A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
Roger Moore Christopher Walken Tanya Roberts Grace Jones Patrick Macnee Patrick Bauchau David Yip Fiona Fullerton Manning Redwood Alison Doody Willoughby Gray Desmond Llewelyn Robert Brown Lois Maxwell Walter Gotell Geoffrey Keen Jean Rougerie Daniel Benzali Bogdan Kominowski Papillon Soo Mary Stavin Dominique Risbourg Carole Ashby Anthony Chinn Lucien Jérôme Joe Flood Gerard Bühr Dolph Lundgren Tony Sibbald Show All…
James is back on his anti-russian shit; I really don't care enough to follow the plot; I have enough on my hands trying to deal with the soundtrack and credits sequence here. Moneypenny is an absolute doll and I am SO happy for her that she gets to be DONE with bond after this. unlike some of us.
Christopher Walken is a darling baby and probably also the bad guy since he seems to have bleached hair which is pretty damn sinister. this movie is 131 minutes long and do you wanna know something? Every single time I watch one of these movies I am STUNNED that ANOTHER one got made afterwards. How long are they going to keep this…
Real men don't eat quiche...
... they cook and serve it to beautiful young women after shooting a bunch of thugs who work for a deranged former KGB agent turned computer chip magnate who dabbles in horse breeding and also has interests in California oil fields.
(In other words, an underrated Bond movie. Every time I revisit it, I like it more.)
TBH I wish the sexy martial arts practicing scene with Grace Jones & Christopher Walken could have been three hours longer.
Featuring Roger Moore's final turn as James Bond, "A View to a Kill" is an entertaining but imperfect action film. A mix of seriousness and silliness, John Glen's film follows the tried and true 007 formula of excitement, fun, and globetrotting spectacle; but the experience is slightly soured by weak performances and eye-roll inducing goofiness. The spy epic works, but it takes a little bit of patience to enjoy.
With a plot that involves microchips, steroids, and a threat to blow up Silicon Valley, "A View to a Kill" boasts the standard combination of then-timely plot points and larger-than-life criminal machinations. It all results in a solid story with a mix of compelling characters.
The film bears the same inviting…
"GET ZORIN FOR MEEEEEEEEEEE!"
You may or may not have noticed that it's been quite a while since I watched and reviewed Octopussy. I've been thinking up all kinds of excuses not to watch A View To A Kill - watching Rutger Hauer films about giant rat Satanists, for hell's sake. But I finally caved in. And no, I don't wish that I had.
Blimey, Roger was looking really old by this point. I mean, he wasn't exactly a spring chicken in Octopussy but he seems to have aged about 20 years in the 2 years between these two. Yet Lois Maxwell seems to have de-aged. Hmm. I'm not sure why it was believed to be at all a good…
Nobody ranks Bond better for Bond-a-thon
The girls went off out to a party on Sunday leaving the boys at home. So myself and six month old Jack set to work watching A View to a Kill and playing with wonder cubes, building blocks, musical snails and his current favourite pink birdie.
Can't say I'm a fan of the super cheesy snowboarding scene set to the Beach Boys opening. The stunt work is impressive but the double used nowhere near convinces as being Moore. The music is just jarring and an unnecessary embellishment. Jack filling his nappy within the first five minutes was his verdict and how could I disagree?
During the nappy change I didn't see the credits, I…
Pity you couldn't find one that fit.
If you get the chance to see John Glen and Alan Hume on the big screen, take it. The invention of the snowboard sings. Part of Metrograph's Grace series, which drives home how much she controls the first couple acts, while barely saying five words.
Sir Roger. What to say? This is one of those performances about which armchair critics are fond of saying "he looks like he's having a blast!" even though behind the scenes accounts report just the opposite. What else is there to say?
Nowhere near as much of a “rock bottom” as I once thought. It has that usual Roger cheese which makes it extremely watchable. But is weighed down by a mostly dull supporting cast. Apart from the stunning Grace Jones, no one else seems to be having fun. Not even Christopher Walken (upsettingly low key by normal standards) feels the need to loosen up. Along side Tanya Roberts, who has a large case of “Willie-Scott-itis”, no one wants in on Rogers high flying final outing as James Bond, which remains as dedicated to fun as the rest of his films
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Definitely a guilty pleasure. This one is such dumb fun. There are a few things I really dislike, like the Beach Boys scene and Tanya Roberts. The pacing is also not very good. However, Grace Jones and Christopher Walken are great and a lot of the really ridiculous stuff is impossible not to love(like the awesome title sequence and theme).
Grace Jones being a bad-ass bitch as per usual is the only reason i like this movie as much as i do
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