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Bond On Bond: Reflections on 50 years of James Bond Movies
The Bond movies remain the longest continually running film series in movie history, and 2012 marks its fiftieth anniversary. While there have been many actors that have taken on the coveted role of James Bond, the most renowned 007 - and the one with most panache and charisma - is undoubtedly Sir Roger Moore, KBE. To celebrate the film franchise's wonderful heritage, Roger Moore has written a book that features all the Bond movies, along with a wonderfully witty account of his own involvement in them. From the girls to the villains, from the cars to the cocktails, from the gadgets to the locations, this beautiful book is illustrated with many iconic images from all the films plus many previously unseen shots. This is the ultimate James Bond book, written by the ultimate James Bond, with all the affection and good humour he brought to the role. It is the perfect gift for all fans of this much-loved series.
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First published January 1, 2012
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Sir Roger George Moore, KBE was an English actor and film producer, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985, and also Simon Templar in the TV series The Saint from 1962 to 1969. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, in 2003 he was knighted in recognition of his humanitarian services, in 2008 appointed a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and in 2012 awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Hertfordshire.
Sir Roger George Moore, KBE was an English actor and film producer, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985, and also Simon Templar in the TV series The Saint from 1962 to 1969. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, in 2003 he was knighted in recognition of his humanitarian services, in 2008 appointed a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and in 2012 awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Hertfordshire.
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August 10, 2020
Written to commemorate fifty years of James Bond movies,this book beautifully captures the "escapism,entertainment,fun,beauty and thrills" of the series.
The best thing about it is that the writer is former James Bond, Roger Moore,with his wonderful sense of humour. I love his writing,hence the five star rating.
Besides,I have a soft spot for those early James Bond movies.
Roger Moore talks about the beginnings of "Jimmy Bond", when Ian Fleming (Bond's original creator),remarked that the first Bond film,Dr.No,was "dreadful,just dreadful".
The viewing public,did not share this view,of course.Separate chapters go into details of the various elements of the Bond movies.
These include the exotic locations,the glamorous and sophisticated Bond girls,the evil villains,the high tech gadgets,the daring stunts,and the fabulous cars used by James Bond.
I enjoyed it hugely,and found myself chuckling repeatedly.This was even better than Roger Moore's other book,My Word is My Bond.
The best thing about it is that the writer is former James Bond, Roger Moore,with his wonderful sense of humour. I love his writing,hence the five star rating.
Besides,I have a soft spot for those early James Bond movies.
Roger Moore talks about the beginnings of "Jimmy Bond", when Ian Fleming (Bond's original creator),remarked that the first Bond film,Dr.No,was "dreadful,just dreadful".
The viewing public,did not share this view,of course.Separate chapters go into details of the various elements of the Bond movies.
These include the exotic locations,the glamorous and sophisticated Bond girls,the evil villains,the high tech gadgets,the daring stunts,and the fabulous cars used by James Bond.
I enjoyed it hugely,and found myself chuckling repeatedly.This was even better than Roger Moore's other book,My Word is My Bond.
March 6, 2023
This was a fun little book written and narrated by Roger Moore in his usual, suave and tongue-in-cheek style about "Jimmy/Jimbo" Bond, his background, his women, his villains, his cars, gadgets, travels and all that lay behind the scenes when making the movies. (All those shirts the actors were bound to change all the time, as Bond NEVER perspires/breaks a sweat, right?) :)
October 24, 2016
When I first saw this book, I thought it was another compendium of the James Bond books and movies. However, if I had looked closer while at the cash register, I would have seen it was written by Roger Moore, which would probably have made me put the book back on the table. Luckily I didn't peek at the author and luckily I kept the book, for I really enjoyed it all.
Moore still holds the record of having played Jimmy Bond in the most movies, mainly through the 1970s and mid-1980s. The very first Bond movie I saw on the big screen was Roger Moore's Bond, so I guess he's the Bond I grew up with, but quite honestly apart from The Spy Who Loved Me, I just didn't get the whole Roger Moore thing. The Persuaders? Yes. The Saint? Yes. James Bond? No. That's why I would have put it back on the bookstore table if I had known it was Mr. Raise-The-Eyebrow's take on Ian Fleming's creation.
However, there's a reason the world goes around, and apparently not due to my whimsies. For I liked the book because of Moore's Raise-The-Eyebrow quips throughout. It made the reading fun and made me respect him a bit more. With chapters on Bond cars, Bond villains, Bond style, Bond gadgets, and more Bondmania, it's nicely paced out and kept me interested throughout. In fact, it's the perfect overview of the silver screen Bonds, although with more of a focus on Mr. Moore.
For the record, my Bond is Daniel Craig's Bond. I didn't see any of the Connery Bonds until I was older (and still haven't seen them all), so he's a distant second, with Dalton in there briefly. The whole Pierce Brosnan era was, to me, a waste (invisible cars? really?) and made Moore look better than I remember. Anyway, this is a decent Bond-On-Bond book and meant to be fun. Probably a good coffee-table type of gift book.
Book Season = Summer (seems to be a Bondian season)
Moore still holds the record of having played Jimmy Bond in the most movies, mainly through the 1970s and mid-1980s. The very first Bond movie I saw on the big screen was Roger Moore's Bond, so I guess he's the Bond I grew up with, but quite honestly apart from The Spy Who Loved Me, I just didn't get the whole Roger Moore thing. The Persuaders? Yes. The Saint? Yes. James Bond? No. That's why I would have put it back on the bookstore table if I had known it was Mr. Raise-The-Eyebrow's take on Ian Fleming's creation.
However, there's a reason the world goes around, and apparently not due to my whimsies. For I liked the book because of Moore's Raise-The-Eyebrow quips throughout. It made the reading fun and made me respect him a bit more. With chapters on Bond cars, Bond villains, Bond style, Bond gadgets, and more Bondmania, it's nicely paced out and kept me interested throughout. In fact, it's the perfect overview of the silver screen Bonds, although with more of a focus on Mr. Moore.
For the record, my Bond is Daniel Craig's Bond. I didn't see any of the Connery Bonds until I was older (and still haven't seen them all), so he's a distant second, with Dalton in there briefly. The whole Pierce Brosnan era was, to me, a waste (invisible cars? really?) and made Moore look better than I remember. Anyway, this is a decent Bond-On-Bond book and meant to be fun. Probably a good coffee-table type of gift book.
Book Season = Summer (seems to be a Bondian season)
December 9, 2012
A glossy, detailed coffee table book that celebrates the long-running (50 years this year) Bond franchise, delivered with the wit that one expects from Sir Roger Moore (assisted here by Gareth Owen). Filled with well-chosen, very well reproduced photographs, this is broken into eleven categories (Beginnings, Villains, Girls, Gadgets, Cars, Style, Location, Bonds, Behind the Scenes, Screen and Films) and covers the films, the books and various memorabilia. Although this is sanctioned by EON productions, Moore still gets to be himself and on occasion is sometimes blunt with the failings he sees - the needless violence of “View To a Kill” and the his main female co-stars on that film, the mess that was “Quantum Of Solace” (which, the “films” section informs us, cost an astonishing £230m!) - whilst being typically self-deprecating about his own films. Tempered by good humour, it’s filled with funny reminiscences and Moore also offers his opinions on best song (“Nobody Does It Better”) and Bond (Connery wins, hands down, but he talks up Daniel Craig nicely). Your enjoyment of this will depend on who your favourite Bond is (mine happens to be Moore) and whether or not you find the man amusing, but I do and I really enjoyed this (plus Moore is donating a portion of his royalties to UNICEF, as he did with his “My Word Is My Bond” autobiography which is also very good, my book of the year in 2008). Lavishly produced, a treasure trove of trivia and photographs, this is highly recommended.
December 15, 2020
Typically fun and irreverent commentary from Roger Moore with lots of good titbits about filming, plus a martini recipe, hidden amongst the self-deprecation. Could have done without him referring to 'Jimmy Bond' every single time.
March 9, 2022
Moore's take on Bond is mostly quite readable, even though his witty kind of humor, based on word puns, innuendo and pretend flamboyance often borders on a written form of slapstick and it gets old fast. As does the fact that he decided to refer to all our favourite British agent as "Jimmy" or even "Jimbo". I can't think why, all who read the books and seen the movies know that the few people that do are all Americans - and most of them do it to taunt or tease him. That gets old very quickly - and the name is mentioned a lot!
Other than that, it's a nice read, I liked the chapters (which are "Villains", "Gadgets" etc. rather than the movies in order), but the best value is in the many pictures, many of which I hadn't seen earlier.
I did get very curious about what happened between Sir Roger and Grace Jones during "A View to a Kill". He's mentioned her name in other places, such as My Word is My Bond and said that if you can't say anything nice about someone, say nothing". But he can say a lot about her without saying anything! Oddly, Grace Jones seem to have nothing but nice things to say about him and seems to remember their time together filming fondly. If anyone knows, please enlighten me - it was not just that she played music too loud, surely?
Other than that, it's a nice read, I liked the chapters (which are "Villains", "Gadgets" etc. rather than the movies in order), but the best value is in the many pictures, many of which I hadn't seen earlier.
I did get very curious about what happened between Sir Roger and Grace Jones during "A View to a Kill". He's mentioned her name in other places, such as My Word is My Bond and said that if you can't say anything nice about someone, say nothing". But he can say a lot about her without saying anything! Oddly, Grace Jones seem to have nothing but nice things to say about him and seems to remember their time together filming fondly. If anyone knows, please enlighten me - it was not just that she played music too loud, surely?
April 10, 2019
This was not the best book to read on my Kindle ! The formatting was all over the place and the photos caused no end of frustration ! If , like me you have enjoyed the James Bond films, and or like Roger Moore I would recommend buying this book as a hard back so that an appreciation of all the photos can be enjoyed.For the lovers of statistics this book is crammed full of J.B. details.
The text is typical Roger Moore :-) witty, self deprecating, occasionally a touch outrageous but always with the slightly raised eyebrow charm !
The text is typical Roger Moore :-) witty, self deprecating, occasionally a touch outrageous but always with the slightly raised eyebrow charm !
October 18, 2012
I was eagerly awaiting Roger Moore's Bond on Bond, figuring that he'd give us a unique, insider's perspective on the series. I was very wrong. This book is a huge disappointment that offers nothing new...its simply a fluffy rehash of previously reported information, seemingly ghostwritten by someone else and interrupted with occasional, dull ancedotes from Moore that aren't nearly as interesting, or informative, as the Bond reflections he shared in his earlier, and far superior, autobiography My Word Is My Bond: A Memoir. There's no substance, no revelations, no telling details. It's reheated left-overs from earlier, tastier meals. Save your money and buy Moore's memoir instead.
August 10, 2020
Nothing much in it that hasn't been known about the Bond films for years. At least it was written by one of its main stars.... with help from Gareth Owen though.
As such probably the best way to "read" it is like I have done and listen to the audio version so that one can at least listen to Roger Moore's own reading.
So overall a very basic overview over the Bond films. I do, however, find Moore's habit to constantly refer to the character as Jim, Jimmy or even Jimbo seriously annoying.
As such probably the best way to "read" it is like I have done and listen to the audio version so that one can at least listen to Roger Moore's own reading.
So overall a very basic overview over the Bond films. I do, however, find Moore's habit to constantly refer to the character as Jim, Jimmy or even Jimbo seriously annoying.
November 13, 2012
Brilliant book for Bond fans written by Bond himself!
Roger Moore writes with a sense of humour and style all his own.
As an insider he explains in simple terms the appeal of the Bond franchise, the actors, the cars, Bond villains and of course Bond girls.
You won't be shaken or stirred reading this but you will be entertained!
Not Top Secret, a must read for Bond fans!
Roger Moore writes with a sense of humour and style all his own.
As an insider he explains in simple terms the appeal of the Bond franchise, the actors, the cars, Bond villains and of course Bond girls.
You won't be shaken or stirred reading this but you will be entertained!
Not Top Secret, a must read for Bond fans!
June 4, 2017
Nice, quick, and easy book wittily written by the late, great Roger Moore with his insightful musings and stories about 007. Terrific pictures and surprising honesty (he really hates Grace Jones!) make it a must for the book shelf - or coffee table - of any James (or "Jimmy," as Sir Rog calls him) Bond fan.
March 30, 2021
If you're a Bond fan it's a very interesting read as it dives into behind the scenes with each actor (mostly Roger himself though, as he was actually present and can recall the funny stories with his witty sense of humor) the gadgets, cars, Bond girls, locations and etc.
January 19, 2015
I've now officially broken my self-pledged rule of only reviewing novels (or non-fiction books that are shaped like novels ... fucking you know what I mean).
Here I am doing goddamned picture-books now. Soon I'll be reviewing the weekly bulletin at my church; I mean I could certainly have a go at their typos and all that. Perhaps I'll get to reviewing all the self-help books I've collected over the years and been too ashamed to tell anyone about, such as 'Guinea Pigs Haven't Done Anything To You, You Sick Bastard', 'There's No Need To Kill Yourself ... Yet', 'Your Psychiatrist Isn't Out To Get You', and my personal saviour, 'D.I.Y. Testicle Growing: A Teenager's Guide To Moving On'.
Then again, maybe I won't, seeing as none of them helped me in the slightest. But let's focus on this book, shall we? I have called it a picture-book, mostly because I spend more time looking at its many photos, than I do reading Roger Moore's bumbling, self-appreciative reflections on what an awesome Bond he was. That's basically what this book is. Roger Moore (God bless him) is once again capitalizing on the thriving 007 franchise. As much as I loved him as Bond - yeah, I know many people didn't, but I grew up on his films - I do get the impression that the senile old boy is clawing onto the films in a desperate attempt to remind us that he was once in Daniel Craig's shoes - thus revitalizing his faded ego, which I imagine has suffered greatly after going from taking showers with Tanya Roberts, to having ten-minute sex with his arthritic wife, once every twelve months. (I don't know what's wrong with me tonight; I've got a fucking cold, and they tend to make me somewhat ... facetious (thankyou, Thesaurus, I'll be reviewing you next week).
Anyway, fuck, the book is certainly an entertaining bundle of pages if you like or care about more than the last three Bond films, you assholes. Amongst Mr. Moore's "charmingly dry, English wit", there are actually some very interesting bits of trivia that you might not have known about before.
Not just that, but Moore gives a detailed account on every single friend, villain, sex-object, gadget, car, and location that features within any of the 23 Bond films. Like I said, if you're as much a fan as I myself am, then the book proves very interesting. Complete with many photos (mostly of Roger Moore, naturally), 'Bond On Bond: Reflections On A Fucking Long Title' is well worth the money. Then again, I got this for Christmas; I assume that Santa's little henchmen put this together, and probably interviewed Roger Moore extensively through the post or something. Fuck I'm hilarious. Ambrose Bierce has cynically defined the term 'Review' as: "To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it, although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it) at work upon a book, and so read out of it the qualities you have first read into it". Meaning that any asshole who thinks he's reviewing something, is merely projecting his own assumed self-importance, and using that chosen item as the engine.
But what does he know?
Here I am doing goddamned picture-books now. Soon I'll be reviewing the weekly bulletin at my church; I mean I could certainly have a go at their typos and all that. Perhaps I'll get to reviewing all the self-help books I've collected over the years and been too ashamed to tell anyone about, such as 'Guinea Pigs Haven't Done Anything To You, You Sick Bastard', 'There's No Need To Kill Yourself ... Yet', 'Your Psychiatrist Isn't Out To Get You', and my personal saviour, 'D.I.Y. Testicle Growing: A Teenager's Guide To Moving On'.
Then again, maybe I won't, seeing as none of them helped me in the slightest. But let's focus on this book, shall we? I have called it a picture-book, mostly because I spend more time looking at its many photos, than I do reading Roger Moore's bumbling, self-appreciative reflections on what an awesome Bond he was. That's basically what this book is. Roger Moore (God bless him) is once again capitalizing on the thriving 007 franchise. As much as I loved him as Bond - yeah, I know many people didn't, but I grew up on his films - I do get the impression that the senile old boy is clawing onto the films in a desperate attempt to remind us that he was once in Daniel Craig's shoes - thus revitalizing his faded ego, which I imagine has suffered greatly after going from taking showers with Tanya Roberts, to having ten-minute sex with his arthritic wife, once every twelve months. (I don't know what's wrong with me tonight; I've got a fucking cold, and they tend to make me somewhat ... facetious (thankyou, Thesaurus, I'll be reviewing you next week).
Anyway, fuck, the book is certainly an entertaining bundle of pages if you like or care about more than the last three Bond films, you assholes. Amongst Mr. Moore's "charmingly dry, English wit", there are actually some very interesting bits of trivia that you might not have known about before.
Not just that, but Moore gives a detailed account on every single friend, villain, sex-object, gadget, car, and location that features within any of the 23 Bond films. Like I said, if you're as much a fan as I myself am, then the book proves very interesting. Complete with many photos (mostly of Roger Moore, naturally), 'Bond On Bond: Reflections On A Fucking Long Title' is well worth the money. Then again, I got this for Christmas; I assume that Santa's little henchmen put this together, and probably interviewed Roger Moore extensively through the post or something. Fuck I'm hilarious. Ambrose Bierce has cynically defined the term 'Review' as: "To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it, although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it) at work upon a book, and so read out of it the qualities you have first read into it". Meaning that any asshole who thinks he's reviewing something, is merely projecting his own assumed self-importance, and using that chosen item as the engine.
But what does he know?
March 21, 2025
Such a delightful and easy read. Sir Roger Moore seemed like a nice man; a very humble and witty man who continued celebrating 007’s everlasting success until his passing in 2017. His sense of humour is infectious throughout the book, and reading about his insights and gratitude towards all the people he worked with and met before, during and after his tenure as 007, was incredibly compelling. Gorgeously designed too, I loved the high-quality reproduced images spread throughout - this would make an excellent coffee table book. While Moore may not be my favourite Bond, he was probably the franchise’s biggest supporter, which is something I find rather special.
September 12, 2020
There's nothing new here, but what there is is a lot of fun. All told in Moore's usual cheeky self-deprecating way. He doesn't take himself very seriously, but just has a lot of fun with it all.
He covers all of the incarnations of Bond here (including the odd-one-out Never Say Never Again), and has some very nice things to say about his fellow Bonds, and the people they all worked with.
He covers all of the incarnations of Bond here (including the odd-one-out Never Say Never Again), and has some very nice things to say about his fellow Bonds, and the people they all worked with.
June 10, 2018
Was fun big 'coffee table book' on Bond history. Covers gadgets, girls, guns, locations, cars and more. Not as much in depth tell all knowledge you would expect. Was annoying & unnecessary that Moore regularly calls Bond Jimmy or Jimbo.
June 1, 2020
What a great book! I LOVE James Bond. I read them all as a teenager and look forward to each movie with anticipation. Roger Moore was a favourite Bond too as I enjoyed his take on the spy as he was able to make it an affable tough guy. This book is really good, it gives one a great deal of background knowledge that only someone who'd 'been there' could supply. Roger Moore's laconic and laid back approach comes across in a very entertaining manner. Well worth a read.
December 7, 2012
The good news first: It is a lovely designed book with beautifull pictures that will keep you returning at.
Textually the book sadly offers very little news out of the experiences of Sir Roger Moore and his adventures as 007. Actually where his previous book left me with only nice things to say about the man this one did leave a somewhat less positive impression. Do not get understand me wrong I find Sir Roger Moore a brilliant and passionate man who has done many great things, this book is sadly not among those grand deeds.
As said this book adds little news to what he has said previously, thus his fans get somewhat shortchanged. Another rather annoying aspect of the writer is refering to James Bond as Jimbo or Jim, this americanism I find rather stupid than popular. Another aspect I liked was his choice in his previous book about not badmouthing somebody you disliked and rather chose not saying anything. In this book a picture of Grace Jones is printed with the lines: She who shall remain nameless. Which is rather petty in my humble opinion.
As Bondfan I got a nice book with great pictures, no new stories or insights.
As a Roger Moore fan I feel kind of cheated because the book is far from interesting. So I guess I should have gone to one of the nights were he presented the book.
Textually the book sadly offers very little news out of the experiences of Sir Roger Moore and his adventures as 007. Actually where his previous book left me with only nice things to say about the man this one did leave a somewhat less positive impression. Do not get understand me wrong I find Sir Roger Moore a brilliant and passionate man who has done many great things, this book is sadly not among those grand deeds.
As said this book adds little news to what he has said previously, thus his fans get somewhat shortchanged. Another rather annoying aspect of the writer is refering to James Bond as Jimbo or Jim, this americanism I find rather stupid than popular. Another aspect I liked was his choice in his previous book about not badmouthing somebody you disliked and rather chose not saying anything. In this book a picture of Grace Jones is printed with the lines: She who shall remain nameless. Which is rather petty in my humble opinion.
As Bondfan I got a nice book with great pictures, no new stories or insights.
As a Roger Moore fan I feel kind of cheated because the book is far from interesting. So I guess I should have gone to one of the nights were he presented the book.
December 17, 2012
I'm not the best person to review this, seeing as how I listened to the audiobook version and therefore completely missed out on all the photographs, which are arguably the book's main selling point. Without the pictures, the text is pretty dry, though Moore's droll sense of humor and frequent bouts of chuckling help it out somewhat. However, too much of the book is comprised of plot summary for old Bond films, as well as rather uninteresting insights into the financial/business aspects of several of the Bond movies (i.e. Who sued who and for how much?).
February 12, 2013
It has been some time since James Bond emerged from murky water of low literature to the movies and started victorious road trough the half of the century. Sir Roger Moore put his view of Bond phenomena with straight line and insight of man who was big 007. It is pity that there were not present some notes from other actors. There could be more photos.
September 7, 2015
absolutely brilliant. thoroughly enjoyed it. contained everything i wanted to know. covers every element of Bond. totally recommend this to every fan. a must read/own.
January 3, 2017
Excellent nostalgia. Nice photographs and some good quotes from Mr Moore.
February 8, 2020
Five stars simply because of the passage about Desmond Llewellyn playing Q as a Welshman.
January 12, 2020
Originally published at BORG.com.
Retro fix–Bond on Bond, Roger Moore’s reflections on 50 years of James Bond
Review by C.J. Bunce
It’s always fun to be a fan and find a new edition of a previously published work you overlooked. In light of this year’s new James Bond film, No Time to Die, and Daniel Craig’s indication this will be his last Bond film, keep an eye out for a new round of speculation on his replacement. While you’re waiting for the official Bond #25, check out Bond On Bond: Reflections On 50 Years Of James Bond Movies. Not just another look at the franchise, this was written by Bond himself, or at least the actor who played Bond the longest, Roger Moore, five years before he passed away in 2017. Bond fans will love that the book doesn’t seem at all to have a ghost writer–this is candid Roger Moore in all his great humor, wry wit, and suave, British sincerity, just as we’ve seen him in interviews over the years and heard him in DVD commentaries.
Full review is available here.
Retro fix–Bond on Bond, Roger Moore’s reflections on 50 years of James Bond
Review by C.J. Bunce
It’s always fun to be a fan and find a new edition of a previously published work you overlooked. In light of this year’s new James Bond film, No Time to Die, and Daniel Craig’s indication this will be his last Bond film, keep an eye out for a new round of speculation on his replacement. While you’re waiting for the official Bond #25, check out Bond On Bond: Reflections On 50 Years Of James Bond Movies. Not just another look at the franchise, this was written by Bond himself, or at least the actor who played Bond the longest, Roger Moore, five years before he passed away in 2017. Bond fans will love that the book doesn’t seem at all to have a ghost writer–this is candid Roger Moore in all his great humor, wry wit, and suave, British sincerity, just as we’ve seen him in interviews over the years and heard him in DVD commentaries.
Full review is available here.
January 14, 2022
Disappointing effort. It reads as though Roger turned in a first draft of his actual reminiscences and personal anecdotes only to be told by the publisher that it was only half the agreed-upon length, and then he hired a not very talented ghostwriter to fill in the remaining half with an incredible dull listing of all the locations, actors, sets, musicians, cars, guns, gadgets, etc. that appeared in every single Bond film. It's about as interesting as reading through the trivia section of each film's IMDB page... which, no doubt, is exactly what the ghostwriter did during his or her "research" for this gig.
There are a handful of actual Roger Moore anecdotes that are legitimately funny, but it's quite a slog through pages and pages of filler to get to the real gems. I'm only giving this three stars because I absolutely love RM and hearing him narrate the audiobook - even if he did sound fairly bored through some of it - was a particular joy.
There are a handful of actual Roger Moore anecdotes that are legitimately funny, but it's quite a slog through pages and pages of filler to get to the real gems. I'm only giving this three stars because I absolutely love RM and hearing him narrate the audiobook - even if he did sound fairly bored through some of it - was a particular joy.
April 27, 2021
I'm afraid the Audiobook lost something in translation...
Bond on Bond is a comprehensive overview of 50 years of James Bond Movies, their production and the people who made them. In all Roger Moore does a good job of writing this book with humorous asides and interesting trivia sprinkled though the pages.
However in audiobook form some of this charm is lost. Without illustrations and the beautiful photographs of the other editions, the text struggles to find context, and funny anecdotes are left to flounder as one tries to recall what it was about or whether you watched that particular movie at all.
Overall not a bad book, but I wouldn't recommend the audiobook version.
Bond on Bond is a comprehensive overview of 50 years of James Bond Movies, their production and the people who made them. In all Roger Moore does a good job of writing this book with humorous asides and interesting trivia sprinkled though the pages.
However in audiobook form some of this charm is lost. Without illustrations and the beautiful photographs of the other editions, the text struggles to find context, and funny anecdotes are left to flounder as one tries to recall what it was about or whether you watched that particular movie at all.
Overall not a bad book, but I wouldn't recommend the audiobook version.
August 9, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, narrated by the late, great, Sir Roger Moore, my personal favourite Bond.
This comprehensive, often hilarious book is a look at all things James Bond; from cars, to women, to gadgets, to villains. It was a really fun, interesting book to listen to.
Moore's laidback, conversational style was lovely to listen to; one can really hear the pleasure in his voice as he recounts the most successful part of his career.
He has nothing but kind words for the other Bond actors and his many other co-stars. I've seen many comments and kind words written about Roger Moore from those who worked with him, and it sounds as though he was every bit as charming and likeable off-screen as he was on.
I only wish he had recorded more audiobooks!
This comprehensive, often hilarious book is a look at all things James Bond; from cars, to women, to gadgets, to villains. It was a really fun, interesting book to listen to.
Moore's laidback, conversational style was lovely to listen to; one can really hear the pleasure in his voice as he recounts the most successful part of his career.
He has nothing but kind words for the other Bond actors and his many other co-stars. I've seen many comments and kind words written about Roger Moore from those who worked with him, and it sounds as though he was every bit as charming and likeable off-screen as he was on.
I only wish he had recorded more audiobooks!
May 7, 2019
I liked all the James Bonds, each in their own way. But I have a particular appreciation for Sir Roger Moore, who is easily the most personable of all the actors - he's wonderfully warm, self-effacing, and has a thoroughly charming understated sense of humour. See him in his one-man-shows on Youtube, towards the end of his life!
But most of all I love that he has an eye for an amusing anecdote, and the story telling chops to relate it.
But most of all I love that he has an eye for an amusing anecdote, and the story telling chops to relate it.
October 30, 2022
Roger Moore has a great self deprecating but also sophisticated wit. I could hear his voice plain as dag in my head. This book was a fun, little back stage pass to the move world of bond and I couldn't think of a better host for it. Though a lot of it was a rehash of things I knew before I did learn plenty new things. Though his habit of referring to James Bond as "Jimmy" did get a tad old after the first chapter I had a lot of fun with this and recommend it to anyone with a Bond obsession.
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