The equivalent 'Oddjob' is the enigmatic 'May Day', played with gusto by singer Grace Jones. 'Kill' is a long way from 'Goldfinger' in terms of quality, of course, but it is much better than 'Again'. Whereas Goldfinger wanted to increase the value of his gold by blowing up Fort Knox, Zorin wants to increase the value of his micro-chips by triggering an earthquake along the San Andreas Fault, California, thus destroying Silicon Valley.
Instead of cheating at cards, Zorin is fixing horse races with the aid of steroids and micro-chips. "Only with microchips instead of gold bullion!". "They've remade 'Goldfinger!", I thought. The plot by Michael G.Wilson and Richard Maibaum has Bond investigating the nefarious activities of millionaire 'Maz Zorin' ( Christopher Walken ). Critics who had claimed the 56-year old star too old for the role had to eat their words - in fact, he looks in better condition than Connery did in 'Again'.
Loosely based on Ian Fleming's short story ( which appeared in the 'For Your Eyes Only' collection ) 'A View To A Kill' appeared two years later, again directed by John Glen. In other words, it didn't matter whether or not 'Again' was a hit, because Moore was still going to be around in the future. He announced that Roger Moore - who had declared his retirement from the role earlier that year with 'Octopussy' - had signed for a seventh movie, provisionally titled 'From A View To A Kill'.
A VIEW TO A KILL MOVIE
Days before the rogue Bond movie 'Never Say Never Again' - which starred Sean Connery - opened in London at the end of 1983, Cubby Broccoli managed to pull off a champion spoiler.
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