I love how after 14 months of brutal torture at the hands of the North Koreans, Bond shows no physical or psychological repercussions of his imprisonment. He gets a haircut and shaves his beard, and suddenly all that is completely dropped like it never happened

Fun Fact, my fencing coach was the body double for miranda frost (rosamond pike) in this film!

0:24 "CHRIST!" LMAO.

The first 1/3 of the film had a good serious tone to it, however when the adaptive camouflage crap and ice palace came into it, it was like all thrown together in a typical slap happy CGI manner.

If they could have actually done that infamous CGI scene for real, it would probably be among the greatest stunts in the series. I would have rather they have made it less epic but used practically effects than green screen the whole thing. I won't deny that the music is epic though.

"When has a Bond actor ever had their last film ranked as their best?" Dalton. End of discussion

I honestly love the fact Zao also had a gadget filled car. It actually put one of the villains on equal footing with Bond busts out the toys in a car chase.

I will admit, I didn't mind the Clash song at all.

Calvin can I be honest with you? I've owned die another day on DVD for about 12 years. Why? Because of childhood nostalgia. I liked it as a kid. After all brosnan was my introduction to bond.

Calvin's facial expressions are so funny. I like his accent too. This channel rocks!

Am i the only one who thought that 0:24 was better than the film itself. Way too funny!

“You might have to look really close to see it” *Goldfinger style lasers flail around the room* This is why I love your channel

"When has any Bond actor had a last film that ranked amongst their best"? You could say Lazenby, OHMSS being his first and last film. :p

The first half of this is a terrific Bond movie. The second half is so-bad-it's-good.

I really thought they were going to spin off Hallie Berry's character as a separate franchise. This movie was basically a video game.

OK Calvin I am not ashamed to say I love DAD but I fell out laughing at your windsurfing scene reaction and the "cool people don't need sunglasses!" comment . Love your channel even if I don't always agree I love hearing different opinions and appreciate good humor. I'm a fan!

Fun fact: Die Another Day was Rosamund Pike's very first movie.

I think this movie gets a lot more flak than it deserves. If it didnt have that ridiculous windsurfing scene and those pointless slow motion shots it would have been considered just a solid, over the top action thriller. The "Moonraker" of the Brosnan era if you will. The opening sequence was classic Bond. Seriously. Bond in disguise, the immediately likable but threatening villains, Bond getting in and out of a seemingly impossible situation, and a really inventive and fun chase sequence. It gets a bit carried away at the end (Im looking at you Robocop) but it is always a fun watch. Then again Im biased because this was one of the first Bonds Ive seen so nostalgia n stuff

I actually thoroughly enjoyed Die Another Day, its one of my favorites and its actually the first Bond film I ever saw and it really turned me on to the rest of the Bond films.

Now this 007 film I clearly remember despite only seeing it once at the cinemas. I remember loving the pre-credits sequence and the North Korean angle, plus M giving Bond up. Sadly it goes rapidly downhill from there and I remember the rest of Die Another Day for all the wrong reasons. Yikes, it was bad! The laughter in the cinema at that CGI kite surfing sequence will ring in my ears for many years to come.

I have a considerable amount of forgiveness for anything with a 007 logo on it...but this.... Forgiveness revoked.

“And so the jaunty romp begins with the classic gun barrel”…Bond shoots a bullet through the gun barrel…”CHRIST!”

I watched this at the cinema and even then I thought it was terrible. Halle Berry was absolutely dreadful. Possibly the worst bond girl ever. And I didn't really like Toby Stephens as the villain. I wish they stuck with Colonel Moon's look at the start of the film which felt more threatening as a villain. Zao was a decent henchman and I admit I did like the car scene in Iceland. Loved Rosamund Pike as Miranda. That was a decent role, but it felt underused unfortunately. I thought everything in the film seemed fine until after the sword fight scene. That's when it started to go downhill with that ice palace idea, Icarus. Particularly Bond being chased by that beam and then the windsurfing scene. My fucking god what were they thinking? Things REALLY got out of hand during the final confrontation on the plane. Flying it through the Icarus beam felt so unrealistic. I doubt it would just be able to fly through something like that without exploding instantly. It's bullshit.

You know your Bond movie is in trouble when even Sir Roger Moore thinks the invisible car is too silly.

His face when Bond rides the tsunami tho

RIP Calvin Dyson (Died from the bullet in the gunbarrel) Final words: CHRIST!!

I disagree on your opinion (I think this film is pretty much like Moonraker - turn off logical thinking and enjoy), but you made this funny as hell, so +1

"he is tortured with ice fire scorpiones and madonna " that just make me laugh so much man: Mr bond today I shall play madonna's "like a virgin" 24 hour's non stop to you bond: NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Make it stop! make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calvin, you look about 13 here, but another great review, this bloody movie, deserves a golden Turkey award, totally dire.

0:24 XD lol

This was my first ever Bond movie. Craig is my favourite Bond. I actually prefer Die Another Day to The World is Not Enough. For Brosnan: Goldeneye > Die Another Day > The World is Not Enough > Tomorrow Never Dies.

Aside from the song, this film ranges from decent to good until Halle Berry shows up, then it goes to hell.

"I'm gonna wake up, yes and no. I'm gonna kiss some part of." Ladies and Gentlemen, the lyrical genius that is Madonna!

This movie really isn't that bad, I actually find it super entertaining.

Calvin please after you do your world is not enough review, do this movie again as you've come so far with both your analyses of Bond movies, movies and general and most importantly.... your funny comedy skills. all the best man :)

This film does not deserve all the negativity

I agree with most of your complaints, but this movie has really grown on me. When I saw DAD in the theater I had mixed emotions, but now I love it. After watching all these Iron Man and Captain America movies for the past five years, I've come to realize that Bond movies are far superior to other action movies, even Bond movies directed by Lee Tamohori. That's just my opinion.

I remember this was my favorite Bond film. Then again, that was years ago. I was 8 when this came out.

I literally lol'd at the beginning...'CHRIST!' Exactly what I said in the theater when I first saw it!

*Looking at Icarus* My eyes! MY EYES!

0:19 - 0:25 "And so this jaunty romp begins as many of the Bond films do with the classic gunbarrel s--- CHRIST!" LOL

Interestingly Toby Stephens(Gustaf Graves in this movie) is the voice of James Bond in 9 BBC radio dramas. Highly recommend them

How's this for an unpopular opinion? Die Another Day is one of my favorite Bond movies! I've always been more partial to the high-concept, "campy" Bond movies than the more realistic ones. Die Another Day is a great celebration of that side of the franchise.

I don‘t know why exactly, but the action in this movie gave me X-Men vibes, not just Triple-X…

I love your presentation, editing and humour. These videos are spot on.

Those are very kind words! Thanks for watching! :)

that opening bit with you yelling 'CHRIST!' made me laughmore than anything in long while

Last time I watched DAD, I spotted a reference to Diamonds Are Forever. When Bond is on the plane, reading the article on Graves, there is a quote at the bottom saying "Diamonds are forever, but life isn't. I'd like to make a mark with mine". The film is crammed with easter eggs, but i really liked how this one was slotted in

Calvins reaction to that water skiing scene after the ice collapses absolutely killed me 😂😂😂😂

That time when James Bond had its own Batman & Robin.

"But no, Bond isn't going to die, no...". Would that those words HAD been prophetic. I love how your videos have evolved, Calvin, but I DO have a fondness for your earlier ones. Have I mentioned how important your videos have been to me during lockdown(s)? You were the first creator of online Bond content I encountered and you remain the best.

Calvin,your gun barrel thing is top notch! I can't stop laughing! It's easily your best "bit" out of all your videos:)

DAD would have greatly benefited from Thor: Ragnarok-style humour (or TSWLM, for a more Bondian reference). The contrast between the prolonged torture sequence and Bond's quest for revenge was tonally jarring (not to mention the lack of personal consequences for Bond, regarding the effects of said torture) when compared to the film's much more fantastical elements (invisible car, DNA transplants, power suit, wave-surfing, etc.), a tone which was kept throughout most of the movie.

IMO the Brosnan films are my favorite and this is one of them. He deserved one last movie before Craig's reboot.

@WhySoSerious0331 I was 13 when I saw it. First Bond film I saw in the cinema. At the time I claimed I liked it but I blame that on youth and the fact I was confused by the idea of activly disliking a Pierce Brosnan Bond film.

Watched DAD at the pictures, the pre credits are actually good, the hovercraft sequence is good and the initial plot of Bond s cover being blown and being caught, imprisoned and tortured took Bond into a situation he’d never been in before, he always escapes, not this time though and even the first third is ok as he does detective work after he gets out but then it falls off a cliff, the dialogue is poor, and it goes too nostalgic, making too many references to previous films for the sake of it and the invisible car, lasers and ice palaces were over the top and topped off with the kitesurfing with the worst special effects I’ve seen and all the slow motion moments were like the matrix, the car chase sequence is one good sequence, it was a shame this was Pierce Brosnan s last time as Bond, you can half see in this film that he wasn’t really enjoying the way it was going, he never really got the material in his 4 Bond films to develop the character and take it somewhere new, originally Brosnan tried to continue where Timothy Dalton left off and keep it relatively serious in Goldeneye which was his best Bond film but by DAD he had nothing to work with, the producers wanted him to do a 5th film but after DAD was received badly they decided to start afresh and Casino Royale rebooted the series 4 years later.

8:17 Calvin: Shocking Me and Sean: Positively Shocking

Die Another Day was the Batman and Robin of Bond films. I will say however, it started out really well. Bond gets captured by a foreign military power, is released in a cold war style trade off. Bond escapes MI6 and goes rogue (like in Licence to Kill), and operates without Q Branch, which made for an interesting story. Slowly over time things get outlandish, beginning with a watered down version of the Face/Off clinic, and finding out that Zao looks like rejected prequel era Star Wars villain (even dressing as one) and it goes tits up after the invisible car. Once that happens, it begins feeling like maybe Joel Schumacher took over. I have looked in the end credits for any evidence of him having been part of it.

Looking back on Die Another Day and the Aston Martin Vanquish, I've come to realize that it wasn't really a Bond Car as it was a Croft Car back in Lara Croft Tomb Raider (2001). Strange that Lara drove a future Bond Car complete with radio control keyring and she also encountered a future Bond as Daniel Craig is her romantic interest. 😊

Yeah my words exactly for Die Another day, I hope we never get another Bond film like that again. Quantum of Solace did avoid most of the cliches from the previous Bond films which I sort of liked but I still would prefer every Bond film opening with the gun barrel sequence. Without a doubt Quantum of Solace beats Die another day despite it being one of the average Bond movies.

Icarus reminds me of the 'Planet Buster' machine from Beast Wars

A couple of thoughts...1) This is the first film in the the post 9/11 era. I do wonder if it would have been better received a couple years earlier...ok...probably not...2) Is there not a KZfaqr who has put the awful bluescreen wind surfing scene to "California Girls "?...

I haven't watched the whole thing to be honest. I'm a regular on TGWTG and I'm a big fan of the Nostalgia Chick and Critic, Linkara, MikeJ and others but Film Brain's way of talking really gets on my nerves. His tendancy to draw out words at the end of a sentence is really annoooooyyyyyiiiiiinnnnngggg. I'm sure this is a common compliaint (and I'm sure people have more to complain about with me!) but yeah, I haven't managed to sit through the whole thing yet ;)

Best part of the movie was when Bond walked into the hotel with the beard and messy clothes. That had me dying

You're reviews are awesome! I've watched each one multiple times! I would actually be curious to see you review other movies and or franchises (Batman, Star Wars, Mission Impossible). Or even reviews of the James Bond video games...I don't know, I guess I'm just greedy and crave more of your reviews! Great work sir!

This was my least favorite Bond film for a long time, but I just rewatched it and found myself really enjoying it. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but it was perfectly competent and fun. I feel like it represents, even better than the previous two, a modern Moore film. It's no longer at the bottom for me (now that goes to Diamonds Are Forever). I also think Gustav Graves is an underrated Bond Villain. A majority of Bond villains are old, white,, and serious European men and I like that he's young, arrogant, and hot-headed. It's a nice change in dynamic. When I rewatched this movie, I could totally believe that the character at the beginning was the same character as Toby Stevens. And this may seem trivial, but I liked seeing a Bond villain have a family member. In the same way you like seeing the formula mixed up as times (M kidnapped, Q in the field, etc.), I thought seeing a Bond Villain out for domination having to confront his father with what he was doing was a nice touch. The Brosnan era, minus Goldeneye, is admittedly my least favorite era, but I don't consider any of the main 24 entries outright bad movies and rank it about the same as Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough: Nothing spectacular, but competent and OK.

Die another Day grew on me by only the second rewatching; any other Bond fan must think I'm insane. I just think it has some good elements and even the title song is quite good in my opinion.

About Madonna, I can understand if you have a problem with the theme song. But what's the problem with his cameo ? I mean... at worst it's bland, but for some people and for you Calvin, it seems THAT terrible, and I don't get it. She have what... 5 lines ?

DAD is a film of two halves - the first half was quite good however Halle Berry's character was cartoonish throughout ( there is a cartoonish feel about this film ) . The reviewer seems impressed by the absurd Q tech The second part is pure road runner with the infamous ice-berg scene & a climax at which point you just dont care.what is happening

This film was awesome. The sword fight scene alone is one of the longest and best sword fight scenes ever put on film.

Oh Calvin, your thumbnail facial expression is priceless! 😋

It's difficult to know where this film goes off the track. I like the introduction, his imprisonment and him having to work without MI6 for a while, as well as the fencing scene. Somewhere between the gene splicing clinic and the ice palace, however, things totally go off track. The car chase between the two gadget cars is good though. The less slow motion and CGI aren't so welcome either. Practical effects in my Bond films, please.

I really enjoy your shows, but this one got me thinking. Toby Stevens plays Bond on the radio dramas and to his credit is very good job. I've noticed you don't have a list for the said dramas. I'd be interested in hearing your review or list of these. Thank you in advance

Calvin, please - if you ever remake this video, recreate your reaction to the bullet at the screen gun barrel. “Christ!” I’ve shown so many people this moment, even non Bond fans think it’s hilarious!

At the time the song was the worst, its not as bad now, because Music of today keeps getting worse! >.>

10:13 I love how this raise of an eyebrow perfectly describes the entire windsurfing scene XD

Could have been alright if they stopped the emphasis on the action. The sword fight was just the start of the shark jump. If they had focused on character development and "the pursuit" and investigation part when he is in London this would have made the movie really strong. But the movie just keeps escalating after the sword fight. Outlandish stuff could have fit in. The Ice palace is actually a pretty cool addition... except they do absolutely nothing with it. The Ice palace should have been thoroughly explored. The jungle residence in Iceland is the same way. But it gets almost zero screentime in scenes which can actually build an atmosphere. Everything just zooms by. If its outlandish and they did a good job on set design, they should have emphasized the uniqueness of the ice palace, the fact the guy gets no sleep, and everything else. The problem isn't the outlandish stuff. It's just that they threw the shit in there and then made it almost irrelevant to the plot. There should have been like no emphasis on the dumb sun laser idea. The Icarus project should have been secondary to all this other stuff.

How does blood run into a gunbarrel?

I'm sure that even when a particular bad bond movie comes on, it's still enjoyable to watch, especially Die Another Day. Not the best Bond movie, but had great fun action scenes like the car chase and the North Korea scene with the hovercrafts. That was fun to watch :D

This is the best of the Brosnan films. Everything is working well together. All the chemistry was right. He should have made one more after this.

One thing that always bothers me about this film is that bloody ice palace. We see people walking around it in normal suits and low cut dresses etc. Aren’t they freezing!? How do the bedrooms work? I certainly wouldn’t want to sleep in a room made of ice and surely sex would generate a bit of heat and... melt the bed? And I doubt you’d really be able to touch anything as it’s be so cold and you’d probably stick to it and good luck picking your keys up of the table in the morning... Drax’s space station still makes more sense!

"Die Another Day" is the most disappointing Bond film I had ever seen. Since this film came out in 2002, we were thrilled to see the 40th Anniversary film which this one will be the next generation. However, much like every early 00's films that they want extreme or millennial stinker, it becomes so baffling. I can I say this? It's a complete failure, and boy this entire movie looks like a millennial version of Michael Bay and then it blends into a Vin Diesel's xXx. Of course this movie was going to destroy the franchise and it killed it with one bad scene where Bond was surfing in this god awful CG shit. The characters were crap, the actions were way too much force, and hell that fucking theme song is awful, it was done by Madonna (literally she's in this movie). That opening credits was terrible where Bond was tortured by these North Koreans, and it was uncomfortable, it was mean spirited, and why does Madonna lyrics was so awful that she says "Analyse This" like the Robert Di Nero. I can't help what to say about this one, and it's probably the weakest Bond film that fans can't recommend to see it. It was shame and very stupid. Of course "Moonraker" was crap, but it has a style that makes its own film, but this one it's a poorly CG mess.

Hey Calvin! I don't know i you ever really read comments from your older videos, but seeing this and Toby Stephens being Gustav Graves, obviously you must know that Stephens himself has being playing Bond on radio over the last few years. Would you ever consider reviewing those? Particularly Dr No, with David Suchet as Dr No. When I heard their portrayals of the characters there I was blown away! Also, do you have any opinions on Toby Stephens as Bond? He is a bit old now, but as he is here in Die another Day (and in his bbc 4 portrayal) he seems to be very accurate in looks, swagger and wit to the way Bond was originally portrayed in the books before Connery put his inimitable stamp on the character. Anyway, just wondered what your thoughts were and glad you're continuing to keep the British end up (so to speak) for all us Bond fans :)

How does a bullet go from one gun barrel to another? Bond has some damn good aim!!

That is my favourite gunbarrel. I love the music and the bullet flying down the barrel.

0:25 is just amazing 😂😂😂😂

It's the bizarrest bond film ever actually.

The Graves needed the Dream Machine to stay sane because the gene therapy removed his ability to sleep. It is used to emphasise the point of Graves being Moon. And the scene in which Colonel Moon kills General Moon isn't so bad. It isn't useless; it serves to finally establish Graves's villain status and plan. The relationship between Graves and General Moon is like the relationship between Orlov and Gogol.

Calv... As a fan of Pierce Brosnan back in the 90s and discovered alot of other bond movies.... I have alot of appreciation for you as a reviewer and a person now. I just happen to stumble across on your Bond review videos. Your sense of timing, editing, and humor... are just great to watch and listen to. You are right next to FILM BRAIN (Matthew Buck from Thatguywiththeglasses site). He reviewed Die Another Day also. (subscribe to you now) Hope you enjoyed SKYFALL movie as well! ^_^

11 years ago, holy shit. I'm like why the hell is this in a resolution for ants? lol

Back when Calvin had that Timothy Dalton look with the long hair lol

Die Another Day is bad, but still enjoyable. You have to admit the score for the tsunami windsurfing scene is awesome.

Whilst admitting it has its flaws, I enjoy Die Another Day every time I watch it.

Bland film, but oddly one of the more interesting sword-fights put on screen.

Hilarious review. Love it. Funniest of all your reviews, so far.. I love you Calvin.

"Look, boss! He beat your time." Best part of the whole movie ha ha.

I like this movie a lot. It's Brosnan's 3rd best (TWINE>Goldeneye>DADay>TNDies). I also like the intro music but Madonna wasn't good in the film. The movie locations are just great. Very colorful and cool (i love the ice theme).

You're a veteran of KZfaq Bond fandom 🤵 I've watched your review of "Never say never again" today and what I bought away from it is they missed out on a golden chance to do everything that the Eon series wasn't. That was their biggest strength. Eon were producing a tired series that avoided dramatic gems like his advancing age and how the world of spying and entertainment had changed. All of these would be addressed between 87 and 95 with the next 2 Bonds. But too late IMHO. But how more dramatic it would've been if in NSNA Bond had been facing his age and mortality? In short, they could've reinvented Bond for the 80s as well as comment on the real life facts of age and a changing world making him, in the fictional and real world, look out of date? Playing it safe was a flaw of both Bond official or non official.

This is his best video. It’s not even close. This is a masterpiece.

I LOVE you Calvin. Other than being a dashing young lad props to calling Die Another Day a piece of shit. I mean, there have been bad Bond films or bad Bond moments before but at least they had some redeeming factors.....Die Another Day.....DOES NOT! Its a by the numbers rehash of the crap that made the older Bond films that made it cheesy. You'd think they learn after the third Austin Powers movie.