Roger Moore in The Man With The Golden Gun

Roger Moore as James Bond finds himself the target of a professional assassin who kills his prey with a single gold bullet in The Man With The Golden Gun.

James finds out that there is a contract out on him and with his usual charm manages to find out more about his would-be assassin.

Unfortunately the movie was a box office flop.  While the premise was good the structure of the film failed.  It had some intriguing moments but the villain seemed a bit lackluster and the movie plodded along too slowly.

Not a good sign for the future of James Bond films starring Roger Moore.  The movie did make some money but it is considered one of the worse films of the franchise.

I consider the Roger Moore Bond films as the silliest in the series.  There was too much tongue-in-cheek humor and Roger was not exactly known for his high-octane fight scenes.

Yet as pedestrian as most of the Moore films were they were marketed to the hilt.  The movie posters were some of the best of the Bond films-perhaps to make up for the lackluster films themselves.

It is true that some of the films had good moments and some amazing stunts it’s just that I could never buy Moore as Bond.

Sideshow Collectibles acquired the rights to produce 12-inch James Bond film figures and Roger Moore as James Bond was one of them.

The figure is housed in a flip-lid box decorated with photos from the film along with text about the film and the film stars.

Inside the figure is snug in its form-fitting clear plastic cocoon held in place with plastic covered wires.  Accessories, along with its circular base and support wire, are also held in place in the cocoon.

The Sideshow Roger Moore figure's features capture the look of the actor’s face with his short brown hair, square jaw and chiseled features.  The flesh coloring is a little dark but does provide some tonal variations.

The hands are pre-positioned for holding the weapons and accessories with no slippage or wonkiness.

The figures comes dressed in a white shirt with a black tie and a light tan leisure suit coat with five gold buttons down the front and single buttons on all four of the pockets with flaps.

A brown pair of trousers and brown shoes make up the rest of the outfit.

The cloths are scaled to fit the figure and move easily when the figure poses with no binding, unnatural folds or ceases and are easy to remove and replace.

Additional items include a Walther PPK pistol, a bottle of champagne, a champagne glass and a carved wooden elephant statue with a base.

All of the extras are superbly detailed, feature crisp coloring and are scaled to the figure.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”