I've read some bad comments about A View To A Kill but actually I think it very good and much better than Bond's previous film, Octopussy.

It's certain that Roger Moore was already old for the part but that didn't bothered me. He still can give what is required for being James Bond.
Christopher Walken was a great villian, very creepy and I always love to see the creepiness factor on a Bond villian. Grace Jones as May Day was also very creepy and together they formed a great evil duo.

Some scenes are memorable like the parachute scene on the Eiffel Tower or the fire truck scene on San Francisco. Overall, a very exciting adventure.
The theme song by Duran Duran is amazing, one of my favorite themes from all Bond films.

Possibly my least favorite Roger Moore film so far. Is it outright bad? Not at all. However, it is a totally forgettable adventure that I will probably skip in the future.

Rating: 2/5 - 65% - Not Recommended to Everyone

Better than most of the Roger Moore films, the action in this movie is much more entertaining than the 2-3 previous films.

[spoiler] "Where would Russian technology be without Silicon Valley ?" :laughing: [/spoiler]

Roger Moore's last outing as James Bond was once again immensly entertaining. Personally I don't get why people rate this movies so low. Are they silly ? Are they over the top ? Do they have at times ridicolous plots ? Of Course, that's what Bond movies are. They are not realistic spy thrillers. Maybe the books are, but the movie's aren't.

I actually thought the evil plan in this one was really inventive. Christopher Walken did a really good job and Tanya Roberts looks stunning. Yes, you could see that Moore's gotten too old and, especially on Blu Ray, it's easy to see he's doubled almost everywhere. He still looked better then Connery in "Never Say Never Again". But it was time for him to depart.

I liked the Moore era very much. Like I said he was the first Bond I saw. I don't think I've watched any of the other Bonds as much as him. Which has the upside that I can now enter the next Bond era without remembering too much from those.

I watched it in ‘80 and though Moore was old. Now, when I’m older than he was in this movie I admire him. My high score is due to great memories about this one, when rewatching I could recall many scenes. I wish the new Bond films were not such forgettable as they are, after Casino Royal I can hardly recall any of them, even the last one which I’ve watched quite recently.

A View to a Kill is an exciting and action-pack adventure featuring the classic Ian Fleming character James Bond. In this mission secret agent James Bond must foil the sinister plot of industrialist Max Zorin, who is setting up a microchip cartel and seeking to eliminate the competition. The film stars Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, and Tanya Roberts, but it's Walken who really stands out and delivers the best performance of the film. In typical Bond fashion there's an overly complicated plot and a number of exciting chases and fight sequences. Plus, it features a fairly good theme song by the pop group Duran Duran. A View to a Kill is Roger Moore's swan song as James Bond, and it's a great note to go out on.

Some fun set pieces and a great opening song. Christopher Walken is a good villain.

This is a hard one for me to get into much. Simply put, it is pretty much just... there. You've got a few pretty cool things; Christopher Walken, May Day, great song. But then there is some terrible stuff too; the Bond girl, some boring stuff, general mediocrity. I can't really hate this movie, but I certainly don't love it either. Certainly worth checking out though if you're into 007. Just don't pick it first if you haven't seen many of them yet.

An interesting plot and one of the most beautiful Bond Girls make this one of the best Bond flicks for me.

You can see that Roger Moore is rather old to be J.B. Loved Christopher Walking and Grace Jones, specially the opening song by Duran Duran

The James Bond Films
1 Eon films
1.1 Dr. No (1962) https://trakt.tv/movies/dr-no-1962
1.2 From Russia with Love (1963) https://trakt.tv/movies/from-russia-with-love-1963
1.3 Goldfinger (1964) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldfinger-1964
1.4 Thunderball (1965) https://trakt.tv/movies/thunderball-1965
1.5 You Only Live Twice (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/you-only-live-twice-1967
1.6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) https://trakt.tv/movies/on-her-majesty-s-secret-service-1969
1.7 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/diamonds-are-forever-1971
1.8 Live and Let Die (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/live-and-let-die-1973
1.9 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-1974
1.10 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-spy-who-loved-me-1977
1.11 Moonraker (1979) https://trakt.tv/movies/moonraker-1979
1.12 For Your Eyes Only (1981) https://trakt.tv/movies/for-your-eyes-only-1981
1.13 Octopussy (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/octopussy-1983
1.14 A View to a Kill (1985) https://trakt.tv/movies/a-view-to-a-kill-1985
1.15 The Living Daylights (1987) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-living-daylights-1987
1.16 Licence to Kill (1989) https://trakt.tv/movies/licence-to-kill-1989
1.17 GoldenEye (1995) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldeneye-1995
1.18 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) https://trakt.tv/movies/tomorrow-never-dies-1997
1.19 The World Is Not Enough (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-world-is-not-enough-1999
1.20 Die Another Day (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/die-another-day-2002
1.21 Casino Royale (2006) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-2006
1.22 Quantum of Solace (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/quantum-of-solace-2008
1.23 Skyfall (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/skyfall-2012
1.24 Spectre (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/spectre-2015
1.25 No Time to Die (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/no-time-to-die-2021

2 Non-Eon films
2.1 Casino Royale (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-1967
2.2 Never Say Never Again (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/never-say-never-again-1983

Finally, a Moore-era Bond film where I feel the cheesiness saves it from total crap-dom. Christopher Walken, Beach Boys... what's not to love? Well, there's plenty but the cheeziness and campiness saves it from complete disaster.

Last of the Moore era. She looks older and many doubles are seen. That young Dolph Lundgren playing Gogol's bodyguard. It's okay

A dead cat bounce as they'd say in the stock markets...

It suffers from Walkden being a terrible baddie, Moore being too old, and a general tiredness in the action.

I can see why it was time to a change - and had been since before Octopussy - but I don't blame Moore and his aging entirely.

As a Bond, his first few films were superior (as films) to most of the Connery offerings. He didn't have the look of a Bond but his suaveness and humour were merely a different direction. The action was far superior to Connery and thankfully the 'rapey' aspects of Connery was worked out of the Moore films.

The pattern has already emerged though - start with a lithe Bond that everyone likes and it works.... But then they ramp up the silliness, the believability goes out the window, the action becomes less and less grounded in a reality, and the trademarks start to get misused.

The desire to chase the trends of the day has always harmed the franchise. It seems a lesson they've yet learned to harness rather than harm.


5.5/10