{"id":52219,"date":"2020-10-13T22:12:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T05:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52219"},"modified":"2022-06-08T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T04:37:25","slug":"view-to-a-kill-a-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52219","title":{"rendered":"View to a Kill, A (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Get Zorin for me!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster-660x1024.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen James Bond (Roger Moore) is sent to investigate a sociopathic industrialist (Christopher Walken) hoping to gain a monopoly on microchips by destroying Silicon Valley, he encounters both Walken&#8217;s powerful henchwoman (Grace Jones) and a blonde geologist (Tanya Roberts) determined not to let Walken&#8217;s company to buy the remaining shares in her family&#8217;s oil business.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Walken Films<\/li>\n<li>James Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that in &#8220;Roger Moore&#8217;s last portrayal of James Bond&#8221; he &#8220;looks trimmer and more energetic than in some of the previous efforts&#8221;, &#8220;despite what reviewers automatically reported.&#8221; While Peary admits he wishes &#8220;Bond had a few more of his famous gadgets on hand,&#8221; he asserts that the &#8220;action scenes are exciting and some of the stunt work is spectacular&#8221; (there are nifty scenes high up on both the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge). He points out that &#8220;Walken&#8217;s the first Bond villain who is not so much an evil person as a crazed neurotic&#8221; (ummm, he&#8217;s a genetically engineered sociopath&#8230;) which &#8220;makes him more memorable than some of the recent Bond foes.&#8221; However, &#8220;viewers will be more interested in [Walken&#8217;s] lover and righthand woman, Mayday, played by Grace Jones, whose exotic features and lightning-quick karate maneuvers make her an intimidating presence.&#8221; Peary concludes his review by noting that while this &#8220;picture lacks the flamboyance of other Bond films, and has a terrible slapstick chase sequence in San Francisco (with stupid cops rather than Walken&#8217;s henchmen),&#8221; it&#8217;s &#8220;overall a fast-paced, fairly enjoyable, and&#8230; worthy entry in the series.&#8221; I would agree, though being a &#8220;worthy entry in the series&#8221; doesn&#8217;t make it must-see &#8212; and only Bond fanatics are required to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> As fans of the franchise are undoubtedly aware, ten additional Bond flicks (with one more in production) have been released since the publication of <em>Guide for the Film Fanatic<\/em>, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film\">three new actors<\/a>. Determining which of these might be must-see viewing is a task for another website! One more Bond review from <em>GFTFF<\/em> &#8212; of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52238\"><em>Casino Royale<\/em> (1967)<\/a> &#8212; will be forthcoming. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Walken as Max Zorin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Walken.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/View-to-a-Kill-Location.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re an ardent fan of the series. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090264\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/series-jamesbond14.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/view-to-a-kill-1985.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/05\/24\/movies\/the-screen-james-bond.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Get Zorin for me!&#8221; Synopsis: When James Bond (Roger Moore) is sent to investigate a sociopathic industrialist (Christopher Walken) hoping to gain a monopoly on microchips by destroying Silicon Valley, he encounters both Walken&#8217;s powerful henchwoman (Grace Jones) and a blonde geologist (Tanya Roberts) determined not to let Walken&#8217;s company to buy the remaining shares in her family&#8217;s oil business. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Walken Films James Bond Films Spies Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52219\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52219"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84704,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52219\/revisions\/84704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}