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Elloit Carver is an egotistical media baron. Carver has the power to reach every person on the planet through his Carver Media Group Network- except for the People's Republic of Chinese who refuse his presence in their country. When he is tied to the disappearance of a British battleship in the South China Sea, James Bond is sent to investigate. It is in Hong Kong where Bond meets Wai Lin, a member of the People's External Security Force of China. With and without Wai Lin's help, Bond soon starts to uncover a plot that goes all the way back to a mission on the Russian-Kazakh Boarder, and will start a war only to feed the fire that is Carver's ego.
| Pierce Brosnan | James Bond |
| Jonathan Pryce | Elliot Carver |
| Michelle Yeoh | Wai Lin |
| Teri Hatcher | Paris Carver |
| Ricky Acker | Henry Gupta |
| Götz Otto | Stamper |
| Joe Don Baker | Jack Wade |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Dr. Kaufman |
| Judi Dench | M |
| Desmond Llewelyn | Q |
| Samantha Bond | Miss Moneypenny |
| Colin Salmon | Charles Robinson |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Adm. Roebuck |
| Julian Fellowes | Minister of Defence |
| Terence Rigby | Gen. Bukharin |
| Roger Spottiswoode |
6.40 out of 10 (27872 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Ein gut film
posted on 31 Aug 2009The first time I watched Tomorrow Never Dies I didn't care for it much. It seemed very "slapped together" and not well thought out. That opinion changed dramatically the second time around, due in part because I hadn't yet seen the first 15 minutes or so.
I'll be effectively brief: Brosnan's four takes at Bond began on a high note and then declined, with TWINE and DAD coming in tied at third. Regardless of Bond's six year cinematic absence, GoldenEye was superb. The acting, directing, and production all syncronized beautifully and delivered a quality product. Tomorrow Never Dies picked up where GoldenEye left off very capably with a flavor all it's own. TWINE and DAD have their good points, but just fall short of the two preceeding films.
Several highlights include a scene with Bond's former flame, Paris. I thought it was a nice touch that added another dimension to an otherwise action-packed movie. The locations are also protrayed and mixed well, featuring parts of Southeastern Asia and a depiction of Germany that was long overdo after the incredibly weak one given in Octopussy. Finally, Brosnan's follow-up performance is excellent. He emulates the hard-edged confidence of Connery, the witty humor of Moore, and the detatched brutality of Dalton: resulting in a unique protrayal matched by his distinctive face and voice.
Yes!!!!
posted on 31 Aug 2009This is one of my favorite Bonds. Between Peirce Brosnans acting ant the storyline it is great. Some have said that it is a remake of You Only Liv Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me, but it is also different and quite memorable. The may have the same overarching plot, but the specifics are very different and every one of them is memorable for different reasons. I like the change from a villain who tries to blow up the world with a Nuke or whatever. This is a new kind of villain that is more for the 21st century. This is my favorite Brosnan Bond and is up there in my favorites of all time.
Espionage and Adventure
posted on 31 Aug 2009The James Bond character brings another 007 thriller to the screen. You know he is going to win; but, getting there is half the fun. A ruthless tycon wants to disestablish the world's economy to bring the opposing superpowers to their knees so that he can make money. James Bond steps in to prevent WW III from breaking out. Of course, you have to have the beautiful women populating the film too; they add to the great color and variety of the background.
Tomorrow Never Dies
posted on 31 Aug 2009I have never been disappointed with a James Bond movie and this one is no different. I think Pierce Brosnan is great as James Bond and I loved this movie. One of the parts that I really thought was cool was his BMW. The car chase in the parking garage was awesome!! This is one of my favorite Bond movies.
My Fav
posted on 31 Aug 2009This is my favorite Bond film. I was born in 90' so i was 7 when the film was released and did not see it til i was 9 and i have been a Bond fan ever since although the Daniel Craig Films are an insult the the entire franchise as they dis-credit all the original films.
Bond must stop a Media Tycoon from starting WWIII for Higher Television ratings and exclusives for his company. Armed with Expert marksmenship and nifty gadgets bond goes undercover to get close to the tycoon and runs into an old friend as well.
4.5; a strong Brosnan outing
posted on 31 Aug 2009"Tomorrow Never Dies" in a strange way feels like that "other" Bond movie since to many people, the first 90's revival film, "Goldeneye", was very well-received and brought a classic Nintendo 64 game with it. This film, Pierce Brosnan's second outing, is a bit more stronger in terms of pacing and its action sequences though it doesn't have that reverence the previous film did which is a shame. Sure there's some elements, like all Bond films, which don't quite make it perfect, it's got plenty of bullets, quips and babes for any Bond lover to be entertained by.
A British naval ship, the Devonshire, had drifted too close to Chinese waters and the event leads the Devonshire sunk and a Chinese fighter destroyed. But a third ship, a stealth ship owned by media mogul Elliot Carver, used technology to fool both sides and the result creates a possible start to World War III. 007 James Bond is sent in to investigate Carver's plans and with the help of Carver's wife Paris (and an old flame of Bond's) and Wai Lin, a chinese agent, Bond tries to stop 2 powerful governments from declaring war on each other.
I'm going to get the negatives out of the way so it doesn't sound like I'm complaining too much. For one, the lack of a strong villain kind of hurts the film and though we have acclaimed actor Jonathan Pryce ("Brazil") playing the role, he seems more like a man behind the scenes playing with toys than a threat. And the plot isn't exactly new and Carver's whole reason for doing it is kind of "...wha?". However, this film has some of the best action sequences of the Brosnan era, from the pre-credit fighter jet scuffle, to Bond literally backseat driving as well as my favorite, when they drive up and all around a city on motorcycle. This scene is right up there with the tank chase in "Goldeneye" or the boat chase in "World is Not Enough".
Acting-wise, there's not a whole lot to nitpick about, aside from the villains. Carver's muscle "Mr. Stamper" is kind of laughable and M. played by Judi Dench nearly loses her strong confidence she exerted last time but she's still a nice foil to have around. Brosnan, the fifth Bond, is starting to get more and more comfortable in his role which is sad since the series started to get more laughable and a bit silly but his charm and wit combined with handling the rifles and fight scenes works very well and special kudos to Michelle Yeoh for doing probably the best Bond girl.
"Tomorrow Never Dies", complete with one of the few Sheryl Crow songs I can tolerate, is probably the last good Bond before it went into decent-ish followups and I'd recommend checking it out.
[4.5] Contains one of my favorite action scenes in a Bond film
posted on 31 Aug 2009Two years after Pierce Brosnan's first Bond film "Goldeneye", he returns for his second Bond outing in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Though not as sharp as Goldeneye, this Bond film is still strong and probably Brosnan's second best Bond film.
The story behind Tomorrow Never Dies actually felt somewhat original. Stories seemed to become a rehash lately of previous Bond films, all focusing too much on world domination and Russia always somehow being involved. An insane maniac known as Elliot Carter wishes for that similar world domination, but in a unique style. In successful attempts at pitting China against Britain in hopes of starting a third world war, Carter's secret attacks from his stealth ship enable him to write tomorrow's news today - and broadcast world wide along all forms of media. The clever and twisted results would give Carter fame and glory, as well as richness beyond belief, while watching the world tear itself apart around him. Technology has made a proufound impact in this Bond movie, between Carter's media and his stealth ship. The technology made this Bond film quite up to date, and felt fitting.
Tomorrow Never Dies has a decent list of charcaters. Brosnan seems like the same Bond since Goldeneye - not a tremendous performance, but complete none the less. Carter is an original villain with his clever ways, but still can't compare to some of the more famous classic Bond villains. Carter's henchman is a fine choice, having the look of another ex-KGB brute, and like past KGB villains, giving Bond an excellent final fight. The Bond girl - Michelle Yeoh - is actually my favorite Bond girl. She does just about as much as James to get the mission accomplished. And the best part is - she knows martial arts. If you are familiar with Michelle Yeoh, you may have seen her in Crouching Tiger or Jackie Chan's Supercop. She is no stranger to excellent martial arts, and gets a couple of great fights here.
The best part of this movie is a tremendous action scene that I love. It involves a motorcycle chase down the streets of Saigon. Both Bond and Wei (Yeoh) are handcuffed together on the bike, outrunning cars and a helicopter. They drive everywhere - on tops of building and through them. The best part of the chase is when the helicopter turns vertical, using its blades to tear up everything down the street. People are running while the chopper chases down the bike in the crowd. Its quite amazing to see a chopper in that position.
Overall, this is a great Bond film. Not the best, but one of the better. It won't go down with the classics, but it has some fun characters, an original story, and some great action to keep it very entertaining.
Acting - 4
Action - 4.5
Characters - 4
Story - 4
Overall - 4.5
Is it Bond or Discovery channel ?
posted on 29 Jul 2009I had rather low marks for this film because 007 Bond franchise seem to become too dependent on gadgets and nothing innovative about story line seems to be forth coming. The bad guys are now three in a row about money and power, and all the actions are taking place within a well known city. 007 movies used to open up worlds not seen by average folks like me, and the treat was to as one critic said "Go to a world that's little bit more brighter than our own" while watching the movie. The magic and the charm has disappeared and Bond movie is now at the same level as the Discovery channel with endless digital equipment, and technical details and if you take them away, it's just another spy movie. I like Pierce Brosnan, but I think he looks little stressed as James Bond - like an old man trying too keep up with pace unlike effortless style of Connery and Moore Bond. Maybe a total renovation of James Bond movie is in order.
Bond has become a very English animal, nowadays.
posted on 20 Jul 2009Derivative, yet great fun. At times TND feels like a 1990s re-tread of 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Nothing in the whole series grips quite like the first-ten minutes. There's one first-rate SPX of a cruise missile flying over the Hymalayas. But the climax onboard a sleath ship feels too much like the finale of most Bond films. Bond has become a very English animal, nowadays. In 'GoldenEye' he saves the Bank of England being robbed. In 'TND' he prevents a war between Britain and China. Most of the movie was filmed in Heretfordshire and at Pinewood, too. The car chase was shot in Brent Cross Shopping Centre, not a Hamburg hotel car park. The USA appears to have been reduced to a minor supporting role. Jonathan Pryce (a superb actor in the play 'Comedians' and the movie 'Carrington')is an ineffective media mogul - the role requires the sort of epic screen villainy we've seen from Alan Rickman or Gary Oldman. Is the character supposed to be English or American - falls somewhere in the mid-Atlantic London composer David Arnold's score deliberately attempts to evoke memories of John Barry's best and it works gloriously too. In truth, the current 007 movies are better than they ever were: whatever impact the early movies made in the l960s, now they look like period pieces in terms of technology, attitude and filmmaking styles.
Excellent Bond thriller lacks originality.
posted on 20 Jul 2009TOMORROW NEVER DIES has many very good aspects: acting, direction, music, production design..., making it an excellent Bond thriller. Pierce Brosnan is definitely the new James Bond; Michelle Yeoh is a feminine Bond while Teri Hatcher is beautifully romantic and sad. Jonathan Pryce could have been a more threatening baddie (his intentions are frightening but I barely saw him being dangerous onscreen) but his team is convincing. David Arnold is not John Barry but his music is appropriate and efficient. And Roger Spottiswoode directs skillfully.The main flaw I noticed in TOMORROW NEVER DIES was its lack of originality: almost any scene, any situation, seems to be directly inspired by an analogous scene or situation in a previous Bond movie: the breathtaking precredits sequences looks like that of OCTOPUSSY; the underwater scenes reminded me of those from THUNDERBALL or FOR YOUR EYES ONLY; the final scenes onboard the ship come from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (etc, etc)... But after 18 movies, how can a Bond film still be original?However, on the whole TOMORROW NEVER DIES works quite well, thus showing that what Bond needs is efficiency above all. James Bond will never die! (9/10)
Good action movie, but it can't beat an old bond movie!
posted on 20 Jul 2009I watched the film last week on VHS and found it to be a nice action movie. Just like GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough. I like Pierce Brosnan as James Bond(he's better than Timothy Dalton, but he can't beat Sean Connery or Roger Moore). The only problem with the newer Bond movies (this started with Moonraker) is that grand special effects and decors are more important than storyline. Jonathan Pryce is a good Bond bad guy though. He's not like all the other badguy who do it all out of revenge or simply want to posses the world(why one would want that I cannot imagine...). Maybe this movie should be an hommage to Desmond Llewelyn(Q), who sadly died short after this movie... Conclusion: A good action movie, but not a real bond...
Can the success continue?
posted on 02 Jul 2009After the tremendous success of Goldeneye, could the producers continue moving the franchise in the right direction? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT! Just when you thought Goldeneye delivered all the excitement and true essence of BOND you could have ever hoped for, we get something that, depending on your tastes, is far more exciting than its predecessor. WE get Tomorrow Never Dies. Pierce plays the role far more confidently in this film, and it shows. This film has so many great moments, It's really hard not to list them here. Bond's BMW is unbelievable! The cast is excellent and there's a cool aura surrounding this film. From the cleverly placed Bond theme, to the traditions you've grown to love, its hard not to enjoy yourself while watching this film. The Brosnan Era was a golden age for the franchise. Each film gave us something new. Something grand. Never cheap on Action, excitement, suspense, humor, or beautiful ladies, these films are the representation of what makes JAMES BOND the icon he is today. The all important fun factor is on full throttle here, and honestly, what's missing in the new films.
Back on Solid Ground
posted on 02 Jul 2009It is with a sense of satisfaction that I report that our man in London has returned to the foal. The franchise that has, through so many incarnations , wandered aimlessly (bending uncomfortably in the 80's to cultural whims and plots dependent on novelty cinematic effects, and in the early 90's spinning in circles in search of it's own identity) seems to have landed on both legs, solidly."TND" is tight, moving along nicely in the spirit of the best cinematic realizations of our agent and his exploits. It offers an almost perfect balance of story, character, action and effects to, at the very least, leave any Bond junkie with a sense of optimism regarding the future of 007 's exploits in the Cloak-and-Dagger field.Brosnan is no Connery, but he IS Bond. Which is NOT to say Connery was not Bond, but it is to say that Brosnan's Bond is not Connery's, although it SURELY is Bond nevertheless.On another subject, Sheryl Crow is NOT Bond. k.d. lang, now THAT is Bond, all over, man, and does she have a set of pipes on her, or what?! Am I wrong?
Best Bond film ever (so far)
posted on 26 Jun 2009My Age: 13The HMS Devonshire was sunk apparently by Chinese MIGs, something which could start a war between the Chinese and the British. The ship was really sunk by media mogul Elliot Carver, played by Jonathan Pryce, who wants ratings as well as the broadcast rights in China, which he needs to complete a global communications empire. James Bond, played by Pierce Brosnan, is sent in by the British to uncover the truth. Wai Lin, played by Michelle Yeoh, is also sent to uncover the truth by the Chinese.This is definitely the best Bond film I have ever seen, the action is terrific, there is just the right amount of comedy, and the ending climax is terrific. Pierce Brosnan is great as James Bond, as is Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver, who makes a fantastic villain. There is not a negative thing I can say about this movie, it is just fantastic. I highly recommend this film and am looking forward to the next James Bond film, The World is Not Enough.Australian Classification: M 15+: Low Level Violence, Sexual ReferencesRating: 89 out of 100
An Action Packed Bond Extravaganza!
posted on 11 Jun 2009The 18th James Bond movie has it all girls, gadgets, cars and plenty of action.Pierce Brosnan is back as Bond along with Michelle Yeoh (who kicks ass in this), Jonathan Pryce (a truly great Bond villain) and the regulars M, Q and MonepennyThe gadget laden BMW is a beautiful looking non sports car.The motorbike chase through the streets of Bankok was awesome.The pre - title sequence was great.Overall 10 out of 10 It left me shaken and stirred for more!For those of you who didn't know, the original title of the movie was "Tomorrow Never Lies" it was changed to "Dies" by a typing error on the final script.
Brosnan Excels as Hard-Edged 007
posted on 31 Aug 2009A flat pre-credit sequence and by-the-numbers climax prevent "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) from matching the overall excellence of "GoldenEye." What remains is mostly splendid - with Pierce Brosnan as an elegant yet refreshingly hard-edged James Bond. Jonathan Pryce's multimedia villainy and Michelle Yeoh's energetic presence help tremendously. However, the 007 producers made a big mistake replacing k.d. lang's dynamic theme song with Sheryl Crow's weak "official" version in the opening credits.