Pros and Cons: A View to a Kill
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A View to Kill, released in 1985. Moore's 7th and final Bond film. It received mixed to negative reviews. Moore himself said he disliked the film because he was too old for the part and he thought it was too violent.
Pros:
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[*]Christopher Walken as Max Zorin (plus Dr. Mortner and Mayday).[/*]
[*]Engineered earthquake to flood Silicon Valley = good plan[/*]
[*]Epic finale with airplane, rope and golden gate bridge[/*]
[*]Moore's gentlemanly and fatherly demeanor gave me a warm feeling.[/*]
[*]The parody and camp (like snowboarding) is ridiculous and fun.[/*]
[*]Retains the spy elements of older films and epic action elements of later ones.[/*]
[*]Riotous fun. Bond hijacking a firetruck and escaping from the cops, and the mine scene.[/*]
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Cons:
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[*]The story is a clone of Goldfinger.[/*]
[*]First half has slow pacing (50 minutes for a horse racing intro)[/*]
[*]Moore is old, almost a senior citizen.[/*]
[*]No chemistry with Tanya Roberts. That ending is cringe.[/*]
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Overall Thoughts:
This is such a hard movie to assess. It has a number of great classic moments sandwiched within an overall mediocre film. In many ways, it was a transition point leading the later films which would be darker and more violent.
Pros:
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[*]Christopher Walken as Max Zorin (plus Dr. Mortner and Mayday).[/*]
[*]Engineered earthquake to flood Silicon Valley = good plan[/*]
[*]Epic finale with airplane, rope and golden gate bridge[/*]
[*]Moore's gentlemanly and fatherly demeanor gave me a warm feeling.[/*]
[*]The parody and camp (like snowboarding) is ridiculous and fun.[/*]
[*]Retains the spy elements of older films and epic action elements of later ones.[/*]
[*]Riotous fun. Bond hijacking a firetruck and escaping from the cops, and the mine scene.[/*]
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Cons:
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[*]The story is a clone of Goldfinger.[/*]
[*]First half has slow pacing (50 minutes for a horse racing intro)[/*]
[*]Moore is old, almost a senior citizen.[/*]
[*]No chemistry with Tanya Roberts. That ending is cringe.[/*]
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Overall Thoughts:
This is such a hard movie to assess. It has a number of great classic moments sandwiched within an overall mediocre film. In many ways, it was a transition point leading the later films which would be darker and more violent.
Comments
Jenny Flex!! :x :x :x
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Higgin/Thunderpussy: Yes, she is quite attractive!
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I'd let her
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Disclaimer: I am in denial to have ANY relations to Thunderpussy, infact I refuse to aknowledge him
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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I thought that the Character of May Day was well done, and no one else except Grace Jones could of pulled it off. She had a Psychotic Edge to her -{
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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Handsome Bond fan with horrible trainers !
Who finds Mayday attractive.
I don't think there was anything wrong with May Day. I just felt like she was one of the most innovative parts of the film and should've had a larger role considering how meh much of the rest of the movie was.
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So, discussion on Jenny Flex it is!
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Pros:
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[*]Fantastic theme song.[/*]
[*]Visually attractive -- the chateau and San Francisco are great locations.[/*]
[*]Walken's performance as Zorin -- truly unhinged.[/*]
[*]Interesting scheme to wreck Silicon Valley.[/*]
[*]Nice relationship with Tibbett, and the taped mock abuse is truly funny.[/*]
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Cons:
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[*]Moore is far too old.[/*]
[*]The factory fight is the lamest in the whole series.[/*]
[*]Tanya Roberts is a terrible actress.[/*]
[*]Grace Jones is not much better.[/*]
[*]Cheesy stunt sequences (snowboarding to "California Girls", driving half a car, goofy fire engine chase).[/*]
[*]KGB shoe-horned into the plot, culminating in the ridiculous Pola Ivanova storyline.[/*]
[*]Chuck Lee is a wet squib -- why not just use Felix?.[/*]
[*]Creepy dirty-old-man vibe to the ending shower scene.[/*]
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Verdict:
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[*]Only DAD keeps AVTAK from being bottom of the barrel.[/*]
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In your "quick take" - you have forgotten the very bottom of the barrell: DAF
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Except that this is pretty much the same thing that Goldfinger did with gold.
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You're both wrong. AVTAK is the very bottom of the barrell!
ITV 4 last week, sat down just to watch the pts, and ended up watching it all.
Roger Moore
Christopher Walken
Patrick Macnee
Grace Jones
Title song
Score
Locations
Eiffel Tower sequence
Water pumping station sequence
Mine sequence
Golden Gate Bridge sequence
Cons:
"Beach Boys"
French Taxi Driver
Stunt Double/s too visible
San Francisco "Keystone Cops"
Tanya Roberts miscast
Script not tailored to Bond's age
Verdict: Overall, very enjoyable. Better than its reputation.
1. Thunderball 2. FRWL 3. Casino Royale 4. TLD 5. OHMSS 6. SkyFall 7. GF 8. TSWLM 9. GE 10. FYEO
I agree. Only Grace Jones could make her work.
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I've only watched 8 Bond films so far: Dr No, Goldfinger, FRWL, AVTAK, TLD, CR, QOS, and Skyfall.
Of all of them, AVTAK is certainly at the bottom of the barrel in my eyes. I heard Moonraker and Die Another Day are competitors for the worst, as well. I'll have to find out.
But for all the faults of A View to a Kill, there were still qualities of it I liked. Will I watch it again? Probably in a couple years from now, but out of 23-25 films, rewatching it's not going to be a high priority.
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