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Embarrassingly wannabe experimental 1970s full of voodoo, Harlem, crazy costumes, period hits, with a hopeless attempt at modern visuals. It all comes off as a farce, and Roger Moore in the lead role is a step back compared to Sean Connery and George Lazenby, a woefully unremarkable actor. Only Jane Seymour as the Bond girl is nice to look at. Unfortunately, even the action scenes have suffered a noticeable qualitative decline – where are the raw fights with Connery on the train (From Russia with Love)? After all those years, progress is warranted. (27.04.2014)

Roger Moore's truly stylish entry into the series. Unlike the insecure Lazenby, who blew himself up in a single film with his awkward performance, Moore showed us a fresh and youthful-looking creation that has almost nothing to do with Sean Connery's performance. Where the wild Scotsman was rugged, Moore is elegant, where Connery was teeming with masculine energy, Moore remains a slightly sarcastic glossator with a license to kill (which he uses). Guy Hamilton is one of the best directors the 007 series has ever had, and even with a poor plot, he was able to make a two-hour film that has no downright weak and boring spots (which, unfortunately, cannot be said about most Moore films). Although the villain Kananga is downright bland and Bond isn't interested in saving the world, but rather just fighting the drug lord, the creators manage to create the right Bond tension, spice up the action scenes with unprecedented comedy inserts (especially the mixture of American redneck aspects and the militancy in sheriff Pepper are worth it), create unforgettable characters (Baron Samedi, Tee Hee) and, thanks to a song from the pen of the Cartneys, a completely unrepeatable atmosphere on the edge of adrenaline and laughter. Connery was right to call Moore the ideal Bond...___ A few tidbits: Q is missing from the film, in the only other Bond film except Dr. No, but his inventions are worth it once again. The film also lacks a traditional scene with M's office and a ritual throw of a hat on a hanger. Instead, the Bond, M and Moneypenny meeting takes place unconventionally in apartment 007. The filmmakers originally wondered if Honey Ryder from Dr. No (perhaps the most famous Bond girl Ursula Andress) should return to the Bond movies, but due to the change in the title role, they eventually rejected the idea. Finally, the representative of Bond's CIA ally Felix Leiter, David Hedison, was the only one to play the role more than once out of nine occasions (he also appeared in Licence to Kill). ___ Bond song: "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney and WINGS) (07.01.2005)

007__#8__This film does have a few clever scenes (the crocodiles, the boat chase), but they are not incorporated into the story in such a way as to create a compact spectacle that is not boring and the whole does not feel so confusing. Personally, I consider Hamilton one of the weakest Bond directors (except for his Goldfinger). But we can say with satisfaction that the character of Agent 007 has a worthy successor after Connery. And the boorish Sergeant Pepper irritated me to no end with his overacting. (02.10.2005)

Bond vs. blaxploitation: occultism reduced to magic, masks and heroin, a very slow start, an absurdly drawn-out action scene with motorboats and the primitive Sheriff Pepper…as well as an overblown villain (inspired by Onassis), an excellent opening theme song, Doctor Quinn as a Bond girl and the perfectly fresh Roger Moore firing off one apposite one-liner after another. 75% (30.12.2010)

In chronological order, the weakest Bond film (understandably also because not many people appreciate blaxploitation). Moore is not that bad as a replacement for Connery, but the change in style is not to the film's advantage. The plot's author must have watched a lot of wildlife documentaries. Perhaps Fleming himself had a fondness for crocodiles, so I am glad that we will return to Jamaica this year. (07.04.2020)