A View to a Kill

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A View to a Kill

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A View to a Kill

Christopher Walken, Desmond Llewelyn, Grace Jones, Lois Maxwell, Patrick Macnee

Roger Moore's last outing as James Bond is evidence enough that it was time to pass the torch to another actor. Beset by crummy action (an out-of-control fire engine?) and featuring a fading Moore sti...( read more  read more... )ll trying to prop up his mannered idea of style, the film is largely interesting for Christopher Walken's quirky performance as a sort-of supervillain who wants to take out California's Silicon Valley. Grace Jones has a spookily interesting presence as a lethal associate of Walken's (and who, in the best Bond tradition, has sex with 007 before trying to kill him later), and Patrick Macnee (Steed!) has a warm if brief bit. Even directed by John Glen, who brought some crackle to the Moore years in the Bond franchise, this is a very slight effort. --Tom Keogh

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  • SirPant
    September 23, 2009
    SirPant
    Bond was Silly and over the top in the 80?s and I loved it!
  • organgrinder136
    April 18, 2009
    organgrinder136
    one of the best bond movies. roger moores last i believe. christopher walken and grace jones make the most memorable baddies and the action sequences are the best i've seen in the series. it's like a big bond party
  • bradwest
    January 1, 2009
    bradwest
    One of the most gonzo Bond outtings just for Walken. Don't try to make sense of this one, just go with it.
  • sononothing
    December 5, 2008
    sononothing
    Yes, it's true. I gave this film four stars AND have it included on the most underrated movies list. Is Roger Moore getting old in this one? Yes, of course. But Eon still wanted him (if he hadn't of said no he would have been in The Living Daylights). Other than the age factor th...( read more)is film is a very good Bond flick mainly because of the awesome screen presence of Christopher Walken.

    The film is about French industrialist Max Zorin (Walken) who has a plan to corner the worlds microchip market by destroying Silicone Valley (it's hilarious to see microchips in this film that are bigger than my iPod). It's up to Bond to stop his plan of turning the San Fernando valley into Atlantis.

    Yes, once again Moore was getting pretty old in this one and it was probably time to hang it up. He's quoted as saying that when the Bond girl's mothers started getting younger than him it was time to end his run. He's still Bond, just a Bond at the end of his run. It's Walken that shines in this film, a glowering supervillain that by the end is blatantly gunning his own workman down with Uzi's. And this was before he became such an icon.

    As usual with a Bond movie the locations are spectacular and as much as you can complain about the plot, you can go through the previous franchises entrys you can find things that are more ridiculous than A View To A Kill. An underrated film that was a great swan song for Roger Moore.
  • phubbs1
    November 27, 2008
    phubbs1
    As a kid I loved this cos of Grace Jones being so hot as she killed off guys left right and center haha and its still hot today. That tall thin sultry body and those evil eyes....she is fantastic, plus you have another great Bond villain in Walken as Zorin, almost as crazy n psyc...( read more)hotic as Davi in License To Kill but not quite. The sequence where he guns down a whole mine full of men who are helpless in the water is chilling really but he still plays it camp.

    There are some great sequences here...the fire truck chase, Golden Gate Bridge fight at the end, the horse race fight and some lovely evil ladies make it a good Bond flick but Moore is just too old...very clearly.

    Good but could have been better with a younger Bond.
  • eryri
    December 20, 2009
    eryri
    Moore's final outing as 007. Pretty good for a Bond film.
  • TobyLinn
    December 12, 2009
    TobyLinn
    Loved Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee and Christopher Walken in this movie, truly top-notch performances out of all! And okay, a fight on top of the Golden Gate Bridge? Very awesome! :) Tanya Roberts was decent as well, interesting to see her younger self. Roger Moore was okay as ...( read more)James Bond as well. Plot was interesting, not too many inconsistencies, but at times unintentionally hilarious. All in all, very enjoyable.
  • Yelverton
    November 8, 2009
    Yelverton
    Good Bond film, and Moore's last.
  • minhvanl
    November 2, 2009
    minhvanl
    excellent Bond 007 movie to watch.
  • roydonm0526
    October 1, 2009
    roydonm0526
    i really wanted to see this movie and one day it came o the the french channel, so i watched it and i never got it, but i at least ssaw it. but the very first time i saw it, i watched the end fight and i loved it, but when i watched it on the french channel about a week later i ...( read more)got it for X mas
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