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I like all the "ideas" in the film:
-North Korea: a modern political theme
-Torture Scene: Something we had not seen to such a degree in a Bond film
-Cuba: a nice throwback to '60's Bond
-Jinx: actually could have been a decent character--they needed a lesser known actress and got rid of the "Yo Mama" line--she has a big role to play and would have been a good side-kick to Bond
-Invisisible car: why not? If the whole film is going to be over-the-top fun I can go along with it
-John Cleese: As others said, he was the next closest thing to Desmond. He's buffoonish in TWINE, but in DAD he comes across serious and very convincing as Q
-Fencing: Real action scene--nice!
-Iceland/Ice Palace: Great location, Iceland is beautiful, though they could have done more with the Ice Palace, but still very imaginitive.
-Car chase: pretty exciting stuff, I always like me a good ice chase like in TLD
The PROBLEM: the execution. Lee Tamahori was not able to translate all the interesting ideas on-screen. For example, the glacial surfing scene actually could have been quite impressive, if they spent more time filming some actual stunt shots and close-ups of Bond to build the tension. Also, the actors, especially Toby Stephens and Rick Yune are so obnoxiously unlikeable. The great thing about Bond villains, is that despite their evil, they are still fun and enjoyable to watch on screen: just think Dr. No or Auric or Scaramanga. Not so in DAD (Dominic Greene also was a BAD viallain because he was obnoxious)
...But I do have fun with the crazy, over-the-top ideas of the film. There is a lot of color in the film. Certainly not one of my favorites, but it's at least maybe a little more entertaining in it's approach than TND and TWINE, but that's it.
Its one of those films where people hate yet secretly they find it hilarious and enjoyable
I wouldn't go that far. I enjoyed more or less all of it up until the end of DAD (it was all going so well, then we had an invisible car and a stupid giant laser)
The cgi with the bullet thing in the gun-barrel, the invisible car, the laser thing, the cuba scenes, the DNA therapy... were absurd and idiotic just as Jaws falling in love, talking and then SAVING Bond in Moonraker.
the problem they had is that as it was the 20th bond movie in the 40th aniversary, they thought too much in the tributes to the series and not enough in making a good plot.
I will quite happily say it is shit.
it is very very very bad movie. A film that carries on self-destructing you wonder whats left after all its continuous implosians.
Lets get this straight who said "the start in North Korea" was original and fresh and there were so many good ideas. The Brosnan era is littered with ideas which fall in execution - the one man machine gun battle in TND, Renards immunity to pain in TWINE. DAD has so many ideas that go tits up there is a wonder there is a film there at all.
Brosnan is not a man to do a hard thriller - thats Craig or Daltons territory. He is an attractive man gallivanting around the world spouting crap oneliners with a smirk. Thats him. Thats his Bond. That's what he is good at.
Therefore the entire script is tailored towards that. The entire script tries to be a seventies fantastical adventure but the old lags who used to specialise in that have long gone. Therefore we are left at the tender mercies of Tamahori, Purvis and Wade etc.
Not only the worse Bond but a warning to film producers all over the world that Lee Tamahori should come with a health warning.
As soon as I escape the asylum you shall be my first customer @Baltimore_007, I assure you. The only hassle is using spoons and knives to loosen the brickwork. With any luck I will escape in 2 1/2 weeks from now. And if you are wondering how I can get on MI6 in the asylum, just ignore the thought and smile and nod in agreement to my offer. :D
I merely had a spontaneous moment of Bond disillusionment somewhere down the line tonight
Exactly. Brosnan was ill-prepared to handle the first half of the movie believably.
TWINE, while it has its own faults, feels better tailored to Brosnan's strengths as an actor.
Again, I'm not saying it's a shit, I'm saying it's in my top 22 of the Bond movies...
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-most-hated-movies-ever-made/die-another-day-2002
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To be fair, I really hate Titanic.
DAD is a bond film. Thus, I can never hate it. Just intensely dislike it. But I do rewatch it, as I rewatch all the Bond films. I'll say this for it, it's entertaining enough.
Never fails to put a smile on my face. :)
An image of Dr Evil always comes into my head when I hear that quote.
Even though the villain is filled with rage from Bond thwarting their evil plans, they still feel the need to call Bond 'Mister'. What's with this? If I were Goldfinger or Graves or whoever, I'd be swearing at him, calling him all sorts of things not fit for this forum.
* That includes the surfing, which I don't really have a problem with. Is it not an appropriate way for the 3 agents to get ashore?
I have always wondered how and where did they surfing to the shore ? Did they surf across the entire ocean ? were they parachuted ? dropped from a naval ship ?
I agree with you. I have a paper copy of the DAD PTS story boards, and I wish they would have used more of what was in the story boards, such as the three 00's using mini Submersibles to get to where Moon's men were waiting.
Now that sounds awesome !!