Surprising that more Bond films didn’t have New York in them more. What is amazing about film that uses real locations like here in NYC is that it is a time capsule. It’s amazing to see what NY looked like in 1973. R.I.P. Roger Moore. Not only a fantastic actor but a classy man devoted to philanthropy.
you better watch The French Connection and Serpico then> showing NY as it was then> corrupt, dirty and nearly out of control in some areas; oh, and long ass cars everywhere, mostly Cadillacs
Also another good one is Goldfinger where they’re driving around Fort Knox (which was actually filmed in Miami) following Odd Jobs car. You get to see how the US has changed in both movies in the last 50 years.
I stopped watching bond movies decades ago, after The Spy Who loved Me, but the earlier ones are indeed excellent movies and I have to agree that this one might be the best. I especially like the "Corvorado" car, a cross between a Corvette and an Eldorado.
Even though I love the original score of the James Bond theme that was introduced in Dr. No, I like this version of the theme tune too. It feels perfect for the 70s Bond era and wish it could have been used more often. Although, I do also like Marvin Hamlisch's Bond 77 theme from The Spy Who Loved Me.
I love this sequence because when he starts to tail Kanaga and his squad uptown to Harlem you are not quite sure who are the bad guys and who are the good guys. They all start communicating on the cb radios but, you have to figure out who's talking to inform Kanaga and who's talking to the FBI or CIA law enforcers. I never thought the cab driver was a good guy but, he was certainly the most fun and entertaining character in the film. He comes back later in another scene with that gorgeous smile of his. This is my favorite Roger Moore outing as James Bond and this was his film debut as James Bond after following the best Bond, Sean Connery. I always love New York in any film.❤️😊🗽💐
Sir Roger Moore was seriously one cool cat . Sad to think that fifty years after this great Bond movie was made, most of the great actors are no longer with us .
Jane Seymour I think is the only one of Live And Let Die's main cast still alive Shirley Eaton is the only of Goldfinger's main cast still alive with the recent deaths of Sir Sean Connery, Honor Blackman and Margaret Nolan
If you haven't read it, his "James Bond Diary" is an amazing and entertaining read if you are a fan of him, the film, and / or Bond in general. Apparently he recorded his thoughts at the end of the day and they were transcribed, but that turned out to be a quick way for him to write a great book. It captures the the mood so well, is fun, and certainly conveys how wonderful the man real was. A truly remarkable individual who I miss every day were in not for his film and TV legacy.
Best Bond film IMO. It has everything - the girls, great action, amazing villains, blaxploitation which was big at the time, a touch of the occult, incredible music (including the best theme song), the locales including Harlem in gritty 70s NYC, perfectly-timed humor, just fantastic.
There's times I forget this is a bond movie, except for some elements it feels like a stand alone movie, especially when comparing this film to sir rog's bond films especially his later films, this one feels unique especially the new York scenes
"Live And Let Die" came out at the apex of the Blaxploitation era and Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were very good at weaving in those elements with the 007 genre. The same went with "Magnum Force" (the sequel to "Dirty Harry") and other films of that period. And what worked in this film Cubby Broccoli would later do with "Moonraker" in the late '70s when "Star Wars" made its mark.
I remember my grandparents renting this movie for me when I was roughly 7 years old. I didn't understand the Ku Klux Klan joke or the cue-ball joke at that age but I laughed at the tall guy posing with his knee high up in the air at 1:40. Commander Riker from Star Trek would go on to follow in this dude's footsteps.
One of the best scenes in the movie! New York in 1973! So nice to see all those buildings, the cars... And what a gentleman Bond was: extra $20USD for taxi driver... Interesting, how much that ride itself cost, more or less than $20USD?
HAHAHA! I was thinking the same thing about a $20 tip! Related to this, Roger Moore told a hysterically funny story on David Letterman in June 1992 (the segment can be rewatched on youtube). Roger in New York for the first time, having a little money in his pocket from an acting job, and he needed to go to his agent's office on Madison Ave, so he gave himself the luxury of a taxi. He hands over the money with a dollar tip to the taxi driver, and he says, "Vroom. He's off like a shot." He realizes then that he gave the driver a HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL!!!! This was 1953, I believe! Can you imagine?!!! He said that the cab driver must have thought, "Crazy Englishman." Letterman told him he should do that every time he takes a cab, and hand over a C-Note. Roger responds by saying, "A C-Note won't get you to Kennedy Airport!" Haha! Inflation!!!
I’m not American nor a New Yorker and this film was out before I was born but the 007 theme just seems to reflect NYC and those days to a tee. Great version.
Bond looking at the cabbie like...I would much rather be heading to the kkk cookout than Harlem. Great film, and the cabby is one of the greatest short scene characters in bond history. Just after the old lady with the machine gun in goldfinger 'He's heading oooon IIIIIIIn'
Earlier this month I went to New York for a week-long holiday and the location where the Oh Cult Voodoo Shop was shot is one place that I visited. Some of the colours of the building on the left at 0:09 have changed, and that sloped brick section does not go as high as is seen here, but by and large very little has actually changed in the ensuing years.
@@AegisNova Remember its not only Kananga's people who are tailing him - the guy who says "Its like following a cue ball" is actually CIA, and later rescues Bond. So some of the other people may also be reporting to the CIA rather than to Kananga.
@Akshay Natu I think smoking Bond in films might have gone even by Pierce Brosnan’s time! Deffo would stay well clear of any racism / sexist stereotypes
@@supadupa6891 Yeah this is probably my 2nd favorite Bond film behind Goldfinger. I just love the groovy and jazzy blaxploitation style of Live and Let Die so much, you don’t find it in any other Bond movie.
This is a classic film. Let alone a Bond. It was the first Bond I ever saw in a theatre and it left a huge impression. Very much a moment in time in NY. A NY that doesn't exist anymore.
It has the similar lights and overall style but it's a Lincoln Continental, while car in Superfly was Cadillac Eldorado. Nevertheless, it is made to look like Priest's car. Also you can see the same car at 1.37 parked at the right side of street. I just noticed actual Eldorado with Superfly lights at 1.47
Not big on pimpmobiles but I like that "jukebox." it is a 1971 Caddy Sedan De Ville and it looks exhuberant and subdued all at the same time. I wonder where it is today.
They obviously knew Bond was going to follow wherever they were going - plus the cab driver was working for them anyway, so was it really necessary to have everyone radioing in his position?
@@visionist7 Exactly. Plus the producers were really trying to capitalize on the blaxploitation era of cinema. So it makes sense that these scenes are a little gratuitous.
Big cars, big hair, big burns, big cuffs, cool cats, Times Square... ah, the early 70's!
LOVE THE CARS ESPECIALLY!!! The more I see Mr. Big's Fleetwood, the more I want it!
I miss movies like this. Doesn't hollywood understand that we dont need a thousand explosions to have a good car chase?
GREAT COMMENT TY
That trend was brought by James bond itself
Tbh I find late 20th to 21st Century Cinema very patronising, as if Moviegoers aren't intelligent enough to sit through any scenes like these...
@@PrashanthSvr Yeah, the early films had cars exploding for no reason as soon as they left the road.
True. Now days film making is all about special effects.
Surprising that more Bond films didn’t have New York in them more. What is amazing about film that uses real locations like here in NYC is that it is a time capsule. It’s amazing to see what NY looked like in 1973.
R.I.P. Roger Moore. Not only a fantastic actor but a classy man devoted to philanthropy.
@Kenji Mapes a lot of the buildings are no longer standing
@@cellpat7392 😁
I also loved the groovy and jazzy 70’s style of New Orleans
you better watch The French Connection and Serpico then> showing NY as it was then> corrupt, dirty and nearly out of control in some areas; oh, and long ass cars everywhere, mostly Cadillacs
Also another good one is Goldfinger where they’re driving around Fort Knox (which was actually filmed in Miami) following Odd Jobs car. You get to see how the US has changed in both movies in the last 50 years.
When I was 7-8 and saw this movie for the first time, I was bummed that the cab driver was a bad guy. He really seemed like a gregarious person.
So at 7 or 8 you knew what gregarious meant?
Outstanding.
@@tommypetraglia4688 Well, I should say he seemed like a nice guy, lol.
The cabbie was hands down the funniest character in the whole film.
They should of brought him back instead of Sheriff Pepper
@@nickhepler533 10 FINGERS ON THE FENDER BOY
Everyone played their part , it was a classic and from a far better time
Classic sideburns.
? He had like 3 lines, and only the first one was even mildly amusing.
RIP Roge. This is the best Bond movie for me, this and Goldfinger. This scene always slays me "can't miss him, it's like following a cue ball"🤣
I stopped watching bond movies decades ago, after The Spy Who loved Me, but the earlier ones are indeed excellent movies and I have to agree that this one might be the best. I especially like the "Corvorado" car, a cross between a Corvette and an Eldorado.
Goldeneye is up there
@@daveyhando9536 Eh Goldeneye is middle of the road at best. Sure Brosnan and Bean are good but that’s about all it has going for it.
Hey for $20 bucks I'll take you to a klu klux klan cook out. Priceless
And the smile he gives to Bond lmao
Ku Klux Klan.
@@TheSoloTrooper bond is like "WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!
Definitely one of the more unique Bond films.
Someone called it "the most 70s" Bond movie, and i would agree.
I like how everyone is so "connected".
Me too, this movie is like full of surprises.
"Sure hope you make friends easy?"
"Right on brother!"
Lol classic!
He's headin' right on in! EVERYBODY is in on it!
@@georgestaunton6994 If brutha's were really this tight, they'd have a lot more political strength.
🤣😂🤣😂
@@georgestaunton6994 The shoe shine boy is with the CIA
The cab driver has got some bad ass chops
Mini Mr T
Even though I love the original score of the James Bond theme that was introduced in Dr. No, I like this version of the theme tune too. It feels perfect for the 70s Bond era and wish it could have been used more often. Although, I do also like Marvin Hamlisch's Bond 77 theme from The Spy Who Loved Me.
love the George martin funky groove with JB 70s theme
Me too.
They should have given this character more to do. He was hilarious and sinister
The bond theme is perfect.
Agreed.
Matthew Hipps they actually used it in The Living Daylights trailer
It has that Early-1970s - Urban Crime Vibe to it.
I agree. The composer George Martin was a genius. May he rest in peace
'Hey you know where your going man?'
'Uptown I believe'
lol brilliant
“Uptown?. Your heading into Harlem man”
@gary09lane But also its a good comeback because Bond usually knows everything and here he's not sure where he heading into.
I love this sequence because when he starts to tail Kanaga and his squad uptown to Harlem you are not quite sure who are the bad guys and who are the good guys. They all start communicating on the cb radios but, you have to figure out who's talking to inform Kanaga and who's talking to the FBI or CIA law enforcers. I never thought the cab driver was a good guy but, he was certainly the most fun and entertaining character in the film. He comes back later in another scene with that gorgeous smile of his. This is my favorite Roger Moore outing as James Bond and this was his film debut as James Bond after following the best Bond, Sean Connery. I always love New York in any film.❤️😊🗽💐
I love the look at 1:57 Bond gives the cabbie - like he can barely believe the guy
Then Bond enters the Fillet of Souls and totally understand the cabbie 🤣🤣
"Hey man, for an Extra $20 I'll take you to a Klu Klux Klan Cookout!" 0:50 Bond thinks to himself: "Might not be such a bad idea..."
🤣🤣
Sir Roger Moore was seriously one cool cat . Sad to think that fifty years after this great Bond movie was made, most of the great actors are no longer with us .
Jane Seymour I think is the only one of Live And Let Die's main cast still alive
Shirley Eaton is the only of Goldfinger's main cast still alive with the recent deaths of Sir Sean Connery, Honor Blackman and Margaret Nolan
If you haven't read it, his "James Bond Diary" is an amazing and entertaining read if you are a fan of him, the film, and / or Bond in general. Apparently he recorded his thoughts at the end of the day and they were transcribed, but that turned out to be a quick way for him to write a great book. It captures the the mood so well, is fun, and certainly conveys how wonderful the man real was. A truly remarkable individual who I miss every day were in not for his film and TV legacy.
@@chrismc410 Rosie is still alive and the cab driver is still alive too
Best Bond film IMO. It has everything - the girls, great action, amazing villains, blaxploitation which was big at the time, a touch of the occult, incredible music (including the best theme song), the locales including Harlem in gritty 70s NYC, perfectly-timed humor, just fantastic.
Could say it's the best Moore film. Hard to call it the best Bond film since From Russia With Love exists
My favourite James Bond film
For 20 bucks, I'd take ya to a Ku Klux Klan cookout
*black smile*
That was roughly $120 in today's money.
1:40 The dude in the orange velour and fur pimp suit with his foot on the sign outside of Fillet of Soul 😆😆😆
There's times I forget this is a bond movie, except for some elements it feels like a stand alone movie, especially when comparing this film to sir rog's bond films especially his later films, this one feels unique especially the new York scenes
Bond still hasn't returned to New York almost half a century later
"Live And Let Die" came out at the apex of the Blaxploitation era and Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were very good at weaving in those elements with the 007 genre. The same went with "Magnum Force" (the sequel to "Dirty Harry") and other films of that period. And what worked in this film Cubby Broccoli would later do with "Moonraker" in the late '70s when "Star Wars" made its mark.
They also wanted Live and Let die to not have too many Bond elements to soften the transition to Roger
“Can’t miss him,it’s like following a cue ball” lol
hey, you know where you're go'in' man? Classic. Been to NYC more than once. Classic
But it's a good comeback, Bond usually knows everything and here he's not sure where or what part of NYC he's heading into.
$20 in 1973 would be worth $117 today
I remember my grandparents renting this movie for me when I was roughly 7 years old. I didn't understand the Ku Klux Klan joke or the cue-ball joke at that age but I laughed at the tall guy posing with his knee high up in the air at 1:40. Commander Riker from Star Trek would go on to follow in this dude's footsteps.
I remember seeing every single James Bond movie that there is.
Whenever it came out to the theaters, I used to ask permission of my folks if I could see it twice.
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February 16, 2021 @ 5:45 pm ©®
One of the best scenes in the movie! New York in 1973! So nice to see all those buildings, the cars... And what a gentleman Bond was: extra $20USD for taxi driver... Interesting, how much that ride itself cost, more or less than $20USD?
HAHAHA! I was thinking the same thing about a $20 tip! Related to this, Roger Moore told a hysterically funny story on David Letterman in June 1992 (the segment can be rewatched on youtube). Roger in New York for the first time, having a little money in his pocket from an acting job, and he needed to go to his agent's office on Madison Ave, so he gave himself the luxury of a taxi. He hands over the money with a dollar tip to the taxi driver, and he says, "Vroom. He's off like a shot." He realizes then that he gave the driver a HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL!!!! This was 1953, I believe! Can you imagine?!!! He said that the cab driver must have thought, "Crazy Englishman." Letterman told him he should do that every time he takes a cab, and hand over a C-Note. Roger responds by saying, "A C-Note won't get you to Kennedy Airport!" Haha! Inflation!!!
@@manofthehour6856 wow, a hundred bucks in 53 was like a grand today... bet he was livid...
At 12yrs old when this film was released seen it 3days running at the cinema so taken in by it.
I’m not American nor a New Yorker and this film was out before I was born but the 007 theme just seems to reflect NYC and those days to a tee. Great version.
One of my all time favourite film sequences!
Bond looking at the cabbie like...I would much rather be heading to the kkk cookout than Harlem.
Great film, and the cabby is one of the greatest short scene characters in bond history. Just after the old lady with the machine gun in goldfinger
'He's heading oooon IIIIIIIn'
I love how every black person in New York is on the lookout for each other. It's awesome. 😂
They aren't all working for the same side. Some are feeding info to Kananga, some to the CIA.
Earlier this month I went to New York for a week-long holiday and the location where the Oh Cult Voodoo Shop was shot is one place that I visited. Some of the colours of the building on the left at 0:09 have changed, and that sloped brick section does not go as high as is seen here, but by and large very little has actually changed in the ensuing years.
I would have thought that MGM/United Artists would have just used a set for the interior.
lololol we wish hah What a troll.
0:41 best scene ever
That fleetwood was beautiful 😍
I remember rewinding the part at 1:12 over and over as a kid because it's so funny.
Racist
@@southlondon86 It's ok. I'm a honky too.
"He's headin' on in!"
After all these years, I finally ask that if the cabbie was in on it, why all the other tails? 🙂
@@AegisNova The cabbie may have screwed up before and perhaps they didn't want to take any chances with a secret agent of the calibre of James Bond.
@@AegisNova Remember its not only Kananga's people who are tailing him - the guy who says "Its like following a cue ball" is actually CIA, and later rescues Bond. So some of the other people may also be reporting to the CIA rather than to Kananga.
@@mikem9001 Thank You!
@@AegisNova Aren`t you in the Wild Geese
“I don’t know. But it sure beats the hell out of Harlem, DON’T IT!”
"Well hello, Jim, what happening babe!"
I like James’ top coat ! Very stylish
This Bond is a classic FILM. They became "Movies" not long after.
Thank you for sharing watching from Japan
0:29 NGL THIS IS FIRE AF
Everybody got they Lincoln's and Caddy's with the superfly hubcaps and front end hookups lol
0:56 Perfect joke and music transition. Just wow
"He's-a-headin'-on-in!"
East
No way they would dare to put a line in saying “you got a honky on your tail” in a modern James Bond film!
@Akshay Natu I think smoking Bond in films might have gone even by Pierce Brosnan’s time!
Deffo would stay well clear of any racism / sexist stereotypes
@Akshay Natu if people are just in for the $$$, then they're no different from prostitutes
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff He did smoke a cigar in Cuba in Die another day
rest in peace Roger Moore
I second that.
God I love the groovy blaxploitation feel to this film
It was what made it one of the best bond movies
@@supadupa6891 Yeah this is probably my 2nd favorite Bond film behind Goldfinger. I just love the groovy and jazzy blaxploitation style of Live and Let Die so much, you don’t find it in any other Bond movie.
@@TheSoloTrooper and Yaphet Kotto was so bad ass as a villain too!
@@supadupa6891 Yeah everyone in Kanaga's gang is awesome.
Rest In Peace Roger Moore, I’ll Never Forget You As James Bond 007
Awesome scene. Great movie! Roger Moore was one of the best! R.I.P Sir!
Best scene of the whole film.
The crocodiles 🐊 escape best ever in a movie, love the gorgeous woman in his bed
By the far the best bond , music the action the scenes are class , even better than Goldeneye and goldfinger
This is a classic film. Let alone a Bond. It was the first Bond I ever saw in a theatre and it left a huge impression. Very much a moment in time in NY. A NY that doesn't exist anymore.
"For $20 I'll take you to a Klu Klux Klan Cookout."
Bond's thinking: "Might not be such a bad idea."
When everyone is against him, the music is with him
Superb analogy.
@@shaunbeer4686 thank you sir
still my fave bond movie
Love the crocodiles 🐊 escape, gorgeous woman i. His 🛌 bed
Everything is so nice
Love this 1973 Classic 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Out of curiosity, was "jukebox" slang for a Cadillac? As James Bond tells him to keep on the tail of that jukebox.
This was in the days when cars looked 17 feet long and actually looked like they had a boot/trunk.
Love the old music
Cars were so ridiculously big back then, they had the turning circle of an oil tanker
You just keep on the tail of that jukebox and there's an extra 20 in it for you
Hey man, for 20 bucks, I'll take you to a *Ku Klux Klan kookout!* 😁
@@hkr0065 bonnd looks as he is about to laugh
hes on heading on in lol
Love the pimp mobile Bond is tailing in the taxi, it's so of its time.
1 cab ride and 6 ple are all in on the route!!!
This my favorite Bond movie here lol
If I could come back to this year..
This has to be the most 70’s film ever made
It’s amazing that most of the comments can only repeat the lines in the film.
That's either saltzmans and broccolis Rolls Royce behind the cab in the internal shots
My favourite bond film
Now we can't find these type of Directors in Hollywood.. All the movies in 19th century is Gold
1:16 it looks like Barry white. lol
Hey, I think I saw the car from the Film 'Super Fly' (1972) at 1:11 !
It has the similar lights and overall style but it's a Lincoln Continental, while car in Superfly was Cadillac Eldorado. Nevertheless, it is made to look like Priest's car. Also you can see the same car at 1.37
parked at the right side of street. I just noticed actual Eldorado with Superfly lights at 1.47
Can't miss him , like lookin for a que ball ! Hee hee . 😜
pimp daddy meets bond
Cool customized cars...
that fleetwood is superfly niiiice
hey there's Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes, plus Willis and Arnold!
All-star sideburns on the cabbie.
Not big on pimpmobiles but I like that "jukebox." it is a 1971 Caddy Sedan De Ville and it looks exhuberant and subdued all at the same time. I wonder where it is today.
At leas they didn't pull a YOLT and try disguising Bond as a black guy. XD
oh my god bahahahahahahahaahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Declan Sheehan Roger Moore would have to wait until 'Shout At The Devil' to do that.
He was disguised in YOLT as Japanese, not Black
At least he didn't pull a Ted Danson in Harlem.
m64h he knows that he met good thing they pull off him being black like they did with Connery pretending to be Japanese.
Hey, that's the taxi driver that he killed during the movie.
Julius Harris, Tee Hee un gran villano de lujo.
Just remember that was filmed in Harlem in March 1972
Oh.. The cars are something else.
Relaaaaaaax!!!!
Amazing job guys!!!
This is the most Beatles Bond film.
No ice,
Thats extra man.
The background songs of the 70s Bond movies were in a different league
Gray, Cold, New york. What's the attraction?
They obviously knew Bond was going to follow wherever they were going - plus the cab driver was working for them anyway, so was it really necessary to have everyone radioing in his position?
walterlv01 lol 😂
Remember the guy following Bond was CIA; the people radioing in were talking to different people.
It's to show Mr Big's.... big influence on the community
@@visionist7 Exactly. Plus the producers were really trying to capitalize on the blaxploitation era of cinema. So it makes sense that these scenes are a little gratuitous.
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Which is your favorite actor who played as James Bond?
February 16, 2021 @ 5:55 pm ©®
With me it is tied between Roger Moore and Sean Connery.
Bond theme 🔥🔥
Wait--they needed all those lookouts and tails so they'd know where the guy _in their own taxi_ was?
They could be FBI informers, not Kananga goons.
The guy in the taxi obviously couldn't radio in while Bond was in the car.
You'd think the tail would know the reg of the taxi.
Better safe than sorry, they knew what they were dealing with