A View To A Kill

Sadly, I haven't been to see a new movie in a while so I am going to just blog it up about an older movie I have re-watched. And most recently I have watched "A View To A Kill". IMDB has this rated at a 6.2. And I really don't like to give number ratings because I feel like they change over time, but in this case I like it. Because it is just slightly better than average. It has everything I want from a Bond film. Beautiful women. lots of action, and a marvelously elaborate world domination scene.
The more I see Roger Moore as 007, the more I like him. A very confident and polished look that suits the character. The female costars Tanya Roberts and Grace Jones fall a little flat in the acting department for me. If I didn't know better I would have thought this was Roberts first performance ever. In which case it would be her last. Because outside of being of very pleasing eye candy I can barely stand her. Grace is better in that she doesn't have to do much acting. Her strong silent character suits her for the majority of the film until the end where she gets betrayed. I let it slide though because I enjoyed her for the other 90 minutes. The one person who I wish we could make a revival in the bond world for is Chistopher Walken. He was the most over the top character, and yet the least goofy. He already has a menacing look like he knows something you don't, and will do whatever it takes to dominate. I feel as though his villain could be taken from this Bond and put into a more modern serious Bond and still work.
From underwater, to over the Golden Gate Bridge, this Bond try to continuously out-do itself with action. It does for the most part. A final encounter on the top of the bridge is a nail biter. Even the goofy horse race scene the Zorin rigs the hurdles is fun to watch. They all play well up to the main plot which is to flood Silicon Valley and corner the computer chip market.
Having said all of these good things I have to end on a bad. It is just too goofy. There is a fun cool element to 007 movies, that I don't think this one exactly captures. This one is too much fun. It is very entertaining, however I just feel it misses on those almost real moments that James needs. Be it with his female co-star or villain.
All in all again this is slightly over average. Could be my love for this franchise or just my love for Mr. Walken.