A View to a Kill of the "Time Out Film Guide" said, "Grace Jones is badly wasted." Norman Wilner of MSN chose it as the worst Bond film, while IGN picked as the fourth worst, and "Entertainment Weekly" as the fifth worst. Bond historian John Brosnan believed "A View to a Kill" was Moore's best Bond entry. He said Moore looked in better shape than the previous Bond film, "Octopussy". Brosnan especially admired the dirigible finale. Danny Peary had mixed feelings about "A View to a Kill" but was generally complimentary: "Despite what reviewers automatically reported, [Moore] looks trimmer and more energetic than in some
A View to a Kill of the mine. When the handcar's brakes block their attempt, May Day stays on it to make it roll clear of the mine; once outside, the bomb explodes, killing her. Zorin, who had escaped in his airship with Scarpine and Mortner, abducts Sutton, but Bond grabs hold of the airship's mooring rope. Zorin tries to knock Bond off the rope, but Bond manages to moor the airship to the framework of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sutton attacks Zorin, and in the fracas, Mortner and Scarpine are temporarily knocked out. Sutton flees and joins Bond out on the bridge, but Zorin