23. A View To A Kill
So here it is, the worst of all 23 official Bond films. I used to be obsessed with Duran Durans title song, but Ive really gone off it. There are 5 main reasons I hate this film- 1) Its opening title. OK, this is a bit picky, but its cheesy, and totally rips off the far superior The Spy Who Loved Me. Theres nothing original about this, and its just incredibly lazy. 2) May Day. Could there be a more irritating or talentless henchman. Grace Jones is grating enough, but Grace Jones as a Bond Henchman? Red Grant she aint... 3) Tanya Roberts- undoubtedly the worst Bond girl weve ever had. I understand many of these films were made at a simpler time, but she literally serves the purpose of being a sex object in a dress, a pair of tits with a simpering voice. Theres nothing interesting about her name, her skills, or her backstory. Be honest, did you ever believe she was a geologist? And her relationship with Roger Moore is just creepy, which brings me to 4) Roger Moore. Now, Moore has never been my favourite Bond but props to him in that he did his own thing, and successfully reinvented Bond, even if Im not a fan. But his age and his acting skills are very apparent here. Hes a total embarrassment here- if he had stopped on a high note with For Your Eyes Only, Id fondly remember him. If hed stopped at Octopussy, he would have clocked as many films as Connery and I still would have respected him. This was once step to far, Roger. I love the charm and warmth of the fan, but he ruins this film, along with so many other factors (nb: Hes a lovely man who sent me a personalised letter and a signed photo as a child, so I have nothing but affection for a very talented man). And 5) the films worse crime is that its just totally forgettable. Nothing about this film stands out, no iconic set pieces, nothing ridiculous enough for people to pardy- its just very, very boring and forgettable. In short, when the god that is Christopher Walken cant save your film, you know youre in trouble.