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Man with the Golden Gun was always one of the lesser Bonds as both a book and a film. However, I always felt it had the right elements in place to be so much better. Thankfully, this cut of the film accomplishes that. The bits that should've been trimmed are gone, along with the less than successful attempts at humor. Unfortunately, there's not much that can be done about Goodnight, who remains one of the weaker Bond girls simply because the writing isn't there for her. There's also no saving the ludicrous attempts at pretending that Roger Moore is somehow a martial artist. Christopher Lee and Nic-Nac remain the highlight of the movie. This is easily the best version of this film I've seen. Fantastic work!