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1997 Directed by Roger
Spottiswoode Tomorrow Never Dies is basically a reworking of You Only Live Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me. The plot is so similar to both. A third party (Elliott Carver) is playing two nations against each other for world domination through the media. Brosnan has settled into the Bond character since GoldenEye. Parts of the movie, although overall is good, lapse into the Roger Moore style of Bond. The fight scene in Carver's sound proof studio starts off okay, but the fact that musical instruments are thrown around makes the scene comical. It doesn't help when Bond nonchalantly breaks a heavy ashtray over the head of a thug, either, ending the brawl. One of the more moving scenes for me was the death of Paris Carver. Teri Hatcher is not the most brilliant actress, but her character's relationship with 007 added substance to the obligatory death of a friend scene for the film. Remington Steele also made an appearance in the film as he and Wai Lin arrived at her government's weapons depot and he goofed around with some weapons. This is a typical Bond formula film. David Arnold's score made me feel I was watching a classic spy film from the 60's, which is a complement. Overall, the first 2/3 of TND is great. A reference to Fleming's Bond is that 007 sleeps with a gun under his pillow. Bond also drinks shots of Smirnoff vodka in his hotel room. To me, this is an added grittiness that Brosnan has brought to the role. The End of Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond Will Return |
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