Tomorrow Never Dies
I've moved a few titles around during this rewatch--FYEO jumped a few spots and Licence to Kill fell a couple--but not until Tomorrow Never Dies have I been surprised by my re-assessment. I was expecting to give this a 5 or 6, tops. But I enjoyed it! The pre-title scene at the terrorist bazaar is tense and thrilling, and the action remains at a high level throughout. The inventive car chase is a highlight, alongside the bike chase where Bond and Wai Lin have to improvise on the fly. What really pushes TBD over the top is the hotel scene with Paris. This is one of the most raw and revealing sequences in the franchise.
So, that's the good. The bad: the villain. I love Jonathan Pryce in general, but it was difficult to take him or his scheme seriously.
7/10
1) From Russia With Love
2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3) Goldfinger
4) For Your Eyes Only
5) The Spy Who Loved Me
6) GoldenEye
7) Licence to Kill
8) Dr. No
9) Tomorrow Never Dies
10) The Living Daylights
11) Thunderball
12) The Man With The Golden Gun
13) Octopussy
14) Live and Let Die
15) You Only Live Twice
16) Moonraker
17) A View to a Kill
18) Diamonds Are Forever
