11 Things You Learn Rewatching Moonraker

9. The Visuals Have Aged Insanely Well

Unapologetically goofy though Moonraker is, it is also an undeniably impressive feat of special effects and production design. Watching the movie today on Blu-ray, it remains a shockingly good-looking visual marvel, with a winning combination of practical miniatures, matte paintings and state-of-the-art compositing techniques.

Ken Adam's production design is meanwhile magnificent, lending a palpable majesty to Drax's space base and helping ensure that practically every penny of that huge budget found its way on-screen.

Considering how horribly sci-fi films can age - especially with more modern CGI techniques - Moonraker laudably finds the Bond franchise at its most technically audacious, regardless of what you make of the rest of the movie.