I like all of Roger Moore's Bond films, and I rank A View To A Kill as my third favourite Moore Bond film. The title song is my personal favourite, and I love the soundtrack by John Barry too. The title sequence is also one of my favourites in the series. It's so 80's, but in a good way. I like Max Zorin and May Day, and thought they were pretty cool and memorable villains. Patrick Macnee is in it, which I think is awesome, because I'm a fan of the Avengers TV series. Some of the action scenes are pretty good, especially the climatic fight between Bond and Zorin on the Golden Gate Bridge.
There's other little things I enjoy about A View To A Kill as well, and although it's not perfect, I still find it quite fun and entertaining. Even as a kid, it was one of my favourite Bond films.
Poll: What is your favourite Bond film made in the 1980's?
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Re: Poll: What is your favourite Bond film made in the 1980'
Hey there Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry!!
The script was quite lively too, I thought.
And I found over all Moore's portrayal of Bond came over better in this one than in the previous 3 or 4 outings. Not that I ever thought Moore was awful or anything, but in AVTAK he seemed to have a little extra and delivered a beautifully nuanced portrait of the classy, charming, serious tough guy we know James Bond to be.
And yes, as you say, something about the 80s style worked well.
And I enjoyed numerous parts of the story. For example, everything at that huge country estate was well done, particularly with a nice turn by MacNee, and the way Bond survived the attempt to drown him in the car. Other points include Zorin's zeppelin; the imaginative character of the villain's dastardly plot; crisp action sequences; and the gutsy theme song.
All in all, I felt AVTAK to be quite a classy outing.
How about you, what particular things do you like about it, CSDF?
Yeah the cast is definitely very strong. I think Walken's Zorin is terrific; and May Day is groovy too; and the two as a team were somehow very exuberant and gave the movie's villains a great liveliness.Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote: Why do you like AVTAK now? I feel there is a lot to like because of the 1980's setting and the great cast.
The script was quite lively too, I thought.
And I found over all Moore's portrayal of Bond came over better in this one than in the previous 3 or 4 outings. Not that I ever thought Moore was awful or anything, but in AVTAK he seemed to have a little extra and delivered a beautifully nuanced portrait of the classy, charming, serious tough guy we know James Bond to be.
And yes, as you say, something about the 80s style worked well.
And I enjoyed numerous parts of the story. For example, everything at that huge country estate was well done, particularly with a nice turn by MacNee, and the way Bond survived the attempt to drown him in the car. Other points include Zorin's zeppelin; the imaginative character of the villain's dastardly plot; crisp action sequences; and the gutsy theme song.
All in all, I felt AVTAK to be quite a classy outing.
How about you, what particular things do you like about it, CSDF?
Just ease back now, Jim. Relaaax. Mr. Big wants to see you.