A VIEW TO A KILL (1985) - Roger Moore: James Bond Revisited (Tanya Roberts R.I.P)

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  • Welcome back to another installment of James Bond Revisited. Sadly, our time with Roger Moore is coming to an end in this, his last go-round as 007, A VIEW TO A KILL. Much maligned by fans and critics (even if it developed something of a cult following in recent years), this 1985 release proved to be Moore's swan song in the role, with him being pretty open in his biography ("My Word is My Bond") about how he felt he was now too old for the part.
    The film, which was an attempt to recapture the magic of GOLDFINGER, albeit with microchips as opposed to gold, stars Christopher Walken as Max Zorin, a genetically engineered madman with ties to the KGB. Disco diva Grace Jones co-stars as his henchwoman May Day, while the late Tanya Roberts is Moore's leading lady, Stacy Sutton. The score, by John Barry, is top-shelf and features one of the best 007 theme songs, "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran! Check out our run-down of this controversial but still enjoyable outing.
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Komentáře • 547

  • @RobAyling
    @RobAyling Před 3 lety +148

    I have to be honest, I love this film! It's absolutely bonkers! But it's so entertaining! Plus you can play a great drinking game out of this film. Drink every time his double appears on screen - wasted after the first 10 minutes - Great video btw mate!

    • @JoBloOriginals
      @JoBloOriginals  Před 3 lety +7

      Thanks!

    • @garnurikta3982
      @garnurikta3982 Před 3 lety +6

      For a time, it was also my favorite. Theme song still kicks ass and the Barry score is among his best of the Bond series. I'll try that drinking game and see I'd I can make it to 15 minutes

    • @jimmym3352
      @jimmym3352 Před 3 lety +6

      It's the only one I saw in the theaters. I was a kid, and my friend and I mostly used it as a way to get in the theater so we can sneak in and see the rated R Rambo First Blood part 2. I think this movie was rated PG, which is crazy when you look at that scene where he's mowing down people with that submachine gun.

    • @michaelhawkins7389
      @michaelhawkins7389 Před 3 lety

      @@JoBloOriginals Why did you not review Octopussy after your never say never review?

    • @eoindaly8044
      @eoindaly8044 Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelhawkins7389 Octopussy was reviewed before Never Say Never Again

  • @maplejames6992
    @maplejames6992 Před 3 lety +16

    11 year old me LOVED this movie in '85, and I still do today. No one shall sway me.

  • @peterbruin5154
    @peterbruin5154 Před 3 lety +34

    Those hand drawn posters were just so beautiful. Wish they'd bring them back.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Před 3 lety +87

    I love this James Bond retrospective series.

    • @garnurikta3982
      @garnurikta3982 Před 3 lety +6

      Agreed. They do a good job of talking about the film and giving BTS info without being boring or bland. Looking forward to Living Daylights, which I feel is an underrated Bond film

    • @johnnycotton3217
      @johnnycotton3217 Před 3 lety +2

      Same here

    • @gcgtheatricals8655
      @gcgtheatricals8655 Před 3 lety +2

      Living Daylights is my absolute favorite and Dalton is my favorite too. John Barry's best score too

  • @maxrockatansky2976
    @maxrockatansky2976 Před 3 lety +56

    Christopher Walker’s character Max Zorin was the highlight of this movie. Dude stole every scene he was in 😎

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah I don't know wtf the guy's one about he was a great Bond villain, actually energetic and engaging instead of acting brooding and quiet while also being completely uninteresting.

    • @Lance37a
      @Lance37a Před 3 lety +2

      @@neo-filthyfrank1347 i think what he meant at that point he wasn't the Walken that he is now.

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Lance37a Yeah but he also said he didn't like his performance too much and thought he wasn't a great Bond villain, when he's actually one of the better ones.

    • @chrisperrien7055
      @chrisperrien7055 Před 3 lety +1

      He seems to do that with every movie he has been in.

    • @caza728
      @caza728 Před 3 lety

      More, more power.

  • @leonswan6733
    @leonswan6733 Před 3 lety +14

    This was the first James Bond 007 movie I saw as a 80s kid. I enjoyed it very much and I have been a 007 fan ever since. RIP to Roger Moore and Tonya Roberts

  • @KonElKent
    @KonElKent Před 3 lety +34

    It was Roger Moore's least favorite of his own films. It's usually ranked toward the bottom in listings of films. But A View to a Kill is the first Bond film I can remember seeing, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

    • @bonghunezhou5051
      @bonghunezhou5051 Před 3 lety

      Roger also claimed (in jest?) that TSWLM was his favorite entry starring him - and "The other 6" were his least favorite 007 films.

    • @ShamrockParticle
      @ShamrockParticle Před 3 lety +1

      Miles better than Moonraker and The Man With The Golden Gun

    • @aquincum9482
      @aquincum9482 Před rokem

      The worst moore bond was octopussy. That was shitty, but view to a kill is actually quite good. I mean moore is here like a sugar daddy, but who cares

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker Před 3 lety +65

    Duran Duran’s song “A View to a Kill” is my favorite Bond theme song.

  • @ALSmith-zz4yy
    @ALSmith-zz4yy Před 3 lety +37

    Those were not X-ray glasses. They were adjustable polarized sunglasses and they worked just like the polarizing filter used by photographers to eliminate reflections off glass or water. Ironically they were probably the most realistic gadgets used in any of the Bond movies.

  • @erikthompson619
    @erikthompson619 Před 3 lety +27

    Seriously, this IS one of the all-time highlights of the Bond franchise. I was already a Bond fan when this movie debuted and it still absolutely knocked my socks off. So brutal, so completely devoid of dead moments, a scene stealing Grace Jones and a Christopher Walken who I saw for the first time and gave me some serious chills... No, there's no way I'm ever not gonna love this movie. This notwithstanding, admirable summary, astutely and knowledgeably made.

  • @ministerofdarkness
    @ministerofdarkness Před 3 lety +17

    Still my favorite Bond film! Saw it in the theater and won a copy of the soundtrack on vinyl.

    • @rwboa22
      @rwboa22 Před 3 lety

      There were bad ones, especially in the Roger Moore era. Trust me. Between a bad Connery 007 flick and a bad Moore 007 flick, a bad Connery flick is way better than a bad Moore flick.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 3 lety +81

    RIP, Tanya Roberts.

  • @rodneyclarke6477
    @rodneyclarke6477 Před 3 lety +20

    I must admit I liked the dynamic with Roger Moore & Patrick Macnee two seasoned actors that were playing well off each other.When they were trading quips they were like an old married couple 🤣

  • @NeverSaySandwich1
    @NeverSaySandwich1 Před 3 lety +19

    Now we're getting into the Dalton movies baby 😎👌

  • @ItsJustSharky
    @ItsJustSharky Před 3 lety +28

    I loved this movie. And when you watch it as a kid like i did. You dont see the Age thing. you see the icon. And grace jones scared the crap out of me

    • @GarretGrayCamera
      @GarretGrayCamera Před 3 lety +1

      Exactly! The problem is I think this film was marketed to teens. It certainly was my first Bond at 11 and I couldn't get into Octopussy which was running on HBO at the time because it seemed too "adult." That scene where Zorin pins Mayday down and she's squirming and making those biting noises solidified my fear of that woman!

  • @johnbuckleyjnr32
    @johnbuckleyjnr32 Před 3 lety +16

    One thing you can say about Roger moore all his films where fun and a good time at the cinema

  • @brendansheehy8124
    @brendansheehy8124 Před 3 lety +32

    It really does have the best theme song and score in the entire Bond series. The music when James is carrying Stacey down the ladder to escape the burning city hall is majestic.

    • @DavyDredd14
      @DavyDredd14 Před 3 lety +1

      'Nobody Does It Better' by Carly Simon absolutely destroys this song by Duran Duran.

    • @gareth9383
      @gareth9383 Před rokem

      Yes, the music perfectly captures the heroism of the scene. It's kind of a unique scene in the entire series.

  • @hubertlane-nicholson8954
    @hubertlane-nicholson8954 Před 3 lety +10

    Your fiance is absolutely right - and I also love A View to a Kill. While not the best of his seven outings, Roger Moore's swansong is way better than any of Daniel Craig's offerings ; but at least we can agree on a love for Roger Moore.
    One little issue I would like to raise with you occurs between 8:26-8:31 : beautiful Tanya Roberts was around thirty years of age at the time of this movie's release (she might actually have been older) ; it is impossible, therefore, that Tanya's mother could only have been 45 years old in 1985 (the lady simply must have been older). An actor's anecdote can get "twisted out of reality" over time (or so is often the case).

  • @Verbalga
    @Verbalga Před 3 lety +41

    How could you discuss this film without referencing Patrick Macnee? Meta casting which acknowledged Steed's influence as a proto-Bond and the importance of The Avengers during the 60s spy boom, his chemistry with Moore is palpable and makes his demise genuinely touching.

    • @henrysniper8481
      @henrysniper8481 Před 3 lety +5

      They were best friends for decades in real life.

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, there's some real understated comedy in their scenes together which I didn't get the first time I saw the film.

    • @richardsix4473
      @richardsix4473 Před 3 lety +1

      Also, no word that this 007 was the cinema debut of Dolph Lundgren.
      Some kinda weak ☹️ (make no mistake as I love the channel, but Dolph is a legend and this is a lesser known fact)!

    • @gareth9383
      @gareth9383 Před rokem +1

      Agree. Love the MacNee and Moore scenes.

  • @renekauts8323
    @renekauts8323 Před 3 lety +8

    Roger Moore: THE GREATEST GENTLEMAN IN FILM INDUSTRY EVER!!! "AVTAK"(1985): What a great movie! Great main actor and actress, great director, great villains, great score and title song, beautiful cinematography and locations!!! And yes, "Wine with Stacey": the most beautiful scene between Bond and Bond girl in whole franchise! R.I.P. Roger Moore and Tanya Roberts!!! I hope you two met in heaven....................

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 Před 3 lety +5

    A View to the Kill was my first Bond movie I ever saw in theatre. Also we loved Duran Duran, so it forever has a special place in my heart

  • @KJ-tz7vc
    @KJ-tz7vc Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for giving "A View to a Kill" some love. I always enjoyed it greatly, partially because it was released right at the time I was the perfect age to discover James Bond in my childhood.

  • @Krshna28
    @Krshna28 Před 3 lety +5

    I think you described perfectly by saying it's not the best but a lot of fun. That was the magic of the older Bond films. Even when they weren't good, they were still fun.

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter Před 3 lety +25

    "Grace Jones gets a 10 on 10"
    You're _goddamn right._

  • @mike1975a
    @mike1975a Před 3 lety +2

    This was my first Bond movie as a kid. I was hooked instantly.

  • @GabrielAlvarez1973
    @GabrielAlvarez1973 Před 3 lety +2

    It was the first Bond movie that I ever watch... so I still love it!
    It may not be one of the best, but Moore was always fun to watch.

  • @boblowes
    @boblowes Před 3 lety +9

    I've always loved this movie - even if Rog is a little long in the tooth. Hate that stupid robot though.
    Fun fact: The scene when Bond and Tanya steal the fire truck? That was actually Roger Moore himself driving that thing. The stuntman that was supposed to do the driving was unable to do so in the end. Not wanting to hold up an expensive night shoot on which EON had also secured permission for the streets to be closed to traffic so they could film, Moore, who had in his younger days been a heavy-goods lorry driver, took the wheel himself.

  • @Blitzo8390
    @Blitzo8390 Před 3 lety +26

    Honestly, Roger’s eyes always weirded me out. One point in the movie, I swore he was staring into Miss Moneypenny’s soul

  • @mrgreatbigmoose
    @mrgreatbigmoose Před 3 lety +5

    Tanya Roberts was not vapid. They made her intelligent. But she didn't come across as sultry, like you said. Wasn't best use of Bond girls. But Grace Jones was dynamite! Magnetic in every scene!

  • @DougUnfunny
    @DougUnfunny Před 3 lety +17

    I love John Barry's score which has the track- He's Dangerous, which has this sweet ass electric guitar.

    • @garnurikta3982
      @garnurikta3982 Před 3 lety +1

      Score is brilliant. Also, there's a Duran Duran retrospective where they talk about working with Barry on the theme song. It's on CZcams.

    • @warreng675
      @warreng675 Před 3 lety

      They edited On Her Majestys Secret Service

    • @ricardocantoral7672
      @ricardocantoral7672 Před 3 lety +1

      The score for this film is easily among Barry's best. 2nd or 3rd best for sure.

  • @darrenclements6028
    @darrenclements6028 Před 3 lety +5

    Rest in peace Tanya Roberts

  • @JohnQuilyQuinlan
    @JohnQuilyQuinlan Před 3 lety +24

    i love everything thats bad about these movies, roger moore is bond to me.

    • @lutherheggs451
      @lutherheggs451 Před 3 lety +1

      Roger Moore is OK if your looking for a more jokey, self deprecating Bond, He's terrible compared to Connery, Dalton and Brosnan....Moore kinda got screwed with the worst Bond movies chasing trends like their Star Wars cash-in

    • @JohnQuilyQuinlan
      @JohnQuilyQuinlan Před 3 lety +1

      @@lutherheggs451 thats why i enjoyed his movies, the jokey humour, not being too serious is what i loved, also i was old enough to see most of these when i was young in the cinema and they were great fun, i also loved star wars, when i think of bond i think of the gadgets, jaws the submarine cars, all the other bond movies were way too serious for me, each to there own i suppose, but if you like the serious bond then i can see your point.

  • @matthewbrown2037
    @matthewbrown2037 Před 3 lety +4

    I like A View To A Kill, it has Christopher Walken and Grace Jones in it, Tanya Roberts is gorgeous and its one of the best theme songs. What's not to like? I was 10 when this came out, so didn't noticeif it was silly, or didn't care, and it's the first Bond film I remember being released into the cinema. I remember Walkers Crisps were doing some promotion for the film and I got posters for my bedroom wall, one of the helicopter chasing him at the beginning and another where he's shooting up towards Mayday on the Eiffel Tower.

  • @JohnSmith-gb5vg
    @JohnSmith-gb5vg Před 3 lety +23

    As a kid I liked it and Tanya Robert’s had nothing to do with that, nothing, absolutely nothing... oh yeah she did

    • @rustybarrel516
      @rustybarrel516 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Same. And I watched Sheena 27 times for Ted Wass’ acting.

  • @tankingdiplomat679
    @tankingdiplomat679 Před 3 lety +28

    When The Beach Boys start playing you’re either with this movie or against it lol

    • @aquamonkee
      @aquamonkee Před 3 lety +3

      The entire opening was too much of a Spy Who Loved Me do over without the WOW factor at the end

    • @ingvarhallstrom2306
      @ingvarhallstrom2306 Před 3 lety

      It's up there with that whistle effect in TMWTGG.

  • @VenlyssPnorr
    @VenlyssPnorr Před 3 lety +3

    The video to the theme song by Duran Duran surely gets an 11/10 because of Simon Le Bon's fantastically smug "Bon, Simon Le Bon" as he inadvertently blows up the Eiffel tower.

  • @PerseEki69
    @PerseEki69 Před 3 lety +3

    I love Grace Jones and Christopher Walken but even they couldn't save this for me. And I love you for giving Grace Jones 10/10.

  • @markbond7314
    @markbond7314 Před 3 lety +2

    Well done. Very fair. And thank you for the kind words for Roger's legacy as Bond. He was great fun.

  • @tedwolf1716
    @tedwolf1716 Před 3 lety +4

    As with any Bond movie, there's always something to love. Another great video man, thanks for keeping this up.

  • @LaurenMiddleton28
    @LaurenMiddleton28 Před 3 lety +16

    "A Little restless.. but I got off eventually.... 😆🤣

  • @txdave13
    @txdave13 Před 3 lety +5

    The video for Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" theme song was bonkers. The video cut the band members into the movie, the Eiffel Tower scene specifically. A sight seeing telescope becomes a machine gun. It was nuts, but very 80's.

  • @LeonardoKlotz
    @LeonardoKlotz Před 3 lety +6

    RIP sweet Tanya Roberts

    • @bonghunezhou5051
      @bonghunezhou5051 Před 3 lety +1

      @@matthewdaley746 "Angels" would have ended anyway, Tanya or no Tanya!

  • @ezcompane
    @ezcompane Před 3 lety +6

    This is one of my more frequently watched Bond movies. Mostly because of Walken!! And I do find it hilarious with how obvious the stunt double is in the majority of the movie. It's almost as if they weren't even trying to hide the fact that it was a stunt double.

    • @caza728
      @caza728 Před 3 lety +1

      Like the car scene in Paris.

  • @eoindaly8044
    @eoindaly8044 Před 3 lety +5

    Love this series of reviews, really looking forward to the next 2, Dalton is my favourite Bond and his 2 films are 2 of my favourites!!

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 Před 3 lety

      License to Kill is one of the best Bond films ever, Living Daylights is pretty bad.

  • @ethanhughes7462
    @ethanhughes7462 Před 3 lety +5

    I actually love this one. Btw for any super bond fans check out Everything or Nothing, it's a documntary that breaks down every aspect of the series. It's brilliant.

  • @andrewcutler1380
    @andrewcutler1380 Před 3 lety +27

    Now you have geriatric actors even in their 70s still playing action heroes. Look at Schwarzenegger and Stallone... hell, most of the cast of the ‘Expendables’ could apply for a senior discount card. If Moore just played a semi-retired older Bond who bedded women at least aged 40+ it could’ve worked.

    • @josephdanieljirehdimacali4418
      @josephdanieljirehdimacali4418 Před 3 lety +10

      This is why it worked in Never Say Never Again. Although its Cheesy the movie works as they acknoledge Bond's age.

    • @erikthompson619
      @erikthompson619 Před 3 lety

      That's a very good point. I'm gonna keep that it mind for future reference. Much obliged there, friend.

  • @TheRealDrJoey
    @TheRealDrJoey Před 3 lety +3

    It has two of the best set pieces of any Bond film: The scene that starts in the restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, and the fabulous scene at the Golden Gate Bridge, in the struggle between Bond and the blimp. Furthermore, I think Walken was the best Bond villain EVER.

  • @astrosleep9625
    @astrosleep9625 Před 3 lety +8

    I personally love this film and it was my first bond film

  • @panelsandbars1529
    @panelsandbars1529 Před 3 lety +7

    I’ve never liked the Moore era, but I kinda love this movie. Great villains and a great theme song.

    • @lloydkline1518
      @lloydkline1518 Před 2 lety +1

      ❤ Roger Moore era ; how you not like jaws villain

  • @kevinconn
    @kevinconn Před 3 lety +1

    A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights, Another Way to Die, Live and Let Die and finally The World is Not Enough are my all time Top 5 Bond theme songs.

  • @romanmiah
    @romanmiah Před 3 lety +2

    Great retrospective review and some great attention to the details. Well done for great send off for Roger Moore, who was also my nostalgic favourite 👌👌👌
    Cant wait for the next one

  • @Blitzo8390
    @Blitzo8390 Před 3 lety +45

    Bad movie but Christopher Walken, Grace Jones and the opening song were the highlights of the movie

    • @deeacosta2734
      @deeacosta2734 Před 3 lety +4

      Grace Jones 💯

    • @DrJReefer
      @DrJReefer Před 3 lety +2

      Mayday! Mayday!

    • @maxipazz8214
      @maxipazz8214 Před 3 lety

      Opening song titles looked cheap and looked like drag queens

    • @hermioneziggeraut7617
      @hermioneziggeraut7617 Před 3 lety +2

      I think Jones and Walken had great chemistry. I remember thinking 'why would she sleep with crusty old Bond when she has Zorin?' But then rewatching, you see that despite Mayday's strength Zorin is able to manipulate her. Also, totally brilliant death scene. The way she just stops smiling and then boom! She's effed up Zorin's plans. She is really the one who stops the disaster / flooding (yeah, I know it's a silly concept).
      And I reckon she must have put something in her contract about being able to wear the fiercest hats she could find.

    • @DrJReefer
      @DrJReefer Před 3 lety

      @@hermioneziggeraut7617 To fuck with Zorin seems a good reason.

  • @thefonz76299
    @thefonz76299 Před 2 lety +1

    This was the first bond movie I saw as a 9 year old, I can see some holes in the movie now but it blew my mind back then so will always be my favourite

  • @jimbrown5091
    @jimbrown5091 Před 3 lety +2

    I was 10 when this film released and Roger Moore was MY Bond...I loved this movie.

  • @TheSuburban15
    @TheSuburban15 Před 3 lety +2

    Tanya was my favorite Bond girl. Had not heard that she died. That really sucks.

  • @djutmose
    @djutmose Před 3 lety +5

    I remember an interview where Moore said in this film he looks like a stray gust of wind could knock him over. I think he knew he was too old, he himself wasn't in denial.

    • @NoJusticeNoPeace
      @NoJusticeNoPeace Před 3 lety +2

      He wasn't too old. He was too old _for the archetype they tried to cast him in._ James Bond as a grizzled, jaded spy, the proverbial dangerous old man in a field where men die young, is something they've done in several Bond films, and Roger Moore could have fulfilled that role here. Instead, they tried to cram him into the role of debonair and urbane lady-killer, and he just came off as creepy.

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants Před 3 lety +1

      Roger always had a self-deprecating way about himself which makes me admire him even more

    • @djutmose
      @djutmose Před 3 lety

      @@johnepants Yeah that's what I meant. I liked the movie, he was always my favorite Bond. His being too old for the role as written is just one weird thing in another goofy Moore Bond film to me, not a big deal, it's a fun film. Still would take this with all its flaws and cartooniness over the following Dalton films which were such somber downers.

    • @johnepants
      @johnepants Před 3 lety +1

      @@djutmose I always felt View to a Kill was unjustly criticized. It’s not any more goofy that any of Moore’s previous films really, and has some solid action scenes. I used to not like Dalton when I was younger, but her grew on me a bit and I wish he would have gotten one more film in

  • @davidnesbit887
    @davidnesbit887 Před 3 lety +5

    Yeah King of New York defines peak Christopher Walken to me. Also that whole film is a casting miracle.

  • @MrHootiedean
    @MrHootiedean Před 3 lety +1

    HBO used to run A View To A Kill non-stop back in the day so it's the only one I've ever seen so it holds a special place in my nostalgia. Grace Jones as May Day was awesome and what I remember most about the film along with the Golden Gate bridge set piece.

  • @angeloregina
    @angeloregina Před 3 lety +23

    The best was theme song of Duran Duran, Grace Jones and Christopher Walken.

    • @jimmym3352
      @jimmym3352 Před 3 lety +7

      Duran Duran was awesome, and at their peak. I love the song.

    • @caza728
      @caza728 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jimmym3352 Right before they broke up.

    • @jenisedai
      @jenisedai Před 3 lety

      @@caza728 They didn't break up, they temporarily pursued other projects. Other than the lead guitarist, they're still together and played at NASA a year or two ago (some special event, can't remember why).

  • @darkwolf9253
    @darkwolf9253 Před 3 lety +4

    I love A View to a Kill... always have.

  • @JohnLevesque_Shogi
    @JohnLevesque_Shogi Před 3 lety +1

    So excited for The Living Daylights retrospective!

  • @ckotcher1
    @ckotcher1 Před 3 lety +2

    Tanya Roberts was so beautiful ❤️ RIP

  • @migthulhu
    @migthulhu Před 3 lety +1

    I was a Freshman in HS when this came out. This is the most 80's of all Bond films.

  • @staysafeoutthere6704
    @staysafeoutthere6704 Před 3 lety +2

    R.I.P. Tanya Roberts 🌹

  • @abingleyboy
    @abingleyboy Před 3 lety +1

    When Roger Moore died it was mentioned he'd suffered from skin cancer a number of times in his past. It's my theory that the face lift could've been due to skin cancer. Why else would you remove a mole and why wait until you're closing in on 60 years old.. This was the first Bond movie I bought on VHS with some birthday money as a kid and I bought it completely at random out of all the Bonds not knowing which film was which. The main thing I wanted firstly was a great theme tune & Bang! Duran Durans theme was like the start of a whole new chapter in my life. It's still my fave song & I became a DD fan from then on (just as their light was fading, though they came back in 93) but as a result of this film being the first Bond film I ever bought, it hold a place in my life for nostalgic & sentimental reasons. I know full well it's a bit of a creeky film & has many folk not liking it. But I still love it to bits & think it a great film. Roger Moore was always my favourite 007 as I grew up with him in the role and TD & PB, I would rate as very similar in the role, but GoldenEye stands out as the Best film after The Spy Who Loved Me. With Die Another Day being utter dog shit and by far the worst and most ridiculous Bond film other than the Sellers/Niven lsd fever dream Casino Royale. Both these two are way worse than A View To A Kill with CR being almost unfathemable and unwatchable and neither, funny, thrilling or worth wasting any time on watching. Die Another Day to me is the ulitmate dud in the actual bond series. I was quite young and imature when it came out & the thought of an invisible car was really exciting. I'm not that idiot any more and I now realise the invisible car as the most ridicilous and utterly stupid gadget in any of the Bond films. He uses it in snow, where tyre marks show & heat would melt where it sits, never mind that if no one can see you because your car is invisible then you will clearly cause an accident, and all you need to see them is thermo camera, crap crap crap idea. Not only the invisable car, but the constant nods, "jokes" & call backs to previous Bond outings because it was the 50th anniversary make it a constant "wach warrh!!" dud joke where you pause your jaw drops & you roll your eyes & shake your head. Then the best & ultimate faux pas is the woeful laughable diabolical CGI (CRAP GRAPHICS INEPTITUDE) that turn bond into cartoon land fodder, ugh!!! And if you think thats bad check out the interviews with director Lee Tamahori about the film. He wanted Connery back as previous bond either to train new bonds or be the vilian. They say A View To A Kill was a bad film. But it didn't cause the whole series to get rebooted like Die Another Day and now to me, Bond with Craig, has to compete with Jason Bourne or Ethan Hunt & the Joy and fun that was in RM Bond adventures isn't there. It's overly serious and sulky, not quippy, raised eyebrow & "keeping the british end up!"

  • @Markperna1
    @Markperna1 Před 3 lety +1

    Yet another great installment. Really enjoying your shows.

  • @SlyRy
    @SlyRy Před 3 lety +1

    I love this movie and for the Bonds is somewhere in the middle of my Top 10. It's really entertaining over the years.
    Excellent opening action sequence, theme song, John Barry musical score, villains, and climactic ending in the mines to the bridge. I don't mind the duller moments either. I like Bond's banter with Tibbett and the sleuthing they get into surrounding the horses, and the minimalist gadgets throughout the movie. The movie has so many great little details. There's too much to like for me to hate on it like so many do. What, because he's old? Who cares?? Funnily enough, the director of No Time To Die, Cary Fukunaga, in his first interview as NTTD director could have named any entry in the Bond series as the one that influenced him the most and he chose A View to a Kill. I thought that was super cool and you can already see the little callbacks to it in NTTD.
    Also, at 2:30 the fast swooping shots of the helicopter and it blowing off the skis with the snow in the camera aren't in the final release but man those shots look great! They should have kept them in.

  • @robvegas9354
    @robvegas9354 Před 3 lety +1

    This is one of my all time favorites. Great music and lots of fun with the bad guys!! I had to work in San Francisco a few years back, but i skipped the conference and went to visit all of the locations where they filmed this movie in the city. Good times!

  • @nebularain3338
    @nebularain3338 Před rokem

    This was the first Bond I ever saw in the cinema. I loved it then and I still love it! The film is one of the most re-watchable and fun, and TBH I never even noticed Moore's age. He was just James Bond, and that was enough for me.
    I find other Bond films like Thunderball a real slog, but A View to a Kill is just effortlessly entertaining. Its great score and big climax on the GGB makes it a great send off for Moore.

  • @TheSpeedfreak665
    @TheSpeedfreak665 Před 3 lety +4

    Grace Jones was dating Dolf Lundgren and got him a part on this movie. Blink and you'll miss it.

  • @WedgePee
    @WedgePee Před rokem

    I loved all the Bonds as a kid in the 2000s, including this.

  • @pdzombie1906
    @pdzombie1906 Před 3 lety

    Showmanship: arrive late, leave early!!!
    Great as usual!!! Thanx!!!

  • @rwboa22
    @rwboa22 Před 3 lety +2

    What is not mentioned was that Dolph Lundgren got his first, albeit brief, onscreen acting role as one of KGB Gen. Gogol's bodyguards.

  • @thatsfxguy
    @thatsfxguy Před 3 lety +5

    The villains make this Bond Film as good as it is.

  • @sam_8290
    @sam_8290 Před 2 lety +1

    Tanya Roberts was so beautiful probably one of the most gorgeous Bond girls❤

  • @Thunderwing88
    @Thunderwing88 Před 3 lety +2

    I didn’t know Tanya died. Another Bond Girl, another Angel. I was just about to start season 5 of Charlie’s Angels again.

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 Před 3 lety +6

    He may have had that mole removed because it may have become suspicious.

  • @loganholmberg2295
    @loganholmberg2295 Před 3 lety

    This is my older brother's favorite Bond movie. Mine is still Moonraker I think. Still we both loved the Moore films. Even though we were a bit young for them. We discovered them on Beta and VHS in the late 80s-90s.

  • @runlarryrun77
    @runlarryrun77 Před 3 lety +3

    Poor old Tanya Roberts x

  • @marcuswai
    @marcuswai Před 3 lety +10

    No mention of Patrick Macnee?

    • @DoctorQuackenbush
      @DoctorQuackenbush Před 3 lety +1

      I thought that I saw him. Loved him in “The Avengers”. And don’t get me started on Dame Rigg. Sigh.

    • @rwboa22
      @rwboa22 Před 3 lety +1

      I pointed out that he didn't mentioned Dolph Lundgren either (as the KGB bodyguard).

  • @bobbyokeefe4285
    @bobbyokeefe4285 Před 3 lety +1

    No one would ever say about a woman she's too old for this film,or for anything as a matter of a fact.

  • @laranaarana
    @laranaarana Před 3 lety +2

    I was living in San Francisco when this movie was being filmed and was actually able to see the scene at the Civic Center area.

  • @jeanninehornsby6318
    @jeanninehornsby6318 Před rokem +1

    LOVED IT AND ROGER MOORE AS BOND. ENTERTAINING

  • @thestarkknightreturns
    @thestarkknightreturns Před 4 měsíci

    I have a soft spot for this movie due to the Eiffel Tower chase. As someone who loves going to Paris on a regular basis and especially loves the Eiffel Tower, it's really special to watch a tuxedo-clad Bond with Walther in hand, chasing after May Day across the Tower's staircase!

  • @croesrob
    @croesrob Před 3 lety +1

    Roger Moore. Every film is better when Roger Moore is in it.

  • @CommanderCronus
    @CommanderCronus Před 3 lety +2

    Funny, I don't remember anyone saying Moore was too old to play the role back in '85. I remember this being one of the most fun Bond movies, with a decent villain very well-played by Christopher Walken. Also, Viagra didn't exist in 1985.

  • @Equint77
    @Equint77 Před 3 lety

    First bond movie my mom took me to in the theater so it holds a special place for me.

  • @nellyoctopussy
    @nellyoctopussy Před 2 lety

    L'arrivée de ce cher 007 au Trocadéro en Renault 11, le final en haut du golden Gate, une scène très romantique avec la rencontre de Stacey Sutton, la magnifique prestation de Christopher Walken, la poursuite dans la tour Eiffel, et bien sur la cascade avec le camion de pompiers.... excellent cru 007.

  • @ninjalbatross
    @ninjalbatross Před 2 lety

    First mistake is trying to take any Roger Moore Bond seriously.....this is easily his best one.

  • @fredlandry6170
    @fredlandry6170 Před 3 lety

    Too bad Tanya Roberts is gone she was beautiful.

  • @jiananlee5482
    @jiananlee5482 Před 3 lety +7

    This might be my least favourite Moore’s Bond film. Still better than many of the new ones tho

  • @pamfisher5976
    @pamfisher5976 Před 2 lety +1

    I always liked this film. Rogers's age never bothered me. It's a little slow in the middle, but other than that, I think it's a pretty solid Bond film.

  • @felipesimao4498
    @felipesimao4498 Před 3 lety +4

    Love this movie... and Tânia Roberts and Grace Jones! Tania's part could be much better, she was very good in action scenes!

  • @mickbanner
    @mickbanner Před 3 lety +2

    I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR TIMOTHY DAULTON RETROSPECTIVES SINCE U STARTED THESE. my favourites

  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil27 Před 3 lety +1

    Despite the age thing, I still enjoy this movie. Christopher Walker just nails it as the villain.

  • @nishanthsurendran7721
    @nishanthsurendran7721 Před 3 lety +4

    Absolutely love Grace Jones.

  • @djtforever1414
    @djtforever1414 Před 3 lety +1

    AVTAK has a great instrumental soundtrack - which is interesting for a film in the mid-80s.

  • @Ronin-Tongor
    @Ronin-Tongor Před 2 lety +1

    Roger Moore the best Bond ever.

  • @MrLambo420
    @MrLambo420 Před 2 lety

    Roger Moore was my favorite. The coolest Bond!!!!

  • @jonbolton3376
    @jonbolton3376 Před 3 lety

    i also agree with you comparing it to Goldfinger it's always reminded me of it in places, maybe one of the reasons i like this.