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.)
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…
That A View to a Kill was the send off for Roger Moore, America's English uncle, brings a tear to my eye. Lazy, uninspired, and shockingly boring after the half way point, this awkwardly named movie has many attempts at one Liners and no successes. Only a young Christopher Walken redeems anything in this film, and even then only sometimes. One positive: no matter how bored you are watching this movie, you will never be as bored as Roger Moore was while making this movie.
I want to publicly apologise to my flatmate for making him endure this utter bollocks. We both love Patrick Macnee in The Avengers so I thought we'd get to see him and also cross this off the list sooner rather than later. I know it's awful, but it was somehow even worse than I remembered. Really, really unforgivable and I think I'll be embarrassed I ever suggested it for a while yet...
Bond films should be fun, and we know Roger can make the films very fun. I adore his first three films and find some enjoyment in the other three after The Spy Who Loved Me, but this is just a mess of epic proportions. It's way too long…
Christopher Walker is off the wall nuts as the bad guy. That’s all anybody needs to know about this movie.
Grace Jones is excellent as May Day, although she should have been the Bond girl (maybe not considering that Roger Moore is Roger Moore after all) instead of the irritating Tanya Roberts who has to be warned that a blimp is sneaking up on her.
The ending scene on the Golden Gate Bridge, where Christopher Walken giggles like a schoolgirl as he falls to his death makes the average outing before it an above average outing.
Not much else to say. Christopher Walken is the villain and that’s enough to undo anything that’s weak about this movie. He’s also the result of a Nazi experiment, which makes him even cooler. And he’s Christopher Walken in his prime.
Also, Duran Duran does an awesome song.
And Chris Walken plays the villain.
In which we rate the deaths of the main Bond villain in each movie:
Zorin falls off the Golden Gate bridge. This is the documentary The Bridge.
4/10 Strombergs. I added an extra Stromberg because I'm always infinitely charmed by the crazy little giggle Zorin does before he slips. Christopher Walken, man... wild stuff.
Last Moore. Action packed and interesting start but after 40 minutes the film had big pacing problems and needs to go on but the last half hour has mostly all. Great badass villain played from Christopher Walken, good score by John Barry, solid bond performance and great Bond girls with the Allrounder Grace Jones and for the beautiful side Tanya Roberts.
Title song/soundtrack:
80(Duran Duran)/ 82(John Barry) —>81
Villain: 83
Bond Girls: 83
Bond Performance: 80
Action: 81
Story: 76
Bond rating: 80,67
Normal points: 76
(Old impressions, not based on a recent viewing)
Moore was solid as he always is and remember quite liking Walken, asides from that I don't recall a lot.
Very entertaining Bond movie. Christopher Walken as Max Zorin and Grace Jones as May Day make formidable baddies.
[the morning after Bond sleeps with May Day]
Max Zorin: You slept well?
James Bond: A little restless but I got off eventually..
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