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Summary: Not the best Bond film
Review: I had high hopes when I bought this film. The film starts out with James Bond getting put in a Korean prison. This whole scene lasts almost 30 minutes (way too long). I kept waiting for him to use some high tech gadget or pretty girl to get him out. But no, the director lets him rot in jail and he finally gets out through a diplomatic hostage exchange. When he is released he looks like a cave man, not the cool, handsome James Bond most people expect. Hally Berry really steals the show, and the scenes they did in Cuba could have been made longer perhaps. Also it would have helped the film if she had spent more time with Bond (like the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me). The lady that is Bond's boss known as "M" is nowhere near as good as the people that played that part in the past. Also lacking were more of the comic interludes and one liners that Bond is famous for. Most of the high tech stunts were great except for one where Bond paraglides over a title wave which looked totally fake. I have been a James Bond fan for as long as the series has been around and have seen every film more than once. I really hope the producers get back to the basics and not end up driving this great series into extinction. If you are a Bond fan you will probably want to add this film to your collection. Otherwise you might want to rent it first or watch it on PPV then decide.
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Summary: GOOD BUT HARDLY PERFECT !
Review: It's hard defending some parts of this movie (the cheessy wave sequence; the over blown, MTV-like edited excesive ending; the incompetent Madonna song and cameo), still, beneath this mistakes, lies a pretty good Bond movie. Brosnan and Berry make a great team, Stephens an excelent villain and the Aston Martin-Jaguar chase is truly fantastic.
Here's hoping the JB producers realize CGI and popular (but mediocre singing stars) are not what their future is about !
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Summary: I've seen this before
Review: I thought this movie was better the first time around when it was called "Diamonds are Forever". Granted you get some 21st century updates with North Korea and all, but the premise of a satellite with a laser that uses diamonds was done already.It's sad to say, but the writing for Bond has become quite tired, and the writers can't come up with anything totally original.
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Summary: Typical, But Good Enough
Review: This was typical of many summer blockbusters, but it fell below par for most James Bond films. Like other summer films, there were too many scenes of unnecessary explosions (too obviously contrived), pedantic sensuality and loudness. I enjoy those things when they are done well -- they just were not done very well here. However, the movie gets back on track to the plot just in time to keep you watching it. Not the best Bond flick nor the best Brosnan one, but not the worst either.
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Summary: Shaken (finally) not stirred
Review: The usually formulaic James Bond movie finally gets shaken up a little. I have to say I expected this to be another typical Bond outing where you know it's going to be trying but you watch it anyway. Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised. Unlike most Bond movies where the opening sequence ends up being something completely unrelated and Bond manages to escape by leaping off mountains on a pair of skis into an awaiting plane - here he doesn't. He actually gets caught. And so beings an adventure that is for once intriguing and holds your attention. Brosnan is really in his element here and doesn't seem like it's Remington Steele pretending to be Bond. In addition, Halle Berry is a welcome addition and quite believable. This isn't Denise Richards playing a nuclear scientist who also happens to enjoy running around in shorts and a see through tank top. For the car fanatic - I think this is the best we've seen since The Spy Who Loved Me. The beautiful Aston Martin Vantage is featured throughout and isn't destroyed for once(probably because there are only 300 in the world). Wonderful photography, good directing, great villans, exotic cars and Halle Berry in a bikini. Who could ask for more? A worthy anniversary Bond movie and a decent DVD.
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Summary: Another Terrific Bond Episode With Pierce Brosnan!
Review: This is by far the most interesting and best-produced of the recent James Bond movies, with an interesting plot, breath-taking photography, and a smart, sassy, and able cast making it work. Pierce Brosnan has finally made the part his own, escaping the long shadow of our much-love Mr. Connery by creating a new visage and a new, hipper style for the intrepid Mr. Bond. Here he is joined by the eye-popping Halle Berry, whose emergence from the surf is a welcome sight for these old male eyes. They connect well on the film, with the twist that she is the first Bond conquest ready to love him and leave him, too. The story here is credible and appealing; sent in to assassinate a North Korean general, Bond is captured after successfully and rather spectacularly killing the target. By the time he is exchanged for an opposite number months later, his reputation has been sullied, his loyalty questioned, and his -00 sanction to kill revoked. Bond decides to take things into his own hands, and stepping away from his guarded hospital ward where he is being held under security, begins to unravel the mystery to regain his reputation and his job. Brosnan and Berry are ably aided by a top-notch supporting cast, including Dame Judi Dench, John Cleese, Rick Yune, and a number of notable others. I was, for example, amused to discover the material girl, Madonna herself, popping up in a brief cameo appearance mid-film, and she played her part well enough, but hardly lit up the screen. As usual for a Bond-flick, the action and the pyrotechnics are superb, especially an intriguing use of multiple lasers in a fight scene that has an unusual rhythm to it that is quite well shot, and also a number of interesting and diverting chase scenes that I found quite entertaining. The script is well written, and the usual Bond banter and repartee is as good as ever. All in all, this is a great evening's entertainment, and the only disappointment I had with it is that the credit only alluded to the fact that James Bond would be back, but without mentioning the name of the next film. For we die-hard Bond devotees, that was a disappointment. Otherwise, enjoy!
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Summary: Bond Does it Again
Review: Die Another Day This action packed flick explores the relationship between a Korean general and his genius son. The name of the super weapon created by the son is indicative of its doom. Icarus is also the name of the son of a mythical Greek inventor who dies during a flight to freedom because he did not heed the warnings of his father Daedalus. The hard headed son faked his death, got a DNA makeover and a new identity. His appearance changed from Korean to English Anglo-Saxon, with blonde hair and he spoke with a new accent. His accomplice didn't get to complete the DNA process thanks to Jinx, (Halle Berry), and Bond (Pierce Brosnen). He looks like a freak with piercing blue eyes on a diamond speckled Asian face. The diamonds were blasted into his face from an explosion in the beginning of the movie. They build a new empire with stolen diamonds and plan to wreak havoc with Icarus: Their weapon of mass destruction. In this film, Bond is deceived and spends a year in a Korean Prison being tortured. He vows revenge. The path to discovery goes from Hong Kong to Cuba to London and to Iceland. It is surprising who the culprit is. Bond's weakness for women gets him into a bind and almost gets him and Jinx killed. I love this movie. The plot has interesting twists. Ever since Bond got a female boss, the inner politics of his working environment are being exposed. The pressures that Bond's boss experiences add a new flavor to the Bond genre. There is eye candy for both male and female. Halle Berry and Rick Yune are in great shape. The only thing I didn't like were the conversations with sexual innuendo. They have become quite corny. The stunts are fantastic. From the surfing on giant waves, to the battle on the hovercrafts, the passionate sword fight, and speeding on ice, there is action and thrills abound. A must-see action flick.
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Summary: I wish Die Another Day would Die today
Review: this movie is an insult to the james bond series. first of all, pierce brosnan is way to old to be bond anymore and james bond isnt professional anymore. also way to many stupid futuristic like gadgets and stuff. i mean, comon, a car that turns invisible? also this is one of the worst storylines ever. very unrealistic. if this movie were a futuristic/star trek/secret agent move, then it would be good. but james bond movies are supposed to be 90% realistic meaning it could happen in real life. but Die another Day is only 30% realistic. worst bond movie besides tommorow never dies!
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Summary: The action rarely stops in this latest Bond adventure
Review: Bond fans will certainly find everything that they've become accustomed to in this multi-billion dollar franchise. Non-stop action, unbelieveable gadgets, steamy (but discreet) sex scenes and witty James Bond repartee are all present. The viewer will barely be in his or her seat before the action begins. As Bond (Pierce Brosnan) attempts to stop the son of a North Korean General from starting World War III, he is captured and imprisoned for fourteen months. Stipped of his double-0 status he is freed only after a prisoner exchange is deemed necessary with the North Koreans. Bond spends the rest of the movie chasing the renegade son across the world in an attempt to thwart his nefarious plan. I can't begin to cover much of this plot because it has a number of twists and turns throughout. Rather than give away too much of the plot, let me suffice to say that the viewer will once again find out that what appears to be the obvious is not the case as it has been with most of the other 19 installments to this series. Halle Berry is excellent as the American NSA agent who's after the North Koreans as well. The view of her coming out of the ocean after a swim is the greatest scene of it's kind since Bo Derek's in "10". Toby Stephens (the North Korean "baddie") and M16 agent Rosamund Pike are also very good. And, of course, "M", "Q" and Moneypenny are all present act reprise their roles. As equally important to the plot line in these movies are the gadgets that are introduced. However, it seemed as if the writers of this film really had to struggle to come up with believeable hardware. Come on now - an invisible car?! Actually this is the only area in which I would pan this film. It's almost as if Bond has become too much of a super hero (partly due of course to the gadgets) instead of a super spy. His indestructability causes the viewer to lose the human connection that we all have had with the franchise over the years. The Connery and Moore Bonds were tough too, but you couldn't help feel that their was some vulnerability with their characters that's not present with the Brosnan or Dalton Bonds. But in this era of movies starring super heroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk, evidently the producers of this film felt like they had to "keep up with the Jones" to excite their audience. In this humble reviewer's opinion, I don't think this franchise has to rely on that to satisfy it's fans! Hey, let me get down off this soapbox to tell you that if you've liked the other Bond films than you'll love "Die Another Day". It's got everything that you'll need for a couple of hours of great escapism. Also included with the film is a second disc of action sequences, gadget featurettes, scene evolutions, and "the making of..." documentary. A handy addition to the package! A SOLID RECOMMENDATION
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Summary: So sexy, exciting and well done
Review: Great Bond flick. Halle Berry is sexy and exciting to watch and Pierce has still got it. This storyline is one of the best yet in my opinion and I would go straight to buying and I bet you won't regret it if you like the past few with Pierce as Bond.
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