In Reply to: View to a kill posted by jbmcb on August 11, 2005 at 11:28:52:
" tought License to Kill was lame as well. Gritty, yes, but poorly written. Popping a wheelie in a semi? Ugh."Well, he is Bond. The stunt in which he shoots the rudder of the plane with a harpoon, then skis behind the plane, is classic. It was a stunt that harkened back to the older Bonds. Plus, it had a very young Benicio Del Torres, and some great scenery, both walking and non-walking. Plus, it has Wayne Newton, who did not very good job in a relatively small role. It was essentially a revenge picture, which I like. But it was the only film in which Bond is not acting for Queen and country, which I thought to be a nice departure.
Grace Jones made a great villain, one of my favorites. I thought she was wasted in a poor film. Tonya Roberts was useless, and Walken, whom I normally enjoy, seemed reduced to goofy facial grimaces, within a goofy plot. The scene of him at the end with a machine gun was too laughable to me. I also think that Moore was too old to play Bond at that time. I think they kept Moore around one film too many.
Moonraker is pretty cheesy. But it did have Jaws.
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