| James Bond - Die Another Day - Mafu (12/12/2002 9:44:54 PM) |
| Decided that if I can see Harry Potter on the opening day, that I could also see James Bond "Die Another Day". Afterall, I'm more of a James Bond fan than a Harry Potter fan, and I liked the first day Harry Potter experience. Headed out to the late showing at the Indooropilly BCC. This time had no probs with the student card, it was in date, and found that showing a Fly Buys card gets you in for $9, compared to $10 for a concession. File that one away for further use! Some dork behind us in the line didn't notice though, and thought he was clever getting in for $10 with an old student card. He He Elsta - live and learn buddy. Grabbed the obligatory water, while Elsta got Popcorn, and we sent Andrea off to mind the spot in the queue for the cinema. That was a good move - by the time we got up there, the queue was already to the bottom of the stairs. A few other line jumpers decided to join us (P & H) and then more again (A & housemate). So we had a good little balloon in the queue at our spot, and chatted idly about how we could sit in the cinema one seat apart, and take up a whole row. We didn't do that. But it could have been fun. By the time the door opened, the queue was all the way down to the first ticketing area, and we knew it was worthwhile getting there early. Got into the cinema, got MY seats, so that was good. We all got the row together, thanks to some power walking and elbow jabbing on my part to ensure I got MY seats. They are MY seats after all - you wouldn't think I'd have to assert myself would you? So we got half the row, and all was good. But then Elsta started making gay advances towards me. I was scared. I read him the riot act, and he behaved himself for the rest of the movie, but watch that one guys. The adverts were great to stat with - Val Morgan would be proud. Somehow the volume wasn't loud enough to be heard over the full cinema of people, and the light in the projector was blown. As Elsta so eloquently put it on the night, "These are the best ad's I have never seen". I couldn't agree more. So finally we got through the trailers (LOTR2 which looks great, another first showing viewing for sure!, The Tuxedo, which looks like a good JC movie, and another superhero movie which name escapes me, but also looks good), and got to the movie. The movie starts in typical James Bond style, with JB (Pearce B) coming on and shooting the audience. I've never been able to figure out how that's a good way to start a movie - but anyway. The starting sequence has some great surfing, and we think it was real. It really is a great sequence! It kind of sets the scene for the whole movie, in which anything that collides with anything, no matter how small or unrealistic, will explode. Oh, unless of course James is driving! But its a good sequence, and now I want a hovercraft. And a helicopter. And a couple of fast cars and a jet! The obligatory music video is quite good, the chicks are nice, and the CG is very good - even their breasts move correctly and nicely as we all agreed this morning over coffee. It also sets the scene for the rest of the movie, and explains why James Bond ends up looking like Tom Hanks from that island movie with the volley ball and ice skate. From thereon in, the movie is a rollercoaster ride of explosions, one liners, sexual innuendo, special effects, explosions, sexual innuendo, tantalising half naked chicks, one liners, explosions and sexual innuendo. There are huge holes in the plot, physics just doesn't apply to the world of James Bond, and there are some glaring holes and ridiculous outcomes. But that's what James Bond is supposed to be. Well that's what I think. I loved the movie. I loved the one liners and sexual innuendo. I loved the cool gadgets, the nice Bond girls, the fight scenes and the rollercoaster plot. Some of the physics problems (like cars which obviously don't have crumple zones, as the can fall from 1000 feet and not compress into a small ball on impact) and glaring errors (like the parachute from the ice racer that turns from a round stopping chute to a square stunt chute) and bad special effects (like the kits surfing wave - meh!) and things that just can't happen (diamonds staying imbedded in ones face!) were a little annoying, but then how can you pick holes in a movie who's whole storyline revolves around a gigantic reflector orbiting the earth, which can be directed to shine the suns light on any target?!? Go expecting the movie to be unrealistic. It is. Go expecting it to be action packed. It is. Go expecting it to have explosion galore. It does. Go expecting Bond to die. He won't (he can't!). Go expecting Bond to blow everything up. He does (I think the next one will be called "Detonator finger"!). Go expecting to see the chicks naked? You'll be disappointed. But the bad Bond girl does fight in her bra! Its a good movie. I liked it. Of the group of us that went, I think I liked it the most, and some of the group just hated it. So Porcupine, if you are reading this, go after a few beers, and expect the worst. Then you may just enjoy it! ;-) 8/10 |
| Re: James Bond - Porcupine (14/12/2002 5:52:30 AM) | ||||
| I don't drink beer. I don't drink alcohol at all. Consequently I hate everyone and everything. Well OK. I was supposed to see this movie Friday night, but was somehow convinced to go to a beach until 2am. I watched the Geminids instead. I don't hate everyone, but the difference from 100% is insignificant. 
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