Rating: 
Summary: Incredible!
Review: Amazon delivered my new DVD of Die Another Day yesterday and I squirmed all day waiting to get home to watch it. It was well worth the wait! I really loved this movie and while it differs a bit from the traditional 007 series, it was still incredible. This movie borders a bit on the Sci-Fi side, but still retained so much of the humour, action, and gadgets that all of us die-hard 007 fans demand. There were several parts of the movie I enjoyed but the sword fight was quite spectacular. Madonna has a cameo appearance in this movie as the fencer named Verity. It was a small part, but she did a great job and looked fantastic. As for Halle.... she really stole the show. Her acting abilities were more than simply impressive. She was both beautiful and believable! There were snapshots of things from previous 007 films that I noted and I suppose it was to mark the 20th anniversary of the 007 movies made. This is a MUST SEE movie for everyone! P.S. Interesting how it evolves around Bush's Axis of Evil member - North Korea!
Rating: 
Summary: Double-oh ZERO! Don't waste your time.
Review: As a Bond fan who missed this at the theater, I anxiously awaited the DVD release. I shouldn't have. This film is terrible. Not only is it the worst Bond film ever (even out-distancing some of the atrocious Roger Moore films), it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen, period. There is simply no story here, at least not a coherent, interesting one. The villains fall flat, as do the good guys. And the dialogue is an embarrassment to screenwriters everywhere and to anyone not living in a vegetative coma. Too much of the film is unexplainedly dedicated to the Cuban gene-therapy plastic surgery clinic (which might have been a good story: All the world's villains changing their identies genetically) when the real story is a madman with a killer satellite (hey, that's the story of Goldeneye! Been there, done that.) It felt like huge bits (necessary transition bits) had been cut from the film as it jumped from one ubiquitous hokey action scene to another. I kept asking myself, "Wait, where is he now? What is he doing? Did I miss something? What the hell is that huge key supposed to mean, and how did he know what lock it fit, and was that an abandoned subway under the London Bridge?" Objects like the key, which are supposed to have great plot significance (to inform Bond that he has been disavowed by MI-6), don't have the hoped for impact if the audience is left to figure out the meaning for themselves. And what's with the freaky old-time-batman-like zoom flashes during the chase scenes? Does anybody need that? NO! If you must see Die Another Day, rent it on VHS. If we're lucky, your machine will eat it, preventing someone else from repeating your mistake.
Rating:
Summary: Boring DVD
Review: I like Pierce Bronson but this movie bored me to death. I could not stay awake while watching it. It was slow getting into the movie and once it did pick up, the same traits as the previous movies were obvious. I think the movie was overrated. There was action but it is the same story as the others. Guy is a spy, sleeps with everyone girl he meets, uses spy gadgets, and in the end continue sleeping with the actress from the movie. Same ole story...
Rating: 
Summary: Mix of good and bad
Review: I enjoyed this film but still long for the old days of Connery and Moore. It used to be that directors could create tension just by having Bond break into an office and try to grab evidence before the bad guys show up. Nowadays it takes half the North Korean army to give Bond a challenge. Ah, but times have changed and I can either endlessly grip about it or just accept it. What I liked about the movie.
1. The opening surf scene
2. The ridiculous premise of a North Korean Colonel getting gene therapy to look like a British fop. It's silly but for whatever reason it worked for me.
3. The car scene with Bond and Zao. A little long but fun.
4. Hally Berry (much better than I expected)
5. The reaction of General Moon at seeing the transfomation of his son.
6. The fantastic special effects of Icarus.
7. Bond vs Mr. Kil in the laser room.
8. The sword fighting scene between Bond and Graves (best fight of the movie) What I didn't like
1. Madonna's appearance in the film, Madonna's song, Madonna's name in the credits, Madonna being associated with this film...
2. The horrifically bad scene of Bond parasailing on a gigantic ice wave. Honestly, this was probably the most embarrasing special effect/stunt in the history of Bond movies. It was absolutely cartoonish.
3. Miranda Frost (didn't do it for me at all)
4. 'M' moving from bitchy into near psychosis. As a HUGE Bond fan I wonder if we're are supposed to think of the Brosnan Bond as being the same character as all previous Bond's. If so then he has rescued the world countless times in the past. For 'M' to discard him and to be so callous makes her seem like an emotionless monster. I mean he saved 'M's life just one film earlier.
5. The invisible car. C'mon. Let's get SERIOUS.
6. The endless puns and double entendre's. The writers really need to start showing some restraint in this area before Bond becomes walking joke maching.
Rating:
Summary: Bond is Back!
Review: The 20th film in the James Bond Movies Series is pure fun, and that is what James Bond Movies are all about. Die Another Day plays homage to James Bond. It does everything you would want from Bond and more. 007 movies cross different genres, and this film is more Sci-Fi than any other James Bond Movie. If you are not into Star Wars, then Die Another Day may not be your cup of tea.
Rating:
Summary: Best Bond w/Brosnan yet
Review: I'll keep it short. This is the best Bond that Brosnan has done since he put on the Tuxedo. We see a much darker Bond and it works, there are more layers to James, kudos to Brosnan for showing them to us. Finally, James is growing up a little (not too much though, we want him to be eternally cool). There are some disappointing CGI sequences which take you out of the film a couple of times, and at times the movie drags, but with a Bond movie, you just suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride. Loved Halle Berry and love the trend in the last couple of movies of having some of the Bond Girls kick some butt! I have high hopes for the next one. And for those critics who say Brosnan's age is beginning to show.....the heck with you. I like a rugged and realistic Bond on my screen. Brosnan's got a couple more movies in him!
Rating: 
Summary: Okay
Review: I have been a big Bond fan for about 3 years and I am going to tell you that this is one of the most downed Bond flims I have ever seen. There are some points like driving in the snow. Come on. Thats so unrealstic. I liked Jinx. And Bronsnan does another awsome job playing Bond again. I think he has been the best out of the 5 who have played Bond. The begening of the movie is great. And the sword fight is great also but the movie lacks in many parts.I own all the Bond movies expect for Die Another Day which I have not bought yet and the best one was Goldeneye and the second best was For Your Eyes Only. Die Another Day could have been another movie as spectaular as the 2 I metioned but its not. The reason I am going to bye it depite my not so good review is because I am a super super Bond fan. Besides all the movies I have video games. A calendar and a toy metal Bond car. If you are new to Bond then bye Goldeneye or For Your Eyes Only or the World is Not Enough which was also a great Bond movie. the third best in the series.I am giving it 3 stars because its Bond but if it were Bond then I would give it one star. Thank you. Goodbye.
Rating:
Summary: Bond is officially dead
Review: This was a bad movie. Think about the older films... gadgets are there for those sticky situations - a bail out... this movie uses them the WHOLE TIME. The stunts and trickery have gone so far overboard that it's a comedy now. Brosnan could not save this film either. He should jump ship now before he gets into another bad one. The whole premise was so far flung it made me crack up laughing. Bond is not superhuman and neither is the film series... not anymore anyway.
Rating:
Summary: Exciting, but poor script
Review: This movie did what it set out to do -- have exciting scenes and an off-the-wall plot. However, I thought the script was poor, which damaged my experience. Several lame lines (and there were a lot) distanced me out of the movie. Also, Jinx's (Halle Berry's) role in the movie was somewhat comparable to Jar-Jar-Bink's in Star Wars I. (She was in this movie for one reason, sex appeal.) Just look for action, don't use your brain, and the movie will be fairly good.
Rating:
Summary: EXTRA SPECIAL DVD OF AN ABOVE AVERAGE BOND FILM
Review: "Die Another Day" is the latest installment in the Bond series and, in essence, the plot is a rehash, ripped straight from the pages of "Diamonds Are Forever". In a nutshell - a madman wants to dominate the world by using a satellite, fueled by diamonds, that is capable of blasting holes in the earth from outer space. Rehash aside, the special effects in this movie are fantastic. A few action sequences, including a thrilling sword fight chaperoned by Madonna, are also high points in this non-stop Bond bang up.
TRANSFER: MGM proves that they really do know how to master a DVD. The anamorphic 2:35:1 picture is astounding in its color fidelity, clarity and background detail. Even the darkest scenes exhibit remarkable detail and sharpness. Edge enhancement and shimmering are present, but only in minute instances. Pixelization doesn't present a problem. The audio is 5.1 and really packs on the bass. Dialogue is natural, though sometimes, frontal sounding. Over all, though, nice balance.
Extras: OVER 7 HOURS WORTH - including Madonna's music video and a multitude of featurettes that document, not only the making of the film but the video game and music video spin offs from the film. The fact that all the extras are put on a separate disc is a really nice touch that one wishes MGM had done on the rest of its Bond titles.
BOTTOM LINE: NO COMPLAINTS. More than that. An "A+ +" for effort and accomplishment. This is a must have, run-out-and-buy!"
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