History Heartwarming / AViewToAKill

* Once it's safe for Bond to drop his MeanBoss disguise, he and Tibbet have some witty banter where Bond displays a sense of fondness for his erstwhile partner. 

** The scene where he makes dinner for her is surprisingly sensitive and romantic by the standards of the franchise. Later, he fixes her phone line, and upon entering the room, he finds Stacey in a seductive robe sleeping. Instead of waking her up and trying to seduce her, Bond covers her with the blanket. All this serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.

* Meta example: Creator/RogerMoore made it no secret that he didn't get on with Creator/GraceJones. When he passed away in 2017, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/roger-moore-remembered-by-grace-jones-a-great-gentleman-a-great-father-1008572/ she paid tribute to him]].

* Conley standing up to Zorin to try and keep him from killing Conley's miners, and May Day providing a surprisingly noble final scene for the CorruptCorporateExecutive.

* Once it's safe for Bond to drop his MeanBoss disguise, he and Tibbet have some witty banter where Bond displays a sense of fondness for his erstwhile partner. 

** But by far the best comes when Bond and Sutton are trapped in the burning city hall building. Bond has a way out and makes his escape, and has every option to leave Sutton behind. She's not important, she's not relevant to his mission of stopping Zorin, and helping her would only slow him down... but he does it anyway. And not only does he do it, risking his own life, but he carries her down the ladder over his shoulder, with the film's theme blaring as a triumphant fanfare. Bond may be many things, a womaniser, a gambler, a heavy drinker and a killer but, like it or not, James Bond is still a goddam hero.

* A real life example: Creator/GraceJones's tribute to Creator/RogerMoore, calling him a "great gentleman and a great father". Especially touching considering the on-set friction between the two.

* Say what you will about Stacey Sutton (like the difference in age between her actress Creator/TanyaRoberts and Creator/RogerMoore), but she does allow Bond to show his softer side for the camera. The scene where he makes dinner for her, fixes her phone line, and even tucks her in to bed, serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.
** And the next morning, when we see that he sat up all night in a chair with the shotgun to make sure she's safe.

* Bond is furious to learn of the death of Sir Godfrey Tibbett, a person he has only known for a few days. He makes a point of telling Zorin that this was a huge mistake...

[[caption-width-right:350: Oh, James...]]

* Say what you will about Stacey Sutton (like the difference in age between her actress and Creator/RogerMoore), but she does allow Bond to show his softer side for the camera. The scene where he makes dinner for her, fixes her phone line, and even tucks her in to bed, serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.

** The final scene with Bond and Stacey making love in the shower, after all the horrible things that happened to them over the course of the movie, can be a sweet ending to the Roger Moore era.

* Grace Jones's tribute to Roger Moore, calling him a "great gentleman and a great father". Especially touching considering the on-set friction between the two.

* And the next morning, when we see that he sat up all night in a chair with the shotgun to make sure she's safe.

* Grace Jones's tribute to Roger Moore, calling him a "great gentleman and a great father". Especially touching as there was reportedly on-set friction between the two.

* And the next morning, when we see that he sat up all night in a chair with the shotgun to make sure she's safe.

* Say what you will about Stacey Sutton (like the difference in age between her actress and Roger Moore), but she does allow Bond to show his softer side for the camera. The scene where he makes dinner for her, fixes her phone line, and even tucks her in to bed, serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.

* Say what you will about Stacey Sutton (like the difference in age between her actress and Roger Moore), but she does allow Bond to show his softer side for the camera. The scene where he makes dinner for her, fixes her phone line, and even tucks her in to bed, serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.

* Say what you will about Stacy Sutton (like the difference in age between her actress and Roger Moore), but she does allow Bond to show his softer side for the camera. The scene where he makes dinner for her, fixes her phone line, and even tucks her in to bed, serves as a sweet contrast to his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] in his first films.

* Bond cooking a 'Quiche des Cabinet' for Stacey.
* And him covering her after she falls asleep on her bed.