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A decent if not somewhat flawed bond flick
by Steven (movies profile)
Oct 13, 2005
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Ah, A View to a Kill, the last outting for Roger Moore as agent 007. Over the years, this movie has gotten a somewhat bad rap, and I really think it deserves more credit than it is given. For one, the acting was great, as were the cast memebrs. A pretty decent cast. Roger Moore has more than perfected his character by his 7'th movie, and Christopher Walken was outstanding. His character remains one of my favorite Bond villains to this day. The only major complaint I have is Tanya Roberts. Her acting is somewhat laughable at parts and she is easily the most whiny, annoying, and just plain pathetic Bond girl of them all. Also, the film did drag at parts, primarily the lenghty portion at Zorin's horse stables. It was jsut too lengthy and some of it just seemed unimportant. However, the horse chase scene was excellent and the climax on top of the Golden Gate Bridge was outstanding. It was one of the most well choreographed fight sequences I have ever seen in any film, let alone a Bond flick. The story was decent if not somewhat cliche. It is very reminiscent of Goldfinger's plot, with microchips replacing the gold and Silicon Valley replacing Fort Knox. I can't dock this film for its lack of "gee whiz" visuals, but they are admirable considering the date it was made. I mean this is 1985 for heaven's sake. You were expecting maybe Matrix calibur visuals or something? The scene on top of the bridge is actually still quite believable, so I think it deserves a bit of praise. Overall, a fairly decent Bond film that I personally do not tire of with a few repeated viewings, despite its bad rap over the years. If you can find it decently cheap, i'd recomend it. or at least rent it. It deserves that at the least. |
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