Moonraker
Previously posted on September 10 at: http://spaces.msn.com/members/evandodds/Blog/cns!1phaOgcvNsBxzvBN9Zpx1vbQ!184.entry
I am a James Bond poser. Let’s just get that out of the way. Before AMC ran their huge August marathon of James Bond movies, I had probably only seen 5 or 6 total (and fully half of those were the ones from the last few years!). But at the implied request of AMCTV, I watched pretty much all of the classic Bond films recently.
Ok, that too is a lie. I actually still have a couple more recorded and ready to go (thanks Windows Media Center!). Plus, I… uh… only half paid attention to one or two of them when I got busy and they got boring.
Overall, I have liked a couple of them (mostly the ones from the early/mid-sixties) and I have been indifferent on a couple of them. But one, in particular, requires additional comment.
I have to admit. Since we just recently had a shuttle (er “moonraker”) mission that ended with the shuttle flying-tandem across the country on a 747, I was intrigued right at the start! Plus, Jodi really had wanted to see this one, so we ended up watching it together (and I couldn’t easily space out and work on other stuff while it was on).
Wow. This was a monumentally stupid movie. Alright, it was shortly after Star Wars… so “pew peew” space-laser noises were all the rage; it got them an oscar nomination too. And it’s James Bond, so “Can you think of anything to do for 5 hours in Brazil <winkwink>” is par for the course in “cheez”. But Jodi and I both agreed that it was about an hour too long. And since it was (according to IMDB) only 126 minutes long, that’s a pretty strong indictment!
