A View To A Kill: Is it Moore's Worst?

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4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy.....buckle up for this one! Are the last Bond movies of each actor their worst? Being James Bond and I explore this theory and evaluate whether A View To A Kill is a thrill or a pill...
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When David is not running an advertising and marketing company, his hobby is The Bond Experience which is primarily a video blog where he discusses Bond experiences and the people and brands that help to create those experiences...
Over the past fifteen years, David Zaritsky has been featured and sourced for articles in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Courier Times, USA Today, Star Magazine, MM&M, The Exchange, The Guardian, The New York Times, Bond on Bond, American Media Inc., AP Wire and online social media outlets. David has been a speaker at Johns Hopkin, Hofstra University, Columbia as a Bond Experience expert. His collection represents one of the most complete example of Bond lifestyle items. Invited to cover Tom Ford, Omega, Heineken, Coke, Orlebar Brown, NPeal, Floris, Lock & Co., Sunspel, Turnbull & Asser, and a multitude of location partnership events, David has represented social media experiences for many years. In addition David has provided props and decor for Johns Hopkin Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace Premieres as well as the Devereaux Foundation 007 Fundraiser. The mantra of living like Bond, one moment at a time emanates from a concept of experiencing the joy of collecting small moments in life that add up to amazing journeys and stories....
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@darrin.otoole 3 жыл бұрын

If this was Dalton’s first Bond movie it would have been amazing. And leave the Bond girl alone, easily the most stunning of the lot 😘

@bryanalstoncoxing Жыл бұрын

I remember reading a fanfic version of what a Dalton AVTAK would look like back in 2004ish and loved it! Zorin and Mayday would’ve made terrific villains for Dalton and the fight/action scenes would’ve been more serious and intense

@Goldmember1208 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched it yet but all I have to say for now is : JAAAAAAAAAAAMES .

@TheBondExperience 4 жыл бұрын

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEES!

@Goldmember1208 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBondExperience It has to become a meme for your channel :)

@mariakelly5 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBondExperience David, you look younger than 51!

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@andrewwebster2598 3 жыл бұрын

“Don’t leave me. Jaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeesssss!!!!”

@georgehale3640 2 жыл бұрын

For me one of the best Bond films, lots of action and car chases, one of the best bad guys (if not the best), terrific soundtrack, nice locations, gorgeous Bond girl Tanya Roberts (Rest In Peace)... Yes, Roger was a bit old but Connery wasn't either a boy in his last Bond movie.

@danielorr352 10 ай бұрын

Disagree cus the action sucks soundtrack isn’t that great not the best locations shit hold

@Aaliyahchannel2024 2 ай бұрын

Best??

@mrpersonality3497 4 жыл бұрын

It's like a serious action film with some VERY random campy cheese sprinkled throughout. How many times did you hear Roger's recycled "AAAHHHHOOOOOHHHHHH"? 1.Eiffel Tower scene 2. Horse race 3. Fire truck chase 4. Hitting his package on the antenna 5. About to fall off the Golden Gate Bridge Did I miss any?

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Personality best comment here 😂😂😂

@ChibabaDave 4 жыл бұрын

I like his "hahaha oooooo" in the shower at the end beforw it cuts to the end theme 😂

@KMaybach1 4 жыл бұрын

Got the Moore Bond movies on blu ray and was shocked how old he looked. HD is not always a benefit ;)

@danieltaylor299 4 жыл бұрын

anton bach more then just that mate lol it’s the clothing style and heir they gave him plus the obvious stunt doubles.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

anton bach Bluray did not help Moore.

@CamPopplestone 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually amazing how much he aged just in a couple years between Octopussy and this one

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

@Lorenzo Joey Why would you do that?

@tylerjsmithers8385 Жыл бұрын

The close-ups do not do Moore any favors either...

@jerryc123a 4 жыл бұрын

I’m loving these “Worst of” videos! Really enjoying the insights, comments, and gags you guys are sharing. I’m really concerned with the ‘actor’s last film is his worst’ formula - what can we expect from Bond25? 😬

@aivarandressoo6721 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Bond #25 will be the worst Bond movie EVER!!! If they introducing a new BLACK FEMALE 007, I will never watch any upcoming Bond film!!!

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna believe that Bond 25 for Craig will go into the Casino Royale/ Skyfall category rather than the Quantum of Solace/ Spectre category.

@StanSmith69 8 ай бұрын

Well, it was sadly true.

@dtuk22 4 жыл бұрын

Great review guys,Yep your thoughts on the movie are spot on. I remember '85 & being hyped for this movie....then having seen it thinking yeah Its not as good as the last one. But Duran Duran's theme song is tremendous both then & now.

@frankb821 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore A View to a Kill (my first Bond theatrical experience) but I can flow with the rip session because your banter is just so damn hilarious. I wear the film's "cheap 80's-ness" like a warm blanket. But in retaliation, I have to state that Tanya Roberts has the sexiest voice of all Bond girls, so there! :)

@bryanalstoncoxing Жыл бұрын

Yeah the “cheap” 80s look gives the movie a charming vibe that I like. Zorin and Mayday were quintessential 80s yuppie villains, the electric guitar added to Barry’s (terrific) score, Grace Jones’ hair and fashions and much more make this a nice time capsule

@lesuga96 4 жыл бұрын

2:13 - I watched it myself, Daniela refused to watch it. So smart... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@niels25chr1 4 жыл бұрын

Normally a Bond actors last Bondfilm isn´t their best but A View To A Kill sure isn´t Roger Moores worst movie. Its underrated as hell. The plot, the casting, the score, the song, the villain is better than Octopussy and Moonraker. The primary flaw in this film is Roger Moores age. Had they had a younger Bond and had they cut some of the silliest interludes such as the California Girls song, they´d have had a pretty good film and the villain would have made a bigger impact. I gotta give some credit to the script and the story. The whole Microchip-thing is pretty cool and holds up pretty well. Also Zorins substory with him being a steroid child was pretty cool. I really liked Tania Roberts as Stacey. Her character makes so much sense to the story. She is obviously not the best Bondgirl but she makes a lot more sense to the story than Jinx or Holly Goodhead

@matthewpage848 2 жыл бұрын

Walken’s blond hair and many of his mannerisms stem from the fact that David Bowie was originally approached for the role of Zorin, but turned it down. The writer and director still had Bowie in mind when making the film.

@RenePeraza 3 жыл бұрын

Had David Bowie played Zorin - as he was originally discussed - that would have been very interesting - especially having Grace Jones as his henchwoman!

@TheBlockerNator 4 жыл бұрын

19:27 - Actually, they were originally going to bring back Barbara Bach, Amasova from The Spy Who Loved Me.

@clifffor1179 4 жыл бұрын

A View To A Kill is great fun when I saw it in the cinema first time that musical surf joke got a big laugh from the audience. The only thing that spoilt it for me first time watching was Rogers facelift. Rather than following the plot I was following the facelift and wondering what he'd had done. The more times I've seen it the less distracting it is. Life would be poorer without this film so glad it was made. Roger Moore is my Bond.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Cliff for #1 i was always confused where the mole went.

@kierankelleher007 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid guys - really enjoying all these. Hope you guys are safe. I still have a love for A View to A Kill - some stupid choices (Tanya Roberts, keystone cops, poor fight scenes) but the story is good, Christopher Walken is in top form, and the music and ending are great.

@LloydNance 4 жыл бұрын

You two couldn’t be moore wrong about this one. AVTAK is why I’m a Bond fan. It was my first bond movie I watched and I have been hooked ever since. I understand the campy elements of the films aren’t your favorite parts but for me it’s what I love. The Beach Boys song coming on tells me not to take the film so serious and just have a good time. Even if you hate the music choice the snowboard scene, action, and stunt work still outstanding. Can understand not loving Tanya Roberts. I think she’s great and smoking hot in the roll. Doesn’t annoy me at all. Grace Jones is gorgeous and amazing in the film. I agree with on Walken. It’s pretty much a goldfinger remake and I prefer this over goldfinger any day. I think Roger movies got better and better as they go. He doesn’t have a bad bond film in my opinion. He can’t be to old to be bond if it’s supposed to the man in Dr.No continuity wise. I saw this first when I 12 years old and every one looked old to me so that never bother me. I guess I still see the film through me 12 year old eyes.

@TheBondExperience 4 жыл бұрын

I totally respect your opinion and love your passion for this film....that's what so amazing about an opinion piece like this video...it evokes emotion! :)

@michaelstitt3307 2 жыл бұрын

AVTAK was my first time seeing a Bond movie in the theater when I was 10. It was a late Christmas Eve showing as my uncle (ex-uncle now) and cousins were going to midnight mass and we needed to do something to keep everyone awake, so we went to the movies! I thoroughly enjoyed it and got me hooked into Bond. Come 1987 and The Living Daylights I was right there in line opening weekend.

@darrensmith6999 4 жыл бұрын

Good appraisal guys and I agree with all of what you said. I do have a soft spot for Sir Roger Moore and A View to Kill. I think like you guys that the film makers should have played more to Roger's age and made the Bond girls Bond women rather than go for just really pretty girls. The comedic scenes are too much I agree. Christopher Walken is very convincing as the Phcycopatic Zorrin. Not the best but I do have a soft spot for it. Cheers Guys.👍🇬🇧

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Darren Smith Walken is definitely the highlight !

@Beingjamesbond 4 жыл бұрын

Such great comments!! Love that so many people are so passionate!

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Being James Bond oh yes !

@michaelmacleod6517 4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps SIr Roger should have retired after Moonraker? And to be honest, I always preferred him as The Saint.

@breathefree4056 4 жыл бұрын

Do do do do doo doo dooo

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly!

@ricardocantoral7672 2 ай бұрын

I agree. I wish the ENTIRE decade of the 1980's was Dalton. Maybe the weakest EON Bond films, Octopussy and A View To a Kill, would have been better.

@garywright3523 Жыл бұрын

I'm suddenly thinking what if Walken was the villian in Living Daylights 🤔

@kimi88cz 4 жыл бұрын

Love this series guys! A view to a kill has one of the best songs👌 Btw No time to day cannot be worse than Spectre😂

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

kimi88cz we shall see !

@davewanamaker3690 3 жыл бұрын

You are right. Love the song-hate the movie.

@leslauner5062 3 жыл бұрын

Wanna bet?

@bryanalstoncoxing Жыл бұрын

I’d rather watch AVTAK than QoS or Spectre. It’s an entertaining and fun movie if you just watch it as a stand-alone (vs comparing it to other Bond films like Goldfinger or TSWLM)

@klaudiagrob 2 жыл бұрын

I loved View to a Kill few years ago. But yeah I do notice how Moore's Bond clearly struggles with fights.

@888bangthory 4 жыл бұрын

Hit and miss for me , I loved all the stuff with Roger and Patrick McGee, I think where they went wrong is not acknowledging his age enough and adjusting accordingly

@mattmurray9312 4 жыл бұрын

McNee

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

The pre tittles sequence was awesome

@0megaJB 4 жыл бұрын

A view to a kill suffered from an aging Roger Moore, poor casting in the Bond ladies department and the 80s movie production. It did have great qualities including the title music, I love Duran Duran and this is one of my favorite Bond songs.

@breathefree4056 4 жыл бұрын

Not a 'Classic' Bond theme, though.

@danielscott8180 Ай бұрын

Everyone always harps on about the Beach Boys soundtrack during the snowboard sequence. But how is this any different than the Tarzan yell in Octopussy, the "I'll buy you a delicatessen in stainless steel" comment in FYEO, the slide whistle over the barrel roll in TMWTGG, and so on and so forth? I think its a bit biased. I absolutely love the opening sequence. It's cool as F and Barry's soundtrack with those guitar sounds is cool aF too. Not to mention Duran Duran's theme song which is one of the best. I have no problem with the older aristocratic gentleman spy that Moore plays. He suits it well. And I'm currently half the age he was in AVTAK. The real issue I have with AVTAK is how underused Walken and Grace Jones are. The fact they were both genetic experiments by the Nazis should have been part of the plot. Walekn should have been more unhinged like he clearly wants to be and Jones should be kicking ass a hell of a lot more.

@christhornycroft3686 3 жыл бұрын

This should have been Dalton's first Bond.

@iangrant3615 2 жыл бұрын

It's better than Diamonds are Forever. The theme song is one of the best (and definitely the best of the 80s themes), the Eiffel Tower sequence was quite good, it feels like a Bond movie in its style and pacing, I like the pairing of Moore and Macnee, Grace Jones is iconic, and I like that he bothers to have an alter ego rather than flouncing around under the nose of the bad guy announcing himself as James Bond (when in the era of computers, baddies could find out who James Bond is easily). The main issue with it is that Moore and the other cast members were too old by then, which puts everything into a sedate and unbelievable space (On Golden Pond rather than Goldeneye if you will). The Bond girl being a damsel in distress which was a strange move for a mid-80s film, but I feel that it was done to accentuate how powerful and masculine Grace Jones's character was. You are right about the Murder She Wrote feel in some scenes, but again, I feel that goes with the American setting of the story. Overall, I think it's okay. It's not great, but it's not the worst. Die Another Day or Diamonds Are Forever for example are just crappy by comparison.

@There_Will_Be_Bond 4 жыл бұрын

I’m only five minutes in but I know the pencil in Mark O’Connells mind has already snapped :-) I love AVTAK and have so far taken umbrage, yes UMBRAGE, with the critique so far. In fact I’m calling Mark now and I’m going to persuade him to join me on a Vlog to discuss why this film is beautiful and entertaining in every way. I’m loving the content as always guys. Will watch the rest down the gym later. Pb

@CatchingBulletsBondFan 4 жыл бұрын

My bridge has never been so ummed!

@CatchingBulletsBondFan 4 жыл бұрын

Right - we ARE doing a counter-argument!! It'll be the easiest Bond chat ever! #letsdoit

@There_Will_Be_Bond 4 жыл бұрын

@@CatchingBulletsBondFan This is clearly an authorised attack on AVTAK . We must retaliate. If we don't they'll think us weak.

@There_Will_Be_Bond 4 жыл бұрын

@@CatchingBulletsBondFan First can we find someone to do a GIPH of Le Chiffre shouting, 'But you are soooo wrong!!'

@plc007 4 жыл бұрын

@@There_Will_Be_Bond I hope you guys do the AVTAK defence video, I've only watched 2 minutes of this and I am already seething.

@martinlavare1938 4 жыл бұрын

Would it be worth upgrading from DVD to Blu Ray for the Brosnan films? Can there be a noticeable difference?

@TheBondExperience 4 жыл бұрын

I always think BR is worth the investment...

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBondExperience Absolutely!

@tiffaniaporchiazzo3397 4 жыл бұрын

I love Roger Moore Because he's so Sweet and Cute Sexy Handsome I love him so much Roger Moore is my Sweetheart ♥️

@danielfisch389 3 жыл бұрын

Years later Roger himself said he felt too old for playing Bond. He had decided to stop doing Bond movies after 'For your eyes only'. The producers had cast James Brolin for 'Octopussy'. Then it was announced that Connery was coming back in 'Never say never again'. So Cubby persuaded Moore to return because the producers, quite rightly, thought it was the wrong time to introduce a new Bond actor who had to compete against the original Bond Sean Connery. And, as a Moore fan, I agree that AVTAK is his most boring Bond.

@Re.Configured 3 жыл бұрын

13:28 I swear the old man made Max Zorin bust out laughing and fall to his death

@WedgePee 2 жыл бұрын

I liked all the Bonds as a child, and simply saw that the series merely evolved over the years. I think I need to reevaluate everything.

@Savoy1984 3 жыл бұрын

What’s funny because I wasn’t really a fan of this film for years but it’s really warmed on me.

@NicolasPentray 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the old he looks in this one. The nada thing Is the everybody looks sooo much younger than he is

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@1989Goodspeed 4 жыл бұрын

Two Swedes do cameos in this movie Maud Adams in the San Francisco fishmarket. And Grace Jones boyfriend at the time Dolph Lundgren as one of the KGB agents... oh there is this old home movie about the Fujifilm Skyship 600 on youtube flying over San Francisco and the sound is really familliar: "FUJI Blimp ride over San Francisco".

@dustynreid5204 3 жыл бұрын

I think Stadler and Waldorf got it wrong in their review. Bond films are subjective. In all honesty there is a little bit of everything in this one to keep ppl interested. Yes Roger is 57, big deal, Stallone,Ford in their 70's still doing action. A View to a kill is very underrated. Admittedly it has always been my favorite closely followed by For your eyes only. You have the best Bond, best villain,Hench woman, storyline is interesting. I don't fault Tanya Roberts, the whole damsel in distress act was popular in the 80's look at Kate Kapshaw in Temple of Doom, Stacy Sutton is better, and pretty. This one also has by far the best soundtrack despite the beach boys bit in the cold open. The whole Polayva Nova scene was actually supposed to have Ayna Amasova agent xxx from TSWLM, but Barbara Bach didn't do the cameo. There are a few flaws but if you look past them it is a entertaining film. For me Moore's films have always been my favorites with Moonraker being his weakest entry. To all fans of the series, don't take what I say or these guys, watch it for yourself and decide. You will enjoy it more than Spectre or the crappy Brosnan era. In terms of swan songs this one is good.

@thestarkknightreturns Жыл бұрын

This one holds a special place in my heart because of the Eiffel Tower chase. I love going to Paris and I especially love the Eiffel Tower, so I give it a pass, most of the time. Besides, I find it more aesthetically and atmospherically appropriate to a Bond movie than, say, Live and Let Die or Moonraker....

@rjdavies1982 3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys consider never say never again a bond film? Love the vids - just bought a 1970 Aston dbs!

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely consider NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN a real James Bond movie!

@rosserjake 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a Moore fan yet I somehow I liked this. I thought he was amusing, the score was great, and the actions sequences were fun. Grace Jones made a good henchwoman and I enjoyed Christopher Walken as the villain. Much more watchable than Die Another Day for example. Maybe my expectations were low, so I was pleasantly surprised 🤷🏾‍♂️

@kevinobrien9626 3 жыл бұрын

They already had an opening sequence with James escaping on skis (SPY). They couldn't hope to top that. I guess I can see why they went for laughs here.

@dh737 4 жыл бұрын

It gets worse with every viewing ! Cant help but have a nose when it's on TV though!

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

dale hanbury lol

@davewanamaker3690 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Why did they stick that Beach Boys music in there? That was a gut punch to me in the theatre when I saw it.

@bigguy43055 4 жыл бұрын

I love all the Bond films and always will, but you are right in this is a little too slapped together. I'm thinking " Hart to Hart " starring James Bond!

@Kookoo9152 2 жыл бұрын

The reviews of Mr. Zaritsky and Mr. Darlington are hugely enjoyable to me. I tend to agree with Darlington on most of his views, but as a lifelong Bond fan- films and novels- I must respectfully disagree with him in my view of A View to a Kill. I don't think it's Moore's finest hour (I give that distinction to Octopussy, with FYEO a close runner up), but I feel it has a kind of magic that stands the test of time. Yes, Roger is looking his age, but I still think he looks good as a rugged, veteran agent of MI6. Zorin's chateau sequence is one of my favorites in the entire franchise. The Barry score, integrated w Duran Duran's knockout title song, gives the film a beauty and gravitas that most reviewers overlook. Mayday belongs in the pantheon of henchmen alongside Oddjob and Jaws. Walken as Zorin is one of my favorite all time villains. This was also the first Bond film I saw in a theater, and I was actually in France in the summer of '84 when it was filmed, so for me there is a layer of personal nostalgia that will never be broken. Excellent fashion on Bond, from his tuxedos to his track suit for night stealth to his horse racing attire. Tanya Roberts gets a lot of flack but I actually enjoy her in the part. She's so extremely gorgeous that it completes the Bond fantasy to a tee... at least for me

@mariakelly5 4 жыл бұрын

Could we not pick on Quantum Of Solace please?

@gavinrive5877 3 жыл бұрын

you two guys are great

@adamcollins915 10 ай бұрын

Thinking again, Warbeck was probably cover just in the 70's. James Brolin was screen tested in 1979 & lined up for Octopussy in 1983. Although he was also considered too old by 1986.

@camelcamel3624 4 жыл бұрын

Roger looks so old in this I could never get past it

@vincentlim348 3 жыл бұрын

Duran Duran's theme song is the only saving grace...

@jessehamm3573 3 ай бұрын

6:01 Totally agree. Without question, the Duran Duran song will always be the best in the history of the entire franchise, but visually speaking, the opening titles were probably the worst that Maurice Binder has ever done.

@bretvyon2336 4 жыл бұрын

Such a wasted opportunity for him to go out on a really high note, if they played more into his age and experience and took that a bit more seriously.

@renekauts8323 3 жыл бұрын

Great Bond! Like DAF, I love AVTAK too! Those movies are both like time travel to 1971's Las Vegas and 1985's San Francisco! And it's good to see more mature Bond actors, they are both still charming men! *** And WTF problem you guys have with the young Bond girls, I don't understand... Bond girls are always ca. 15 years younger than Bond. Well, this time maybe a bit more, 28 years(Tanya Roberts). But where's the problem? In real life, sometimes we can see even bigger difference... And nobody wants to watch older Bond girls, I mean older than Bond himself. It only happened once, in 1964: Honor Blackman was five years older than Sean Connery. Personally, I(47) like younger women(ca. 25) and I think that's OK! And Bond, since he's a real alpha male, must be with younger, sexually attractive women! Don't you agree?

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

Love DAF

@WedgePee 2 жыл бұрын

Roger Moore himself said it was problematic, knowing he was older than Roberts’ MOTHER.

@adamcollins915 10 ай бұрын

The audience were in hysterics in the cinema when The Beach Boys came on.

@Goldmember1208 4 жыл бұрын

If we had to pick one image from a view to a kill to sum it up , it would be the hippodrome scene where you see centuries old actors in front of you dressed like it's 1900. If you put Roger Moore's age aside, it's a classic adventure with probably cheap action sequences but not awful either . Positive : Soundtrack (minus beach boys) , Walken, Moore-Mcnee alchemy , the Chateau scenes and the action sequence in Paris. It's difficult to decide if it's the worst Roger Moore's, there is a match with Moonraker for me (for all its silliness) .

@thewickerman4083 4 жыл бұрын

"It looked like a scene from Murder She Wrote" hahaha

@NHseacoast 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Moore for me will 1st always be the Saint. He was a good Bond but better at the Saint.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

NHseacoast great as the saint

@porscheman998 4 жыл бұрын

This move was Bond at his worst! Such a waste of talent, not only from Roger Moore, but from Christopher freakin' WALKEN! I actually love Die Another Day and Quantum of Solace even though they were terrible, but this one just does nothing for me on any level whatsoever.

@Erik_Grossnickle Жыл бұрын

Roger seemed so past his prime in this one, on several levels. Night and day difference from Octopussy to this. The title track was banging though and Walken's over the top performance was solid imo.

@CrassMufumbu 3 жыл бұрын

Its a movie of its time when the beach boys california girls scene came on I was horrified and then the audience erupted in laughter and were clapping.

@Swolegang 2 жыл бұрын

Joe: “the villain is going to monopolize the supply of X by destroying something” sums up pretty much every bond film

@adamcollins915 10 ай бұрын

Film could have cut the fight scenes & Fiona Fullerton out. Zorin killing his workers was uncalled for.

@samdavies6023 4 жыл бұрын

Really have a soft spot for the Roger films. I agree that each actors last movie seems to be the worst - I hope Daniel can break the cycle with No Time To Die

@aklcraigc 4 жыл бұрын

Love the videos, but those cardigans are brutal.

@TheBondExperience 4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@leslauner5062 3 жыл бұрын

A View to a Kill: Is it Moore's Worst? Short answer, yes...Long Answer, Oh, HELL YES! It had some good things in it(Using a car tire to breathe underwater was genius and John Barry is always a win for the soundtrack), but almost everything else was unbelievable or a wasted effort. Christopher Walken should have been a great villain(couldn't take him seriously as a villain or a psychopath-which is amazing as his career is built on those kind of roles). Grace Jones should've been a great femme fatale henchwoman(She didn't pull it off). Stacey Sutton was a 3 way tie with Christmas Jones and Jinx for worst Bond Girl ever. All the stunts were a Looney Tunes spectacle. The product placement for The Sharper Image was bizarre...I mean, didn't Q equip Bond? Over half his gadgets were all Sharper Image products!

@matthewpayne6122 4 жыл бұрын

Watching “ A View To A Kill” and seeing Rodger Moore R.I.P. hitting on an actress young enough to be his daughter is creepy. The plot of the movie is stealing from Superman (1978) Lex Luthor’s plan to flood part of California with a missile targeting the San Andreas falt to trigger a major earthquake and Zorrin’s plan to have a bomb planted along the San Andreas falt to flood part of California but for a different reason are so similar that it’s just lazy writing. If Octopussy had been Rodger Moore’s last Bond movie that movie would have been a better send off instead A View to a Kill is so bad that Rodger Moore’s Bond went off with a thud rather than a bang.

@kenny8ism 4 жыл бұрын

Moore wanted to leave a couple of times but everytime they tried to replace him something went wrong. Famously Pierce Brosnan was all set to go and then NBC renewed Remington Steele for another season. He knew he was past his prime when he was being paired up with Tanya Roberts whose mother was younger than him!'

@tobyhart8515 3 жыл бұрын

To assume that a 26 year old female operative couldn't be attracted to a good looking mid 50s super spy is naive. It might be slightly jarring, but why is it creepy?

@matthewpayne6122 3 жыл бұрын

Why is it creepy. Well the same way it was creepy when Celine Dion married a guy old enough to be her father. I also think that it’s hypocritical because if this had not been a Bond movie and the gender roles reversed an actress in her 50’s hitting on a guy in his 20’s people would make a big deal about it.

@lawrence1318 Жыл бұрын

All the comments about Moore being too old, are simply made by self-appointed film critics who wish to look as though they know what they're talking about, by pointing to something which is merely notionally plausible. Moore looked basically the same as he always did. Mick Jagger is now 79 and I don't see anyone complaining he's too old when he's jumping around on stage. Goodness me .... 57 is nothing. Tom Cruise is 60. Stallone was 59 when he did his last Rocky film. Moore could have done another 2 Bond films and been quite the package.

@jamesatkinsonja 3 жыл бұрын

This movie has a similar problem to 'Man with the golden gun'. So little actually happens [in this case, a lot of the horse racing scenes and the hot tub bit don't advance the plot much] leading to weak pacing

@gocanuckurself1 4 жыл бұрын

Stacy Sutton said "James" more than Joe Darlington says "Again"

@Beingjamesbond 4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@JOECANDELA22 4 жыл бұрын

Personally I thought Octopussy was not only the worst Moore Bond movie but the worst Bond film ever. And the irony is that it was the very next movie after "For Your Eyes Only" which I think is one of the best Bond movies.

@breathefree4056 4 жыл бұрын

I rather enjoyed the 'Pussy' in Octopussy 😋

@ccaro31 4 жыл бұрын

Agree with you guys on what you said. Definitely agree with you on Tanya Roberts. She's gorgeous but the acting was awful. The other thing with Roger Moore is he had just had plastic surgery before this movie and it showed. The poor guy could barely emote throughout the film! And that "California Girls" moment is extremely cringey.

@garybryant1501 3 жыл бұрын

Is Roger Moore as oldie Bond any worse than Robert Mitchum in The Winds Of War both mid 80s use of older stars in TV and film

@seanstoutgamer 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it but it's far from Moore's best.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Stout agreed

@ChibabaDave 4 жыл бұрын

Totally far from the worst either. To be fair i think moore is pretty solid. All his films are entertaining. TMWTGG is definitely his worst. Saved only by a great villain.

@DeadJesterCinema 3 жыл бұрын

Admittedly this isn't a good movie, but it's always been a guilty pleasure Bond film.. The Man With The Golden Gun is like a glass of warm milk and NASCAR on a sunday afternoon - perfect sleep aid.

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

Love the sleep aid comment!

@wendellarmbrusterjr2122 3 жыл бұрын

It is good to have a variety of opinions..... Having said that there is no way that AVTOK is better in any way shape or form than DAF. Moore is geriatric in AVTOK. At least Connery could fight in DAF. (Although Walken and Jones are very good actors).

@simonrobinson1566 11 ай бұрын

I'd watch this over Moonraker or TMWTGG.

@ChibabaDave 4 жыл бұрын

I think its unfair to say stacy is the worst bond girl. Just watched again and at the end fight she pretty much is responsible for saving bonds arse. She attacks zorin making the blimp crash into the Bridge, cracks scarpine witht the fire extinguisher and even has.another go at Zorin when hes trying to hit bond with the axe. Considering shes meant to be a civilian and not a spy pretty ballsy. More useful than some other bond girls and doesnt come across as forced.

@erikdolnack2737 4 жыл бұрын

A View to a Kill gets unfairly maligned. There are some very good things about this film. It has THE best Bond theme song with Duran Duran. Christopher Walken and Grace Jones are really cool villains and steal the show. Patrick Macnee is great as Bond's side-kick - my only regret is he's killed off too soon. I think this movie has one of John Barry's best Bond scores. It has great locations: Paris and San Francisco. I really like that Bond is under-cover during the horse stable sequence - for once Bond is being a spy again. If David Bowie (as was originally planned) had starred as Zorin, this would have been a really cool movie. And as for Roger Moore being "too old" by 1985, audiences then weren't as conditioned to youth-obsessed culture of today where everyone is a perfect twenty-something pretty boy or girl, and it wasn't as cringy to pair an older man with a younger woman then. I actually think For Your Eyes Only is Roger Moore's worst, and campiest, movie as Bond.

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

Very interested in hearing how you arrived at the position on FOR YOUR EYES ONLY....

@erikdolnack2737 3 жыл бұрын

@@randallrutherford1384 For me, For Your Eyes feels like a made-for-TV movie. I absolutely hate the background score. The Sheena Easton theme song is terribly dated. The villains are generic, nonthreatening and boring. Even the setting, in Greece, is underwhelming. The Bond girl has absolutely no chemistry with Roger Moore. The figure-skating girl acts like she's eleven years old. The "fight" with the hockey players feels like something out of a Bug Bunny cartoon. The "sacrificial lamb" character of Luigi is completely forgettable (I always forget he's even in this film). Even the Q scene with the banana nose is cheesy and the jokes don't land. The only really great scene in Eyes is the rock-climbing scene. The action is all sub-par. The opening sequence with Blofeld is simply ridiculously campy. I just think Eyes is easily Moore's weakest entry as Bond. I'll always think that.

@randallrutherford1384 3 жыл бұрын

@@erikdolnack2737 interesting!

@adamcollins915 10 ай бұрын

If Moore had quit after Octopussy there is a chance David Warbeck would have become Bond. Unless Dalton was available. Don't think Brosnan was on the radar in 1983. Warbeck says Cubby Brocoli had him as his immediate replacement if Moore suddenly quit. But by 86 Warbeck was told he was now too old! Warbeck is in an episode of Minder - 'Second Hand Pose' . Certainly very Roger esq.

@MrGullisYT 4 жыл бұрын

As for Moore, my least fav is Moonraker. Never liked star wars, never liked space, and never liked laser pew pew guns.

@gedillt6498 2 жыл бұрын

This is the only Bond film that I got so bored watching that I shut it off with about 30 minutes left. Still haven't finished it, maybe someday :)

@Saundersj1701 Жыл бұрын

On MayDay perhaps? 😉

@jamesl7414 4 жыл бұрын

My own thoughts are that maybe eon felt safer sticking with tried, and tested as opposed to going for a new bond etc. But, like anything for some people, this will be their favourite. For me it's Spectre. I saw both that, and Skyfall at the cinema, but Spectre grabbed me from the start.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

James L yes it was a safe bet to make money.

@jamesatkinsonja 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this ones pretty bad. I like Roger Moore but if he hadn't returned and Dalton came i they'd have had to considerably re-work the script...which might have saved things. Moore's heart really doesn't feel in it either [his autobiography states that he didn't get on with Grace Jones or Tanya Roberts which can't have helped]. I feel [like Connery with Diamonds] that Moore and Walken's salaries sucked up a lot of the budget as it feels quite cheap.

@diogocatalano9557 3 жыл бұрын

The Man with The Golden Gun and Live and Let Die are worse in my opinion. I agree with lots of points discussed on this video bur regardind and aged Moore, he is thousands times better than Craig, for sure. Craig is an aberration, he is the perfect Hunchback of Notre Dame.

@ohroonoko 2 жыл бұрын

I used to think this was Moore’s worst. But I just watched it back to back with Octopussy and Octopussy is worse thanks to it’s juggling of three antagonists and the convoluted plot and the gorilla costume. Compare that to the straight-forward mission here. AVTAK has a great villain in a young Christopher Walken, Grace Jones is iconic, and Tanya Roberts is beautiful. The climax at the GGB is better than palace scene in Octopussy. Peter Macnee’s character is fun, and the rock salt shotgun was funny. Point to point from Iceland (Siberia) to Paris to San Francisco is a better travelogue than Cuba (I guess?) and East Germany and a three ring circus with a bunch of sad abused elephants (you can see it in their eyes). Tanya Roberts is not as bad an actress as I remember; she’s much better than Christmas Jones in TWINE.

@degenerategambler4830 4 жыл бұрын

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Is it Lazenby’s worst?

@everman75 4 жыл бұрын

Or his best?!?!? 😮😮😮

@jamj59 4 жыл бұрын

@@everman75 my favourite bond film

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly! And his best !

@splitter7376 4 жыл бұрын

Taking the script away he was an awful Bond.

@georgeskate78 3 жыл бұрын

I love Roger's bond but thank god he did no moore

@gf4670 4 жыл бұрын

A View To A Kill is bad, but Moonraker is worse. It's probably my own bias, but to me the mid-80s kitschy bad is more forgivable than the late-70s post-Star Wars kitschy bad -- it's like the plot of AVTAK is more Bond-y in nature and fits with its time better when action movies had just started to shift à la Terminator etc but most action movies were really cheesy whereas with Moonraker they were treading into a different genre that other films were doing so much better and so when it trips it faceplants.

@bryanalstoncoxing Жыл бұрын

I think AVTAK is better than TMWTGG tbh. It’s far from perfect but it had some really good parts as well. Zorin and Mayday are some of the most entertaining villains in the series, the score is terrific, the villain’s plot has high stakes, there’s some impressive action sequences (like the Golden Gate Bridge climax) and more. I’d be more likely to casually watch this on a Saturday afternoon than TMWTGG (which to me comes off as boring and cheap looking)

@ricardocantoral7672 4 жыл бұрын

This was the only Bond film that was declared one of the worst of the year by Siskel and Ebert.

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Cantoral ouch

@simonrobinson1566 11 ай бұрын

I feel that Stacey Sutton should have been played by Joan Collins. Maybe it was even envisaged to get Joan for the role? This would have been age-appropriate for Moore, she was a huge star and a sex symbol, and the role was an oil heiress.

@simonrobinson1566 11 ай бұрын

And to develop this point further, if they couldn't get Joan Collins, they could have got the lady who played Sue Ellen in Dallas, or Stephanie Beacham from Dynasty. There were actually a lot of well-known beautiful mature women from US soaps at that time who would have worked really nicely as Stacey Sutton.

@elliotness11 3 жыл бұрын

Grandpa Bond at his best

@lawrence1318 Жыл бұрын

Mick Jagger is 79 and regarded as a current rock star. I don't think 57 is old for an actor. I'm 61 and run 30-year-old tennis players off the court.

@HStephens 4 жыл бұрын

If This film had Dalton and his style I bet it would be ranked among the best

@PACHAZO13 4 жыл бұрын

I love Sir Roger Moore. He will always be MY James Bond. However.. some of the choices they made here are baffling. He beds more women (four) than in any other of his Bond films and they all look noticeably younger. The fight scenes are atrocious. Look at how well his fight scenes are edited in Octopussy compared to this one. The stunt doubles are so pronounced. John Glen really disappoints. I do agree with Joe though that Moore's incomparable charm does shine through despite it all and Walken is just awesome. I think I slightly prefer this to TMWTGG.

@mariakelly5 4 жыл бұрын

I agree! The Man With The Golden Gun is worse+

@JamesBondCanada 4 жыл бұрын

PACHAZO13 I had to count them but You’re right 4

@jahno7154 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariakelly5 NO WAY ! Moore was younger and better looking than Connery and no stunt doubles.

@RoyLake 3 жыл бұрын

when you worst you mean best, right?

@gumbycat5226 3 жыл бұрын

To me there's no question that Moonraker is the worst Moore film. It's an unpleasant, uneven farce along the lines of the appalling intro to View to a Kill. But after that VTAK is all good, and excellent in the Moore-McPhee exchanges. Unlike every other Bond movie (OHMSS and Casino excepted), this movie has two, yes two, moments of real emotional impact, the Butler's death and the death of May Day. Both are well-earned. Bond under water, breathing the car tyre's air, is super-smart.

@TheBlockerNator 4 жыл бұрын

I love this movie. It's probably the weirdest Bond movie, though. Grace Jones and Blonde Christopher Walken, the California Girls Cover. But it's a great story, cool bad guys, a great last hurrah for Lois Maxwell's Moneypenny Honestly, Moore's worst Bond is The Man With The Golden Gun. The worst Bond movie, ever.

@Jolar70 2 жыл бұрын

I think the bleached blonde hair on Walken was based on the fact that they were trying to get Bowie or Sting for the role of Max Zorin. Both were smart enough to avoid this! It's a terrible movie. I'm an American, yet Bond films set in America always feel cheaper to me! Walken is great, Grace Jones was inspired casting, Patrick Macnee; wonderful, the Duran Duran song is very good, Barry's score is excellent as usual, and Roger was the Bond of my youth, so I adore Roger Moore, but this was a mess, and Tanya Roberts was not only a bad actor, she also looked like an 80's porn star. She drags this whole movie down SO many points it's not recoverable. And, yes, it looks like an episode of "Murder She Wrote"!

@adamcollins915 10 ай бұрын

It had everything you expect. Sking, fire, floods, fight scenes, underwater scenes, chases, explosions. But there was a flatness to it. Moore way too old. The women too young.

@ricardocantoral7672 2 ай бұрын

If this script isn't there, no stunts can save the film.

@rog9601 2 жыл бұрын

The movie was weak, unfotuntetly. Age wise Roger should have never done the movie. I was holding my breath for him in Octopussy, which is my favorite Bond film. I am not sure how A View To A Kill would have been with Timothy Dalton, it was a weak movie, the worst Bond film in my opinion. Duran Duran`s song is the best part of the movie and saved it for what it is wofth. Good discussion, you two crack me up on this one. I met Bibi Dahl in 2011 and said that same thing to her, "you put your clothes on and I will buy you an ice cream"