Die Another Day

Synopsis: Pierce Brosnan gives one last mission as James Bond. Starting off in North Korea, Bond is betrayed and captured. 14 months later, Bond is set free, but traded for Zao who was captured by MI6. When back in his world, Bond sets off to track down Zao. Bond gets caught up in yet another scheme which sends him to millionaire Gustav Graves. Another MI6 agent known as Miranda Frost is also posing as a friend of Graves. Bond is invited to a presentation held by Graves about a satellite found in space which can project a huge laser beam. Bond must stop this madman with a fellow American agent, known as Jinx. Whilst Bond tries to stop Graves and Zao, will he finally reveal who betrayed him?
Director(s): Lee Tamahori
Production: MGM Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 34 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
PG-13
Year:
2002
133 min
$160,201,106
Website
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PUKCH`ONG COAST, NORTH KOREA

Look, what is this? I`m supposed to...

Colonel Tan-Sun Moon`s HQ

De-Militarised Zone, North Korea

Open the bag.

That will teach you to lecture me.

Retract the blast doors.

Find me a new anger therapist.

I am Zao.

You are late.

Mr Van Bierk. l`ve been

looking forward to this meeting.

Me, too.

My African military friends

owe you many thanks, Colonel Moon.

Few men have the guts to trade

conflict diamonds since the UN embargo.

I know all about the UN.

I studied at Oxford and Harvard.

Majored in Western hypocrisy.

From your modest little collection of cars,

I would never have guessed.

- Show me the diamonds.

- Show me the weapons.

Bring the weapons.

Hiding weapons in the demilitarised zone.

It`s a bit of a minefield out there.

America`s cultural contribution.

One million land mines,

and my hovercrafts float right over them.

RPGs, flamethrowers, automatic weapons

and enough ammunition

to run a small war.

My diamonds?

Check it over quick.

- Don`t blow it all at once.

- I`ve special plans for this consignment.

His name is James Bond.

A British assassin.

Mr Van Bierk,

let me show you something.

Our new tank buster.

- Depleted uranium shells, naturally.

- Naturally.

And how do you propose to kill me now...

Mr Bond?

It`s pathetic that you British still believe

you have the right to police the world.

But you will not live to see the day

all Korea is ruled by the North.

Then you and I

have something in common.

Who is it?

Where`s my son?

It`s the General.

Hello, Father.

Why is there a fire?

I`ll be there in five minutes.

Get the weapons out of here...

and kill the spy.

Saved by the bell.

My son is dead.

I don`t condone what they do here.

Tell it to the concierge.

Still you jest.

Defiant to the last.

Your people have abandoned you.

Your very existence denied.

Why stay silent?

It doesn`t matter any more.

Things are out of my hands.

We reach the end, Mr Bond.

Spare me the unpleasantries.

carved Korea in two.

And then you arrive.

A British spy. An assassin.

And now the hardliners have their proof

we cannot trust the West.

You...

You took away my son.

Your firing squad

should have done the job for me.

I hoped a Western education would help

him become a bridge between our worlds.

But all it did was to corrupt him.

Let`s get this over with, shall we?

My son had an ally in the West.

For the last time, who was it?

Who made him betray

his country and his name?

The same person who betrayed me.

Turn around!

Start walking.

Keep walking, please.

Keep moving.

Zao!

I`m being traded.

- For you.

- Keep moving. Keep walking, please.

Your time will come.

Not as soon as yours.

Keep walking, please.

Look at him.

You`d think he was some kind of a hero.

OK, hold him tight.

- Watch his legs now.

- All right, let`s go.

No biological agents

in the prelim scan. He`s clean.

Pulse 72.

Blood pressure 120 over 80.

Indications of neurotoxins, histamine,

serotonin, enzyme inhibitors.

Scorpion venom.

Also traces of a venom antiserum.

They`d sting him,

then administer the antidote.

Yet his internal organs seem unaffected.

Liver not too good.

It`s definitely him, then.

Morning.

Welcome back.

Such hospitality.

You don`t seem too pleased to see me.

If I`d had my way,

you`d still be in North Korea.

Your freedom came at too high a price.

Zao.

He tried to blow up a summit

between South Korea and China.

Took out three Chinese agents

before he was caught.

And now he`s free.

I never asked to be traded.

- I`d rather die in prison than let him loose.

- You had your cyanide.

Threw it away years ago.

What the hell is this about?

The top US agent in the North Korean

High Command was executed last week.

The Americans intercepted a signal

from your prison naming him.

- And they think it`s me?

- You were the only inmate.

They concluded you cracked

and were haemorrhaging information.

We had to get you out.

And what do you think?

With drugs, you wouldn`t know

what you did or didn`t say.

I know the rules.

And number one is no deals.

Get caught and you`re given up.

The mission was compromised.

Moon got a call exposing me.

He had a partner in the West.

Even his father knew about it.

- Whether that`s true or not, it`s irrelevant.

- No, it isn`t.

The same person who set me up then

has just set me up again to get Zao out.

So I`m going after him.

The only place you`re going

is our evaluation centre in the Falklands.

- Double-O status rescinded.

- Along with my freedom?

For as long as I deem necessary, yes.

You`re no use to anyone now.

- He`s gone into cardiac arrest.

- Crash trolley. Notify his superiors. Now!

He`s flatlining on the ECG.

Get me some atropine. We`re losing him!

Stand by. Clear.

I`m checkin` out.

Thanks for the kiss of life.

Security breach on level three.

All personnel defensive, code red.

Apprehend and detain with force.

Security breach on level three.

All personnel defensive, code red.

Apprehend and detain with force.

Security breach on level three.

All personnel defensive, code red.

My usual suite, please.

Do you have a credit card?

Or even any luggage, sir?

Mr Bond, so good to see you.

It`s been a long time.

Mr Chang.

Open the Presidential Suite.

Could you send up my tailor

and some food?

The lobster`s good,

with quails` eggs and sliced seaweed.

- And if there`s any left, a `61 Bollinger.

- Of course.

Do it quickly.

Been busy, have we, Mr Bond?

Just surviving, Mr Chang.

Just surviving.

I am Peaceful Fountains of Desire.

The masseuse.

I come with compliments of the manager.

I`m sure you do. Come in.

On the bed, please. Face down.

Yes, of course.

I`m not that kind of masseuse.

I`m not that kind of customer.

You think I haven`t always known

you`re Chinese Intelligence, Chang?

- Hong Kong`s our turf now, Bond.

- Don`t worry. I`m not here to take it back.

Put your hands down.

What the hell do you want?

Just to help you settle a score.

Zao killed three of your men.

You get me into North Korea,

I`ll take care of him for you.

What`s in it for you?

Chance to get even.

Zao has information I need.

- I`ll have to ask Beijing.

- Do it.

Now get out. Unless you

really want to give me a massage.

Ah, Mr Bond.

A little ``thank you`` from us.

- Cuba?

- It seems Mr Zao`s lost himself in Havana.

If you find him, say goodbye from us.

With pleasure.

HAVANA:

- S?

- I`m here to pick up Delectados.

Delectados? We haven`t

made Delectados in 30 years.

I`m from Universal Exports.

Check with your boss.

Follow me.

Your passport, seor.

I`d come to think the Delectados

would never be smoked.

They are particularly hazardous

for one`s health, Mr...

Bond.

Mr Bond.

- D`you know why?

- It`s the addition of the Volado tobacco.

Slow-burning.

It never goes out.

- Just like a sleeper.

- Sorry for the rude awakening.

I love my country, Mr Bond.

I`d never ask you to betray your people.

I`m after a North Korean.

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Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing. While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond novels. Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952. It was a success, with three print runs being commissioned to cope with the demand. Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels revolved around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond was also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Fleming was married to Ann Charteris, who was divorced from the second Viscount Rothermere because of her affair with the author. Fleming and Charteris had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other writers have since produced Bond novels. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-six times, portrayed by seven actors. more…

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