It became the highest-grossing film in the saga, but its top managers opted for a change of direction
The James Bond film saga has been with us for 62 years, during which time dozens of films have been released. Of course, we will all have our personal favorites and also those that we don’t really like too much. Today it’s time to focus on the positive part, because I would like to let you know that which I consider to be probably the most underrated 007 movie is available to stream for free for a limited time. I mean ‘Die another day’.
‘Die Another Day’ ended up being the final adventure of Pierce Brosnan like James Bond, although that was a decision that was made after the fact for different reasons. In fact, it became the highest-grossing film in the saga until then with worldwide revenues of 431 million dollars – although there was even talk of a spin-off that was finally discarded for questionable reasons – although it is also fair to recognize that all the feature films led by Daniel Craig They exceeded that number in theaters.
At full throttle
Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the saga, ‘Die Another Day’ is a nonsense without fear of ridicule that even included an invisible car. That’s partly because this feature film directed by Lee Tamahori It also had some homage to all the stages of the character, so the more playful vein typical of the era of Roger Moore could not be missed.
The point is that here the use of technology bordered on the absurd, but it was something that went very well in line with what the film was looking for, combining the big show common in the Brosnan era with the attempt not to lose the public’s interest in a character whose style was beginning to sound a little old-fashioned. Hence, with Craig they opted for a very different approach.
For my part, I remember having a great time with it in theaters and that in a subsequent review it was still a highly recommended enjoyable hobby. However, it had a fairly negative reception from critics and remained a bit like the black sheep of the saga before the successful relaunch initiated by ‘Casino Royale’.
You have until June 18 to be able to enjoy ‘Die Another Day’ for free on RTVE Play.
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