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The 20th "official" 007 outing released in the 40th anniversary year of the series, Die 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
Special Features
Disc 1:
- MI6 Data Stream – Trivia track with seamless integration to 19 behind the scenes featurettes
- Audio Commentary 1: Featuring Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
- Audio Commentary 2: Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
Disc 2:
- From Script to Screen (Region 2) – Exclusive revealing documentary
- Inside Die Another Day - An in-depth look at the making of the film
- Shaken and Stirred on Ice - Special documentary on the breathtaking car chase scene
- Inter-action sequences – Multi-angle exploration of the incredible action sequences
- Scene evolutions: Storyboard to final shot comparisons of key scenes
- Title design – An inside look at the development of the opening credits sequence
- Digital grading – Before and after comparisons of digitally altered footage
- Equipment Briefing – Featurette about the film’s gadgets, weapons and vehicles
- Image database – Over 200 stills including stunts and cast
- Madonna music video - Die Another Day
- Making of Madonna’s Die Another Day
- Making of 007 Nightfire game
- Theatrical and promotional trailers
- TV spots
- Hi Jinx Easter Egg
- Double sided collector’s sleeve
- Collectable Making of … booklet
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film should be reviewed in two ways. If you are a fan of action films and aren't bothered that the main character is 007, then this is a pretty decent & fairly lighthearted adventure film. The special FX are impressive and the storyline isn't too drastically bad compaired with most other action/adventure films. Most non Bond fans I spoke to about the film thoroughly enjoyed it.
This however is where the problem lies. While the plot of this film still stayed generally true to most Bond films, it really just didn't feel like a true Bond film. You had the feeling that the main character (Bond) could have been just about anyone. Whilst the Matrix style FX were impressive, they took away the feel of a Bond film. The directors threw in a few retro Bond moments to try a keep the hardcore fans happy, but it was all too transparent that they were trying to do exactlly that.
I don't think Ian Fleming would have been too impressed. I think they went for a wider audience when they made this film and they probally suceeded. However they would have lost a few fans in the process. I think evolution not revolution is the formula for long term sucess in the bond market.
Marks as a stand alone action film 4 stars.
Marks as a James Bond film 2 stars.
This however is where the problem lies. While the plot of this film still stayed generally true to most Bond films, it really just didn't feel like a true Bond film. You had the feeling that the main character (Bond) could have been just about anyone. Whilst the Matrix style FX were impressive, they took away the feel of a Bond film. The directors threw in a few retro Bond moments to try a keep the hardcore fans happy, but it was all too transparent that they were trying to do exactlly that.
I don't think Ian Fleming would have been too impressed. I think they went for a wider audience when they made this film and they probally suceeded. However they would have lost a few fans in the process. I think evolution not revolution is the formula for long term sucess in the bond market.
Marks as a stand alone action film 4 stars.
Marks as a James Bond film 2 stars.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
If you are a Bond fan you will thoroughally enjoy the movie. Full of exciting action,fabulous scenery and sets,serious moments for Bond and some fun as well. Not forgetting the gorgeous Halle Berry !!!Pierce puts in a good performance as our action hero once again .He certainly looks the part .great action sequences and stunts . What else would we expect from Bond, James Bond ?
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The movie was so cool. It was an action pack movie with the car chase to the end. The Aston Martin is the best part of it. It was so cool the way it could blend with anything it was around. Hally Berry was very good as Jinx her car was so cool. The Jaguar was very odd to be in such a great 007 movie.
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