James Bond 14: A View to a Kill
Ultimate Edition
Roger Moore lends humour, elegance and lethal charm to his final performance as James Bond in A View to a Kill. Bond confronts Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), who has devised a plan to corner the world's microchip market, even if he has to kill millions to do it! But before Bond can stop the madman, he must confront Zorin's beautiful and deadly companion, May Day (Grace Jones).
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Not my... - themagicrat
favorite James Bond film ... in fact not even close. My least favorite Bond, a hard to look at Grace Jones, and a very scary looking Christopher Walken make this a thrill ride on it's own. Having said that it is still worth a watch. Moore's final appearance as Bond makes it worth it on it's own.Take Another Look - Squish
I heart Christopher Walken, and to see him in this film doing a poor man's Earnst Stavro Bloefeld, well that is a treasure to behold.
Max Zorin, Bad Guy to Bond, in short, is a nutbag. A psychopath who, when it is safe to do either, choses the road of vainglorious murder over safe exit strategy. Without spoiling his awesome backstory, Max is a psychopath, and just in case you didn't know exactly what that meant (a mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity), it means that, like old-school Bond supervillain Bloefeld, Zorin goes out of his way to prepare for the worst. Besides having the hots for a freaky Grace Jones, Max is toys-in-the-attic enough to make sure that his blimp is equipped with a staircase that turns into a slide complete with self-opening floor at the bottom of said stairs.
There are ever more examples of what makes A View to A Kill extra-special, besides the occasional uber-comical pan flute muzac rendition of Duran Duran's title song. There's the wonderful cameo by Dolph Lungren as a KGB agent extra guy that you see for 5 seconds. Yes Dolph got his first role with the help of his girlfriend at the time… Grace Jones! Best of all is the 'ever-more-sinister' REAL plan plotted by Zorin, which is so outrightcrazy that it might actually work. As for the Bond Girl, I found Tanya Roberts utterly forgettable and May Day as a Bond-bedded dame? Absolutely chilling.
Either way you look at it, this first collaboration with the US in the Bond Saga is a fun one, so happy viewing... to a... killing!Bye Bye Roger! - Drudey
I can understand why some people don't like this film, it's cheesy at times, like all Roger Moore/Bond films, but at least it was his last.
Christopher Walken is the best Bond villain of the Moore era, he's vicious, brutal, a true Bond nemesis. Love Patrick MacNee's contribution.
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Not my... - themagicrat
favorite James Bond film ... in fact not even close. My least favorite Bond, a hard to look at Grace Jones, and a very scary looking Christopher Walken make this a thrill ride on it's own. Having said that it is still worth a watch. Moore's final appearance ...Take Another Look - Squish
I heart Christopher Walken, and to see him in this film doing a poor man's Earnst Stavro Bloefeld, well that is a treasure to behold.
Max Zorin, Bad Guy to Bond, in short, is a nutbag. A psychopath who, when it is safe to do either, choses the road ...Bye Bye Roger! - Drudey
I can understand why some people don't like this film, it's cheesy at times, like all Roger Moore/Bond films, but at least it was his last.
Christopher Walken is the best Bond villain of the Moore era, he's vicious, brutal, a true Bond nemesis. Love Patrick ...