Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Lee Tamahori - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Rick Yune, Michael Madsen, Samantha Bond, Colin Salmon, Madonna
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Die Another Day [2002]
The 20th "official" 007 outing released in the 40th anniversary year of the series, Die
... more
Another Day is big, loud, spectacular, slick, predictable and as partially satisfying as most Bond movies have been for the last 30 years. Pierce Brosnan gives his ...
DIE ANOTHER DAY
James Bond after being imprisoned and tortured in North Korea for over a year, wins his
... more
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 th...
Die Another Day [2002]
The 20th "official" 007 outing released in the 40th anniversary year of the series, Die
... more
Another Day is big, loud, spectacular, slick, predictable and as partially satisfying as most Bond movies have been for the last 30 years. Pierce Brosnan gives his ...
Die Another Day [2002]
The 20th "official" 007 outing released in the 40th anniversary year of the series, Die
... more
Another Day is big, loud, spectacular, slick, predictable and as partially satisfying as most Bond movies have been for the last 30 years. Pierce Brosnan gives his best Bond performance to date, forced to suffer torture by scorpion venom administered by a North Korean dominatrix during the Madonna-warbled credits song. He traipses from Cuba to London to Iceland while feuding with a smug insomniac millionaire (Toby Stephens), who admits that he's an evil parody of Bond's own personality. There are many nods to the past: Halle Berry recreates Ursula Andress's entrance from Dr No, the gadget-packed car (which can become invisible) is a Goldfinger-style Aston Martin (albeit a brand-new model), the baddie's line in smuggled "conflict gems" and super-weapons derives from Diamonds Are Forever and the jet-pack from Thunderball can be seen in Q's lab. It's the longest of the franchise to date (two-and-a-quarter hours) and the first to augment stunts and physical effects with major CGI, though the best fight is traditional: a polite club fencing match between Brosnan and Stephens that gets out of hand and turns into a destructive hack-and-slash fest with multiple edged weapons. Berry may be the first Bond girl with an Oscar on her shelf, but she's still stuck with a bad hairdo as well as having to endure 007's worst chat-up lines. Amazingly, most of the old things here do still work, though it's a shame that director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors) wasn't given a better script to play with. On the DVD: Die Another Day arrives on disc in a transfer that makes some of the CGI look less dodgy than it did in cinemas. The first disc includes two separate commentaries: an interesting, enthusiastic technical one with Tamahori and producer Michael Wilson, and a blander drone from Brosnan with input from "bad girl" actress Rosamund Pike. On Disc Two the main extra is "Inside Die Another Day", a 75-minute making-of with the usual 007 DVD extra mix of boosterism and solid background how-the-hell-they-did-it info. The "Region 2 exclusive" turns out to be another making-of, a video diary effort that takes a more interesting, wry approach to the mix of enterprise and chaos that is the Bond production machine. --Kim Newman
DIE ANOTHER DAY
James Bond after being imprisoned and tortured in North Korea for over a year, wins his
... more
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...n
Die Another Day
01. Die Daily02. Rap Musik03. You Gon See04. Love Jones f. Janine05. Suuuu06. Fool07. Pop
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Off08. Block Musik f. Lavoisier09. Don't Cry10. The Champion11. Stadium Lightz f. Shabach, K-Drama, Picasso and Frost Bite12. Jonah in the 21st Century13. Burnin'14. Beautiful f. Jamila15. Undefeated
mission's musical accompaniment has proved altogether more problematic. With Die Another Day, his third score, David Arnold seems to have found the answer. After the dismal techno-rock assault that made The World Is Not Enough just another action blockbuster soundtrack, Arnold--who came to prominence providing the epic strings for Bjork's "Play Dead"--has largely returned to Bond staples, namely the rasping horns and brooding military marches that defined John Barry's classic scores. Yet all real moments of drama are subtly underpinned with futuristic add-ons. As the stunning orchestration of "On the Beach" lowers to a chilling hush, the sense of foreboding is guaranteed by a murmuring electronic pulse. The clattering mechanical beats of "Hovercraft Chase" add frantic urgency as the rallying horn salvos punch out the Bond theme and the bleeps and squelches of "Laser Fight" carry as much suspense as the vintage aquatic strings. This time around Arnold's computer-enhanced atmospheres meld rather than compete with his orchestration. For sure, it's not perfect: the excessive use of choirs is more Star Wars than Bond and Madonna's club-friendly title song lacks the grace and drama to do the opening credits justice. For the most part though, it's a glorious return to form that's as welcome as the return of 007's Aston Martin. --Dan Gennoe
Die Another Day [2002]
The 20th "official" 007 outing released in the 40th anniversary year of the series, Die
... more
Another Day is big, loud, spectacular, slick, predictable and as partially satisfying as most Bond movies have been for the last 30 years. Pierce Brosnan gives his best Bond performance to date, forced to suffer torture by scorpion venom administered by a North Korean dominatrix during the Madonna-warbled credits song. He traipses from Cuba to London to Iceland while feuding with a smug insomniac millionaire (Toby Stephens), who admits that he's an evil parody of Bond's own personality. There are many nods to the past: Halle Berry recreates Ursula Andress's entrance from Dr No, the gadget-packed car (which can become invisible) is a Goldfinger-style Aston Martin (albeit a brand-new model), the baddie's line in smuggled "conflict gems" and super-weapons derives from Diamonds Are Forever and the jet-pack from Thunderball can be seen in Q's lab. It's the longest of the franchise to date (two-and-a-quarter hours) and the first to augment stunts and physical effects with major CGI, though the best fight is traditional: a polite club fencing match between Brosnan and Stephens that gets out of hand and turns into a destructive hack-and-slash fest with multiple edged weapons. Berry may be the first Bond girl with an Oscar on her shelf, but she's still stuck with a bad hairdo as well as having to endure 007's worst chat-up lines. Amazingly, most of the old things here do still work, though it's a shame that director Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors) wasn't given a better script to play with. On the DVD: Die Another Day arrives on disc in a transfer that makes some of the CGI look less dodgy than it did in cinemas. The first disc includes two separate commentaries: an interesting, enthusiastic technical one with Tamahori and producer Michael Wilson, and a blander drone from Brosnan with input from "bad girl" actress Rosamund Pike. On Disc Two the main extra is "Inside Die Another Day", a 75-minute making-of with the usual 007 DVD extra mix of boosterism and solid background how-the-hell-they-did-it info. The "Region 2 exclusive" turns out to be another making-of, a video diary effort that takes a more interesting, wry approach to the mix of enterprise and chaos that is the Bond production machine. --Kim Newman
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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 ... ...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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Actor(s): Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Rick Yune, Michael Madsen, Samantha Bond, Colin Salmon, Madonna
Director(s): Lee Tamahori
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: 12 years and over
Production Year: 2002
Running Time: 2 hours 7 minutes
Franchise Name: James Bond
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: 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...
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 02/05/2003
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: 23751 DVD
Barcode: 5050070009804
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Creator: Ian Fleming
Composer: David Arnold
Executive Producer: Michael G. Wilson
Producer: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Author: Ian Fleming
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: Dutch, English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: 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
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Surround ES English DTS-ES English
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.
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)
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