If Brosnan had been given better scripts to work with he could have been one of the greatest bonds ever.

Thank you Stam Fine for this characteristically considered and humorous critique. Also kudos to you for highlighting how Mr Brosnan remains an excellent Bond in spite of the dubious quality of other elements of this installment of the franchise.

I don’t hate any bond movie. But this is probably the one that tests my patience the most

"Feels like florescent clowns fired out of a cannon at an Ibiza rave..." - once again, Mr Fine, you have made my Friday with your deliciously exquisite verbosity. The weekly grind is always softened by the thought of another of these hitting the 'Tube. They're a genuine treat & please keep 'em coming! 😊

I remember seeing this at the Cinema upon release. And in fairness the pre title sequence and let's say Bonds incarceration, hand over & subsequent escape did up the ante for a more edgier Bond & something for Brosnan to sink his teeth into. Then after the hotel sequence it totally jumped the Shark & morphed into an entirely different movie. And the shift in gears was jarring. Suffice to say I still have a soft spot for the crashing plane sequence at the end. Spot on review as always. Keep em coming.

What's frustrating about this film is those scenes with M showed what this film could have been, a dark exploration of the life of a secret agent. Such a shame.

" Looking like a bystander if The Incredible Hulk sneezed in the Engagement Ring section of Tiffany's. " - Genius!

Absolutely bang on, in respect to this film not ageing well. Casino Royale, a few years later, felt like a breath of fresh air by comparison. Sadly, the Craig era ended with a little "shark jumping" of its own. No idea where the producers go from here, but once again, they would do well to get back to getting the basics right.

Best description of Michael Madson's acting ever.

“There are no small roles, only small actors “ talking about Madonna🤣😂🤣😂Stam you’re ruthless

You're right. There's very little in this film that is rewatchable.

Madonna "I don't like cockfights". The writing was so bad in this bond movie, that line was literally the best the writers could come up with, and it was the best line in the whole movie. Seriously, I could have done better by have Madonna walk away silently.

I'm friends with the FX artist who did the Bond parasailing on the glacier scene. It was thrown together, last minute, rushed, and poor Brosnan had no idea WTF was happening.

John Cleese was a fun Q, I wish he had been in more Bond movies

I don't know, I haven't seen them in a while, but I love all the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies.

I soon as the invisible car was revealed I knew someone was going to give Bond away by running into it while it was invisible. So predictable, as if the writers were not even trying to be creative.

That fucking Incredible Hulk line was priceless man

I really enjoyed this when I originally saw it at the cinema. Looking back now, especially after the gritty realism of the Craig era, it's certainly quite ridiculous . Still think the first half holds up quite well though.

I must confess i do like this film. Rumour had it Paul Darrow ( Avon from Blakes 7) had a tiny roll in the infirmary on the ship which Bond escapes from in Hong Kong, but this bit ended up on the cutting room floor.

Yeah, it is what it is! Still fun to watch...

I do agree that the first half vs second half is huge. But I actually happen to think that first half is amazing.

As it was one of the first I saw I gotta say I actually enjoy it somewhat. I would say it’s more enjoyable than the previous film. Of course there are some interesting shall we say moments in it. It’s a good film to waste 2 hours.

I thought the invisible car was dumb as rocks back then! But now I feel it’s a very cool idea ahead of its time! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤓🤓🤓

I sometimes wonder if Bond being "otherwise engaged" during the year 2001 is meant to explain in some subliminal meta way why he wasn't around to stop 9/11? Same goes for Superman in Superman Returns.

I love DAD. It’s a guilty pleasure! It’s silly but fun.

The one thing I did like was that there was a through line from the pre-credits scene, the credits covering his months of torture, and then flowing into his escape and the rest of the movie. Yes, a shame Madonna had to have a cameo, but it was a short one. Regarding Jinx, I remember an interview with either Halley Berry or Samuel L Jackson, where Samuel L Jackson said her character name should have been Cinnamon Buns, LOLs. Personally I think Pierce Brosnan had another 007 movie in him (maybe if the Remington Steele producers hadn't been such shits when he was first up for the role, we might have got one).

I knew Bond movies had jumped the shark when I saw an invisible car in the previews! :( I'm a little surprised he didn't actually jump a CG shark on his parachute propelled surfboard during the climax.... Bond movies often swing between overly gritty and overly campy... This one tried to swing both ways at once and split open its pants....

I always felt like this was the equivalent to batman and Robin of the 007 movies

We come for the video, we stay for the LOLs

I remember me and my mates going to see this and pissing ourselves laughing at the invisible car and out surfing the tidal wave. We nearly did ourselves internal damage for the laughing when Graves turns around in the ludicrous exo suit and goggles.

11:54 oh my! For a long time I couldn't understand why people criticised the surfing effect, as I thought it looked pretty good. Then I realised they were not talking about the pre-credits surfing: there was more after the title sequence i.e. the point I always changed channels.

Lee Tamahori did go on to direct XXX 2. A few years later so I would say the theory is on the money.

When viewed with my Moonraker hat on i can quite enjoy this film whilst also seeing its huge flaws

This film reminded me of a Carry On film with the level of nauseating double entendres. I remember my Dad took my Mum and I to see it in a cinema. When we left he simply turned to us sadly and said “sorry”. We consoled him saying “that’s okay, you weren’t to know, it’s not your fault.”

Thank you for the chuckle-fest. Cheers Mr Fine, Stam Fine. Good grief this film was bad. The moment the blood-transfusion-DNA-transformation plot was revealed we walked out and and went to the pub. Probably the best decision in the world.

The note about Bond villains always exhibiting charm is very true. Yaphet Kotto's performance in Live And Let Die saved that film.

This is the only Bond movie I've seen in the theater. Can I pick 'em, or what?

Babe wake up, Stam Fine made it to the best Bond film

I loved this movie in theaters. I saw it in first day it was released in canada. I bought the VHS and later the DVD. Yes I bought it twice. Of course it's silly. CGI is awful..but I still love this movie. It was never a contender for the best 007 flick. Was never going to be a classic. But I judge a movie by how many times i re-watch it. I re-watch this more than most 007s. The only true negative in this movie is that it precludes Toby stephens from ever playing Bond on the silver screen.

I’d watch this again over any Roger Moore Bond parody movie.

The film started promising and then from near the middle it went off.

I like it. I enjoy laughing at the glacier calving surf scene and get REALLY annoyed about the 'Antonov's' wings in flight in the final sequence: the production was so rushed that they didn't realise that wings curve UPWARDS while in flight as they take the weight of the plane, only curving down on the ground due to their own weight. It's silly, and I think it's Brosnan's best Bond. But yes, it's a very silly movie.

I remember Madonna and Bond's swordfight but that's it so I don't know if I've seen the movie or just a lowlights reel. Same thing?

First REAL comment - another fine effort from STAM FINE ... been waiting for your review of DieBondDie ("the Bond the") ... and not a disappointment! (Unlike this Bond film)

I fell asleep the first time I saw it. And the second time. And the third.

Why didn’t they just call Graves something more cryptic, like Noom for instance. I’d have never guessed that.

Dude, Where's my sliders

great review, i always find your opinions and comments spot-on. i despise this movie and it makes me crazy that it is so bad. love bond otherwise. thanks for sharing!

1:20 is a clip from The World is not Enough

_SWEET_

I live this film no matter what. Might😢even gotten better with age especially if you listen to the song, might be bonds mind trying to get him m through the torture.

I love this film, it’s not great but I like it more than both Dalton films.

Class act as always Mr Stam Fine

"Everybody Hates Zao will be right back after these messages!"

James Camerons "True Lies" probably scared the bond folk more than anything

Stamfine i would love you to review every single season of 24 at some point

I don't know about XXX but I remember thinking at the time it was trying to emulate Charlie's Angels.

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So...is James Bond a Time Lord?

The sword fight was good.

The director decided to have CGI in the film well that was a good idea no wonder he's done sod all since

I remember the love scene between Bond and Jinx being quite saucy. There's nothing more fun than a bit of unexpected sauce.

This is a good film... until it gets to Cuba. Bond getting captured and then burned by MI6, continuing his mission by co-opting the help of the Chinese and tracking down Zhou to Cuba is all good, but after that it all goes downhill.

13:58 - 14:18 ❤

#20 _did_ clearly (financially) bomb in the Western Pacific region - as well as being a dud with reviewers and (perhaps) hardcore fans!

Captain Flynt is a bond villain?

Hehe, i thought the sword fight at the club was really outstanding. The CGI did ruin the movie however.

To quote this movie " your mama" .

Look, a gritty James Bond that's in keeping with the novels is all well and good, but I can't help feeling that the James Bond film series lost something after this one. Audiences had a very clear picture in their heads about what to expect when going in to a James Bond movie, and really, Die Another Day really was the last time we got a 'James Bond movie' in that sense. Some people might claim that they couldn't keep making Bond movies with cheese, nonsense stunts, and over the top villains with massive planet destroying lasers after Austin Powers had thoroughly skewered those elements. But all of that was what audiences expected from James Bond. I enjoyed Casino Royale, but quickly tapered off the Craig movies, and I don't think I've even seen them all. Because the essence of a James Bond movie is entirely missing from them. In the cold light of 2023, I think what audiences would respond favorably to would be a wholehearted return to this kind of James Bond. Quippy, able to hold his own, an unashamed womanizer who women actually want, battling against over the top cartoon villainy using improbable gadgets and not breaking a sweat while doing it. That's what 'movie James Bond' is. Embrace it.

SPECTRE really gives Die Another Day a run for its money at the bottom of the favorites list. Although DAD is worse from a film perspective, Spectre is rather boring. Of the two, I’d rather watch DAD.

A film with so much promises that in the end delivered very little and Brosnan deserved a better send off than this after his brilliant performances in his previous movies . .

Brosnan was saddled with scripts written by committees, weak villains, and producers who either stage managed good directors or hired crap ones. He desperately lobbied to get the producers to buy hte film rights to Casino Royale, to get some meat into the role, but was denied, in favor of ridiculous product placement, pointless stunts that don't advance the plot, bad CGI, and a lot of actors who took the cash and wanted to be in a better film. However, the point I knew this one was bad was just after the opening credits. the point where I knew it was the worst POS in the entire series (including View to a Kill) was when Graves parachutes in, to the sounds of the Clash, selling out. What was even sadder was that they did the same for Jaguar ads. Yes, there is nothing more punk than allowing your songs to be used to sell Upper Class spies and luxury cars. Phony Beatlemania may have bitten the dust, but phony White Riot was choking on irony.

Bond being captured in the cold open then traded back was a cool idea. But everything after that is pure dreck🤮

When i saw this film back in the cinema in Portsmouth, i left knowing id seen the worst Bond film ever. And not jus because we were sat right at the very front and my neck hurt afterwards (as did my eyes from watching some trash). Some Daniel Craig films have come very close to taking the title, but DAD still reigns supreme in the shit list.

I agree that the film is ridiculous, cartoonish, and generally over the top, but it's still better than Diamonds Are Forever. Or A View to a Kill.

I saw this in the theatres and rolled my eyes so hard it gave me vertigo ...

Comment section challenge: The writers cast Madonna as the hapless henchman that Bond off's with one of his cheesy tools, and gets the even more cheesy Bond departing comment. What is the method, and what is Bond's line?

Gustav graves reminds me of Elon Musk somehow. And not in a good way.

This video is as close as I'll ever get (unless someone invests in titanium chains and rabid wolverines) to rewatching Die Another Duh. That CG isn't just bad it's fling-your-feces-at-the-screen bad.

Thanks for remininding me how annoying the ramp editing was. Totally took you out of the moment in the cinema - and I was already short of patience after the invisible car, etc etc etc.

Ah, the movie that put me off James Bond & I didn't come back to it until Skyfall. What a turd.

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I liked the story, the opening title theme, the evil Bond Girl...there's a lot to love in this film...if only Halle had bought it in the end during the sword fight. "Jinx" in every sense of the word. She had as much business being in this movie as she did playing Catwoman.

I'll be honest, I've probably seen the Halle Berry sex scene roughly 20 times more than the single time I saw the entire film. I was one and done. I was never a Pierce Brosnan fan and this was the worst of the James Bond junior high school boy theatre. Bond has dabbled in science fiction before - I mean, look at Moonraker. But even that had some suspenseful scenes. Suspense is all but dead in movies in general, and in Bond films in particular. I have my criticisms of the Craig era, but this was the worst 007 film for me. Diamonds Are Forever and A View To A Kill had editing issues and Die Another Day is a better made film than those ones, but the script is the worst of the series, particularly the dialogue. Did they just pick a random 13 year old boy and have him write this? Invisible cars, VR sex fantasies and general cringe abound. People complain about Bond dying, but they must just be the Zoomer and Millennial Marvel bunch. This is the movie that almost killed my fandom. At least we got Casino Royale 4 years later.

Stam fine. The man who hates die another day and robin hood: prince of thieves. Well, he's funny

Imo Brosnan was more Bond than Craig....& Dalton was more Bond than Brosnan. That said had Die Another Dad had the tone of For Your Eyes Only and less sc fi Brosnan would have nailed it.

I was not a fan of this film, but it was a horrible way to celebrate 40 years of James Bond.

Madonna has a small roll😅😅 although lately she's been having a lot more of them and having quite a lot of surgery to try and get rid of them 😅😅

This film continues to own its spot on my list as the worst Bond movie of all time.

Looks like a train wreck, ironically, the only stunt that wasn't included. They turned a North Korean man into a posh English fop with floppy hair? Pretty sure that's racist somehow... and did everybody in the theatre call 'Jinx!' whenever Halle Berry's character came on screen? Maybe you had to be there.

Pierce deserved a better swan song than this mess

--- THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF MEDIOCRITY . . . bespeak that "the children" -- Broccoli and Wilson -- dislike the James Bond product more than did their daddies, because "Die Another Day" (2002) coulda, woulda, shoulda been, at the least, an entertaining 007 movie, like "Octopussy" (1983).

Die Another Day is infinitely better than any of the dreary Daniel Craig films. The last real James Bond film.

Bloody awful movie. Almost insulting in it’s obnoxiousness. Poor Brosnan. The whole script is dad joke level puns. A big miss from a limp ass swing

Egh… you had to ruin a good video at 12:10 by saying that bullshit. It’s actually a decent song. Yeah it’s Madonna in the worst bond film so it’s an easy target… the lyrics and the melody of the verses are top notch.

An absolute forgettable movie dear god

The franchise went down hill after golden eye.

The worst Bond movie ever.

The worst Bond film played by the worst bond actor

The Last two Brosnan Bond movies were both terrible despite Brosnan being a good Bond. Anything after it may have been god but I cannot stand that proletarian, Craig.