12 Things You Learn Rewatching The Man With The Golden Gun

11. Roger Moore Shines During Bond's Edgier Moments

Though Roger Moore's Bond is remembered for having the lightest, goofiest touch of all the 007 iterations to date, Guy Hamilton nevertheless made a concerted effort to give Bond a hint of edge in this movie, much to Moore's dismay.

These scenes are actually some of the most effective in the entire film, namely when Bond holds a weaponsmith hostage with his own gun (and insults his manhood for good measure), and most controversially, almost breaks Andrea Anders' (Maud Adams) arm when digging for information about Scaramanga.

Moore apparently felt that 007 would take a more charming approach to getting what he wants, yet he admirably didn't just phone these moments in and in turn delivered some of the sharpest, most interesting work of his entire Bond tenure.

Unlike Sean Connery slapping women around largely for being a nuisance, there's a real desperation to Bond's desire for information here, and so the assault feels decidedly less problematic (iffy though it arguably still is).

Sadly these moments were few-and-far-between during the Moore era, especially considering how splendidly he pulled them off.