Die Another Day (2002)

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers (WGA):

Ian Fleming (characters)
Neal Purvis (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Events don't get any bigger than...

Plot:

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

Plot Keywords:

Two Way Mirror | Bullet Proof Automobile | Chained | Intelligence Agent | Explosive

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	James Bond
Halle Berry	...	Jinx
Toby Stephens	...	Gustav Graves
Rosamund Pike	...	Miranda Frost
Rick Yune	...	Zao
Judi Dench	...	M
John Cleese	...	Q
Michael Madsen	...	Damian Falco
Will Yun Lee	...	Colonel Moon
Kenneth Tsang	...	General Moon
Emilio Echevarría	...	Raoul
Mikhail Gorevoy	...	Vlad (as Michael Gorevoy)
Lawrence Makoare	...	Mr. Kil
Colin Salmon	...	Charles Robinson
Samantha Bond	...	Miss Moneypenny

Also Known As:

Beneath the Ice (USA) (fake working title)
Beyond the Ice (UK) (fake working title)
D.A.D. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
James Bond 20 (USA) (working title)
James Bond XX (UK) (working title)
Juggernaut (UK) (working title)
Nobody Lives Forever (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexuality. (theatrical version); Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, and sexual content including innuendo. (2006 video version)

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Korean | Cantonese | Spanish | German | Icelandic | Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #39340) | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | France:U | Brazil:12 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003)

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Eon Productions

Trivia:

The registration identifier of Zao's blue escape helicopter at the DNA Replacement Clinic was CU-H13.

Goofs:

Continuity: The large plane that Graves uses to escape is an Anotnov 124, this plane has a solid nose that lifts up to allow loading front and back, when they go inside to the front of the plane it has changed into a IL-76.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mr. Van Bierk: [stepping out of helicopter] Look, what is this? I'm supposed to...
[Bond puts a gun to Mr. Van Bierk's head and takes his sunglasses]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 007: Nightfire (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

DIE ANOTHER DAY

thanks for the kiss of life

-I know LOTS of people will disagree but I really enjoyed this movie and thought it was the best Bond film ever. I say that of course not having seen all the bond movies and not really having been a fan of the series in the first place. Fans of the old James Bond movies will no doubt hate this movie, but people my age will no doubt love this -Following in traditional James Bond manner the movie begins with a spectacular action scene, but unlike the past Bond movies the opening ties in with the rest of the events that happen in the movie. All the main characters are introduced in that scene and we get to meet the villain and get a loud fantastic scene that ends up with dear old Bond being tortured. I really love how they actually let Bond get tortured in this one, really broke away the spell that he's invincible, plus it has Halle Berry. But alas, all is not well in this spy's paradise.

-Now let's talk about the movie's problems shall we. First of wouldn't it have been easier for the General's son to get plastic surgery instead that BS DNA transfer crap he had. And why did they chicken out with the movie after having such a great opening sequence where Bond is tortured. They should have played more on that instead of just having it in the movie and not talk about it much again. I mean this man was tortured for 13 months and suddenly when he gets out and shaves off his beard he's back to his regular old self? Doesn't make much sense. And another slight problem is the beautiful Halle Berry's character. She was great and all but, she kept making these middle school sexual jokes that made me look funny. Yes, they were that bad

-Being an audiophile I have to say that my favorite part of the movie was booming sound mix. From the MGM lion roaring to the subwoofer heavy gunshots and music, this movie will make my fellow sound geeks happy to have ears. The music is good but nothing great, It does the job of supporting the action we're seeing and has it's moments but it's nothing memorable here folks.

-I know I'm a minority in saying this but I really loved this movie, too bad Brosnan won't be back for the next ones because this man was born to play this role. Too bad he got money hungry and was dumped.

Looking forward to the next one