Met the great man once in London City Airport on the way to see my then girlfriend in Basel. It wasn't busy and I wanted him to sign someone. As I was at the bar already I bought him a whiskey and after necking mine (for courage of course) went and said Hello, Dad used to take me to your Bond films which I still love etc...A very gracious gentleman, and although he didn't fancy the whiskey he did sign the 4-disc Aretha Franklin boxset, addressing it to my girlfriend. Over the moon! That was until I gave her the boxset and she asked me who Roger Moore was...(and even worse) Who's Aretha Franklin? It was a very short relationship.

Roger Moore is the most refined and gentlemanly chap I have ever seen. How anyone can criticise his charm, refinement, and grace is beyond my understanding. It's been proven that most Roger Moore critics wear a Bintang singlet and thongs, and have sweaty armpits.

I love A View To A Kill. It is one of the best Bond films.

A View to a Kill is the most underrated Bond flick! There's enough good bits in it to make it a worthwhile watch.

Roger moore has always been my favorite bond, a view to a kill has such an 80s feel to it in every way.

@Mr17051963

10 ай бұрын

Totally 80’s!!!! Love it! ✌️

I loved this film. It’s a romp, silly and fun. Yes full of cliche and bad story but I could watch it again and again.

@yorkshiremgtow1773

2 жыл бұрын

The soundtrack alone makes it worth a watch.

@prashanttewari104

Жыл бұрын

May day vs Jenny flex martial arts practice who would win?

It's the most 80s Bond of the 5. Roger was already looking old in FYEO but they were still fun - wish could say same for the Craig era.

@AndyJay1985

2 жыл бұрын

Licence to Kill might be more so. It's probably not as noticeable because it's a little more hard edged and Bond is MUCH younger. They definitely were making an 80s Bond here for sure.

@ricardocantoral7672

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndyJay1985 Oh, it's noticable. Licence To Kill is basically playing catch up with the likes of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon.

As a Bond fanatic, who doesn't really rate the many of the Moore films, I somehow love this one. Very entertaining, great music, decent action and Walken! What more do we need?

@darrenc2721

2 жыл бұрын

Same, i actually think Octopussy is a much weaker film. I really love this movie, Duran Duran even did the themesong, its completely fun! I think that this is a film you can watch anytime it is on. Moonraker was cobbled together to cope with the star wars popularity. Live and let die will always be Moores best one for me. The man with the golden gun, it was okay, same as for your eyes only. We all have our favorites though.

@DavyDredd14

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenc2721 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) is easily Roger Moore's best 'Bond' Film, imo.

@kevin_1230

2 жыл бұрын

Me to. Best of the moore era.

@RCassinello

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I really like "A View To A Kill". I feel like it's the oldest Bond film that doesn't feel TOO completely dated to watch any more.

Opening sequence in Siberia and Paris chase are cool, and young Alison Doody as Jenny Flex is one of the hottest Bond girls ever. It was also nice to see Simon Templar and John Steed work together.

I loved this Movie on release. Now, years later, I see Patrick Macnee and Roger Moore hobbling along like two Pensioners trying to get to the lunchtime buffet before they collapse from exhaustion. And they are meant to be the best MI6 can muster? God help us all.

One of the best Bond movies. I love the Duran Duran´s theme.

@prashanttewari104

Жыл бұрын

May day vs Jenny flex who would be win martial arts practice?

I love this movie. Moore's age was never an issue to me. Harrison Ford was 66 in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and still looked cool. What I wished they could've done diferently, was to aknowledge his age. An older Bond, it could've been a cool concept!

@CodeNameCheese_

2 жыл бұрын

Never say never again kinda did

@bonghunezhou5051

2 жыл бұрын

Main problem: Moore seemed really, really old because ALL of his _counterparts_ (4! of them) were just so much younger than he, particularly Tanya (RIP to both).

@cockshield

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonghunezhou5051 His age wouldn't have been an issue if he hadn't so obviously messed around with his face. He looked fine in 1984 doing The Naked Face.

@leighwright3450

2 жыл бұрын

He would've been a much better fit for the Bond role if they actually would've gotten him during that time he first began his television role as "The Saint ",he was initially considered for the James Bond role at the time by the way.

@andre.mateus

2 жыл бұрын

@@leighwright3450 I say that all the time. He was cool in The Saint and his fight scenes were fast and energetic. Had he been Bond from the start (without the shadow of Connery), he would've been the best!

Out of all the Bond films, this is the weirdest, Walken and Grace Jones are Brilliant. The Music is Fantastic, It's entertaining, it's a Bond film. Out of all the Bond films, this is the one that you could never replicate even if you tried. P.S if you want to have the best movie weekend of your life, watch AVTAK on Friday, Watch Die Hard on Saturday, and watch Licence to Kill on Sunday. You won't be disappointed. Promise.

@davidlopes8519

2 жыл бұрын

I think No time to die is the wiredest because ( SPOILER ALERT!!! ) BOND dies at the end WTF !??

I must have seen this film a thousand times when I was a kid. I remember it being on HBO every 17 minutes. Tanya Roberts wasn’t much of an actress but in the looks department... AAAAOOOOOGAAAH!

I don't mind this movie, it's pretty fun. Walken and Jones are an excellent villain and hench woman respectively. It's better than Quantum Of Solace, Spectre, Never Say Never Again, Diamond's Are Forever etc. Roger Moore is my sentimental favourite Bond.

@mrpeter4583

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it has some interesting characters, some fun scenes, some good scenes and an actual story unlike spectre or even no time to die was also a bit hollow. Quantum of solace could have been good if they had a better villain, less choppy editing and just add like 30 minutes.

@mrpeter4583

2 жыл бұрын

And Die Another Die that one really went off the rails

@shannonbayley3684

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrpeter4583 Yes I agree 100% with your assessment there. At least this movie has a story and structure, and is fun

@shannonbayley3684

2 жыл бұрын

@Newsbender can't much argue with that

@prashanttewari104

Жыл бұрын

@@shannonbayley3684 may day vs Jenny flex martial arts imagine who win?

Whatever man! This is a fun movie and I am still in love with Sheena Queen if the Jungle. She is soooo beautiful.

Love the porcupine reference - classic. Actually, this is one of my favourite Bond flicks for dialogue and Christopher Walken alone. Nothing wrong with fun. Keep 'em coming.

Tania Roberts was smoking hot. I thought this was an excellent Bond caper, with Moore himself providing the comedy.

@prashanttewari104

Жыл бұрын

What you say about May Day??

It is an absolute CRIME that the gunbarrel of this movie has no cowbell and the gunbarrel of For Your eywes Only does

This was my first Bond movie... so I love it!

A View To A Kill 1985 Roger Moore One of my Favourite James Bond 007 of All Times

This was the first ever James Bond I ever saw back in the days when it first was out on video. I stilll watch it regularly to this day. I always enjoy it. I have had to go to San Francisco for work a few times and I always go visit the locations like city hall and the golden gate bridge. Great movie!!! Thanks for another awesome review!

Thank you for keeping up on this series of reviews.

I just discovered your channel and your quick, unexpected quips and similes are killing me.

I like this one saw it twice in the cinema two days running

Great review. Got a lot of childhood memories of that flick.

The producers were so envious that McClory had remade Thunderball that they had to go and remake Goldfinger in retaliation. But whereas Connery's Bond is seemingly a worthless secret agent who personally accomplishes next to nothing in Goldfinger, Moore's Bond wisely hires some stunt men to do the mission for him.

@mikavirtanen7029

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Bond did save Fort Knox by fucking Pussy Galore to the side of angels. Sometimes you have to be more of a lover than a fighter.

I sort of agree that the 1980's Bond villains were mostly lackluster, but Zorin here and Franz Sanchez in 1989's Licence to Kill were pretty cool. Tanya Roberts wasn't a great actress (neither was she in Charlie's Angels), but what a looker. This movie had great location shooting too: Paris, London, San Francisco- Oakland Bay Area. RIP Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Patrick Macnee.

I prefer it to his 'The Man with the Golden Gun', MacNee and Walken really lift their scenes imho. A lot more fun than anything starring Daniel Craig too! ^^ (love the Star Cops shout out btw)

I love this way more than Octopussy, and generally enjoy it more than most Moore movies.

Love this, my favourite as a child

Love these reviews. Please keep them coming, but don't even think of charging a bull$h!+ restocking fee.

Been waiting for this installment!

Hey! Legend isn't bad, so long as you watch it with the Tangerine Dream soundtrack.

I saw this in the cinema as a kid and i loved it !!!

This and 'Die Another Day' are the only pre-Craig films that I've only watched once. I don't think even Moore's age is the reason why it feels so routine and jaded. I can't see a new Bond actor in this story bringing that much energy to it. Broccoli seemed to always want the talisman of an established Bond, despite his reputation as someone prepared to go for broke when necessary.

Late night KFC is never mediocre. Even when sober. Now I want KFC

Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Roger Moore (obvs) and Duran freaking Duran Holy Hell I'll bet everyone was snow boarding if you know what I mean

I have to disagree. This is definitely one of the better classic Bond movies - fun, moves along nicely, great villain in Walken, and Tanya was gorgeous. The Craig era movies might be more "realistic" and gritty but they're basically Borne films and lost the fun and charm of the earlier films as most modern sequels/reboots do.

Roger Moore IS James Bond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A View To A Kill is an excellent film.

It’s definitely licence to draw the pension for Roger, Patrick and Lois - like the afternoon buffet in a Florida all you can eat as long as it’s cheese - however it dies have Alison Doody, grace Jones and Tanya Roberts with the most beautiful eyes ever !!!

I love this film. Walken is amazing

The song is definitely fodder for a guilty pleasure playlist, lol.

@ricardocantoral7672

4 ай бұрын

Guilty Pleasure? A View To a Kill is an awesome song!

"The bald guy from Murder One" I understood that reference.

Never seen it, but I loved the Duran Duran song.

I love this film. A fair few others dislike it, but like other commenters have said, Moore's age didn't really put me off. I heard he did an interview during the filming saying he felt (physically) in great shape for 57. It would of been nice to see Dalton start on Octopussy and AVTAK, but Moore has that certain charm. Plus, Christopher Walken is probably one of my favourite villains because he's willing to get his own hands dirty to see his plan through.

@philfitnesspt6139

Жыл бұрын

Dalton wasn't available for octooussy which is why they almost went with the American guy name escapes me so you never would have had Dalton that's what people don't understand when they wanted Dalton for octopussy etc.

@petrifiedtoaster8572

Жыл бұрын

@@philfitnesspt6139 The American was James Brolin I think.

I don't know if this was a good movie but I enjoyed it very much on the big screen.

Roger Moore was my 007 as a kid in the 70s, so I have a lot of affection for his era, but by the time A View To A Kill came out I was an insufferable teenage Bond snob who had read all of the Fleming books was now firmly on team Connery. At the time I found AVTAK borderline unwatchable for all sorts of reasons. My opinion of it hasn't improved much since, but I can't bring myself to hate it and I totally understand why some Bond fans would love it, especially if it was the first 007 film they ever saw as a kid.

Film may suck my arse, but that Duran Duran song is 🔥 Best Bond theme if ye ask me. Which uh, nobody did 😒

Although I really liked Tanya Roberts too, Alison Doody should have been the main Bond girl in AVTAK(1985)!

My favourite bond movie 🤔x

3:23 what irritates us is exactly what we see on screen, we’re supposed to pretend this gang is still in their youth, EON should’ve hit the retirement angle HEAVY

Still the best theme song though.. shit Bond film mind.

Dude. Legend is a classic.

I find no problems with this movie. Fun and better made than most movies today

@Mr17051963

10 ай бұрын

Better than all of the Craig’s era, for sure.

There's a LOT going on with the blimp hut at 4:50 - fake air intakes, duct taped air intakes, what?

This was my fave until someone told me that Zorin's masterplan was to drown his major customer base. I still adore that French location. And Walken. By the way a Renault cut in half is either a Ren or an ault. Your pick.

I think Roger Moore has the best Bond films overall since even his lesser films are memorable and provide entertaininment.

@ricardocantoral7672

2 ай бұрын

For me, the only truly great Bond film he did was The Spy Who Loved Me. Live and Let Die was decent, the others were "meh".

Bond actors seem to either stick around too long or leave too soon. This really should have been Dalton's first Bond film, especially as they never acknowledge Bond as being an older agent. By 1985 they were well into the 1980s and it had so many modern elements yet Moore's Bond is almost an anachronism in his own film. It had a theme by Duran Duran! Octopussy would have been a far better sendoff for Moore's Bond.

Got a like for the Chris riding a horse joke. :)

Die Another Day and A View to a Kill rule!And the score for ATVAK is a banger.

Let's Roger Moore!

It's a fun movie

By stuntman, do you mean mannequin dropped into a birthday cake? I loved this movie as a 10 year old…I haven’t seen it in decades and I am not so sure I would make the same assessment now.

RIP Roger and Tonya!

Best Beluga….

For Your Eyes Only was Rogers best film in my humble opinion.

This is my second favorite Bond after Live and Let Die. I'm not proud of this..

Tanya Roberts was absolutely stunning in this film.

my favorite 007 movie. i dont care about age, but scenery.

A view to a kill and die another day, and diamonds are forever, are my favorite bond movies! Jeez, sorry for not taking them so seriously. Like, i hate daniel craig...

As much as people rag on this film. Its still better than a lot of the Daniel Craig movies. At least Moore’s movies were fun and colourful and didn’t take themselves too damn seriously. The Golden Gate Bridge sequence is fantastic. They really got stuntmen up there for the wide shots. None of this cgi bullshit.

I know it's a terrible movie, but I have always loved it. At 4:32 it's a mannequin, not even his double 😂

My favourite of the Moore era Bond film is Moonraker. It was a comedy. Silly in every way. Even Jaws was reduced to comedy. There wasn't one scene with Richard Kiel that was serious.

I always liked this Bond film.

More powa!

Seeing it now, the villain had much "Cow Bell" presence, but I'm sure back then Walken was just an ordinary villain. As was Tanya Roberts character, and the main story, although May Day was impressive. Strange how 1 bad guy looked like Scaramanga, and his name was Scarpine? Someone lacked creativity. And nice to see Moneypenny finally get out with the team on the mission early on. The Fire engine scene was outlandish. Also the bad music score that sounded like a bootleg of Her Majesty's Secret Service theme. At least the title song was amazing. A mediocre Bond film.

Just watch the first half of the film when the Rolls Royce gets in the water. Then fastforward to the moment Zorin and Scarpine use their Uzi's and watch it till the endcredits.

Roger didn't want to do AVTAK. He recognised that he was too old for the part - and regretted doing the film afterwards. It could have been a good story for a new 007: new tech, new Bond

the first half is great fun, the second... well...

My only complaint is that it was too long. Cutting about 15 mins off would have done wonders.

Tanya Roberts made this film more watchable.

3:24..." corduroy suit "

“There’s a fly in your soup”

He really should have stepped down after Moonraker.

I dont think many people would agree that John Barry's soundtrack is "just adequate" :) And your claim that the reviews were "brutal" is simply not true. One just have to go back and read them. The film got a mixed response from critics.

you should review the timothy dalton bond movies and pierce brosnan bonds

👌

As much relation to the Ian Fleming novels as a Sir Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes does to the Doyle novels!

The villains were great, the bond girl great looking but wooden and the stunts/plot are ok but there's something just a bit odd about watching Moore and McKnee puffing their way round in satin blousons (although to be fair to Moore, he was in good shape). They should have made more of Dolph, I mean that creepy looking hench dude got to walk round in his pants in the next one. The theme is decent too.

Old man 007 movie was loved in the day but now it looks a little awkward.

Its Christopher....under acting....😂

I wonder if they'll make a new movie called "007: For the Love of God, or think of the children.... or not another one".

VtaK was another Thunderball remake.. Thunderball in mostly dry tunnels.. Zorin could rename his airship Blimpo Volante.. Don't have a JB plot ready? Remake Thunderball again.. :D Tanya Roberts was one of the hottest of Bond girls..

Plus Sgt Krueger from Top Secret attacks bond in this movie..

--- TRUE! THE ACTOR, THE STUNTMAN, and THE PRETTY-GIRL ACTRESS . . . were bored with their jobs, because the greed of the producers yielded the mediocre movie "A View to a Kill" (1985), which is populated with paper-doll characters. That product of indifferent workers resulted from the film crew's boredom with their mass- production of what used to be a bespoke product, i.e. there was no script editor (an educated, objective person) to note and resolve the inconsistencies of plot holes, illogic, characterisation, etc., which is why this Bond movie rarely merits re-watching.

This was the first Bond film I ever watched. What it gets right is great - Walken is a fantastic villain and Zorin's backstory, while ridiculous, is something I can imagine Fleming coming up with. I thought Grace Jones was very watchable too (the sex scene between her and Bond is... odd, but always good for a laugh, intended or not) and I actually believed her character arc/redemption. Sir Godfrey was a highlight too, and I thought Bond and his undercover roleplaying was quite funny. It's competently made on a cinematography/direction level, but not overly interesting. The plot is very 'meh' with contrivances abound. Moore is clearly too old and Tanya Roberts is not great. Stacy's character is particularly disappointing considering Octopussy in the previous film who was genuinely an interesting character and much stronger than most of the 80s Bond girls. I enjoy watching it, but it's very middle of the road. I don't think it deserves as much hate as it gets from some Bond fans.

I am a diehard fan of Bond but I wasn't crazy about this particular film...

While not a masterpiece, it sure not as bad as it is made out to be .

Tanya Roberts was totally hot! 🔥

@renekauts8323

5 ай бұрын

100%! And Alison Doody was even hotter!