James Bond: Goldeneye (2 Discs)

This film is what made Pierce Brosman famous. I remember when this film was released back in 1995 or 1996 and remember it being such a highly popular Bond film. It was such a clever and outstanding film that they made a Video Game based on this movie and that too became a VERY popular game.

This was the first Bond film i had seen but i was young when i first watched it but this influenced me too watch all the other Bond films and i did. I have to say that this and Tomorrow Never Dies where his BEST films Pierce did along side The World Is Not Enough + Die Another Die as they both are good films aswell but the storyline can be a bit confusing.

I do recomend this film though and every other Bond film!! 5*****!!

Pierce Brosnan takes over the reigns as the world famous 007 agent James Bond and in my opinion he is the best. Connery is good but as im not a huge fan of movies that old Brosnans character was more to my liking. The action is brilliant but its is the acting of the role of Bond that was the major change from all the others between Connery and Brosnan. Sean Bean played an awesome villain the likes you would wish you would see in all of them. Enjoy

Good start for Brosnan as Bond. Decent story, lots of action, some good humour and good performances all round. Enjoyable film.

This in my opinion is the best of all the bond films with pierce brosnan as bond. Tommoorow never dies in a close second. The highlight has got to be the tank chase in petersburg. But it truly is a great performance from pierce brosnan and all his co- stars. Highly reccomend it for anyone that hasnt gotten into bond films yet

The 1990s were the decade when movies became cynical. Apparent in the pop-culture jungles of Tarantino or the 'post-modern' construction of the 'Scream' series, all genres were imbued with this mysterious penchant to make fun of themselves, perhaps to balance the ultra-serious surface gloss of the 1980s. 'Goldeneye', the first Bond in 6 years was built on the same interchangeable material.
With the Cold War effectively ending by 1991, Fleming's Bond series were, as 'M' describes, 'a dinosaur, a relic'. Somehow a clean-cut spy from the West poking his nose into the 'evil empire' not only seemed dated, but childish. The basis of the character was as a personification of the defiance against Communism, Russia in particular. But with the Soviet Union doing Bond's job for itself, what was the point in having this person exist anymore?
This is why 'Goldeneye' is a new direction in more ways than one. As well as ditching the frankly evil-looking Timothy Dalton in favour of dashing Pierce Brosnan this is the first Bond movie to not be based on any original material by Ian Fleming. Not even subplots and characters are used: this is the first Bond film to be credited with 'Original Screenplay'. And in a way it makes for an interesting re-evaluation of the character. With a credits sequence acknowledging the collapse of the Soviet Union a dynamic that runs through the film is how Bond copes with a world without a big villain lurking on the otherside. This however is very much overshadowed by the usual fixtures of action and girls.
This 'new' Bond movie doesn't disappoint here either. Entertaining and grandiose set-pieces are never far away, and while the typical glamorous locations are replaced by a stony-faced Russia, a welcome distraction comes in the form of Famke Janssen. Probably the dirtiest Bond girl and the only one with a blatant fetish, she is nonetheless deliriously sexy, almost surpassing the relatively 'family friendly' boundaries of the franchise. For a less intense but still eye-catching treat Scorupco's Natalya does the job firmly and solidly.
Sean Bean is a terrific villain, though his normal Northern drawl sounds uncomfortable mimicking Brosnan's BBC English. And then there's Brosnan himself. No doubt the most attractive-looking Bond since Connery and well-settled into the role even in his 007 debut, he somehow feels awkward and unemotive. While this point is even addressed in the film itself it also distances the viewers from him, which makes the whole cynicism thing backfire a little.
Still, when all is said and done this is an enjoyable film and a welcome return to streamlined action without the flabby silliness of some previous efforts. But, as we soon experienced, even this revamp quickly descended into the rampant absurdities the franchise could never seem to shake. That is, until, Bond went blond.....