Review of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - The Commonplace Herald
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- Pierce Brosnan's second turn as 007 had a number of things working against it, not the least being the expectations of a delighted fanbase and studio coming off the towering success that was GoldenEye. Tackling a media mogul who manipulates world events in his favor, featuring many future stars and some breathtaking action sequences, you'd think this would be more fondly remembered. But I guess 1997's cinema was lost at sea, adrift. Strange that there were two films released in December that featured that as a central plot element.
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My favourite Brosnan Bond, there I´ve said it. Not perfect but just amazing fun. Never fail to have a good time with this one and yes, it was way ahead of it´s time in it´s depiction of the mainstream media.
Tomorrow Never Dies is a rather underrated Bond film, and a perfect comfort film. Brosnan is great, Michelle Yeoh is good, Johnathan Pryce hams up the villain role perfectly, M, Q & Moneypenny get great little moments, and the film shows off David Arnold's composing talent well (Backseat Driver is my favourite and the car chase it plays over is one of my favourite action scenes in the series). I'm also a big fan of the Sheryl Crow title song, and I'm glad it chosen.
This movie was prophetic in a way. There is a scene where Carver blackmails the US president by threatening to release a video of him with a cheerleader. About a month or so after the release of the movie, the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal went public.
This is such an evergreen Bond film that I can watch anytime. It has its flaws, yet it’s so fun that I can overlook them.
One issue I have with your point on Wai Lin finding the Devonshire. The Chinese MiGs that tagged the ship and started the whole confrontation would have known where the ship sank. Only one of the MiGs was blown up by the missile, so the other pilot would know precisely where it sank.
A great lazy Sunday type of Bond film. One where you can just kick your feet up and have fun watching without having to think too much.
A high octane Bond film breathless action Pryce chewing the scenery Michelle Yeoh kicking butt great Arnold score
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You do really good work with these, Mr. Jarvis. Thanks for the time and thought you invest.
Um... Is it bad that I prefer this movie to GoldenEye?
Tomorrow Never Dies has the distinction of being a straightforward action flick...in a series of detective spy stories.
There are some Bonds that are better than others.
Brilliant run through and I agree with you 100% I really enjoy this. Brosnan is class, the action scenes are fantastic (BMW Chase a highlight and Brosnan's flourishes during that are so much fun). Looks and sounds great too!
The scenes with Moneypenny are always a highlight. ‘You just have to decide how much pumping is needed” “If only that were true of you and I Moneypenny”…. classic. I’, not sure one could even make that joke these days.
Ah, TND. My #5 favorite film in the franchise, and one that I’m always happy to watch.
This is such an easy film to digest, when I just want a few hours of Bond fun this is often what I'll turn to
For me it's just an enjoyable romp, if I just want to hear the Bond theme, cool car and Brosnan being cool, I'll watch it.
I mainly remember feeling like they'd upped the violence level AGAIN, and tend to think of this as the most violent Bond film ever made. (Or at least, it feels that way.) Elliot Carver, and Kauffman, and some of the other baddies, DO feel like Ian Fleming might have created them. They have a level of SICKNESS and depravity about them that sets them apart from being mere "bad guys". Kauffman especially impressed me that way. "It was not personal! I'm just doing a JOB!" "Same here." "BLAM!" My favorite moment in the film.
The Bad:
"The Empire Will Strike Back" will forever be ingrained into my mind after seeing this movie. Plus, since the movie is meant to take place in the nineties, it would be around the time that the prequel trilogy would've been coming out. So, I can definitely imagine Carver at one point in his life, sitting down to watch Star Wars whilst thinking about his master plan which could've been stirring in the back of his head for years. I don't blame him for wanting the line in the paper, it'll catch people's attention, The Empire Strikes Back is a great film.