Christopher Lee is a good addition as a villain and Nick Nack is a fun henchmen. This is a little too silly.

This is an enjoyable fun movie, not really the most sinister of plots as such; a hitman kind of stumbles on a plan to hold the world hostage for solar power - very very topical at the time it was made. The inclusion of the sunken ship, also very topical at the time it was made.

Moore is more whimsical then previously, whilst his Bond Girl [can we say that in metoo times] is pretty useless on any level; she berates him for suggesting she be a one night stand and then immediately changes her mind

Another solid Roger Moore outing that is cementing the Bond vibe in the post Connery era. Will not likely be one I am diving back in to rewatch frequently, but it is quality and glad to see the "formula" is starting to fall in place.

Rating: 2.5/5 - 70% - Worth Watching

Well in line for what a Bond movie ought to be.

A cool villain plaed by the amazing Christopher Lee who can't really diplay all his acting skills but for me ranks second behind Froebe's Goldfinger so far.

Two (!) swedish Bond girls. Althought they killed off the wrong one once again.

Great action scenes. Granted, the boat chase feels a bit repetitive especially with Sheriff Pepper appearing again. But we get one of the best car stunts in movie history and a Fantomas inspired escape that might actually work.

Cool sets and locations. I espcially like the QE wreck.

The story itself certainly isn't worse than many other Bond movies and is once more on the side of believability.

Quite entertaining alltogether.

One of the best with Roger Moore.
Love to see Saruman in his earlier days.

The James Bond Films
1 Eon films
1.1 Dr. No (1962) https://trakt.tv/movies/dr-no-1962
1.2 From Russia with Love (1963) https://trakt.tv/movies/from-russia-with-love-1963
1.3 Goldfinger (1964) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldfinger-1964
1.4 Thunderball (1965) https://trakt.tv/movies/thunderball-1965
1.5 You Only Live Twice (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/you-only-live-twice-1967
1.6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) https://trakt.tv/movies/on-her-majesty-s-secret-service-1969
1.7 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/diamonds-are-forever-1971
1.8 Live and Let Die (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/live-and-let-die-1973
1.9 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-1974
1.10 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-spy-who-loved-me-1977
1.11 Moonraker (1979) https://trakt.tv/movies/moonraker-1979
1.12 For Your Eyes Only (1981) https://trakt.tv/movies/for-your-eyes-only-1981
1.13 Octopussy (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/octopussy-1983
1.14 A View to a Kill (1985) https://trakt.tv/movies/a-view-to-a-kill-1985
1.15 The Living Daylights (1987) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-living-daylights-1987
1.16 Licence to Kill (1989) https://trakt.tv/movies/licence-to-kill-1989
1.17 GoldenEye (1995) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldeneye-1995
1.18 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) https://trakt.tv/movies/tomorrow-never-dies-1997
1.19 The World Is Not Enough (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-world-is-not-enough-1999
1.20 Die Another Day (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/die-another-day-2002
1.21 Casino Royale (2006) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-2006
1.22 Quantum of Solace (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/quantum-of-solace-2008
1.23 Skyfall (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/skyfall-2012
1.24 Spectre (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/spectre-2015
1.25 No Time to Die (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/no-time-to-die-2021

2 Non-Eon films
2.1 Casino Royale (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-1967
2.2 Never Say Never Again (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/never-say-never-again-1983

Bond is off to the Far East for high adventure in The Man With the Golden Gun. James Bond is marked for death by the world’s deadliest assassin, Francisco Scaramanga, when he’s sent a golden bullet with his number on it, forcing him to hunt down Scaramanga before Scaramanga kills him. One of the most beloved Bond henchmen, Nick Nack, makes his appearance and brings a lot of fun to the film. And, Christopher Lee delivers a strong performance as Scaramanga. But the story is all over the place, and the supporting characters are more distracting than supporting. Yet as messy as The Man With the Golden Gun is, it’s still an exciting film that’s full of campy fun.

Loved this movie.... a bullet with your name on it is always a bad sign especially when it is Christoper Lee as Scaramanga that is after you. This movie is nostalgic for me watching it many times in the 70’s as a child and never really understanding it. Great watch and fun as the Bond movies go.

The lack of action leading to Bond comedy.

'The Man With the Golden Gun' remains thin and obvious 007 extravaganza with conventional expensive excitements... The boat and car chases merely reprise sequences in both 'Live and Let Die' and 'Diamonds Are Forever.'

Just to be frank, I think this is one of the worst movies in the franchise. Now, I do enjoy watching it, but in a 'that was hilariously bad' kinda way. It's a shame though, because Christopher Lee is great in it. I do actually think he is a great villain for Bond, its just that they gave him a stupid plan instead of keeping it as simple as him wanting to kill 007.
Primary problems are a terrible Bond girl, dumb plot points, and SHERIFF JW PEPPER returning. Seriously, a terrible character from the last movie just shows up again. Oh, he's taking vacation across the world at the same time that Bond is there on a mission. Yea, sure that makes perfect sense. Then they do an awesome car flip and ruin it with a dumb sound.
I still enjoy watching it though. I mean, it is still a Bond movie.

Solid bond movie but not as good as the the previous ones ("Diamonds Are Forever" and "Live and Let Die").

"You see, Mr. Bond, like every great artist, I want to create an indisputable masterpiece once in my lifetime; the death of 007".

In my opinion, 'The Man with the Golden Gun' is a solid Bond film with great action and a good theme song. But the biggest thing that held this movie down for me was the main character himself James Bond. At the start of the movie he was such a big jerk, like he tried to break a girl arm to try to get answers out of but she didn't know nothing, but as the film went on he wasn't such a jerk like the beginning of the film. I got to admit, I actually liked Roger Moore as James Bond in this film, as he felt like Bond towards their end of the film. The villain in this movie was so good and so interesting, and Christopher Lee played him so well. The visual effect's in this movie was well done and for a movie that was released in 1974, it had some pretty nice effect's.

Overall rating: A solid Bond flick with a great villain and a good theme song.

A few good puns and a good performance by Christopher Lee can't save this from being one of the most boring Bond adventures yet. Bond and Scaramanga chase each other throughout Hong Kong and Bangkok and... something, something Solar Energy... something something, To be honest, the film tries to make so much from nothing that it's so hard to tell which ones are actually relevant.

So far these Roger Moore flicks are pretty damn fun.

I liked it more than when I first saw it. I see Roger Moore more settled as Bond

In the running for the strongest Moore movie... and one of the most enjoyable.

It's a decent plot (somewhat believable) and it moves along at a decent clip. There's good use of locations to keep it gritty. And the car carnage is high but fitting with the storyline.

The use of the Louisiana Sheriff comes down to personal taste. I just about let them off when the famous corkscrew stunt was performed.

Nick Nack is a great comedy Bond villain, something Moore's films really invented.

I enjoyed this after a few relative duds in a row.


7.75/10