I agree. From the fur-lined mini-sub to the grating sound of Tanya Roberts repeatedly calling “James! James!” (not to mention his great judgment in handing the steering of a hook-and-ladder to her at high speed through the streets of San Francisco), A View to a Kill insulted my intelligence like no other Bond film has ever even come close to doing. Not even Moonraker, which started off nicely before turning into a Roadrunner cartoon. Also, the plot of A View to a Kill was just a rehash of Goldfinger.
Incidentally, just as Property of a Lady and the original story Octopussy were woven into the script of the Octopussy movie, so too was Risico incorporated into the movie For Your Eyes Only.
The Hildebrad Rarity is still up for grabs, though.
I knew it was going to be a long 2 1/2 hours when Bond snowboarded on the broken snowmobile ski while "California Girls" played on the soundtrack.