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There’s something about the way Max Zorin laughs just before he falls to his death that really stuck with me. Idk why, but it’s one of the most iconic villain deaths of all time for me. Is he laughing in disbelief? Is he laughing at the irony? Is he laughing because he’s insane? It’s a bit of everything and it embodies his character so well for me in a memorable way.
(because he is Christopher Walken, which does everything as nobody expects) Also it's pretty brutal how he shoots all those people drowning in the water.... I think he was a proven psychopath in the movie
A View To A Kill is such a guilty pleasure for me along with The World Is Not Enough, I love the music especially. John Barry's score is incredible in this.
Hey, I'm glad to discover there are in fact some people who can enjoy watching AVTAK, rather than the movie making them want to gouge their eyes out in a heady combination of boredom and disgust. Still... if you put a gun to my head and forced me to watch either this or one of Craig's last 2 Bond movies, I'd choose this every time. Heck, I never even thought it possible for me to say anything like this about any more recent bond movies, but I'd much rather watch DAF, AVTAK and DAD back to back than watch Spectre or NTTD again.
I love View to a Kill. I fully recognize that it's camp absurdity, but it entertains me to no end. I wouldn't even call it a guilty pleasure, it's just a straight up delight to watch for me. I fully understand why some Bond diehards might dislike it, but, what can I say? Just about every character is... well, a character. There's not a moment in this movie where I'm bored.
That one interview with Roger Moore. Roger said this "I was only about 400 years to old for the role" That has the be one of the funniest tihings an actor admit they shemselves where to old to play the role. I wonder if Tom Cruise would be willing to say something like this?
Yeah but the thetan energy waves are helping Tom Cruise do stunts and action sequences that guys 20-30 years his junior would struggle with. Plastic surgery is also far more sophisticated with whatever little touchups Tom had done, far more subtle than Sir Roger's facelift. I thought he achieved peak leather face handsome in Octopussy, too. Shame but imagine the pressure and how we'll feel near 60 if in that position. Timothy Dalton turned down View to a Kill so Roger had to step up to the plate.. If Tom Cruise is still headlining Mission: Impossible films as he approaches 70 I reserve the right to change my opinion ;-)
@@amoeboidtendencies5137 That's because Cruise is an athlete. Moore was more of an old school, matinee idol gentleman who doesn't do rough stuff. That's the opposite of Connery who was convincing as an action hero when he was well into his 60's.
It's a sad way for Maxwell's tenure to end for sure, like they're making out she's an old maid or something which is really unfair to the character and the actress.
This movie is definitely one of my favorites. Not only is an older James Bond acceptable, but the chemistry between Moore and Macnee is also very refreshing. I once heard someone argue for a series of films with the two actors, where Moore would play a wealthy adventurer with Macnee as his valet and sidekick. I would absolutely love to see a series like that.
For me, the Golden Gate Bridge sequence, Christopher Walken and Barry's score are the highlights of this film. By the way, Calvin, your impression of Mr Aubergine is excellent!
The film that made me fall in love with the Bond franchise and that made me a hardcore Bond fan. The title song, the soundtrack, the Golden Gate Bridge fight, Zorin’s blimp, May Day’s sacrifice, etc. I saw all these elements and I was hooked. Don’t know if I’d be a part of this fandom if it wasn’t for A View to a Kill.
May Day: "Vilken utsikt." (What a view) Zorin: "Tokyo." That was the hilariously inept subtitle translation on a Swedish VHS of this I got in the 90's.
@@thedarkknightman6150 yeah but when they say a title that no regular person could say in a non bond related conversation. It's makes it more funnier. Like the more outlandish the bond title, the funnier it is.
I’m in two minds about this film: on the one hand, I really feel it would’ve been improved if it were Dalton’s first film. As you said, the film can’t quite decide whether it wants to change with the times or just keep on as they’ve always done, and it feels very uneven as a result. While I would never accuse Moore of phoning in a performance (he was far too professional), there is a slight “business as usual” air to his performance which I feel wouldn’t have been there with a new actor eager to prove themselves in the role. (Heck, his very casting feels lethargic - Cubby had seen off Connery and NSNA, so it’s not as if he needed Roger anymore, but, from what I’ve gathered, he just didn’t feel like going through the recasting process). Also Dalton lending his darker take on the role would’ve fit the darker air of the Zorin character and made it less tonally uneven. So, yeah, I have no qualms saying I wish this was a Tim film instead of Roger. After all, he had done six Bond films already, his tenure wouldn’t have been hurt by ending a film sooner (and maybe I’m a wee bit miffed that Dalton’s tenure came to such an abrupt end). However, if Dalton had been Bond in this film, then they probably would’ve cast a younger actor to play Tibbet opposite him. It’s no secret that I’m a massive fan of The Avengers, and I love Patrick MacNee, so to lose him would’ve been a real shame. His scenes are the highlight of the film for me. In fact, I wish he was in the film for longer. Heck, I genuinely think the film would be improved if you cut the Stacey character entirely and just had Bond and Tibbet as an OAP world-saving duo. You may say “BenCol you’ve gone mad! A Bond film without a Bond Girl? That’s insane! Leave this fandom immediately!” And yeah, I’d be inclined to agree with you, except Moore has much more chemistry with MacNee than he does with Tanya Roberts, I’d think it’d be more fun to watch. I mean, yeah, it’d be a radical departure from the typical Bond formula, but then I feel AVTAK falls down because it plays it too formulaic, so it would help alleviate that problem. … OK, maybe I have gone a little bit mad, but watching Bond snowboard to a crap Beach Boys cover can do that to a person.
I'd have loved it if Patrick MacNee had stayed around for the whole film. He has Roger-like instant charm and affability and the pair have such a genuine chemistry I'd have loved to see that continue throughout the film!
2 thing's basically octopussy was VERY successful so they realised people still liked Roger's Moores bond and they felt it made sense to have him again in view of the strong box office for that film and beating sean Connery! 2nd of roger had bailed out wouldn't it have gone to Brosnan? I know he was their choice after Moore and was signed up until he couldn't get out of his contract for Steele so it wouldn't have been tim anyways unless Brosnan would still have been tied up in 1984 to?🤷♂️
Actually the Eiffel Tower was EON's idea. They'd intended it for Moonraker, what with that filming in France, but in typical EON fashion, when they dropped it, they intended to come back to it in a future film.
I still feel like this movie is all about the villains. Roger Moore awesome as usual, but I’m one of the people who find his age a tad distracting. But the villains, I love Zorin and May Day so much. Walken is clearly having a blast and May Day is such an exotic and interesting femme fatale that it’s hard to not like her.
@@calvindyson They're the best thing about this along with the theme tune, which I'm a great fan of. Stacey could have been better - I would have liked to see more of the tough Stacey who points a gun at Bond in her home, rather than screaming "James! James!" all the time.
@@calvindyson Walken has been great in every performance I’ve seen him in, (including “More Cowbell”)! Grace Jones has never been a real actress, but she is GREAT at playing up her Grace Jones Mythos!! I found it very unusual that she sacrificed her life to help Bond! But I loved her in the role, and was one of the most interesting henchperson-turned-Bond girl! Grace would probably punch you in the face, (or somewhere more painful), if you called her a “Bond Girl”!
@@Geezer-yf8hv I figured MayDay wasn't sacrificing her life for Bond's sake, per se. Rather, she was so pissed off woth Zorin's betrayal that she decided to do ANYTHING to get back at him, even if it meant working with the enemy (Bond) or even potentially dying. She was ready to escape to safety with Bond....until she realized the bomb would need to be manually driven out of the mine to ensure Zorin's plan failed. In that moment she decided that her need for revenge was stronger than her need to live. And although she'd die in the explosion, she'd also be given the chance to glare directly at the blimp as a final "fuck you!" to Zorin for betraying her.
Yes!! Love the use of the wailing electric guitar over the more classic score in the ‘snow job’ cue. Think this and the living daylights are some of his most interesting bond work!
It's definitely gone up in my rankings when revisiting it in later life. A big plus for me is Patrick Macnee; having Roger end his tenure as Bond by essentially being teamed up with John Steed (albeit all too briefly) is just pure spy fan service. The pair of them are great together and you can really sense the fun Roger is having, improvising lines and playing with the past awkwardness between Cubby and Patrick, plus the Rolls he's driving was literally Cubby's car!
@@Olya290795 He was great for sure, not sure if he'd have agreed to an appearance in the 60s though, there was a lot of friction between Cubby and Patrick after Cubby had convinced Honor Blackman to quit The Avengers for Goldfinger.
@@SPRSinglePlayerRacing Pretty cool to think both Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg played memorable roles in both series. Patrick McNee made it the triple.
@@joshbaker1581 It purely stemmed from Cubby convincing Honor Blackman to quit The Avengers for Goldfinger and then obviously a similar thing happened later with Diana Rigg too, so there was some friction between the pair reported at the time, but buried by the time of VtaK
Moore and Macnee got to know each other well through their years filming in adjacent studios at Elstree. Moore on The Saint and Macnee on The Avengers. Moore was renowned for playing practical jokes on the casts of the other shows being filmed. There's a few behind the scenes photos of him popping out of cupboards and things during a take on The Avengers.😁
I've recently seen a photo of Roger doing a blackboard drawing of Cliff Richard during a break in filming when Cliff was making one of his films in an adjacent studio.
"Impossible! Max Zorin is a leading French industrialist! A staunch anti-Communist!" Says the man who six years earlier was duped by French industrialist Hugo Drax into thinking he was a harmless guy.
I like the idea that the odds are against Bond that even his own government won't support him.. That's how powerful and influential the bad guy is. Also revisited in Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day and Quantum Of Solace.
@@davidjames579 Bond's missions were never once hindered because of any villain's influence in his government. That was always a gimmick that was never fully taken advantage of.
@@jamesatkinsonja Gogol didnt have a prob with Zorin as KGB agent , something tells me the mine massacre wasnt the first time hed killed people , to Scarpine it was just a dirty job that needed to be done
Just as a sidenote: in 1985, president of France was François Mitterrand. A literal communist, turned "socialist". So hearing the words "French" and "anti-Communist" in one sentence in the 1980s was laughable. No wonder we now talk about Thatcher and Reagan (and to some extend Kohl) as anti-Communist fighters but not Mitterrand.
View to a kill is a harmless, 2 hrs of Sunday afternoon bond fun. The VHS brought me enjoyment as a child and for all its faults, it holds a place in my heart, as do all the bond films. It's a post Sunday roast, cup of tea on the sofa fun for all the family. I can't give it a higher compliment then that
24:50 "They're looking at San Francisco instead of Silicon Valley." THANK YOU FOR THIS! San Francisco is NOT Silicon Valley, but Hollywood films always imply that it is.
Casing the "Big One" in California anywhere near the coast would totally ruin the states economy and ability to manufacture. All non-local industries would be ground to a halt for months if not years.
Word. That said, as a San Jose native, I get it. I love San Jose, but it's not exactly a sexy city. I went to grad school in Massachusetts and quicky learned I had to tell people I'm from SF if I wanted them to have any idea what I was talking about. "San Jose... near L.A., right?" is what I got constantly. San Francisco is just the iconic city in the Bay. And @Clay3613, yes, the Hayward Fault in particular is well overdue for a big one. It's gonna be a disaster.
At the end of the Bond/Mayday love scene there’s a little musical sting from a solo trumpet. Every time I watch I always think “is that trumpet meant to be playing the first line of God Save the Queen?” Does anybody else hear it too? Because it sounds almost, but not exactly, like it. Enough to make me think it is supposed to be GSTQ, but also not enough like GSTQ to make me think that it’s not supposed to. I’ve also never seen anyone talk about it - when talking about the weirdest Bond moments, “the time Bond bonked a woman to the national anthem” is never brought up - so maybe I’m just reading too much into a coincidence. But then it could be a riff on the “the things I do for England” line from YOLT. Or maybe Bond’s such a patriot that that’s just what he hears in his head whenever he orgasms. I dunno, if it were any other actor I’d chalk it up to coincidence, but this is the Roger era: silliness and patriotic gestures are staples of his tenure, so it wouldn’t be too out of character. But then, if it was what they were going for, why doesn’t it sound quite right? Almost as if the trumpeter was playing it from memory but couldn’t quite remember the notes.
I've never picked up the 'God Save the Queen' cue! EXCELLENT spot, BenCol! I just played that moment and you can totally hear it. Though maybe the final note of the tune is different? Love the idea that it's there as a little subtle 'things I do for England' moment. Kind of makes the moment even funnier too which is great!
@@calvindyson I don't have a twitter or patreon account but I have an idea for a Bond related video. Which Bond girls lives have changed the most after meeting Bond? (the surviving characters not dead ones) For example Kara in the living daylights went from a semi pro cellist in Bratislava to finding her confidence and doing a world tour as a professional cellist.
Cubby: "That dastardly McClory had the indecency to remake Thunderball. Now, let's go remake Goldfinger." And I'm very much in the Should've Been Dalton camp. Outside of the Tibbet scenes (which are such pure gold that they'd leave Gert Fröbe frothing at the mouth), Roger feels out of place and doesn't really click with the cast around him. We can assume that with Timothy in the role, the movie's more desperate attempts at laughs would've been dropped. And maybe he could've elevated that rather dull fire truck chase with some actual stunts. I don't know if he could've made Tanya Roberts seem less helpless, though. Perhaps the filmmakers wouldn't have played down the actress's athleticism so much if the main lead were more fit and energetic...?
With the exception of movies like From Russia With Love and Casino Royale, there are about three main Bond plots. 1. GOLDFINGER: The villain's plot revolves around destroying/decreasing something in order to enrich/empower themselves. Examples include Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The World Is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace. Possibly Goldeneye. 2. THUNDERBALL: The outlandish plan of a supervillain has the world at stake. Examples include You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Die Another Day. Possibly Spectre. 3. DR. NO. A mysterious villain with a secret plan to indirectly cause all sorts of trouble for other world powers. Most of the Thunderball family borrows a bit from this, but this group also includes Live and Let Die, and The Man With the Golden Gun. Possibly Tomorrow Never Dies as well.
Grace Jones truly does steal the show..her screen presents is just phenomenal.... I had the pleasure of meeting her quite a few times as a child. My family used to work at island records in West London. She's an extremely elegant woman. She's an incredibly imposing individual in person..what you see is absolutely what you get.
Ever since being a kid, this one has ALWAYS been high on my list. Not every Bond film needs to be top notch at the level of OHMSS, LTK or CR but to have one like AVTAK is why I just adore it. Its bizarre in many places but it works. Also, I actually find the plot refreshing and while it does feel dated, I prefer this to FYEO and Octopussy because the Cold War elements just don't resonate. AVTAK actually felt like a turning point in the Bond series and have nothing but absolute praise for and it does have one of John Barry's most phenomenal scores.
That the Zorin Industries twitter page exists is testament to the fun you can get out of this film. It has its fans and one of my friends can't get enough out of Walken and Jones. At least its not boring or overstays its welcome like Spectre for instance, though whenever its on TV or in my mind I always think that the film skips the whole oil section and just goes from Bonds underwater escape straight to the official in city hall being shot. That subplot could have been cut and nothing would really be missed. Skyfall style intergenerational conflict would have really suited this film well. Daniel Craig with the grey stubble and bad aim got that point across better than Moore with the facelift and constant stunt doubles. At least he did his own driving stunts with operating a firetruck (reportedly the stuntman was too short to use the pedals and Moore had lorry driving experience) but it could have been done much better here.
Like all bond films it has it's flaws but for me it's one of the best and unique. The music, the clash of Moore and Walken - the supporting cast, it's the bond film I remember most from childhood. I think his age while at points raise an eyebrow feels kind of part of and adds to the end of era swan song theme.
There's something so weird going on with his eyes there isn't there... It's like he literally walked on set after waking up from a nap and he's trying to look awake or something...
I will say something extremely unpopular: I LOVE THIS MOVIE, and it's one of my favourite 007 films ever, with Goldeneye, Licence to kill, The living daylights, Live and let die, From Russia with love and On her maiesty's secret service. Is it full of flaws? Yes! Is it the best James bond movie with Roger Moore? Probabily not. But its general, more serious tone than for example TMWTGG, Moonraker and Octopussy's ones, the amazing title track performed by Duran Duran and the exciting soundtrack (Barry is a God), Walken' performance, Tanya Roberts' beauty (I must confess: I fell in love with her when i was 13) and Grace Jones' menacing appereance for me put this film in the top 5 of the entire 007 saga. The only problems that irritate me a bit are the visible stunt doubles replacing Moore during the dangerous scenes and the fact that maybe it would have been a better film if they had presented Moore's Bond as an aging spy or replacing it with Dalton or Brolin. I will adore AVTAK forever for the entertaintment that gives to me. I hope that what I wrote is without mistakes, but English is not my first language. Good job Calvin, keep it up!!! 😃👍👌
This was the first bond film I ever saw. Still watch it regularly and I even went to visit the filming locations. It's a crazy movie and the villains are great. And the music is amazing throughout.
Interesting take on the issue of age in this film. Contrast this film with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which fully embraces the age of the characters, even using it as a key theme--as to whether Kirk, McCoy, Spock are so old that they are no longer relevant in a changing era. In AVTAK, they pretty much try to pretend that Bond never gets old, even when the evidence is clear that he has.
I agree 100%. The Star Trek films recognized that these characters were getting older. That's why it's easier to accept an elderly Kirk as opposed to an older Bond that really never went through a lengthy character arc.
John Barry's score is a great. Roger is great in the role as always (he is my second favourite Bond, Lazenby is my favourite) but if this film had Dalton as Bond with a darker tone, it could of gone down as one of the best Bond films, A Dalton vs Walken fight on the golden gate bridge would have a been brilliant
In the 1980s, I worked at a toy manufacturing plant called Flexible Flyer. One of the things we made were plastic rocking horses. Several different styles, but our smallest one was actually manufactured by a plastics company called Zorin. They would ship them in by the box loads, then we would unpack them, paint them, and package them with the hardware and frames before shipping them off to Sears, Walmart, and whoever else bought them from us. I remember seeing this disclaimer the first time I saw this movie and immediately assumed they were talking about the company we got our little plastic horses from.
This is probably my favourite Roger Moore Bond film. My favourite villain and a soundtrack that keeps me distracted from the stunt doubles byl the amount of head banging I do.
If you listen closely at the end you can hear General Gogol say "on the contrary, admiral" so I believe that this M character is meant to be the same as Admiral Hardgrave (however you spell it) from the Spy who loved me
I've always assumed that Stacey didn't hear the blimp was because of the massive explosion that took out MayDay. Her hearing must've been comprised.... Great and funny review as always Calvin!
It's really lazy writing but they needed Stacy on the blimp as-with no hostages-the blimp could just be shot down by the air force, but with a hostage, Bond has to go up there. But the hearing issue does explain away the stupidity!!
I can remember John Glen saying in the making of that he thought Roger could've done two more Bond films after AVTAK which I find hard to believe. I do agree that maybe this film could've benefited better with a much younger actor or even be Dalton's first Bond film, but I just can't picture AVTAK without Roger Moore. I think he also the only actor to play Bond who left on good terms. No bad blood, no bad decisions or just got tired of waiting around, just Roger going, I'm getting a tad too old for this, I'll just pass the baton on to someone else.
Apparantly when Moore was told it would be his last Bond film he replied 'I agree, it's time' and he did the 25 anniversary special to tie in with 'The Living Daylights'.
@@jamesatkinsonja actually no roger decided it.was time and retired although it could be said he jumped before being pushed🤔🤷♂️ but end of day it was his choice but i think they would have moved on even if he didn't want to leave tbh
Honestly considering in the Living Daylights they still kept in a lot of the absurdity that Roger Moore was perfect for (such as sledding down a hill in a cello case), if they were going to go in that direction they should have just brought Moore back for The Living Daylights.
@@davidjames579 totally i just read interview he gave apparently he felt he was still fit enough as still did 2 hour tennis a day and ran and did push ups etc which did surprise me and makes me wonder why there are lot of doubles in view maybe they just didn't do it very well like they did in octopussy?
I've always wondered what would've happened to Scarpine if Zorin's plan had succeeded. I mean, he helped him gun down the miners, but would Zorin have just backstabbed him (and Mortner) too? I'm also surprised by how trusting Scarpine is of his psycho boss, having his back turned during the massacre itself.
Mortner was the only person Zorin had empathy for so no , he would never hurt him and great respect for him , like a mentor/father kind of. It always possible Zorin mightve killed Scarpine but i doubt hed do it as he trusted Scarpine 100% as security chief , not to mention he liked Scarpines brutal side.
Yes! I thought the same. Many villains backstabbed their faithful henchmen. Here Mayday was heartbroken and helped Bond. But, for example Oddjob (Goldfinger)! His boss even didn't call him to get out the vault - he just closed him with 007 and the atomic bomb! And he still fought Bond! They totally ruined this character. I wouldn't even mention Pussy Galore who was still Auric's pilot after all this sh!t...
This was my first Bond film, even if it normally ranks towards the bottom of most's rankings, it holds a soft spot in my heart. When I was 10, I drew a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge fight and sent it into a kid's magazine, and it was featured there! To this day, whatever you think of the cheesiness, the fight on the Golden Gate bridge was a very unique idea for a climax coupled with John Barry's amazing score.
You can't be too old to play Bond? Err... right. Even Roger Moore thought he was too old for the role ... back when he made "FYEO". When you need a hairpiece, when you're older than the mother of the actress playing your love-interest and when your small army of stuntmen have more screen-time than you, you might be too old for the role.
I love reading watching and hearing about Rogers antics behind the scenes and the human touch he put into his work - I know it’s Bond but he truly was “The Saint”
My favorite moment in the whole movie, besides Zorin laughing as he's about to fall off The Golden Gate Bridge to his death, one of the scenes at city hall. Zorin has the gun on James and Stacy and James says "Herr Doctor Mortimer would be proud of his creation." Zorin then gives this look first to James and then the henchmen as if to say "well the thing is- wait no you're right. Anyway time to to kill these two." It's some superb facial acting by Christopher Walken haha. As always, excellent review. A View To A Kill is such a fun, ridiculous romp of a Bond movie, that it's hard not to love.
When they mentioned Zorin could speak 5 languages with no accent, I took this to mean he could speak them perfectly, with none of his original "East German" accent seeping through?
That's how I viewed it. I can speak a bit of Dutch, and my friends have said that the words and phrases I say are grammatically correct and pronounced well. But they say that despite my efforts I do speak with a heavy 'english' accent, which gives away my nationality straight away I also interpreted Zorin speaking those languages without his 'East German' accent. He speaks then with 'native' dialects
Having come into the Bond series with Daniel Craig I eventually wanted to get the other Bonds on DVD. Now I bought Roger Moore's run first seeing as he was the longest running double O I figured he'd be a good start. Watching his films I stayed away from opinions and reviews till after I'd seen them and was able to form my own opinions. Now having seen all of Moore's films I really don't understand the...Mm disdain this outing gets. Yes Moore is perhaps not in his prime anymore, and the stunt doubles are obvious. But setting that aside I feel that AVTAK is actually the perfect end to Moore's run. (My 4th favorite behind 1 The Spy Who Loved Me, 2 For Your Eyes Only, 3 Octopussy) It takes the outlandish nature of Moore's Bond films, the action, and set pieces, the charm, the wacky plots and villains that we've come to expect from his Bond and dials them all the way up. I went in with the mindset of 'I want to be entertained and have fun' and this outing delivered on both expectations. So if you can set aside the disbelief from the story and just watch it to have fun I think it really works.
Yeah! And his delicatessen skit where he plays Bond and Mrs Lomax in his FYEO review, and when he plays M and Bond in his Octopussy review, his puppet show and ALL the skits in this review!!
At 24:22 is a perfect shot of the Golden Gate and the Bridge that crosses it. And you can see Alcatraz Island in the back. This was called the Golden Gate as it led ships right to San Francisco, which was full of gold and money (and still is today, but the money is all digital). At both ends of the Bridge are cannon fortresses, with Alcatraz as the forward cannon fortress. This late 19th century triangulation was setup to ensure that any pirate ships heading into San Francisco would never get past the Golden Gate. Which is also why the Presidio Army Base was established in SF as well.
A great light-hearted thriller with nods to personal favorite cities like Paris and San Francisco in a more human time for them, with mom enjoying old classmate Chris Walken as the villain. Imperishable memories.
I love A View To A Kill and I don't care who knows, but I do really think they missed a trick not leaning into Roger's age and the general old vs young as Calvin highlighted. So how about this for an ending. Q's dog car weaves on the drive outside Stacey's house. Q looks through the camera and sees Bond's foot stop the robot. The eye looks up and sees Bond put a Ssh finger to his lips. M calls and asks Q if he's found Bond yet. Q sees Bond walk away and get into a limo with Stacey. Q replies "not yet sir, search ongoing". Then as he watches the limo pull away says "good luck 007". And we're out. Roger Moore goes off into retirement and that Bond gets a proper send off. They'd never do it as the written or unwritten rule of Bond is that you can watch any of them (pre Craig anyway) with no prior knowledge. But I think Roger earned it through 7 movies carrying the franchise. Sprinkle in a couple of lines where Bond talks about how he doesn't know how many missions he has left or that he's getting too old for this nonsense, and you have a possible classic.
Ooooft I love it, Robin! Think that would have been much more fitting. I agree, Roger certainly earned a proper send off given his dedication to the series and also how beloved he was behind the camera too by all the crew etc.
Robin Armstrong This is great, but of course back then Eon wouldn't allow us to consider the next Bond film was anything but a continuation of this Bond guy. So an actual or hinted send off wasn't allowed. That said Octopussy's ending works quite well as a suggestion that Moore as Bond has retired.
@@davidjames579 Yes exactly right. It was a hopeful dream of mine to give Roger a send off, no way Eon would interfere with their single Bond continuity.
I really like these subtle moments of acting in Roger Moore that you have observed, from that slight pause when he gets caused by the old evil guy to in FYEO when he is at Tracy's grave. Despite all the eyebrow raises and all, he is such a good actor and I am glad you are pointing these bits out.
I have to say, I've never considered myself a Bond fan but after finding your videos a year ago I've learned a ton about the character and the Bond films as a whole. I know James Bond is a character so large that even if you've never watched the films you know him and you do a fantastic job on helping someone like me get into the universe and the characters. Keep up the great work.
Didn't 'The Living Daylights' (on VHS/DVD) have a disclaimer about the Red Cross? I thought there were indications in 'Octopussy' of where 'A View To A Kill' would end up. Honestly, I've only ever watched this through once and it was clear that the series needed a re-think. It's a very indifferent overall film, despite some great casting. The good aspects just don't manage any real traction.
21:57 The best line in all of Bond: "I'm about to make the same mistake twice." Brilliant; Zorin was a better adversary than Bond deserved this time out.
When you discussed the opening credits (in my top five bond credits so far) you hit the point on the head which was the attempt to blend old and new. The script definitely felt contemporary but there was clear hesitation to update the rest of the production by keeping the original cast and John Glen’s direction still struggles to break out because of it. Because of that this film just feels awkward despite moments of sheer brilliance and scale (Walken, the climax on the Golden Gate Bridge, and John Barry’s amazing score)
Grace Jones must be top 5 henchperson of any film! Also, the "California Girls" scene is a bit cringeworthy, but definitely better than the tarzan cry in Octopussy. I believe it was another nod to the youth of the day seeing that David Lee Roths version of this song was a top 5 hit in late 1984 when AVTAK was being filmed.
I don't think Roger was to old to play Bond at this point, He was to old for the way the character was written. Characters, like real people presumably age. They should have leaned into that a little. Say like "Wrath of Khan". I would have had Tibbit be a young man, a new agent eager to be a double O. He thinks Bond is in his way and should just retire. Lots of fun jabs between the two about the generational differences. Of course Bond eventually proves his worth to the kid with his experience, and the kid shows Bond some new tricks. That would have been fun I think.
This was the first Bond film I saw in the theater, so I'll always have a fondness for it and I'll always be grateful I got to see a Moore Bond film in the theater when it came out. As crazy as this movie is, the interaction between Moore and Macnee is a highlight of the series for me, as is the title song. Thanks for doing these reviews---great fun!!
This is actually one of my favourite bond films, mainly for the fascinatingly bizzare villain duo with Walken and Grace Jones, i dont think bond being older is too much of a problem they could have "aged him with grace" more.
Yayyyy! Finally AVTAK! Everybody’s waited so long for this review. I was laughing and crying through the entire review, it has been my absolute favourite so far! Keep up the amazing work and this definitely gets a 👍
Indeed. I must been burst out laughing every few minutes as the review went on. Rather glad that this was not livestreamed. Among the weaker film; among the best retrospective thereof!
I remember seeing this at the cinema and everyone laughing at the Beach Boys bit - sadly once you've seen it, it's just laboured. Another excellent, balanced review from Calvin - although we fiftysomethings can walk a bit, I promise, they might not have been filming around Roger *that* much!
Yeah I think the awkward action scenes and lack of running is more of a "Roger Moore" thing than a "people in their mid-to-late 50s" thing. I never considered his age to be the problem in this movie - rather, the problem is that he moves as stiff and inflexible as someone at least a decade older than he was at the time. He doesn't look particularly fit at all.
@@retrogamesreloaded I think it would have worked well with the - at its core - grounded concept and dark tones, especially when you campare it to Octopussy which was way over the top (even when it is in a good way). On the other hand, Dalton hat probably the best possible first appearance a new Bond actor can have.
@@bonghunezhou5051 Yes, absolutely! I love For Your Eyes Only, it's such a departure from the rest of the Moore series (guess the producers felt they had to bring the series back to earth - figuratively and literally - after Moonraker).
This is one that I want to like more but I really have to be in the mood for it. Roger's age isn't the issue. It's like Dalton said: it's just not believable that this Bond could do what he does. He snowboards, dangles from a ladder, hangs from a blimp and fights a much younger Walken on top of a bridge. And the complete lack of effort to hide the stunt men takes me out of the film. Roger is great as always but this should have been the first film for a new Bond. It's clearly aimed at a younger audience.
I was briefly employed by Zoran, over a decade after this movie came out, when they bought the company I was working for at the time. Much hilarity about Christopher Walken's blimp was had. Zoran actually was a Silicon Valley company (though they had a significant operation in Israel) in a similar business to the fictional company, which is probably why they were so eager to issue the disclaimer. I wonder if this was discovered late in production.
Thank you Calvin. Your in depth reviews are so good that I always break out a bottle of wine to enjoy them with. Although you almost killed me, as I was taking a mouthful during the 'Mayday tracking Tanya through the mines' scene. Made me laugh so hard that I almost choked to death. Absolutely love your content!
Unfortunately, they started filming before Moore's facelift had a chance to settle. When you have a lift like Moore had, your skin always looks too tight for a while. You can see that by the time Moore started promoting the film, his face is already looking much more natural.
I was 13 in 1985 and AVTAK was my first Bond film and I was mesmerized!!! Roger Moore and AVTAK will always be my favorite Bond and Bond film. Of all of RM’s Bond films I’d say Octopussy was his best though.
Fun bit of trivia: Jenny Flex is played by Allison Doody, who five years later played Elsa in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This means two of the villains from that film are played by former Bond villains, the other being Donovan, who's played by Julian Glover, who played Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only.
AVTAK is one of my guilty pleasures of the Bond films. The score is brilliant, and, as you say, Calvin, it's a fun film despite its flaws and quirkiness.
A brilliant, detailed and very funny analysis. Terrific, as always. Thank you Calvin. This is one of my faves but definitely due to subjective nostalgia! As you say, it is great fun and perfect if you go with it and have some fun. Thank you.
About the ending… don’t know if anyone has suggested when Bond chucks the towel at Q’s robot, it can signify Moore throwing in the towel on the role?
I love that interpretation! Never occured to me before but yes, throwing in the towel on the role is a fun metaphor to end on!
I never thought of that!! That’s brilliant
@@calvindyson why is the Top 10 Gunbarrel Sequences were Taken Off? I've wish you Kept that Video On Your Page. Also I've been trying Mate to Contact You For Some Time to do an Interview with Me For Our Bond Theory Group Page. please Contact Me As Soon As You Can!!!
@@purplebondsaiyan2987 I think Calvin’s also taken off the Moneypenny ranking video as well, but I don’t mind too much
@@sashaking1115 Also he seems to have abandoned Penelope Smallbones memorable moments😆
There’s something about the way Max Zorin laughs just before he falls to his death that really stuck with me. Idk why, but it’s one of the most iconic villain deaths of all time for me. Is he laughing in disbelief? Is he laughing at the irony? Is he laughing because he’s insane? It’s a bit of everything and it embodies his character so well for me in a memorable way.
I think he's laughing in the face of death, similar to what Mortner/Glaub does in the seconds before the airship explodes.
I agree, and would say all 3 in the span of 2 seconds!!
I always assumed he was laughing because of how funny the old guy sounds yelling out “MAAAXXX!!”
@@PsychoMetalKid That is also a possibility!
(because he is Christopher Walken, which does everything as nobody expects)
Also it's pretty brutal how he shoots all those people drowning in the water....
I think he was a proven psychopath in the movie
A View To A Kill is such a guilty pleasure for me along with The World Is Not Enough, I love the music especially. John Barry's score is incredible in this.
Hey, I'm glad to discover there are in fact some people who can enjoy watching AVTAK, rather than the movie making them want to gouge their eyes out in a heady combination of boredom and disgust. Still... if you put a gun to my head and forced me to watch either this or one of Craig's last 2 Bond movies, I'd choose this every time. Heck, I never even thought it possible for me to say anything like this about any more recent bond movies, but I'd much rather watch DAF, AVTAK and DAD back to back than watch Spectre or NTTD again.
@@DM-kv9kj A View To A Kill is a guilty pleasure for sure.
I love View to a Kill. I fully recognize that it's camp absurdity, but it entertains me to no end. I wouldn't even call it a guilty pleasure, it's just a straight up delight to watch for me. I fully understand why some Bond diehards might dislike it, but, what can I say? Just about every character is... well, a character. There's not a moment in this movie where I'm bored.
"No one ever leaves the KGB. Except me. In the very next film."
Roger Moore cooking show titles...
"A View to a Grill"
"For Your Pies Only"
"Moon Baker"
"Live and Let Diet"
"The Pie Who Loved Me"
"The Man With The Golden Buns"
"Live And Let Fry"
"Oct Au Jus sy"
License to Grill?
GoldenFry
Tomorrow Never Fries
"No Time to Fry"
"Fry Another Day"
"The World Is Not Fried Enough"
"The World Is Not Un Oeuf!"
"I don't think anyone can be too old to play James Bond"
Lazenby confirmed for Bond 26
George Lazenby is Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Never Take Advice From Your Agent Again.
Bring back Brosnan. He always said it was unfinished business with Bond first when he was dropped for Dalton and then when he was dropped for Craig.
Damn, I was always holding out for Adam West (RIP Adam), but, yeah, I'd like to see Lazenby again as Bond.
@@paulandrew6457 Old Brosnan is great and he could nail it.
Uh, with Brosnan as the villain - he's said he'd love to do that - and he would be great!
Love Roger's approach to acting - 'say the words & don't bump into the furniture'.
That one interview with Roger Moore. Roger said this "I was only about 400 years to old for the role" That has the be one of the funniest tihings an actor admit they shemselves where to old to play the role. I wonder if Tom Cruise would be willing to say something like this?
He really should have left after For Your Eyes Only.
Yeah but the thetan energy waves are helping Tom Cruise do stunts and action sequences that guys 20-30 years his junior would struggle with. Plastic surgery is also far more sophisticated with whatever little touchups Tom had done, far more subtle than Sir Roger's facelift. I thought he achieved peak leather face handsome in Octopussy, too. Shame but imagine the pressure and how we'll feel near 60 if in that position. Timothy Dalton turned down View to a Kill so Roger had to step up to the plate..
If Tom Cruise is still headlining Mission: Impossible films as he approaches 70 I reserve the right to change my opinion ;-)
@@amoeboidtendencies5137 That's because Cruise is an athlete. Moore was more of an old school, matinee idol gentleman who doesn't do rough stuff. That's the opposite of Connery who was convincing as an action hero when he was well into his 60's.
Classic Gamer64 Unlikely since Cruise had Russell Crowe describe him as a Young Man in The Mummy (2017). Cruise is two years OLDER than Crowe.
Too old, too old.
The dress they put Moneypenny in is quite tragic. It looks like the costume designer went to the old lady department at Walmart.
It's a sad way for Maxwell's tenure to end for sure, like they're making out she's an old maid or something which is really unfair to the character and the actress.
@@calvindyson , agreed. It’s disrespectful to her.
It really did a disservice to Lois and made her look an old maid. Quite disrespectful to one of the linchpins of the franchise.
@@calvindyson Jenny flex vs may day martial arts practice who will win if may day try to kiss jenny how jenny stop?
@@JWBabaYaga may day vs Jenny flex who win win martial arts practice
re: Moore and Macnee chemistry. They played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in a 1976 TV movie with John Huston as Professor Moriarty.
That's right and that was rather a good film plus they also teamed up again in the Sea Wolves
This movie is definitely one of my favorites. Not only is an older James Bond acceptable, but the chemistry between Moore and Macnee is also very refreshing. I once heard someone argue for a series of films with the two actors, where Moore would play a wealthy adventurer with Macnee as his valet and sidekick. I would absolutely love to see a series like that.
They played Holmes and Watson in Sherlock Holmes In New York (1976)
Yeah!!!!!
@@davidjames579 may day vs Jenny flex who will dominate in martial arts practice??
For me, the Golden Gate Bridge sequence, Christopher Walken and Barry's score are the highlights of this film. By the way, Calvin, your impression of Mr Aubergine is excellent!
The film that made me fall in love with the Bond franchise and that made me a hardcore Bond fan. The title song, the soundtrack, the Golden Gate Bridge fight, Zorin’s blimp, May Day’s sacrifice, etc. I saw all these elements and I was hooked. Don’t know if I’d be a part of this fandom if it wasn’t for A View to a Kill.
Roll Credits!
Duran Duran's A View To a Kill rocks
It’s a good movie. It should have been written better but overall it’s pretty good
Still one of the worst Bond films
@@ramencurry6672 Its one of the worst
May Day: "What a view."
Max Zorin: "To a kill."
As cheesy as it is... I do like it when movies say the title.
May Day: "Vilken utsikt." (What a view)
Zorin: "Tokyo."
That was the hilariously inept subtitle translation on a Swedish VHS of this I got in the 90's.
In most bond movies the people be saying the title of the movie.
@@discovolante777 😂😂 that's the best ineptitude ever!
@@thedarkknightman6150 yeah but when they say a title that no regular person could say in a non bond related conversation. It's makes it more funnier. Like the more outlandish the bond title, the funnier it is.
@@roguebritgravy1 "What a Quantum" "Of Solaaaaaaace"
I’m in two minds about this film: on the one hand, I really feel it would’ve been improved if it were Dalton’s first film. As you said, the film can’t quite decide whether it wants to change with the times or just keep on as they’ve always done, and it feels very uneven as a result. While I would never accuse Moore of phoning in a performance (he was far too professional), there is a slight “business as usual” air to his performance which I feel wouldn’t have been there with a new actor eager to prove themselves in the role. (Heck, his very casting feels lethargic - Cubby had seen off Connery and NSNA, so it’s not as if he needed Roger anymore, but, from what I’ve gathered, he just didn’t feel like going through the recasting process). Also Dalton lending his darker take on the role would’ve fit the darker air of the Zorin character and made it less tonally uneven.
So, yeah, I have no qualms saying I wish this was a Tim film instead of Roger. After all, he had done six Bond films already, his tenure wouldn’t have been hurt by ending a film sooner (and maybe I’m a wee bit miffed that Dalton’s tenure came to such an abrupt end).
However, if Dalton had been Bond in this film, then they probably would’ve cast a younger actor to play Tibbet opposite him. It’s no secret that I’m a massive fan of The Avengers, and I love Patrick MacNee, so to lose him would’ve been a real shame. His scenes are the highlight of the film for me. In fact, I wish he was in the film for longer. Heck, I genuinely think the film would be improved if you cut the Stacey character entirely and just had Bond and Tibbet as an OAP world-saving duo. You may say “BenCol you’ve gone mad! A Bond film without a Bond Girl? That’s insane! Leave this fandom immediately!” And yeah, I’d be inclined to agree with you, except Moore has much more chemistry with MacNee than he does with Tanya Roberts, I’d think it’d be more fun to watch. I mean, yeah, it’d be a radical departure from the typical Bond formula, but then I feel AVTAK falls down because it plays it too formulaic, so it would help alleviate that problem.
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OK, maybe I have gone a little bit mad, but watching Bond snowboard to a crap Beach Boys cover can do that to a person.
I'd have loved it if Patrick MacNee had stayed around for the whole film. He has Roger-like instant charm and affability and the pair have such a genuine chemistry I'd have loved to see that continue throughout the film!
I know many people say Dalton should have been in this movie but I can not see him in this film, at all. This is more of a Brosnan film.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Agreed. If Dalton had done it they would have had to do a massive change in the script to make it work.
@@calvindyson Agreed given Chuck Lee doesn't serve much purpose later on.
2 thing's basically octopussy was VERY successful so they realised people still liked Roger's Moores bond and they felt it made sense to have him again in view of the strong box office for that film and beating sean Connery! 2nd of roger had bailed out wouldn't it have gone to Brosnan? I know he was their choice after Moore and was signed up until he couldn't get out of his contract for Steele so it wouldn't have been tim anyways unless Brosnan would still have been tied up in 1984 to?🤷♂️
Actually the Eiffel Tower was EON's idea. They'd intended it for Moonraker, what with that filming in France, but in typical EON fashion, when they dropped it, they intended to come back to it in a future film.
I still feel like this movie is all about the villains. Roger Moore awesome as usual, but I’m one of the people who find his age a tad distracting. But the villains, I love Zorin and May Day so much. Walken is clearly having a blast and May Day is such an exotic and interesting femme fatale that it’s hard to not like her.
I completely agree, Zorin and May Day really do MAKE this one. They're absolutely terrific!
Yep, could not agree more.
@@calvindyson They're the best thing about this along with the theme tune, which I'm a great fan of. Stacey could have been better - I would have liked to see more of the tough Stacey who points a gun at Bond in her home, rather than screaming "James! James!" all the time.
@@calvindyson Walken has been great in every performance I’ve seen him in, (including “More Cowbell”)!
Grace Jones has never been a real actress, but she is GREAT at playing up her Grace Jones Mythos!! I found it very unusual that she sacrificed her life to help Bond! But I loved her in the role, and was one of the most interesting henchperson-turned-Bond girl! Grace would probably punch you in the face, (or somewhere more painful), if you called her a “Bond Girl”!
@@Geezer-yf8hv I figured MayDay wasn't sacrificing her life for Bond's sake, per se. Rather, she was so pissed off woth Zorin's betrayal that she decided to do ANYTHING to get back at him, even if it meant working with the enemy (Bond) or even potentially dying. She was ready to escape to safety with Bond....until she realized the bomb would need to be manually driven out of the mine to ensure Zorin's plan failed. In that moment she decided that her need for revenge was stronger than her need to live. And although she'd die in the explosion, she'd also be given the chance to glare directly at the blimp as a final "fuck you!" to Zorin for betraying her.
42:17 "Yes, we played Bridge together. He lost." -James Bond
Back in 1985 me and my pals laughed at Bond's flares in the gun barrel sequence at the cinema. We were only ten.
While the Paris Eiffel Tower scene seemed to be pointless, it ended up being a pivotal point of Duran Duran’s music video.
The John Barry score is great in this movie. Especially the composition that plays during the pre-title sequence.
Indeed, he brings his A game to this one. Probably one of his more underrated Bond scores, I'd say.
Very much so. One of his very best
Yes!! Love the use of the wailing electric guitar over the more classic score in the ‘snow job’ cue. Think this and the living daylights are some of his most interesting bond work!
Agree. There is a track on the cd called "Bond Escapes Roller" - what the hell does that title mean?
Wine With Stacey is an absolute EPIC
It's definitely gone up in my rankings when revisiting it in later life. A big plus for me is Patrick Macnee; having Roger end his tenure as Bond by essentially being teamed up with John Steed (albeit all too briefly) is just pure spy fan service. The pair of them are great together and you can really sense the fun Roger is having, improvising lines and playing with the past awkwardness between Cubby and Patrick, plus the Rolls he's driving was literally Cubby's car!
They should've not killing out Tibbett. He might've been quite helpful in Dalton Era.
Or EON should've brought Macnee in much earlier, in 1960s-1970s.
@@Olya290795 He was great for sure, not sure if he'd have agreed to an appearance in the 60s though, there was a lot of friction between Cubby and Patrick after Cubby had convinced Honor Blackman to quit The Avengers for Goldfinger.
@@SPRSinglePlayerRacing Pretty cool to think both Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg played memorable roles in both series. Patrick McNee made it the triple.
Why was their awkwardness between cubby and Patrick?
@@joshbaker1581 It purely stemmed from Cubby convincing Honor Blackman to quit The Avengers for Goldfinger and then obviously a similar thing happened later with Diana Rigg too, so there was some friction between the pair reported at the time, but buried by the time of VtaK
Moore and Macnee got to know each other well through their years filming in adjacent studios at Elstree. Moore on The Saint and Macnee on The Avengers. Moore was renowned for playing practical jokes on the casts of the other shows being filmed. There's a few behind the scenes photos of him popping out of cupboards and things during a take on The Avengers.😁
I've recently seen a photo of Roger doing a blackboard drawing of Cliff Richard during a break in filming when Cliff was making one of his films in an adjacent studio.
Mr. Bond, Youre needed.
I love how Walken suddenly slips and falls into his own New York accent: “Get ‘em back to work!”
For me, the definition of a guilty pleasure. A View to a Kill would not be nearly as watchable if not for Christopher Walken.
"Impossible! Max Zorin is a leading French industrialist! A staunch anti-Communist!"
Says the man who six years earlier was duped by French industrialist Hugo Drax into thinking he was a harmless guy.
I like the idea that the odds are against Bond that even his own government won't support him.. That's how powerful and influential the bad guy is. Also revisited in Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day and Quantum Of Solace.
@@davidjames579 Bond's missions were never once hindered because of any villain's influence in his government. That was always a gimmick that was never fully taken advantage of.
@@davidjames579 Oddly a plot point used for Johnny English 1+3!
@@jamesatkinsonja Gogol didnt have a prob with Zorin as KGB agent , something tells me the mine massacre wasnt the first time hed killed people , to Scarpine it was just a dirty job that needed to be done
Just as a sidenote: in 1985, president of France was François Mitterrand. A literal communist, turned "socialist". So hearing the words "French" and "anti-Communist" in one sentence in the 1980s was laughable. No wonder we now talk about Thatcher and Reagan (and to some extend Kohl) as anti-Communist fighters but not Mitterrand.
At the very least, this movie has the best deleted line from James Bond himself "Fuck him, you know, who needs him" :)
Context and sauce?
@@tlshortyshorty5810 theres a deleted scene from this movie where when Stacey is fired and Roger moore fluffs his line , its really funny :)
Heinz Ketchup
@@colinmale3331 YES indeed haha
@@DafyddBrooks Howe wasnt a victim , he was prolly in Zorins pocket and knew about op MS
View to a kill is a harmless, 2 hrs of Sunday afternoon bond fun. The VHS brought me enjoyment as a child and for all its faults, it holds a place in my heart, as do all the bond films.
It's a post Sunday roast, cup of tea on the sofa fun for all the family. I can't give it a higher compliment then that
You are so right!!!!!
I agree, and I think that’s my problem with NTTD… while it’s a very good film, if that and Die Another Day were on at the same time, I’d go for DAD.
Well said George All Bond films are 2 hours of Sunday afternoon fun.
Perfect description!
If they did show Moore coming out of the lake, fully clothed & out of breath, it would have reminded me of the stiumlator scene in Moonraker.
24:50 "They're looking at San Francisco instead of Silicon Valley." THANK YOU FOR THIS! San Francisco is NOT Silicon Valley, but Hollywood films always imply that it is.
Like how New York is the Statue of Liberty, or Australia is the Sydney Opera House.
Casing the "Big One" in California anywhere near the coast would totally ruin the states economy and ability to manufacture. All non-local industries would be ground to a halt for months if not years.
Word. That said, as a San Jose native, I get it. I love San Jose, but it's not exactly a sexy city. I went to grad school in Massachusetts and quicky learned I had to tell people I'm from SF if I wanted them to have any idea what I was talking about. "San Jose... near L.A., right?" is what I got constantly. San Francisco is just the iconic city in the Bay.
And @Clay3613, yes, the Hayward Fault in particular is well overdue for a big one. It's gonna be a disaster.
At the end of the Bond/Mayday love scene there’s a little musical sting from a solo trumpet. Every time I watch I always think “is that trumpet meant to be playing the first line of God Save the Queen?” Does anybody else hear it too? Because it sounds almost, but not exactly, like it. Enough to make me think it is supposed to be GSTQ, but also not enough like GSTQ to make me think that it’s not supposed to. I’ve also never seen anyone talk about it - when talking about the weirdest Bond moments, “the time Bond bonked a woman to the national anthem” is never brought up - so maybe I’m just reading too much into a coincidence. But then it could be a riff on the “the things I do for England” line from YOLT. Or maybe Bond’s such a patriot that that’s just what he hears in his head whenever he orgasms.
I dunno, if it were any other actor I’d chalk it up to coincidence, but this is the Roger era: silliness and patriotic gestures are staples of his tenure, so it wouldn’t be too out of character. But then, if it was what they were going for, why doesn’t it sound quite right? Almost as if the trumpeter was playing it from memory but couldn’t quite remember the notes.
I've never picked up the 'God Save the Queen' cue! EXCELLENT spot, BenCol! I just played that moment and you can totally hear it. Though maybe the final note of the tune is different? Love the idea that it's there as a little subtle 'things I do for England' moment. Kind of makes the moment even funnier too which is great!
@@calvindyson I don't have a twitter or patreon account but I have an idea for a Bond related video. Which Bond girls lives have changed the most after meeting Bond? (the surviving characters not dead ones) For example Kara in the living daylights went from a semi pro cellist in Bratislava to finding her confidence and doing a world tour as a professional cellist.
BenCol Brings new meaning to On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The bottle the pills came in, could you read the label to me sir? Yessir, I'll hold...
Oh man, the John Barry track that plays during the bridge fight is just 👌🏻
Cubby: "That dastardly McClory had the indecency to remake Thunderball. Now, let's go remake Goldfinger."
And I'm very much in the Should've Been Dalton camp. Outside of the Tibbet scenes (which are such pure gold that they'd leave Gert Fröbe frothing at the mouth), Roger feels out of place and doesn't really click with the cast around him. We can assume that with Timothy in the role, the movie's more desperate attempts at laughs would've been dropped. And maybe he could've elevated that rather dull fire truck chase with some actual stunts. I don't know if he could've made Tanya Roberts seem less helpless, though. Perhaps the filmmakers wouldn't have played down the actress's athleticism so much if the main lead were more fit and energetic...?
Getting rid of the lame humor and actually having the actors doing the stunts would have helped this film a lot [as would re-casting Stacey].
With the exception of movies like From Russia With Love and Casino Royale, there are about three main Bond plots.
1. GOLDFINGER: The villain's plot revolves around destroying/decreasing something in order to enrich/empower themselves. Examples include Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The World Is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace. Possibly Goldeneye.
2. THUNDERBALL: The outlandish plan of a supervillain has the world at stake. Examples include You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Die Another Day. Possibly Spectre.
3. DR. NO. A mysterious villain with a secret plan to indirectly cause all sorts of trouble for other world powers. Most of the Thunderball family borrows a bit from this, but this group also includes Live and Let Die, and The Man With the Golden Gun. Possibly Tomorrow Never Dies as well.
@@Blokewood3 mrs Presley couldve been Stacey
Grace Jones truly does steal the show..her screen presents is just phenomenal....
I had the pleasure of meeting her quite a few times as a child.
My family used to work at island records in West London.
She's an extremely elegant woman. She's an incredibly imposing individual in person..what you see is absolutely what you get.
Ever since being a kid, this one has ALWAYS been high on my list. Not every Bond film needs to be top notch at the level of OHMSS, LTK or CR but to have one like AVTAK is why I just adore it. Its bizarre in many places but it works. Also, I actually find the plot refreshing and while it does feel dated, I prefer this to FYEO and Octopussy because the Cold War elements just don't resonate. AVTAK actually felt like a turning point in the Bond series and have nothing but absolute praise for and it does have one of John Barry's most phenomenal scores.
Lol you know you're grasping a straws to defend a movie when your defense is literally, "not every movie has to be top notch"
That the Zorin Industries twitter page exists is testament to the fun you can get out of this film. It has its fans and one of my friends can't get enough out of Walken and Jones. At least its not boring or overstays its welcome like Spectre for instance, though whenever its on TV or in my mind I always think that the film skips the whole oil section and just goes from Bonds underwater escape straight to the official in city hall being shot. That subplot could have been cut and nothing would really be missed.
Skyfall style intergenerational conflict would have really suited this film well. Daniel Craig with the grey stubble and bad aim got that point across better than Moore with the facelift and constant stunt doubles. At least he did his own driving stunts with operating a firetruck (reportedly the stuntman was too short to use the pedals and Moore had lorry driving experience) but it could have been done much better here.
Very good comparison with Skyfall with what could have been! Completely agree!
Wait, Moore drove a truck earlier in his career? Interesting
This is one of the worst Bond's. No way is Spectre worse than this.
@@Zack_410 It absolutely is. Horrible villain and the Bond is Daniel Craig.
Like all bond films it has it's flaws but for me it's one of the best and unique. The music, the clash of Moore and Walken - the supporting cast, it's the bond film I remember most from childhood. I think his age while at points raise an eyebrow feels kind of part of and adds to the end of era swan song theme.
I remember watching this for its British TV premier on 31st January 1990. I had to go to bed halfway through as the film broke for news at 10.
6:02 I always had this strange feeling that Roger Moore was staring into Miss Moneypenny’s soul
There's something so weird going on with his eyes there isn't there... It's like he literally walked on set after waking up from a nap and he's trying to look awake or something...
His eyes are so wide
I will say something extremely unpopular: I LOVE THIS MOVIE, and it's one of my favourite 007 films ever, with Goldeneye, Licence to kill, The living daylights, Live and let die, From Russia with love and On her maiesty's secret service. Is it full of flaws? Yes! Is it the best James bond movie with Roger Moore? Probabily not. But its general, more serious tone than for example TMWTGG, Moonraker and Octopussy's ones, the amazing title track performed by Duran Duran and the exciting soundtrack (Barry is a God), Walken' performance, Tanya Roberts' beauty (I must confess: I fell in love with her when i was 13) and Grace Jones' menacing appereance for me put this film in the top 5 of the entire 007 saga. The only problems that irritate me a bit are the visible stunt doubles replacing Moore during the dangerous scenes and the fact that maybe it would have been a better film if they had presented Moore's Bond as an aging spy or replacing it with Dalton or Brolin. I will adore AVTAK forever for the entertaintment that gives to me. I hope that what I wrote is without mistakes, but English is not my first language.
Good job Calvin, keep it up!!! 😃👍👌
That female KGB agent being Anya from The Spy Who Loved Me would have been perfect.
She was going to be Anya but the actress didn't want to return.
This was the first bond film I ever saw. Still watch it regularly and I even went to visit the filming locations. It's a crazy movie and the villains are great. And the music is amazing throughout.
Interesting take on the issue of age in this film. Contrast this film with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which fully embraces the age of the characters, even using it as a key theme--as to whether Kirk, McCoy, Spock are so old that they are no longer relevant in a changing era. In AVTAK, they pretty much try to pretend that Bond never gets old, even when the evidence is clear that he has.
I agree 100%. The Star Trek films recognized that these characters were getting older. That's why it's easier to accept an elderly Kirk as opposed to an older Bond that really never went through a lengthy character arc.
John Barry's score is a great. Roger is great in the role as always (he is my second favourite Bond, Lazenby is my favourite) but if this film had Dalton as Bond with a darker tone, it could of gone down as one of the best Bond films, A Dalton vs Walken fight on the golden gate bridge would have a been brilliant
In the 1980s, I worked at a toy manufacturing plant called Flexible Flyer. One of the things we made were plastic rocking horses. Several different styles, but our smallest one was actually manufactured by a plastics company called Zorin. They would ship them in by the box loads, then we would unpack them, paint them, and package them with the hardware and frames before shipping them off to Sears, Walmart, and whoever else bought them from us. I remember seeing this disclaimer the first time I saw this movie and immediately assumed they were talking about the company we got our little plastic horses from.
This is probably my favourite Roger Moore Bond film. My favourite villain and a soundtrack that keeps me distracted from the stunt doubles byl the amount of head banging I do.
If you listen closely at the end you can hear General Gogol say "on the contrary, admiral" so I believe that this M character is meant to be the same as Admiral Hardgrave (however you spell it) from the Spy who loved me
I've always assumed that Stacey didn't hear the blimp was because of the massive explosion that took out MayDay. Her hearing must've been comprised.... Great and funny review as always Calvin!
It's really lazy writing but they needed Stacy on the blimp as-with no hostages-the blimp could just be shot down by the air force, but with a hostage, Bond has to go up there. But the hearing issue does explain away the stupidity!!
I can remember John Glen saying in the making of that he thought Roger could've done two more Bond films after AVTAK which I find hard to believe. I do agree that maybe this film could've benefited better with a much younger actor or even be Dalton's first Bond film, but I just can't picture AVTAK without Roger Moore.
I think he also the only actor to play Bond who left on good terms. No bad blood, no bad decisions or just got tired of waiting around, just Roger going, I'm getting a tad too old for this, I'll just pass the baton on to someone else.
Apparantly when Moore was told it would be his last Bond film he replied 'I agree, it's time' and he did the 25 anniversary special to tie in with 'The Living Daylights'.
@@jamesatkinsonja actually no roger decided it.was time and retired although it could be said he jumped before being pushed🤔🤷♂️ but end of day it was his choice but i think they would have moved on even if he didn't want to leave tbh
Honestly considering in the Living Daylights they still kept in a lot of the absurdity that Roger Moore was perfect for (such as sledding down a hill in a cello case), if they were going to go in that direction they should have just brought Moore back for The Living Daylights.
@@philfitnesspt6139 He always said the decider for him was when he found out from Tanya Roberts that her mother was younger than him.
@@davidjames579 totally i just read interview he gave apparently he felt he was still fit enough as still did 2 hour tennis a day and ran and did push ups etc which did surprise me and makes me wonder why there are lot of doubles in view maybe they just didn't do it very well like they did in octopussy?
23:55 "I can see my house from here. Oh, that's not a good thing, is it?". I actually spat out my coffee. Hilarious!!
At 4:50 had me in stitches! "Is there even a toilet in this thing?!" 😂😂😂 Well played Calvin!! 😂😂😂
I've always wondered what would've happened to Scarpine if Zorin's plan had succeeded. I mean, he helped him gun down the miners, but would Zorin have just backstabbed him (and Mortner) too? I'm also surprised by how trusting Scarpine is of his psycho boss, having his back turned during the massacre itself.
Mortner was the only person Zorin had empathy for so no , he would never hurt him and great respect for him , like a mentor/father kind of. It always possible Zorin mightve killed Scarpine but i doubt hed do it as he trusted Scarpine 100% as security chief , not to mention he liked Scarpines brutal side.
Yes! I thought the same. Many villains backstabbed their faithful henchmen. Here Mayday was heartbroken and helped Bond. But, for example Oddjob (Goldfinger)! His boss even didn't call him to get out the vault - he just closed him with 007 and the atomic bomb! And he still fought Bond! They totally ruined this character. I wouldn't even mention Pussy Galore who was still Auric's pilot after all this sh!t...
Another one I've enjoyed much more on a recent watch. I like Roger in it (always great though), stunt doubles not withstanding.
Totally agree! Every now and then it almost looks like Les Dawson is doubling for Bond!
This was my first Bond film, even if it normally ranks towards the bottom of most's rankings, it holds a soft spot in my heart. When I was 10, I drew a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge fight and sent it into a kid's magazine, and it was featured there! To this day, whatever you think of the cheesiness, the fight on the Golden Gate bridge was a very unique idea for a climax coupled with John Barry's amazing score.
I love that you described this is as aggressively 80s. That’s how I tell my friends about it.
Well, it is 1985. That's like the height of the 80s lol
@@campfortson4387 lol absolutely
You can't be too old to play Bond? Err... right.
Even Roger Moore thought he was too old for the role ... back when he made "FYEO".
When you need a hairpiece, when you're older than the mother of the actress playing your love-interest and when your small army of stuntmen have more screen-time than you, you might be too old for the role.
"The pair are disturbed, and I mean that in the sense that they're interrupted..." Why is that so funny?! 😂
I love reading watching and hearing about Rogers antics behind the scenes and the human touch he put into his work - I know it’s Bond but he truly was “The Saint”
My favorite moment in the whole movie, besides Zorin laughing as he's about to fall off The Golden Gate Bridge to his death, one of the scenes at city hall. Zorin has the gun on James and Stacy and James says "Herr Doctor Mortimer would be proud of his creation." Zorin then gives this look first to James and then the henchmen as if to say "well the thing is- wait no you're right. Anyway time to to kill these two." It's some superb facial acting by Christopher Walken haha. As always, excellent review. A View To A Kill is such a fun, ridiculous romp of a Bond movie, that it's hard not to love.
Your accents/impersonations have made quantum leaps forward over the years. 😄 Kudos, Calvin. Love this video.
When they mentioned Zorin could speak 5 languages with no accent, I took this to mean he could speak them perfectly, with none of his original "East German" accent seeping through?
That's how I viewed it.
I can speak a bit of Dutch, and my friends have said that the words and phrases I say are grammatically correct and pronounced well. But they say that despite my efforts I do speak with a heavy 'english' accent, which gives away my nationality straight away
I also interpreted Zorin speaking those languages without his 'East German' accent. He speaks then with 'native' dialects
@@alexgreenwood404 Maybe Bowie wouldve played him with a german accent , we will never know
Having come into the Bond series with Daniel Craig I eventually wanted to get the other Bonds on DVD. Now I bought Roger Moore's run first seeing as he was the longest running double O I figured he'd be a good start. Watching his films I stayed away from opinions and reviews till after I'd seen them and was able to form my own opinions. Now having seen all of Moore's films I really don't understand the...Mm disdain this outing gets. Yes Moore is perhaps not in his prime anymore, and the stunt doubles are obvious. But setting that aside I feel that AVTAK is actually the perfect end to Moore's run. (My 4th favorite behind 1 The Spy Who Loved Me, 2 For Your Eyes Only, 3 Octopussy) It takes the outlandish nature of Moore's Bond films, the action, and set pieces, the charm, the wacky plots and villains that we've come to expect from his Bond and dials them all the way up. I went in with the mindset of 'I want to be entertained and have fun' and this outing delivered on both expectations. So if you can set aside the disbelief from the story and just watch it to have fun I think it really works.
I can set aside my disbelief but Moonraker and this are too ridiculous.
@@Zack_410 i thought double earthquake was surprisingly realistic for 007
I know it is a very flawed movie, but I love it so much. I just like how campy it is, while some scenes still manage to have a high impact ❤️
Calvin videos are so funny how about a top 10 of Calvin’s funny moments always like the one with the bond music playing when Calvin opens his fridge
Yeah! And his delicatessen skit where he plays Bond and Mrs Lomax in his FYEO review, and when he plays M and Bond in his Octopussy review, his puppet show and ALL the skits in this review!!
And the Moonraker review where he plays the Henchman Hotline guy
At 24:22 is a perfect shot of the Golden Gate and the Bridge that crosses it. And you can see Alcatraz Island in the back. This was called the Golden Gate as it led ships right to San Francisco, which was full of gold and money (and still is today, but the money is all digital). At both ends of the Bridge are cannon fortresses, with Alcatraz as the forward cannon fortress. This late 19th century triangulation was setup to ensure that any pirate ships heading into San Francisco would never get past the Golden Gate. Which is also why the Presidio Army Base was established in SF as well.
A great light-hearted thriller with nods to personal favorite cities like Paris and San Francisco in a more human time for them, with mom enjoying old classmate Chris Walken as the villain. Imperishable memories.
I love A View To A Kill and I don't care who knows, but I do really think they missed a trick not leaning into Roger's age and the general old vs young as Calvin highlighted. So how about this for an ending.
Q's dog car weaves on the drive outside Stacey's house.
Q looks through the camera and sees Bond's foot stop the robot.
The eye looks up and sees Bond put a Ssh finger to his lips.
M calls and asks Q if he's found Bond yet.
Q sees Bond walk away and get into a limo with Stacey.
Q replies "not yet sir, search ongoing". Then as he watches the limo pull away says "good luck 007".
And we're out. Roger Moore goes off into retirement and that Bond gets a proper send off. They'd never do it as the written or unwritten rule of Bond is that you can watch any of them (pre Craig anyway) with no prior knowledge. But I think Roger earned it through 7 movies carrying the franchise. Sprinkle in a couple of lines where Bond talks about how he doesn't know how many missions he has left or that he's getting too old for this nonsense, and you have a possible classic.
Ooooft I love it, Robin! Think that would have been much more fitting. I agree, Roger certainly earned a proper send off given his dedication to the series and also how beloved he was behind the camera too by all the crew etc.
Robin Armstrong This is great, but of course back then Eon wouldn't allow us to consider the next Bond film was anything but a continuation of this Bond guy. So an actual or hinted send off wasn't allowed. That said Octopussy's ending works quite well as a suggestion that Moore as Bond has retired.
@@davidjames579 Yes exactly right. It was a hopeful dream of mine to give Roger a send off, no way Eon would interfere with their single Bond continuity.
This is One of My favorite Bond films...this was the first Bond movie i saw as child
I really like these subtle moments of acting in Roger Moore that you have observed, from that slight pause when he gets caused by the old evil guy to in FYEO when he is at Tracy's grave. Despite all the eyebrow raises and all, he is such a good actor and I am glad you are pointing these bits out.
How powerful is James bonds Walther PPK?
Answer: imagine being hit by a brick travelling at 200mph
Lol, and true.
It's the best gun in the Goldeneye 007 videogame. 'Nuff said.
I have to say, I've never considered myself a Bond fan but after finding your videos a year ago I've learned a ton about the character and the Bond films as a whole. I know James Bond is a character so large that even if you've never watched the films you know him and you do a fantastic job on helping someone like me get into the universe and the characters. Keep up the great work.
Dear Calvin. I absolutely adore your reviews. They are as entertaining as a bond film. I am already looking forward to the next one
Didn't 'The Living Daylights' (on VHS/DVD) have a disclaimer about the Red Cross? I thought there were indications in 'Octopussy' of where 'A View To A Kill' would end up. Honestly, I've only ever watched this through once and it was clear that the series needed a re-think. It's a very indifferent overall film, despite some great casting. The good aspects just don't manage any real traction.
Yes it did. Something to do with them not approving their symbol on the bags of drugs if I recall correctly.
Excellent review and yes, the chemistry between Bond and Tibbitt is amazing. Best part of the film, for me.
21:57 The best line in all of Bond: "I'm about to make the same mistake twice." Brilliant; Zorin was a better adversary than Bond deserved this time out.
Intuitive improvisation is the secret of genius.
@@JWBabaYaga "But... that means... I would have to be."
(matter-of-factly) "Dead."
One of the best villain portrayals by far.
When you discussed the opening credits (in my top five bond credits so far) you hit the point on the head which was the attempt to blend old and new. The script definitely felt contemporary but there was clear hesitation to update the rest of the production by keeping the original cast and John Glen’s direction still struggles to break out because of it. Because of that this film just feels awkward despite moments of sheer brilliance and scale (Walken, the climax on the Golden Gate Bridge, and John Barry’s amazing score)
Waited, waited, waited and then on one happy day Calvin uploaded an AVTAK review. Thank you, sir!
Grace Jones must be top 5 henchperson of any film! Also, the "California Girls" scene is a bit cringeworthy, but definitely better than the tarzan cry in Octopussy. I believe it was another nod to the youth of the day seeing that David Lee Roths version of this song was a top 5 hit in late 1984 when AVTAK was being filmed.
I kind of like the Tarzan cry in Octopussy. It was also used in Return of the Jedi, which was released in the same year.
I don't think Roger was to old to play Bond at this point, He was to old for the way the character was written. Characters, like real people presumably age. They should have leaned into that a little. Say like "Wrath of Khan". I would have had Tibbit be a young man, a new agent eager to be a double O. He thinks Bond is in his way and should just retire. Lots of fun jabs between the two about the generational differences. Of course Bond eventually proves his worth to the kid with his experience, and the kid shows Bond some new tricks. That would have been fun I think.
Got to love how Duran kick in at the end of the film. The power and the end visuals for me are possibly the best.
Sean Connery had a great line in THE UNTOUCHABLES: "I'm too old for this running shit." It would be fun to see this kind of take on Bond.
13:08 It's like they came up with the 'fly in his soup' line and built a sequence around it!
HA! It genuinely wouldn't surprise me if that was the case!
I'm from the Bay Area originally, and as a result AVTAK often ranks highly for me. Love the review!
Ahh, Calvin! The mincing with Moore segment had me howling. Totally unexpected!
Top job
This was the first Bond film I saw in the theater, so I'll always have a fondness for it and I'll always be grateful I got to see a Moore Bond film in the theater when it came out. As crazy as this movie is, the interaction between Moore and Macnee is a highlight of the series for me, as is the title song. Thanks for doing these reviews---great fun!!
I do appreciate that in his last film, Bond uses the same recorded conversation gag the bad guys used in his first film. Small bit of symmetry.
This is actually one of my favourite bond films, mainly for the fascinatingly bizzare villain duo with Walken and Grace Jones, i dont think bond being older is too much of a problem they could have "aged him with grace" more.
Best thing about this film is John Barry's score and I do like the golden gate bridge fight.
Yayyyy! Finally AVTAK! Everybody’s waited so long for this review.
I was laughing and crying through the entire review, it has been my absolute favourite so far! Keep up the amazing work and this definitely gets a 👍
Indeed. I must been burst out laughing every few minutes as the review went on. Rather glad that this was not livestreamed. Among the weaker film; among the best retrospective thereof!
I remember seeing this at the cinema and everyone laughing at the Beach Boys bit - sadly once you've seen it, it's just laboured.
Another excellent, balanced review from Calvin - although we fiftysomethings can walk a bit, I promise, they might not have been filming around Roger *that* much!
Yeah I think the awkward action scenes and lack of running is more of a "Roger Moore" thing than a "people in their mid-to-late 50s" thing. I never considered his age to be the problem in this movie - rather, the problem is that he moves as stiff and inflexible as someone at least a decade older than he was at the time. He doesn't look particularly fit at all.
Broke: "'A View to a Kill' should have been a Timothy Dalton film!"
Woke: "The Living Daylights' should have been a Roger Moore film!"
I can fully subscribe to this thinking!
If Dalton had done A View to a Kill it would have been a very different film albeit probably a film with some shades of the Roger Moore era.
@@retrogamesreloaded I think it would have worked well with the - at its core - grounded concept and dark tones, especially when you campare it to Octopussy which was way over the top (even when it is in a good way). On the other hand, Dalton hat probably the best possible first appearance a new Bond actor can have.
For Your Eyes Only would assuredly have been an even better film with Tim Dalton as 007. Nevertheless...(Alas...)
@@bonghunezhou5051 Yes, absolutely! I love For Your Eyes Only, it's such a departure from the rest of the Moore series (guess the producers felt they had to bring the series back to earth - figuratively and literally - after Moonraker).
This is one that I want to like more but I really have to be in the mood for it. Roger's age isn't the issue. It's like Dalton said: it's just not believable that this Bond could do what he does. He snowboards, dangles from a ladder, hangs from a blimp and fights a much younger Walken on top of a bridge. And the complete lack of effort to hide the stunt men takes me out of the film. Roger is great as always but this should have been the first film for a new Bond. It's clearly aimed at a younger audience.
I was briefly employed by Zoran, over a decade after this movie came out, when they bought the company I was working for at the time. Much hilarity about Christopher Walken's blimp was had.
Zoran actually was a Silicon Valley company (though they had a significant operation in Israel) in a similar business to the fictional company, which is probably why they were so eager to issue the disclaimer. I wonder if this was discovered late in production.
Thank you Calvin. Your in depth reviews are so good that I always break out a bottle of wine to enjoy them with. Although you almost killed me, as I was taking a mouthful during the 'Mayday tracking Tanya through the mines' scene. Made me laugh so hard that I almost choked to death. Absolutely love your content!
Unfortunately, they started filming before Moore's facelift had a chance to settle. When you have a lift like Moore had, your skin always looks too tight for a while. You can see that by the time Moore started promoting the film, his face is already looking much more natural.
I was 13 in 1985 and AVTAK was my first Bond film and I was mesmerized!!! Roger Moore and AVTAK will always be my favorite Bond and Bond film. Of all of RM’s Bond films I’d say Octopussy was his best though.
Fun bit of trivia: Jenny Flex is played by Allison Doody, who five years later played Elsa in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This means two of the villains from that film are played by former Bond villains, the other being Donovan, who's played by Julian Glover, who played Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only.
Don't forget Sean Connery is in there too, the original Bond!
Julian Glover was also in Empire Strikes Back with Harrison Ford.
Glover also voices Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
If they ever make an audio book of this film, Calvin could provid a spot on Roger Moore impersonation.
They did a kids cassette with Zorin having french accent
Yeah!!!!!
AVTAK is one of my guilty pleasures of the Bond films. The score is brilliant, and, as you say, Calvin, it's a fun film despite its flaws and quirkiness.
I've always loved the part when Scarpine and the Dr are playing hot potato with the dynamite!
"N-N-N-N- Knee"
Famous last words!
A brilliant, detailed and very funny analysis. Terrific, as always. Thank you Calvin.
This is one of my faves but definitely due to subjective nostalgia! As you say, it is great fun and perfect if you go with it and have some fun.
Thank you.
That Tom Cruise bit was on time. I was thinking "Well, Tom Cruise..." Then, you actually had him pop up. I couldn't help myself.