What It Is: Blaxploitation... James Bond style!Why I Watched It: This one actually snuck up on me. It was my favorite Bond as a kid, but I hadn't seen it for at least 10 years. As it turns out, it's a pretty good Bond movie... and a fantastic blaxploitation film. I had no idea!
What I Thought: First off, aside from 2 characters, every black person in the film is evil. How fucking horrible is that?! I couldn't stop cracking up. Everyone from the bartender to the cab driver was part of the same super criminal organization and they were all bad. It was hilarious. You could never do that today!
Live And Let Die is the only Bond movie to date to feature supernatural themes like voodoo, tarot, and sacrifice. No wonder why I loved it when I was a kid! It's the first Roger Moore Bond as well as the first to feature a black Bond girl. There's so much to love about this movie that I really can't do it justice here.
Aside from the usual Bond tropes, Live And Let Die follows many of the themes from Blaxploitation cinema as well. The movie's set in Harlem, "Nawlens", and the Caribbean. Words like "honky" and "pimpmobile" are tossed around freely. Instead of the usual Bond villain's plot of world domination, Dr. Kananga just wants to sell a shit load of heroin. Is that so wrong?
Dig This: Classic henchmen "Whisper" and "Tee Hee", a restaurant chain called "Fillet of Soul", pimpmobiles, a gorgeous Jane Seymour early in her career, Baron Samedi, tarot, live crocodile stunts, Voodoo, and the best Bond song ever!
Who Should See It: Bond fans, blaxploitation fans, and lovers of supernatural action movies!
How Soon: Grab it on DVD anytime you're ready for an awesome Bond film.
Live and Let Die - 2-Disc Ultimate Edition
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