Tag: Tomorrow Never Dies
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Filthy habit
As I’ve mentioned before, Tomorrow Never Dies is my favorite Pierce Brosnan Bond movie. It opens with a terrific pre-title sequence as Bond races to escape an arms bazaar housing stolen nuclear warheads, providing a worthy follow-up to GoldenEye‘s dam… Read More →
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Scrutinizing Bond is part of the fun
Being a James Bond has been difficult recently with so much waiting for Bond 26, but it’s always good to remember that with the previous movies, there’s always something fun to examine. I love looking at what works, what doesn’t,… Read More →
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Let’s stay undercover
The final words of Tomorrow Never Dies are spoken by James Bond and try to sell us on Bond and Wai Lin’s romantic relationship. Sorry, but they just don’t have great chemistry and some I would consider the weakest of… Read More →
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Whatever you’re after trust me, I’ll deliver
k.d. lang’s Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies remains one of my favorite non-theme Bond songs. I’ve always interpreted this lyric, along with the one that follows, “You’ll relish the world that I create,” through the perspective of Elliot Carver and… Read More →
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Give the people what they want!
This line from Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies is a fitting epitaph for Elliot Carver, a media baron who quite literally dies by the machinery of his own sensationalism. I actually tend to forget how Carver dies in the movie… Read More →
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He’s my new anchorman
It’s easy to miss one of Elliot Carver’s sharper lines in Tomorrow Never Dies, largely because it is buried under his bizarre karate pantomime aimed at Wai Lin. The gag itself is classic Bond wordplay, neatly tying James Bond’s presumed… Read More →
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Tomorrow Never Dies remains my favorite Pierce Brosnan Bond outing, thanks to its sharp pacing, engaging plot, and standout sequences like the remote-controlled BMW 750 chase. That said, the escape from Carver’s office building highlights a rare misstep. Bond’s above… Read More →
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Embrace Science Fiction: EDM Bond 26 theme?
While recent reports suggest Denis Villeneuve may return to Ian Fleming for inspiration on Bond 26, there remains a possibility he leans into the science fiction sensibilities he explored in Dune. That direction could echo the more fantastical tone of… Read More →
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I’m having fun with my headlines
Tomorrow Never Dies remains one of the most prescient Bond movies because its central threat feels completely plausible. Elliot Carver’s manipulation of global events for ratings and market dominance is a manufactured reality that gives him great power and influence.… Read More →
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Casino Royale’s Drinka Pinta Milka Day
The absurdly catchy British slogan “Drinka Pinta Milka Day” finds an unlikely pop-culture afterlife in the unofficial Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967), where it’s emblazoned across a remote-controlled, explosive milk truck sent to assassinate James Bond. Originally launched by the… Read More →