Die Another Day (Ultimate Edition) > Reviews

Advantages: Halle Berry
Disadvantages: Franchise needs to be shaken up, not stirred around

...was the 2002 release of Die Another Day, the last of the films to feature Pierce Brosnan as the infamous womanising secret agent. How does Brosnan bow out of the role of a character that he has indentified himself with for four fully fledged movies? As you would expect, the film begins with a bang as Bond, James Bond, as he tries to outsmart the North Koreans and assassinate Zao (Rick Yune). Of course this leads to a semi-entertaining action sequence, ... Read review

Advantages: ....good intro sequence
Disadvantages: Bad plot, bad acting, bad effects, bad direction....bad bad bad

...watching. I went along to Die Another Day in the hope that it would raise the bar back up on the Bond film. How very very wrong I was!!! The now traditional precredits action sequence started very well, and with Bond getting caught, just great. Then came the credits sequence, which despite the dire theme song, was very good, showing Bond being tortured and suffering. This really was showing great promise. Even the first few minutes after ... Read review