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Veers
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Well, I have just seen it and I think it ranks as the second best Brosnan film (after Goldeneye) and one of the best altogehter (Goldeneye 1, Goldfinger 2, then it all gets jumbled...). There's plenty of action, yes, and cheesy FX all around, but it's solid entertainment. Halle Berry is good as an un-stereotypical Bond Girl. Plus, it's nice to see a villian has a car as good as Bond's.

The best parts: Q, of course, and the end of the movie with Moneypenny. Classic!

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Double post. Heh heh.

[ November 29, 2002, 20:33: Message edited by: Veers ]

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Malnurtured Snay
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Here's what I don't get ... Col Moon/Graves was presumed dead, and in reality was in Cuba getting that "transplant" surgery when the transmission from the prison naming the American agent was sent. Presumeably, this was sent by one of Moon/Graves' agents in an effort to secure Xao's release by trading Bond.

But Xao was a prisoner of either the Americans or the British. And Moon/Graves was in Cuba. And the prison seemed to be under the watch of General Moon. Given Moon's surprise at his son's plans, it seems unlikely he knew that his son had a mole in MI-6.

So what does that leave us? Another high-ranking officer in the prison (probably the female interragator -- even within the prison, she wouldn't want the lower ranking torturers finding out she had a Western source ... might've tipped the government off to the planned coup), most likely.

Or ... that Bond actually DID crack ...

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TSN
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Or that the movie was designed to make money, not sense.
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Malnurtured Snay
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No one's putting a gun to your head forcing you to post in this thread, TSN.
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*hides the gun*

Right, sure, no one is holding a gun to his head... [Wink]

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"No one's putting a gun to your head forcing you to post in this thread, TSN."

Well, no-one put a gun to your head and blew your brains out, but they apparently still managed to escape somehow...

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I went to see it on Friday; quite good, I thought although not the best. The sword fights were very good as was the car chase. I wasn't that keen on halle Berry though; her character seemed to be lacking something. Overall, very good fun (although not the most believable storyline ever, even for a Bond film).

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quote:
but they apparently still managed to escape somehow
Riiiight. Who are you talking about, now? Who was I supposed to guard?

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tEH cLEVER rETORT iS lOST oN hIM!!!!!1!
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Sol System
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Yes...

But I think everyone has gotten their...uh...I'm not sure what the best word would be. But whatever it is, everyone has gotten their's off. So, back to the spy flick.

("Flick?" That's a kind of strange word for a film.)

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quote:
Originally posted by Sol System:
("Flick?" That's a kind of strange word for a film.)

It's derived from "flicker," which is what projected film did in the early days.

I'd also say that Die Another Day is Brosnan's second best, after Goldeneye. I wasn't too impressed with Tomorrow Never Dies, and while I liked The World Is Not Enough, I didn't like it quite as much as this one. Overall, I'd say Brosnan is the one I'd have to call my "least favorite" Bond, even though I think they still haven't made a bad choice for an actor to play the role. (I even enjoy George Lazenby! [Razz] )

-MMoM [Big Grin]

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How you can like Roger Moore and Tim Dalton over Brosnan is completely beyond me.
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The Spy Who Loved Me is the greatest James Bond movie EVER!
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The Mighty Monkey of Mim
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quote:
Originally posted by Siegfried:
The Spy Who Loved Me is the greatest James Bond movie EVER!

It's up there, but there are a couple others that top it. (Thunderball being among them.)

In my book:
(from "best" to "worst," though as I said I don't really DISLIKE any of them)
1. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
3. Timothy Dalton
4. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan

-MMoM [Big Grin]

[ December 06, 2002, 20:26: Message edited by: The Mighty Monkey of Mim ]

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