The general feeling that I get from watching Moonraker is that it never fully gets off the ground. As with all of the Bond films there are some redeeming qualities, such as: the opening sequence where the space shuttle is hijaked, the boat scene in which Q supplies Bond with a high powered and lethal boat, and the scenery in and around Rio De Janero. Unfortunately this is not Roger Moore's best performance as Bond, the film really suffers from a lack of energy in many of the scenes, Roger Moore is my favorite of the Bond's but in this one he appears to be on cruise control. Though this film did well at the box office, I would rate it in the lower echelon of the series. The outlandish story and action sequences in the end of the film were addressed in the follow up to this movie "For Your Eyes Only" which I consider to be one of the very best of the series, where the film was committed to credibility and more down to earth.