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Joe Matt 24-11-2002 21:20

Die Another Day
 
So, has anyone seen it how did you like it? I though it was very artsy, but not in a bad way. And you have to love the VR system made by Q, especially when Moneypenny uses it. Classic.

Katie Reynolds 24-11-2002 21:25

Haha, yeah the VR system was great!

Overall, I thought the movie was very good. I knew almost right away who Graves was, though. That was kind of disappointing. :rolleyes:

I would die for almost any of those cars - especially the Jaguar *licks lips* Yum. :D

- Katie

Joe Matt 24-11-2002 21:32

Q-'Very had to use'
MP-'Oh, yes.'

But the invisble Austin Martin is up there on my want list. :D

Jeff Waegelin 24-11-2002 21:35

I loved it! It was the best Bond movie in a while, and had all the elements of the classic Bond movies. I personally thought GoldenEye had a better story, but Die Another Day gave it a run for its money.

The VR glasses were great, but I preferred the Aston Martin, myself. I was surprised that they called John Cleese "Q", though. I would have thought they'd retire the name, but since "M" changed actors, I guess "Q" can, too.

FotoPlasma 24-11-2002 22:40

I think I'd settle for the XK8 with the minigun... or even the Ferrari left nose-down in the rice patty...

Miss Moneypenny needs to get a real man, as opposed to Bond... It's always been kinda sad, but that was just really pathetic, and made me feel really sorry for her...

I think this one was a hell of a lot better than TND or TWINE, and at least on par with Goldeneye. They have yet to catch up to any of the Connery movies, though.

rbayer 25-11-2002 00:11

Overall, it was one of the better Brosnan Bonds, but it definately needed a new theme song/video. Other than that, and a few non-classic-formula-following-moments, it was pretty much a typical Bond story. Not that that's a bad thing by any means.

Jnadke 25-11-2002 02:19

I thought it was really, really good. It was loaded with high-tech gadgets and fast-paced action. No part was dull. It was a perfect add-on to the Bond genre.

The sexual innuendos were great and funny too... Halle Barry is a great actor :D Characteristic of Bond movies as well.

Supposedly in the love scene where she is eating the fruit... in one of the takes she was choking. Pierce Brosnan (bond) didn't give her the heimlich because "they were both naked." Poor excuse but I suppose it would be a little ackward :rolleyes: :)


Apparently Pierce Brosnan is only tied down to creating one more Bond movie. After that, it's anyone's guess. Personally, I will be looking forward to the new movie. If the plot becomes stale, they should put the series to an end. I am not against continuing this wonderful series of movies if they can keep us entertained.

Bill Gold 25-11-2002 05:00

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Originally posted by Jnadke
Supposedly in the love scene where she is eating the fruit... in one of the takes she was choking. Ian Fleming (bond) didn't give her the heimlich because "they were both naked." Poor excuse but I suppose it would be a little ackward :rolleyes: :)

Apparently Ian Fleming is only tied down to creating one more Bond movie. After that, it's anyone's guess. Personally, I will be looking forward to the new movie. If the plot becomes stale, they should put the series to an end. I am not against continuing this wonderful series of movies if they can keep us entertained.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Ian Fleming is dead. He died of heart failure in 1964.

Bond novels written by Ian Fleming w/ year of release in parens:
Casino Royale (1953)
Live and Let Die (1954)
Moonraker (1955)
Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
From Russia, With Love (1957)
Doctor No (1958)
Goldfinger (1959)
For Your Eyes Only / From a View to a Kill / Quantum of Solace / Risico / The Hildebrand Rarity (1960)
Thunderball (1961)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1962)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963)
You Only Live Twice (1964)
The Man With the Golden Gun (1965)
Octopussy / Living Daylights / The Property of a Lady (1966)

I liked the movie. I think I'll see it again.

Johca_Gaorl 25-11-2002 12:33

Quote:

Originally posted by Jnadke
I thought it was really, really good. It was loaded with high-tech gadgets and fast-paced action. No part was dull. It was a perfect add-on to the Bond genre.

The sexual innuendos were great and funny too... Halle Barry is a great actor :D Characteristic of Bond movies as well.

It was a pretty sad Bond film actually, it had taken almost everything from other Bond films, and it was not really good, the innuendos were ridiculous, there were too many, and they were way vulgar for a Bond movie.

Quote:

Originally posted by rbayer
Overall, it was one of the better Brosnan Bonds, but it definately needed a new theme song/video.
Bond Movie Rules:
1) Everything Explodes.
2) The Bad Guys Can't Hit Bond
3) The Theme Song Always Sucks.

FotoPlasma 25-11-2002 12:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl

3) The Theme Song Always Sucks.

WHAT?! How can you say that Shirley Bassey's performance of Goldfinger sucked?!

:mad:

Johca_Gaorl 25-11-2002 13:01

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Originally posted by FotoPlasma


WHAT?! How can you say that Shirley Bassey's performance of Goldfinger sucked?!

:mad:

Hmmm, maybe I'm not remembering right, but I have seen pretty much all of the Bond movies, and I don't remember a single good theme song.

Katie Reynolds 25-11-2002 13:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl
Bond Movie Rules:
1) Everything Explodes.
2) The Bad Guys Can't Hit Bond
3) The Theme Song Always Sucks.

I definitely have to agree with you on rule 2 -- I wasn't a fan of the beginning scene at all.

- Katie

Bill Gold 25-11-2002 14:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl
Bond Movie Rules:
1) Everything Explodes.
2) The Bad Guys Can't Hit Bond
3) The Theme Song Always Sucks.

Yes, that Madonna song (if you can call it that) sucked hard. In fact, I was cringing and trying to cover my ears in pain when it was played. But the recent Bond themes performed by Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies) and Garbage (The World is not Enough) were quite good. Not to mention the older Sean Connery Bond flicks. Those had decent songs, too. The only Bond films other than Die Another Day with bad theme songs would be the ones released in the mid/late 70's and in the 80's. Of course this is just my opinion...

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I thought it was kinda cool to see Bond get tortured a little. It was something new :)
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Clark Gilbert 25-11-2002 16:59

Loved it!!
 
I went to see it on Saturday night w/ a few friends and I thought it was great. My favorite part was probably the opening credits, i cant believe they actually made that Madonna(sp?) song sound good...


:)

MattK 25-11-2002 17:52

A bond movie is a bond movie. You KNOW whats going to happen, but they are alwasy SOOOOOOOOO good!

IsabelRinging 25-11-2002 18:15

"Who sent you?"
"Yo momma."

I haven't seen it yet, but I think those lines from the preview gave me enough entertainment.

Jnadke 25-11-2002 18:32

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Originally posted by Bill Gold

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Ian Fleming is dead. He died of heart failure in 1964.


Sorry, my bad...

My mind totally went blank and I was thinking of the wrong person... I meant to say Pierce Brosnan.

Ian Fleming was the writer of the Bond genre...


I was thinking 2 totally different things to write and mixed them.

Mike Soukup 26-11-2002 11:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl

3) The Theme Song Always Sucks.

What about "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney? Horrible movie, great song. Another good one is "A View to A Kill" by Duran Duran.

Overall I was disappointed by the latest Bond, it didn't seem much like a typical Bond movie. It reminded me more of a modern action film with some Bond jokes thrown in. Bond doesn't escape in the opening sequence? Unheard of. Bond actually in bed with a woman? It's usually left implied. The writers obviously ditched creativity with respect to the innuendos and turned to more vulgar statements.

Decent movie, but not a good Bond movie. Maybe if I see it again I'll like it more.

Johca_Gaorl 26-11-2002 12:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Soukup
What about "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney? Horrible movie, great song. Another good one is "A View to A Kill" by Duran Duran.

The writers obviously ditched creativity with respect to the innuendos and turned to more vulgar statements.

I dunno what that song sounds like actually, the only Live and Let Die I know of is by GnR, same one or not?

And I do agree they ditched creativity and went for vulgarity, I thought this was a very vulgar Bond movie, it was definitely not in line with the genre.

Hailfire 28-11-2002 19:23

So what's with this ice chase I keep hearing about? I never got a chance to see the movie yet. Actually, my dad prefers to watch it when the DVD comes out. :(

Johca_Gaorl 30-11-2002 14:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Hailfire
So what's with this ice chase I keep hearing about? I never got a chance to see the movie yet. Actually, my dad prefers to watch it when the DVD comes out. :(
It's a very unrealistic scene with an Aston Martin and Jaguar (Nice Fords!) on a huge strip of ice.

Bill Gold 30-11-2002 15:07

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Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl


It's a very unrealistic scene with an Aston Martin and Jaguar (Nice Fords!) on a huge strip of ice.

Is that supposed to imply that Bond movies are generally realistic?

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Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Soukup

The writers obviously ditched creativity with respect to the innuendos and turned to more vulgar statements.

Meh. Bond movies have always had quite a bit of vulgarity (in the one liners and in the visuals), especially post-Sean Connery. I don't think that necessarily makes a Bond movie bad. Everyone who has seen one from Dr. No to The World is not Enough knows what they're getting into when they buy the movie ticket (or VHS/DVD)... it's a lot of blue screened action sequences, a lot of scantily clad women, and Bond making jokes at other peoples' misfortune/stupidity which only make us laugh because it isn't real life. I, personally, find this especially entertaining when Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan portray Bond. Yeah... I just woke up. Sorry if this makes no sense. Laters.
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Johca_Gaorl 30-11-2002 16:28

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Gold
Is that supposed to imply that Bond movies are generally realistic?
It was unrealistic even for a bond movie :D

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Gold
Meh. Bond movies have always had quite a bit of vulgarity (in the one liners and in the visuals), especially post-Sean Connery. I don't think that necessarily makes a Bond movie bad.
Maybe it's just me, but this one did seem way more vulgar than (then?) they usually are.

Bill Gold 30-11-2002 18:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl
It was unrealistic even for a bond movie :D

You wanna talk about 'realism' in a Bond movie? Watches with lasers powerful enough to cut through steel (Goldeneye). Class 4 grenade in a pen (Goldeneye). I could go on about the gadgetry of the previous movies, but how about this...

Goldeneye's Bad Physics

Even More of Goldeneye's Bad Physics

The World Is Not Enough's Bad Physics

(I realize that these websites are basically limited to the physics of Bond movies, but in all actuality, what else is there?)

With a few more minutes, and Google at your fingertips, or even perhaps paying attention to the kinds of things that go on in Bond movies, you can come to the realization that they really aren't all that "realistic." Trying to point at this latest movie as being unrealistic, and therefore bad, is pretty pointless, especially when saying that this latest film is even less realistic than any of the others.

Quote:

Originally posted by Johca_Gaorl
Maybe it's just me, but this one did seem way more vulgar than (then?) they usually are.
As for the vulgarity of a bond movie, what do you say about "James Bond's all time high"?

Johca_Gaorl 30-11-2002 18:19

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Gold
As for the vulgarity of a bond movie, what do you say about "James Bond's all time high"?
I realize that none of them are realistic; however, have you tried to drive a car on ice? Well neither of them seemed to have a problem steering or anything. I just didn't like the film overall, it also seemed to have a lot of things taken from other Bond movies too (Halle Berry's Belt, Laser Trying to cut her head off (it was Bond before, and it wasn't going for his head with the brain))

That was one of the most blatant Bond puns. I still think this one is much more vulgar, a lot of the puns were just annoying cause they were so obvious.

MikeFromTeam71 30-11-2002 20:07

i liked the movie a lot overall. the driving on the ice couldve been better if they had slid around more. still, i liked it a lot. especially the aston martin v12 vanquish, or "vanish" as Q called it. i saw a few things i didnt care for, the ice driving one of them, but its all good. still a good movie.

Melissa Nute 30-11-2002 22:24

I want a bed of diamonds....just to let you all know that...


And the car in the rice field....hehe

But the little girl next to me fell asleep and snored...
that was amusing...


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