Götz Otto, who plays one of the henchmen, had one of the greatest auditions ever. When he came to casting they told him that he had only 3 minutes to convince them, to which he replied: "I only need 3 seconds: I'm big, I'm bad, I'm German!" - The rest is history
Yeah, I don't remember when Rupert Murdoch did anything like Elliot Carver did in this movie (unless you believe the garbage printed by HuffPost... in that case Rupert Murdoch is more aligned with Satan than Elliot Carver)
I'm in the minority here but this is my favorite Brosnan's Bond film. The action scenes were quite excellent, especially that car chase in the parking garage. Also, I used to have an Ericsson cell phone that looked very similar to the one Bond used in the film.
Reading the commentaries, i don't think we are a minority. Tomorrow Never Dies is one of my favorite Bond movies of all times too. Very underrated movie.
Same here. Yeah it was silly & over the top. However those things also made it a ton of fun. Also Jonathan Price was an awesome megalomaniacal villain. Also it’s premise was surprisingly prescient.
This film seems to have a rather generic feel (facsimile galore), with the premise similar to YOLT, and elements drawn from TMWTGG (Asia, martial arts) and A View to a Kill (monopoly, this time of a fledgling service). Seriously, Monica Bellucci should have been cast as Paris, though the substance of the entry would not have been greatly improved even with the future, 50-ish Bond woman in this. (Hatcher has subsequently expressed regret being in this film, though she did rebound with a darker tv comedy called Desperate Housewives.) The train wreck known as Die Another Day is about the only thing that helps bolster the standing of this nondescript (Titanic or Not!) entry.
Funnily enough, when I rewatched the Bond series, this was surprised me in that it was far smarter, tonally consistent, and more fun than I remembered. David Arnold's incredible score also elevates this one tremendously and I prefer his orchestral sound faaarrrr more than Serra's GoldenEye
I never understood the indifference toward this one. My favorite of The Pierce Brosnans, probably becasue it's the one that most resembles the Roger Moore era. The light, quick pacing, simple plot...I love it. Im gonna go watch it again right now!
Die Another Day also is reminiscent of Moore-Era outlandishness (specifically Moonraker). This film itself bears at least a slight resemblance to TSWLM (#10: Karl Stromberg v USA v Soviet Union; #18: Elliot Carver v UK v PRC). At least, this does not seem to be the object of vitriol heaped on, say, Spectre or A View to a Kill.
The expression on Brosnan's face and his hand gesture when the BMW is flying through the air into the Avis store is fantastic. It gets me every time I see it. Truly priceless
I completely disagree with the analysis of the video. For me this is the quintessential Bond film, like all Brosnan Bond films. I thought it was awesome. Bond films are suppose to be over the top and campy with satire. With crazy cartoon gadgets, and crazy over the top villians taking over the world. These films are fun as hell. Compare these to Daniel Craig bond films which are horribly boring, and bland, and take themselves too serious. I cannot stand the new films, basically Jason Bourne rip offs.
I remember being 6 when I saw this in theaters and actually got excited when I saw Palmer and Dench together on screen, because I recognized them from watching Time Goes By. It was my first moment where I was like, "OH! I know those people!"
This is my favorite Brosnan movie. The most action-packed of all Bond movies. And I think it aged way better than on release. The critics said that the threat of world domination by fake news was too weak compared to previous Bond bad guys but honestly nowadays that's how world domination is.
This. The story of media manipulation is even more timely now, and Michelle Yeoh kicks unholy amounts of ass. And am I the only one who thinks that Goldeneye is overrated?
This film is more relevant today than initially perceived. Manipulation of news media, information, and the public at large. The car chase was in Hamburg was one of the best of any Bond films. I think Brosnan was one of the best actors to play Bond and the producers failed him.
Exactly! That's why I rate it higher than Goldeneye....it might actually be the most authentic of the franchise...and the Brosnan era is strongly criticized for lacking that when the gadgets were getting out of control....what you see in that movie isn't far off the mark in terms of what we see today....Elliot Carver was based on Murdoch....
Elliot Carver Is the most realistic villain in Bond history. His actual plan it's to replaced the China goverment and get His media group in to the asian gigant
Yeah, if anything, I think the fact that he wasn't too imposing was kind of the point. Carver didn't NEED to be impressive on his own, because the media machine he'd created was so powerful. Plus, I genuinely adore Jonathan Pryce and he's clearly having so much fun hamming it up throughout the movie. :-)
Carver is a good Bond villain. He doesn't need to be physically tough or trying to take over the world. His wealth and entitlement/arrogance make him dangerous.
She was supposed to return in Die Another Day but scheduling conflicts stopped her from doing so. Her role was then divided up into the Chang and Peaceful Fountains of Desire characters.
Still maintain the scene with Vincent Schavelli is one of the best Bond baddie scenes in the series. He is both menacing and funny. "Believe me Mr.Bond, I could shoot from Stuttgart and make it look like a suicide!"
*Bond:* "It won't look like a suicide if you shoot me from over there." *Kaufman:* "I have a doctorate in forensic medicine. Believe me, Mr. Bond, I could shoot you from Stuttgart, unt still create ze proper effect."
It was for me as well for a very long time. It was also the first one that I watched and the PS1 game was one of the first PS games we owned. So this movie definitely influenced me as a kid.
That’s one of the things I love about the Bond franchise... each one of the films is someone’s favorite. Love that so many of them are so different, I never get bored rewatching them all
In hindsight, TND is the last traditional Bond film to date. That opening scene with Bond taking ‘language lessons’ is the last traditional humorous Bond introduction. It just won’t happen anymore.
The Daniel Craig 007 movies are just Jason Bourne movies with James Bond as the main character. They're just not that fun and have been stripped of most of the Bond traditions. Why can't a Bond movie just be a Bond movie? The formula was working just fine for about 4 decades before Casino Royale came along. The Craig movies now have jokes making fun of the past movies for their over the top gadgets. What a way to piss on the legacy of the franchise.
@@Bubba__Sawyer Casino Royale and Skyfall are my second and third favourite Bond films to date... But I do miss the flash in the pan, kiss kiss bang bang mentality that TND so brilliantly depicts. The films maybe better and more introspective, but TND was just colossal fun.
@@spaceodds1985 still a LOT closer than most of the movies aside from Doctor No, and Thunderball, which itself was based on the script they made & used for the movie.
This is actually my favorite of the Brosnan Bond movies. Yeah, the plot is pretty silly, but the action is incredible (especially both chase scenes), the script is witty and fun and Michelle Yeoh is fantastic as Wai Lin. I love it.
While Arnold's arrangement CD surely helped to get EON's attention, the important person whose attention it got was John Barry. Barry heard it, loved it, got in touch with Arnold to tell him so, and then called up Barbara Broccoli to recommend him as his replacement. So, really, the pick of Arnold was the icing on the cake of Barry's incredible legacy with Bond's music.
I've always thought TND was a bit underrated, and it's easily my 2nd fave of the Brosnan Bonds. It's just pure fun. Although I agree that it's travesty that kd lang's "Surrender" wasn't the main title track, especially considering that the song's melody was a primary theme throughout the movie. From what I remember at the time, it was simply a matter of the studio thinking kd lang wasn't a big enough name, and bringing in Sheryl Crow at the last minute. At least the rest of David Arnold's score is fantastic.
Its IMD is 6.5/10 I gave it easily a 7.5/10 maybe just under an 8 so ye it is hugely underrated I preferred it to Skyfall so I dont know what they says.
While I adored Goldeneye, this is my favorite of the Brosnan Bond movies. I like Jonathan Pryce as the villain because his type of villainy seems more current than the last throes of the Cold War in Goldeneye. I also thought the final song should have been the theme.
Having KD Lang, an open lesbian, singing the Bond theme would also have been another sign of James Bond moving with the times, just like having a female M. It was a missed opportunity.
Bond shot an "unarmed" villain? You mean the one that just tried to murder him in cold blood? WTF did you expect him to do? Call the police? Give him a stern talking to? Post something mean in his Facebook page?
Oh, great, now I've got this image of Bond posting that meme of Leonardo Di Caprio with the champagne glass with some nasty comment on Kaufman's page...
Interesting fact: James Bond drives a 2000 BMW 740i sport (it’s an M-tuned 7 series with a 4.4L(?) V8). I bought a used one for my sister’s first car before learning this information, and I was pretty happy to find out it was a Bond car! It was a pretty sweet car too! It had, I believe, redwood in the interior specific to this version of the 7 series, M logos on the steering wheel, shifter, and rims. It also had built in GPS and a CD changer in the trunk, which was pretty ahead of its time in 2000. The M tuning includes lower and stiffer suspension on both front and back, a more aggressive rear differential for acceleration, and I’m pretty sure it also had a BMW version of Audi’s “tiptronic” automatic transmission with the ability to manually shift gears. Without looking it up, I want to say that it had just under 300 horsepower with over 300 torque, which is a nice setup for such a large sedan. I remember for sure that the torque was the higher number. That’s more power than the V8 in a 2000 Ford Mustang GT, although that’s not saying much. That’s also probably more than any V8 from a Chevy sedan (not the Corvette) from that year. The one I owned had a kind of forest green paint job and a tan leather interior with seats that were adjustable about 10-12 different ways via electric motors. Even the headrest had an electric motor to go up and down, and the seat back could be raised and lowered halfway up as well as at the bottom where it joins the seat cushion. It was VERY cool, VERY comfortable, and very quick after my mechanic changed the timing belt, spark plugs, and gaskets. And I got this thing with over 100,000 miles for less than $9,000. Unfortunately, and perhaps predictably, it soon turned into a money pit, so I sold it. It’s still on the road today, but it has some mechanical issues. If you want to acquire one, I recommend finding one with lower mileage, but also make sure you have a few grand in the bank in case some key system craps out. If you can afford the maintenance, this is an EXCELLENT choice for a vehicle. You’ll enjoy driving it very much, as I did for a few months after my sister got something more reliable, before I sold it. Anyway, I found out that this vehicle was in this movie on Car and Driver, I believe, found out more about what made it so special, being a kind of “M7”, and it really made me appreciate it even more. This may not be a very good Bond movie, but the 740i sport is still a Bond car, which is quite special. It was one of the most expensive BMW’s made in 2000, although I believe they made more expensive 7 series with a longer wheel base and/or different engine. These cars would have been heavier and more cumbersome though, without the M-tuning features and rims. So, if you wanted the quickest and sportiest 7 series BMW in 2000, this was it. And it was fully loaded with unique features. It’s easy to see why it was deemed worthy of James Bond. Although, I’d take an Aston Martin any day over a BMW, assuming I had even more money to maintain and fix one of those when the time came.
This was my favorite Brosnan one growing up. David Arnold's score is amazing and Jonathan Pryce made a fun villain. Good henchmen too. Loved the scene with Dr. Kaufman and the remote controlled car chase. That helicopter jump is epic too
Waited for this entry for a long time. Thank you for deep-diving into my favorite Bond movie from childhood. Objectively, i know it's a 6/10, but in my heart it's only behind Goldfinger and Spy Who Loved Me. And as a Bond Mega Fan for 30 years, i am again humbled to learn *new* things about 007. I knew the movie was rushed into development, i knew Pierce wanted Monica Bellucci cast, but was shocked to learn the director was reviled and Donald Westlake's script was novelized! Thank you for your kind words for this movie. GoldenEye is (objectively) superior, but GoldenEye wasted it's Q-car and TND had the best Q-car scene since Living Daylights.
I didn't like TND the first time I saw it, but it's grown on my since then and repeat viewings have been rewarding. Thank you for continuing this series, I can't wait for the next one.
I feel like this Bond movie is a special one for me for the childhood memories and sheer awe factor I got from it. My dad and I had a tradition of seeing every new Bond movie from the Bronson era in theatres and we both absolutely LOVED this one at the time and I gotta disagree about the bad guy because i think Eliot Carver is one of my top Bond villains for sure, he's as over the top as they come but somehow still believable, like it's something that could have potentially happened to a corrupt media mogul. Overall I'd put this one in my top 5 bond films EASILY.
It's my favorite Brosnan entry. I think it holds up really well today. It's refreshingly fast-paced with excellent action scene camerawork and editing, has an eerily relevant plot (minus the internet), and an awesome David Arnold score especially during that climactic underwater kiss. Dude...Bond and Wai Lin go guns akimbo in this...sign me up please.
I thought the villain plot to start a war by spoofing the GPS network was very clever. Though ironically if Carver had "won", his empire probably would have been crushed by the internet anyway.
What was his endgame though? If he had succeeded in starting a war between the world's biggest nuclear and military superpowers what would his goal be afterwards, to corner the media market in an uninhabitable nuclear wasteland? If he had some plan laid out to hide underground and seize control of whatever society emerges afterwards his plan would make more sense to me.
@@johnallen3033 I believe the General he was scheming with was going to take control after the heads of government were killed. He would sue for peace and be the leader of China while being seen as an international hero for ending a war.
This movies slaps! My favorite Bond (also the first one I saw in theaters). A perfect blend of Roger Moore's campiness with Brosnan's 90s action style, and some of the most creative stunt set pieces in the franchise (the remote controlled car and the motorcycle chase). I will forever fight for this movie to be taken seriously as a top 5 Bond film!
The weight brosnan put on was clean and achieved naturally through diet and working with a personal trainer 5 days a week to give him a more imposing figure to that of goldeneye which many considered to be too thin, myself included. His hair was also taken in at the sides purely to give a more sharp appearance. Nothing was a result of simply 'letting himself go' or aging as you imply. In my opinion he looked at his best physically in this. Great video as always. Thanks 👊
I'm a bit of a Bond geek and a huge fan of David Arnold. I totally agree that KD Lang's Surrender should have been the opening title music. A few years ago, I actually edited the titles together with Surrender to see if it works and it does! It's in my videos if you want to see it. It's worth watching.
I'm 31 years old, watched this film countless times in my teens, only just realised the 'cunning linguist' double entendre when you drew attention to it...wow.
This was always my favourite Bond movie as a kid, and maybe I"m viewing it through rose-tinted glasses but I always thought that this had a great variety of unique and memorable action scenes, cool gadgets, villains that are chewing the scenery, and a freaking stealth boat! I really liked Michelle Yeoh's character as she was one of the first Bond girls in my viewing experience that could hold her own and wasn't strictly defined by her sexual chemistry with Bond = plus, she had a bunch of cool gadgets too!
Perhaps one of the best opening scenes in a bond film hell ever, and rather watch tomorrow never dies on repeat than world is not enough and die another die
Glad to see many others here consider this to be their favorite Bond film. The combination of Michelle Yeoh, David Arnold, the villain's insane plan, the two awesome vehicle chases, etc... really made the movie flow smoothly for me. The only thing I'd change is the opening song, which should've been "Surrender".
I'm in the minority maybe, but I honestly love this film. Almost as much as Goldeneye. I think it's plot has aged better than almost any Bond plot, it's more relevant now than when it came out lol. The action is some of my favorite on the franchise, in particular the parking garage chase, and motorbike chase with them handcuffed together was fantastic
My favourite Brosnan Bond movie! I think the villain is probably one of the most realistic, especially compared to what is happening in the world today.
Media mogul influencing the world? Where have we heard that before? ? That's total crap . . . Such things don't exist. Believe the "fact checkers" everyone and "trust the experts"
I felt the same way about KD Lang's 'Surrender'; in fact there are several music cues of the piece in the movie itself, which leads me to believe that her song was intended as the opener but was replaced due to Sheryl Crow being the more popular singer at the time.
@@solomongibsoniii4865 I like all of those songs Nobody Does It Better is in my top 5 too. Here’s my top 5. 1. You Know My Name 2. We Have All the Time in the World 3. Nobody Does It Better 4. The Living Daylights 5. Tomorrow Never Dies
Yeah I agree. The people that I’ve spoken too say that she was bad in the role but I strongly disagreed with them. I thought she did a really good job. And I’ll say this at least it wasn’t as bad as Denise Richards in The World is Not Enough.
Chris, I was surprised you didn't mention the beloved British TV Show called As Time Goes By. Check IMDB if you've never heard of it. I think you'll like what you find.
I do really like this film. There is one section where it doesn't let up for about 20-30 mins, around the time Bond finds Paris' body. I love that section and there is a great score from David Arnold.
I am loving this series! I’ve been rebuilding my Bond collection on Google Movies since you started this about 7 months ago. We seem to agree on all films so far, and you’ve even reminded me how much I love some forgotten favourites. Keep up the good work!
For some reason I missed this at the movies(alot of crazy cool stuff out that year like Face/Off, Starship Troopers, Dantes Peak, the Star Wars reissues, Con Air), got it on VHS and enjoyed it alot. Good times!
One of the most historically important firearms manufacturer, Walther, sponsored the movie and introduced their new P99 automatic pistol to replace the traditional PPK that was the favorite Bond pistol since the Sean Connery era. There was a special edition of the P99 with serial numbers beginning with 007, around 500 pistols or so.
I agree with you. I don’t know why but I’ve always found GoldenEye to be slightly overrated. I know that TND has flaws but I think it’s a more fun movie than GoldenEye. To GoldenEye’s credit, I think the action sequences are better in that that film than in TND, but overall I feel like TND is better in just about every other way. Everything from the music to the title song to the Bond girls and main villain I just like more. If you don’t mind me asking why do you think TND is better than GoldenEye?
@@yudhabagaskara98 Yeah I agree. Now don’t get me wrong I like when Bond movies get serious at times, heck my favorite Bond of all time is Timothy Dalton, but Brosnan’s Bond I couldn’t buy a super serious Bond. Same with Moore, Moore was great at what he did, but when they tried to make him a dark gritty spy in The Man with the Golden Gun, it didn’t work.
TND is one of the best in the series! Brosnan is at his best here as Bond, Jonathan Pryce is one of the best villains in the series and the return of the formula introducing stamper and Kaufman as fantastic henchman really helps! The score is great, the mixture of humour and action is fantastic! But most of all I love the story, such a different way to go but I think its fantastic! I have been a die hard fan of the series for over 25yrs and this is a great addition to the franchise!
I love every bond movie period. But goldeneye holds to my heart the most. Now tomorrow never dies I really enjoy as well and the world is not enough and even die another day. Brosnan is prolly my favorite bond, but I do also love Daniel Craig as well. I’ve been a bond fan since I was 7 or 8 and I’m 31 now and still can enjoy a good bond film. These are good videos friend, thanks for all the info, some of which I didn’t know.
Fun times indeed. To this day I still listen to the musical track from that game ‘Infrared’, one of the best Bond themes there is. It’s dark and eerie. Damn, I miss the late 90’s.
Roger Spottiswoode's direction was very impressive. Great inventive action sequences. Coolest gadgets. The villian is amongst the franchise's most pertinent. Michelle Yoah is maybe the most formidable Bond Girl. Awesomely creepy henchman. And the way Teri Hatcher drops that skirt - eww woo woo wee! Robert Elswit's anamorphic cinematography is classy and sleek. And David Arnold's music score is revelatory. Tomorrow Never Dies is a winner all the way around.
I remember when I saw this opening day, there was an excited line of folks that wrapped around the theater; and I saw TND with about five people in the theater and all of those excited people were watching Titanic.
Growing up from Hong Kong, Michelle Yeoh was one of the female action star since the 1980s, and she was beautiful. I was so glad she play a big part in Bond film. My personal choice she ranks 4th best bond girl, after Vesper Lynd, Tracy Bond, and Pussy Galore.
I've rewatched it recently and it was *a lot* better than I recall. Maybe because I watched it in isolation, untethered from Goldeneye, and in that context it really stands up. Yep, the plotting is ridiculous, but it's chock full of fantastic action set-pieces and sequences, and Michelle Yeoh is terrific. Brosnan and her fizz and riff off each other brilliantly. It's such an entertaining entry. And compared to what was to follow... A solid 7/10 from me.
@@ralleracingtv0210 my top 5 best Bond movies number one Tomorrow Never Dies number 2 Quantum of Solace and number three Never Say Never Again number for license to Kill number five Octopussy
@@thedarkknightman6150 Quantum Of Solace at Nr.2 very interresting. My Top 5 are: 1/2. Casino Royale/Skyfall 3. Licence To Kill 4/5. Tomorrow Never Dies/GoldenEye
I love this one despite all of the flaws - as is covered in the vid: great action scenes, I actually like the way Brosnan played Bond as almost the American action movie version of himself (I'm able to like it because it wasn't permanent), and Michelle Yeoh absolutely kills it. Probably my favorite Bond girl.
Götz Otto, who plays one of the henchmen, had one of the greatest auditions ever. When he came to casting they told him that he had only 3 minutes to convince them, to which he replied: "I only need 3 seconds: I'm big, I'm bad, I'm German!" - The rest is history
So pretty much Necros 2.0 from The Living Daylights
He also plays an excellent role in Iron Sky
they should have a henchman ranking in these videos because he was really good.
He's the best in this, I fucking love cartoon villains. 😁
I read he was given 20 seconds and did it in 5 but regardless it's still dope
Interesting fact: Elliot Carver is actually based on Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell's father, rather than Rupert Murdoch.
Correct....
Ooooof
It's even worse when M faked Carver's death as a drowning off the side of his yacht. As Maxwell was a suspected agent for MI6.
Another question: Did Steve Jobs base his look on Carver or was it the other way around? :D
Yeah, I don't remember when Rupert Murdoch did anything like Elliot Carver did in this movie (unless you believe the garbage printed by HuffPost... in that case Rupert Murdoch is more aligned with Satan than Elliot Carver)
I'm in the minority here but this is my favorite Brosnan's Bond film. The action scenes were quite excellent, especially that car chase in the parking garage. Also, I used to have an Ericsson cell phone that looked very similar to the one Bond used in the film.
Goldeneye is the better film, but this is more entertaining.
Reading the commentaries, i don't think we are a minority. Tomorrow Never Dies is one of my favorite Bond movies of all times too. Very underrated movie.
Same here. Yeah it was silly & over the top. However those things also made it a ton of fun. Also Jonathan Price was an awesome megalomaniacal villain. Also it’s premise was surprisingly prescient.
This film seems to have a rather generic feel (facsimile galore), with the premise similar to YOLT, and elements drawn from TMWTGG (Asia, martial arts) and A View to a Kill (monopoly, this time of a fledgling service).
Seriously, Monica Bellucci should have been cast as Paris, though the substance of the entry would not have been greatly improved even with the future, 50-ish Bond woman in this. (Hatcher has subsequently expressed regret being in this film, though she did rebound with a darker tv comedy called Desperate Housewives.)
The train wreck known as Die Another Day is about the only thing that helps bolster the standing of this nondescript (Titanic or Not!) entry.
The moment I saw this movie in the theatres, I LOVED it. And I loved it for years afterwards.
Funnily enough, when I rewatched the Bond series, this was surprised me in that it was far smarter, tonally consistent, and more fun than I remembered. David Arnold's incredible score also elevates this one tremendously and I prefer his orchestral sound faaarrrr more than Serra's GoldenEye
Yes. The music in the final 3 minutes of this film is absolute-peak David Arnold ("All In A Day's Work").
I never understood the indifference toward this one. My favorite of The Pierce Brosnans, probably becasue it's the one that most resembles the Roger Moore era. The light, quick pacing, simple plot...I love it. Im gonna go watch it again right now!
Die Another Day also is reminiscent of Moore-Era outlandishness (specifically Moonraker). This film itself bears at least a slight resemblance to TSWLM (#10: Karl Stromberg v USA v Soviet Union; #18: Elliot Carver v UK v PRC). At least, this does not seem to be the object of vitriol heaped on, say, Spectre or A View to a Kill.
bond remote controlling the car was my favorite thing from the entire franchise as a kid
They preserved one, it's occasionally on display and belongs to BMW's historic collection in Munich
It was truly badass!
I consider it one of the best action sequences in all Bond movies
20 years later in 2017 BMW introduced 7 series with remote control parking
The expression on Brosnan's face and his hand gesture when the BMW is flying through the air into the Avis store is fantastic. It gets me every time I see it. Truly priceless
Actually my favorite of the Brosnan era.
I completely disagree with the analysis of the video. For me this is the quintessential Bond film, like all Brosnan Bond films. I thought it was awesome.
Bond films are suppose to be over the top and campy with satire. With crazy cartoon gadgets, and crazy over the top villians taking over the world. These films are fun as hell.
Compare these to Daniel Craig bond films which are horribly boring, and bland, and take themselves too serious. I cannot stand the new films, basically Jason Bourne rip offs.
One of the best cameos is Geoffrey Palmer as an admiral clashing with his “As Time Goes By” co-star, Judi Dench.
And don't forget Gerard Butler in the beginning on the British Navy Ship at the beginning
The most British cameo celebration ever!
I remember being 6 when I saw this in theaters and actually got excited when I saw Palmer and Dench together on screen, because I recognized them from watching Time Goes By. It was my first moment where I was like, "OH! I know those people!"
@@stevenhay7147 Gerard Butler's role wasn't a cameo, because it was before he was famous. It was a bit role.
This is my favorite Brosnan movie. The most action-packed of all Bond movies. And I think it aged way better than on release. The critics said that the threat of world domination by fake news was too weak compared to previous Bond bad guys but honestly nowadays that's how world domination is.
Yep. Best one with Brosnan. Characters and story are decent. The pretitle scene, the pacing, action, humor, and music are all top-tier Bond.
I think this has aged well, and has gone up in my estimation over time.
Media mogul controlling the news?? Where have I heard that?
Rather, who doesn't know about that. . . especially in the 20s
This. The story of media manipulation is even more timely now, and Michelle Yeoh kicks unholy amounts of ass. And am I the only one who thinks that Goldeneye is overrated?
@@neesi1570 I wouldn’t say it’s overrated but many people think that it overshadows the other films of the Brosnan era when it doesn’t that much
Stamper was actually a decent henchman in this movie, sadly no mention of him in this video.
Dollar Tree Dolph Lundgren... Nah, just kidding, he was cool.
I always loved how he went after Bond for revenge after the deaths of Carver and his crew. It was a really nice touch for the character.
Stamper has a crush on Carver
"I believe I owe you an unpleasant death Mr. Bond"
@@L1ntaur I prefer when in Goldfinger the villain says : I expect you to DIE Mr. Bond!
This film is more relevant today than initially perceived. Manipulation of news media, information, and the public at large.
The car chase was in Hamburg was one of the best of any Bond films.
I think Brosnan was one of the best actors to play Bond and the producers failed him.
Exactly! That's why I rate it higher than Goldeneye....it might actually be the most authentic of the franchise...and the Brosnan era is strongly criticized for lacking that when the gadgets were getting out of control....what you see in that movie isn't far off the mark in terms of what we see today....Elliot Carver was based on Murdoch....
Elliot Carver Is the most realistic villain in Bond history. His actual plan it's to replaced the China goverment and get His media group in to the asian gigant
Kinda a Dr No, without the hand
Yeah, if anything, I think the fact that he wasn't too imposing was kind of the point. Carver didn't NEED to be impressive on his own, because the media machine he'd created was so powerful. Plus, I genuinely adore Jonathan Pryce and he's clearly having so much fun hamming it up throughout the movie. :-)
Wanting too much realism in Bond movies is why the franchise is in the state it's in today.
Well, a lot of critics called him silly. . . But in the 20s, a media tycoon influencing the minds of millions of people isn't that silly anymore
Carver is a good Bond villain. He doesn't need to be physically tough or trying to take over the world. His wealth and entitlement/arrogance make him dangerous.
Michelle Yeoh great in this, a shame that she never returned to the Bond movies or had her own spin off movie
She was supposed to return in Die Another Day but scheduling conflicts stopped her from doing so. Her role was then divided up into the Chang and Peaceful Fountains of Desire characters.
Still maintain the scene with Vincent Schavelli is one of the best Bond baddie scenes in the series. He is both menacing and funny.
"Believe me Mr.Bond, I could shoot from Stuttgart and make it look like a suicide!"
*Bond:* "It won't look like a suicide if you shoot me from over there."
*Kaufman:* "I have a doctorate in forensic medicine. Believe me, Mr. Bond, I could shoot you from Stuttgart, unt still create ze proper effect."
I wish they built up to his appearance. He was a tad too goofy to suddenly appear in the film.
David Arnold/propellerheads OHMSS theme is SO BADASS
Tomorrow Never Dies is more relevant today than it was in 1997.
Media gaslighting ala CNN.
I would say it was relevant then and continues to be relevant now.
The scene with Bond and the Assassin is one of the best in the entire series. Pierce nails it.
Call me crazy but out of all the bond movies this is my #1 bond movie ever. Tons of action love the music and Pierce's like a one-man Rambo
It was for me as well for a very long time. It was also the first one that I watched and the PS1 game was one of the first PS games we owned. So this movie definitely influenced me as a kid.
@@Skyfox94 that game was atrocious
@@spaceodds1985 It was! Nonetheless it I loved it. The second skiing level and the one were you play as Wai Lin took me ages to complete
Thank you! I'm not the only one!
The Ericsson JB988 is my favorite gadget of the entire Bond franchise
This one will forever be my favourite Bond flick, just so enjoyable
This is probably my favorite of the Brosnan Era. It was just a lot of fun.
For me Tomorrow Never Dies is the best Pierce Brosnan Bond.
First DVD movie I ever bought back in 98!! Awesome!!
Same!
@@brianmaxim NICE!!!👍
the remote controlled BMW chase scene was the biggest highlight of this JB installment
Ironically, Tomorrow Never Dies is probably my favorite Bond film. A great blend of the new and old style of film Bonds.
My too. Thats what im talking about.
That’s one of the things I love about the Bond franchise... each one of the films is someone’s favorite.
Love that so many of them are so different, I never get bored rewatching them all
Could not agree more and before you ask, Dalton is my favourite Bond and Brosnan is my worst
@@GallantSector Exactly, there is a film for each mood.
@@spaceodds1985 well for me brosnan is my first and Sean Connery is my worse
In hindsight, TND is the last traditional Bond film to date. That opening scene with Bond taking ‘language lessons’ is the last traditional humorous Bond introduction. It just won’t happen anymore.
The Daniel Craig 007 movies are just Jason Bourne movies with James Bond as the main character. They're just not that fun and have been stripped of most of the Bond traditions. Why can't a Bond movie just be a Bond movie? The formula was working just fine for about 4 decades before Casino Royale came along.
The Craig movies now have jokes making fun of the past movies for their over the top gadgets. What a way to piss on the legacy of the franchise.
@@Bubba__Sawyer Casino Royale and Skyfall are my second and third favourite Bond films to date... But I do miss the flash in the pan, kiss kiss bang bang mentality that TND so brilliantly depicts. The films maybe better and more introspective, but TND was just colossal fun.
@@Bubba__Sawyer lol Someone needs to go back and read the original novels. Casino Royale was surprisingly close to the source.
@@Kenshiro3rd With the exception of the first half of the film
@@spaceodds1985 still a LOT closer than most of the movies aside from Doctor No, and Thunderball, which itself was based on the script they made & used for the movie.
This is actually my favorite of the Brosnan Bond movies. Yeah, the plot is pretty silly, but the action is incredible (especially both chase scenes), the script is witty and fun and Michelle Yeoh is fantastic as Wai Lin. I love it.
While Arnold's arrangement CD surely helped to get EON's attention, the important person whose attention it got was John Barry. Barry heard it, loved it, got in touch with Arnold to tell him so, and then called up Barbara Broccoli to recommend him as his replacement. So, really, the pick of Arnold was the icing on the cake of Barry's incredible legacy with Bond's music.
I've always thought TND was a bit underrated, and it's easily my 2nd fave of the Brosnan Bonds. It's just pure fun. Although I agree that it's travesty that kd lang's "Surrender" wasn't the main title track, especially considering that the song's melody was a primary theme throughout the movie. From what I remember at the time, it was simply a matter of the studio thinking kd lang wasn't a big enough name, and bringing in Sheryl Crow at the last minute. At least the rest of David Arnold's score is fantastic.
Totally agree
Its IMD is 6.5/10 I gave it easily a 7.5/10 maybe just under an 8 so ye it is hugely underrated I preferred it to Skyfall so I dont know what they says.
While I adored Goldeneye, this is my favorite of the Brosnan Bond movies. I like Jonathan Pryce as the villain because his type of villainy seems more current than the last throes of the Cold War in Goldeneye. I also thought the final song should have been the theme.
Having KD Lang, an open lesbian, singing the Bond theme would also have been another sign of James Bond moving with the times, just like having a female M. It was a missed opportunity.
One of most underrated James Bond movies . Theme song is also underrated.
Bond shot an "unarmed" villain? You mean the one that just tried to murder him in cold blood? WTF did you expect him to do? Call the police? Give him a stern talking to? Post something mean in his Facebook page?
And Dr. Kaufman also just murdered Paris. Bond has killed for far less.
Oh, great, now I've got this image of Bond posting that meme of Leonardo Di Caprio with the champagne glass with some nasty comment on Kaufman's page...
Interesting fact: James Bond drives a 2000 BMW 740i sport (it’s an M-tuned 7 series with a 4.4L(?) V8). I bought a used one for my sister’s first car before learning this information, and I was pretty happy to find out it was a Bond car! It was a pretty sweet car too! It had, I believe, redwood in the interior specific to this version of the 7 series, M logos on the steering wheel, shifter, and rims. It also had built in GPS and a CD changer in the trunk, which was pretty ahead of its time in 2000. The M tuning includes lower and stiffer suspension on both front and back, a more aggressive rear differential for acceleration, and I’m pretty sure it also had a BMW version of Audi’s “tiptronic” automatic transmission with the ability to manually shift gears. Without looking it up, I want to say that it had just under 300 horsepower with over 300 torque, which is a nice setup for such a large sedan. I remember for sure that the torque was the higher number. That’s more power than the V8 in a 2000 Ford Mustang GT, although that’s not saying much. That’s also probably more than any V8 from a Chevy sedan (not the Corvette) from that year. The one I owned had a kind of forest green paint job and a tan leather interior with seats that were adjustable about 10-12 different ways via electric motors. Even the headrest had an electric motor to go up and down, and the seat back could be raised and lowered halfway up as well as at the bottom where it joins the seat cushion. It was VERY cool, VERY comfortable, and very quick after my mechanic changed the timing belt, spark plugs, and gaskets. And I got this thing with over 100,000 miles for less than $9,000. Unfortunately, and perhaps predictably, it soon turned into a money pit, so I sold it. It’s still on the road today, but it has some mechanical issues. If you want to acquire one, I recommend finding one with lower mileage, but also make sure you have a few grand in the bank in case some key system craps out. If you can afford the maintenance, this is an EXCELLENT choice for a vehicle. You’ll enjoy driving it very much, as I did for a few months after my sister got something more reliable, before I sold it. Anyway, I found out that this vehicle was in this movie on Car and Driver, I believe, found out more about what made it so special, being a kind of “M7”, and it really made me appreciate it even more. This may not be a very good Bond movie, but the 740i sport is still a Bond car, which is quite special. It was one of the most expensive BMW’s made in 2000, although I believe they made more expensive 7 series with a longer wheel base and/or different engine. These cars would have been heavier and more cumbersome though, without the M-tuning features and rims. So, if you wanted the quickest and sportiest 7 series BMW in 2000, this was it. And it was fully loaded with unique features. It’s easy to see why it was deemed worthy of James Bond. Although, I’d take an Aston Martin any day over a BMW, assuming I had even more money to maintain and fix one of those when the time came.
This was my favorite Brosnan one growing up. David Arnold's score is amazing and Jonathan Pryce made a fun villain. Good henchmen too. Loved the scene with Dr. Kaufman and the remote controlled car chase. That helicopter jump is epic too
Waited for this entry for a long time. Thank you for deep-diving into my favorite Bond movie from childhood. Objectively, i know it's a 6/10, but in my heart it's only behind Goldfinger and Spy Who Loved Me. And as a Bond Mega Fan for 30 years, i am again humbled to learn *new* things about 007. I knew the movie was rushed into development, i knew Pierce wanted Monica Bellucci cast, but was shocked to learn the director was reviled and Donald Westlake's script was novelized! Thank you for your kind words for this movie. GoldenEye is (objectively) superior, but GoldenEye wasted it's Q-car and TND had the best Q-car scene since Living Daylights.
I didn't like TND the first time I saw it, but it's grown on my since then and repeat viewings have been rewarding. Thank you for continuing this series, I can't wait for the next one.
Great action great David Arnold score Michell Yeoh kicking ass love it!
I feel like this Bond movie is a special one for me for the childhood memories and sheer awe factor I got from it. My dad and I had a tradition of seeing every new Bond movie from the Bronson era in theatres and we both absolutely LOVED this one at the time and I gotta disagree about the bad guy because i think Eliot Carver is one of my top Bond villains for sure, he's as over the top as they come but somehow still believable, like it's something that could have potentially happened to a corrupt media mogul. Overall I'd put this one in my top 5 bond films EASILY.
I still have this on VHS.
It's my favorite Brosnan entry. I think it holds up really well today. It's refreshingly fast-paced with excellent action scene camerawork and editing, has an eerily relevant plot (minus the internet), and an awesome David Arnold score especially during that climactic underwater kiss. Dude...Bond and Wai Lin go guns akimbo in this...sign me up please.
Thank you for mentioning the part where Bond saves Wei Lin underwater. It's an excellent sequence that gets almost no recognition. Sadly overlooked!
Probably my favorite Bond film. Very underrated. Solid plot, great Bond villain, best bond girl ever (Yeoh).
I thought the villain plot to start a war by spoofing the GPS network was very clever. Though ironically if Carver had "won", his empire probably would have been crushed by the internet anyway.
What was his endgame though? If he had succeeded in starting a war between the world's biggest nuclear and military superpowers what would his goal be afterwards, to corner the media market in an uninhabitable nuclear wasteland? If he had some plan laid out to hide underground and seize control of whatever society emerges afterwards his plan would make more sense to me.
@@johnallen3033 Umm.... the point is if he can start a war he can also end them too.
Wouldn't the internet just expand his empire? He clearly wants to control every medium.
Well if you think about it.... lots of media these days have been gaslighting conflict, granted on a milder and mostly domestic scale.
@@johnallen3033 I believe the General he was scheming with was going to take control after the heads of government were killed. He would sue for peace and be the leader of China while being seen as an international hero for ending a war.
When I went to see this in my local dollar theater (remember those?) the shortened title on the sign above the door was Tomorrow Dies.
This movies slaps! My favorite Bond (also the first one I saw in theaters). A perfect blend of Roger Moore's campiness with Brosnan's 90s action style, and some of the most creative stunt set pieces in the franchise (the remote controlled car and the motorcycle chase). I will forever fight for this movie to be taken seriously as a top 5 Bond film!
I was very addicted to playing the video game, in fact when I watched the movie there are curtain scenes in the film that take me back there.
The weight brosnan put on was clean and achieved naturally through diet and working with a personal trainer 5 days a week to give him a more imposing figure to that of goldeneye which many considered to be too thin, myself included. His hair was also taken in at the sides purely to give a more sharp appearance. Nothing was a result of simply 'letting himself go' or aging as you imply. In my opinion he looked at his best physically in this.
Great video as always. Thanks 👊
I loved his wavy hair - haha.
To me this movie and Golden-Eye both were my favorite Pierce Brodmans James Bond films during his time as 007 back in the day
I'm a bit of a Bond geek and a huge fan of David Arnold. I totally agree that KD Lang's Surrender should have been the opening title music. A few years ago, I actually edited the titles together with Surrender to see if it works and it does! It's in my videos if you want to see it. It's worth watching.
I will return when JoBlo returns in The World is not enough.... Great as usual!! Thanx!!!
My first Bond and the Ps1 game was gold.
I'm 31 years old, watched this film countless times in my teens, only just realised the 'cunning linguist' double entendre when you drew attention to it...wow.
I've seen this movie so so many times! Its my favorite one.
This was always my favourite Bond movie as a kid, and maybe I"m viewing it through rose-tinted glasses but I always thought that this had a great variety of unique and memorable action scenes, cool gadgets, villains that are chewing the scenery, and a freaking stealth boat! I really liked Michelle Yeoh's character as she was one of the first Bond girls in my viewing experience that could hold her own and wasn't strictly defined by her sexual chemistry with Bond = plus, she had a bunch of cool gadgets too!
One of my favorite theme tunes from the franchise.
Perhaps one of the best opening scenes in a bond film hell ever, and rather watch tomorrow never dies on repeat than world is not enough and die another die
Underrated bond film. The hitman in the film was fantastic. Only in the film for 5 mins. Brilliant.
Watched this today and MAN this holds up. Also my first James Bond movie I saw in 1997 on my first DVD
Michelle Yeoh really did steal this movie! She's fantastic in everything she appears in, I've always been a big fan.
I really enjoy these James Bond reviews. They take me back.
love this movie TOMORROW NEVER DIES: Pierce Brosnan.
This is low key one of my favorites. Easily a top 10 for me (#7 to be exact) and hugely relevant today.
Glad to see many others here consider this to be their favorite Bond film. The combination of Michelle Yeoh, David Arnold, the villain's insane plan, the two awesome vehicle chases, etc... really made the movie flow smoothly for me. The only thing I'd change is the opening song, which should've been "Surrender".
I'm in the minority maybe, but I honestly love this film. Almost as much as Goldeneye. I think it's plot has aged better than almost any Bond plot, it's more relevant now than when it came out lol. The action is some of my favorite on the franchise, in particular the parking garage chase, and motorbike chase with them handcuffed together was fantastic
Yeah I agree. I’ll be honest with you, I actually like Tomorrow Never Dies more than GoldenEye.
My favourite Brosnan Bond movie! I think the villain is probably one of the most realistic, especially compared to what is happening in the world today.
Media mogul influencing the world?
Where have we heard that before? ?
That's total crap . . . Such things don't exist. Believe the "fact checkers" everyone and "trust the experts"
I felt the same way about KD Lang's 'Surrender'; in fact there are several music cues of the piece in the movie itself, which leads me to believe that her song was intended as the opener but was replaced due to Sheryl Crow being the more popular singer at the time.
Yeah I agree, but I still love Sheryl Crow’s song. It’s a top 5 Bond song for me.
@@cooperwolfe5478 Top 5 Bond Songs:
Goldfinger
License to Kill
Nobody Does It Better
Where Has Everybody Gone
A View to a Kill
@@solomongibsoniii4865 I like all of those songs Nobody Does It Better is in my top 5 too. Here’s my top 5.
1. You Know My Name
2. We Have All the Time in the World
3. Nobody Does It Better
4. The Living Daylights
5. Tomorrow Never Dies
One of my favorite Bond movies and very pertinent. They underserved Hatcher...but I loved it.
Yeah I agree. The people that I’ve spoken too say that she was bad in the role but I strongly disagreed with them. I thought she did a really good job. And I’ll say this at least it wasn’t as bad as Denise Richards in The World is Not Enough.
Chris, I was surprised you didn't mention the beloved British TV Show called As Time Goes By. Check IMDB if you've never heard of it. I think you'll like what you find.
This movie was iconic, the sky diving scene made history and is still used today in movies and video games today.
I'll always have a soft spot for TND as it was the first 007 film I ever saw and made me a super fan.
I do really like this film. There is one section where it doesn't let up for about 20-30 mins, around the time Bond finds Paris' body. I love that section and there is a great score from David Arnold.
I am loving this series! I’ve been rebuilding my Bond collection on Google Movies since you started this about 7 months ago. We seem to agree on all films so far, and you’ve even reminded me how much I love some forgotten favourites. Keep up the good work!
don't forget that fucking Google can and will pull the movies eventually. these digital libraries are not forever
For some reason I missed this at the movies(alot of crazy cool stuff out that year like Face/Off, Starship Troopers, Dantes Peak, the Star Wars reissues, Con Air), got it on VHS and enjoyed it alot. Good times!
TND set DVD sales records. This was the film that killed VHS.
One of the most historically important firearms manufacturer, Walther, sponsored the movie and introduced their new P99 automatic pistol to replace the traditional PPK that was the favorite Bond pistol since the Sean Connery era. There was a special edition of the P99 with serial numbers beginning with 007, around 500 pistols or so.
3:30...SPOT ON about Mask Of Zorro!! One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!
Absolutely love TMD - it's the BMW 750iL that gets my juices flowing. Wanted one since 1997 XD
Still up there as one of the best openings ever...remember seeing in the theater and the opening (and later the HALO drop) scene floored me.
Saw this in theaters and was blown away by the car chase in the garage! Wow that was so much fun for a 15 year old boy!!!
Roger Spottiswoode made a great movie in the 80’s called Shoot To Kill with Sydney Poitier. Check that one out.
With Kirstie Alley, Tom Berenger and the drill instructor Zim from Starship Troopers.
Unpopular opinion: tomorrow never dies > goldeneye
I agree with you. I don’t know why but I’ve always found GoldenEye to be slightly overrated. I know that TND has flaws but I think it’s a more fun movie than GoldenEye. To GoldenEye’s credit, I think the action sequences are better in that that film than in TND, but overall I feel like TND is better in just about every other way. Everything from the music to the title song to the Bond girls and main villain I just like more.
If you don’t mind me asking why do you think TND is better than GoldenEye?
@@cooperwolfe5478 less darker and more underappreciated moments
@@yudhabagaskara98 Yeah I agree. Now don’t get me wrong I like when Bond movies get serious at times, heck my favorite Bond of all time is Timothy Dalton, but Brosnan’s Bond I couldn’t buy a super serious Bond. Same with Moore, Moore was great at what he did, but when they tried to make him a dark gritty spy in The Man with the Golden Gun, it didn’t work.
Yes. Tomorrow Never Dies is better
TND is one of the best in the series! Brosnan is at his best here as Bond, Jonathan Pryce is one of the best villains in the series and the return of the formula introducing stamper and Kaufman as fantastic henchman really helps! The score is great, the mixture of humour and action is fantastic! But most of all I love the story, such a different way to go but I think its fantastic! I have been a die hard fan of the series for over 25yrs and this is a great addition to the franchise!
I love every bond movie period. But goldeneye holds to my heart the most. Now tomorrow never dies I really enjoy as well and the world is not enough and even die another day. Brosnan is prolly my favorite bond, but I do also love Daniel Craig as well. I’ve been a bond fan since I was 7 or 8 and I’m 31 now and still can enjoy a good bond film. These are good videos friend, thanks for all the info, some of which I didn’t know.
The video game was the first one I had for Playstation. Fun times when nobody was around to play Goldeneye
Fun times indeed. To this day I still listen to the musical track from that game ‘Infrared’, one of the best Bond themes there is. It’s dark and eerie. Damn, I miss the late 90’s.
I went to the world premiere and when seeing how that director credit was placed and hearing how production went, thought exactly the same thing!
13:06 He was Also was in a Fawlty Towers episode as well.
Oh yeah lol the "sausages" guy
Roger Spottiswoode's direction was very impressive. Great inventive action sequences. Coolest gadgets. The villian is amongst the franchise's most pertinent. Michelle Yoah is maybe the most formidable Bond Girl. Awesomely creepy henchman. And the way Teri Hatcher drops that skirt - eww woo woo wee! Robert Elswit's anamorphic cinematography is classy and sleek. And David Arnold's music score is revelatory. Tomorrow Never Dies is a winner all the way around.
I remember when I saw this opening day, there was an excited line of folks that wrapped around the theater; and I saw TND with about five people in the theater and all of those excited people were watching Titanic.
Fantastic video, as always.
Growing up from Hong Kong, Michelle Yeoh was one of the female action star since the 1980s, and she was beautiful. I was so glad she play a big part in Bond film.
My personal choice she ranks 4th best bond girl, after Vesper Lynd, Tracy Bond, and Pussy Galore.
I've rewatched it recently and it was *a lot* better than I recall. Maybe because I watched it in isolation, untethered from Goldeneye, and in that context it really stands up. Yep, the plotting is ridiculous, but it's chock full of fantastic action set-pieces and sequences, and Michelle Yeoh is terrific. Brosnan and her fizz and riff off each other brilliantly. It's such an entertaining entry. And compared to what was to follow... A solid 7/10 from me.
I love this one, one of my common Xmas picks. Also my favourite bond Song ever (Sheryl Crow's one)
Michelle Yeoh is fantastic!
Enjoying this series thanks JOBLO keep up the good work
Cinematography is also outstanding!
Hands down my favourite of the Brosnan Movies
Am I the only one who really love this movie
No. This is my #1 bond movie of all time.
@@thedarkknightman6150 for me it's definitly an underrated Bond movie. I would put it at Nr.4 or Nr.5 with Goldeneye
@@ralleracingtv0210 my top 5 best Bond movies number one Tomorrow Never Dies number 2 Quantum of Solace and number three Never Say Never Again number for license to Kill number five Octopussy
@@thedarkknightman6150 Quantum Of Solace at Nr.2 very interresting.
My Top 5 are:
1/2. Casino Royale/Skyfall
3. Licence To Kill
4/5. Tomorrow Never Dies/GoldenEye
Yes
Haha, I'd never noticed the Ed Winchester cameo before. 😉
I adore TND, A Great 007 outing
I love this one despite all of the flaws - as is covered in the vid: great action scenes, I actually like the way Brosnan played Bond as almost the American action movie version of himself (I'm able to like it because it wasn't permanent), and Michelle Yeoh absolutely kills it. Probably my favorite Bond girl.