When you stop and think about it, how twisted would one have to be to think that starting a nuclear war was the best way to become the main purveyor of news in a global media world order? Some of these James Bond flick plot lines just boggle my mind. In fact, just about all of them do, even when some of the ideas are recycled from one picture to another. This time out, media magnate Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) attempts to start a war between China and the Brits, and a kicker that Bond (Pierce Brosnan) never expected is that Carver's wife is one of Bond's former gal pals (Teri Hatcher). In true villainous fashion, Carver is not above eliminating his better half when she gets chummy with Bond once again, thereby adding further incentive to stop the evil mastermind.
This film in the series has some of the better action sequences you'll come across in a Bond film, which is saying something because they all feature an assortment of insane chases, explosions and general mayhem. Bond's escape with Chinese agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) is one of the best action sequences ever, with impeccable timing and magnificent stunt work. It helps that I'm a fan of Michelle Yeoh, but I would have said the same about anybody given the exceptional choreography of that chase scene.
It occurs to me that over the course of the past half century of James Bond films that I've generally considered Sean Connery to be my favorite, but now realize that it's more due to the fact that he was the first and the one I can relate to best as being there when the franchise began. But I've got to say, this Pierce Brosnan fellow is a pretty smooth operator himself, and might actually have a leg up on some of the old timers like Connery and Moore. I'm about half way through watching all the Bond pictures in order, and this one could be a keeper.
This film in the series has some of the better action sequences you'll come across in a Bond film, which is saying something because they all feature an assortment of insane chases, explosions and general mayhem. Bond's escape with Chinese agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) is one of the best action sequences ever, with impeccable timing and magnificent stunt work. It helps that I'm a fan of Michelle Yeoh, but I would have said the same about anybody given the exceptional choreography of that chase scene.
It occurs to me that over the course of the past half century of James Bond films that I've generally considered Sean Connery to be my favorite, but now realize that it's more due to the fact that he was the first and the one I can relate to best as being there when the franchise began. But I've got to say, this Pierce Brosnan fellow is a pretty smooth operator himself, and might actually have a leg up on some of the old timers like Connery and Moore. I'm about half way through watching all the Bond pictures in order, and this one could be a keeper.