Which theme song was your fav? BOND Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5dp_oymDpZRwVEgCMP9fUpks.html MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5dpj375gpcrz0d7cMJr4XFuE.html
Goldeneye - Tina Turner, composed by Bono of U2. And the worst song is Madonna's for Die Another Day, I don't know how the production allowed that song that has nothing to do with the Bond essence, it's a typical Madonna danceable techno song.
I have Several Favorite Bond Songs, from Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill," to A-Ha's "The Living Daylights," and even Gladys Knight's "Licence to Kill!" Believe Me when I tell You (Jen), that You still haven't heard the Best Songs yet...👍
My wife has been saying ''I hate to break it to Jen, but she loves lairs, she loves Vader, she loves C4, she loves missiles, she loves heists, I think she may be a villain'' 😂
Bond holds the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Reserves. We saw Connery wear the official uniform in You Only Live Twice and Roger wear it in The Spy Who Loved Me.
It's funny to think that this was seen as a weak and forgettable entry when it was first released, but has gone on to become one of the most unintentionally prescient films in the entire series
@@christianwise637 Legit. I used to give it a hard time for the goofy villain plot but now that we live in an age where unscrupulous media can control politics, it's better (and more terrifying) than ever.
I loved this one too. Seeing when this came out and realizing my copy is in a stack of VHS tapes was a bit jarring but it is indeed surprisingly just as if not more relevant today.
the movie has things that doesnt know how to handle. -A stronger Bond Girl: Wai Lin is a superior bondgirl that takes all the action scenes. She is even better than Bond. Sadly they had to push her back, several times, to not outshine bond. Lin, is not a sexy bond Girl, and kinda doesnt have any sexual charisma to create the fantasy! -Sacrificial Bond Girl: Paris had no chemistry with Bond. Specially when its suppose to have some sexual tension between them. Terry is not sexy, or elegant! She is beautiful! But the role required a elegant, sexy trophy wife! We see Pierce struggling to have chemistry with Terry. -Goffy Villain: Elliot motivations to world dominations comes in a cleaver way, different from the previous villains. But the issue is that Elliot is too much... that goes against the atmosphere of the movie. Elliot´s goes so off, unlike Zorin in A View to a Kill. Max Zorin does blend in the movie (somehow Walken did it) but Elliot doesnt seem to belong in this movie! -Not impressive Henchman: Stamper is not a memorable henchman, dispite his image. His a big guy, muscle and could be such interesting side villain, yet, his just there.
I love Michelle Yeoh her character in this movie was so good and actually popular that MGM wanted to make a spinoff series with her but they couldn’t get the money together.
Wai Lin was supposed to return in "Die Another Die" as the hotel concierge when Bond is in Hong Kong, but it's escaping me right now why that didn't happen.
@@LordVolkov No, it didn't make it that far. Also, hush with that noise; in a word where "Quantum of Solace" exists, there's nothing wrong with "Die Another Day."
This one has by far the most realistic villain out of ALL the Bond films. A media mogul who uses the media as a weapon. The game wasn't as good and Michelle Yeoh was an incredible Bond girl. I give this movie an 8/10.
Jen, your Bond reactions are amazing as always. Brosnan is probably the most consistently “good” Bond-he never gives a bad performance in any of the four films he did. Can’t wait for your future Bondie reactions!
I'm a sound engineer that often works on sound design and ambient music, and you have no idea how much I appreciate your attention to all the small nuances in the music! You have a real ear for the details!
@@jenmurrayxo I'm basically the guy that sits behind the big mixing desk in a recording studio lol. I mainly work with recording artists/bands but quite often I also create effects and more ambient/atmospheric sounds. I know you said you prefer the music in Tomorrow Never Dies to GoldenEye, but GoldenEye's music is actually real cool in the sense that it uses a lot of very "real world" sounds instead of more traditional instruments, like metal clanging. The N64 game actually took this further and really leaned into that style. Anyway I better stop before this comment gets too long 😅 Feel free to quiz me about anything music/sound related any time though! I'm always happy to talk about it! You really do have a great ear for it all though! You notice small nuances that go over most people's heads.
Love your reaction! This is by far my favorite Pierce Brosnan 007 movie. Elliot Carver is a more realistic villain than most others in this franchise. He's psychotic, but not out of the realm of possibility. Plus the music is absolutely killer. Keep 'em coming!
I'll never get tired of Jen doing the Bond theme. There was a lot of it in this reaction, all the way up to the end credits! The bad guy in this aged really well. I don't think he was very well received at the time but his evil plot is so much more relevant now (not so much the "murdering people to start world wars" part but definitely the idea of different media corporations pushing certain agendas for their own gain).
The biggest knock on the movie was that Carver seemed like a wimp. Previous Bond villains chose to have henchmen do the dirty work, but you felt they could have handled themselves in a fight, (in some cases when they were younger), if they had to. But Carver had to have Stomper do the fighting for him, because Carver didn't seem like he could fight his way out of a paper bag.
I remember Siskel & Ebert really liking Carver as an antagonist, basically saying that he was already a very appropriate character even back then and a refreshing update on the Bond villain.
The closing theme was phenomenal it was written by David Arnold and lyrics were by the Bond theme legend Don Black. Those vocals by KD Lang. It should have been the main theme.
Michelle Yeoh has a great library of martial arts films in Hong Kong cinema. Some of her best fight scenes have been clipped and posted on TH-cam, and they are all amazing. Like most Hong Kong actors, she did most of her own stunts & choreography, making her all the more impressive. She’s one of my favorite martial arts stars, and her inclusion in this movie was enough to get me in the theater. I didn’t even need to know what the plot was.
Jen, you have such an appreciation for the music of Bond! David Arnold composed the score for the next 4 movies, 2 of Craig’s and he is like a modern John Barry! Enjoy. The music has always been one of the greatest attributes the Bond franchise 😊
this is in my top 5 Bond movies, its fantastic! and the plot has aged horrifically well given today`s reality (the villain is based on a real media mogul that died on his yacht as well). Michelle and Brosnan had great chemistry, and Paris brought out another side to Bond. This movie is incredibly rewatchable cause once you`re over being distracted by the action/explosions, you discover the details in the peformances and lines. I love every frame of the hotel suite scene and how their body language is in complete contradiction to their standoff-ish dialogue. so glad u enjoyed it! cant wait for the next one
Gupta, the technoterrorist, was played by magician Ricky Jay. He has been in an episode of the X-Files, several movies by David Mamet, and was the narrator in the fantastic movie Magnolia, (Please react to Magnolia - you won't regret it. Carrot - Tom Cruise and Philip Seymour Hoffman!) Just wanted to shout out to Ricky Jay and your great reactions!
David Arnold was brought in at that time for Bond. He went back to the orginal sounds. Eric Serra was brought in with Goldeneye and although he's very well know, a lot of Bond fans were not so pleased with his style. For me David Arnold was great move. He even released a CD with all kind of covers of James Bond theme songs called Shaken and Stirred. A lot of famous artists brought their own version on that CD. You should check it out.
Bond 18 during the 35th anniversary of the franchise and it came out during Christmas of '97. The villainy of Corporate Espionage was not what i was expecting from this one. But all to start WW3 was a bold story point. Shows you how powerful and corrupt Mass media can be. Brosnan as 007, like riding a bike and he's living it up. Teri Hatcher (Paris) before her final season as Lois Lane on the "Lois & Clark" tv series. Michelle Yeoh as Wai-Lin in her first American film following the success of Supercop (1992) aka Police Story 3's stateside release in 1996. The score composer of these next 3 films is David Arnold. A newcomer to the game at that time. He recorded and released an album called "Shaken not Stirred":The James Bond project prior to TND, featuring new versions of Bond themes (good stuff). Sheryl Crow, Moby and k.d.lang's songs are all great. Main series producer,Albert R. Broccoli passed away pre-release. From here on out, his daughter Barbara and her husband Michael G. Wilson are the new bosses.
"Tomorrow Never Dies" is my favorite Brosnan Bond and it was so much fun watching you react to it! You were SO engaged the whole time! You were so into it - you were talking non-stop - it was so great!
"Consider him slimed." guy is Michael Wilson who, along with his step-sister Barabara Broccoli, has been an executive producer of the Bond series since For Your Eyes Only. He has made several cameo appearances in the series.
Casting director Debbie McWilliams introduced him to producer Barbara Broccoli whilst the latter was on the phone. Broccoli told her caller to hold on and gave Otto 20 seconds to introduce himself. Götz, whose hair had been cropped very short for a TV production, said, "I'm big, I'm bad, I'm bald, I'm German. That's five seconds." This exchange got the part of Stamper in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
Excellent job as always!!!! Spy Who Loved Me for the classics, Tommorow Never Dies for the Brosnan era. The Dalton are right there. So many good ones!!!!❤❤❤❤
Correct this films theme is by Sheryl Crow who also did the song "Real Gone" for Disney's Car movie. The next film The World Is Not Enough featured a theme by Garbage's Shirley Manson a band I adore who have a bunch of amazing songs. Not Your Kind of People, Stupid Girl, Queer, Cherry Lips etc.
Pierce was going to play Bond after Moore, but the NBC network renewed "Steele" for a fifth and final season. So he missed out on "The Living Daylights".
Hey Jen! - The music for this one was by David Arnold, who composed the scores for 'Stargate' and 'Independence Day'. He will be in charge of the scores for a few more of the Bond films with Brosnan. My favorite piece is the one playing during the parking garage scene. The k.d. lang song "Surrender" is absolutely perfect...it was around the time she was really big in the 1990s. I am not a Sheryl Crow fan, and really wish lang's song had been the one in the opening credits. Because Arnold wrote the score, and not the Crow song, he laced 'Surrender' into the score several times...sort of as a jab at not writing the song for the opening credits. Originally, John Barry was asked, but he was told he had to deal with the Sheryl Crow song, and not write the main theme song...so, he refused and suggested Arnold. - The British Admiral played by Geoffrey Palmer, who did a charming (and very funny) sitcom playing the husband of Judi Dench (our wonderful M) called 'As Time Goes By'. Their chemistry is so good, that I find myself smiling watching the scenes they are in together in this film. - There are several connections to 'Downton Abbey' in this film...1) The Minister of Defense is played by Julian Fellowes, creator of the series and films. 2) Hugh Bonneville, who plays Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham on 'Downton Abbey' played "Air Warfare Officer-HMS Bedford'. 3) Brendan Coyle, who plays John Bates, Valet to Earl Grantham on 'Downton Abbey' plays 'Leading Seaman-HMS Bedford' 4) And the last connection is Miss Moneypenny herself, Samantha Bond plays Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister to Earl Grantham on 'Downton Abbey'. - A young Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera, P.S. I Love You) plays 'Leading Seaman-HMS Devonshire' in the opening scenes sinking the British ship. He was later considered for 007 before it was given to Daniel Craig but turned it down for fears of typecasting. He even has several lines in the sequence. - This is one of my favorite performances by Jonathan Pryce. His portrayal of Elliott Carver is one of the best Bond villains ever IMHO. He has also played Bond creator Ian Fleming. I have never seen it, but I have heard about it. Amazingly, the original Elliott Carver was going to be Anthony Hopkins...but because the film had no set script when filming began, he quit after 3 days. He then went to do 'The Mask of Zorro' being directed by Martin Campbell, who turned down the 'Tomorrow Never Dies' gig because he didn't want to do another Bond film immediately after 'GoldenEye'.
Hardly anyone has realized that the actor who plays the CIA man, who also appeared in Goldeneye, was the villain in The Living Daylights with Timothy Dalton, was the same actor.
@@tomhoffman4330 Of course, that catches my attention, I've seen some TH-camrs reacting to The Living Daylights and Goldenye, and none of them realized that the man from the CIA was the same actor who played the villain in The Living Daylights
its great that you noticed the quality of the closing theme song. It was an alternative opening and lots of fans prefer it to the opening. this is an open fan debate that you stumbled into and recognized! a True Fan~ !
Like Goldeneye, this was a blast to watch with a crowd in a theater. Very fun time to be a teenage Bond fan. These movies felt like they were made for me. Didn't try to get too deep. Just fun popcorn entertainment.
What I love about this movie is Geoffrey Palmer and Judi dench were both in an enormously popular British tv show called as time goes by where they play loving partners. In this movie they hate each other!!!!
I always thought it was a cool twist how Stamper was one of the few henchmen who outlived his boss and we get him for the final fight! He's a top tier henchmen for me. "Nein!" 💪😎
31:46 Michelle Yeoh has in fact won several beauty pageants in her youth, including the Miss Malaysia title in 1983 at age 21. She is also trained in martial arts and has not only performed as an actress but also as a stuntwoman. In many movies she does her own stunts (not in this one though - she wanted to but the director prevented her from doing so because he thought it was too dangerous; she did perform all combat scenes though). Such a great actress. I like most of the Pierce Brosnan movies; only one of them (Die Another Day) is a bit lackluster, mostly because they overstated on the gaget side of things. However - Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is not Enough are all among my favourite Bond movies.
@@Yggdrasil42 She got a lot of recognition throughout her career - the list of awards she has won is really impressive. And she absolutely deserves all of them.
Fun fact: the airman giving Bond the HALO jump instructions is Al Matthews aka Sgt Apone from Aliens and legit Nam era staff sergeant and drill instructor. "Absolutely BADASSES!!"
Fun fact, the villains' media mogul was based off of Rupert Murdoch. It seems like this was prophesied over 20 years before his empire at FOX News became what it is. In the words of Carvers' "there's no news like bad news", "when there's mayhem & murder, there Murdoch".😅
Some of your best wisdom nuggets in this one! "Be choosy about who murders you!" and "when in doubt, shoot everything!" have to be two of my favorites! 😃 Keep up the great reactions!
There was a bit of stunt casting in this Bond film. Dame Judi Dench (M) was teamed up with her long-time co-star, Geoffrey Palmer, who was playing Admiral Roebuck. Roebuck was the older antagonistic military advisor who launched the missiles prematurely at the beginning of the movie. Dench and Palmer played star-crossed lovers in the long running British sitcom, "As Time Goes By," and they were both dear friends.
I was lucky enough to watch this in the theaters back in 1997. It's my second favorite Brosnan Bond after GoldenEye. It encapsulates everything about late 90s action movies: elaborate action set pieces with practical effects, and a relatively lighthearted plot with a wonderfully hammy villain. Speaking of the latter, it's interesting how much more relevant the villain has gotten in the last decade or so. The movie also captured the zeitgeist of mainstream American culture at the time. With the Soviet Union gone and the Gulf War over, there was a sense of stability and optimism of the future; the use of "modern" things like GPS, high res live video feeds, etc. showed off the advancements of technology as the century came to a close. Bond even gets to drive around a remote control car, making him seem like a kid having fun with a toy. China is still seen as aloof, but also a potential ally. And yet despite all of this, the movie reassures its older audiences that sometimes the "old fashioned ways" are still relevant with the use of the British battleship at the end. Some other fun facts: When Bond and Wai Lin were escaping on the bike, them arguing over the controls wasn't an act; the director told them both separately that they'd be the ones driving. When Bond crashes the car in the rental place, onlookers rushed in because they thought it was a real accident. There were quite a few deleted scenes; my favorite was Gupta using throwing cards as weapons. This is a skill that actor Ricky Jay had in real life. If you look at the background of the Q scene, there's a live jaguar in a cage, which was supposed to be for another funny scene that got cut. The guy on the stealth boat who was supposed to be watching the cameras was originally killed for his lack of attention, but that was cut as well. There were also lots of issues with the production, such as it getting a release date with pre-production finished, constant rewrites up until the last minute, problems amongst the actors and director, etc. There's plenty more, but I'm sure others will post about it. Glad you enjoyed the movie!
The admiral who interacts with M was played by Geoffrey Palmer (RIP), who played Judi Dench's character's husband in the Britcom "As Time Goes By". It was fun to see them outside those roles, but together.
Another solid entry. Pierce Brosnan continues to give it his all as Bond, Michelle Yeoh is hot asf, and the car chase is phenomenal too. Also, the music by David Arnold is some of the best during this period. He would continue making awesome Bond soundtracks from there for the next few films up until Quantum of Solace.
This was my first Bond film, well in a way. Years back when it was common to upload whole films in multiple parts on TH-cam with no regard to copyright, I watched it and adore it for its non stop action. Have to say, I still enjoy it as an action movie, not so much a Bond film. He’s very “Rambo in a tuxedo” here, especially during the finale on the stealth-boat, not very Bond but fun all the same. What I do appreciate about the film is how ahead of its time it was with the choice of villain. Jonathan Pryce is a great actor, and he delivers his lines with sheer relish it’s hard not to be entertained by him. But at the time, many people found it silly and not very villainous to have just a media mogul as a villain. However, what with one thing and another in recent years, all the rhetoric you hear these days of “fake news” and Rupert Murdoch’s monopoly on the news especially here in the UK, Elliot Carver becomes quite relevant as a media mogul villain, bent on manipulating headlines to convince the world to start a war, even if that means slaughtering people. I’ll also add that I’m not overly keen on Sheryl Crow’s song. Can’t say I’m too mad about her voice, she sounds to me like a hoarse cat screeching away, lyrics are good though. What I don’t like about it was that it was a last minute song, so they had a song with the title in it. The song that was going to be the opening credits track was k.d lang’s Surrender which appears in the closing credits, and it will forever rub salt in my wound because it’s a much better song! But the producers for some reason deemed Sheryl Crow to be more marketable than k.d lang so we’re left with what we got.
Bond's military uniform comes form his days with the British Navy where he got his Commander rank and he wears it in Diamonds Are Forever and The Spy Who Loved Me, I can't think of an other time he wears it off the top of my head
The third remake of _You Only Live Twice,_ after _The Spy Who Loved Me._ Brosnan's best Bond performance, he's note perfect & having a blast. After bringing the dead franchise back to life with _Goldeneye,_ _Tomorrow Never Dies_ was the victory lap.
The end music was originally meant to be at the beginning but they thought Cheryl crow was a bigger name than kd lang so they put it at the end and called the song surrender .
Great reaction as always Jen 😊 Just a head's up; the next film marks the last appearance of Desmond Llewellyn as Q so hopefully you'll be prepared and get to say a proper goodbye as you were gutted at not saying goodbye to Lois Maxwell's Moneypenny.
Jen I have watched most of your reactions and I've got to say your the best,you dont just react you interact,dont lose your gift.all the best from the UK.🥰
The KD Lang end credit was originally slated for the opening title. Producers decided to have the opening credit with the movie title's namesake instead.
I started learning to pick locks with a pait of handcuffs and a hair clip. Its actually surprisingly easy, even with wrists behind the back. Thats what id start with. Then padlocks.
I did mentioned the improvement of the Bond theme the last time-for 007 fans its the call of the wild!-Bond wore the Commander uniform in "YOLT" and "TSWLM"-I cant wait for you to discover the Bond theme plot on "Casino Royale"-for me "TND" was way better than "GLDNEYE" in pacing and non stop action-a solid BOND adventure and Brosnan's best!-great reactions-as ever!
Pretty much my favorite of the Brosnan Era. And I was Over The Moon to see an Asian Bond Girl, and one that kicked ass. The ones in You Only Live Twice didn't do much. Michelle Yeoh was incredible.
The music for the next film goes up a notch. David Arnold is the perfect successor to John Barry in writing the soundtrack. He writes the music to five films, did an album Shaken Not Stirred of alternative theme songs with different artists and he organised the concert last year to celebrate 60 years of Bond music. He wrote the end title song by KD Lang but one of the best is when he worked with Shirley Bassey and lyricist Don Black (Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever, Man With the Golden Gun)on the song No Good About Goodbye which used the es from his score for Quantum of Solace but never considered as the title track unfortunately.
Glad you enjoyed it Jen! It's a VERY FUN Bond! And yes, the music was FANTASTIC! I'm looking forward to your reaction to the next one. That's my personal favourite Brosnan film. Have a lovely weekend Jen x
I'm sure most of us remember our introduction to Bond. This was my first Bond movie and it left a lasting impression on a young teenager. TND is one of the best. Non stop action. Great car park and motorcycle chases. Yeoh is easily one of the greatest Bond girls. The heavy use of the Bond theme was great. Bond's hotel room was the interior of the golf club used in Goldfinger. Glad you enjoyed it Jen!
I'm just glad I wasn't drinking anything when you said Bond needed to work on his penetration skills or it would have been quite the spit take. Great reaction!
The actor who played General Chang who allied with Carver is the legendary Philip Kwok who is best known for being in the martial arts movies produced by the Shaw Bros, among the movies, his most famous role was in The Five Venoms
I don't know what it is exactly, but I am not affraid to say, Jen, that you are my favorite movie reactor - especially for Bondies. It may ne the short intro, it may be the excitement when you hear good themesongs and credit songs, or even when things go KAPOW! and don't even start on the gasps! Love it all, Jen! Keep it up and stay sane. Just a bit :)
This is a very underrated Bond, but I love it, Brosnan and Dalton were my Bond's both are extremely underappreciated Dalton being a very dark version of Bond and Brosnan being a great all round Bond my personal favourite Brosnan movie is up next "The world is not enough". Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
It feels similar to what happened with John Barry with The Living Daylights, he wanted to have The Pretenders singing the main theme, but the producers went with a more commercially popular choice with a-ha, so The Pretenders got the closing theme (and the song that the henchman listens to) as a compromise, and those songs appear more in the score than the actual main theme
7:55 The newscaster ("Consider him slimed") is played by Bond series co-producer Michael G. Wilson. He makes at least one cameo in every Bond film since "The Spy Who Loved Me", this is one of the few where he has dialogue.
To answer your questions about the score and the Craig movies, this the first Bond movie scored by David Arnold, and he stays with the franchise through Quantum of Solace (the 2nd Craig movie)
No one is ever going to be able to replace John Barry, but I reckon David Arnold is as phenomenal a successor as you're ever going to get. I really hope he comes back to the series at some point, not to criticise Thomas Newman or Hans Zimmer, but I've really missed his musical presence in these films
Michelle Yeoh is a badass actress. She's been in the martial arts for a very long time and I think she does most of her stunts. Maybe one day you might check out Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon her most famous role. Its an amazing movie.
Great reaction Jen! Love this movie and the role played by Johnathan Pryce as Elliott Carver was so well done! And Gotz Otto, who played the main henchman apparently had the greatest and quickest audition in Bond history. Basically he walked in and told them "I'm big, I'm bad, and I'm German." 😀 Brosnan remains my favorite of the middle era Bonds by far, and I liked Dalton in the role. He just fits the Bond image so well. Such a good actor. And Michelle Yeoh was amazing. While the return to "disposable" Bond girls in the movies isn't something I liked too much (and poor Teri Hatcher), I really liked that Yeoh was consistent as a semi-foil/semi-teammate throughout this movie, much like Carey Lowell's Pam Bouvier (the DEA/ex-military pilot) in Licence to Kill. I also liked seeing Joe Don Baker return as Wade. I still laugh every time he calls Bond "Jimbo". 😀 Also: You need to start the process of building your lair ASAP. I mean, really, you've talked to much about it to not do it now!
The James Bond Character is actually a Commander in the Royal Navy Reserve. He was recruited from there into the Secret Service. That's why his skills are so good in the water--he was a trained specialist. Just to refresh your memory, we see him in uniform at the beginning of You Only Live Twice (Connery) after he's fished out of the water after his burial at sea, and in The Spy Who Loved Me (Moore), also near the beginning, when he was at the Naval base discussing that their missing submarine had been tracked. Brosnan's hair is way too long for a military haircut here, but you saw some too-long haircuts in TSWLM also. The first two Brosnan movies were the best of the four he made, with this one edging out Goldeneye--IMHO. I read somewhere that the number one complaint about Goldeneye from fans was the lack of "Bond Music". Michelle Yeogh was the most badass Bond Girl ever. My opinion is that the villain was a little weak in this one, and he didn't have a cool lair--just ordinary office buildings. And Bond-scale villainy in support of running sensational headlines doesn't feel plausible as a motive. There are already plenty of wars and sensation things to report on as it is. JMO. Loved Dr. Kaufman though--would have liked to see more of him.
This was the first one that came out after I had started watching Bond, so definitely a sentimental favorite. It's also legitimately awesome with Michelle Yeoh, the gadget-filled cell phone, remote-controlled car and buzz saw torpedos. I do wish they had a more memorable henchman than Stamper though, I think that would put this at an S-tier Bond film. I do love that even with Pierce in maximum quip mode, he still gets a chance to be a cold-hearted killer with the funny assassin
I KNEW you would like the music in this one. David Arnold is the one and only worthy successor of John Barry in my opinion. He also did the next four Bond movies after TND (including the first two with Craig). And while they're a mixed bag in overall quality, the music is consistently great.
Funt fact: Henry Gupta was portrayed by the late Ricky Jay (RIP.) He was a magician of the sleight-of-hand variety and was very gifted at it. His skill when it came to cards was shown onscreen albeit in deleted scenes so you never get to see so in the final cut of the movie.
Thank you Jen for reacting Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce. The music video of the film is the song of the same name "Tomorrow Never Dies" single by Sheryl Crow😊😊👍👍
Of all Brosnan's Bond movies, this is one of my favourites, most choose Goldeneye, but for me this is the movie, because it's a more dynamic movie, there's more action, the plot is easier to understand, the music goes better, etc.
As usual Jen you’re spot on. K.D Lang’s Surrender is the superior song and should have been the main theme imo. And again the Bond theme back with a vengeance here. The main reason I enjoy your reviews of the Bond films is you understand the plot and get what’s going on. Makes it so much more enjoyable to watch. Certain other reviewers look like they’ve got a ? mark over their heads and not sure what’s happening. I think Bond’s done enough penetration to last a lifetime,don’t you think? 😅 See you next week for TWINE. 🔫🍸
That's the popular opinion for sure. I do like both songs though and I'm glad we got to keep both in the final cut. And I personally think they are placed in the right order. K.D. Lang's song feels more bombastic and triumphant, so it fits the ending perfectly. The other one has a sense of intrigue that works well for me at the beginning of the movie, but would be misplaced at the end.
Love the Bond girl body counter and the Wisdom Nugget segments 😂. My favorite Bond opening segment - I personally did NOT know ‘White Knight’ was Bond in the beginning and I remember being so delightfully surprised that it was 007
38:53 actually the song is sung K.D. Lang. The name is "Surrender". It was supposed to be the official theme song of the movie until they changed to Sheryl Crow because the producers wanted someone more popular to sing the song. Some of the instrumentation of the song is sprinkled throughout the movie. Both the theme songs are actually great in their own right.
Tomorrow Never Dies has risen in my Bond rankings in recent years as Carver's plot about media controlling politics becomes frighteningly relevant 😅 and I love a weak villain who relies on their hench (even more when they meet a grisly end). Michelle Yeoh is a top 5 Bond girl, the chopper 🏍 v chopper🚁 showdown is incrediblely tense, and two great songs. I also prefer the K.D. Lang, but her smoother version fits the credits better than Sheryl Crow.
The actors who played M and the Admiral starred together in a long running sitcom on the BBC, 'As Time Goes By'. So when TND came out, there was a nice little bit of publicity about the loving couple in a sitcom then butting heads in a Bond film.
11:44 . I love seeing her. She is in one of my favorite movies called "Tango and Cash. Which I really hope you watch someday and She's in "Lois&Clark a T.V. show I loved. 🤩
About the James Bond theme in the Daniel Craig movies: In Casino Royale, David Arnold uses it only two times because James Bond is only becoming 007 in that movie. In Quantum of Solace he uses it more frequently. Even a guitar version for a scene in Bolivia. The following composer Thomas Newman makes frequent use of the theme or parts of it, but more subtle. Hans Zimmer in No Time to die uses it in a more "traditional" way.
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Which theme song was your fav?
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Licence to kill
No time to die - Billie eilish. And Skyfall by Adele
_Nobody Does it Better,_ from The Spy Who Loved Me.
Goldeneye - Tina Turner, composed by Bono of U2.
And the worst song is Madonna's for Die Another Day, I don't know how the production allowed that song that has nothing to do with the Bond essence, it's a typical Madonna danceable techno song.
I have Several Favorite Bond Songs, from Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill," to A-Ha's "The Living Daylights," and even Gladys Knight's "Licence to Kill!" Believe Me when I tell You (Jen), that You still haven't heard the Best Songs yet...👍
My wife has been saying ''I hate to break it to Jen, but she loves lairs, she loves Vader, she loves C4, she loves missiles, she loves heists, I think she may be a villain'' 😂
But she's a very cute villain with great dance moves.
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@@josephmayo3253 I'm expecting Madonna's "Die Another Day" will have Jen rocking-out-of-her-chair! I hope we'll get to see some of that...🤞
@Joseph Mayo the most dangerous kind!
Bond holds the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Reserves. We saw Connery wear the official uniform in You Only Live Twice and Roger wear it in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Tecnically it’s Brosnan’s Lewis Gilbert movie. A remix between You Only Live Twice and The Spy Who Loved Me
A very underrated Bond film with a great and unfortunately relevant villain! Glad you loved it and the music!
It's funny to think that this was seen as a weak and forgettable entry when it was first released, but has gone on to become one of the most unintentionally prescient films in the entire series
@@christianwise637 Legit. I used to give it a hard time for the goofy villain plot but now that we live in an age where unscrupulous media can control politics, it's better (and more terrifying) than ever.
At the time it was fairly openly known to be based on Rupert Murdoch, he just won't die so it stays relevant
I loved this one too. Seeing when this came out and realizing my copy is in a stack of VHS tapes was a bit jarring but it is indeed surprisingly just as if not more relevant today.
the movie has things that doesnt know how to handle.
-A stronger Bond Girl: Wai Lin is a superior bondgirl that takes all the action scenes. She is even better than Bond. Sadly they had to push her back, several times, to not outshine bond. Lin, is not a sexy bond Girl, and kinda doesnt have any sexual charisma to create the fantasy!
-Sacrificial Bond Girl: Paris had no chemistry with Bond. Specially when its suppose to have some sexual tension between them. Terry is not sexy, or elegant! She is beautiful! But the role required a elegant, sexy trophy wife! We see Pierce struggling to have chemistry with Terry.
-Goffy Villain: Elliot motivations to world dominations comes in a cleaver way, different from the previous villains. But the issue is that Elliot is too much... that goes against the atmosphere of the movie. Elliot´s goes so off, unlike Zorin in A View to a Kill. Max Zorin does blend in the movie (somehow Walken did it) but Elliot doesnt seem to belong in this movie!
-Not impressive Henchman: Stamper is not a memorable henchman, dispite his image. His a big guy, muscle and could be such interesting side villain, yet, his just there.
I love Michelle Yeoh her character in this movie was so good and actually popular that MGM wanted to make a spinoff series with her but they couldn’t get the money together.
They should do a 'surviving Bond girl' movie. Wei Lin, Paloma, Pam Bouvier could all team up for a mission 👍
☝️Would watch 💯
Wai Lin was supposed to return in "Die Another Die" as the hotel concierge when Bond is in Hong Kong, but it's escaping me right now why that didn't happen.
@@ConstantineFurman Michelle probably read the script...
@@LordVolkov No, it didn't make it that far. Also, hush with that noise; in a word where "Quantum of Solace" exists, there's nothing wrong with "Die Another Day."
Pierce Brosnan will forever be my 007 having grown up in the 90s
This one has by far the most realistic villain out of ALL the Bond films. A media mogul who uses the media as a weapon. The game wasn't as good and Michelle Yeoh was an incredible Bond girl. I give this movie an 8/10.
The composer (David Arnold) didn't think he'd get to work on another Bond movie. So he went all-out with the score.
Jen, your Bond reactions are amazing as always. Brosnan is probably the most consistently “good” Bond-he never gives a bad performance in any of the four films he did. Can’t wait for your future Bondie reactions!
“Be choosy about who murders you”…greatest…-wisdom nugget-…ever!
I'm a sound engineer that often works on sound design and ambient music, and you have no idea how much I appreciate your attention to all the small nuances in the music! You have a real ear for the details!
Thanks Steven! That's such a cool job, I'd love to hear more about it! 🎶☺️👍
@@jenmurrayxo I'm basically the guy that sits behind the big mixing desk in a recording studio lol. I mainly work with recording artists/bands but quite often I also create effects and more ambient/atmospheric sounds. I know you said you prefer the music in Tomorrow Never Dies to GoldenEye, but GoldenEye's music is actually real cool in the sense that it uses a lot of very "real world" sounds instead of more traditional instruments, like metal clanging. The N64 game actually took this further and really leaned into that style. Anyway I better stop before this comment gets too long 😅 Feel free to quiz me about anything music/sound related any time though! I'm always happy to talk about it! You really do have a great ear for it all though! You notice small nuances that go over most people's heads.
Your genuine excitement for these movies makes watching your reactions a joy, Jen!
Love your reaction! This is by far my favorite Pierce Brosnan 007 movie. Elliot Carver is a more realistic villain than most others in this franchise. He's psychotic, but not out of the realm of possibility. Plus the music is absolutely killer. Keep 'em coming!
I'll never get tired of Jen doing the Bond theme. There was a lot of it in this reaction, all the way up to the end credits!
The bad guy in this aged really well. I don't think he was very well received at the time but his evil plot is so much more relevant now (not so much the "murdering people to start world wars" part but definitely the idea of different media corporations pushing certain agendas for their own gain).
The biggest knock on the movie was that Carver seemed like a wimp. Previous Bond villains chose to have henchmen do the dirty work, but you felt they could have handled themselves in a fight, (in some cases when they were younger), if they had to. But Carver had to have Stomper do the fighting for him, because Carver didn't seem like he could fight his way out of a paper bag.
@@docsavage8640 The perception at the time was that he was the wimpiest villain up to that point.
I remember Siskel & Ebert really liking Carver as an antagonist, basically saying that he was already a very appropriate character even back then and a refreshing update on the Bond villain.
@@docsavage8640 Yeah, even Batman has iconic villains who can't fight: Riddler, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist, etc...
@@josephmayo3253 Drax in Moonraker and Julian Glover's character in FYEO both could have given him a run for his money in that competition.
The closing theme was phenomenal it was written by David Arnold and lyrics were by the Bond theme legend Don Black. Those vocals by KD Lang. It should have been the main theme.
Jen's excitement level for this Bond film reached a peak of 10 ( with the intro ) and never faltered! :)
Michelle Yeoh has a great library of martial arts films in Hong Kong cinema. Some of her best fight scenes have been clipped and posted on TH-cam, and they are all amazing.
Like most Hong Kong actors, she did most of her own stunts & choreography, making her all the more impressive. She’s one of my favorite martial arts stars, and her inclusion in this movie was enough to get me in the theater. I didn’t even need to know what the plot was.
This is my personal favorite of the Brosnon Bond movies. Also that Sheryl Crow song is so good,she sings her heart out.
Jen, you have such an appreciation for the music of Bond! David Arnold composed the score for the next 4 movies, 2 of Craig’s and he is like a modern John Barry! Enjoy. The music has always been one of the greatest attributes the Bond franchise 😊
this is in my top 5 Bond movies, its fantastic! and the plot has aged horrifically well given today`s reality (the villain is based on a real media mogul that died on his yacht as well). Michelle and Brosnan had great chemistry, and Paris brought out another side to Bond. This movie is incredibly rewatchable cause once you`re over being distracted by the action/explosions, you discover the details in the peformances and lines. I love every frame of the hotel suite scene and how their body language is in complete contradiction to their standoff-ish dialogue. so glad u enjoyed it! cant wait for the next one
Gupta, the technoterrorist, was played by magician Ricky Jay. He has been in an episode of the X-Files, several movies by David Mamet, and was the narrator in the fantastic movie Magnolia, (Please react to Magnolia - you won't regret it. Carrot - Tom Cruise and Philip Seymour Hoffman!) Just wanted to shout out to Ricky Jay and your great reactions!
David Arnold was brought in at that time for Bond. He went back to the orginal sounds. Eric Serra was brought in with Goldeneye and although he's very well know, a lot of Bond fans were not so pleased with his style. For me David Arnold was great move. He even released a CD with all kind of covers of James Bond theme songs called Shaken and Stirred. A lot of famous artists brought their own version on that CD. You should check it out.
Bond 18 during the 35th anniversary of the franchise and it came out during Christmas of '97.
The villainy of Corporate Espionage was not what i was expecting from this one.
But all to start WW3 was a bold story point.
Shows you how powerful and corrupt Mass media can be.
Brosnan as 007, like riding a bike and he's living it up.
Teri Hatcher (Paris) before her final season as Lois Lane on the "Lois & Clark" tv series.
Michelle Yeoh as Wai-Lin in her first American film following the success of Supercop (1992) aka Police Story 3's stateside release in 1996.
The score composer of these next 3 films is David Arnold.
A newcomer to the game at that time.
He recorded and released an album called "Shaken not Stirred":The James Bond project prior to TND, featuring new versions of Bond themes (good stuff).
Sheryl Crow, Moby and k.d.lang's songs are all great.
Main series producer,Albert R. Broccoli passed away pre-release.
From here on out, his daughter Barbara and her husband Michael G. Wilson are the new bosses.
I had a ball seeing Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer in the opening bit. They played a romantic couple on a 90s sitcom called "As Time Goes By."
“Tell the admiral where he’d like his sausages delivered”
*Bond voice*
"Tomorrow Never Dies" is my favorite Brosnan Bond and it was so much fun watching you react to it! You were SO engaged the whole time! You were so into it - you were talking non-stop - it was so great!
James is a Navy Commander who has been enlisted by M:I6 as an undercover agent. Hence the Naval Uniform from time to time.
"Consider him slimed." guy is Michael Wilson who, along with his step-sister Barabara Broccoli, has been an executive producer of the Bond series since For Your Eyes Only. He has made several cameo appearances in the series.
This is one of those Bond films I can put on whenever and have a great time. I can watch it multiple times within a week and not be bored.
Growing up this was usually my go to bond of the Brosnan movies. It is just so much more accessible than most Bond movies.
Casting director Debbie McWilliams introduced him to producer Barbara Broccoli whilst the latter was on the phone. Broccoli told her caller to hold on and gave Otto 20 seconds to introduce himself. Götz, whose hair had been cropped very short for a TV production, said, "I'm big, I'm bad, I'm bald, I'm German. That's five seconds." This exchange got the part of Stamper in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
Excellent job as always!!!! Spy Who Loved Me for the classics, Tommorow Never Dies for the Brosnan era. The Dalton are right there. So many good ones!!!!❤❤❤❤
Correct this films theme is by Sheryl Crow who also did the song "Real Gone" for Disney's Car movie. The next film The World Is Not Enough featured a theme by Garbage's Shirley Manson a band I adore who have a bunch of amazing songs. Not Your Kind of People, Stupid Girl, Queer, Cherry Lips etc.
Brosnan was so good at playing Bond partly because he played a character not unlike him on a TV show in the 80's called "Remington Steele".
Pierce was going to play Bond after Moore, but the NBC network renewed "Steele" for a fifth and final season. So he missed out on "The Living Daylights".
Hey Jen!
- The music for this one was by David Arnold, who composed the scores for 'Stargate' and 'Independence Day'. He will be in charge of the scores for a few more of the Bond films with Brosnan. My favorite piece is the one playing during the parking garage scene. The k.d. lang song "Surrender" is absolutely perfect...it was around the time she was really big in the 1990s. I am not a Sheryl Crow fan, and really wish lang's song had been the one in the opening credits. Because Arnold wrote the score, and not the Crow song, he laced 'Surrender' into the score several times...sort of as a jab at not writing the song for the opening credits. Originally, John Barry was asked, but he was told he had to deal with the Sheryl Crow song, and not write the main theme song...so, he refused and suggested Arnold.
- The British Admiral played by Geoffrey Palmer, who did a charming (and very funny) sitcom playing the husband of Judi Dench (our wonderful M) called 'As Time Goes By'. Their chemistry is so good, that I find myself smiling watching the scenes they are in together in this film.
- There are several connections to 'Downton Abbey' in this film...1) The Minister of Defense is played by Julian Fellowes, creator of the series and films. 2) Hugh Bonneville, who plays Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham on 'Downton Abbey' played "Air Warfare Officer-HMS Bedford'. 3) Brendan Coyle, who plays John Bates, Valet to Earl Grantham on 'Downton Abbey' plays 'Leading Seaman-HMS Bedford' 4) And the last connection is Miss Moneypenny herself, Samantha Bond plays Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister to Earl Grantham on 'Downton Abbey'.
- A young Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera, P.S. I Love You) plays 'Leading Seaman-HMS Devonshire' in the opening scenes sinking the British ship. He was later considered for 007 before it was given to Daniel Craig but turned it down for fears of typecasting. He even has several lines in the sequence.
- This is one of my favorite performances by Jonathan Pryce. His portrayal of Elliott Carver is one of the best Bond villains ever IMHO. He has also played Bond creator Ian Fleming. I have never seen it, but I have heard about it. Amazingly, the original Elliott Carver was going to be Anthony Hopkins...but because the film had no set script when filming began, he quit after 3 days. He then went to do 'The Mask of Zorro' being directed by Martin Campbell, who turned down the 'Tomorrow Never Dies' gig because he didn't want to do another Bond film immediately after 'GoldenEye'.
I think if "Surrender" was used in the opening credits, Arnold would've still incorporated it into the score. Past Bond films have done that.
Hardly anyone has realized that the actor who plays the CIA man, who also appeared in Goldeneye, was the villain in The Living Daylights with Timothy Dalton, was the same actor.
Mitchell!
I noticed...and mentioned it in My Comments on "GoldenEye."
Only the chosen few of James Bonding know.
@@tomhoffman4330 Of course, that catches my attention, I've seen some TH-camrs reacting to The Living Daylights and Goldenye, and none of them realized that the man from the CIA was the same actor who played the villain in The Living Daylights
its great that you noticed the quality of the closing theme song. It was an alternative opening and lots of fans prefer it to the opening. this is an open fan debate that you stumbled into and recognized! a True Fan~ !
Like Goldeneye, this was a blast to watch with a crowd in a theater. Very fun time to be a teenage Bond fan. These movies felt like they were made for me. Didn't try to get too deep. Just fun popcorn entertainment.
What I love about this movie is Geoffrey Palmer and Judi dench were both in an enormously popular British tv show called as time goes by where they play loving partners. In this movie they hate each other!!!!
I always thought it was a cool twist how Stamper was one of the few henchmen who outlived his boss and we get him for the final fight! He's a top tier henchmen for me. "Nein!" 💪😎
31:46 Michelle Yeoh has in fact won several beauty pageants in her youth, including the Miss Malaysia title in 1983 at age 21. She is also trained in martial arts and has not only performed as an actress but also as a stuntwoman. In many movies she does her own stunts (not in this one though - she wanted to but the director prevented her from doing so because he thought it was too dangerous; she did perform all combat scenes though).
Such a great actress.
I like most of the Pierce Brosnan movies; only one of them (Die Another Day) is a bit lackluster, mostly because they overstated on the gaget side of things. However - Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is not Enough are all among my favourite Bond movies.
3/4 hits is not a bad average for Brosnan.
I'm glad Yeoh finally got some proper recognition this year with Everything Everywhere All At Once. She's earned it.
@@Yggdrasil42 She got a lot of recognition throughout her career - the list of awards she has won is really impressive. And she absolutely deserves all of them.
She is not formally trained in martial arts. She was a ballet dancer and used those skills to choreograph her martial arts scenes.
Fun fact: the airman giving Bond the HALO jump instructions is Al Matthews aka Sgt Apone from Aliens and legit Nam era staff sergeant and drill instructor. "Absolutely BADASSES!!"
Fun fact, the villains' media mogul was based off of Rupert Murdoch. It seems like this was prophesied over 20 years before his empire at FOX News became what it is. In the words of Carvers' "there's no news like bad news", "when there's mayhem & murder, there Murdoch".😅
Some of your best wisdom nuggets in this one! "Be choosy about who murders you!" and "when in doubt, shoot everything!" have to be two of my favorites! 😃 Keep up the great reactions!
There was a bit of stunt casting in this Bond film. Dame Judi Dench (M) was teamed up with her long-time co-star, Geoffrey Palmer, who was playing Admiral Roebuck. Roebuck was the older antagonistic military advisor who launched the missiles prematurely at the beginning of the movie. Dench and Palmer played star-crossed lovers in the long running British sitcom, "As Time Goes By," and they were both dear friends.
I was lucky enough to watch this in the theaters back in 1997. It's my second favorite Brosnan Bond after GoldenEye. It encapsulates everything about late 90s action movies: elaborate action set pieces with practical effects, and a relatively lighthearted plot with a wonderfully hammy villain. Speaking of the latter, it's interesting how much more relevant the villain has gotten in the last decade or so. The movie also captured the zeitgeist of mainstream American culture at the time. With the Soviet Union gone and the Gulf War over, there was a sense of stability and optimism of the future; the use of "modern" things like GPS, high res live video feeds, etc. showed off the advancements of technology as the century came to a close. Bond even gets to drive around a remote control car, making him seem like a kid having fun with a toy. China is still seen as aloof, but also a potential ally. And yet despite all of this, the movie reassures its older audiences that sometimes the "old fashioned ways" are still relevant with the use of the British battleship at the end.
Some other fun facts: When Bond and Wai Lin were escaping on the bike, them arguing over the controls wasn't an act; the director told them both separately that they'd be the ones driving. When Bond crashes the car in the rental place, onlookers rushed in because they thought it was a real accident. There were quite a few deleted scenes; my favorite was Gupta using throwing cards as weapons. This is a skill that actor Ricky Jay had in real life. If you look at the background of the Q scene, there's a live jaguar in a cage, which was supposed to be for another funny scene that got cut. The guy on the stealth boat who was supposed to be watching the cameras was originally killed for his lack of attention, but that was cut as well. There were also lots of issues with the production, such as it getting a release date with pre-production finished, constant rewrites up until the last minute, problems amongst the actors and director, etc. There's plenty more, but I'm sure others will post about it. Glad you enjoyed the movie!
You are the BEST movie "reactionare" (is there such a word?) ever!! Thanks for the great cheer!!
The admiral who interacts with M was played by Geoffrey Palmer (RIP), who played Judi Dench's character's husband in the Britcom "As Time Goes By". It was fun to see them outside those roles, but together.
Another solid entry. Pierce Brosnan continues to give it his all as Bond, Michelle Yeoh is hot asf, and the car chase is phenomenal too. Also, the music by David Arnold is some of the best during this period. He would continue making awesome Bond soundtracks from there for the next few films up until Quantum of Solace.
This was my first Bond film, well in a way.
Years back when it was common to upload whole films in multiple parts on TH-cam with no regard to copyright, I watched it and adore it for its non stop action.
Have to say, I still enjoy it as an action movie, not so much a Bond film. He’s very “Rambo in a tuxedo” here, especially during the finale on the stealth-boat, not very Bond but fun all the same.
What I do appreciate about the film is how ahead of its time it was with the choice of villain. Jonathan Pryce is a great actor, and he delivers his lines with sheer relish it’s hard not to be entertained by him. But at the time, many people found it silly and not very villainous to have just a media mogul as a villain.
However, what with one thing and another in recent years, all the rhetoric you hear these days of “fake news” and Rupert Murdoch’s monopoly on the news especially here in the UK, Elliot Carver becomes quite relevant as a media mogul villain, bent on manipulating headlines to convince the world to start a war, even if that means slaughtering people.
I’ll also add that I’m not overly keen on Sheryl Crow’s song. Can’t say I’m too mad about her voice, she sounds to me like a hoarse cat screeching away, lyrics are good though. What I don’t like about it was that it was a last minute song, so they had a song with the title in it. The song that was going to be the opening credits track was k.d lang’s Surrender which appears in the closing credits, and it will forever rub salt in my wound because it’s a much better song!
But the producers for some reason deemed Sheryl Crow to be more marketable than k.d lang so we’re left with what we got.
Bond's military uniform comes form his days with the British Navy where he got his Commander rank and he wears it in Diamonds Are Forever and The Spy Who Loved Me, I can't think of an other time he wears it off the top of my head
He may have worn it in you only live twice at his "funeral"
Yeoh was an absolutely brilliant Bond girl.
"A dog!"
That cracked me up. 🐕
One of the most beautiful 007 theme songs is ‘The World Is Not Enough’,
sung by Shirley Manson.
The third remake of _You Only Live Twice,_ after _The Spy Who Loved Me._ Brosnan's best Bond performance, he's note perfect & having a blast. After bringing the dead franchise back to life with _Goldeneye,_ _Tomorrow Never Dies_ was the victory lap.
The end music was originally meant to be at the beginning but they thought Cheryl crow was a bigger name than kd lang so they put it at the end and called the song surrender .
Great reaction as always Jen 😊 Just a head's up; the next film marks the last appearance of Desmond Llewellyn as Q so hopefully you'll be prepared and get to say a proper goodbye as you were gutted at not saying goodbye to Lois Maxwell's Moneypenny.
Thanks David ☺️👍
Jen I have watched most of your reactions and I've got to say your the best,you dont just react you interact,dont lose your gift.all the best from the UK.🥰
Thank you Terry! Been having such a blast ☺️👍
PB was lucky to have been cast in Remington Steele for 5 seasons so he already had a super spy character in his repertoire.
The KD Lang end credit was originally slated for the opening title. Producers decided to have the opening credit with the movie title's namesake instead.
I started learning to pick locks with a pait of handcuffs and a hair clip. Its actually surprisingly easy, even with wrists behind the back. Thats what id start with. Then padlocks.
I did mentioned the improvement of the Bond theme the last time-for 007 fans its the call of the wild!-Bond wore the Commander uniform in "YOLT" and "TSWLM"-I cant wait for you to discover the Bond theme plot on "Casino Royale"-for me "TND" was way better than "GLDNEYE" in pacing and non stop action-a solid BOND adventure and Brosnan's best!-great reactions-as ever!
Pretty much my favorite of the Brosnan Era. And I was Over The Moon to see an Asian Bond Girl, and one that kicked ass. The ones in You Only Live Twice didn't do much. Michelle Yeoh was incredible.
The music for the next film goes up a notch. David Arnold is the perfect successor to John Barry in writing the soundtrack. He writes the music to five films, did an album Shaken Not Stirred of alternative theme songs with different artists and he organised the concert last year to celebrate 60 years of Bond music. He wrote the end title song by KD Lang but one of the best is when he worked with Shirley Bassey and lyricist Don Black (Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever, Man With the Golden Gun)on the song No Good About Goodbye which used the es from his score for Quantum of Solace but never considered as the title track unfortunately.
This was one of my favourite James Bond movies from the 90s, very exciting and action packed. Thank you "Miss Murray Penny".
Glad you enjoyed it Jen! It's a VERY FUN Bond! And yes, the music was FANTASTIC! I'm looking forward to your reaction to the next one. That's my personal favourite Brosnan film. Have a lovely weekend Jen x
Tomorrow never dies is one of my favourite bond films, it's up there with goldfinger, the spy who loved me and the living daylights
I'm sure most of us remember our introduction to Bond. This was my first Bond movie and it left a lasting impression on a young teenager. TND is one of the best. Non stop action. Great car park and motorcycle chases. Yeoh is easily one of the greatest Bond girls. The heavy use of the Bond theme was great. Bond's hotel room was the interior of the golf club used in Goldfinger. Glad you enjoyed it Jen!
Both Connery and Moore wore the Royal Navy Uniform in their respective 007 movies.
I'm just glad I wasn't drinking anything when you said Bond needed to work on his penetration skills or it would have been quite the spit take. Great reaction!
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Admittedly, this is my favorite. It's just so Bond
The actor who played General Chang who allied with Carver is the legendary Philip Kwok who is best known for being in the martial arts movies produced by the Shaw Bros, among the movies, his most famous role was in The Five Venoms
I don't know what it is exactly, but I am not affraid to say, Jen, that you are my favorite movie reactor - especially for Bondies. It may ne the short intro, it may be the excitement when you hear good themesongs and credit songs, or even when things go KAPOW! and don't even start on the gasps! Love it all, Jen! Keep it up and stay sane. Just a bit :)
Thanks Gizmofail! ☺️👍🥂
The Spy Who Loved Me + Pierce Brosnan & Michelle Yeoh = Tomorrow Never Dies. Great formula for a great Bond Film.
This is a very underrated Bond, but I love it, Brosnan and Dalton were my Bond's both are extremely underappreciated Dalton being a very dark version of Bond and Brosnan being a great all round Bond my personal favourite Brosnan movie is up next "The world is not enough". Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Great reaction - love your appreciation of the brass also !!
David Arnold didn’t want Sheryl Crow, he wanted the KD Lang song. This is why it’s motifs are laced throughout the film.
It feels similar to what happened with John Barry with The Living Daylights, he wanted to have The Pretenders singing the main theme, but the producers went with a more commercially popular choice with a-ha, so The Pretenders got the closing theme (and the song that the henchman listens to) as a compromise, and those songs appear more in the score than the actual main theme
7:55 The newscaster ("Consider him slimed") is played by Bond series co-producer Michael G. Wilson. He makes at least one cameo in every Bond film since "The Spy Who Loved Me", this is one of the few where he has dialogue.
I'd forgotten how creative the vehicle chases were in this film!
I wish Dr. Kaufman had his own movie. He is such a good villan.
To answer your questions about the score and the Craig movies, this the first Bond movie scored by David Arnold, and he stays with the franchise through Quantum of Solace (the 2nd Craig movie)
David Arnold composed music for Tomorrow Never Dies(1997). He wrote music for Stargate(1994) and Independence Day(1996).
No one is ever going to be able to replace John Barry, but I reckon David Arnold is as phenomenal a successor as you're ever going to get. I really hope he comes back to the series at some point, not to criticise Thomas Newman or Hans Zimmer, but I've really missed his musical presence in these films
Michelle Yeoh is a badass actress. She's been in the martial arts for a very long time and I think she does most of her stunts. Maybe one day you might check out Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon her most famous role. Its an amazing movie.
Great reaction Jen!
Love this movie and the role played by Johnathan Pryce as Elliott Carver was so well done! And Gotz Otto, who played the main henchman apparently had the greatest and quickest audition in Bond history. Basically he walked in and told them "I'm big, I'm bad, and I'm German." 😀
Brosnan remains my favorite of the middle era Bonds by far, and I liked Dalton in the role. He just fits the Bond image so well. Such a good actor. And Michelle Yeoh was amazing. While the return to "disposable" Bond girls in the movies isn't something I liked too much (and poor Teri Hatcher), I really liked that Yeoh was consistent as a semi-foil/semi-teammate throughout this movie, much like Carey Lowell's Pam Bouvier (the DEA/ex-military pilot) in Licence to Kill.
I also liked seeing Joe Don Baker return as Wade. I still laugh every time he calls Bond "Jimbo". 😀
Also: You need to start the process of building your lair ASAP. I mean, really, you've talked to much about it to not do it now!
25:57 "I have my divisions: TV, news, magazines!" This was pre-social media - no Internet, no podcasts, no satellite radio - such a long time ago!
The motorcycle scene is one of my favorite stunts of the entire franchise. This film is much too underrated.
The James Bond Character is actually a Commander in the Royal Navy Reserve. He was recruited from there into the Secret Service. That's why his skills are so good in the water--he was a trained specialist. Just to refresh your memory, we see him in uniform at the beginning of You Only Live Twice (Connery) after he's fished out of the water after his burial at sea, and in The Spy Who Loved Me (Moore), also near the beginning, when he was at the Naval base discussing that their missing submarine had been tracked. Brosnan's hair is way too long for a military haircut here, but you saw some too-long haircuts in TSWLM also.
The first two Brosnan movies were the best of the four he made, with this one edging out Goldeneye--IMHO.
I read somewhere that the number one complaint about Goldeneye from fans was the lack of "Bond Music". Michelle Yeogh was the most badass Bond Girl ever.
My opinion is that the villain was a little weak in this one, and he didn't have a cool lair--just ordinary office buildings. And Bond-scale villainy in support of running sensational headlines doesn't feel plausible as a motive. There are already plenty of wars and sensation things to report on as it is. JMO. Loved Dr. Kaufman though--would have liked to see more of him.
This was the first one that came out after I had started watching Bond, so definitely a sentimental favorite. It's also legitimately awesome with Michelle Yeoh, the gadget-filled cell phone, remote-controlled car and buzz saw torpedos. I do wish they had a more memorable henchman than Stamper though, I think that would put this at an S-tier Bond film. I do love that even with Pierce in maximum quip mode, he still gets a chance to be a cold-hearted killer with the funny assassin
I KNEW you would like the music in this one. David Arnold is the one and only worthy successor of John Barry in my opinion. He also did the next four Bond movies after TND (including the first two with Craig). And while they're a mixed bag in overall quality, the music is consistently great.
Funt fact: Henry Gupta was portrayed by the late Ricky Jay (RIP.) He was a magician of the sleight-of-hand variety and was very gifted at it. His skill when it came to cards was shown onscreen albeit in deleted scenes so you never get to see so in the final cut of the movie.
Thank you Jen for reacting Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce. The music video of the film is the song of the same name "Tomorrow Never Dies" single by Sheryl Crow😊😊👍👍
Of all Brosnan's Bond movies, this is one of my favourites, most choose Goldeneye, but for me this is the movie, because it's a more dynamic movie, there's more action, the plot is easier to understand, the music goes better, etc.
As usual Jen you’re spot on. K.D Lang’s Surrender is the superior song and should have been the main theme imo. And again the Bond theme back with a vengeance here. The main reason I enjoy your reviews of the Bond films is you understand the plot and get what’s going on. Makes it so much more enjoyable to watch. Certain other reviewers look like they’ve got a ? mark over their heads and not sure what’s happening. I think Bond’s done enough penetration to last a lifetime,don’t you think? 😅
See you next week for TWINE. 🔫🍸
That's the popular opinion for sure. I do like both songs though and I'm glad we got to keep both in the final cut. And I personally think they are placed in the right order. K.D. Lang's song feels more bombastic and triumphant, so it fits the ending perfectly. The other one has a sense of intrigue that works well for me at the beginning of the movie, but would be misplaced at the end.
Love the Bond girl body counter and the Wisdom Nugget segments 😂. My favorite Bond opening segment - I personally did NOT know ‘White Knight’ was Bond in the beginning and I remember being so delightfully surprised that it was 007
Best Bondgirl. I needed this fix of Jen's Bond-reactions to get me into the weekend. Thank you for posting these.
Thanks Marcus ☺️👍
IMHO this is the best Bond movie ever made! 😍
38:53 actually the song is sung K.D. Lang. The name is "Surrender". It was supposed to be the official theme song of the movie until they changed to Sheryl Crow because the producers wanted someone more popular to sing the song. Some of the instrumentation of the song is sprinkled throughout the movie. Both the theme songs are actually great in their own right.
Tomorrow Never Dies has risen in my Bond rankings in recent years as Carver's plot about media controlling politics becomes frighteningly relevant 😅 and I love a weak villain who relies on their hench (even more when they meet a grisly end).
Michelle Yeoh is a top 5 Bond girl, the chopper 🏍 v chopper🚁 showdown is incrediblely tense, and two great songs. I also prefer the K.D. Lang, but her smoother version fits the credits better than Sheryl Crow.
The actors who played M and the Admiral starred together in a long running sitcom on the BBC, 'As Time Goes By'. So when TND came out, there was a nice little bit of publicity about the loving couple in a sitcom then butting heads in a Bond film.
11:44 . I love seeing her. She is in one of my favorite movies called "Tango and Cash. Which I really hope you watch someday and She's in "Lois&Clark a T.V. show I loved. 🤩
Tango and Cash is such a fun movie.
Teri Hatcher is still My Favorite Lois Lane, and I've Loved Her ever since that show too!
About the James Bond theme in the Daniel Craig movies: In Casino Royale, David Arnold uses it only two times because James Bond is only becoming 007 in that movie. In Quantum of Solace he uses it more frequently. Even a guitar version for a scene in Bolivia.
The following composer Thomas Newman makes frequent use of the theme or parts of it, but more subtle.
Hans Zimmer in No Time to die uses it in a more "traditional" way.