roger.
Gold is a fantastic movie. The theme song is also amazing. It is a real on the edge of your seat story., one of Ray Milland’s better later career roles.....and Suzannah York is so hot!
Got GOLD on DVD. My reaction was pretty much the same first watch - the mine scenes are really cool and the middle drags a little. If you don't expect too much from the film it's very enjoyable and Roger is excellent. Interesting info on Stephen Speilberg I didn't know that. he could have made an entirely different film perhaps more comic book and more of an Indiana Jones type film? Strangely that would have been more Bond like than what resulted from all these Bond people working on it.
In 1974, Spielberg actually contacted Cubby Broccoli to ask if he could direct the next Bond film. Cubby turned him down, partially because he thought with one theatrical release (in America) under him, The Sugarland Express, he wasn't experienced enough, and also because he didn't want an American directing a Bond film. Later, the two became friends and Broccoli asked to use the Close Encounters chime in Moonraker. Spielberg called in the favour by asking to use the Bond theme in The Goonies. So in an alternate reality, The Spy Who Loved Me is directed by Steven Spielberg.
@@Rocket1377 Saw Hot Fuzz at my local cinema in 2007, Timothy Dalton was great in it. Really enjoyed seeing him in a comedy for a change. Watched The Rocketeer many times on VHS as a boy, one of my favorite live action Disney movies. Just got it on DVD so I can watch it again soon.
I'm here 8 seconds after posting, and still not first in the comments section. This is a successful channel. P.S. I've seen Zardoz three times and I've still no clue what it's about. It has a nice soundtrack, but it's Beethoven, so that's the only thing that made sense.
@@victorguevara9227 she's an actress (Lethal Weapon 2 etc);80s pop star (Eighth Wonder);TV actress (Holby City);was once married to Liam Gallagher of 'Oasis'; and her father was a notorious London gangster with the Kray twins! She's had a colourful life,to put it mildly.
Hi! Calvin, I really love your reviews about bond and non bond movie stuff. Can you please next review Taffin where Pierce Brosnan starred on. Thank you Calvin more love to your chanel
@@davidjames579 I really don't know, I mean at least AVTAK copied off its own franchise with Goldfinger but Gold? a film I must admit I'd never heard anything about besides seeing it on Sir Rogers filmography, although it could be worse you could be Spectre and copy Goldmember instead...
@@jordza2k11 Lol! Spectre. True enough. Although, I would like to point out Octopussy stole it's "perfect for Poison Pen Letters" quip from the spoof Casino Royale. What makes it worse is in CR it's presented as a deliberately bad joke.
Hi. Calvin. Is the copy of the film you have the American blu ray? It looks better quality than the restored British version. I quite liked the film with a nice blend of action and thriller
And actors who'd go on to be in Indiana Jones. Funny though how you have Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel in a film only a year after The Spy Who, and it's by Guy Hamilton, who was going to direct Spy Who until he left to do Superman. Then he couldn't do that, so did this.
Peter Hunt's last good film was 'Shout at the Devil'. Two years after Gold. Lots of Bond connections - Moore, Hunt & Maurice Binder. Most expensive film of 1976. Displays it's big budget. Hunt directed the terrible Wild Geese 2 in 1985. Can only think there was a massive budget cut & script re write just before filming started after Burton died.
You should really have some kind of affiliate link thing setup. I just got this on blu ray from Amazon, after watching this, and while I was there I picked up a Roger Moor autobiography AND a Funko Pop. :-)
Ive been on a spy movie kick, and in that i tries to explore films from all of our james bond main actors and i found Gold also. Great flick but yes take out 30 min in the middle Alot of fluff but some still seemed necessary Great video
There's something about Roger Moore in 1974. He was a good looking bastard before then and in the years that followed, but 74 Moore brings out the gayness in me
Hi Calvin, I had an idea for you for a video. I have the complete collection of The Saint with Roger Moore and in watching the first season noticed there are TON of Bond alumni showing up in every other episode. I have seen Robert Brown, David Hedison, Julian Glover, Eunice Gayson, Lois Maxwell, and Shirley Eaton (who has been in at least 3 episodes playing different characters). I thought it would be cool to do a video pointing out all of the Bond actors that showed up in the series throughout the 1960s. If you are interested in this let me know as I would love to help out on it. Maybe help with research on a complete list of the actors and in what episodes they appear. Hope you're doing well! - Greenie007
I always liked this film. I first saw it on 16mm aged about 11 (yeah) and thought it was fantastic. I kind of liked the whole thing really, even the less action-orientated middle hour. I find myself rooting for this woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a limp, cold-blooded swine. She gets Slater's number pretty quickly too and he has to behave himself, which serves him right for being such a womaniser. I actually wish that Moore had been allowed to bring more of the rough-handed man's man we see in Gold to his Bond films. Some of them would have been improved thus.
@@calvindyson Thanks Calvin. I actually made a promise ages ago not to listen the Billie Eilish song anymore until the film would be eventually released but I ended up breaking that promise cause of today. First time round I'd listened when it was released I really didn't like it and then a few days later its just suddenly grew on me. I hope next year we do get our long awaited No Time To Die.
S.H.E. with Cornelia Sharp as a female Jame Bond is a movie that suits this list perfectly, it's a campy spy movie with an undeniable Bond flavour, Cornelia is so hot in this but even more in -The next man- with Sean Connery: a political spy drama that I liked very much. Cornelia Sharp could have been a perfect Bond Girl as Anja Amazova in the Spy who loved me but Barbara Bach is good in it though. The man from Honk Kong with George Lazenby as the villain is another bondesque movie that you must review, it's Bond meeting Bruce Lee, have a look of those 3 Calvin.
I just wish Peter Hunt had a longer directorial career, and got more credit for his inventions in the editing field, he’s an unsung hero in filmmaking who I greatly greatly admire
Same. This and OHMSS were fab
'Shout at the Devil' is his best film. He had become more confident after Gold & had two big stars on board - Marvin & Moore.
He also directed the terrible Wild Geese 2 in the 80's.
You need to review Who Saw Her Die which George Lazenby starred in. It would really make you unique in the sense of a Bond reviewer, taking the time to look at this under appreciated classic.
I cannot wait to see Calvin react to a giallo. He'll either love it or it'll completely melt his brain on-camera.
Agreed, great giallo mystery thriller with a fine Ennio Morricone score 👍
Ill second Who Saw Her Die. A genuinly good giallo thriller.
Some other Lazenby movies that are actually good is Stoner, The Man from Hong Kong, and Saint Jack. These are from his Honk Kong and Australia phase. Stoner and Man from Hong Kong are pretty good examples of the Kung Fu craze. Saint Jack is one of the movies that plays to exploitation and the art house crowd.
I saw "Gold" once back in the early 80s; here's all I remember of it.
1. It's got Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland and Bradford Dillman in it.
2. It's set in South Africa.
3. Milland does his Mr Moneybags routine...again... "I'm a very important man running a huge business"
4. Maurice Binder titles.
5. The theme music which is also used in the scene transitions.
6. Don't forget those enormous sunglasses that you see in 1970s movies.
If I ran an open-air cinema, I’d show this film every Christmas. Some would say “why’d you want to screen that film at this time of year?” And I’d say to them “Baby, It’s _Gold_ Outside”
This is EXCELLENT! You were on fire yesterday BenCol!
This is Gold.
I wonder if Calvin is familiar with Cannonball Run. It isn't very good, but Roger Moore plays a full fledged Bond parody and drives a DB5 of all things. He didn't even drive a DB5 in the official series.
I just watched this today. Moore really captures that ‘70s working man “thing” where you would get your hands dirty during the day doing backbreaking work yet come home, clean up, dress nicely and go out on the town. Nothing posh about the character at all (something Moore proves here he could tone down when called to do so).
Only Roger Moore could make a character named Rodney seem dashing.
Rodney? What a plonker!
So could I, but I'm not named Rodney.
Saw this in cinema in the 70's,but one Bond connection you may have missed was Bernard Horsfall who played the villain Kowalski was Bond's blond ally in On Her Majestys Secret Service.
Would love to see Calvin review the action-adventure movies featuring what are arguably Roger Moore's all-time best "tough guy" roles: STREET PEOPLE (1976) and THE WILD GEESE (1978). Yes, Sir Roger could actually play a tough guy effectively!
The Rock is almost a Bond movie. Sean is literally written as James Bond, except for the name of course. It's a great movie, one of my favorites I've watched all year.
I am fully in the camp that accepts The Rock as featuring an older version of Connery's Bond.
@@ChrisPeteG I reside in that camp as well sir
With what has happened to all the licenses and major franchises over the last 10yrs, The Rock is a more legitimate Bond sequel than "insert film here" is a "insert film here" sequel
He wasn't written as Bond btw [Arnie was even offered his role apparently!] but Sean is great in the role.
@@ChrisPeteG I just watched a UA-cam video that brilliantly and meticulously argued that the Rock is actually a Bond film. I'm sold. :)
LOVE the use of Spandau throughout the review!
Also the opening credits have a very Dallas look.
Roger Moore did quite a few non Bond movies in the 70's with various Bond alumni. Shout at the Devil was another Wilbur Smith adaptation also directed by Peter Hunt with titles created by Maurice Binder. The Wild Geese had Binder again on opening titles, John Glen as editor. That was the first of three movies he made for director Andrew V McLaglen, a director previously know for making movies with John Wayne.
Roger Moore’s character is only able to win in the end because he believed in his soul, and had the power to know he was indestructible.
I know this much is true!
Well you see, the man with the suit and the face was on the case. I always though Gold by Spandu seemed a bit like their stab at a Bond theme. In an alt reality, maybe they're doing A View To A Kill.
The Wild Geese and North Sea Hijack are cool Bond adjacent films for Roger Moore as well.
North Sea Hijack has Felix in it as well.
Idk if they can really be considered Roger Moore films since he's a main character among others but you should check out Escape to Athena, the sea wolves and the wild geese. Kind of more actions war films rather than spy but Roger Moore is great in them in his role.
Love Elmer Bernstein's score for this film (some lovely songs as well) - composed in the same year he composed McQ (a great funky and exciting score!).
It was on Talking Pictures the other day. Got it recorded to watch
In Roger's autobiography, he said he was promised a share of the profits of this film. If your familiar with 'Hollywood accounting', you won't be surprised to know the studio said there were no profits. According to Roger he sued and became the owner of the film!
Hollywood Accounting claims Star Wars still hasn't made a profit. You know, the highest grossing film of all time until E.T.
Great review Calvin! Roger Moore is such an underrated actor. Another favourite of mine is The Man Who Haunted Himself.
I adore The Man Who Haunted Himself! Probably Moore's best acting work too
There's a little Pelham in all if us
@@calvindyson Apparently Moore's favourite film of all the ones he did. If you look up the Wikipedia write up of 'Gold', Moore himself talks about how much fun it was to actually go down one of these mines to start with and then it became very, very claustrophobic.
I cannot find The Man Who Haunted Himself to save my life. Been wanting to watch it for years...
atmospheric 74 made by very good UK crew, well edited. some of Peter Hunts best work (directing).
I just happened to find this film not too long ago and being a Roger Moore fan I really liked it! Thanks for reviewing it Calvin!
Really love these "Bonds outside Bond" reviews. I am looking forward to the first one with Timothy Dalton, 'The Lion in Winter', 'The Rocketeer' or 'Hot Fuzz' would be interesting.
Whatever you do, don't watch "The King's Whore"
They did do some filming at real life mines, Buffelfontein and West Rand and that authenticity shows through the film I think.
Interesting tony curtis asked Roger to give up smoke in 1971 and Roger is smoking in this film and you can see Roger in behind the scenes of for your eyes only
Good spot! I can't speak for FYEO, but a background detail of Gold I read was that Roger didn't want the character to smoke cigarettes but as it becomes a bit of a plot point he had to in this instance.
Seems a bit rich from Tony Curtis since he was stoned throughout The Persuaders (according to Roger).
Really enjoy these reviews of these sort of films on this channel [such as 'the man who haunted himself'] as well as your Letterboxd reviews.
admired Moore since i first saw him at the age of 11 in 'The man with the golden gun', his expressions, moves, his style in wearing suits, the Submarner watch, the eyebrow...absolute role model for what i wanted to achive and portray in the charisma departement for years!
On the contrary i was always a little bit dissapointed that there was no serious efforts to carve his name in the world of sustainable movies outside the bond universe which will stand the test of time...Wildgeese, SeaWolves, NorthSeaHijack, Escape from Athena, Cannonball...like Burt Reynolds he could have gotten more serious roles in sustainable movies reaching much farer, but he seemed to do it all for the easy money...unlike Connery and Brosnan, who really managed to show variety and establish themselves in almost all genres in the big screen Hollywood universe remembered for all time classics!
I always thought Roger passed the chances just being lazy in that field!
I watched this last year, was surprised by all the links to 007. I watched a another thriller with a Bond as a double feature with Gold. The Next Man starring Sean Connery. A thriller about oil and the Middle East.
Gold and Oil. What a mix!
Have you seen the news about the site of the Goldeneye climax crashing down for real?
Indeed! Very surreal bit of footage to watch... Never thought the place would just be left to deteriorate in such a sad way...
Love to hear your review of another Moore film of the era: The Wild Geese.
I saw this when realised in the seventies . I enjoyed it then .I loved theme song . It's dated a bit now but still very watchable.
Roger Moore's good looks gives it class. I was 17 years old when I saw it. You weren't even born them . Thanks for the video.👍
Great review! I discovered this movie 5 years ago and enjoyed it. Especially the mining parts since it is my field of work. And any movie with Roger Moore is worth it! I think I will rewatch the first 15 minutes.
Thanks, Isabelle! I know nothing about mining I'm afraid but the fact you enjoyed the film and that being your field of work says a lot! Glad to hear you're a fan as well :)
That feeling when you wake up in the morning, casually open up the new Calvin Dyson video, then almost fall off your chair when your hear your name mentioned. 😂
Roger Moore just had such a natural charm, one would have to be the greatest actor of all time to turn it off, haha.
This was on the "Talking Pictures" channel a few days ago. I did see it once before in the mid 1980s on ITV, when Roger was still Bond. I didn't remember much of it, apart from the mineshaft stuff(which is quite impressive, given that it's pre CGI). It's okay, but perhaps more known for being a Roger Moore film and the Bond connections that you mentioned rather than being a distinguished film.
I Saw this after school when it first came out at Odeon Watford. Loved it then and still do. I regularly enjoy viewing the blu ray and even have the rare soundtrack CD. Roger is great in this and looks good too. I guess I have a lot of nostalgia invested in the film as it’s part of my childhood. That said, I really think it holds up very well today. It’s out of fashion now because it’s set during the horrible apartheid years, but it’s a good film well directed with a good cast. Bit of a hidden gem and for me doesn’t lag. The plot thickens with some highly unscrupulous characters. Recommend.
A lot of being a film star is being a personality. And despite all the method acting you get these days, back in the day, you would find that Roger was probably chosen for this because of his debonair charm which made the affair with Susannah York seem so believable. The difference here is that he plays the action pieces in a more rustic way and they are all the better because of it and of course he was probably 46 when this was made so still had some virile youth in him which carries across on film. One of his better films and doesn't come across as Bond either
I would like to check this out soon. It looks like a nice weekend afternoon flick. I still hope you do a review of Wild Geese with Roger Moore
*UPDATE*
In the US it’s free on Tubi TV. I saw it a couple days ago, and I enjoyed it. A lot of what Calvin said rings true. The first and last 30 minutes are amazing. And does drag a little in the middle. But I enjoyed my time with it, and I may try and track down a Blu-ray of it eventually
Your channel never ceases to surprise me, Mr Dyson. I was expecting The Cannonball Run...
Hmm. Maybe there is time for a quick play of 007 Nightfire on the Gameboy Advance?
4:35 Peter Hunt is an 'unhurried' director which does mean his films are slow compared to modern films but you might not necessarily think that's a bad thing.
Roger more has two other excellent 70s action movies that are surprisingly awesome. The first is "Ffolks" and the other is "the wild geese". If you haven't seen them I think you would probably like them ! Great video btw !!!
I have been wondering if you have ever reviewed Roger Moore's The Wild Geese with Richard Harris. It was filmed in between his Bond roles & had some controversies since filmed in South Africa during The Apartheid.
1:40 "In Gold" is no doubt there because the two leading stars would have it written into their contract that their names appear before the title.
Reminds me of 'Terminator Salvation' where they homage the original Terminator by having the title reviled at the end of the title sequence... but also have the title pop up in the sequence for the same reason [Christian Bale and Sam Worthington's above title billing], hence the title is shown twice in a few seconds!
Defeated by having Gold in big letters across the screen though.
This is a funny coincidence for me, as it popped up on UA-cam yesterday and I watched it of course, being a big Roger Moore fan. Nice movie, but agree it drags in the middle.
Great video Calvin!! A recommendation for a Bond actor movie review: "Love is all you need"
A danish romantic comedy starring Pierce Brosnan. It is such a funny and heartwarming film and Brosnan is so good in it! You should check it out
I love this film it`s in my top 5 non bond Roger Moore Movies , the others being "Shout at the Devil" , " The Wild Geese"," the sea wolves" & North Sea Hijack (aka FFolkes) ..
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you never mentioned in bond links the presence of the two actors Bernard Horsfall & Nadim Sawalha who have both appeared in the Bond film series...
Haven't seen this movie in a while, but I'll try and track it down. Of course, any viewer of 1960s-70s TV knows that Bradford Dillman was always a good villain, though I'll always think of Tony Beckley as plant-crazy Harrison Chase from "Doctor Who". A suggestion for another Roger Moore movie: "Crossplot", a thriller he did between "The Saint" and "The Persuaders" that co-stars Bernard Lee.
Awesome vid, thank you for sharing!!! You got to check out 'The Wild Geese' or 'The Man From Hong Kong' for some bond actor madness!!!
The Wild Geese also has John Glen as 2nd Unit Director and Editor. Clearly he and Roger got on well.
good evening mr. dyson....i saw this film when it first came out in the cinema, and only watched it one more time, a long time ago...from what i remember, i thought your review was quite accurate...very well said, and roger was always roger, regardless of what role he played....always wonderful to see a new video from you...be well...stay well..happy holidays to you and yours...peace...rocky
Great seeing 70s character actors pop up in these films,,I see none other than “Camp Freddie” was there and that was Campbell from OHMSS service that Rog was giving a right hook to down in the mine !
Calvin.. Zardoz.. You gotta do it.
Oh his poor eyes
Connery in a red nappy
@@paulandrew6457 And a Wedding Dress with Veil
Campbell from OHMSS is in this movie. He was bonds mate that gets killed on Piz Gloria as the mountaineer
The filming in South Africa is something I have issues with, but otherwise it seems like it is a compelling film. I notice that Bernard Horsfall (Campbell in OHMSS) is in this as well, and wouldn't Sir John Gielgud have made a good Bond villain, although hard to imagine him as any of the ones that were made in his lifetime
Plus I am sure there were some people who went to see Zardoz who had an argument with the person who sold them the tickets "I said I wanted to see Gold! I was very confused for the 45 mins I tried to stick it out, and as for that loincloth!" "No, you said you wanted to see that new film with that James Bond guy in it!" "Yes, Roger Moore" "Oh!"
Yep, it's not GOLDfinger or The Man With The GOLDen Gun or GOLDenEye. It's just GOLD.
Daniel Craig will be starring in a film called Die.
Not Live and Let DIE...or no time to DIE...it's Die
Haven’t seen this film but I defo intend to watch it . Roger Moore is my fave bond so will be strange seeing him in a different role . These reviews are so refreshing and entertaining for a bond fan like myself who doesn’t know any bond followers except my dad . Really hope you do a Never Say Never Again review even though I know it’s not a fave of yours 😜🙈
I'll add another one in here Calvin: Roger Moore in The Seawolves (1980). Set during World War Two, it still takes place in the untouched by the war tropical setting of Goa (a colony of neutral Portugal). This doesn't stop the Brits and Nazi's duking it out, although in spy mode. There's a fantastic cast including Gregory Peck and Fleming's Bond, David Niven. Plus Sir Godfrey Tibbett, and potential 1962 Bond/1983 M: Trevor Howard, and even Calvin's favorite narrator, Patrick Allen is in it. Plus there's Wolf Kahler, the Nazi commandment in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, playing er....a Nazi. Rodge, is just Rodge. Of course out of the spies, he's the one who charms the ladies, inc a femme fatale spy. And as a kid I just thought of this as another Bond film. The setting even made me think of Octopussy!
The theme song's sung by Matt Munro, Production Design by Syd Cain, Bond stuntman Martin Grace is in it, and Editing by John Glen.
Gold was popular at the box office. It was released just before TMWTGG so would not have done it's box office much good. With Gold & L&LD released in quick succession, the public would have had their required quota of action man Roger.
Gold is a fantastic movie. The theme song is also amazing. It is a real on the edge of your seat story., one of Ray Milland’s better later career roles.....and Suzannah York is so hot!
Got GOLD on DVD. My reaction was pretty much the same first watch - the mine scenes are really cool and the middle drags a little. If you don't expect too much from the film it's very enjoyable and Roger is excellent. Interesting info on Stephen Speilberg I didn't know that. he could have made an entirely different film perhaps more comic book and more of an Indiana Jones type film? Strangely that would have been more Bond like than what resulted from all these Bond people working on it.
In 1974, Spielberg actually contacted Cubby Broccoli to ask if he could direct the next Bond film. Cubby turned him down, partially because he thought with one theatrical release (in America) under him, The Sugarland Express, he wasn't experienced enough, and also because he didn't want an American directing a Bond film. Later, the two became friends and Broccoli asked to use the Close Encounters chime in Moonraker. Spielberg called in the favour by asking to use the Bond theme in The Goonies.
So in an alternate reality, The Spy Who Loved Me is directed by Steven Spielberg.
I find that camera shot as they descend into the pit and the surface light gets smaller and smaller very disturbing.
Agreed! Think that’s part of why I found it so effective. Really lingers to let you know how far down they’re going and how unsettling it is.
I recently watched an episode of Columbo featuring Ray Milland and Bradford Dillman
Great review, have you heard of or seen the tv series The Saint?
Really hope you review Rocketeer soon too! Love Dalton as a villain!
He should review Hot Fuzz as well. You can tell Dalton had a lot of fun doing that movie.
@@Rocket1377 Saw Hot Fuzz at my local cinema in 2007, Timothy Dalton was great in it. Really enjoyed seeing him in a comedy for a change. Watched The Rocketeer many times on VHS as a boy, one of my favorite live action Disney movies. Just got it on DVD so I can watch it again soon.
If Dalton never played bond I always thought he’d make an amazing Bond villain!
Dalton's also great in Flash Gordon. "Bloody Bastards!" And Columbo's in it as well.
I'm here 8 seconds after posting, and still not first in the comments section. This is a successful channel.
P.S. I've seen Zardoz three times and I've still no clue what it's about. It has a nice soundtrack, but it's Beethoven, so that's the only thing that made sense.
It's obviously about Sean Connery in a leather speedo
@@ghfudrs93uuu it's about 2 hours long.
@@FatNorthernBigot 2 hours of that glorious chest hair
It's got a floating head that eats guns what more do you want? Everyone also forgets Sean Connery in a wedding dress.
@@davidjames579 I remember that! This thread has dug up some very repressed memories.
I’ve never even heard of this movie. Maybe my memory is going...
Happy Christmas
If you look closely you'll see a five year old Patsy Kensit, as 'little girl at the Christmas party".
What was Patsy Kensit in?
@@victorguevara9227 she's an actress (Lethal Weapon 2 etc);80s pop star (Eighth Wonder);TV actress (Holby City);was once married to Liam Gallagher of 'Oasis'; and her father was a notorious London gangster with the Kray twins!
She's had a colourful life,to put it mildly.
Hi! Calvin, I really love your reviews about bond and non bond movie stuff. Can you please next review Taffin where Pierce Brosnan starred on. Thank you Calvin more love to your chanel
North Sea Hi-jack and The wild geese are my favourite Roger Moore films
Looks like a good way to spend a December afternoon. Preferably with a six pack of beer.
Gold: A View to a Kill but with gold and a younger Sir Roger
I do wonder if A View To A Kill was intentionally or un-intentionally ripped off from this (AVTAK clearly also nabs from Goldfinger).
@@davidjames579 I really don't know, I mean at least AVTAK copied off its own franchise with Goldfinger but Gold? a film I must admit I'd never heard anything about besides seeing it on Sir Rogers filmography, although it could be worse you could be Spectre and copy Goldmember instead...
@@jordza2k11 Lol! Spectre. True enough. Although, I would like to point out Octopussy stole it's "perfect for Poison Pen Letters" quip from the spoof Casino Royale. What makes it worse is in CR it's presented as a deliberately bad joke.
Calvin, please could you review That Lucky Touch with Roger Moore and Susannah York.
Hi. Calvin. Is the copy of the film you have the American blu ray? It looks better quality than the restored British version. I quite liked the film with a nice blend of action and thriller
Calvin could you please review a selection of episodes from the avengers t.v. series with four actors appearing in both bond and this t.v. show.
Force 10 from Navorone also has a lot of bond names !
And actors who'd go on to be in Indiana Jones. Funny though how you have Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel in a film only a year after The Spy Who, and it's by Guy Hamilton, who was going to direct Spy Who until he left to do Superman. Then he couldn't do that, so did this.
@@davidjames579 Calvin should review it !
Goodness gracious I vaguely remember watching this as a kid
Is that spandu ballet I hear?
"next review will be the rock * the rock theme hits *
I saw this film a while ago and I enjoyed it. It was quite slow though. Roger Moore was great in it.
Peter Hunt's last good film was 'Shout at the Devil'. Two years after Gold.
Lots of Bond connections - Moore, Hunt & Maurice Binder. Most expensive film of 1976. Displays it's big budget.
Hunt directed the terrible Wild Geese 2 in 1985. Can only think there was a massive budget cut & script re write just before filming started after Burton died.
You should really have some kind of affiliate link thing setup. I just got this on blu ray from Amazon, after watching this, and while I was there I picked up a Roger Moor autobiography AND a Funko Pop. :-)
Ive been on a spy movie kick, and in that i tries to explore films from all of our james bond main actors and i found Gold also.
Great flick but yes take out 30 min in the middle
Alot of fluff but some still seemed necessary
Great video
Have you seen Bullseye 🎯 with Roger Moore and Micheal Caine
I literally bought the DVD of that last week after seeing a clip posted on Twitter. I know it’s supposed to be terrible but I can’t wait to watch it!
@@calvindyson Will you review it?
Roger Moore Is Really The Best Character In This Movie
He Is So Amazing
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There's something about Roger Moore in 1974. He was a good looking bastard before then and in the years that followed, but 74 Moore brings out the gayness in me
@@tcaudiobooks737 Intriguing
But Sweet
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@@tiffaniaporchiazzo3397 But of coursh you are ;)
@@tcaudiobooks737 Aw Thank You So Much 💋
Hi Calvin, I had an idea for you for a video. I have the complete collection of The Saint with Roger Moore and in watching the first season noticed there are TON of Bond alumni showing up in every other episode. I have seen Robert Brown, David Hedison, Julian Glover, Eunice Gayson, Lois Maxwell, and Shirley Eaton (who has been in at least 3 episodes playing different characters). I thought it would be cool to do a video pointing out all of the Bond actors that showed up in the series throughout the 1960s. If you are interested in this let me know as I would love to help out on it. Maybe help with research on a complete list of the actors and in what episodes they appear. Hope you're doing well! - Greenie007
I always liked this film. I first saw it on 16mm aged about 11 (yeah) and thought it was fantastic. I kind of liked the whole thing really, even the less action-orientated middle hour. I find myself rooting for this woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a limp, cold-blooded swine. She gets Slater's number pretty quickly too and he has to behave himself, which serves him right for being such a womaniser.
I actually wish that Moore had been allowed to bring more of the rough-handed man's man we see in Gold to his Bond films. Some of them would have been improved thus.
Escape from Athena is also a great movie starring Blofield and Bond, it feels like a bond film set amongst world war 2, awesome movie
I believe it has some Bond crew on it as well, John Glen inc.
Don’t the Germans have chrome helmets in that film ? Blowfeld would employ them in a heartbeat.
Please review Roger Moore’s film “ffolkes”, which is one of my favorite Moore films from this era.
Thanks for the video Calvin, today I had to put the family dog down this morning
I'm so sorry to hear this. Losing a family pet is a horrible experience and I hope you and your loved ones are holding up okay. My condolences to you.
@@calvindyson Thanks Calvin. I actually made a promise ages ago not to listen the Billie Eilish song anymore until the film would be eventually released but I ended up breaking that promise cause of today. First time round I'd listened when it was released I really didn't like it and then a few days later its just suddenly grew on me. I hope next year we do get our long awaited No Time To Die.
Hey Calvin you heard of Fire,Ice and Dynamite another Roger Moore movie kind of reminds me of Cannonball Run.
Surprised you didn't mention the scene of a family blown up by a bomb which is quite shocking
Have you wanted to look at Burn Notice and review it?
S.H.E. with Cornelia Sharp as a female Jame Bond is a movie that suits this list perfectly, it's a campy spy movie with an undeniable Bond flavour, Cornelia is so hot in this but even more in -The next man- with Sean Connery: a political spy drama that I liked very much. Cornelia Sharp could have been a perfect Bond Girl as Anja Amazova in the Spy who loved me but Barbara Bach is good in it though. The man from Honk Kong with George Lazenby as the villain is another bondesque movie that you must review, it's Bond meeting Bruce Lee, have a look of those 3 Calvin.
Since they're showing this on TV on Wednesday, I think I might give this a watch!
🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?
@@kascnef 🇬🇧 . The name of the channel is Talking Pictures TV.
The President's Analyst. Our Man Flint. Matt Helm.
@5:05....I'm 99% sure that's Steven Berkoff
Sorry, it's not.
2:01 And this is why I don't go to the movie theater anymore.
A very good bond plot tbf and a great song
Moore in a mine, “A View to A Koll”
5:52, i thought it was Ian fleming.
Moore's non Bond movies can be quite good but he didn't usually break expectations.
Looks good. Roger Moore is Roger Moore and Wilbur Smith is one hell of a writer. Actually, I think I might've read the book...