Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘A View to a Kill’

Written by Shae Rufe

​I couldn't just let the boys have all the fun! James Bond is the spy of all spies. Every spy movie in the history of spy movies will forever be compared to James Bond's adventures. He's suave, seductive, and knows what to say. This spy has gotten out of more scrapes than any other. You can't hear 007 without thinking of the that catchy theme song. Let's face it, these movies are not only iconic, but engrained in pop culture so well, we even make spoofs and other movies in his image. Played by many actors, it's theorized that 007 isn't just a man, but a title given to an agent that can handle the impossible. Regardless of the title of not, James Bond is more than just a man or a name, he is a legend.

In A View to a Kill James faces a few murder attempts and uncovers a plot that would flood all of Silicon Valley. When our infamous spy is sent to Siberia to find the body of 003, he retrieves a microchip found in the dead agent. According to Q, it's a special microchip built by Zorin Industries designed to withstand EMP's. Well, it's off to find this infamous man and his sexy sidekick. A horse race resulting in a strangely hyped-up Horse nearly gets Bond Killed. Seems these chips have adrenaline in them that pumps the hosts full of the chemical. Zorin is really a KGB trained agent gone rogue, and his hottie May Day has no problem killing Bond and the agent he was with. But Bond survives, because he's Bond, James Bond.

Two things fuel Bond villains, money and revenge. Zorin is all about the money, and the hot girls. Zorin's plan is simple, create a monopoly. Sometimes some things can just be solved with explosives. The investors Zorin has found are strangely interested in blowing up Silicon Valley in order to be the leading company in microchip manufacturing. It's a brilliant plot... with the help of the CIA, though, Bond learns that not only is Zorin KGB, he's also genetically enhanced by an ex-Nazi scientist. That makes him the perfect Bond villain, right?

Well, it turns out Zorin is also crazy. He ends up flooding the mines after he has bombs set up in Silicon Valley, just as Bond and his CIA friend find out what's going on. May Day is sent in to kill the two, but she quickly finds that loyalties run thin when it comes to her man. In a rare turn of events, she takes the massive bomb that would cause the most damage and puts it in a car before riding out of the mines with it. The resulting detonation kills her but saves 007. Shortly, the fight turns aerial. Bond is fighting Zorin while the CIA agent takes on the evil Investors. If ever there is a classic Bond Villain Death, it has to be falling from blimps, planes, and so on. Well, that's how Zorin goes. And before we know it, the fight is over. James Bond has saved the day, and while Zorin had framed him for murder earlier, he's ruined the plans of an evil mad man.

Yes, the classic Spy of Spies has not only saved the day but stopped a plot to destroy Silicon Valley and saved countless lives. Not only is 007 a hero, but he’s also often gone through hell and back from movie to movie. That's why I liked this one, Bond goes from spy, to framed killer, to hero in just the span of over an hour. Fear not, Bond lives to tell the tale, and more importantly… handle another world ending crisis in The Living Daylights next!

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