In DIE ANOTHER DAY, the 20th James Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) gets off to a rough start when he's captured and subsequently tortured during an assignment in North Korea. When the suave secret agent is eventually liberated, he embarks on a dangerous mission that involves tracking a terrorist named Zao (Rick Yune) to Cuba, where 007 also encounters Jinx (Halle Berry), a highly formidable and alluring fellow spy. Soon Bond is back in England following a mysterious trail that leads to Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), a flamboyant diamond mogul. After a rather bloody introduction, Graves invites 007 to Iceland, where he plans to unveil his enigmatic Icarus project. Before long, Bond and Jinx are reunited and battling Graves, Zao, and other villains bent on world domination.
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This James Bond movie is soooo daggy. It lacks the class and sophistication which is usually a prerequisite for a bond movie. The circumstances in it seem so foolish. That said, Pierce Brosnan is a spunk as Bond and Halle Berry is always gorgeous. I think this movie is quite a joke. Modern day bond movies seem to lack the appeal of the older versions.
Die Another Day (2002) marks the end of Pierce Brosnan's 7 year relationship with the Bond films in which he made 4 films. I thought 'GoldenEye' was a fantastic start and it completely rejuvenated the Bond films. It took Bond into the modern world and I thought it was a magnificent comeback. Then came 'Tomorrow Never Dies'in 1997 which was a complete flop. The story was extremely far fetched and you didn't get the same feeling you got with GoldenEye. The World Is Not Enough (1999) was a remarkable way to come back. It is as equally as good as GoldenEye with Brosnan putting in his finest performance as 007, other fine performances came from Robert Carlyle and the truly stunning Sophie Marceau. We then had a 3 year break before 'Die Another Day' was released.
I had heard from many people that it was an 'awful' Bond which 'shouldn't last long in the memory' and many other criticisms. However, after watching it on DVD I was gladly surprised. Now Im not sure if this was because I had low expectations to begin with or whether it was because it was a decent film. Still, I thought the pre-title sequence was excellent and I thought the plot which involved Bond trying to track down his betrayer was pretty good. The sword fights with Toby Stephens was also fantastic and he and Brosnan exchanged some amusing lines. I also loved seeing the old Bond gadgets and replica's in the new 'Q' room (RIP Desmond). The highly far-fetched ending did stretch the fantasy tag put on Bond films a little to far and a cameo from Madonna was also questionable but some great performances from the two leading ladies and a few twists helped make this a decent send off for Brosnan. Better than expected..
DIE ANOTHER DAY is a unique Bond film for me because I had seen the other entries in the franchise before I discovered the IMDb . In other words my only knowledge of its reputation is down to the comments I have read on these pages and because many commentators are so loud in their condemnation ( Bad CGI , awful title track etc ) I was expecting a really bad movie never mind a really bad Bond movie , but DIE ANOTHER DAY wasn't as bad as I was expecting
It's interesting to note that the Bond series never really concerned itself with painting communists as bad guys . OCTOPUSSY ties in with the cold war very much as does THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS to a lesser degree but in no way can the series be criticised as being right wing or reactionary with GOLDENEYE wearing its heart on it's sleeve that Russian gangsterism is more of a worry than Russian communism so it's something of a shock seeing Bond battle Stalinist commies in North Korea . That is in no way a criticism either .
We're then treated to a bizarre title sequence composed of a torture montage with quite simply the worst theme tune ever devised for a Bond movie . I don't know what is about the Pierce Brosnan Bonds but they all have very poor title songs despite having all round superb production values and DIE ANOTHER DAY continues the high production values , a lot of people complain about the CGI and I must admit the cartoonish jet at the end does look like a cartoon but compare this sequence to all the action scenes in the 1980s which were composed of Roger Moore standing in front of some back projection and no matter how much you don't want to say it you must confess we've come a long way since then
Some people have also let rip that the film is ruined by post modernist self reference but I disagree . Come on chaps when you've seen one Bond movie since the late 1960s you've seen most of them . Plot wise DIE ANOTHER DAY is very , very similar to GOLDENEYE with a " British " villain in charge of a death ray in outer space with a fair amount of LICENSED TO KILL thrown in . It should be remembered both YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME had the same identical plot with serious hardware being stolen from the USSR and America in order to start a nuclear holocaust . There is a ridiculous amount of humour though involving John Cleese as Q . I know you shouldn't take James Bond movies seriously but did we need an invisible car ?
The other thing I disliked was Jinx . Think about it , she's tough and kills without hesitation so how come she needs rescuing from Bond ? She's just a cypher there to create a love interest and it's amazing that the producers seriously considered starting a spin off series with Jinx as the heroine . It would have been as successful as CATWOMEN . There is a problem with a plot twist involving both Gustav Graves and Miranda Frost , the twist is good but unfortunately the surprise only works once which means on second viewing the shock value of the plot revelation is gone therefore DIE ANOTHER DAY doesn't have the same enjoyment second , third or fourth viewing unlike classic Bond movies
I'm not a big Bond fan but have been fairly impressed with the standards of the franchise from GOLDENEYE to DIE ANOTHER DAY , they've really come leaps and bounds from the Roger Moore debacles like MOONRAKER and VIEW TO A KILL . One aspect that is over looked in the series is the character interaction between Bond and M ( Convincingly played by Judi Dench ) and I hope to see this abrasive relationship continue when the series returns with a new actor in the lead role
There's no real reason to see it, and no real reason not to.Passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless.Brosnan is more feral in this film than I’ve seen him before and Halle Berry does her best to keep up with him.This Bond film goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better.
There's no real reason to see it, and no real reason not to.Passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless.Brosnan is more feral in this film than I’ve seen him before and Halle Berry does her best to keep up with him.This Bond film goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better.
To tell you the truth you have to be a fan of James Bond or Pearse Broson to really enjoy this movie. To be fair there were some aspects of the film that I did enjoy, like Hailey Berry in the water in her slinky swim suit. I really tried to find things to like about this film but it just didn't do if for me. If you like the character then you will like this
To tell you the truth you have to be a fan of James Bond or Pearse Broson to really enjoy this movie. To be fair there were some aspects of the film that I did enjoy, like Hailey Berry in the water in her slinky swim suit. I really tried to find things to like about this film but it just didn't do if for me. If you like the character then you will like this film.
great show. great premise. great storylines. very compeling viewing. i reccomend to all. definatley go out and get this and watch it or even better, just buy it!!! i totally think that you should wath this. you will def enjoy it. you will nto regret it!
The story begins in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea with a spectacular high-speed hovercraft chase and continues via Hong Kong to Cuba and London where Bond meets up with the two ladies who are to play such important and differing roles in his quest to unmask a traitor and to prevent a war of catastrophic consequence. Hot on the trail of the principle villains, Bond travels to Iceland where he experiences at first hand the power of an amazing new weapon before a dramatic confrontation with his main adversary back in Korea where it all started...
Die Another Day is an amazing movie and a classic no collection is complete without it, it is a perfect movie if you are bored young and old will love it, it is an action packed movie with the slightest hints of comedy widely spread through it, it is a great movie if you have not seen it you must it is just a classic.
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