Feast your eyes on the last and weakest entry in the Roger Moore era of James Bond flicks. "A View to a Kill" follows a much older looking bond as he rides horses, takes down blimps, and runs on top of a bridge. With a laughable villain in Christopher Walken, there is some enjoyment to be had with this film, even though it is not good enjoyment. With one-liners at a new low, a villain that is not interesting, excess build-up to a disappointing finale, and an atmosphere that is way too far from the feel of bond, this film fails on many levels. Aside from a few cool action bits spread throughout, everything else feels uninspired. This is one of the worst films of the franchise by far. "A View to a Kill" is just plain dumb.

Directed by John Glen and produced by Albert Broccoli, it has script by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson and is the fourteenth film in the franchise. In this film, besides the central cast inherited from the previous films and the ending of Roger Moore in the role of 007, we have a good cast of artists: Tanya Roberts plays the Bond-girl Stacey Sutton, Patrick Macnee gives life to Sir Godfrey Tibbett, Grace Jones gives life to May Day and Christopher Walken gave body and soul to mad Max Zorin. For the last time, Lois Maxwell played Miss Moneypenny, after fourteen movies giving life to M's secretary.In this film, James Bond investigates a fraud in the world of horse racing involving Max Zorin, a powerful businessman. However, the British agent will quickly find a much more dangerous and malevolent conspiracy behind it.This is the last film in which Roger Moore embodies the secret agent. Despite the undoubted talent, the actor was already too old for the role and it was time to pass the baton to a new generation. Nevertheless, Moore stood firm until the end, always maintained a correct posture and took his Bond until the end, with the dignity of a true British. The script could be much more convincing: it's a bit strange that Bond, an agent who already got used to save the world, was investigating such a common fraud as doping in equestrian races to, quite naturally, tripping over a global conspiracy against the mecca of technology production. And even if that were to happen, there would certainly simpler ways to achieve that than the way, contrived and complicated, chose by the villain. In any case, the film is good enough, even if not extraordinary: it entertains the audience, allows a good time and not disappoint Bond fans. Some scenes are noteworthy, especially the sequence filmed on the Golden Gate Bridge, not only by the performance of the actors but also the spectacular site itself. The opening theme, sung by Duran Duran, also deserves to be heard attentively and appreciated.

This movie begins with British agent "James Bond" (Roger Moore) being sent to Siberia to search for one of his colleagues. Upon finding the body buried deep in the snow he retrieves a microchip and brings it back to England to have it analyzed. It subsequently turns out that this specific microchip is a top-secret American invention which has inexplicably made its way to the Soviet Union. So in order to track down the security leak he begins his investigating with the founder of the computer corporation that produced the microchip, "Max Zorin" (Christopher Walken). Unfortunately, getting close to Max Zorin, or finding any clues, becomes rather difficult because of his extremely tight security which includes his own personal bodyguard by the name of "May Day" (Grace Jones). Now rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that this turned out to be an okay "James Bond" film for the most part. Although I thought that Roger Moore performed in his usual competent manner, I have to admit that Christopher Walken essentially stole the show with an exceptional performance as the main villain. Likewise, having the beautiful Tanya Roberts (as "Stacey Sutton") grace the screen certainly didn't hurt either. On the other hand, I felt that the performance of Grace Jones was slightly uneven and that the movie itself seemed to drag a bit here and there. Be that as it may, while I don't consider this to be a bad "James Bond" film, neither do I consider it to be one of the best and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

This is considered by many people to be one of the worst, if not the worst Bond films, but I disagree. This was another entertaining entry in the Bond series with enough stuff to keep you interested. Sir Roger Moore considers this the worst of the Bond films he has done, but I feel that that title belongs to "The Man With The Golden Gun."Of course, this film is known for having a 57-year-old Roger Moore in the role. Yes, he did look a lot older, and it was time for him to step aside, but I'll at least give him credit for still managing to do the action scenes.Christopher Walken, one of my favorite actors ever, brings all the right over-the-top qualities to the mega-maniacal Max Zorin, who wants to destroy Silicon Valley and gain a monopoly of microchips. May Day, played by Grace Jones, however, is really creepy. The less said about her, the better.As is usual with Bond films, this film delivers plenty of action. The fight in the Eiffel Tower, the chase through the streets of San Francisco, and especially the climax on the Golden Gate Bridge are fun to watch.The theme song by Duran Duran is one of my favorites. It still to this day remains the only Bond song to top the Billboard charts. However, Tanya Roberts' Stacey Sutton character is pretty whiny and annoying and ultimately forgettable.This was a decent film and a fine closing to Roger Moore's run as James Bond. It's far from perfect, and it's far from the best of the series, but it's also not the worst.RATING: B-