I finally made it to see the new Bond! Pierce Brosnan... drool...
OK, enough of that!!
I took my son to see it last Saturday, and we had trouble getting tickets, so it is still very popular here in Leeds!! I was a little disappointed with the last Bond offering, yet I lived in hope ... Read review
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops to take you on an unforgettable, ... more
adrenaline-pumping ride across the globe in this action-filled adventure! From a dark cell in a North Korean prison to the beautiful beaches of Cuba, 007 is on the trail of a diabolical genius who's hell-bent on slicing up the earth...literally. Now, it's up to Bond, with help from a sultry American agent (Halle Berry), to put the evil mastermind's plans on ice.
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops to take you on an unforgettable, ... more
adrenaline-pumping ride across the globe in this action-filled adventure! From a dark cell in a north Korean prison to the beautiful beaches of Cuba, 007 is on the trail of a diabolical genius who's hell-bent on slicing up the earth - literally.
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops to take you an unforgettable, ... more
adrenaline-pumping ride across the globe in this action-filled adventure! From a dark cell in a North Korean prison to the beautiful beaches of Cuba, 007 is on the trail of a diabolical genius who's hellbent on slicing up the earth... literally. Now, it's up to Bond, with help from a sultry American agent (Halle Berry), to put the evil mastermind's plans on ice.
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops to take you on an unforgettable, ... more
adrenaline-pumping ride across the globe in this action-filled adventure! From a dark cell in a North Korean prison to the beautiful beaches of Cuba, 007 is on the trail of a diabolical genius who's hellbent on slicing up the earth...literally. Now, it's up to Bond, with the help from a sultry American agent (Halle Berry), to put the evil mastermind's plan on ice.
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 2007 - Action/Adventure - Director: Paul Greengrass - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, Edgar Ramirez, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, Albert Finney
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Advantages: Classic Bond Action modernised! Disadvantages: Advertising
I finally made it to see the new Bond! Pierce Brosnan... drool...
OK, enough of that!!
I took my son to see it last Saturday, and we had trouble getting tickets, so it is still very popular here in Leeds!! I was a little disappointed with the last Bond offering, yet I lived in hope and for the excitement of looking for Rayliu's appearance!
The film began very much in regular style of Bond films, with lots ... ...Until, Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by the North Koreans. Then, the whole atmosphere of the film changes.
You see Bond being tortured during the opening titles, while the music plays. This is very cleverly done. The sexy forms of the Bond girls are mixed with fire, ice and electricity, and interspersed with images of Bond being tortured. You mind struggles with the different emotional responses that you get to these images. more
I finally made it to see the new Bond! Pierce Brosnan... drool...
OK, enough of that!!
I took my son to see it last Saturday, and we had trouble getting tickets, so it is still very popular here in Leeds!! I was a little disappointed with the last Bond offering, yet I lived in hope and for the excitement of looking for Rayliu's appearance!
The film began very much in regular style of Bond films, with lots an action packed sequence, filled with improbable stunts and explosions. Until, Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by the North Koreans. Then, the whole atmosphere of the film changes.
You see Bond being tortured during the opening titles, while the music plays. This is very cleverly done. The sexy forms of the Bond girls are mixed with fire, ice and electricity, and interspersed with images of Bond being tortured. You mind struggles with the different emotional responses that you get to these images.
THE PLOT
From there, Bond is released in return for the Korean terrorist, Zao (Rick Yune). The British Secret Service treat him very badly on his return, because they think that he talked under the pressure from the torture. That is why they made the exchange, but it looks like Bond was set up from start to finish.
On realising this and the loss of his 00 status, Bond escapes from the care of his own side and sets out to find the Zao and the person who set him up.
During the search he meets Jinx (Halle Berry), who is also after Zao and continues back to England to find out about enigmatic businessman Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens). This is followed by a trip to Iceland, where he finds out about the Icarus project and enjoys the facilities at Graves' ice palace.
He and Jinx chase Graves and Zao as they try to put a stop to the nefarious plan to take over the world. Maybe Pinky and the Brain should be the next Bond villains!!
THE ACTION
As always, the film is full of action and gadgets. We have the invisible car, the ring that breaks glass and of course the 20th Bond watch!
Extreme sports play a strong role, such as surfing, paragliding and fencing (well not quite an extreme sport!). Are they trying to keep up the image with films like xXx around? The fencing scene between Bond and Graves is exciting and shows incredible fighting skills.
The more traditional stunts, like the car chase, are spice up by doing it on ice! Driving the car through the ice palace and of course the effects of Icarus!
The final aeroplane and helicopter stunts are seat gripping, but very, very unrealistic! However, would we expect anything less from Bond!
THE ACTING
The director, Lee Tamahori (The Edge, Along came a Spider), gave a new edge to the Bond films. The introductory credits were incredible and the way he brought a little reality into the story was incredible.
I have to say that I was impressed with the acting. Brosnan (Tailor of Panama, The World is not Enough), to me, is the perfect Bond and I love him in the role. He has the charm and the sophistication, but he also has the skill to make you feel and understand some of the mental scars that spending over a year in captivity and being tortured leaves.
I love Halle Berry (X-men, Executive Decision) anyway, but she obviously enjoyed being the tough and sexy Jinx. A definite one for girl power without losing your femininity on the way. Although things are improving, Bond girls can still tend to be a bit wimpy!
My absolute favourite character (apart form Bond of course!) was Gustav Graves! Played by Toby Stephens (Twelfth Night, The Great Gatsby), he was the perfect Bond villain, and very sexy to top it off!! I went to sleep that night dreaming of him!!
Rick Yune (The Fast and the Furious) must have spent a long time in make up to play Zao. He was incredibly evil and the diamonds in his face were a nice touch! I wouldn't have argued with him!!
Supporting acting from Dame Judi Dench and John Cleese was a strong as ever, and the introduction of Rosamund Pike as the agent gone bad was a nice touch.
COMPARISON TO OTHER BONDS
They have managed to bring Bond forward in time, while still keeping all of the action and romance that we expect of Bond. We begin to see the realism of spy work. The deniability of such people within the secret service, the torture and suffering if you are caught.
You are also exposed to the emotions and feelings that Bond has on his release and the emotional damage that it has done to him. He is turned into a real person.
However, we still have the Mr Bond who is irresistible to the ladies, but this is used against him this time. Bond can still pull off very unrealistic stunts and feats, and has the best gadgets around! Bond has been brought into the 21st Century!
MUSIC
When I first heard the theme tune by Madonna, I was very unimpressed. It is not the traditional style Bond music. However, this isn't the traditional style Bond film. When I heard the music mixed with the visual images of the opening credits, it all made sense. I like the theme tune now.
CONCLUSION
I really enjoyed the film. Maybe I had lower expectations than most, so was pleasantly surprised. I was annoyed with the level of advertising I was exposed to before the film, but forgot about it during the film.
Brosnan was impressive, Stephens was incredibly sexy and evil and Berry shone. I found the updating of the Bond theme intriguing and like how they did it. Unfortunately I missed Rayliu in the hotel scene, but will look more carefully next time I see it!
Advantages: Brosnan, Berry, Cleese, all the usual Bond gubbins Disadvantages: Madonna's song and Madonna's acting
...have two main complaints about Die Another Day. Firstly (in order of "appearance"), Madonna's theme tune is atrocious. I like David Arnold immensely and think he's updated the James Bond sound whilst still keeping the same feel to it, but in this case, the theme tune is just... urgh. Secondly, actually still firstly, sort of... I know that Bond movies aren't good vehicles for actors to showcase their acting talents, but hell bells, Madonna couldn't ... ...had! It was perhaps appropriate that the scene I which she appeared featured fencing, because her acting supplied enough wood to surround Buckingham Palace. Secondly, I'd never heard of Toby Stephens before watching this movie, but by God, every time he appeared on screen, all I could do was think of Rik Mayall. Rik Mayall is not a Bond bad guy ("Vyvyan, I demand you kill Mr. Bond immediately"), and Mr. Stephens' gurning during various scenes didn't ...
TheDuke 12.01.2003 (09.03.2003)
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Advantages: It's James Bond, isn't it? Disadvantages: Nothing terribly new here
...you enter the world of Die Another Day.
The film opens with Bond and his chums surfing the waves along the Korean coast, on a mission to intercept some illegal arms dealing. When Bond’s identity is compromised, he narrowly escapes death by exploding a briefcase full of diamonds, and a frantic chase follows. The chase ultimately results in the death of the bad guy, but Bond’s troubles are only just beginning as he is arrested by the dead ... ...one thing absolutely clear – Die Another Day is a very entertaining movie. As I sat in the cinema and the opening sequence started, I found myself sitting back and relaxing, as though I were settling down to spend some time with an old friend. Such is the affection that cinema audiences have for James Bond that I suspect many of you who have already seen the film will know exactly what I mean. There is something inherently reassuring about ...
LostWitness 27.11.2002
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Advantages: Great action, stunts, nice humour, good baddies (if you get my meaning) and Halle Berry! Disadvantages: Double entendres are more 'worthy' of a Carry-on film
Now, to put this review in context, I have to tell you that I am not a particular fan of Bond. I’ve seen most of the movies but by no means all, and only two of them at the cinema. It was only because of a "2-for-1" offer at our local Odeon and a lack of other new releases that coaxed my beautiful assistant (i.e. my wife) and I out of our warm, cosy cocoon of a Monday evening. You will understand, then, that I did not hold out any great expectations ... ...out a little over two hours later, fully converted into a Bond fan!
THE STORY
Unlike the last couple of Bonds, this one has a good story going for it. It’s big, it’s bold and, most importantly, it’s very Bond. Maybe a bit too much Bond, in fact, having been described as a sort of Bond greatest hits. It’s true that you’ve probably seen most of this stuff done before but rarely has it been done better. And, more to the ...
Crazy-Christian 24.12.2002
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Advantages: Has all the right elements, nice nostalgia trip in an "ooh that was in..." kinda way, some good action, new gadgets, umm it's Bond you'll watch anyway Disadvantages: Brosnan seems bored, Madonna is in it, baddies are dull, sets are beyond the scope of the expertise to make them 'real', feels like an 'event' wannabee from a director who doesn't understand
I saw Vin Diesel's 007 wannabee 'xXx' earlier this year and loved it even if it was decidely lame-brained and cheesy. I also saw the trailers for the new Bond movie 'Die Another Day' and thought it actually might be worth checking out which is something of a first for me. I'm one of the seemingly very rare breed of guy who actually doesn't care too much for Bond movies and only watches them either out of extreme boredom or under even more extreme ... ...of this one...it was because a couple of freebie tickets came winging my way early this week. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth (although I'm not sure he'd appreciate the description ) I broke the habit of a lifetime and went to a Bond movie at the cinema. Was it any good? Yes and no...but you've probably made your mind up anyway eh? That seems to be the way of it with Bond movies... This is in fact, rather different from many of the other ...
wampyrii 05.01.2003
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Advantages: it's Bond, Pierce is good Disadvantages: it's not classic Bond
You know if I’m gonna remember the Cinema of 2002 for one thing (and I’m gonna remember it for more than one thing; the cracking return to form for Star Wars, the breath-taking journey of Lord of the Rings, the return of intelligent block-busters e.g. Spiderman), but if I was gonna remember it for one thing it would be over-profundity of excessively breathless proclamations that seemed to proliferate the posters and advertising features ... ...fell over themselves to push their over-wrought hyperbole on an unsuspecting public. Ever thing was the greatest this and the funniest that, you’d have thought that Hollywood had re-discovered the Art of Movie making.
(this is going some-where).
And our very own James Bond fell foul of this trend. Firstly he was dismissed as redundant by a new breed of hero (no not Howard the Duck) but xXx “Better than Bond” we were told. I saw ...
daveking 05.01.2003
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James Bond after being imprisoned and tortured in North Korea for over a year, wins his freedom when M bargains for his release. Out for revenge Bond is hot on the heels of Zao, the agent who captured him and Gustav Graves, a unscrupulous tycoon who threatens the safety of the entire world...
MI6 Data Stream Trivia Track, 19 Behind The Scenes Featurettes, Audio Commentary Featuring Lee Tamahori And Producer Michael G Wilson, Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan And Rosamund Pike, From Script To Screen Documentary, Inside Die Another Day Indepth Look At The Making Of The Film, Shaken And Stirred On Ice Documentary, Inter Action Sequences, Scene Evolutions, Title Design, Digital Grading, Equipment Briefing, Image Database, Madonna Music Video Die Another Day, Making Of Madonnas Music Video, Making Of 007 Nightfire Game, Theatrical And Promotional Trailers, TV Spots, Hi Jinx Easter Egg
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS-ES
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Surround ES English DTS-ES English
Professional reviews
Review
"...DIE ANOTHER DAY is the sexiest and most exciting Bond adventure in years....Tamahori gets the true trick of Bond..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.74, 29/11/2002)
"...Tamahori springs a few surprises in DIE ANOTHER DAY..." (Los Angeles Times, p.C1, 22/11/2002)
"...The most satisfying Bond movie since THE SPY WHO LOVED ME..." (New York Times, p.E1, 22/11/2002)
"...Brosnan, in his fourth time up at the Bond bat, hits this one out of the park..." (Rolling Stone, p.106, 02/12/2002)
"...Brosnan is ever suave and dashing in his fourth effort as Bond....Berry's sleek beauty is well-suited to the role..." (USA Today, p.5E, 22/11/2002)
"...Brosnan once again proves more than up to the task of filling bond's shoes and, especially in the early going, gives the character some dark and nasty shadings that reveal a welcome desire to take Bond back to Ian Fleming-based basics..." (Variety, p.23-6, 18/11/2002)
DVD Description
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. With this Bond installment, directed by Lee Tamahori, 007 catches up with the 21st century, and the results are grittier and more explosive than ever before. Although it begins as one of the darkest and most violent Bond films, the intense mood of DIE ANOTHER DAY is also counterbalanced by typically clever and funny moments. Brosnan is in fine form as the iconic hero, while Berry shines as the immediately likeable Jinx. Stephens and Yune are excellent as the two main bad guys, and the rest of the cast--including Judi Dench, John Cleese, Rosamund Pike, and Michael Madsen--provide key supporting roles. With its hi-tech gadgets and special-effects-laden set pieces, DIE ANOTHER DAY clearly has its eye on the future, but in numerous scenes it also lovingly embraces the past, placing the film in the upper tier of Bond movies.
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