Just Another Flick. Review on Die Another Day

Its a darker Bond movie than most!

I went to a theatre after ages courtesy a brat at home -

and was dying to enjoy the experience. Enjoy it I did

(except for the increases tkt prices which was a bit of a

shocker - DVD rentals really work out!) But not so much of

a 007 experience as it was just another decent flick.

No way I'll call it unbearable - I've been a Remington

Steele fan and love the element of snootiness/humour Brosnan

brings into the role with so much ease. The action was

decent (after Matrix very little has seemed great) and the

editing was fine (not upto Ocean's 11 standards) - but

• the title track was real shady - gimme Golden Eye any day

• Alas - age has caught up with Brosnan and it shows

• the dialogue was really crappy. Innuendo is supposed to

have a 'double' meaning - it was mostly direct below the

belt stuff...

• The car chase was below par camerawork - rber the mountain

roads chase in Tomorrow Never Dies - that was beautiful.

The BMW (bike) chased by a chopper was even better, and

007 in a runaway battletank was too good...

• The whole torture episode was puerile but luckily didn't

go on and on.

• the villains were not suave enough - Bond needs better

enemies - though Graves was good in parts.

• The plot was a little stretched. I'm not talking about

its plausibility - 007 stories never are - but too many

things were never 'developed' and/or explained even

superficially. Editing again could've been better.

• The entire movie except the Cuban portion was not too

well shot and felt a little 'dark'.

• M was just doing the job cause she was paid for it.

But a decent one time see. The Aston Martin was amazing.

There wasn't enough amazing gadgetry - and the 'womanizing'

was a little like 'made-to-happen' by the director. Halle

Berry was good in a limited role (007 did all the thinking).

The timing of the release couldn't have been better with the

N Korea issue all over TV :)