A View To A Kill (1985)

James Bond (Roger Moore) is ready to part with some Stolichnya vodka in A View To A Kill (1985)

Enjoy the weekend! (Responsibly)

James Bond (Roger Moore) is ready to part with some Stolichnya vodka in A View To A Kill (1985)

James Bond (Roger Moore) is ready to part with some Stolichnya vodka in A View To A Kill (1985)

Shred some gnarly pow-pow

James Bond (Roger Moore) snowboards in the opening sequence of A View to a Kill (1985)
James Bond (Roger Moore) snowboards in the opening sequence of A View to a Kill (1985)
Well, here it is. The actual "view to a kill" from A View To A Kill (1985)

Wow! What a view! To A Kill!

The nerd in me likes when the title of a movie is explicitly stated in the movie itself, like in this scene from A View To A Kill (1985).

As Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) and Mayday (Grace Jones) get a bird’s eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA from the Zorin blimp, they call out the name of the movie in this quick exchange. To this day, I *still* don’t really think it’s that great of a movie title, or quote in this context, but it’s still cool, I guess.

These psychopaths are hyped for the great view of a city they are about to destroy, which is a bit morbid. And Mayday’s look here, as in all of her scenes is…something. And here, her over-accentuated eye shadow and misplaced painted-on “mean” eyebrows are fitting for the lunatic these two are.

Well, here it is.  The actual "view to a kill" from A View To A Kill (1985)

Well, here it is. The actual “view to a kill” from A View To A Kill (1985)

It really is a great view of the city, though. And of course, who can forget the shot of Zorin’s eponymous blimp in the same frame as the Golden Gate bridge – an iconic shot of the series, for sure!

Zorin's blimo next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA in A View To A Kill (1985)

Zorin’s blimo next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA in A View To A Kill (1985)

Grace Jones as Mayday in A View to a Kill (1985)

Mayday’s Sunglasses: O_o

Grace Jones as Mayday in A View to a Kill (1985)

Grace Jones as Mayday in A View to a Kill (1985)

Quite the unique fashion statement from a unique James Bond henchman/girl!

Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) and Mayday (Grace Jones) have a laugh (and a slap) in A View to a Kill (1985)

Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself

Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) and Mayday (Grace Jones) have a laugh (and a slap) in A View to a Kill (1985)

Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) and Mayday (Grace Jones) have a laugh (and a slap) in A View to a Kill (1985)

What have you been up to?

James Bond (Roger Moore) shows a wide-eyed sarcastic face in A View to a Kill (1985)

007 wasn’t shy with Moneypenny about his activities in Siberia aboard the glacier sub…

James Bond (Roger Moore) in a San Francisco fire truck in A View To A Kill (1985)

Raise the bridge?

Although the fire engine chase in A View To A Kill (1985) is over-the-top and a bit eye-roll inducing, I did enjoy when the sleepy bridge operator attempts to stop James Bond (Roger Moore) and Stacy Sutton (Tanya Roberts) in their tracks.

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Disclaimer before A View to a Kill (1985)

A View to a Kill Disclaimer

Disclaimer before A View to a Kill (1985)

Disclaimer before A View to a Kill (1985)

The above disclaimer appears just before the start of A View to a Kill (1985).

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"Hell, I don't even ride 'em." - Manning Redwood as Bob Conley in A View to a Kill (1985)

Horses?

"Hell, I don't even ride 'em." - Manning Redwood as Zorin henchman and oil tycoon Bob Conley in A View to a Kill (1985)

“Hell, I don’t even ride ’em.”
– Manning Redwood as Zorin henchman and oil tycoon Bob Conley in A View to a Kill (1985)

I’d buy a used car from Bob Conley.

Roger Moore as James Bond in A View to a Kill (1985)

Extreme 007

Roger Moore as James Bond in A View to a Kill (1985)

James Bond (played by Roger Moore, or at least in this scene his stunt double) looks to be approaching the angle of repose during A View to a Kill‘s opening ski chase sequence.