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"No ladies for 14 months? That must've been the ACTUAL torture" :) Love it!!!

There's an HBO documentary on the Bond franchise, and in it Brosnan is in tears talking about this movie. He can't stop laughing at how ridiculous it was.

Fun fact: When Fleming was searching for a name for the protagonist in his spy novels, he wanted an 'ordinary' unassuming name. When in Jamaica, he saw the name of the author to a book entitled 'A Field Guide to Birds'. His name was James Bond. The rest is history.

As a lifelong Bond fan, I really appreciate that you took the time to watch the first 20 Bond films. Most KZfaq reactors are starting with Casino Royale, but you’ll have so much more appreciation of what makes the Craig films so good and so special having seen all the pre-reboot ones.

This movie may have some flaws but it’s a fun one to watch, also the virtual simulation scene is the closest Jen will get to see James and Money Penny together lol

If you wanna know a really fun fact, Toby Stephens, the actor who plays Graves, has actually played James Bond in multiple BBC audio adaptations of Bond novels.

Toby Stephens, who plays Gustav Graves, later actually got to play James Bond in a series of BBC radio plays directly adapting the original novels.Well worth a listen.

Miss Jen, what makes you so unique is your amazing ability to make everything fun. Your sunshine makes everything better and worth watching. There's no bad movie with the Bright Angel of Reaction videos. Your wit and ability to observe with an open mind is the highest form of intelligence. You make us all laugh and smile.

“Oooo bigger swords! Flamethrowers!” Lmao this woman is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs.

10:16 When Ian Fleming was ready to write his first book about an MI6 secret agent, but he still needed a name. That book was on his coffee table. The author's name is scratched out in this shot, but it was written by fellow named James Bond. Ian liked the name and well as they say they rest is history.

I say this a lot but I love how Jen embraces the tropes and the fun of whatever movie she's watching and this one had a lot of crazy stuff to get into. Space laser, invisible car, ice palace, C4, diamonds, Bollinger! And I laughed SO hard at Jen's suggestion to use flamethrowers during the fencing match. :D

In the DVD Special Features the Ice Palace is discussed. It was inspired by a ice hotel in Sweden that has to be rebuilt every year. The hotel is much smaller due to the need to maintain a constant temperature during its use. Set designer Peter Lamont stayed there and it gave him the model for the Ice Palace.

It's goofier than _Moonraker_ & hasn't aged well, but released months after 9/11, _DAD_ was precisely the escapist fantasy audiences needed it to be in 2002. That's why it was Broz's highest gro$$ing outing. In the end, Broz didn't fail the franchise, the franchise failed Broz - and he deserves every respect for bringing Bond back to life from uncertainty & irrelevancy in 1995. More Brosnan, watch: _The Matador_ (2005) - amazing, hilarious movie, might be Broz's best non-Bond performance.

The bird- watching book early in the movie is an inside joke-- Ian Fleming got the name "James Bond" from the author of a guide to British birds.

Jen I LOVE how you always look for the positive in everything! I'm so glad you had fun! Your reaction was fantastic!!!

This movie pays homage to the old movies, as you noticed. At the Subway station you can spot several gadgets, including the AcroJet from Octopussy’s opening scene. The plot itself is inspired in the diamond’s laser weapon from Diamonds Are Forever. And the escape from the Super Cargo at the end came straight from The Living Daylights (only there using a car instead of a helicopter). It’s the end of the larger than life characters and fantasy toned plots. Now the franchise will be rooted on reality. Casino Royale is the best of the following entries. A boring Q and a charmless Moneypenny are included. And Mr. Brosnam never disguised his disapointment to be released out of the series, that was suposed to give him a last movie to do. Bárbara Broccolli, daughter of the legendary original 007 franchise producer Albert Broccoli, said goodbye to Pierce by the phone. As he said in one interview, he was “booted out” of the role. As I said before, he was the last of the classy Bonds.

This one is a guilty pleasure of mine.

The best thing about this reaction is easily your reaction to thinking Moneypenny was dead, the look of absolute shock and disbelief on your face, but your look of satisfaction when you thought Moneypenny and James were finally gonna get busy was priceless lol. You're the best Jenny Penny and I cannot wait for you to watch Daniel Craig. Keep up the Bond-Tastic reactions and we'll keep coming back for more. #TeamJen

The opening minutes had almost everything Jen needed - lots of C4, lots of big explosions, lots of diamonds...all that was missing was huge wads of cash and a countdown timer 😃

I'm so glad you took the time to watch all the movies leading up to this, and thereby recognized the callbacks to older movies in the franchise. I've seen a few KZfaqrs do reactions to the James Bond series and far too many of them can't be bothered to put the homework in so they'll only watch one or two movies from each Bond era or not even watch some of the older movies and it means that, when they get to this point in the series, easter eggs go over their heads. Keep up the good work, Jen.

This movie is actually rather good for the first 2/3 but then gets really silly for the final third with Invisible cars, space lasers and Bond surfing a very badly done CGI sunami. The next film Casino Royal they get everything right with a very realistic story and action scenes. Once again love your channel and your reviews.

After seeing Dalton's Bond ride a wheelie with a Semi-truck, I don't think any of the Bond movies could ever surprise me by being too over the top with stunts and gadgets.

Great stuff, when it comes to Die Another Day I feel a lot of Bonds fans come full circle. Love it as a kid, grow to resent it as 'cheesy cringe' when they get older and are trying to be oh so grown up and mature then in their later years just learn to embrace the goofiness. If I had to put my finger on the main issue I think people have with the film is the tonal whiplash. The opening of the film, with Bond getting tortured for 14-months and M throwing him to the dogs took James to a very dark place and for a moment you think this finial film of Brosnan will dive into a real character study, a real look at who Bond is and building on some of those darker moments we saw in the previous films but instead as you yourself recognised, he gets cleaned up and he's back to smoove Bond again as though none of the opening had even happened and you find yourself feeling you've been messed around with and let down. Going forward I highly approve of your list, when it comes to Austin Powers the first film be sure to watch the UK version of the film rather than the US one if you can as it had extra scenes including my fav Bond parody joke of the movie that I won't spoil here of course. ;) One last thing, AFTER you have finished all the Craig Bond movies I strongly recommend you check out the Johnny English spy parody films staring Rowan Atkinson. The first film in the trilogy is just 'okay' in my opinion but the second film in the series, Johnny English: Reborn, that came out in 2011, is very much a loving parody of the modern Craig Bond era and I think it's both funnier and has a genuine good and gripping story in it's own right than the Austin Powers films.

You are the absolute best movie reactor!!! You pick the best movies and make the funniest comments! I just love your channel!!❤

I really liked that one. It was funny that it had TWO English cars in it, the Jaguar and Aston Martin, the reason for this was that the fans at the time went crazy when Bond drove a German car in the previous movie (the BMW) as Bond has ALWAYS driven British cars. So they answered the fans with the double British car, car chase. 😀

Halle is stunningly gorgeous, but Ursula Andress in Dr No gets the slight nod over Ms Berry getting out of the ocean 🤷🏻‍♂️. However, Jinx probably deserved a spin off movie

Fun fact here Pierce Brosnan is the lightest bond to ever play 007 I believe 160lb in Goldeneye the heaviest blond to ever play 007 but she was over 200 lb in this movie

Looking forward to Casino Royal from 67, as well as Craig's Casino Royal. At this point in the Bond franchise, you will have a much better appreciation for the Austin Powers films!

Since Jinx is a secret agent, her name should have been Onda Case.

When you watch a couple of the Bond parodies like Austin Powers you should also check out "Johnny English" with Rowan Atkinson who is primarily known for being Mr Bean.

Yay Jennypenny! 😍 Bollinger can run about $6000 a bottle. With one exception, even low tier Bond movies have their fun. The highlights for me are Rosamund Pike and the car chase on the ice.

You nailed it with the Moonraker comparison. That’s how I enjoy Die Another Day as well. It's completely over the top with no limits on the fantasy. After Moonraker, Bond was brought back to earth in a story much more grounded in reality. The producers also went back to Bond's roots with several scenes in For Your Eyes Only being lifted directly from Ian Fleming's work. Something similar happened after Die Another Day as well. The producers finally acquired the rights to the first Fleming book, and the time was right to hit the reset button with a faithful film adaptation of Casino Royale.

I just love how giddy you get watching these movies, Jen. You're the only reactor I've watched reacting to a movie I've never seen. I never saw this movie. The Craig movies are good, though. When you're done with Bond, you should watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on a childrens book by Ian Flemming, creator of James Bond. Then, watch Johnny English, for a different take on British spy movies, with Rowan Atkinson (picture Mr. Bean as James Bond).

The man who plays Gustav Graves, Toby Stephens, is phenomenal as Captain Flint in the massively underrated show Black Sails, a show about pirates and prequel to the book Treasure Island. If you're ever looking for a new series to watch I hope you'd consider it. It has plenty of the things you like, scheming, double crossing, stacks and stacks of cash, fighting, and a few explosions along the way too.

There is a reference to every bond movie before this, the trick is to catch them all. When I first saw this in the theater, they had mentioned all the homages, so I think I spent most of the movie looking for them.

Hey Jen, this movie caused Pierce Brosnan to demand script approval on his next Bond film because he felt they were starting to get ridiculous (he was right). A representative from EON Productions called some time after midnight, waking Brosnan up, and told him he was fired.

40th anniversary was the reason for the nods to previous movies. Loved the wtf reaction to the training scene when you thought Penny had been killed. You caught on by the kissing scene later on 😀 Not one of my favourites but it’s great you got a kick out of it. That’s what’s great about Bond. Something for everybody. On to DC now Jen. Time to get serious.🔫🍸

Die Another Day(2002) is a guilty pleasure at its guiltiest. This was the first James Bond movie my nephew saw in a movie theater. He died in a fatal car accident in 2018. This was Pierce Brosnan's last 007 film. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson hit the reset button with Casino Royale(2006).

SO looking forward to 60's Casino Royale - a real favorite from childhood! Thank you Jen!!!

Your reaction to all these Bonds have dawned a new perspective on me. The entire Brosnan era is a parody, or to be more accurate, a commentary on all previous Bonds mixed in one. Lady M and Money Penny just being sick and tired of his "misogynistic ways" is that clear commentary. I probably wouldn't have noticed without you saying things like "this Bond has more quips than Moore." It really made me think about every aspect from the intro music to the dialogue. All the Brosnan films have this layer of cheese laced throughout that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Even the intro music is over the top. I think this Madonna song was the last contemporary song used since License to Kill. All Bond music is contemporary of it's time from Connery to Dalton until Golden Eye when it started to sound like "classic Bond" music from the Connery era. It's all been throwback music since Brosnan because they were kinda making fun of it. The Daniel Craig era leans hard into it being throwback music when it's not supposed to be. Can't wait for Casino Royale. It's the best in the Craig movies imo. Number one is still License to Kill but Casino Royale comes a split hair second.

I love the fact that Jen can watch pretty much anything, take it for what it is and enjoy it. Which makes this channel so much more fun than most others who seem to feel they have to find something wrong with anything they watch. Go Jen! See ya on the next one!

My problem with this movie, is that it sets up this really heavy sequence of him being tortured. A really poignant scene, that sets an expectation for the movie that it completely abandons the rest of the way.

An underrated movie worth checking out now that you've finished Pierce Brosnan's Bond run is "The Thomas Crown Affair," a very sexy heist movie where he's a wealthy playboy who conspires to steal an immensely valuable painting basically because he's bored; it's a remake with the original starring the legendary Steve McQueen whom you saw in "The Towering Inferno."

20th! You can consider yourself a proper Bond fan now, not many people made it this far.

So glad you watched all 20 movies so far, most reactors skip a lot of em.... I love all of them except the very last one.....

Despite being the worst James Bond movie in the franchise, it was good to see Pierce Brosnan as 007 back in action one last time.

Fun review as always! DAD is very divisive among 007 fans, but it still stands as a fun popcorn movie in the end. Pierce is awesome and Halle is smart, sassy & sexy! Thank you for presenting the movie in its original Panavision aspect ratio. On to the Daniel Craig 007 movies!

Fun fact, the Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies shown at 10:16 was written by James Bond and is where Ian Fleming got the "most boring name" for his spy/assassin.

Rosamund Pike as Miranda Frost is definitely one of the best parts of this one 😏

Moneypenny using the glasses in the end kills me 😭😂

I think this is his best one he made,and Jen she's not a 00

This is a fun Bond film. The cringiest part to me was the inclusion of Madonna for the title song and in the movie. The title song was trying to be "hip" too much. As for the plot, I think it's good, although there are some cheesey parts to it. The action was good as well.

The first half of this movie is so good and promising. It doesn't go off the rails until the last third in Iceland. Some of Brosnan's best as Bond is in this movie.

Watching along with these has really brought me back to my childhood, every winter watching the Bond Season on TV. Jen, you're awesome...you're reactions are always fun!

Fun fact: Toby Stephens, who plays the villain Gustav Graves, plays James Bond in the BBC radio drama adaptations of the original Ian Fleming novels.

Honestly, this one was always one of my favorite bond movies. It definitely uses more weapons and gadgets than any other bond movie which was probably too much for some people, but I always enjoyed uses of cool technology in movies. Brosnan is an amazing Bond as always and just like in "Tomorrow never dies" the bond girl is actually doing cool and relevant things instead of just looking nice and falling in love with Bond. I also like the title theme, but you are definitely right when you say that this feels less like a bond theme than any other before. This is not just a feeling, it's true, because there are a few elements in the melody of james bond themes that are used in all bond songs, except for this one. Even if the other bond songs can sound quite different, they all have this common main theme that this song hasn't. And finally, keep in mind that the bond movies with Daniel Craig are basically a restart of the entire bond story. This means, while Brosnan bond still has to deal with the death of his wife, Craig bond hasn't because the older bond movies are not part of his past.

Things I enjoy about Die Another Day - Brosnan is great as always, I love a hench with a gimmick 💎, the sword fight is fun, the 'Vanish', and Rosamund Pike and Halle Berry are extra pretty 😍 Other than that, it's very silly 😅 Craig's era is... rocky, but I know you will find something to enjoy in each, MoneyJenny 😉

The book that Brosnan held"Birds of The West Indies" was a homage to the origin of 007's name-it was authored by a real life James Bond. Welcome to the Craig era-you are in for a treat with "Casino Royale'.

Well, it's 01:45 am over here now but who cares? It's Jen time!!! 🙂❤

This was technically the first Bond movie in theaters I saw. The movie my sister and I were seeing finished earlier than this so my parents brought us in right around when Graves goes into the engine. It has its moments like the opening, Bond’s sword fight in London and John Cleese’s Q scene. Overall it’s a letdown overall with a number of issues, my biggest being the Bond Girls. Despite everyone saying how great Jinx is I don’t really see the appeal as unlike Wai Lin she never felt like Bond’s equal (ie needing him to frequently save her) and the dialogue they gave Halle Berry was pretty bad. As for Frost although she’s my favorite villainous Bond Girl and Rosamund Pike does a good job with her first big movie role (thankfully her career survived this) in hindsight her motivations for turning traitor are weak, it kind of was obvious she was going to be a bad guy and after the reveal it seems her only role is set up and fight in a cat fight.

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10:20 - GUIDE TO BIRDS - Ian Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field guide Birds of the West Indies. Pay close atttention to this outing, Agent Murray, there are many 'callbacks' to previous movies in the series.

@10:16 When Ian Fleming was living in Jamaica and was about to write a novel about a British secret agent, he needed a name for him. On his shelf was, "A Field Guide to Birds: West Indies. It was written by a man named James Bond. Ian Fleming thought it sounded right for his spy and this moment in the film is a reference to those in the know. P.S. Years later, Ian Fleming met with James Bond who told him he was honored to share a name with the most famous spy in fiction.

Classic jen really true back in the early 00's

Your wrap ups are always so good. Perfect overview once again. I love that you’re making us wait for the Craig films… It will be a little agonizing… but all the more exciting when we finally get there. The first Casino is seriously bonkers… and the “Jimmy Bond” scenes are side splitting 😂😂😂 Much appreciation!!!

So many references in this one: Bond was being recorded the same way as in From Russia..., the Jinx Bikini same as in Dr No, the Title of the book was the actual writer named James Bond, the gadgets were obvious references (the alligator from Octopussy, the shoe, etc), the parachute was the same as The spy..., the laser from goldfinger... and maybe there are a couple more I'm too lazy to recall... 😅 Maybe that was the best of this movie: the references and the nostalgia. Edit: ohhh yeah and the bad guy uses the sun just like in the man with the golden gun, and the henchmen were sucked out of the plane the same way Goldfinger was, Jinx and Bond final escape was very similar to the one on The livingDL...

for a LONG time they were talking about doing a spinoff with Halle Berry's character but thankfully it never got off the ground.

“See you later, henchman”. Great one, Jen.

1:21 When you find a woman who gets even more excited about C-4 than she does about diamonds, she's THE ONE.

you can find a reference to every single Bond movie as it was the 40th anniversary of the franchise (from the objects behind Q in the lab (the Octopussy crocodile, the acrostar jet, the case and shoe from Russia w Love), to the studded tires from Living Daylights, the laser from Diamonds are forever, etc. Although the song is a bop it doesnt fit the movie's tone as it plays over Bond's torture scene. It is definitely the darkest pre-title sequence ever w Bond getting captured and tortured for over 1yr. He's never been that banged up, nor worn a beard, nor had an actual sex scene before, illustrating a less glamourous/suave hookup. This is the in-world explanation of how Bond was out of action during 9/11. Explaining why although it sets up serious/dark stories beats, it gets outlandish in the 2nd half as escapism for the collective grief of the real world at the time. Hence why its aged so poorly without context. Although a fun popcorn movie at the time, I wished they had instead followed through w the innovative storylines they set up at the beginning (e.g. Bond questioning if he's lost it, having to prove he's not paranoid, dealing w shifting geopolitics he's not in-line with)

i love the name drop of the inspiration of the name James Bond by mentioning the Ornithologist of the same name

I never saw it but seeing how much fun you have with the movie, makes me appreciate it more.

Another piece of trivia to add to the others - Toby Stephens (son of national treasure and acting legend Maggie Smith, and the wonderful Robert Stephens) is the only actor to play both a Bond villain and Bond himself. He portrayed JB in a series of radio plays for the BBC. Well worth a listen, as they feature co-stars including David Suchet and Ian McKellen. Rosamund Pike (Miranda) also portrayed Pussy Galore in the adaptation of 'Goldfinger'.

Wow, you're doing Never Say Never Again? Hard core! I predict you will miss the Bond theme song, though (this one was made by a different studio). Still, looking forward to your reaction - always love your enthusiasm!

Just love how enthusiastic you are when watching these films, it's very childlike and refreshing :) you don't take them too seriously, this was a fun film, looking forward to your Daniel Craig era next, my favourite bond and he's from Liverpool UK like myself, will be there for casino royale.

The villain Gustav Graves was played by Toby Stephens, the son of Dame Maggie Smith, Professor Minerva McGonigle in Harry Potter, and the late Robert Stephens, a Shakespeare and film actor who played Sherlock Holmes. Toby has done a lot of great film and TV roles...'Black Sails' (series), 'Jane Eyre', 'Twelfth Night', and 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising' are all good Toby Stephens projects. Miranda Frost was played by Rosamund Pike, who got a lot of raves for her role in 'Gone Girl' with Ben Affleck. She was also wonderful in 'Pride and Prejudice' with Keira Knightley, playing the eldest Bennet sister. Currently, she is playing Moiraine Damodred and executive producing the Amazon Prime series 'The Wheel of Time' based on the Robert Jordan fantasy novels. She plays an Aes Sedai sorceress helping the young heroes prepare for a coming battle against darkness. Hands down...this has the worst Bond Theme song inside the official EON Productions films...although 'Quantum of Solace' is a very close second! On to one of the best Bond films ever...'Casino Royale'....and I love that you're gonna do 'Austin Powers'!!!

Jen I absolutely love your enthusiasm. Fantastic review 😊

Too many dour mopey Daniel Craig movies have me longing for the Brosnan era fun. You missed the bird book, thats where the author got the name for his character.

i have SO been loving your bond reaction videos - the other poster was right about you looking for the positive in each movie, it's like a breath of fresh air! can't wait to see your reactions to the daniel craig movies!!

Fun fact: This one was meant to be an adaptation of the Bond novel 'Colonel Sun', but after learning about the high royalty payments they'd have to make, the filmmakers had to change most of the script to only include references to it.

Jennypenny, your reactions to these are SO much fun.At the time we were averaging a Bond movie every two years so the 20th Bond movie was also the 40th Anniversary, hence all the callbacks.

That's it, I'm gonna make you some mini Jen-Batch C4 fridge magnets 😂😂😂 I'm glad you're adding some of those other flicks before getting to the Craig era, but I reeeally hope you add Man From UNCLE to that list, I know you'll love it so much.

32:54 "That car is good. I need a car like that ! ...ok... when I am a secret agent "

19:28 😂 JEN : that's not what you want to hear behind you

8:54 I met Rachel Grant and George Lazenby at a dinner party eleven years ago. Good conversationalists.

So glad you picked up on all the throwbacks to previous Bond films, Jen! But then again you are now an official Bond-phile. I think you will enjoy Connery's last stand in Never Say Never Again, but are you prepared for Casino Royale with Woody Allen in a Bond film? Maybe you ought to have that Bollinger handy just in case!! 🍾

Just joined! You are, by far, my favorite KZfaq reactor! :)

It is so fun watching you react to Bond movies. So . . . I noticed how impressed you were by the cars in this movie. When this movie was still in the theaters, my son (also one of your subscribers) and I went to the L.A. Auto Show, where they had a special Cars of James Bond display. The DB5 from Goldfinger was there, as well as the white car with skis, AND both of the cars from this movie. We got to see them up close and personal. It was extremely cool!

Hm, well, a 1961 Bollinger costs around $1,630 today, per Google. I enjoyed Pierce Brosnan since the 80's when he starred in a TV series called Remington Steele. As usual, a fun movie reaction.

Your excitement is contagious. Thank you.

Love your energy as always Jen! Thanks.

Thanks Jen, you are fantastic for doing all these and then some.

I think the first half of this movie is actually really strong. It goes off the rails fast in the second half. I’ve seen all the Bond movies dozens of times but I think I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve made it the whole way through this one. I like that this is the only film in the series where the title sequence advances the plot.

The club that the sword fight takes place in is called "Blades", which is a Gentleman's Club that Bond spends time in and M is a member of in the Bond novels. It also features heavily in the novel version of Moonraker which this movie draws some inspiration from.

James Bond films are always a mixture of camp and action/adventure. And definitely for the 20th film in the franchise they threw in a lot of Easter Eggs that hint back at older films, like Jinx's bathing suit and the jetpack from Thunderball.

This movie was the 20th film and celebrated the 40th year of the series. For these reasons, the creative team put in at least one callback to every previous Bond movies. A couple of examples,: in the Cuban clinic Brosnan picks a grape just like Connery in Thunderball. The boat that Jinx flees the clinic is the same type as Cigar girl in The World is Not Enough. Bond and his lady escaping from the hold of a crashing plane is a call back to The Living Daylights. One more for the road, Agent Chang filming Bond behind the mirror in the hopes of catching him in the act with one of his agents arks back to From Russia with Love.

I can’t believe that you’re already done with Brosnan. I still missed the Timothy Dalton era😃

38:55 - 38:58 Gustav: Self-electrocuting button, not one of my better ideas. (as he gets sucked in) *HEEEELP!*

What a fun ride these reactions have been! Thanks for doing this Jen! 🙂 Pierce Brosnan was my Bond too so it was especially cool to see reactions to these films. The Daniel Craig era isn't really to my tastes and I'm afraid I don't really regard his films as 'proper' Bond but I hope you enjoy them more. I'm actually much more excited to see you Austin Powers reactions, along with Never Say Never Again and Casino Royale (1967).