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Post by janntosh on Oct 22, 2020 4:44:47 GMT
I have a hard time believing a Bond movie with Christopher Walken as the bad guy can be all that bad
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Post by ck100 on Oct 22, 2020 4:45:50 GMT
I like A View to a Kill actually. I'd even say it's better than Live and Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, and even Octopussy. Sure, it has its flaws, but I still find it to be entertaining.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 22, 2020 5:05:40 GMT
One of my least favorites in the series. Down there with Die Another Die & Quantum of Solace.
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Post by jcush on Oct 22, 2020 5:11:38 GMT
I have nostalgia for it, but I've always had fun with it. I don't flat out dislike any of the official Bond movies though.
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Post by movielover on Oct 22, 2020 5:13:24 GMT
I haven’t seen it since it first came out, but I remember it being the first and only Roger Moore Bond movie I didn’t like. Not sure if I would like it better if I watched it today, but it’s possible.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 22, 2020 5:22:17 GMT
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
A View to a Kill (1985) - 2 out of 4 stars
"One of the weakest James Bond movies saddles 007 with a bland villain (Walken, who wants to destroy California's lucrative Silicon Valley), a monotonous villainess (Jones), and a wimpy leading lady (Roberts). And it goes on forever. Only some spectacular stunt sequences keep it alive. (Oh, yes, there's also a gorgeous Russian spy--played by Fiona Fullerton--who disappears too soon.) Moore's final appearance as 007."
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Post by teleadm on Oct 22, 2020 5:24:50 GMT
Not one of my favorite of the Bond movies, I remember when it was new that I thought it felt tired. I haven't seen it years though.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Oct 22, 2020 5:45:48 GMT
I like it. The soundtrack is the best in the entire franchise and it has a great villain. The lack of diverse settings is a problem, however, and pacing is an issue.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 22, 2020 5:49:14 GMT
I didn't really see how it was any campier or more stupid than the other Moore Bond films. He's a fossil in it, but that guy wasn't any more badass a decade earlier. I actually found it one of the more enjoyable of his run. As you said, can't really say no to Christopher Walken as a Bond villain. May Day was cool, too.
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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 22, 2020 5:51:30 GMT
Who says it's so bad? It's nowhere near the best, but I think it's very enjoyable.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 22, 2020 7:23:03 GMT
Its far from the worst movies ever made, but its one of the worst James Bond movies ever made in my opinion.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 22, 2020 7:47:00 GMT
I love it! Its my 7th favorite Bond film.
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Post by Winter_King on Oct 22, 2020 9:51:15 GMT
Moonraker is worse IMO.
In retrospect the movie would've worked better if they acknowledge Bond's age.
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Post by Ransom on Oct 22, 2020 9:55:50 GMT
Moonraker is worse IMO. In retrospect the movie would've worked better if they acknowledge Bond's age. Moonraker really wasn't and neither was view to a kill. And you don't need any Bond film to start with a birthday party with Barney the dinosaur in attendance because you need everything spelt out for you. |
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Post by Winter_King on Oct 22, 2020 9:59:02 GMT
Moonraker is worse IMO. In retrospect the movie would've worked better if they acknowledge Bond's age. And you don't need any Bond film to start with a birthday party with Barney the dinosaur in attendance because you need everything spelt out for you. I don't think there are any bad Bond movies (Eon productions only) but I think Moonraker is the weakest of all. That's not what I meant. Bond in A View to a Kill is not supposed to be older. He's still supposed to be in his prime. And I think it would've worked if they played as Bond going on his last mission before retirement because he was getting old.
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Post by Ransom on Oct 22, 2020 13:08:13 GMT
Moonraker is worse IMO. In retrospect the movie would've worked better if they acknowledge Bond's age. I agree. Moonraker is worse. I wouldn't say A View to a Kill is bad per se, but IMO it is the most forgettable Bond film. BTW, in addition to a lot of horror films for Halloween, we've recently being doing a lot of Bond films over at the Movie Quotes board. Bond fans will probably enjoy the following threads: James Bond Star Trek Adventures Quantum of solace is worse. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 22, 2020 13:24:27 GMT
Moonraker really wasn't and neither was view to a kill. And you don't need any Bond film to start with a birthday party with Barney the dinosaur in attendance because you need everything spelt out for you. I don't think there are any bad Bond movies (Eon productions only) but I think Moonraker is the weakest of all. That's not what I meant. Bond in A View to a Kill is not supposed to be older. He's still supposed to be in his prime. And I think it would've worked if they played as Bond going on his last mission before retirement because he was getting old. Moonraker is fun but it's a strange flick. All Bond movies have an element of camp and are self-referential with winks to the audience here and there, but only Moonraker feels like an out and out spoof of itself.
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Post by Raimo47 on Oct 22, 2020 15:31:28 GMT
8/10. One of the best Bond films.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 22, 2020 16:13:07 GMT
Didn’t really care for it. Walken is the highlight.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 22, 2020 17:05:18 GMT
It's not that bad unless you get past a few flaws. Roger Moore is obviously too old, and he did have some cosmetic surgery done to his face and it makes him look completely different. The plot does copy from Goldfinger the scheme to corner a prized commodity and stifle the competition; here, it's the silicon microchip market. It even outright copies a scene in which the villain in both films kill an investor who wants out of the scheme. Tanya Roberts is one of the weakest Bond girls there is, and her screaming of "James!" gets old fast.
To the film's credit, it has some visceral action sequences, good chemistry between Moore and Patrick Macnee, the title song by Duran Duran, and Christopher Walken's memorable performance as Zorin. Personally, I give it a 6/10.
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