Roger Moore RIP

cyrils foxpit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/james-bond-actor-roger-moore-dies-aged-89/

Birneybau

Heard the news and raised an eyebrow.

ScumLord

His funeral will be an elaborate plan to ride some bad guys girlfriend, then his coffin will turn into a small plane and he'll escape riding someone else girlfriend. You mark my words.

Captain Obvious

89. He had a good run of it.

_Kaiser_

My first introduction to Bond and I preferred him to Connery to be honest. RIP

Winterlong

He was in the seat in front of me on a flight to Nice last november. He was very polite and nice to the staff and to the few that asked for his autograph. He needed help walking though and had a wheelchair inside the terminal building.

Octopussy was a great Bond movie IMO, his best Bond moment.

Permabear

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Atlantic Dawn

RIP, my favourite Bond by a long shot...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrDcxIFCvNk

MillField

He lived to a great age at least. Loved his Bond movies

mzungu

I loved the Roger Moore Bond movies. Mostly better than the others, Connery included.

RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isAUOa50wdA

mad muffin

He was my Bond.

gramar

Roger that, over and out.

selwyn froggitt

This news has left me shaken...........not stirred

Hector Savage

Very sad news , he was the best Bond ... and should have still been playing Bond until the latest movies.

begbysback

The saint

Oafley Jones

No one rocked a flared safari suit like that man could. Lovely guy by all accounts and very funny.

Outlaw Pete

View To A Kill always been favourite Bond movie and so he was always my favorite Bond as a result.

One of my fondest memories at the cinema, ever, was watching VTAK... the following scene in particular.

RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oh0T3oTvI

valoren

His autobiography was excellent. He lived a wonderful life.

Love the story about Rex Harrison. One night he and Stanley Holloway were having dinner, when a fan approached and told Harrison he was a big fan. To which Harrison replied "Oh, **** off". As they left, the same man was outside and offered Harrison an apology for interrupting his meal. "**** Off!!!". The fan throws Harrison a punch sending him flailing back into Holloways arms.

Moore then wrote, "It was the only time he'd ever seen the fan hit the sh!t!"

RIP 007

cyrils foxpit

Hector Savage wrote: »

Very sad news , he was the best Bond ... and should have still been playing Bond until the latest movies.

think he said himself when he was well old enough to be the bond girls father it was time to step down

AudreyHepburn

Goodbye, Mr. Bond.

RIP Roger, one of my favorite Bonds.

Oafley Jones

valoren wrote: »

His autobiography was excellent. He lived a wonderful life.

Love the story about how he, David Niven and Rex Harrison were out for dinner and drinks one evening.
Niven took a disliking to Harrison, a bit of a hell raiser. As an aside to Moore, Niven whispered, "....bit of a c?nt isn't he?"

They both got great satisfaction later that evening, when someone approach Harrison for an autograph, to which he told him to f off. The autograph hunter then threw a punch at Harrison knocking him to the ground, a scuffle ensued to both their amusement.

Moore then wrote, "It was the only time I've ever seen the fan hit the ****!"

RIP 007

Really need to get his "Making of Live and Let Die". Some of the excerpts are absolutely classic.....

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/04/21/roger-moores-book-about-the-making-of-live-and-let-die-is-bonkers

mzungu

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

View To A Kill always been favourite Bond movie and so he was always my favorite Bond as a result.

One of my fondest memories at the cinema, ever, was watching VTAK... the following scene in particular.

RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oh0T3oTvI

Probably off topic, but it is the best Bond song by a country mile. Wouldn't be a fan of Duran Duran in general, but they really nailed it with that theme tune.

Outlaw Pete

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

View To A Kill always been favourite Bond movie and so he was always my favorite Bond as a result.

One of my fondest memories at the cinema, ever, was watching VTAK... the following scene in particular.

RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oh0T3oTvI

One of my favourite Bond films too,I remember watching it at the cinema on July 13th 1985,the same day as Live Aid!

razorblunt

RIP his Bond movies are a guilty pleasure.


I remember him when he was Roger Beag.

lee_baby_simms

zorro2566 wrote: »

One of my favourite Bond films too,I remember watching it at the cinema on July 13th 1985,the same day as Live Aid!

Christopher Walken, Grace Jones and Duran Duran. What more could anyone want???

Rodge was 57 in that. Legend.

Outlaw Pete

Another classic scene... from Live and Let Die.

jimgoose

Goodbye, Mr. Bond.

To Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun "there's a useful four letter word...and you're full of it"

Outlaw Pete

zorro2566 wrote: »

One of my favourite Bond films too,I remember watching it at the cinema on July 13th 1985,the same day as Live Aid!

Wow, well done and remembering the day... all I remember is it was a Saturday and we went to Appolo 1 on Moore St beforehand and bought calculator watches (amazing devices) and also some of that spray string stuff in the Joke Shop on O'Connell St (where Toddy's is now). Also remember we had to queue on the street and the old lad from the cinema told us we wouldn't get in if we didn't quit messing about (we were spraying each other with that string).. afterwards we went to King Burger... good times.

One of his last interviews:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H-JGOXU-Sg

OU812

The spy who loved me. The only bond movie I'd like to see remade/updated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBxG_TJvYTg

Your Face

He was the first Bond I remember.
RIP

Are Am Eye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuUycBhKH44

Dr Crayfish

The Bond I grew up with, he only did an Audience with Roger Moore here recently. RIP and thanks for brightening my childhood with your awesome films! He's up there with the rest of the Wild Geese now

Dr Crayfish

OU812 wrote: »

The spy who loved me. The only bond movie I'd like to see remade/updated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBxG_TJvYTg

My favourite Bond film, I've no time for the new ones, but The Spy Who Loved Me was amazing for a kid. Jaws, Egypt, Underwater evil boss lairs, sharks, that Lotus that went underwater. I even had a computer game of it. And by far the best Bond song of them all

Dr Crayfish

Also The Spy Who Loved me ultimately gave us this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWLEbNwjCI

Dr Crayfish

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

The Bond I grew up with, he only did an Audience with Roger Moore here recently. RIP and thanks for brightening my childhood with your awesome films! He's up there with the rest of the Wild Geese now

Think Hardy Kruger is still with us!

steddyeddy

Nobody does it better

Sabre0001

A great story about Roger Moore: https://twitter.com/MrKenShabby/status/867036448037511169

Dr Crayfish

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

My favourite Bond film, I've no time for the new ones, but The Spy Who Loved Me was amazing for a kid. Jaws, Egypt, Underwater evil boss lairs, sharks, that Lotus that went underwater. I even had a computer game of it. And by far the best Bond song of them all

Ah yes, and the hot Caroline Munro to boot!

Wibbs

Ahh pity. Still he had a good innings and lovely chap by all accounts. The eyebrow drops for the last time.

ludite

Hector Savage wrote: »

Very sad news , he was the best Bond ... and should have still been playing Bond until the latest movies.

Yes, he was much better than Connery IMO

Simon Gruber Says

Met him several years ago when he was talking in UCD. He had great stories about his life. Was hilarious when he was talking about working with Grace Jones.

Some lad got up in the middle of it and asked him to sign a picture of Sean Connery, quoting the Simpsons episode. Was pretty cringy but being the gent that he was, he obliged.

AllGunsBlazing

Two words: Submarine Car!


Best Bond ever imo.

Jayop

Hopefully he's gone to Double O heaven.


(gag doesn't work as well written down)

Sabre0001

Sabre0001 wrote: »

A great story about Roger Moore: https://twitter.com/MrKenShabby/status/867036448037511169

Wonderful story but I am not surprised,he always came across as a true gent!

Persephone kindness

RIP

His dad was a London policeman. And he came from the same part of London as Michael Caine. I never knew that

He became a UNICEF ambassador.

Pherekydes

He's not really gone, you know.

You only live twice, Mr Bond!

In terms of favourites, he comes close behind Lazenby :eek:, Craig, Dalton, Connery and Brosnan. The Spy Who Loved Me is probably my favourite (of his).

RIP

Persephone kindness

I think he was my fav.

martingriff

I know people are talking a lot of James Bond as thats where he is most recognizable but he was also great in The Saint.

Arthur Daley

The first Bond to die. 89 is a decent age.
In recent years his account was often one of the first out on twitter messaging once someone passed on. Today it is Roger himself but I'm sure he was delighted at the life he got.

Was only in Dublin at the Bord Gais and on the late late last October/November I think.