Product Details

• Actors: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery
• Directors: Lewis Gilbert
• Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby TrueHD), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed: French, Spanish
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MGM
• DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009
• Run Time: 121 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (261 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001PO686K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,476 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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This was the first James Bond adventure produced after the success of Star Wars, so it jumped on the sci-fi bandwagon by combining the suave appeal of Agent 007 (once again played by Roger Moore) with enough high-tech hardware and special effects to make Luke Skywalker want to join Her Majesty's Secret Service. After the razzle-dazzle of The Spy Who Loved Me, this attempt to latch onto a trend proved to be a case of overkill, even though it brought back the steel-toothed villain Jaws (Richard Kiel) and scored a major hit at the box office. This time Bond is up against a criminal industrialist named Drax (Michel Lonsdale) who wants to control the world from his orbiting space station. In keeping with his well-groomed style, Bond thwarts this maniacal Neo-Hitler's scheme with the help of a beautiful, sleek-figured scientist (played by Lois Chiles with all the vitality of a department-store mannequin). There's a grand-scale climax involving space shuttles and ray guns, but despite the film's popular success, this is one Bond adventure that never quite gets off the launching pad. It's as if the caretakers of the James Bond franchise had forgotten that it's Bond--and not a barrage of gizmos and gadgets (including a land-worthy Venetian gondola)--that fuels the series' success. Despite Moore's passive performance (which Pauline Kael described as "like an office manager who is turning into dead wood but hanging on to collect his pension"), Moonraker had no problem attracting an appreciative audience, and there are even a few renegade Bond-philes who consider it one of their favorites. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Roger Moore, in his fourth role as Agent 007, is sent to outer space to protect Britain and the world from a madman who would destroy theearth in this pulse-pounding, out-of-this-universe adventure.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars MOONRAKER - UNDERRATED AND FINALLY IN WIDESCREEN July 30, 2000

By Kendrik Lau

Format:DVD

I first saw Moonraker when I was in Junior High on television. At the time, I knew almost next to nothing about James Bond. The only thing about James Bond I saw up to that time was a scene in Thunderball where Sean Connery was being stalked by the tenacious Luciana Paluzzi and her hoodlums.

I knew nothing about the history of Bond, and which film came first or second, or third.... I knew nothing about the golden girl in Goldfinger, nothing about the sexual names of Bond's various mates...I didn't even know about the term "Bond girl". I know nothing about the gadgets, or M, Q, or Moneypenny.

Moonraker, which everybody seems to trashed, turned me on to the world of James Bond. I became a fan, and went on to see every movie that came before it (For You Eyes Only just came out in the theaters at the time)whenever it came on television.

If Moonraker is so BAD....as all the naysayers claimed, I would have not been a fan...and would never surrender myself to the world of 007. BUt instead, I loved this movie, and I became a 007 fan that day. And judging by the box office, Moonraker probably attracted thousands of new fans as well.

Moonraker has all the element of a classic Bond film: from the stunning midair pre-title sequence, to the ever reliable Shirley Bassey's Moonraker theme song, to the lunar titles by Maurice Binder, to the fantastic (okay, so it is a bit far fetch) plot to destroy mankind hatched by a megalomaniac villain, to the humour (Jaws flapping his arms to fly, and Goodhead saying: "Take me around the world one more time", the special effects, the beautiful women in the form of Lois Chiles, Corinne Clery, Emily Bolton and Leila Shenna (as well as Drax's bevy of evil lovelies), to John Barry's score, and to Richard Kiel's Jaws, and of course, the action.

Of course, if you have seen all the Bond films in chronologic order, Moonraker may seem silly, contrived, lacking in originality. But hey, not all of us were around in 1962!

One of the biggest gripe, it seems, is that Bond went into outer space. Hey, Bond had survived thousands of bullets shot at him, bedded dozens of women and have not sire one illegitimate child, now all of a sudden we are talking about reality?

Overall, Moonraker is an entertaining movie...and that is why I was so glad that the DVD came out. Now I can watch Moonraker the way it was supposed to be seen...on widescreen. And watching it on widescreen is like watching an entirely different movie. You never realize how much you lose with that hated pan and scan format.

Like all the Bond DvDs, it included the trailers for Moonraker...however, the trailer of Moonraker which is based on the scene where Corinne Dufour was being chased by Drax's dobermen was ommitted.

The background piece on Moonraker is very informative. Too bad they didn't interview Corinne Clery, who was one of the highlights in the film.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad , but not outstanding..... September 10, 1999

By A Customer

Format:DVD

MOONRAKER is okay and has a couple of good moments.The locations are beautiful ;007 travels to California,Venice,Brazil and Outer Space!Unfortunatly,this eleventh entry in the Bond series remains underrated and was never taken to heart by most fans.A plot that was definetly inspired by Star Wars and actors who do not seem to take their roles seriously may have something to do with it. Dr Holly Goodhead(Lois Chiles) is pretty but never had a status as a memorable Bond girl. Hugo Drax(Michael Longsdale) is not a classic example of a head villain.However,Jaws(Richard Kiel) adds flavor to this movie.Despite mixed reviews, MOONRAKER was one of the most grossing James Bond films of all time.I enjoy this movie once in a while,and I find it superior to the two first Roger Moore films(LIVE AND LET DIE and THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN) but inferior to FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME,and A VIEW TO A KILL.The theme song by Shirley Bassey is not bad.Worth a look, but dont have too many high expectations..........

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars This movie must of been one of the best Bond flicks ever! December 30, 1999

By Pat F

Format:VHS Tape

I have seen around 7-8 James Bond movies but none are as good as this one. I watched it on T.V. one night and when I ushually watch a movie and just drift off but not this one. It has a great plot on how criminal mastermind Hugo Drax hijacked a few space shuttles and prepares to make purification with extermination! It also includes the best of all henchmen and most popular one, Jaws, the 7 foot giant with steel teeth. This also includes great action scenes all around the world. Many people think it's the worst Bond movie, I don't. It's probaly the best. Rent it, you will like it.