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Summary: This one gets it right!
Review: After the somber The World Is Not Enough, Brosnan and company shed the annoying "let's make another From Russia With Love" instinct and roar back to life in Die Another Day, not only the best of the Brosnan Bonds, but one of the best films of the entire series. No expense is spared proving that "Bond is Back." DAY returns the series to the sci-fi spectacle of You Only Live Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me, but with the relentless action (notably in its second hour) that audiences have come to expect from modern action films. But even when he's surfing down a glacier xXx style, or navigating an invisible car through the corridors of a sinking ice palace, it's still Bond, James Bond, and with Die Another Day Mr. Bond is launched into the 21st century--at last.
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Summary: I missed Q but... and...
Review: I saw the movie last night and God, it was great with some weak points. I am not going to discuss the great architectures, settings or the amazing Aston Martin Vanquish. These are elements that got me speechless! But what I didn't like that matters the most:
1. The ability of a car to disappear... this was a long shot! But some may have swallowed it.
2. The ugly color of the Jaguar (the villain car)! Come on, this color is not even on the list of Jaguar... why did they up this silly color?!!
3. At the end of the movie where you see the Lamborghini & Ferrari that fell from the plane are planted vertically in earth without a scratch or broken glass..! Come on, this was a silly mistake!!!
4. I missed old Q! (may his soul rest in peace)
5. I missed the old Money Penny!But this movie had so many great new features:
1. For the first time ever we see James Bond looks like Tom Hanks in "Castaway". I mean yes, at last he is human. He gets arrested, no tuxedo, dust, dirt and humiliated. 2. Spectacular Hovercraft chase. Does Amazon.com sell these things? :-)
3. Spectacular sword fight.
4. Ok, I know I said I won't mention it but come on SPECTACULAR CAR CHASE on ice.
5. Amazing new gadgets... I loved the ring!
6. And did you see the ICE hotel?!!! WOW!!! 007 again breaks a new dimension with "Matrix" style camera movement... to those who are classical they may not like it but I loved it. In the end, this James Bond movie has reserved a seat in the new 21st century! Don't miss watching this movie... and look forward to the great extra features that should be available on DVD :-)
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Summary: This one gets it right!
Review: After the somber The World Is Not Enough, Brosnan and company shed the annoying 'let's make another From Russia With Love' instinct and roar back to life in Die Another Day, not only the best of the Brosnan Bonds, but one of the best films of the entire series. No expense is sparred proving that Bond is Back. DAY returns the series to the sci-fi spectacle of You Only Live Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me, but with the relentless action (notably in its second hour) that audiences have come to expect from modern action films. But even when he's surfing down a glacier xXx style, or navigating an invisible car through the corridors of a sinking ice place, it's still Bond, James Bond, and with Die Another Day Mr. Bond is launched into the 21st century--at last.
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Summary: The best Bond yet.... the bond for our generation!!
Review: First of all let me say that I have seen all the bond film, and Connery is the best Bond, but his films would flop in the box office today. Brosnan is the Bond for the younger generation, and the series has evolved with him. Connery's gave us steller performances for the sixties, but the times have changed, and those Bond films are a testimant to a simpler time. In Die Another Day the bad guys are over the top, the women are gorgeous, and the explosions are huge. The sword duel between Bond and his nemisis was epic, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. If you want nostalgia rent Goldfinger, if you want cutting edge Bond action watch Brosnan in Die Another Day. So to all those aging bond fans who have Connery and Moore on the brain watch out, because Brosnan is back and he's the Bond for a new generation!
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Summary: The new GOLDFINGER: a Bond For All Seasons...
Review: Fans of James Bond films regard DR NO; FROM RUSSIA with LOVE; ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE; and perhaps FOR YOUR EYES ONLY as gilt-edged BONDS. Pierce Brosnan did a fine job reviving the series--so it might indeed Die Another Day--in GOLDENEYE. But DAD is a winner in the same way GOLDFINGER was. It's a Bond for anybody looking for fun entertainment with classy, very over-the-top action rife with sight gags and good natured humor. When 007 Surfin'USA's into The Peoples' Democratic Republic of North Korea to create pre-title mayhem (as Sean Connery did blowing-up a heroine cache to thwart a narco-financed cabal of Latin Leftist terrorists) "Wow!"factor is SHOCKING...postitively SHOCKING. 007 pays for his characteristic recklessness with CASINO ROYALE-like interrogation/torture ordeal never seen before in the film canon. But "survival" is what the Superman of Super Spies is about. Again [after 14 month stay at NK's Pyongyang Hilton and "Green Mile" march to firing squad] Ian Fleming's "secret agent" of 40 years film spying...transforming Bond from "another stupid policeman whose luck just ran out(Dr. No)"...emerges invincible, mythological hero. Literally one of what Joseph Campbell labels THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES. The BOND formula is there in all its glory. There's world threatening plot by a nefarious genius like BLOFELD--wielding a sword like Zorro--along with Merlin-miraculous gadgetry; exotic locales and beautiful women (Halle Berry is exceptional only in her pedestrian adequacy as Bond Lady: She's no Ursula Andress; Honor Blackman or Diana Rigg).Other reviewers praised this movie for what it is; or condemned it for what it isn't. I conclude observing BOND survives more in opening credits/teaser than all his serious or PC critics can hurl at him. He's done it for years by entertainingly vanquishing: Dr. No; Red Grant and Rosa Kleb; Goldfinger and Oddjob; Blofeld and Irma Bunt; Christopher Lee; Karl Stromberg; down to treacherous machinations of former friend and colleague,006. DIE ANOTHER DAY is BOND-afide winner: a spectacle that's Bond-for-All-Seasons' extravaganza and new millenium Goldfinger...(007 stars)
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Summary: Brosnan's Best Bond Yet!
Review: 40 years going, and still strong. You can't say that about any other film character or franchise. Going to a James Bond movie is like going to a McDonald's. You always pretty much know what you are going to get and you wouldn't want it any other way. If you are a Bond fan, that's how you'd want it. However, there are things in this entry that are new and different. We'll get into that a bit later. I also have to point out that I am going to scream and pull my hair out if I have to read another review saying how old Pierce Brosnan looks. If you have eyes and a brain stem, you will see that this is far from the truth. He doesn't look any different than usual. People, if you have to ridicule, then do something that actually has truth to it will ya?. If you complain about oldness, then you must be pretty young. Here's the story - The film opens with Bond in North Korea being caught, after a fun, slam bang chase scene, and held prisoner by Colonel Moon. 14 months later, Bond is traded back to his people in trade for Zao(Rick Yune). But all is not well. Bond, with long, dirty hair and full beard, is told by M that he is now useless. He doesn't serve a purpose. Someone where Bond was ratted on an American. Bond goes against orders and sets out to find out who betrayed him. Along the way, he meets up with a sexy woman named Jinx(Hallee Berry),who is a bit mysterious in her own right, and tries to stop a maniac named Gustav Graves(Toby Stephens, Maggie Smith's son)from destroying the world(again?!)with the help of a sattelite. This Gustav Graves may not be who you think he is. This is what makes the character. It's an interesting premise, but the villain is rather weak. It would of paid off even better if the villain was a bit more interesting and villainous. Stephens does do an admirable job as Gustav. You really want him to get his in the end. If you really want the bad guy to get his comeuppance, then you know the actor must of done a pretty good job in playing it so you'd want that. Pierce Brosnan is Bond. He and the character fit like a glove. They were made for each other. He was the only possible choice. He really comes into his own here. He's always been good, but in this film he seems to BE Bond. It's his most interesting performance of the character so far in his 4 films as 007. One hopes for 4 more. Connery is the best, but Brosnan comes real close. Bond women have evolved over the years. They are smarter. They are stronger. They are more evolved and interesting. Hallee Berry as Jinx proves that. She is sexy as all get out, but tough and smart. She makes the character come alive and have her own agenda. She's the first Bond woman to come along to be Bond's equal. It's no surprise there are plans for her own spin off film. That's never happened before. Some other reviewers simply didn't get it. The action here is big and teriffic. Some things may be overdone, but that's the way we like it. It has some breathtakingly choreographed action scenes that take you in and never let go. Some of the best of the recent Bond films. However, there is one moment that is really bad. The scene with Bond going over the edge of the glacier. That scene with his race car banging on the side was very hokey looking. Other than that, it was all good. The main theme by Madonna is a bit of a let down. It doesn't sound like a Bond song. The theme songs always sound bigger than life and campy and have a spy like sound to them. This one is too techno/dance/modern. It is certainly alright and catchy as a Madonna song, but fails as a theme to a 007 movie. Madonna has a decent little cameo in the film as well. John Cleese steps into the role of Q, and it is a bit of inspired casting. Brilliant!. He's perfect. His scene is one of the best in the film. Character actor Michael Madsen also appears in the film, but he is mysteriously left out of the credits. The action is outstanding, the sets are teriffic, and Bond is as good as ever. Who could want anything more?. Since it is the 20th film and the 40th anniversary, there are some homages to past Bond films. I caught them. Can you?. Bond also gets a jazzier aston martin that can turn invisible. It's about time!. There are scenes with a ' Matrix ' style flare to them and it is welcome in the Bond series. The humor and one liners fly all around. Some are funny, but some are also groan inducing. "Die Another Day" is a flashy, slam bang action film that delivers fun and adventure and delivers it. It could quite possibly be the best Bond film in a long time. Brosnan's best outing yet. We need it. If you read other reviews, you will see that it was lost on a lot. It's still James Bond, and nobody does it better. Nobody will even come close. Not even over the top, lame, plotless excursions into mediocrity like "XXX". That line ' James Bond Will Return ' that appears at the end of every Bond film is always welcomed. Never more so than at the end of this one. Bond will return?. We can only hope so.
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Summary: Pfft! Horrible! I spit on you mister bond!
Review: GAWD! Well! This movie closed the deal on great remembrances of classic James Bond movies. Ha, never again will there be another. Where to begin on so many disappointments? First off, the music! Techno?!?! Come on man! Im a fan of techno, but for a Bond Flick?!? Never, good sirs! It simply diminishes the name James bond! Though they tried to hold onto their symphony sounding like roots, it didn't work! If you're a diehard fan and know good Bond films, from the start with that music, you can drop your popcorn and go home friends. You just know it's going to ....! However, I vaguely recall the original music being somewhere, but that's what makes the movie!!! DERN DERN DA DERN DEN! You people know the tune; it being real loud during an action scene makes the movie. Pfft, it was too hard to tell with everything blowing up every second. Man, so commercialized! Geez'es man! NORELCO!? Therefore, what? Is that like supposed to tell females to get their men Norelco shavers because Mr. Bond does! "If I get my husband this shaver then he'll think he's bond!" PFFFT!! Or "Hey!!! Bonds got a Norelco, better pick me one up after the movie!" Music, Commercializing, and the constant action appeals too much to the younger demographic. Well, I guess with all your Mtv's, B.E.T's and "For those who think young" society geared that direction, it's no wonder the movie is how it is. The movie was entirely predictable! (Don't read on if haven't seen the movie) Guy in the punching bag, HA! Alternatively, the line at the start "saved by the bell." ZzZzZzZ Man, can't even fawking blink because you'll miss seeing like fifty buildings/hover crafts blowing up or without missing the movie dam it. Movie tries to secretly push for Madonna...nothings happening then bam! You see that creamy life form! I guess shes trying to make a come back. lol So 2 recap! If you're young with hormones all over or have noting to do but to see such a movie, then go! Alternatively, if your just curious and intelligent to know it blows but your going to see it anyway, then go. But, if your highly intelligent and don't waste your time with ignorance, then your good to stay away. Real James Bond fans or Bond Connoisseurs keep watching gold finger. Review from a logical standpoint of a person who understands, interprets info rather than accepts it, and from a guy not old enough to buy a beer but old enough to buy Cigs.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: This is the best movie I have seen this year.The acting,stunts,effects and last but not least Hallie Berry were just amazing.I am greatly anticipating the DVD and would recommend this DVD or going to the theaters for any one.
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Summary: Bond is back and better than ever
Review: I tend to disagree with people who dislike the new Bond movies. I have all 22, and yes the classics are with Sean Connery and Roger Moore. Those are the classics, I mean Timothy Dalton and Ian Flemming, they starred in like one movie. Those aren't the real Bond's. The REAL ones are Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. When you look at Pierce Brosnan, he plays out a well potrayed Bond. Sexy, seductive, smart, suave...and he always gets his girl (lucky....lol) He may not carry emotion, or pain, but neither did the others. Thats the life of a 007. I'm telling people right now to watch Die Another Day, it's full of action, romance, seduction and of course Vodka Martinis, shaken not stirred. Plus that, Hallie Berry is amazing. Not to mention there is a cameo apearance by one popular music artist. ;) It was well worth my nine bucks, so it will be worth everyone elses money. Go see it. Now.
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Summary: ** Austin Powers 4 **
Review: So here it is, the latest installment of the Austin Powers franchise. Except, no, hang on a minute, its actually James Bond 20, Die Another Day, although the comparisons are undeniable. In a plot very similar to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, bad guy Gustav Graves, more Scott Evil than Dr Evil with that coiffure, wants to take over the world and conquer the nasty western imperialists using a frickin' big laser, codenamed Icarus. Or should that actually be The Alan Parsons Project? I'm confused! Okay, so I'm being a smart arse but it seems terribly ironic to me that for the 40th anniversary, and 20th movie, of the longest running (and most succesful) franchise in cinema history that the producers should fail to notice the similarities in plot between Die Another Day and Austin Powers, which openly lampoons the Bond films. The tragedy is that Die Another Day opens very promisingly with an excellent set piece of Bond and two other agents surfing through enormous waves before landing on the coast of North Korea. From there we then have another excellent set piece as Bond tries to make an improbable escape from the nasty North Korean arms dealers. The credit sequence is very good too, with a harder edge than is normal for Bond credits, as we see 007 being systematically tortured. At this point I'm thinking excellent, best Bond movie for a long time. New harder more serious Bond for the 21 st century. This for the most part continues even with Madonna making an unnecessary cameo, where despite only having about two minutes screen time, she once again demonstrates her carpentry skills, sorry I mean acting skills. We also get some great nods to the legacy of Bond as Pierce Brosnan tours Q's laboratory full of 007's old gadgets. We even get a great Flemingesque fencing match between the baddie Gustav Graves and Bond. There is of course the total silliness of discovering that 007's latest gadget is an invisible car (purlease) but I suspended my horror and disbelief and caried on hoping this was going to be a rather silly but minor glitch in the proceedings. Then we had the marvellous sight of Halle Berry, possibly the best Bond girl ever, emerging from the waves as the new Bond girl a la Ursula Andress in Dr No. In fact everything is going swimmingly until the movie reaches Gustav Graves ice palace in Iceland, where everything falls apart with a combination of a poor script, rubbish plot and some very awful CGI. What I want to know is, what muppet thought that having Bond kite surfing was in any way shape or form a good idea? It was like watching one of those old movies where people drive along in cars with a movie playing behind them of a country road. You know what I mean, the kind of thing that they did before they invented blue screens and digital special effects. Awful!!! From then on it doesn't get any better, the script seems to get worse and more cliched and the film becomes more and more reliant on second rate CGI special effects. Plus, the comparisons with Austin Powers don't stop at the laser plot. The script is full of the kind of rubbish puns and silly plot points, which Mike Myers lampoons with Dr Evil and his son Scott. Plus Toby Stephens as the Bond villain is well, how can I put it, rubbish? He's a crass middle/upper class English public schoolboy vaguely reminiscent of Diana's former love interest, James Hewitt (does anybody remember that cad)? I mean, ooh, how scary, not. Please don't beat me up with your posh voice Bond must have pondered.
All that said, there are some good points. Brosnan is as ever a fantastic Bond and the only actor to seriously rival Sean Connery in the part of the suavest secret agent in the world. Also, as previously mentioned, Halle Berry is possibly the classiest Bond girl ever and perhaps the only A list actress to star in a Bond movie whilst at the peak of her career. Ive been a fan of Ms Berry's since I first saw her in The Last Boy Scout, all of ten years ago and the only thing that has surprised me is that it has taken her this long to get the recognition that she has deserved. In fact, Berry as the American secret agent Jinx was probably a bit too classy for this movie and in the end is sorely wasted. Yes Bond 20 also has its moments but ultimately the movie as a whole is terribly dissapointing and certainly the worst Bond movie of the Brosnan era.
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