Bond 20 is good, but compared to the other bonds? - Die Another Day Reviews

James Bond fans had to wait an extra year for this movie to come out, because Pierce Brosnan wanted a year off from playing James Bond. You would think that with the extra year, the wirters could come up with something semi original, but sadly this doesn't happen. You would think that the end result would have been better. This is the 20th movie in the series and this movie borrows something from every film. I am a huge James Bond fan, and I wish the writers could come up with something original. Bond being captured was a step into the right direction. And for those of you who think Bond should never be captured and that he should always get away, read Ian Fleming's first Bond book, Casino Royale. Bond in that book is tortured. There are two things that I didn't like about this movie that really stand out at me and those are Halle Berry and director Lee Tamahori, but lets first go over why I didn't like Berry. The reason why I didn't like Halle Berry much is because of the character she played, Jinx. Jinx is a fellow agent and helps James Bond towards the ending of the movie. Since Halle Berry played the role I think she kinda took the spolight away from James Bond. Its a James Bond movie and its biggest character should be James Bond. Also, I didn't like the short haircut she had throughout the movie. With the exception of Carey Lowell, I don't think any other Bond girl has had short hair. The Bond girls should look feminine not masculine. Also, if they are planning on making a Jinx movie, I think this is a dumb idea. Who would want to see that movie? Now on to Lee Tamahori. I hate what Tamahori did in this movie and that is the overusage of CGI. Bond movies should never contain CGI unless its to improve a shot or to create something that isn't there. CGI in a Bond film should never be used during a major action scene. When I saw Bond parasurfing down the waterfall, I laughed. It looked really pathetic and poorly done. Bond should not become like a XXX type movie in which an action consists of more CGI, instead of using stunt men to perform the stunts themselves. The Bond movies have been famous for using real stuntmen and have tried to stay away from CGI. In Bond 21, there should be next to NONE of CGI Die Another Day is Pierce Brosnan's Moonraker. Ever Bond actor has had a movie like this. Then the next movie to follow would be a more down to earth Bond movie, which is what I think should/will happen in Bond 21. The next film should be just like what the producers did after making Moonraker, in making For Your Eyes Only, which I think is one of the best Bond movies. Bond needs to be more realistic in the next movie, or else the series will go down a path in which it doesn't want to go. That path would lead them to being like standard action movies that are unbelievable and sometimes funny to laugh at. BOND 21 MUST BE A FOR YOUR EYES ONLY TYPE MOVIE, I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. As for Pierce Brosnan, I think Bond 21 should be his last. He is 50 right now and by the time this movie will be out, he will either be 51 (2004 release) or 52 (2005). He is getting up there in age, and I think it showed in Die Another Day. Then once he leaves the series, the film after that (Bond 22) should be released in the year 2007 because of the 007 on the end. Who would be my top choice to replace Brosnan? IMO, I think Hugh Jackman would be the best for the job with Christian Bale being second and Clive Owen third. I think Jackman just fits the part perfectly and by the time 2007 rolls around, he would be around the right age. The same can be said for Bale. I think if Owen were to be cast, I think we would get the same type of Bond movies that Dalton made, and the general public didn't like those movies, especially License to Kill which opened to a 4th spot at the box office in the summer of 1989. I thought Dalton was good and I would rank him 4th out of the 5 Bonds. I know that sounds bad, but the first three were just better than what he did and that is saying something, Dalton was really good. Overall, I liked Die Another Day because it was part of the Bond series. I thought some of the action scenes were good (exception of the parasurfing)and the music as well. It is nowhere near being a classic Bond movie, but its good for what it is.