Specs:
-Dual Layer
-Widescreen Anamorphic(2.35:1)
-English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
-Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
-Widescreen anamorphic format
Special Features:
-Commentary by director Roger Spottiswoode
-Commentary by second unit director Vic Armstrong & producer Michael G. Wilson
-Production notes
-Theatrical trailer(s), TV spot(s)
-Secrets of 007: featurette depicting the evolution of the bond series
-Stunning visual effects reel
-Music video "Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow
-Isolated Music-Only Audio Track & Interview with composer David Arnold
-Innovative storyboard overlay technology that compares initial "Action-Scene" concepts with the final film

Synopsis:
Bond has to stop a Media-Baron from starting a war between England and China so he can get higher ratings.

Review:
Tomorrow Never Dies wasn’t a bad follow up to Goldeneye, but I didn’t like it as much. My only gripe would be that the villian wasn’t evil enough. Maybe it’s me but Jonathan Pryce just isn’t a scary guy (and I doubt that he ever really could be).

On the plus side, the story really wasn’t that bad. But that’s probably because they ripped the concept off from “You Only Live Twice” and “The Spy Who Loved Me”. I really wish they would try hard to come up with original concepts.

Could someone explain to me what the big fucking deal is about Teri Hatcher? I’m sorry but she looks like a first-rate woofer in this movie. I’m glad that her part was small. As for Michelle Yeoh I’ll just say this: Mr. Bond is a very rucky man, very, very rucky!!!

Special Features:
Seeing how this was the first of the Bond Special Edition DVD’s to be released, it’s packed with goodies. Unfortunately they’re not all worth watching.

The first commentary track (featuring Director Roger Spottiswoode) was fairly informative. Roger covers all the bases from pre- to post-production, nothing really special but if you’re a fan it’s worth listening too. The second commentary track (featuring Producer Michael Wilson and Stunt director Vic Armstrong) delivered the same goods from the point of view of each man’s involvement in the production. I liked the second track better..

The storyboard overlay feature was something new, but it didn’t really do much for me. Likewise, the Sheryl Crow music video was all right, but then again, nothing worth beating your meat over.

The 45 minute “Secrets Of 007” featurette was quite good, but it seems to me that there’s some sort of retrospective of 007 on every single Bond DVD Special Edition I’ve reviewed. They all basically cover the same information. Hopefully this will be the last time I have to stroll down memory lane with Mr. Bond.

The isolated music track was a fucking was of time. Are there actually people out there that want to sit through the whole movie with the music turned up? The interview with the composer wasn’t that bad though, as music always plays a big part in a Bond film.

The 2 trailers are quite good, but that’s to be expected from this franchise. The accompanying 12-page booklet was actually worth taking a look at. As I stated earlier, this DVD was the first to be released so the booklet contains information and facts from all of the movies not just the feature. Lastly, the 4-minute digital effects reel was interesting if you’re into how things are done, but it didn’t really interest me.

Video and Audio:
The video transfer was first rate, and the Dolby 5.1 delivered the goods big time.

“You always were a cunning linguist, James”. – Moneypenny

-Nicky Eyes