{4\/5} “It’s mostly dull routine, of course, but every now and then you get to sail on a beautiful evening like this. And sometimes work with a decadent agent of a corrupt Western power.”<\/p>\n
Tomorrow Never Dies<\/strong>, released in 1997<\/p>\n It seems like two Chinese jets and a British submarine fired at each other. The submarine sank and the survivors were murdered. But a satellite interfered with the submarine’s GPS signal so it wasn’t where they thought it was. M sends James Bond to investigate Elliott Carver, head of the company that owns that satellite.<\/p>\n The opening scene is superb. I like how M defends Bond to the others assembled in this scene.<\/p>\n My favourite character is Chinese agent Wai Lin, played by the glorious Michelle Yeoh. Joe Don Baker’s character Jack Wade also makes a welcome return.<\/p>\n Although the story is decent, it doesn’t quite live up to its immediate predecessor, GoldenEye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It has some great stunts. Some scenes were filmed in Thailand.<\/p>\n Stars Pierce Brosnan and Jonathan Pryce. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Shoot to Kill<\/strong>). The terrific music is by David Arnold. The title song by Sheryl Crow isn’t very interesting — the end credits song by k.d. lang is better.<\/p>\n This is probably the 2nd time I’ve seen it.<\/p>\n