A few thoughts: I wasn't a huge fan of Roger Moore's first outing as James Bond, but with that movie there was a distinct tone and atmosphere that felt totally separate from the Connery films. But with this one, in spite of some trippy visuals, we're back to the basics but slightly cornier and slightly worse. There is one distinct up-side with this movie, however, in Christopher Lee as the titular man with the golden gun, Francisco Scaramanga. An ultra-wealthy assassin brought in to kill Bond, Scaramanga has a different sort of motivation from the usual Bond villain bent on some form of world domination, as he pretty much just wants to do his job -- but with a little flair. There's some genuine creativity to the set design in the funhouse action sequences, and pretty much everything involving Christopher Lee is top notch, with the island setting offering up the exact thing any Bond fan could hope for and expect. But the rest is mostly pretty mediocre.
Who would I recommend it to? Bond and Christopher Lee fans would get the most out of this one.
My grade: C-
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