"Smooth ride M" sounded more like Pierce being a little bit passive aggressive about the shaky car. Main issue with the scene is that it is too shaky, too long, and too much exposition. It's good to get more details on Carver and other stuff, but the scene should have been done different or the exposition should have been put somewhere else in the story. The film version was better.
As is your profile picture. _Christopher Lee…_ may the legend himself rest in peace. He played so many great characters, but Lord Summerisle was possibly the best, and certainly The Wicker Man is one of the greatest horror films of all time. Oh and just as a question: *What’s your favourite cut of the film?*
The problem with under-utilising Ricky Jay isn't just in these deleted scenes to me, but for a large part in the script. Seeing as TND had its script written while filming, it's understandable, but I still think that if you hire this card-throwing magician for your film, that that character gimmick should be thoroughly embedded in the script. Even with the 2 deleted scenes back in, I feel like they could've done more with it. Or, differently put, if you can remove those signature moments this easily from the final cut, then the gimmick wasn't well-thought out in the first place.
Seems like the very concept of a deadly card throwing villain is just tailor made for a Bond film and -like you said- it’s staggering that it was not incorporated into the film more!
Could have been that film's Oddjob. To kill people by throwing cards could be even more hilarious than the hat throwing kill. This never bothered my as I never knew who Ricky Jay is. But now with that new information this makes TND even worse for me. Sad, that movie had great potential. The theme would have given the filmmakers a lot of options and then they came out with a very generic plot we've seen several times before and after that, with the only difference that the villain doesn't want to have a ressource monopoly but an information monopoly. A massively underdeveloped plot. Still, the 2nd best Brosnan Bond but compared to Goldeneye and considered which potential this movie had, it's disappointing.
@@Bundeskaiser TND was made in a hurry and that's the big problem. Lots of potential, but not developed. It's Live And Let Die and Man With The Golden Gun all over again.
One of the most underrated and entertaining Bond films. I guess it makes sense that there was no excess footage of Dr Kaufman - one of the finest solo scenes in the series. Pity though.
I still don't even understand why they cut out the Jaguar scene. Why? It doesn't hurt the film at all and its an amusing little few seconds long gag between Q and James. Why remove it? The only reason I can ponder is that the car he gets was a BMW and Bond's comment is talking of a competitor car the Jaguar. And they perhaps didn't want to have a gag using a joke for another brand of car besides the one that actually is in the movie and being sponsored and/or promoted here. Makes no sense otherwise. I actually chuckled at it and its a great sight gag. Should be in the film.
I always laugh at the ending. I always imagine them being stranded at sea for days and arguing that they should of had gotten saved when they had the chance 🤣🤣
That bit about Carver's parentage is very Fleming-esque and shows what a nasty vindictive person he is and should've been kept whilst the rest of the scene was rightly ditched. The scene with Paris is a nice bit of character development and mirrors 'M' pimping out Bond.
I think it nicely underlines Carver's abandonment issues that seem to drive his character. He knows or feels that Paris doesn't like him and would want to leave him, for somebody else. Something not touched too much on in the films is part of Bond's job requires him to prostitute himself for his country. With Paris, it's not her job.
CARVER: We’ll regard this as an episode of educational television. Isn’t that right, Wordy? WORDY: Yes sir. May I now sing you a song about the letter ‘E’? CARVER: Later. Stamper, get rid of Bond. WORDY: Stamper is stamping. He will stamp in the future, and he has stamped in the past. It’s a tense situation! [STAMPER STAMPS WORDY TO A BLOODY PULP]
I happened to stumble across his magic tricks by chance and I literally had no idea about him being a magician. He was in Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige which he consulted on also and he was also in two Paul Thomas Anderson films Boogie Nights and Magnolia. That’s where I recognised him from.
In My Opinion Tomorrow Never Dies Is Very Underrated In My Opinion A lot Of People Think The Film Is Bad This Was The First Bond Film I Ever Watch So Yeah I Think It’s Pretty Good Definitely In The Top 10 Best Bond Films And Very Close To My Heart
I quite agree! I love all three of Brosnan’s first Bond films in their own way. TND is a go-to for me when I just want to chill with some great Bond action!
@@calvindyson I would love to see you "debate" TND with David from The Bond Experience. I realize this may be more of a discussion than a debate, but I wouldn't mind one bit!
awww man thats really cool that this was your first Bond movie, it would be really good to meet other people who's first Bond movie was either the Brosnan era or the Danile Craig because I grew up with my brothers only wanting to watch Roger Moore movies :)
The stealth boat scene works better in the film. Carver is louder and much more to the point, and therefore he's taking the threat seriously, and the henchman being temporarily distracted works better than him being asleep at his desk while his boss in the room and the ship is heading into a literal warzone. Taking a minute to order the death of a henchman before you address the fact that someone is planting bombs on your ship is just silly.
I guess I never realized till now that they were drinking in the car. That was actually hilarious and Pierce's voice sounds like it has a hint of helium in it.
I’ve read somewhere that Teri had a lot more scenes that were cut, because apparently here performance was that badly received by test audiences, and I’d love to know what those scene were
What I read was that she had more screen scripted, but they were cut because she was pregnant. I also read that Brosnan didn't know about her pregnancy at the time and thought she was being a bit of a diva (she kept turning up late on set due to morning sickness), though he later learned the truth.
@@jonathancampbell5231 I heard the same thing. I would had liked to had seen a extended version of the love scene between Pierce Brosnan and Teri Hatcher because it's one of the most powerful scenes in the history of the Bond franchise.
I think it was more that Paris isn't that significant for the story [given she's killed fairly early on] so they were cut for pacing [similar to how Plenty O' Toole's part is cut in 'Diamonds']. People are very harsh on Teri as I think she did a good job in the circumstances [rushed production, pregnancy causing morning sickness].
Hey, Calvin. I know this doesn't have anything to do with the video, but I want to say something to you. Today, I heard that Diana Rigg, the woman in my favorite Bond film, OHMSS, has passed away yesterday. This hit me hard, and I wanted to let you know about this, since you're a Bond fan. R.I.P. Diana Rigg 1938-2020 🌹🌹⚰🌹🌹
With all the extended cuts of movies that come out on DVD and Blu-ray, I'm surprised there are no extended cuts of Bond films with some of these deleted scenes reinstated. Tomorrow Never Dies is the perfect candidate for such an extended cut.
TND has had some extra violence added back in that got cut, in the UK at least. Originally it was in a 15 cert release that was different to the 12 release, also available. The newer 12 release is the same cut as the 15.
A big problem with deleted scenes from most motives is that they're preserved much less carefully than the theatrical footage. I don't know if that's the case with the Bond films, but I could see an issue with a Blu-Ray release that includes scenes with noticeably poorer picture and/or audio quality.
I think most of these deleted scenes were cut for good reason so I don't think they should be put back in . Roger Spottiswoode is still alive at the time of writing if he did want to do a 'directors cut' but I doubt it would happen.
I am glad they removed the Ricky's card throwing. That is an ability that feels like an incongruity given his character. A "techno terrorist" who throws razor sharp playing cards ? That doesn't add up.
Maybe they should’ve condensed Stamper and the Gupta character - maybe instead of the latter being a “techno terrorist”, have him be a skilled and unassuming assassin; someone who enjoys taking pleasure in the art of torture and murder (chakra devices, playing cards). That would’ve made more sense and congruent with the character.
Love me some Pierce, but his accent is all over the place throughout his 4 films. His most Irish line is probably the classic "So you lived to die another day" in Graves' office, where he sounds like Rory McIlroy!
@Bertrand CHARLINE what about "the names Bond, James Bond" from The World is not Enough? They seem to come out most when they're raising their voice. It was like that with Connery. "Control room technicians, there must be another way up there"
The briefing in the car should have been re-shot elsewhere either back at the office or on a train/plane maybe. It was too jolty and distracting. The Jaguar joke should have remained in because it tidies up why there is a jaguar in the final film with no explanation. The Paris/Carver should have remained as it's very interesting. The "stamp" from Stamper would probably have upped the certificate for being too much. The rest I'm not fussed about
I guess by the time they were editing it was too late to do a 're-shoot' for the MI6 scene and they had to cut around what they have. Of course they later would have Bond meeting Vesper for the first time on a train in Casino which as you say would have been a better choice here.
lol, thought the guy talking was Lance Henriksen. 18:06 are those sound effects for real? that was so bad, those punch and kick sounds, did they throw in an indiana jones whip sound when the card sliced in that guys arm?
Probably a rough edit of the scene, the party scene for example has nobody talking in the background. Man, movie parties are _so_ convincing and then you go to the behind the scenes and it’s just awkward silence. Just goes to show how important sound is.
From what I remember from the commentary or the behind the scenes featurette, the card throwing bit, while impressive in person would have looked fake on camera.
Favorite Bond film. It hits all the beats. Great pre title, song, action and Elliot Craver is one of best villains. The movie plot also feels more relevant today than ever before.
Its my fav Brosnan film in the series and agree completely about the plot. Carver - he seemed a bit cartoony back in the day but now? In this time of fake news and OTT bullshit he would seem a normal person!
@@dereklewis4321 Carver quotes William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper magnate who helped convince the American public that the USS Maine was destroyed by a Spanish mine back in 1898. In reality, the Maine exploded because of it's own faulty wiring and there was no evidence of a Spanish mine destroying the ship. Regardless of the lack of evidence, the public was convinced that the Spanish were responsible. "Remember The Maine" became the catch phrase of those who supported the war against Spain.
@@markymark2819 Carver was a tad too goofy but thankfully, Jonathan Pryce gave the character a pathetic, human quality. My favorite Carver moment is his reaction when his network went off the air.
No lie, I’ve been on a Ricky Jay video bender for the past few days and then coincidentally you post this video, and I’m like okay let’s watch something not Ricky jay/magic related. My jaw literally dropped. It’s like he’s still playing tricks on me from the grave.
I came across his stage magic videos by chance and I was blown away that the guy who played the cameraman from Boogie Nights was this amazing magician and considered perhaps the best sleight of hand artist as I had just presumed he was a random character actor who just did bit parts in some notable films I had seen (he was also in PTA’s next film Magnolia and Nolan’s The Prestige where he also consulted behind the scenes).
It’s crazy that they left the card stunts out of the movie. That’s probably the most Bond thing ever. A henchmen that kills people with playing cards is so perfect for Bond at that time
Oh, I just remembered ! John Barry was going to compose the score for this film but he bowed out because the producers would not agree to his salary demands.
That's such a pity. Barry was a very strong element of what made a Bond film. But EON had a habit of being tight with what they paid talent. I believe he graciously recommended David Arnold.
@@ricardocantoral7672 The Bond woman were notoriously poorly paid throughout most of the franchise. For Spy who loved me 'Tom Mankiewicz claims that Catherine Deneuve wanted to play the female lead and was willing to cut her normal rate from $400,000 per picture to $250,000, but Broccoli would not pay above $80,000'. Which is why there mostly played by models/ up and comers who with a few exceptions [such as Jane Seymore with Dr Quinn] didn't have long career's afterwards.
From what I've read they tried to get Barry back for LTK, Goldeneye and TND but after Living Daylights he wanted to move on [clashing with Duran Duran and A-Ha probably played a part] and maybe it was for the best they went with a younger person going forward.
You could say in the second deleted scene...they decided to...GO MOBILE! Hawhawhaw! Seriously though, I do appreciate they wanted to spice up mission briefing to avoid the cliches, but I swear, someone would have become so annoyed with that terrible car simulator that they used for special effects with a car driving. I mean, cmon I've seen way better ones done in other films!
It's hard to believe that Brosnan was so good at comedy in Remington Steele and Matador and so bad at it as Bond. Every other Bond except Dalton would have hit that "Jaguar?" line out of the park.
Here’s an idea to explore. In Cannonball Run, Roger Moore played himself believing he really was James Bond. It was weird. Jackie Chan is also in that movie.
Actually that was the intention but Roger suggested the character he should play [who lives with his mother] should think he's Roger Moore and really take the mic out of himself! Good old Roger.
The cocktail party in the car seems ridiculous. It's why you can't really have civilized drinks in a fast moving car in London. Love how Pierce has to grab the wall strap to steady himself! Even poor Moneypenny seems uncomfortable perching a 1997 laptop, mobile, and paper holder in the front seat of a car!
I'm really confused about the deleted Carver scene at 11:49. I mostly watched TND on German television when I was a kid and I'm pretty sure that scene was always in there. I've seen it many times and I never watched the deleted scenes before. None of the other ones seemed familiar.
That car is a Daimler DS420 limousine, built on the elongated Jaguar 420G floorpan with engine, gearbox and suspension shared with 420G. It was a 60s car whose production stretched to early 90s. It's no surprise that limousine doesn't offer the most cushy ride, thanks to its 1960's suspension and chassis.
I'm into the humour of the alcoholic briefing way more than you, Calvin. On balance I would still drop it because it takes away from the urgency of racing through the streets to meet the 48 hour deadline. As for Ricky Jay's cards though, I think they look really silly. In order for it to work you'd have to set up that there are a couple of sharp, weaponised cards in the deck. As it's presented here, it just looks like cardboard tearing through flesh and TV screens - really stupid. Of course, the deleted content that I actually want most, is all the footage omitted at the rough cut stage showing the film was intended to be significantly more violent. That content is examined in the brilliant TH-cam series, _Cutting Edge_ and I heartily recommend giving it a look.
Bond could have got hit by a card, and gone "just a paper cut". Thanks for the recommendation! Yeh Spottsiwoode wanted to make a Chinese martial arts film, with that level of violence.
I definitely would support a new cut that added the Ricky Jay card scenes. It's very Bond-like having a villain like that. I would've liked it if they had yet another scene where he actually kills someone with them. Sadly I think if they'd been left in, they'd just be used by Brosnan haters (Have you noticed how it's almost impossible for people to say the love the Craig era without turning into Brosnan bashing?) to dismiss the film as ridiculous, campy or one more example for them to say their go-to BS line "Oh he was alright but had terrible scripts" (yeah so bad that Craig's era ripped them off lol).
The problem with Ricky Jay is that he can't act. And throwing cards at somebody doesn't work in a Bond world filled with guns, bombs, cars and so on. It looks ridiculous in my humble opinion. Gambit in the X-Men, that works.
Problem with this film is lack of good henchmen. Stamper is pretty much just the strongman aryan-looking guy, e.g. Red Grant mixed with German dude from For Your Eyes Only. Card throwing gupta who’s cocky is somewhat similar to Octopussy knife-throwing brothers but still original. Imagine he had razor-edged cards and actually fought on the stealth boat too.
I love Tomorrow Never Dies. It is an underrated Bond adventure, it was plagued by production issues, but not too many issues to give us an action spy thriller that I can enjoy on a good day or a bad day. The deleted scenes that should have been left in are the Card scenes which is a shame because they were brilliant and relevant to building Gupta as a villain. Another deleted scene that should have been left was the Q scene with the Jaguar, it is comedy gold. And the other deleted scene that should have been left in the film is where Stamper stamps the crewman to death, but I can understand that it might have been cut due to get a 12 rating from the BBFC instead of 15 rating. But I love the film nonetheless, it’s one I can watch whenever I fancy.
Excellent observations. Totally agree with the Ricky Jay scenes they should have been in there. Only a few seconds like you say. The only thing that didn't work for me out of those scenes was one in the bumpy car it's just poorly shot and executed and wouldn't add anything worthwhile to the film. I wish the Jaguar joke had been left in and the punchline to the hire car being returned through the window. I wanted the later because I'd seen a publicity still of the car being returned to the rental shop with Pierce in shot before seeing the film and I was like just the picture alone was funny and it felt like they didn't follow through with the gag when I watched the film. The film would have been even better with some of those cut scenes IMO.
I always thought the "Barely?" was threatening. Carver telling his wife to get to know him better actually makes the scene much better and would have taken like five seconds of screentime
Card scene is the rare occasion when the deleted scene would have been one of the most memorable scenes of the whole damn film. Certainly a top 5 moment of the whole movie imo.
The deletion of the Ricky Jay scenes are really a travesty. He had the potential to be a far better character than Stamper. I kind of like both Jonathan Pryce scenes. The alternative briefing scene in the car was awful. I actually like the bit with Stamper killing Carver's employee. It at least gave Stamper more of a presence. I have to admit I've never been a fan of the remote control car chase largely because of the end of it; and that little add on would have made it worse.
I also love that scene between carver and stamper and gives stamper a tad more flavour I wish they filmed it all rather better then it would have worked. Carvers still funny
I try to like the car scene in TND but Bond being reckless with the car crashing into the store always kills it for me. Nevermind Bond looking cheery shortly after Paris' death, casually nearly running people over just takes me out of it. But weird enough, I can accept the tank scene in GoldenEye everytime so something's wrong with me I guess.
@@sgtfrozty I am glad I am not the only one who felt that way regarding this scene. I think the reason why it doesn't come off right is because there is no panache to it.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Also Bond doesn't know if anyone is waiting by the window. He can't see from up on the car park. Plus someone could walk in or out as the car falls.
Funny, I actually spotted the big cat pacing in the background of the Q scene in the actual film, and got to wondering what the heck it was doing there. Is it just me, or do those terribly dubbed animal calls (what sounds like several different big cats and I think some other beasts as well!) as they open the crate up make her sound like she just got back from helping Doomguy spill some demon blood in hell? XD And at the end there... no, I'm pretty sure that's not what a growl from something that size sounds like. It sounds more like they decided for some reason to make it sound like she was purring at James (some big cats can make the sound, they just have to stop to breathe, so it's not considered a "true" purr -- but some others make a different call in its place; I don't know where jaguars fall on that spectrum. They overdubbed all her other sounds, though, so they'd have just used a recording of a cougar either way). Heh, maybe the jaguar *is* a 00 agent on assignment! They might as well give her a license to kill, 'cause she's gonna be doing it one way or another. ...hey, what do they call it when they give you a "license to devour"? On another note, the whip sound effect for the playing card in the Bond & Wai Lin escape scene is completely ridiculous, 'specially since they didn't make any sound on the earlier scene where Gupta was practicing.
Honestly I wish that all ion these scenes (Well maybe except for the car talk) could have been kept it. It fleshed out the characters a bit more, especially Ricky Jay's character.
seeing these scenes gives me the sad reminder that Roger Spottiswoode insisted that TND being less than 2 hours long, as he found GoldenEye dragged on for too long.
Given the story for TND was pretty thin after Paris is killed [mainly due to the troubled production meaning the back half is mainly action scenes] he was right to keep it efficient. A few of the weaker Bonds [especially View to a Kill and Golden Gun] would have worked much better at around 90mins rather than having to be 2 hours long.
Everything about that in M's car scene was awful and just bad. The lighting is awful, the audio is all over the place & the camera is all over place too. The whole thing is awkward beyond belief. The bouncing was because they were speeding through the streets not just the fuddy suspention
I bought Tomorrow Never Dies on DVD last year and watched the deleted scenes. A shame there wasn't a extended version of the love scene between Bond and Paris.
Another masterpiece Calvin, absolutely fantastic. But when, the director said, there are deleted scenes, not in the original film, I thought you lying old sod, anything for an extra 20 quid off us, as if we wasn’t screwed enough the first time round! Lol.
"Smooth ride M" sounded more like Pierce being a little bit passive aggressive about the shaky car.
Main issue with the scene is that it is too shaky, too long, and too much exposition.
It's good to get more details on Carver and other stuff, but the scene should have been done different or the exposition should have been put somewhere else in the story. The film version was better.
Completely agree!
@@calvindyson Please do the Living daylights deleted scenes
The Carver backstory was kept for the novelization where it can fit better.
I have no idea why they needed a shaky car in that scene. The shaking just took my attention away from the scene.
The playing card scenes should have been kept in. So cool....
As is your profile picture. _Christopher Lee…_ may the legend himself rest in peace.
He played so many great characters, but Lord Summerisle was possibly the best, and certainly The Wicker Man is one of the greatest horror films of all time.
Oh and just as a question: *What’s your favourite cut of the film?*
The problem with under-utilising Ricky Jay isn't just in these deleted scenes to me, but for a large part in the script. Seeing as TND had its script written while filming, it's understandable, but I still think that if you hire this card-throwing magician for your film, that that character gimmick should be thoroughly embedded in the script. Even with the 2 deleted scenes back in, I feel like they could've done more with it. Or, differently put, if you can remove those signature moments this easily from the final cut, then the gimmick wasn't well-thought out in the first place.
My thoughts exactly.
Seems like the very concept of a deadly card throwing villain is just tailor made for a Bond film and -like you said- it’s staggering that it was not incorporated into the film more!
Could have been that film's Oddjob. To kill people by throwing cards could be even more hilarious than the hat throwing kill.
This never bothered my as I never knew who Ricky Jay is. But now with that new information this makes TND even worse for me. Sad, that movie had great potential. The theme would have given the filmmakers a lot of options and then they came out with a very generic plot we've seen several times before and after that, with the only difference that the villain doesn't want to have a ressource monopoly but an information monopoly. A massively underdeveloped plot.
Still, the 2nd best Brosnan Bond but compared to Goldeneye and considered which potential this movie had, it's disappointing.
@@Bundeskaiser TND was made in a hurry and that's the big problem. Lots of potential, but not developed. It's Live And Let Die and Man With The Golden Gun all over again.
The card throwing scenes would be something that would make you remember this film more, its something unique.
RIP Ricky Jay. The final cut of this film did you dirty...
One of the most underrated and entertaining Bond films. I guess it makes sense that there was no excess footage of Dr Kaufman - one of the finest solo scenes in the series. Pity though.
I still don't even understand why they cut out the Jaguar scene. Why? It doesn't hurt the film at all and its an amusing little few seconds long gag between Q and James. Why remove it? The only reason I can ponder is that the car he gets was a BMW and Bond's comment is talking of a competitor car the Jaguar. And they perhaps didn't want to have a gag using a joke for another brand of car besides the one that actually is in the movie and being sponsored and/or promoted here. Makes no sense otherwise. I actually chuckled at it and its a great sight gag. Should be in the film.
It should be in. But I doubt they would have gone to the cost and logistics of getting a Jaguar cat without checking these things out first.
I want to see the mission with 009(?) and the Jaguar. Buddy-spy comedy potential there. Nevermind the Jinx spin-off.
I enjoyed the ‘smooth ride’ line, I can’t lie 😂
I always laugh at the ending. I always imagine them being stranded at sea for days and arguing that they should of had gotten saved when they had the chance 🤣🤣
My favourite part about the car briefing scene is that they're all trying desperately not to spill their bourbon.
That bit about Carver's parentage is very Fleming-esque and shows what a nasty vindictive person he is and should've been kept whilst the rest of the scene was rightly ditched. The scene with Paris is a nice bit of character development and mirrors 'M' pimping out Bond.
I think it nicely underlines Carver's abandonment issues that seem to drive his character. He knows or feels that Paris doesn't like him and would want to leave him, for somebody else.
Something not touched too much on in the films is part of Bond's job requires him to prostitute himself for his country. With Paris, it's not her job.
I thought Pierce’s ad lib in the car would be, “I like my martinis shaken, not my bourbon”.
Underrated comment 🤣🤣
Good thing the wreckage Bond and Wai Lin find at the end is big enough for two. The other couple in the screening room next door weren’t so lucky.
I got that ref! Funnily enough both films shot in the same water tank (and were released on the same day in America).
Titanic moment
There was room on that bloody door 🤣 Oh well, for dramatic effect we’ll give Cameron a pass, I still love that film regardless, as I do this one.
Tomorrow may never die but these scenes sure did.
I definitely laughed a bit too loud when I read this...
So they lived to die another day...
The scenes are not enough
@@calvindyson Hello Calvin, another extra line to the Q scene : th-cam.com/video/DbeSJwz3gIU/w-d-xo.html
5:54 - Also Saigon hasn’t existed since 1976, it’s now Ho Chi Minh City. A rather glaring error to refer to it as such in 1997.
To be fair, it is commonly referred to as Saigon, certainly in The West.
Can we get a tribute or mention of Dame Diana Rigg. She was literally my favourite bond girl and great in game of thrones. Thanks Calvin.
Just read that. Bless! She's in Edgar Wright's new film, Last Night In Soho, released next year.
The car cocktail scene gives me vertigo, carsickness, and PTSD.
CARVER: We’ll regard this as an episode of educational television. Isn’t that right, Wordy?
WORDY: Yes sir. May I now sing you a song about the letter ‘E’?
CARVER: Later. Stamper, get rid of Bond.
WORDY: Stamper is stamping. He will stamp in the future, and he has stamped in the past. It’s a tense situation!
[STAMPER STAMPS WORDY TO A BLOODY PULP]
the avis car scene could've worked as a commercial but not as a scene.
Agreed. Ricky Jay as Henry Gupta was criminally underused. Some extreme card tricks in the film would been awesome
I happened to stumble across his magic tricks by chance and I literally had no idea about him being a magician.
He was in Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige which he consulted on also and he was also in two Paul Thomas Anderson films Boogie Nights and Magnolia. That’s where I recognised him from.
In My Opinion Tomorrow Never Dies Is Very Underrated In My Opinion A lot Of People Think The Film Is Bad This Was The First Bond Film I Ever Watch So Yeah I Think It’s Pretty Good Definitely In The Top 10 Best Bond Films And Very Close To My Heart
I quite agree! I love all three of Brosnan’s first Bond films in their own way. TND is a go-to for me when I just want to chill with some great Bond action!
I think it's Pierce Brosnan's best Bond movie.
@@calvindyson I would love to see you "debate" TND with David from The Bond Experience. I realize this may be more of a discussion than a debate, but I wouldn't mind one bit!
awww man thats really cool that this was your first Bond movie, it would be really good to meet other people who's first Bond movie was either the Brosnan era or the Danile Craig because I grew up with my brothers only wanting to watch Roger Moore movies :)
At 16:45 Bond should have kicked that dangling car off the building. THAT was the move! Missed opportunity there. Great video, BTW.
I always enjoy with this film. I prefer Surrender as the Soundtrack.
I’m fairly certain that Roger Spottiswoode and Peter Capaldi are the same person.
10:20 “SIT-uhh!!..”
It's so criminal they didn't keep in Ricky Jay's scenes.
Also, the "smooth ride" line kinda fits ngl, but the scene itself is meh
Damn that car scene is cringe for real.
The stealth boat scene works better in the film. Carver is louder and much more to the point, and therefore he's taking the threat seriously, and the henchman being temporarily distracted works better than him being asleep at his desk while his boss in the room and the ship is heading into a literal warzone. Taking a minute to order the death of a henchman before you address the fact that someone is planting bombs on your ship is just silly.
I guess I never realized till now that they were drinking in the car. That was actually hilarious and Pierce's voice sounds like it has a hint of helium in it.
I think it’s the PAL speed up
I’ve read somewhere that Teri had a lot more scenes that were cut, because apparently here performance was that badly received by test audiences, and I’d love to know what those scene were
What I read was that she had more screen scripted, but they were cut because she was pregnant. I also read that Brosnan didn't know about her pregnancy at the time and thought she was being a bit of a diva (she kept turning up late on set due to morning sickness), though he later learned the truth.
@@jonathancampbell5231 I heard the same thing. I would had liked to had seen a extended version of the love scene between Pierce Brosnan and Teri Hatcher because it's one of the most powerful scenes in the history of the Bond franchise.
I think it was more that Paris isn't that significant for the story [given she's killed fairly early on] so they were cut for pacing [similar to how Plenty O' Toole's part is cut in 'Diamonds']. People are very harsh on Teri as I think she did a good job in the circumstances [rushed production, pregnancy causing morning sickness].
Hey, Calvin. I know this doesn't have anything to do with the video, but I want to say something to you. Today, I heard that Diana Rigg, the woman in my favorite Bond film, OHMSS, has passed away yesterday. This hit me hard, and I wanted to let you know about this, since you're a Bond fan. R.I.P. Diana Rigg 1938-2020 🌹🌹⚰🌹🌹
I wish I could go to a party like the one Elliot threw. It looks so majestic.
I always like that part. It looked like the late 90's all wrapped up in a party.
I never knew peter capaldi directed tomorrow never dies...
No, Malcolm Tucker did.
With all the extended cuts of movies that come out on DVD and Blu-ray, I'm surprised there are no extended cuts of Bond films with some of these deleted scenes reinstated. Tomorrow Never Dies is the perfect candidate for such an extended cut.
TND has had some extra violence added back in that got cut, in the UK at least. Originally it was in a 15 cert release that was different to the 12 release, also available. The newer 12 release is the same cut as the 15.
A big problem with deleted scenes from most motives is that they're preserved much less carefully than the theatrical footage. I don't know if that's the case with the Bond films, but I could see an issue with a Blu-Ray release that includes scenes with noticeably poorer picture and/or audio quality.
I think most of these deleted scenes were cut for good reason so I don't think they should be put back in . Roger Spottiswoode is still alive at the time of writing if he did want to do a 'directors cut' but I doubt it would happen.
I am glad they removed the Ricky's card throwing. That is an ability that feels like an incongruity given his character. A "techno terrorist" who throws razor sharp playing cards ? That doesn't add up.
Yes, it would have taken me out of the movie.
Maybe they should’ve condensed Stamper and the Gupta character - maybe instead of the latter being a “techno terrorist”, have him be a skilled and unassuming assassin; someone who enjoys taking pleasure in the art of torture and murder (chakra devices, playing cards). That would’ve made more sense and congruent with the character.
I wouldn't keep any of these scenes in the film. They don't really work. But I did like that Jaguar scene.
5:00 Brosnan sounds more Irish than usual
Love me some Pierce, but his accent is all over the place throughout his 4 films. His most Irish line is probably the classic "So you lived to die another day" in Graves' office, where he sounds like Rory McIlroy!
@Bertrand CHARLINE what about "the names Bond, James Bond" from The World is not Enough? They seem to come out most when they're raising their voice. It was like that with Connery. "Control room technicians, there must be another way up there"
And higher pitched.
Bladerunner 1986 I wonder if Pierce did the “Bond, James Bond” when meeting Elektra in the Azerbaijan scene or was it someone else dubbing for him.
@@b.chaline4394 see i never really hear it my self i just hear British bond 😂😂
The briefing in the car should have been re-shot elsewhere either back at the office or on a train/plane maybe. It was too jolty and distracting.
The Jaguar joke should have remained in because it tidies up why there is a jaguar in the final film with no explanation.
The Paris/Carver should have remained as it's very interesting.
The "stamp" from Stamper would probably have upped the certificate for being too much.
The rest I'm not fussed about
I guess by the time they were editing it was too late to do a 're-shoot' for the MI6 scene and they had to cut around what they have. Of course they later would have Bond meeting Vesper for the first time on a train in Casino which as you say would have been a better choice here.
lol, thought the guy talking was Lance Henriksen. 18:06 are those sound effects for real? that was so bad, those punch and kick sounds, did they throw in an indiana jones whip sound when the card sliced in that guys arm?
Probably a rough edit of the scene, the party scene for example has nobody talking in the background.
Man, movie parties are _so_ convincing and then you go to the behind the scenes and it’s just awkward silence. Just goes to show how important sound is.
From what I remember from the commentary or the behind the scenes featurette, the card throwing bit, while impressive in person would have looked fake on camera.
I used to know a man who owned a Daimler and they are very bouncy
Favorite Bond film. It hits all the beats. Great pre title, song, action and Elliot Craver is one of best villains. The movie plot also feels more relevant today than ever before.
Remember The Maine.
@@ricardocantoral7672 ?
Its my fav Brosnan film in the series and agree completely about the plot. Carver - he seemed a bit cartoony back in the day but now? In this time of fake news and OTT bullshit he would seem a normal person!
@@dereklewis4321 Carver quotes William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper magnate who helped convince the American public that the USS Maine was destroyed by a Spanish mine back in 1898. In reality, the Maine exploded because of it's own faulty wiring and there was no evidence of a Spanish mine destroying the ship. Regardless of the lack of evidence, the public was convinced that the Spanish were responsible. "Remember The Maine" became the catch phrase of those who supported the war against Spain.
@@markymark2819 Carver was a tad too goofy but thankfully, Jonathan Pryce gave the character a pathetic, human quality. My favorite Carver moment is his reaction when his network went off the air.
With the crashed car, I was expecting brosnan to say “oh god, this is shattering news”
You car unt be serious?
No lie, I’ve been on a Ricky Jay video bender for the past few days and then coincidentally you post this video, and I’m like okay let’s watch something not Ricky jay/magic related. My jaw literally dropped. It’s like he’s still playing tricks on me from the grave.
I came across his stage magic videos by chance and I was blown away that the guy who played the cameraman from Boogie Nights was this amazing magician and considered perhaps the best sleight of hand artist as I had just presumed he was a random character actor who just did bit parts in some notable films I had seen (he was also in PTA’s next film Magnolia and Nolan’s The Prestige where he also consulted behind the scenes).
It’s crazy that they left the card stunts out of the movie. That’s probably the most Bond thing ever. A henchmen that kills people with playing cards is so perfect for Bond at that time
It really is- I can’t believe they left something that feels like such classic Bond out of this!
And particularly since it was a real thing he could actually do!
Oh, I just remembered ! John Barry was going to compose the score for this film but he bowed out because the producers would not agree to his salary demands.
That's such a pity. Barry was a very strong element of what made a Bond film. But EON had a habit of being tight with what they paid talent. I believe he graciously recommended David Arnold.
@@davidjames579 EON is an independent production company. Their films are financed by the large Hollywood film studios.
@@ricardocantoral7672 The Bond woman were notoriously poorly paid throughout most of the franchise. For Spy who loved me 'Tom Mankiewicz claims that Catherine Deneuve wanted to play the female lead and was willing to cut her normal rate from $400,000 per picture to $250,000, but Broccoli would not pay above $80,000'. Which is why there mostly played by models/ up and comers who with a few exceptions [such as Jane Seymore with Dr Quinn] didn't have long career's afterwards.
From what I've read they tried to get Barry back for LTK, Goldeneye and TND but after Living Daylights he wanted to move on [clashing with Duran Duran and A-Ha probably played a part] and maybe it was for the best they went with a younger person going forward.
It's like they're sitting in a 17th century carriage riding an Oxford cobblestone road.
You could say in the second deleted scene...they decided to...GO MOBILE! Hawhawhaw! Seriously though, I do appreciate they wanted to spice up mission briefing to avoid the cliches, but I swear, someone would have become so annoyed with that terrible car simulator that they used for special effects with a car driving. I mean, cmon I've seen way better ones done in other films!
This is why you shouldn't drink and drive. You spill it all.
It's hard to believe that Brosnan was so good at comedy in Remington Steele and Matador and so bad at it as Bond. Every other Bond except Dalton would have hit that "Jaguar?" line out of the park.
Looking back a lot of the one liners/puns in Brosnan's films are pretty cringeworthy. Roger and Sean were so good at them in contrast.
Here’s an idea to explore. In Cannonball Run, Roger Moore played himself believing he really was James Bond. It was weird. Jackie Chan is also in that movie.
Actually that was the intention but Roger suggested the character he should play [who lives with his mother] should think he's Roger Moore and really take the mic out of himself! Good old Roger.
The cocktail party in the car seems ridiculous. It's why you can't really have civilized drinks in a fast moving car in London. Love how Pierce has to grab the wall strap to steady himself!
Even poor Moneypenny seems uncomfortable perching a 1997 laptop, mobile, and paper holder in the front seat of a car!
I'm really confused about the deleted Carver scene at 11:49. I mostly watched TND on German television when I was a kid and I'm pretty sure that scene was always in there. I've seen it many times and I never watched the deleted scenes before. None of the other ones seemed familiar.
The opening is in but the bit about '26 new tv stations in France' was cut [so it's an extended scene rather than a deleted one].
That car is a Daimler DS420 limousine, built on the elongated Jaguar 420G floorpan with engine, gearbox and suspension shared with 420G. It was a 60s car whose production stretched to early 90s. It's no surprise that limousine doesn't offer the most cushy ride, thanks to its 1960's suspension and chassis.
I'm into the humour of the alcoholic briefing way more than you, Calvin. On balance I would still drop it because it takes away from the urgency of racing through the streets to meet the 48 hour deadline.
As for Ricky Jay's cards though, I think they look really silly. In order for it to work you'd have to set up that there are a couple of sharp, weaponised cards in the deck. As it's presented here, it just looks like cardboard tearing through flesh and TV screens - really stupid.
Of course, the deleted content that I actually want most, is all the footage omitted at the rough cut stage showing the film was intended to be significantly more violent. That content is examined in the brilliant TH-cam series, _Cutting Edge_ and I heartily recommend giving it a look.
Bond could have got hit by a card, and gone "just a paper cut". Thanks for the recommendation! Yeh Spottsiwoode wanted to make a Chinese martial arts film, with that level of violence.
Calvin what is your favorite deleted scene out of all of the Brosnan films?
Just watched this film yesterday. They are still drinking in the scene in the car.
I definitely would support a new cut that added the Ricky Jay card scenes. It's very Bond-like having a villain like that. I would've liked it if they had yet another scene where he actually kills someone with them.
Sadly I think if they'd been left in, they'd just be used by Brosnan haters (Have you noticed how it's almost impossible for people to say the love the Craig era without turning into Brosnan bashing?) to dismiss the film as ridiculous, campy or one more example for them to say their go-to BS line "Oh he was alright but had terrible scripts" (yeah so bad that Craig's era ripped them off lol).
The problem with Ricky Jay is that he can't act. And throwing cards at somebody doesn't work in a Bond world filled with guns, bombs, cars and so on. It looks ridiculous in my humble opinion. Gambit in the X-Men, that works.
Problem with this film is lack of good henchmen. Stamper is pretty much just the strongman aryan-looking guy, e.g. Red Grant mixed with German dude from For Your Eyes Only. Card throwing gupta who’s cocky is somewhat similar to Octopussy knife-throwing brothers but still original. Imagine he had razor-edged cards and actually fought on the stealth boat too.
100% on the card throw scene - kinda Oddjob vibe weapon!
I like Tomorrow Never dies as a whole... but damn those cartoony punch sound effect or Whipping sound
effect with the cards sounds erghh
I love Tomorrow Never Dies. It is an underrated Bond adventure, it was plagued by production issues, but not too many issues to give us an action spy thriller that I can enjoy on a good day or a bad day. The deleted scenes that should have been left in are the Card scenes which is a shame because they were brilliant and relevant to building Gupta as a villain. Another deleted scene that should have been left was the Q scene with the Jaguar, it is comedy gold. And the other deleted scene that should have been left in the film is where Stamper stamps the crewman to death, but I can understand that it might have been cut due to get a 12 rating from the BBFC instead of 15 rating. But I love the film nonetheless, it’s one I can watch whenever I fancy.
Excellent observations. Totally agree with the Ricky Jay scenes they should have been in there. Only a few seconds like you say. The only thing that didn't work for me out of those scenes was one in the bumpy car it's just poorly shot and executed and wouldn't add anything worthwhile to the film. I wish the Jaguar joke had been left in and the punchline to the hire car being returned through the window. I wanted the later because I'd seen a publicity still of the car being returned to the rental shop with Pierce in shot before seeing the film and I was like just the picture alone was funny and it felt like they didn't follow through with the gag when I watched the film. The film would have been even better with some of those cut scenes IMO.
The briefing scene has terribley amateurish-ish pans. Like, now we go to you for your line. Ready?
Latest bond film I watched.
I've played too much Doom and found the Jaguar deleted scene distracting because it's the Hell Knight death sound.
2:50. Chekov's card-throw. Do you think they toyed with the idea that it would be this film's answer to Oddjob's hat?
I always thought the "Barely?" was threatening. Carver telling his wife to get to know him better actually makes the scene much better and would have taken like five seconds of screentime
TND could have been so much more but it just fell well short for me as a Bond film, especially after the fantastic Goldeneye.
Card scene is the rare occasion when the deleted scene would have been one of the most memorable scenes of the whole damn film. Certainly a top 5 moment of the whole movie imo.
I think the car was driving over multiple speed bumps as they attempted to drink their cocktails
The deletion of the Ricky Jay scenes are really a travesty. He had the potential to be a far better character than Stamper. I kind of like both Jonathan Pryce scenes. The alternative briefing scene in the car was awful. I actually like the bit with Stamper killing Carver's employee. It at least gave Stamper more of a presence. I have to admit I've never been a fan of the remote control car chase largely because of the end of it; and that little add on would have made it worse.
18:03 What's up with the cartoon sound effets?
Also that's not Michelle Yeoh's voice making Hi Ya! sounds
The Jaguar bit is fucking hilarious to me. Pure Roger Moore moment.
Yeah, that driving scene with M was very awkward and too long, glad they cut it back.
I do think this is a film they needed to 'find' in editing given the troubled shoot as show by there being far more deleted scenes than usual.
Keep the card throw ad the knew stomp elsewhere
I remember when I saw Pierces first two I loved them but 3 and 4 not so good I do however like them more as time goes on
Calvin, great analysis! I agree, they should have kept Ricky Jay’s scenes in. He was amazing.
Poor Gupta. He really got the short end of the stick. ☹
Love these videos. Congrats on 10 years Calvin.
I was just thinking yesterday, "I wonder when Calvin will do TND?"
Oh, I have been blessed.
Any idea when we’ll be getting an in-depth review on the film? 🤓
Paris Carver/McKenna meet Bond.
Why did they cut anything, the movie is so short...
Oh I love him struggling with the whisky glass
I also love that scene between carver and stamper and gives stamper a tad more flavour
I wish they filmed it all rather better then it would have worked. Carvers still funny
Love Colin Salmon but I'm kind of amazed at how many lines he fluffed in that car scene
That's not Ricky Jay's voice, is it?
6:34. This calls for suspension of disbelief. Ohhh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho.
I try to like the car scene in TND but Bond being reckless with the car crashing into the store always kills it for me. Nevermind Bond looking cheery shortly after Paris' death, casually nearly running people over just takes me out of it. But weird enough, I can accept the tank scene in GoldenEye everytime so something's wrong with me I guess.
@eating sugar no papa Yeah sure, if Bond was psychotic.
@@sgtfrozty I am glad I am not the only one who felt that way regarding this scene. I think the reason why it doesn't come off right is because there is no panache to it.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Also Bond doesn't know if anyone is waiting by the window. He can't see from up on the car park. Plus someone could walk in or out as the car falls.
Not only do I wish that the card scenes had been kept in but that there were more!
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I've been watching every Bond in order ...TND was last night. It's an amazing film. It's my #2 so far. Also it's easily THE most prophetic Bond.
Funny, I actually spotted the big cat pacing in the background of the Q scene in the actual film, and got to wondering what the heck it was doing there.
Is it just me, or do those terribly dubbed animal calls (what sounds like several different big cats and I think some other beasts as well!) as they open the crate up make her sound like she just got back from helping Doomguy spill some demon blood in hell? XD
And at the end there... no, I'm pretty sure that's not what a growl from something that size sounds like. It sounds more like they decided for some reason to make it sound like she was purring at James (some big cats can make the sound, they just have to stop to breathe, so it's not considered a "true" purr -- but some others make a different call in its place; I don't know where jaguars fall on that spectrum. They overdubbed all her other sounds, though, so they'd have just used a recording of a cougar either way).
Heh, maybe the jaguar *is* a 00 agent on assignment! They might as well give her a license to kill, 'cause she's gonna be doing it one way or another.
...hey, what do they call it when they give you a "license to devour"?
On another note, the whip sound effect for the playing card in the Bond & Wai Lin escape scene is completely ridiculous, 'specially since they didn't make any sound on the earlier scene where Gupta was practicing.
Honestly I wish that all ion these scenes (Well maybe except for the car talk) could have been kept it. It fleshed out the characters a bit more, especially Ricky Jay's character.
seeing these scenes gives me the sad reminder that Roger Spottiswoode insisted that TND being less than 2 hours long, as he found GoldenEye dragged on for too long.
I think Phillip Noyce would have done a better job.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Martin Campbell was asked to come back, but he didn't want to become known as The Bond Director.
@@davidjames579 He made the right choice. The Mask of Zorro is a great superhero film.
Because Golden Eye dragged on for too long.
Given the story for TND was pretty thin after Paris is killed [mainly due to the troubled production meaning the back half is mainly action scenes] he was right to keep it efficient. A few of the weaker Bonds [especially View to a Kill and Golden Gun] would have worked much better at around 90mins rather than having to be 2 hours long.
Everything about that in M's car scene was awful and just bad. The lighting is awful, the audio is all over the place & the camera is all over place too. The whole thing is awkward beyond belief. The bouncing was because they were speeding through the streets not just the fuddy suspention
Hi Calvin, have you considered reviewing the film The Devil Rides Out, featuring two of your favourites Christopher Lee and Charles Grey?
I bought Tomorrow Never Dies on DVD last year and watched the deleted scenes. A shame there wasn't a extended version of the love scene between Bond and Paris.
Another masterpiece Calvin, absolutely fantastic. But when, the director said, there are deleted scenes, not in the original film, I thought you lying old sod, anything for an extra 20 quid off us, as if we wasn’t screwed enough the first time round! Lol.