What if the cast of Never Say Never Again was used for A View to a Kill?
Let's say Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger, and Max von Sydow played Max Zorin, May Day, Stacey Sutton, and Dr. Carl Mortner respectively?
shareWell, seeing as now "Never Say Never Again" is a lackluster Bond flick, I'd say it wouldn't be good.
While "A View to a Kill" may not be up to the exceptionalness of the previous four films -- “The Spy Who Loved Me," “Moonraker," “For Your Eyes Only” and “Octopussy" -- it's still a solid Bond film. Just as “For Your Eyes Only” toned down the excesses of “Moonraker,” so “A View to a Kill” scales things down after the ultra-action-packed adventures of “Octopussy.”
As such, the movie focuses a little more on the psychological drama of intrigue and rivalry. For instance, there’s a long sequence at Zorin’s impressive chateau and a horse racing scene that’s reminiscent of the low-key golf game in “Goldfinger” (1964). Despite this direction, there’s still a lot of action, like a thrilling ski chase in Siberia, a murder/chase at the Eiffel Tower & Paris, a brouhaha at a mansion, a fiery elevator shaft escape, a wild vehicle chase through the streets of San Francisco with a fire engine, an extended clash in Zorin’s mine complex near the San Andreas fault and a thrilling climax at the Golden Gate Bridge.
On the female front, Tanya Roberts is just stunning and has a couple of quality scenes. A year earlier she did "Sheena" where she had to thin down to fit into a skimpy animal-skin bikini. Thankfully, she gained back her whoa-man-ly curves for "A View to a Kill." I'm not saying she looked bad in "Sheena," just that she’s more voluptuous and alluring here. She blows Kim Basinger out of the water, Barbara Carrera too.