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But the boat chase was awesome
The drama is IMO quite terrible, and I pity Brosnan for having to portray Bond in such a wussy manner. The action scenes are pretty good overall. They and some other scenes save the movie, but I rank it as Pierce´s worst. I consider it a sleeping pill compared to both its predecessor and successor.
However, all the scenes pale in comparison with Bond blowing away Elektra. Wow, what a great scene, and Brosnan and Marceau were both terrific. "I Never Miss..."
Brosnan's best moment, along with his introduction in the PTS of Goldeneye. Overall, I like TWINE, but it just fizzles out a bit too much for me at the end. Still miles better than Die Another Day though.
While these classic sequences have been done many times before, you don't need to add ridiculous twists to make them new, interesting and exciting, you just have to approach the filming in a different and original way (The Bourne films action sequences are a textbook example).
While we are on this subject my two biggest bugbears about the TWINE action scenes are the awfull continuity of the ski/para-hawks scenes with the trees alternating between heavily snow laden and snow less in almost every cut and most frustratingly of all, the Russian submarine sequence with Denise Richards and her white t shirt that despite being heavily waterlogged somehow manages to avoid any signs of transparency!
The movie has some dramatic sequences that make it laughable. And some lame lines during those emo sequences. Otherwise it's a good action movie with nice action scenes.
Brozz made his worst performance, too emotional and dorky. It's so lame when he and Electra try to act dramatically. But he's good with the one-liners.
The climax is pretty forgettable, but Denise Richards saved the scene with the performance of her assets in wetlook. :P
Summary: Too emotional, should've been more like a traditional Bond instead of containing these laughable, horrible and face-palm inducing drama scenes.
It's not a BAD film at all... but still I'm not captivated by the story, just like with TBD and DAD. Oil and plutonium? I dunno, I guess it's realistic as a storyline but just not that captivating.
As for the action scenes... pretty good. Sometimes a little sloppy in that there aren't many moments that really capture my attention or impress me, it mostly just trundles along with generally "good" action sequences. The occasional point stands out though.
Overall yeah erm, 7/10 so far :)
The ski chase is dull and ponderous with too many long static camera shots. And the explosions are clearly high flash low power so as not to cause an avalanche. It's so formulaic there is no danger. And I hate the style of skiing from bond. Straight legged bent over. Looked like a beginner snowplough turning.
The caviar factory is blatantly a set and just seems like a list if stunts to move bond around it.
The oil pipe is someone sat in a tube.
Poor.
The scenes *sound* good when described, however the execution was terrible. The parahawks sequence should have been a slam dunk; it's incredible how unexciting it is. Add some bad directing and cheesy acting - such as when Bond escapes from the SLOWEST EXPLOSION IN HISTORY in the silo by sliding along on some chains - and everything falls apart. And the less said about the final fight with Renard, the better.
Considering that we had had the amazing tanker chase in LTK and the brutal, visceral fight between Bond and 006 in GE just a few films before I can't understand how the action team dropped the ball so completely in TWINE. But at least they recovered a couple of films later.
The worst action scenes in the modern era? Have you seen DAD???
Not bad at all. Not as captivating or memorable as GoldenEye IMO.. it's a bit predictable and doesn't have the same soul, and I thought the villains were a bit plain. They're not really memorable to me.
But erm... 7.5/10, maybe 8/10 :)
That was the original plan, but then they realised the pts in the banker' s office wasn't enough, so they shoved in the boat chase as well.
The action scenes are good in the context of the film, if you like the film that's good. But they don't stand alone very well, they seem a bit naff. Unlike the pts of TSWLM, none of them hold up as clips imo. I like the narrative of the parahawk thing, and the jokes, and the conclusion, but as action it's a bit pedestrian methinks.
I liked it actually, it felt a good length as it was one continuous sequence. I suppose it was a bit long, but I didn't notice at all at the time :)
I agree. Great set pieces, not so great hand to hand combat (although I do like the extremely short scrap in the bankers office where Bond takes out all the guards extrememly quickly).
Granted, the ending on the submarine in Istanbul gets a bit tiring and it's easy to lose focus, but for the most part, it's a great ride along the way and Brosnan gives possibly his best performance of his four apperances
I'm curious, why do you say that? In my review of TWINE in the "originals" thread I stated that I actually cringed during the movie and felt embarrassed for Brosnan because of the bad acting. What did he do (or not do) in your opinion that made it his best performance?
I think his best performance was DAD. He had all the charm from before and he did the serious drama-ey stuff (like the bit with M on the boat) much better than he did in TWINE.
I think the bank fight was enough actually. And they could have added the Renard scene they cut out, it would have given a more interesting dynamic to the movie, with a villain seen early on, ominously watching Bond.
I think the bank fight was enough actually. if they wanted the PTS a bit longer than the bank scene, they could have added the Renard scene they cut out, it would have given a more interesting dynamic to the movie, with a villain seen early on, ominously watching Bond.
Why would a PTS have to be big, always a hot chase or whatever? Can't it be sober and small, like in CR? Big chases get repetitive.
The PTS was and still is the very best of the series, I mean it literally keeps you glued for the duration. Dot have a problem with the para hawks, always thought they were amazing and the scenes is swift and very cool.
And the caviar factory is still my favourite, it's brilliant and when Brozza sweeps across the rope and the theme tune kicks in I was really pumped! Gives me goosebumps every single time!
This is my favourite Brosnan film and it's certainly got some of the most excellent action sequences of the series.