Moonraker marks one of the low points in the Bond series; a few interesting (even exciting) sequences strung together by a thin plotline and only two memorable pieces of dialogue. Moonraker serves as an example of what can happen when a good but non-science-fiction francise jumps on to a science -fiction bandwagon begun by Star Wars. At the very least, there are a few good scenes: the teaser, the swordfight in the glass factory, the pheasant hunting, etc. Jaws is brought back from The Spy Who Loved Me, but rather than act as a superhuman henchman, his antics become reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote. Luckily, by For Your Eyes Only, Jaws is gone, Roger Moore is less glib and more lethal, and the soundtrack is back on key.
