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Summary: The best 007-Movie ever
Review: This movie is without any question the best 007-Movie I've ever seen. And I also think Pierce Brosnan is so good as Sean Connery, the first Bond.
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Summary: A Great Gig This is!
Review: A friend of mine differentiated for me years ago about a movie and a gig. Franchises such as Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, Austen Powers, & James Bond are rendered as gigs, which under no circumstances should be compared with movies. A gig is when we expect what to get even BEFORE movie starts. For that, this offering of 'Die Another Day' is one of the best yet. I guess with the upcoming franchises such as 'XXX', it has no option but to up the ante, so as not to lose the younger generation catchment. The movie constantly reminded us of the cliches that James is up for the hottest babes, quickest cars, gadgets, martini, smokes (all politically incorrect stuff) except saving the world in the dying hour. Then, there were the smart lines with Q's predecessor, performed by Sir John Cleese, the sexual tension moment with Pennylover, the cheesy name for his female counterpart, Jinx (in this instance). But 007 is no longer that two-dimensional. Instead of introducing us to the bad guy straight away, we were kept in suspense till the final hours. Zhao (played by Rick Yune), one of the baddies is very effective, indeed. James is no longer invisible. Rather, early in the intro, he was captured & tortured until his release. Moreover, he's not THE person who held the chip but a person who was used like a pawn to serve the purpose of the British Secret Service. His license to kill cancellation was what made him even more lethal as a person who had got nothing to lose. James' females are no longer that predictable and double crossing, and betrayal are just a stroll in the park, not unlike Sophie Marceau's role in the previous offering. For sheer entertainment value, this is a Bond with an edge. Everything is bigger, better. Even the sex scene would steam up the sauna. The car chase between the Vantage & the Jag was awesome. Many guys were glued to their seats with their agape mouths, cherishing every moment of it. In terms of logic, there were far too many loopholes but remember, this is afterall, a gig. If you were to take this movie too seriously, why bother watching Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter. Moreover, shouldn't be going to movies is a mean of forgetting about reality once in a blue moon, that there are superheroes and superheroines afterall, and that they make this world a better place? One thing though, the North Korea incident depicted in this movie is too close to comfort with the real thing, and just imagine how this world would come up to should Kim Jong Il Sung got his hands upon the Icarus weapon as in this movie.
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Summary: Where sanity fails, bring in the stunts
Review: That seemed to be the main thrust behind this mind numbingly ridiculous movie. Granted, the opening scene was not bad - actually it had a rather promising start, even if it was a bit re-hashed (ok, I lie - it was completely re-hashed) - but still! tradition of James Bond! Why not? And then it falls spectacularly to pieces. Enter the invisible car. The almost completely irrelevant parachute jump outside Buckingham palace. The even more strange sword fight. The robotic outfit. (these are not in chronological order). And on and on. You get the feeling that the movie was designed to be ridiculous. Nevertheless, the stunts are good and the acting medium (although Pierce Brosnan is really getting old). It's a movie that, if only because of the action sequences, is watchable - as long as one remembers to bring earmuffs to block out the dialog and any vestige of plot and focus instead on enjoying the action.
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Summary: Ah, Seuol, it's a wonderful place!
Review: But cancel your trip to that health farm now, as a North Korean interrogation centre is the perfect place to get a healthy diet and those biceps rippling. Even looking like Jerry Garcia from the neck up is not necessarily a downside in some quarters.
Rupert Graves boasts the most novel attempt at illegal UK asylum seeking since those guys dressed in that Rhino suit (helpful hint, guys: Rhino's don't talk.) Mr Graves' OTT sword fight with Brosnan is the best thing in this frankly peculiar picture.
I saw 'Die Another Day' with my sister's eight year old and smugly lamented the fact that he would not have a clue where North Korea is, let alone any political background to the story. Later that evening during a news broadcast I drew an embarrassing blank when my sister enquired where Yemen was. A certain eight year old's voice chimed in helpfully suggesting that it was in Africa, between something and Egypt. look no further for the next James Bond, Mrs Broccoli.
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Summary: The Best Bond film in 15 years (since The Living Daylights)
Review: This film is awesome!!! This film has all of the essential elements of a Connery Bond film; 1. Action 2. suspense 3. thrills 4. beautiful women 5.freaky bad guys...... one of my favorite parts was the bad guy; Gustav Graves he knows (the actor) how to concentrate all of his abilities to his character, and the result was a delightfully wacky bad guy, another thing that was great was the plot; a crazy guy wants to help the North Korean army cross the DMZ and control South Korea buy burning through it with a giant laser. ( instead of all the others from the early Brosnan Bonds)---------as for the next James Bond actor I would consider Jason Isaacs ( Colonal Tavington from the movie The Patriot with Mel Gibson)
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Summary: Bond: end of career?
Review: After reading all the comments on this site, one thing became clear: DAD is a very different Bond installment ... Bond for the 3rd millennium?
Now I've seen the movie I cannot but concur: it is indeed different.
Now, I'm an old Bond freak (came of age with Dr No, saw every next movie, couple of times, saw them again many times afterwards). I did a lot of analytic thinking on the Bond phenomenon, even started writing a number of in-depth papers (unpublished though).
SO... Over the 20 episodes, it's not the first time the "formula" changes. Remember YOLT? Connery had a hard time coping with the sheer extravaganza (scriptwriter Roald Dahl had only one limit: the sky) and did not really convince in that one.
Next, in DAF, Connery -again- had to work in a slapstick-like context. Again, not very convincingly.
Then came Roger. LALD was really Brett Sinclair taking over the 007 code. Remember Bond in Harlem? Dressed like a lord? And those cigars?
Followed by MWTGG an absolute deep, with an inept Bond, a psychotic Scaramanga without any megalomania to speak of.
Then up again with the extravaganzas of TSWLM and Moonraker. Once more the sky was the limit. And Moore surfing on the waves of ridicule...
So back to more realism and probably three of the best Moore episodes. Alas, Roger became too old and went.
Dalton brought another Bond, more fleming-esque. Culminating in a rogue Bond out for vengeance in the much harsher LTK. It was generally disliked by the audiences. Pity. But normal: we came to appreciate Bond as a somewhat ruthless operator, aptly fighting the dark wars of "clean" society against alarming menaces (cold war screwballs, megalomaniacs), bon vivant, taking pleasure in his job and somewhat sarcastic about it. Self-parody is certainly a term to use here. So, a Bond who has such strong personal feelings as to go for vengeance is bewildering, too close to ourselves for comfort. We can still identify with him, but no longer as the hero we all dreamt of being.
Out went Dalton. And a seven year wait. In came Brosnan. And a new style. Harder, more destructive action, more in line of what other movies had done. With four different directors, all of them having a try at the formula, with more or less success. Tamahori went the farthest: rapid action, dynamic editing, split-second scenes... That's the visual aspect. What's bothering me more is the general impression that Bond doesn't enjoy himself or the mission any more. Again it's a vengeance, a personal matter. He's dropped by M ("you're no longer useful!"), on his own. He's not enacting our secret desires, but his own. He never smiles. Takes the girls as they come along, no romantic line at all. He's harsh, ruthless, bitter even. Not at all what we have come to expect. Adding the disturbing start: Bond captive, tortured at length, kept captive for 14 months and then traded for his Nemesis. One would have expected Bond to escape somehow. Has our man lost his grip on events? On the other hand, all of this is strangely reminiscent of Fleming's Man with the Golden Gun, but that novel was not highly acclaimed.
I don't care about CGI being good or not. I don't care about unrealistic gadgetry. That's all part of the game (and is up to the present day filmic standards). No. What worries me is that Bond displays an end of career syndrome: he doesn't like the job any more, is in risk of being "terminated" (possibly literally), sticks to values that are long gone ... He's no longer of this time and day...
Not a Bond movie, but more a movie "about Bond"...
This being said, a couple of nice performances (if short): Judi Dench as the "hard but just" boss, John Cleese reprising Q's role. I'm less impressed by the two ladies (Miranda & Jinx), not in acting, but in story value. Some of the lines given to them are just plain silly. The villain and his henchman are adequate, though. They have the right dimension, an alarming purpose and sufficient means to realize it.
In conclusion: an intriguing Bond movie, definitely worth seeing. It has all it needs for people to heavily dislike it, but also for others to highly acclaim it.
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Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: A wonderfully entertaining movie, the 20th installment of the legendary series delivers everything anyone could ask for in a Bond film. This 007 movie follows the formula that has made all the others a joy. There are the usual cool cars, beautiful women, nifty gadgets and outrageous actions that we all love. One scene was especially impressive and stood out among all the others in my mind, the fencing duel that bond takes part in escalades into an amazing movie experience and was worth the price of admission. Adding in some humor, based on the classic 007 flicks, really added to the atmosphere and made the movie a complete and solid package. All the Bond movies are awesome and somewhat surreal adventures that should be enjoyed and not overly criticized because of the "that can't happen" scenes. Of the Pierce Brosnan movies I've seen, this was my favorite to date. Don't miss the chance to catch the film while it is on the big screen even though I'm sure it will make a great DVD as well.
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Summary: The worst Bond song ever.....oh, and the movie was okay.
Review: Madonna said in an interview recently that the Bond song "needs updating"....that's fine, but don't create something that completely ruins the entire aura of what is Bond. Think about the theme songs of other Bond movies, elaborate, sexy, orchestrated, smooth.....here she comes with her supposed "electronic" style and completely ruins it. But this isn't a song review, it's a movie review. It's a good film, and of course, if you're a Bond fan you should watch it. But just put aside a few things when you come across them in the film, like an invisible car....and a Bond Girl who uses the words "yo mamma"....I mean come on, where did Bond find this Bond girl, at the "Barbershop"?.... Since Ford now has control over the Bond cars, it was interesting to see the entire lineup of companies they've bought over the past few years...representation from Volvo, Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Jaguar...the only "Ford" card was the Thunderbird.... Gosh, and I still haven't reviewed the movie, maybe that's b/c I don't want to since I'll focus on its weaknesses (like Bond parasailing over a 200 ft wave on a piece of metal and a makeshift parachute) rather than on the good parts....and there is one very, very, funny part - and it's happens towards the end with Moneypenny - it's worth watching just to see that part. Look, again, Bond fan? Go see this. If you want to see an explosive action flick loaded with poorly written sexual inuendos...go see this.....if you're looking for a better action flick this winter.....hmmm....you may be out of luck.
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Summary: The best Bond I've seen lately
Review: Die Another Day is the best Bond film I've seen in years. It is chock full of action and effects, from the hovercraft chase to the satellite weapon. Halle Berry as Jinx makes an interesting Bond girl. All in all, a fun way to spend an evening.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is a very disappointing film. Can't they get better titles...DIE Another Day, Live And Let DIE, Tomorrow Never DIES...and the title song...oh no.... The plot opens strongly, with Bond being imprisoned for 14 months. When he was in front of the firing squad, I really feared for his life...but from that point on the film goes down hill...rapidly... The subsequent action and stunts are so far over the top that the film plays like a cartoon. This weakens the suspense and danger elements to such an extent that it is laughable, and as such, Bond does not appear to be at risk. Along with a dark and weak plot, weak villain, and weak dialog, the film becomes just another "shoot em up" action film. Even as a stand alone action film, it's pretty awful. The hovercraft sequence was just a revamp of the opening of TWINE - very boring. An invisible car...you've got to be kidding...is this a James Bond Aston Martin, or Klingon Bird of Prey in Star Trek ? The film just limps from one stunt set up to another. The sword fight was sooooooo boring and pointless (woops) that I almost fell asleep. I have to say that Brosnan is looking old, and brings no warmth to the character. He is not even likeable as Bond. He plays the role similar to Dalton, but not as well. He is only one dimensional - like a cardboard cut out...there is no human side to him. Isn't Bond meant to be charming ? Brosnan is capable of this - I saw him in Melbourne, a few weeks ago at the Australian premiere of the film. I got more charm out of him in two minutes face to face, than I did in two hours plus on the screen. Bring back Roger Moore...everyone criticised the way he played Bond, but I feel if it was not for him, we would not be watching Bond films today. The other problem is that the current films are too dark, and need to lighten up. Every Brosnan movie has him with a machine gun spaying bullets everywhere in the most brainless fashion - he's meant to be an assassin, not the Terminator. Give us a plot that is fun as well as being suspenseful...and with a basis in reality...or possibility. The Bond films always prided themselves on giving us technology prior to it happening...even in one of Bond's worst plot lines in Moonraker, we got the space shuttle (prior to it being launched)...however it was still based in fact. We all know that an invisible car will NEVER ever happen. Without a little reality, it all becomes a bit silly. He might as well be Supeman, or Spiderman. I appreciate all the Bond references to the other films in DAD, as well as the Q scenes, but they are lost in the disappointment of the rest of the film. Bring Bond back (as they did with "For Your Eyes Only" after "Moonraker". Add some style, and stunts that RELATE to the film - not to break the "plot" up. And lighten up the style of the film and Bond himself..make it believable so that he really appears in danger, and make Bond likeable.
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