Over the weekend I watched Roger Moore’s last outing as James Bond in the 1985 film, From a View to a Kill. I decided to compile a list of reasons why it’s the best of the James Bond franchise:

• Disclaimer at the start,
• Made in 1985,
• Henchman’s mode of transport (blimps),
• Christopher Walken,
• Golden Gate Bridge,
• Theme song by Duran Duran *,
• Plot involving blowing up Silicon Valley,
• Tanya Roberts’ acting,
• Clouseau stereotype French inspector,
• Obvious continuity errors and jump cuts,
• Rock shaped submarine,
• Henchwoman becomes good… gets killed,
• KGB Agents,
• Parachutist jumping of the Eiffel Tower,
• Apple computer product placement,
• Lots of Cameo appearances.

* Could be taken as a negative.