Tomorrow Never Dies also contains what I hold to be the best of Brosnan’s James Bond performances, as he seems to have utterly relaxed into the role after his superb, but high pressure debut in GoldenEye. lang entitled Surrender, but was overruled in favour of the more ‘populist’ choice of Sheryl Crow by the producers. Frustratingly, though, Mr Arnold had also concocted a belter of an opener with k.d. The sublime mix of techno with the classically orchestral added to its individuality, with Arnold even tapping The Propellerheads for a contribution to the track Backseat Driver, as he’d been working with them for his album Shaken And Stirred, which covered and reworked the classic Bond opening songs. It marked the debut of David Arnold’s terrific run as the Bond composer, and for my money the Tomorrow Never Dies soundtrack is the most exciting, especially as it reintroduced the classic Bond theme that many had missed in Eric Serra’s experimental score for GoldenEye. The strengths of Tomorrow Never Dies are manifold. Plus it also knocks out After The Sunset, which means I don’t have to confess that there’s a Brett Ratner film I like. For the record, Tomorrow Never Dies would rank near the top of this list, but since it shouldn’t really be here, in at number ten it goes. To hell with it, let’s make an exception for once and apply the playground rules of ‘my bat, my ball.’ I love Tomorrow Never Dies, so it would be totally remiss of me not to mention it in slightly more detail, especially as it never quite seems to have received the same level of praise as GoldenEye. The most curious thing that presented itself when looking at Brosnan’s career as a whole were the themes that seem to have remained constant in most of his work. During his time as Bond, Brosnan had some of the most emotional and downright incredible moments, many of which are listed below, but when GoldenEye burst on the screen it was the first time I remember feeling like there was finally a modern Bond that connected on a personal and relevant level, while remaining faithful to Bond’s rich history.Ī love of Bond aside, the choices below reflect a diverse career that saw him take multiple chances at the height of his career, with some fine results. In short, Brosnan managed to embody the best of all the James Bonds, using Connery’s brutality, Moore’s charm and Dalton’s coolness to make arguably the finest rendition of the super spy to date. I’m more than aware of how strange that sounds, but hopefully by the end of the article this introduction will make more sense. It’s fair to say that it’s taken years for me to finish this list – not because of the length, but because of how important the films are to me. The reason I’m telling you this now is because in the rather lengthy article that follows, there’s a distinctly personal stance on the films that I hold to be Pierce Brosnan’s best as, for me, he’s one of the greatest screen heroes of all time. It’s a subject that utterly fascinates me, especially in the context of action movies. Over the years here at Den Of Geek, I’ve written countless times about the nature of hero worship.
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