Of the three Brosnan Bonds this one is the best. After waiting six years for Goldeneye I was kind of disappointed. I was missing the exotic locations, the BMW Roadster (2 minutes of screen time really doesn't make it a Bond-car), the Bond-music (this has got to be the worse Bond-soundtrack, apart from the title song), ... Don't get me wrong, I still liked it. Hell, I'm such a big big Bond-freak that I can even enjoy the worse ones (being on top of that list: 'License To Kill').
And then came 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. We were back on track. First, I liked the fact that 007 was spending a lot of time in Europe, making it a very European Bond movie. It gave the film a very old style, very chic feeling. And he wasn't even visiting a casino! I think the plot was great and very believable.
Jonathan Pryce was a bit overdoing it in his mad villan gig. Less would have been more for Mister Carter.
Michelle Yeoh is for me the best Bond-girl ever, equaling my previous favorite Bond-girl: Barbara Bach as Triple X in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Finally a Bond-girl that doesn't need 007 every five minutes and who knows how to kick ass!
The remote control BMW-scene is one of the best Bond-cars scenes in ages.
And why is everybody complaining about the Sheryl Crow song? I love that song! It's action packed, it's old James Bond style, it's fun!!! (but she did look like Emma Peel in the music video). Okay, the KD Lang song was better, but I still loved it. David Arnold's score is phenomenal, going back to the John Barry area.
The only thing is wasn't crazy about in 'Tomorrow Never Dies' was Terri Hatcher. Although I love her as an actress, I think she was wasted as a Bond-girl. Why, Oh Why, did the producers tell Sela Ward she was too old for this part? Were those people blind? I hope she gets another shot for the fourth Pierce Brosnan Bond....
And then came 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. We were back on track. First, I liked the fact that 007 was spending a lot of time in Europe, making it a very European Bond movie. It gave the film a very old style, very chic feeling. And he wasn't even visiting a casino! I think the plot was great and very believable.
Jonathan Pryce was a bit overdoing it in his mad villan gig. Less would have been more for Mister Carter.
Michelle Yeoh is for me the best Bond-girl ever, equaling my previous favorite Bond-girl: Barbara Bach as Triple X in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Finally a Bond-girl that doesn't need 007 every five minutes and who knows how to kick ass!
The remote control BMW-scene is one of the best Bond-cars scenes in ages.
And why is everybody complaining about the Sheryl Crow song? I love that song! It's action packed, it's old James Bond style, it's fun!!! (but she did look like Emma Peel in the music video). Okay, the KD Lang song was better, but I still loved it. David Arnold's score is phenomenal, going back to the John Barry area.
The only thing is wasn't crazy about in 'Tomorrow Never Dies' was Terri Hatcher. Although I love her as an actress, I think she was wasted as a Bond-girl. Why, Oh Why, did the producers tell Sela Ward she was too old for this part? Were those people blind? I hope she gets another shot for the fourth Pierce Brosnan Bond....