An improvement over Live and Let Die
Title song aside, TMWTGG is an improvement over the first Moore outing, IMO. Scaramanga is a more akin to the classic Bond villains of yore (secret hideout, holding the world ransom, etc.) -- he also has a professional kinship with Bond that I thought was nicely played out. The film has its flaws, sure, but the ending duel is as memorable as any from the Connery era.