A VIEW TO A KILL STREAMING MOVIE
Walken makes the movie an enjoyable, B-grade action movie, but as for Bond, this is where it becomes an undeniable fact that Moore has overstayed his welcome as Agent 007. In 'A View to a Kill' Moore really shows that he is no longer capable of playing the part, and that is the saddest part of the film (especially seeing Moore seducing girls much younger than himself, with his developing turkey neck becoming quite obvious).
I consider 1979's 'Moonraker' Moore's worst, but like 'Diamonds are Forever', and 'Die Another Day', Moonraker was more the fault of the script writers not the Bond actor. Moore is just plain stiff in his last entry! The man seems to have totally lost interest in playing the character by this point. It seems that all Bond actors seem to end their careers on the lowest of their films (Connery with 'Diamonds are Forever', Brosnan with 'Die Another Day', and though Dalton was a great Bond, I have to say 'License to Kill' was a weak film) but with those films it has always been more the scripts fault, as opposed to the actor's talent (all three tried their best with the material). Roger Moore, unfortunately, ends his career on Bond in perhaps his own worst performance, which is undeniably sad. You'd think a super-strong female henchwoman would make for a memorable moment in the franchise, but this is so poorly handled that she winds up as one of the most forgettable characters in the series, as opposed to one of the best. Everything else about this film is really forgettable. It is because of Walken that I recommend this movie and give it a relatively good rating. So for a movie like 'A View to a Kill' Walken's performance is like shifting through sewage and finding a large diamond ring. Exotic locations: Check! Unique henchmen/henchwoman: Check! Surrounded by beautiful girls: Check Cold and ruthless attitude: Double check! Heartless and chilling disregard for henchmen life: CHECK Walken, with a horrid script (every character in this movie is poorly written) is able to create one of the best Bond villains I've ever seen! The way he talks, the way he acts, everything he does showcases his undeniable talent.
I can say without a doubt in my mind that Walken is the single saving grace in this film, exhibiting everything any good Bond villain needs. This is the under-appreciated role of Max Zorin, played by the always wonderful Christopher Walken. One thing however manages to make this film better than Moonraker. Moore has very few witty comments in this movie, and most of the other characters are cardboard cut outs. The plot is as simple as they come, and none of the actors are really given any chance with the dialogue they have been given.
Moore is showing his obvious age, making the relations with his leading ladies undeniably awkward, to say the least. Upon seeing 'A View to a Kill' I instantly was prepared for the worst, and let me tell you this certainly is a bad Bond film.
A VIEW TO A KILL STREAMING SERIES
So far the only film I haven't enjoyed in the series has been Roger Moore's Moonraker, just because of the over the top silliness and the obvious sell-out to appeal to moviegoers who had just seen Star Wars. I can say I am a Bond fan, seeing as I own twenty of the twenty-two movies currently on DVD (as of writing this review).
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