Rating: 
Summary: Great fun, Bond style
Review: Tomorrow Never Dies, the second James Bond film to feature Pierce Brosnan as the super suave secret agent, is one of the more fun films in the long running series. In this installment, Bond finds himself at odds with a media tycoon (Jonathan Pryce) who is attempting to jump start a world war all in the name of global domination. It's a plot that doesn't seem too different from anything else offered in many of the previous Bond films, but the premise works thanks to some slam bang spectacular action scenes and the further development of Brosnan's interpretation of the character. Also on board is Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher as one of Bond's former lovers, and Hong Kong action star Michelle Yeoh as a very letal secret agent who Bond teams up with. Handled with exceptional flair by director Roger Spottiswoode (The 6th Day), Tomorrow Never Dies may not be the best Bond film, but it's still one of the most enjoyable.
Rating: 
Summary: Action without substance
Review: Action without substance. The behind-the-scenes problems really hurt this movie and it shows. Nobody seems to be having much fun in this movie as they race from one lame action sequence to another. Whereas the following movie had too much substance, this one has hardly any at all.
We do have to face a morose 007 chasing after some truly ugly women (only the Danish professor has any appeal), some cardboard cutout Oddjob wannabee (Stamper) and the least interesting, menacing or sinister villain of the series (Carver). Even the plot is rather boring - Britain and China go to war, woohoo, I mean who cares if they do or not?!
Whereas the action is handled better than in TWINE, it is still lame and flat. I suppose we were supposed to find some sadistic glee as (James Bond, curiously jumping back from the death of a woman he professed to love very quickly) is seen grinning like some crack-induced schoolboy as he remotely controls a car around a parking garage. Then his apparent disregard for innocent passerbys as he sends the (potentially lethal) weapon hurtling down to the streets below. What a moron!
Replacing the great score by Eric Serra, we are instead served up a paint-by-numbers score by David Arnold who doesn't appear to have an original bone in his body, relying instead on plagiarising former tracks and the criminal overuse of the James Bond theme. It is unforgiveable that instead of giving us something original. Arnold instead spoils for all-time such an iconic piece of music.
It's hardly surprising that Mike Kitchen decided not to show up in this movie (he probably saw the script and did a pass on it), but we do have Desmond Llewelyn looking like Santa Claus in a ridiculous red car rental uniform.
Rating: 
Summary: A BOND- RIDE ALL THE WAY
Review: Synopsis:
007 goes up against Eliot Carver, a Media mogul who wants to start WW3 to boost
the ratings of his network empire by broadcasting it.
Review:
This James Bond flick has all the action gadgets bad guys and shootouts you expect from
007.Pierce Brosnan as always the suave spy. But the villain played by Jonathan Pryce
steals the show.
Rating:
Summary: Best Bond movie
Review: This is the best James Bond movie out of all 20 "official" Bond movies.
Rating:
Summary: Another great Bond film with Pierce Brosnan
Review: Brosnan's second time out as Bond was believe it or not just as great if not better than Goldeneye. This time around they decided to pass on the all action format for a little bit of drama and add a lot of depth of character to Bond. Storywise, it is a critical insight into Bond's world that we haven't seen as closely since The Spy Who Loved Me. A lot of people will attack this film because of it being too much of a drama, but do all the Bond films have to be about the same thing? No, and Tomorrow Never Dies is a great story partially because of it. It is further bolstered by the fact that the action sequences it does have, especially the motorbike getaway scene, rocked better than any Bond film visually to date. Also, it took a look at the inside workings of the spy world, where neither your enemies nor your friends are so monochromatically easy to identify. If people find it unseemly that MI6 would work with "Red China," that's just too bad, because James Bond is not about to play by your rules (nor should he). All of these things are more important than hating the movie because there aren't enough Bond gadgets, so this definitely a Bond movie worth anybody's collection.
Rating:
Summary: The worst of the Bonds
Review: This one is the worst of the Bond's , and with a dismal plot. A cheap imitation of the great "The Spy Who Loved Me'
And 007 working with Red Chna?
Hello????
The Red Chinese are the bad guys.
Or have the script writers been influenced by Stalinist propagandists like Noam 'Wormtongue' Chomsky
The only good thing in this movie is Michelle Yao, who , like all bong girls is lovely.
Rating:
Summary: 007 James Bond Tomorrow Never Dies - A great Bond film!
Review: "Tomorrow Never Dies" is the eighteenth overall James Bond Film and the second wonderful film starring Pierce Brosnan in the lead role as James Bond. Of his first four films in that role I would definitely have to say that this one ranks up there with his first performance as Bond, James Bond. From the fast paced action sequences to the overall premise of the film, "Tomorrow Never Dies" entertains from the very first scene to last as everybody involved in the making of this film did exactly what they intended to do with a Bond film, which is making one to remember!Performance wise, Pierce Brosnan furthers that which he started in "Goldeneye" by making the role his as he brings a darker and harsher yet capably witty tone to Bond that hadn't been seen in a Bond film since the first James Bond himself, Sean Connery. I would caveat that in that I thought Timothy Dalton accomplished that as well but as he was only allowed to do two films in the role I must be in the minority on that opinion. As with all James Bond films, we're treated to a pair of new Bond babes in Teri Hatcher and international martial arts superstar Michelle Yeoh, both of which are incredibly beautiful and talented actresses. Although Teri Hatcher's role in this film is a very brief one, I would definitely have to say it was memorable. Michelle Yeoh's role in this film brings her right up there with James Bond himself as far as the action sequences go. It is most certainly interesting to see a Bond film turn into a Bruce Lee film in a particularly eventful sequence. Director Roger Spottiswoode who may best be known for "Air America" or even "The 6th Day" does a great job with this film, solidifying his status as a quite capable director of action films. The Premise: This wonderful Bond film in reality has two great opening sequences as we're treated to the standard pre main title James Bond super action sequence which involves 007 infiltrating a Black Market auction of high tech military equipment and him stirring things up and then we're treated to a sequence in which the villain of the film is rousing things up between the British Navy and the Chinese Air Force off the coast of China which adds a wonderful dramatic element to the feel of the entire film. What follows from there is one of the best Bond films to date as James Bond does what he does best, save the world from total disaster while getting a babe or two in the process... I highly recommend this eighteenth Bond film to any and all fans of the series and to those who like great action films that actually have a plot as well. {ssintrepid} Special Features: This particular DVD is a bit threadbare when it comes to Special Features but in the end, what are these DVD's all about, the movie and it's a great one. -8 Page Booklet Featuring Trivia, Production Notes and a Revealing Look at the Making of the Film.
-Original Theatrical Trailer
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