Sorry, this movie sucks

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

With an open mind and an open heart, I felt so relieved to see a greater fondness for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. He embarks the character of Bond to a fresher view that even Sean Connery or Roger Moore never entered into. He is more boss and less subservient, he has that dashing appeal while still remaining awkward in delivery, his Irish accent still weaves through in his delivery to perfect the Queen's English, he plays a surreal character while refraining to make him out that way. "Die Another Day" is welcomed addition the franchise that has been running for over five and a half decades. At the midway point of the film in a twist of coincidental reality, Bond's superior M (Judi Dench) warned the iconic assassin that the world has changed, when you were gone. Could she be making reference to his incarceration in North Korea or through the reality that Bond thrillers have changed in a subtle tongue-in-cheek matter? Sure there are weird stunt moments like Bond surfing on a glacier that was melted from a laser beam from out of nowhere. However, the action scenes feel more upgraded to stand as a modern day action film. Even the Bond girl has been modernized to look at how well we changed the feelings of how we view women. When we're first introduced to the latest Bond girl Jinx (Halle Berry) , we see a bit of her through the eyes of original Bond girl Ursula Andress from "Dr. No". From surfing the waves to the near identical bikini, it truly is an homage to the original Bond girl. But Jinx stands out from all the other Bond girls. Sure she still oozes seductive one-liners like all the other, but in "Die Another Day",Jinx is a deadly fighter and isn't a trophy case for 007. The opening scenes garner some original elements as we'r introduced to the villains, not as caricatured cartoon characters, but real and might seem more reality based as of this writing. Located in a North Korean military base under the watchful dictatorship of Colonel Tan-Sun Moon (Will Yun Lee) who is illegally cashing in weapons for African Conflict Diamonds, which seems to have a planted impact on one of the villains Zao (Ricky Yune). The chase scene which includes hover tanks in a mine field may look a bit convoluted, which leads 007 being captured, incarcerated and physically tortured for several months. He gets released via prisoner exchange, however M (Judi Dench) assume that Bond must've been brainwashed. He eventually is back in shape and meets Q (John Cleese) with a new assortment of gadgets like a car that's invisible and the wacky stunts and adventures get underway. For the first time in Bond history, CGI comes into play here like the disintegrating plane must've been made from computer generated graphics. But it doesn't detract from the excitement. The North Koreans are under the leadership of the cliched Bond villain Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who wants world domination and his device he has lacks in any original merit to it. But what stands out s his secret hideout is in an ice house located in Iceland and his mirror device is used to generate heat on Earth which is more trouble than good as the ice house starts to melt and Jinx is held hostage as the water rises towards the ceiling, though its surreal that the room she's in doesn't melt, but we'll leave that to the experts to theorize their opinions. Other notable characters include the vicious Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike) as it doesn't take brains which side she's on, Damian Falco (Michael Madsen) named after villains from cinematic past and Miss Moneypenny (Samantha Bond) has her fun in the sun as she virtually flirts with Bond. Under the direction of Lee Tamahori (who directed "Mulholland Falls"), this New Zealander released much of the humour from the Bond series to hype up more towards the action. This was mostly due to the success of "Austin Powers in Goldmember" competing against the film it's based on. It still has its surreal ways about it, but its executed in a more subtle way. When all is said and done with Bond having its share of hits and misses, this one is surely a hit. Not the best Bond out there, but up there with the best.

About two months ago I proceeded on a quest to watch all of the Bond films in order to determine which Bond movie was truly the best. Needless to say this one definitely wasn't it. In fact this probably will rank as the worst Bond film for quite awhile until they make the Bond movie where aliens invade from another time and another planet.What really boggles my mind re-watching this one all the way through was the amount of missed opportunities the screenwriters had with this one. The first 30 minutes or so of this movie wasn't bad. That isn't a mistype. While not exactly groundbreaking drama the beginning scene of Bond being captured and tortured behind enemy lines and then released back to MI6 in disgrace could've been potentially great storytelling (while not exactly the same sort of plot License to Kill accomplished the "rogue agent" plot very well).Unfortunately, the only thing the makers of this Bond film did with that part of the story was to base a Madonna music video off of it and serve as a plot point for Bond to end up in Cuba. Up to that point the film was okay. That is until Halle Berry showed up.For the record Halle Berry has had some good performances (namely Monster's Ball). She has it within her to occasionally give out a good performance. This wasn't one of those occasions. Her presence in this movie was more or less a lazy attempt to replicate the Action Bond Girl formula that was so successfully done in Tomorrow Never Dies by Michelle Yeoh. By contrast the Berry's Jinx seems to exist in this movie to be a love interest of Bonds. That is basically what she is, plus or minus a few scenes where she kills people.This is kind of the failing of the later Pierce Brosnan Bond films: they often ended up relying too heavily on imitating aspects of Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies rather than trying to create their own identities. While the World is Not Enough focused too much on copying the dramatic elements of Goldeneye Die Another Day focused too much on copying the straight up shoot'em up action flick nature of Tomorrow Never Dies. While it is clear that the film was shot to be a more "fun" Bond the inability to really set apart a different image for Bond in this movie really doomed it.A lot of other reviewers complained about the obvious CGI in the movie. In my opinion while it was pretty obnoxious that is just a small factor in what made this a failed Bond movie. What makes this a failed Bond movie is that it was a Bond Movie that was shot with what appears to be little direction, little development, and little care about what James Bond is supposed to be. For instance, throughout the movie various characters just have to make almost in your face references to this being the 20th (Eon produced) Bond film and that it's been 40 years since Dr. No (the scene with "R" in the MI6 hideout was particularly notable in this atrocity). Further, while a lot of this could be blamed on dating, much of this film comes across more like XXX with a British accent (especially during the car battle sequence, yuck).So while laser cranes, ridiculous heat satellite cannons, and Ice Mansions do stick out like a sore thumb it's important to note the mentality prevalent throughout the movie that led to those sequences. And that mentality was to release a Bond movie to sell toys and video games and a few cheap laughs.Wow, this review was brutal. I only gave this 3 stars because again the movie had some potential even if it screwed it all up for 3/4ths of the movie (at least).

01/26/2017In my opinion,007 has very many pieces and lots of sequels to its collection. I became a fan and viewer right in this chapter. As a growing child I I only knew of the video game on Nintendo 64. I played it with the nephews of my widowed mother's boyfriend at the time and always I enjoyed it. So I decided to watch the movie.After that exciting hour or so, I was thrilled enough to continue looking the sequels. I still to this day enjoy a good 007 flick. Sean Connery does a brilliant job in this role and brings a very soothing feel to the character 007. I feel he has a very delightful approach. He satisfies many of us watching him take on some of the most mysterious guys around town up to no good. A+Always accompanied by a well-equipped ally, Sean Connery, joined by the beautiful Halle Berry became even more interesting being that he had such a gorgeous apprentice. I often wonder what it would be like to be apart of the team. It always seemed like fun as I observed the interesting story line. The writer leaves so many possibilities for additional character injections. Very exciting.I rated this movie 10 stars because it has a very wonderful concept. It allows room for growth yet it also could be ended for good. Very mysterious. It makes the audience really pay attention. Even in the newer films of 007, the soundtracks are enough to bring an old audience back into the story-line if they ever were to be directed elsewhere for whatever reason. Adele made me come back with her phenomenal voice. I could not get used to the new 007, Daniel Craig. He is also a wonderful actor. However, this took some time. All in all, Great movie! 10 Stars!!!!With Kindest Regards,Inspiring Creative Entertainment Cecil Moore Founder/Performing Artist 1-877-933-7771 Ext:800 [email protected]

I absolutely love the Bond movies, however, as a devoted fan of the series, I acknowledge that the films vary dramatically in terms of artistic quality. Die Another Day is one of the stupidest 007 movies, I have ever saw. It's the 'Moonraker' of the modern era. A over the top escapism film that try too hard to be young and hip, that it tire itself out, with its old and heavily clichéd premise. Not only did, this movie derailed the spy franchise for years to come, it also put the franchise in so much deep ice, that 2006's Casino Royale had to come and reboot it with its Jason Bourne like realistic style. While, I wouldn't say, it's the worst Bond movie, ever. I do have to say, that the movie is so bad, it's kinda good, in how entertaining bad it was. However, that doesn't make it, a good movie. Directed by Lee Tamahori, the movie tells the story of James Bond (Pierce Brosnan), being sent to South Korea to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist named Colonel Moon (Will Yun Lee) & a diamond mogul, Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens). It's there, that he find out, that both are funding the development of an international space weapon call Icarus that could wipe South Korea from the face of the earth using concentrated sunlight. Can Bond stop this weapon from doing that, or will the villains gain the upper-hand? Watch the movie to find out, if you want to! Without spoiling the movie, too much, I have to say, the whole kill sat plot is nothing new. This is fourth time, a Bond movie use the killer satellite plot, after 1971's Diamonds are Forever, 1979's Moonraker and just recently, 1995's GoldenEye! Honestly, in my opinion, these killer sat plots are just really ridiculous, and childish. It's almost borderline into self-parody. You would think, they would have learn, their lesson, after seeing 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, lampoon the idea, to the ground; but no, they still thought, it was a good idea. Like really, what was Moon's plan should the good guys attack during night? I ask this, because Earth's shadow extends far enough into space to eclipse the Moon! No viable orbit would be high enough to ensure that Icarus always had sunlight to reflect. I don't think the writers for this movie, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade thought of that. They're so idiotic. Not only that; but a lot of the crazy sci-fi elements, they wrote, fail to impress me. Among them is "The Vanquish" cloaking car, in which the filmmakers already forgot how it works after explaining it. It's clear by what they wrote, that if objects pass, beside the car, it would appear on the other side, making it visible. So they isn't anywhere, Bond could honestly hide, besides going in. Another sci-fi element that seem unbelievable, is the DNA restructuring sub-plot. While, the science for it, seem off the wall, impossible, because how bone marrow and voice therapy honestly works; that isn't my main problem with it. Honestly, I found the whole subplot, somewhat offensive. The reason why, is because I felt like the writers only brought this sub plot up, because the filmmakers must have, thought that the Asian actor, they hired, didn't seem very appealing or believable as a main 'Bond' villain to the mostly white English people. So they hired an English Caucasian actor to replace him in most of the film. I call it as it is, it's the filmmakers having cold feet and playing to stereotypes that Asians actors cannot act. Anyways the twist that came with this move, was very predictable, lame and not really needed. Don't get me wrong, Toby Stephens is a fine actor, but his character is one of the weaker James Bond villains, I ever saw. I found his henchman, Zao (Rick Yune), to be more appealing. However, that diamonds still sticking to Zao's skin doesn't make much sense, in the long run, if the villains are trying to change his face. Anyways, the worst sci-fi gadget, this movie adds is the virtual-reality simulator. Not only does it has nothing to do with the main plot, it felt like a 'Bobby Ewing in the Shower' cop out. Those trolling action scenes are just filler, at best. Talking about action, I have to say, it's a mixed bag for me. I kinda do like the Iceland car chase, in the middle of the film, however, the CGI parasailing surfing on a tidal wave, heart stopping sequence, ice palace melting and cyborg suit is a serious no-no for me. There were all badly done. And while we're at it, the hovercraft chase and disintegrating airplane scene had some really blatantly obvious green screen as well. It was a bit jarring to watch. But by far, the worst thing about this film is the opening torturing scenes, with the title music by Madonna. I hate the horrific auto tune and repetitive lyrics. Still, I have to say, that Pierce Brosnan in his last appearance as the character was alright for the most part, however it's clear that he can't do much, realistic stunts, as he used to. About Halle Berry being the bond girl, Jinx; she was believable in the action scenes, however her sassy acting is really bad. 100 percent line readings, pointless whining, and awkward blaxploitation one-liners like lame 'yo mamma' jokes made her, very unwatchable. Thank god, that Jinx never got her own spin-off film series. I like Rosamund Pike as bond girl, number 2, Miranda Frost in her film debut over her. She was amazing. Still, the age-gap between Pierce Brosnan and her, is somewhat alarming, and disturbing. They also don't have any chemistry together on screen. Overall: I found the movie to be subpar. The 50th anniversary of the first novel, and the 40th anniversary of the film canon, deserve better than this. Check 2012's Skyfall, instead.