Pierce Brosnan returns as the fearless, cunning and devastatingly cool Secret Agent 007 in ... more
this thrilling adventure! When a ruthless media tycoon (Jonathan Pryce) tries to destabilise the world economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff between world superpowers in an attempt to achieve high ratings for his media conglomerate, Bond must step in to prevent World War III! Co-starring the gorgeous Teri Hatcher and Michelle Yeoh, this high-tech action-adventure will exhilarate Bond fans of all ages!
Pierce Brosnan returns as the fearless, cunning and devastating cool Secret Agent 007 in ... more
this thrilling adventure! When a ruthless media tycoon (Jonathan Pryce) tries to destabilise the world economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff between world superpowers in an attempt to achieve high ratings for his media conglomerate, Bond must step in to prevent World War III! Co-starring the gorgeous Teri Hatcher and Michelle Yeoh, this high-tech action-adventure will exhilarate Bond fans of all ages!
Pierce Brosnan returns as the fearless, cunning and devastatingly cool secret agent 007 in ... more
this thrilling adventure! When a ruthless media tycoon (Jonathan Pryce) tries to destabilise the world economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff between world superpowers in an attempt to achieve high ratings for his media conglomerate, Bond must step in to prevent World War III! Co-starring the gorgeous Teri Hatcher and Michelle Yeoh, this high-tech action-adventure will exhilarate Bond fans of all ages!
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: 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: 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: Great modern work all round Disadvantages: Ever so slightly lacks Cubby Broccoli's magic
TomorrowNeverDies (1997) is the 18th Bond film, and the second starring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Brosnan's first outing as Bond in Goldeneye in 1995 was a great success following a 6 year gap since Timothy Dalton's Bond in Licence to Kill in1989. Goldeneye bridged the gap following the end of the Cold War and the reduction of Soviet villains for Bond, and paved the way for a more modern Bond dealing with more topical issues, as we see here in TomorrowNeverDies.
The Plot
Despite the efforts of James Bond to prevent him, American terrorist Henry Gupta acquires a GPS encoder used by British forces to sell to media giant Elliot Carver, who plans to use the encoder to start a war between China and the Unted Kingdom. Unaware of this, but suspicious of Carver, Bond is sent undercover to find out what is going on, and to rpevent ...
Advantages: Good for kids Disadvantages: A bit dated
The Tomorrow People.
I remembered the earlier shows, probably from 1973 when it first aired through to 1979 when it initially ended. Watching it again on DVD was very, very enjoyable
and to be honest quite refreshing. It was at the time an imaginative program and held a 70's quaintness.
Remembered nothing of the second incarnation of the show, 1992 - 1995 and again nothing of the third reinvented show from 2001 - 2007.
You follow some rare talented humans as they 'Break out' and change from normal humans to the next stage in human evolution. They have abilities such as telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation.
They have adventures inventing new technologies and fighting evil villains on this planet and from other galaxies.
There are a few surprises along the way.
The 1973 - 1979 Series
Series 3 ...
Advantages: stunning action set pieces, stunning locations, stunning Michelle Yeoh, stunning music by David Arnold Disadvantages: Carver's henchman needs to have more character, more inhumanity in a comic book way
In the second outing of Pierce Brosnan as 007 we see him battling an insane media mogul (hmm..who was that modelled on I wonder?). The deliciously evil Jonathon Price as Elliot Carver (the media mogul) is setting up international incidents putting superpower vs. superpower. As a fabulous twist on the Cold War scenario we now have stiff upper-lipped Brits dallying with the inscrutable Chinese.
From the first fifteen minute stunning title introduction (worth the DVD price alone), we have some great set piece martial arts action with Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin, Bond’s Chinese counterpart (she definitely gives Brosnan a run and a kick for his money!), Gotz Otto as Stamper (well named) as Carver’s henchman to Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver (Yes Elliot’s wife) who just happened to be a certain 007’s past love interest ...
A British warship is destroyed in Chinese waters and the world is on the brink of a third world war...Bond joins forces with a beautiful Chinese agent to overcome a new enemy.
Gadgets, Interview With Composer David Arnold, Isolated Music Track, Secrets Of 007 Documentary, Sheryl Crow Music Video, Special FX Reel, Storyboard Presentation, Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer, Two Commentaries
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review
"...The fastest, loudest Bond ever..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.80, 08/05/1998)
"...TOMORROW NEVER DIES has non-stop action, a dash of glamour, and some witty dialogue..." (Sight and Sound, p.52-3, 01/02/1998)
DVD Description
The British super spy goes after a ruthless media baron (an amalgam of Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, and Bill Gates, played with feisty aplomb by Pryce) whose diabolical plans include instigating World War III so that his empire can obtain an exclusive (a la CNN during the Gulf War). This time, 007 discovers sorrow in a love lost and a worthwhile partner in a female Chinese counterpart (Hong Kong action diva Yeoh). Noteworthy for its unabashed commercial product placement, Sheryl Crow's title song was nominated for a Golden Globe (Best Original Song - Motion Picture).
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