Die Another Day, to

 


 

In this Movie, Bond was portrayed by Pierce Brosnan.

M was portayed by Judi Dench.

Q was portayed by John Cleese (as Q).

Moneypenny was portayed by Samantha Bond
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The Main villain was Gustav Graves / Colonel Tan-Sun Moon, portayed by Toby Stephens / Will Yun Lee.

His evil plan was to use the sun-enhancing satellite Icarus to cut a path through the Korean Demilitarized Zone, provoking a war between North and South Korea.

Icarus is rendered harmless when Bond destroys the control device.

Bond pulls the cord on his parachute, sucking him into his plane's engine upon getting electrocuted.
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The theme song, Die Another Day was performed by Madonna.
 

 

Synopsis

There's nothing much to be said bout James Bond. The fans will remain fans, and those who aren't will not start with this new Movie, the 20th (?) in the franchise. The thing is that a few months before To Die Another Day was released, XXX starring Vin Diesel came out. XXX was compared to a new kind of a James Bond, more appropriate for the new Millennium. Here is a simple exercise of "Find the differences" between the two Movies. Does the comparison really pass the test of reality? You be the judge

 

 

XXX

007

The Plot

Save the world and win the girl (not necessarily in that order)

The Cloths

Casual

Elegant

A 1980's nerd

A British gentleman

The Special Effects Man

Does not yield to temptation but (probably) stays for keeps

Seduces him and disappears

The villains

The more the better

The stunts

Anything that moves, drives, flies and and explodes (we have already seen avalanches, paragliders, and motorcycles of all kinds)

The patriotism

A parachute with U.S. flag

parachute with a British flag

The politics

Leftist anarchist

Rightist conservative

Mode of recruitement

Coercion turned into choice

Volunteering

 

 

So what really are the differences?

Still not convinced? Guess who was chosen to direct the second XXX Movie? That's right, the director who directed To Die Another Day.