Licence To Kill (Special Edition)
by John Glen
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Actor: Anthony Zerbe, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Timothy DaltonDirector: John Glen
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
Producer: Barbara Broccoli
Producer: Michael G. Wilson
Writer: Michael G. Wilson
Producer: Tom Pevsner
Writer: Ian Fleming
Writer: Richard Maibaum
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 133 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: CBS/Fox Home Video
Movie Reviews of Licence To Kill (Special Edition)
Movie Review: The Darkside of 007: The grittiest Bond yet.
Summary: 5 Stars
License to Kill
LTK could arguabley called the best James Bond movie ever or the worst
James Bond movie ever, depending on how you look at the James
Bond series as a whole.
Regardless your viewpoint, LTK does the amazing thing of breaking
considerable ground with the character whiles still sticking to the
classic formula.
The good {and there's plenty!!}
1. I don;t think there has ever been as strong or compelling a
performance by a James Bond actor than what Timothy Dalton does in
his second turn as 007. Timothy gives the character a fierceness, resolve and
realism that hasn;t been seen since One Her Majesty's secret service.
The seen where Bond comes across Della's body is amazing in the scope
of emotion. Bond can cry, folks..but the key is that once he's finished crying
he'll go on rampage and take those responsible to hell. Bond is truly
a multi-dimensional character in this movie unlike the caricture that Pierce Brosnan's
Bond has become. In short, Dalton is playing the REAL, James Bond character that Ian Fleming truly intended.
2. Without a doubt the best James Bond Villain in the entire 007 pantheos. Robert Davi {who is
always an amusing actor} creates a villain that is beleivably ruthless, yet strangely likeable.
Sanchez is every bit the match for Bond and proves to be a worthy
quarry for 007 Revenge quest. The scenes between Sanchez and Dalton are explosive in that you
really get a feeling that your are seeing to mutual adversaries.
Davi's Sanchez is a far cry from the ridiculous Charles Grey Blofelt {DAF} or David Pryce';s "Ted Turner unhinged" character
in Tomorrow Never Dies.
3. The story is one of the best James Bond stories since For Your Eyes Only. It is a plot that moves very well and
has genuine intrigue. You really get a sense of the "chase" between Bond and Sanchez in this film. Every time you think
Bond has gotten the step on Sanchez, something happens to push him even further. The action scenes are wonderfully inventive, yet never seeming
to ridiculous or unrealistic. The action scense also do a great job of following the story rather than stalling it like in previous Bond films.
Check out the teaser intro as well as the sea battle sequence and you'll see what I mean.
4. Suprisingly great music. I purchased the soundtrack before watching the movie and was amazed at the music.
Michael Kamen does a brilliant job of creating a soundtrack worthy of Mr. Barry's best efforts. Glady's Knight's opening theme is suprisingly wonderful
and reminiscent of Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger". Sadly this will be the last time you will see music this good in a James Bond movie.
The music in the Brosnan movies borders on "spoofish to almost embarassing.
5. This movies breaks the formula in all the right places.
Continuity is allowed in this movie for a change. FINALLY, we get a true reference to death of Bond's wife!!
It's almost a shame that for the most part the Bond movies have treated what is a significan moment in the series as nothing more than an triviality.
The movie finally breaks bond from his Secret Service ties and portrays the character for what he really always was..a loner, his own man in essence.
Even gadgetmaster Q gets a welcome increased role and develops a nice sidkick relationship with Bond.
6. The movie for all it's risks, is still pretty much to the formula still.
There are the complementary good girl, bad girl combo.
The gadgets from Q
breathtaking
Gadgets from Q, the customary jovial-yet-sinister biplay betwen Bond and the villain.
We even have the tuxedo and the vodka martini making an appearance {SHAKEN!!..not stirred..}
The Bad
There is really only one true problem with LTK. The movies was definitely made with
a lower budget than the other previous Bond movies. This results in some of these following
annoyances
1.There is a plethora of "B movie" character actors littered all over the place.
I think nearly every character actor from the movie Die Hard is in this movie. This results in
some slightly weak acting performances in some critical parts of the movie.
2.There are very little locales of interest. While Florida Keys and Mexico are of interest, we just don;t get
the travelogue feel that the previous bonds provided.
3. There is an overall "straight to Video" action movie feel to the whole movie. At times
you feel like you are watching a better made "B" action movie. Thankfully Davi and Dalton's performances prop up the movie in
those moments.
Despite those problems, the movie is truly a cutting edge bond and one of the Bond films that is closer to Flemings novels than most
bond movies.
This movie has done the great duty of following the story line established in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Something that Diamonds are Forever failed to do.
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