Bond, James Bond
Last night we went to go see the new Bond flick, Die another Day. It was *REALLY* pretty good. Finally, the plot of a Brosnan era bond was interesting and entertaining -- Brosnan finally got the opportunity to be in a good Bond film, which he deserved since he's probably the best Bond since Sean Connery. The movie was up there with Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and License to Kill, as far as having an interesting plot while making James Bond seem like a real person. Thankfully they didn't try to do another "A View to a Kill" (unlike the last 3 bond films, peyuck).

There were also the 'homages to previous bonds' in this one, including the jet pack from Goldfinger, the shoe from From Russia with Love, an Astin Martin, but what I thought was the best homage to James Bond was the scene in Cuba where Brosnan picks up the book A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies and goes outside to a bar. If you're a real fan of the series, you'll understand why this is funny, and if you're not sure, follow the link and find out why.

Posted at: 23:03 on 23/11/2002   [ /diary ] #