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What’s On NOW?! The JAMES BOND Cheese-Fest “MOONRAKER” (1979)!!!
So…
…What Is (likely) The MOST HATED Epic From The JAMES BOND Film Series?
Well…
…Purests Would (likely) Say…
“MOONRAKER“
…Starring…
ROGER MOORE As “JAMES BOND“
LOIS CHILES As “HOLLY GOODHEAD“
MICHAEL LONSDALE As “DRAX“
&
RICHARD KIEL As “JAWS“
.Period.
🙂
HOWEVER…
…To Someone Like Myself…
“MOONRAKER“
…Just Happens To Be THE MOST CHEESE-TASTIC BOND FLICK Of ALL-TIME.
.Period Period.
😀
Am I Saying…
“MOONRAKER Is The Best BOND Flick EVER!”
??? ??? ???
No.
Not. At. All.
BUT BUT BUT…
…Am I Saying…
“MOONRAKER Is The Worst BOND Flick EVER!”
??? ??? ???
Nope.
Not. At. All. Either.
So What The Hell Am I Saying???
Well…
…I’m Saying…
“MOONRAKER Is A Veritable Pant-Load Of FUN!”
😉
When I First Started Buying Blu-ray Flicks…
“MOONRAKER“
…Just So Happened To Be The Very First BOND Flick I Purchased.
WHY?
Because I Simply Knew It Would Look Wonderful In The Blu-ray Format On The Big-Screen-TV!!!
.Period Period Period.
For Those Of You Who Have Never Seen…
“MOONRAKER“
…I’ll Try To Explain WHY It’s So Much Fun.
Basically…
…It’s A Combination Of…
“Classic JAMES BOND Intrigue And Style And Humor”
…Heavily Mixed With Overtones Of…
“STAR WARS“
…And NO I’m NOT Joking.
“MOONRAKER“
…Became The Laughing-Stock Of The Entire JAMES BOND Franchise.
In Fact…
…To This Very Day…
…A Lot Of People Refer To It As…
“JAMES BOND IN OUTER-SPACE“
!!! !!! !!!
😀
Yep.
That’s Right.
“OUTER-SPACE“
!!! !!! !!!
No Foolies.
BOND Actually Leaves Earth…
…And Heads To The Space-Station-Hideout Of The Evil “DRAX”…
…Where The Man Is Poised To Destroy All Human Life On Our Loverly Little Planet.
(HAHAHAHA!!!)
Like I Said, My Peeps…
…Purest Fans Of The BOND Films Really Turned A Cold-Shoulder To This One.
It Was Simply Way Too Far Fetched For Them To Take Seriously.
The Creators Of The Film Really Wanted To Cash-In On The Recent Success Of “STAR WARS“…
…And So Was Born…
“MOONRAKER“
…The Silliest…
…Goofiest…
…Cheesiest BOND Flick Of Them ALL!!!
NO WONDER I LOVE IT SO MUCH, Right?!
RIGHT!!!
😀
If You’ve Seen It Already…
…You Know EXACTLY What I’m Talking About.
If You’ve NOT Seen It Already…
…Do Yourself A Favor And Give It The Ole College-Try.
Just Do Me A Favor…
…Go Into It EXPECTING Pure-CHEESY-Goodness!!!
Trust Me…
…In That Regard…
…It TOTALLY Delivers!!!
😉
“Neither Despise, Nor Oppose, What Thou Dost Not Understand.” –WILLIAM PENN
–WILLIAM PENN–
(1644–1718)
–A FOUNDING FATHER–
“If They Want Peace…”
“…Nations Should Avoid The Pin-Pricks That Precede Cannon Shots.”
—NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
(1769–1821)
–EMPEROR Of The FRENCH–
“Poverty Is A Thing Created By That Which Is Called Civilized Life…”
“…It Exists Not In The Natural State.”
—THOMAS PAINE
(1737–1809)
–A FOUNDING FATHER–
My Morning Mixes: Just Jammit, Baby!
Good Morning, Kiddies.
Sleep Well?
Yeah.
Me Neither.
Oh Well, Right?!
RIGHT!!!
Since I Couldn’t Sleep, I Decided To Hit The Pavement And Go For A Morning Walk-About.
It Felt Good To Get Out There And Wander ’round A Bit.
I, Of Course, Had Ye Ole Trusty MP3Player With Me.
He Provided Me With A Wonderful Morning Soundtrack To My Aimless Wanders.
I Always, As You Know, Try To Kick-Off My Walks With A Great Jam To Get The Blood And Juices Flowing.
So…
…For That Purpose…
…I Began The Walk With…
“INSIDE OUT“
by EVE 6
!!! !!!! !!!
Trust Me, My Peeps…
…It’s ALWAYS A Grand Tune When Beginning Anything Physical.
😀
As That One Began To End, I Went Ahead And Pushed My “Play-All” Button.
The Second Song Was…
“WHAT A DAY THAT WAS (LIVE)”
by TALKING HEADS
!!! !!!! !!!
That One Is ALWAYS A Person Fave, So I Picked-Up My Pace Even More-So.
😀
The Next (randomly selected) Jam Was…
“LINGER“
by THE CRANBERRIES
!!! !!!! !!!
Admittedly, This One Slowed My Pace A Touch.
I Love The Song, But I Really Wasn’t Quite Ready For A Cool-Down-Period…
…So I Only Listened To This One For A Minute Or Two.
🙂
I Went Ahead And Advanced To The Next Song, Which Was…
MICHAEL JACKSON‘s
“BLACK Or WHITE“
!!! !!!! !!!
Now THAT ONE Seriously Stepped-Up My Pace Again, And I Went Into My Cruise Mode!
If There’s Anything I Can Tell You About MR. JACKSON…
…It’s That His Music Was MADE For WALKIN’, Fo Flippin’ SHO!!!
😀
As MR. JACKSON Ended…
…I Immediately Went Into…
“AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE“
by The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
!!! !!!! !!!
When You’re Ready To Get Yourself Into A Nice Cruise-Mode…
…It’s Hard To Beat That Jam.
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Is Damned Near PERFECT For Walkin’ ’round…
…Especially When You Have No Real Destination In Mind.
😉
The Next Song Was A Bit Of A Surprise, Actually.
It Was…
MIKE POST‘s
“THEME From MAGNUM P.I.“
!!! !!!! !!!
I Have My Brother To Thank For That One.
At Least, I’m Pretty Sure I Do.
I Know I Didn’t Put That One On My Player.
HOWEVER…
…It Was A Totally PLEASANT Surprise!
Talk About An Instrumental Theme That’s All About Energy!
It Totally Picked-Up My Pace, Once Again!
Cool Beans, Fo SHO, Kids!
😀
Mr. MP3Player Went Back To…
TALKING HEADS
…With Their Iconic Cover Of…
“TAKE ME TO THE RIVER“
!!! !!!! !!!
Now…
…Once Again…
…This Slowed My Pace A Little, But This Time I Didn’t Care.
Their Version Of This Classic Jam Has ALWAYS Had The Ability To Make Me Wanna Watch A Striptease.
Not Joking, My Peeps.
In Fact, It’s THE GREATEST SONG EVER In Regard To Performing A Striptease.
Trust Me, I’ve Had A Couple People Perform One For Me…
…And This Is The Song I Requested They Do It To!
(HAHAHAHAHAHA)
That Might Be A Touch TOO MUCH INFO, So I’ll Stop That Part Of This Bloggin’ing Right There.
But It DID Make Me Smile A Bundle, Fo SHO!
😉 😀 😉
I Decided To Personally Select The Next Song, Since I Wanted To Make Sure The Pace Was Picked-Back-Up Before I Went Into My Cool-Down-Period.
For Said Purpose…
…I Went With…
“LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR“
by CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
!!! !!!! !!!
If You’ve Heard This One, Then You Know I Set An Almost Furious Pace For Myself.
It’s A FAST Little Number, Ya Know?!
SURE YOU DO!!!
Always A True Classic Fave Of Faves.
😀
I Decided It Was Time For The Cool-Down-Period Following That Speedy Jam.
SO…
…I Hit-Up A Classic Among Classics…
“NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT (UNPLUGGED)”
by ERIC CLAPTON
!!! !!!! !!!
It’s Seriously Hard To Top Ole “Slow Hand” CLAPTON, My Peeps.
Like Totally Seriously Hard.
But I Was Going To Try To At Least Match The Slower Pace I’d Just Set.
🙂
So…
…I Went With…
“ALL APOLOGIES“
by NIRVANA
!!! !!!! !!!
For ME…
…This Song Worked-Out For Me PERFECTLY.
There Was About 20-Seconds Left Of This One When I Stepped Onto My Driveway.
NICE!!!
😀
As You Can Well Imagine…
…Today’s Walk Was VERY Awesome Opossum, My Peeps!
It Felt WONDERFUL…
…And The Jams Couldn’t Have Been Much Better.
It’s FRIDAY, Kids!
The Weekend Is Upon Us!
Will YOU Be Planning A Little Walk-About, Soon?!
If So…
…GREAT!!!
Just Make Sure You Bring Your Tunes Along With You.
It’ll Help Like Nobody’s Business, Kiddies.
That’s A Promise…
…And A BIG Ole FO SHO!!!
😉
😀
🙂
“Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few…”
“…And Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence.“
—GEORGE WASHINGTON
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