12 Things You Learn Rewatching Live And Let Die

10. The Blaxploitation Homage Has Aged Horribly

Though the earlier Bond movies aren't exactly known for their lightness of touch when it comes to racial sensitivity - Dr. No's "fetch my shoes" moment will never not be toe-curlingly cringe-worthy - Live and Let Die bizarrely takes advantage of the blaxploitation cinema boom of the era.

Much of the narrative revolves around drug trafficking, there's a clear stylistic and aesthetic influence from 1971's iconic Shaft, and at one point Kananga even disguises himself as a fictional black gangster stereotype, Mr. Big, complete with a latex face mask and stereotypically "ghetto" accent.

Though the film does deserve credit for boasting one of the most racially diverse casts of any Bond film, what was at the time a clear cash-in on a genre trend is decidedly more uneasy when viewed today.

The stereotypes, the fact there's only one positive black character with a speaking role - but of course, he's Bond's hired help - and the sheer incongruity of it all within the Bond canon makes it a tough proposition almost five decades later.