Great Film: Die Another Day
What on earth have they done to James Bond?
Come back George, all is forgiven: At lease "On Her Majesty's Secret
Service" was recognizable as a Bond film. The latest installment in the
franchise, the 20th installment in fact, should have been a cause for
celebration. Instead, I have to rate it a solid 1, and that only because
the system won't let me rate it lower. When did James Bond morph with
Rambo? What happened to the wit and charm that was evident in the best of
the series, films like 'Goldfinger" and "The Spy Who Loved
Me"?
There is nothing in this film that feels original or fresh. And the John
Woo influenced cinematics have no place in a Bond film. And what's with
the
use of CGI in place of real stuntmen doing the impossible, as they did in
every other film? Sure, it may look "super cool" in concept, but in fact
it
looks fake and out of place. They didn't use CGI to make trucks act like
race cars in "License To Kill".
I'm afraid that on his 40th anniversary, the cinematic James Bond is
looking
every bit his age, dressed up like a 70 year old hustler trying to pick up
teenagers. Forget the snazzy trappings and the flashy action scenes and
get
back to the basics.
Cast
- James Bond played by Pierce Brosnan
- Charles Robinson played by Colin Salmon
- Jinx played by Halle Berry
- Q played by John Cleese
- M played by Judi Dench
- Gustav Graves played by Toby Stephens
- Miranda Frost played by Rosamund Pike
