History Film / DieAnotherDay

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/{{Madonna}} I think I'll find another way\\
There's so much more to know...]]'']]
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->''"So, you live to die another day..."''

-->'''Frost''': I can read your every move!
-->'''Jinx''': ''(stabs her)'' [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Read this! Bitch!]]

-->'''Bond''': I missed your sparkling personality.
-->''[Zao punches Bond in the stomach]''
-->'''Zao''': How's that for a punchline?

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: During the simulated training exercise, Robinson is shot, presumably fatally, while Bond is unscathed.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/{{Madonna}} I'm gonna wake up, yes and no...]]'']]

* HoneyTrap: Downplayed. At the hotel in Hong Kong a masseuse is sent to Bond, compliments of the management. Bond starts making the moves on her, causing her to remark that she "isn't that [[HappyEndingMassage kind of masseuse]]." Bond replies that he "isn't that kind of customer", then reaches down and grabs the gun strapped to her thigh. She's actually been sent to spy on him by the management (all Chinese intelligence), who are hiding behind a mirror in the room (it appears Bond's gotten a bit more GenreSavvy since ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'').

* HappyEndingMassage: At the Chinese hotel, a masseuse is sent to Bond, compliments of the management. Bond starts making the moves on her, causing her to remark that she "isn't that kind of masseuse." Bond replies that he "isn't that kind of customer," [[SubvertedTrope then reaches down and grabs the gun strapped to her thigh]]. She's actually been sent to spy on him by the management (all Chinese intelligence), who are hiding behind a mirror in the room.

* HateAtFirstSight: James Bond and Gustav Graves take an instant dislike to each other in their first scene, culminating in an absolutely brutal swordfight. While Bond already suspected Graves of having ties to terrorists and that he deals in conflict diamonds, in Graves' case this [[spoiler:turns out to be a subversion. He is actually Colonel Moon, one of Bond's past enemies who is believed to be dead.]]

* ReadyForLovemaking: Subverted when a masseuse comes into James Bond's hotel room; pretending to feel her up, he frisks her and finds a gun, then reveals that he knew was being spied on by Chinese intelligence by smashing a two-way mirror. (Bond's gotten a bit more GenreSavvy since ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''...)

* RoomDisservice: A Chinese agent poses as a Masseuse. She fails but lives, because she's not there to kill Bond, only to find out what he's doing in Hong Kong.

* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: The ice palace is made of... ice. Handwaved because it's set in Iceland; it would be cold enough for that to work at least some of the time. Graves melts it to drown Jinx inside. AluminumChristmasTrees: Those kind of buildings [[http://www.icehotel.com/ actually exist.]] However, Iceland is actually not cold enough for such a building to exist for more than a couple of weeks. The winter weather is very erratic and fluctuating, with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles that would ruin an ice building very quickly. Northern Scandinavia is much more amenable to ice buildings, because there they actually have a stable, cold winter climate. Graves probably had it built to show off for the Icarus reveal, not as a permenant fixture; he did base [[spoiler:the Graves persona off a shallow version of Bond, so an ostentatious ice palace must've felt right on the money for him.]]

* ColdBloodedTorture: In the opening sequence, we see Bond repeatedly getting his head shoved into a bucket of ice water, stung with scorpions, and beaten. When the sequence concludes and the movie begins, the caption tells us that Bond has endured this treatment for over a year. Once rescued, we overhear someone talking about what else James went through: he'd be injected with poison and then his torturers would watch the poison take effect for some indeterminate amount of time before injecting the antidote. Multiple times.

* UncannyValley: InUniverse, Gustav Graves couldn't avoid it, [[spoiler:the first clue of his identity]]. Zao may qualify too.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: The Ice Hotel.

* DeathByLookingUp: Bond shoots a a giant chandelier, Zao looks up and screams as it crushes him.

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Miranda demonstrates to Bond why it is never a good idea to bring a loaded gun to bed with you when you're a former fugitive still tracking down his betrayer. The fact that Bond, a highly experienced agent, didn't notice that his gun was curiously lighter before his confrontation with Frost and Graves is perhaps even more baffling. Also Falco failed to inform MI6 about Miranda Frost had been on the fencing team with Col. Moon at Harvard. ]].

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Miranda demonstrates to Bond why it is never a good idea to bring a loaded gun to bed with you when you're a former fugitive still tracking down his betrayer. The fact that Bond, a highly experienced agent, didn't notice that his gun was curiously lighter before his confrontation with Frost and Graves is perhaps even more baffling]].

* InventionalWisdom: Graves has a suit that he can use to shock people. For reasons that are not entirely clear, but possibly related to Vlad not entirely trusting his boss (with good reason), there's a button on the front that causes it to electrocute the wearer.

Per usual, the film opens with a botched mission in which Bond is betrayed and beaten up: this time, the [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea North Koreans]] have the honour. Freed via a prisoner exchange after 14 months of torture, Bond is aghast to learn his freedom was purchased at the cost of his adversary, a war criminal named Zao (Creator/RickYune), walking scot-free. Discharged by [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]] and receiving a predictably chilly reception from M, Bond [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight becomes a rogue agent]] and resumes hunting for his quarry.

Following Zao's trail leads him to Gustav Graves (Creator/TobyStephens), a wunderkind entrepreneur who's made a fortune in blood diamonds and is building some kind of space-based sunlight reflector [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which in no way resembles a]] [[KillSat death ray]].

The film holds many vignettes to previous Bond outings, such as Brosnan playing the 'loose cannon' in the tropics (''Film/LicenceToKill''), Halle Berry [[SexySurfacingShot exiting the water]] in SlowMotion (''Film/DrNo''), a diamond-encrusted sky laser (''Film/DiamondsAreForever''), action scenes bordering on self-parody (''Film/{{Moonraker}}'') and many, ''many'' more {{Mythology Gag}}s for [[MilestoneCelebration the franchise's 40th anniversary]].

* ArtisticLicenceMilitary: Jinx claims to be an agent from the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA is a signal intelligence agency which does not send agents into the field.

** Having beaten Bond by electrocuting, Graves mockingly throws out one of the two remaining parachutes and brags about how Bond can't kill him, but his dreams can kill Bond. He gets close to Bond as he does this, allowing 007 to pull his parachute chord that sends him out of the plane.

* SoftWater: Jinx still manages to play this trope straight, though it was given a token Handwave in that she had apparently chosen the place she dived off beforehand; presumably, she checked the water was deep enough to make the fall survivable. The height she dives from is still pushing a bit, but by this film's standards, it hardly merits a mention.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: The Icarus is essentially this, being one large mirror with a centre focusing array to concentrate the light into a single, extremely hot beam.
* SteelEardrums: During Q's demonstration of the glass-shattering ring, he casually shoots at a plate of bulletproof glass at point blank range without giving himself or Bond any ear protection.

* MasterSwordsman: Yes, he's James Bond. No, it's unlikely that either his military or his [=MI6=] training included anything on using several different types of longswords. The same can be said for Gustav Graves, who, despite having a [[KnifeNut fencing instructor]] around, would not have learned anything useful about heavy sabres, katanas, hand-and-a-halfs, etc. As above, what Miranda Frost would actually be good at, Olympic fencing, has very little inherently to do with battle-grade weapons.

* DeadlySparring: When Bond and Graves first meet, they decide to have a somewhat friendly fencing match. The match grows more and more competitive due to both men's egos, eventually escalating into a full-on SwordFight with the intent to draw blood.

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Miranda demonstrates to Bond why it is never a good idea to bring a loaded gun to bed with you when you're a former fugitive still tracking down his betrayer. The fact that Bond didn't stop to think that his gun was curiously lighter before his confrontation with Frost and Graves is perhaps even more baffling]].

* CoolCar: The film marks the return of Bond's ass in the seat of an Aston... but gives his enemy a Jaguar XKR equal in gadgets to 007 himself. The resulting duel is considered one of the high points of the film.

* MythologyGag: Being [[MilestoneCelebration the 40th anniversary of the franchise]], the film includes references to every previous Bond film. Some are more subtle than others.
** The book James carries around to maintain his cover as an ornithologist is written by a real-life person named James Bond. That book's author's name is how Creator/IanFleming came up with the fictional character's name.
** ''Film/DrNo'':
*** Jinx [[SexySurfacingShot walks out of the ocean in a bikini]], wearing a white belt and diving knife, just like Honey Rider.
*** The electronic sounds heard in the gunbarrel of ''Dr. No'' can be heard briefly when Bond escapes the boat-hospital where he is confined.
*** Zao's new appearance leaves him bald with no eyebrows or any other body hair, exactly how Dr. No appears in the [[Literature/DrNo book.]]
*** Jinx's pistol of choice is a Beretta - the same make of gun that Major Boothroyd dismissed as being a ladies' gun.
** ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'':
*** When Bond and Jinx first meet, Jinx says, "My friends call me Jinx" and Bond answers, "And mine call me James Bond." It is pretty much the same exchange as Bond and Tatiana Romanova made: Romanova says, "My friends call me Tania" and Bond answers, "And mine call me James Bond."
*** Bond discovers Chang watching him in his hotel room with a woman, referring to Red Grant and Rosa Klebb watching him in his room with Romanova.
*** The shoe with the poison-tipped blade and the briefcase that contains a hidden knife are seen in Q's laboratory.
*** Bond mentions having thrown away his CyanidePill. That pill was issued with the briefcase in the original novel, and was promptly flushed down a toilet.
** ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'':
*** When Bond arrives at the North Korean base in TheTeaser, he removes his wet suit to reveal a suit which looks more formal, like in the teaser of ''Goldfinger''; just not a tuxedo this time.
*** Bond drives a gadget-laden Aston Martin, complete with ejector seat.
*** Jinx is nearly killed by a laser in Mr. Kil's laboratory.
*** Graves dies almost like Goldfinger, falling from a plane, with the only difference that Graves is sucked by the turbine.
*** When John Cleese's Q tells Bond he learned from his predecessor to never joke about his work, he references Desmond Llewelyn's Q saying "I never joke about my work, 007."
*** Bond wins against Graves in his favourite sport for his favourite commodity, with Graves staking the cash equivalent.
** ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'':
*** When Bond is in the gene therapy clinic, he eats two grapes he takes from a room, like he did at Shrublands.
*** The jetpack is seen in Q's laboratory.
*** Bond employs a small rebreather like he did in that film.
** ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'':
*** Bond fakes his own death so that enemy agents will not expect him just like he did in ''You Only Live Twice''.
*** Scenes of the Icarus' unfolding in space are visible on screens in the ice palace, just like scenes of SPECTRE space ship unfolding in space are visible on screens in the volcano lair.
*** On a meta-level, the bell from which Bond hangs on while Moon falls to the waterfall at the end of TheTeaser is the same used in his fake wedding with Kissy Suzuki.
** ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'':
*** Graves causes a huge avalanche to try to kill Bond, just like Blofeld did. In both cases, Bond uses the avalanche to cover his escape.
*** Bond's office in Universal Exports can be seen.
*** The uniforms worn by Graves' henchmen are similar to those used by Blofeld's henchmen at Piz Gloria.
*** The acronym [=OHMSS=] is visible on a compact disc on Moneypenny's desk at the end of the film.
** ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'':
*** Graves remarks "Well, diamonds are for everyone" while fencing with Bond, and in the High Life magazine article about Graves' company, there is a caption that reads "Diamonds are forever, but life isn't."
*** Both films have diamonds being used to build a giant space laser KillSat to neutralise ground-based military defences by a villain that seemingly is KilledOffForReal in the teaser, has access to technology to alter his appearance and impersonates a respected industrialist.
** ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'':
*** At one point, Bond uses a revolver instead of his signature Walther.
*** Icarus' laser causes a string of explosions in a minefield, similar to the string of explosions caused when Bond detonated Kananga's poppy fields.
** ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'':
*** The villain employs a solar-powered superweapon like Scaramanga, although Scaramanga's was simply a ray gun as opposed to a satellite.
*** When Bond arrives at the gene therapy clinic, he walks through a hallway decorated with psychedelic lights and rotating mirrors, which reminds of Scaramanga's funhouse.
*** Once again, Bond finds himself removing a precious object from the navel of an attractive woman; here is a diamond from Jinx, in TMWTGG it was a golden bullet from the belly dancer, Saida. At least with Jinx, he's just doing it for fun.
** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'':
*** Graves deploys a Union Jack parachute, just like Bond did in TSWLM.
*** Bond has his final showdown with the villain after an exotic construction of the villain sinks down; the ice palace here, the ''Liparus'' supertanker in TSWLM.
** ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'':
*** There is a character named Chang, just like in ''Moonraker''.
*** Both films have a scene where Bond and a villain fight each other over a parachute.
*** Graves' ice palace has an artificial tropical environment. Drax's launch facility in ''Moonraker'' was ''in'' a tropical environment, the Amazon jungle.
*** Bond and Graves having a swordfight and destroying antiques all around them is similar to Bond and Chang having a fight (in which Chang has a wooden kendo sword) and destroying ''glass'' antiques all around them in ''Moonraker''.
** ''Literature/{{Moonraker}}'' (the novel):
*** Graves has many things in common with Sir Hugo Drax. Such as originally working for a totalitarian regime, [[spoiler: having plastic surgery to change his original appearance]], becoming a respected billionaire due to mining, [[spoiler: actually holding hatred towards the English]], is beloved by England, uses his fortune to build a space program to solve the world's problems [[spoiler: that is actually a lethal superweapon]] and having a very extravagant lifestyle.
*** Like Gala Brand, Miranda Frost is cold and professional, rebuking James's advances and [[spoiler: actually loving someone else.]] The only differences are that while Gala warms up to Bond and becomes a valuable ally, Miranda [[spoiler: does not]].
** ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'':
*** The yellow diving helmet is visible in Q's lab.
** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'':
*** Several gadgets from this film are seen in Q's lab: the [=AcroStar=] [=MiniJet=], the crocodile submarine, the "magic rope" and the five-pointed knife.
*** Jinx's jump to the sea is similar to Magda's jump from the balcony.
** ''Film/AViewToAKill''
*** The electronic snooper is seen in Q's lab.
*** Bond ends up suspended from an icy cliff, just like a Russian guard in the pre-credits sequence of ''A View to a Kill''. Afterwards, Bond uses a hatch from the back of a car as an improvised snowboard, much like he did with the snowmobile tread.
*** Bond is detected by the villains using facial-recognition software.
** ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'':
*** The first thing shown after the gunbarrel are the North Korean shores, which look remarkably similar to the coast of Gibraltar that appears after the gunbarrel in ''The Living Daylights''.
*** Both films have Bond escaping from a plane with the Bond Girl after a fight that ends with a villain getting thrown off from said plane; Graves here, Necros in ''The Living Daylights''.
*** The Aston Martin has nails in the tyres as the Aston Martin used in ''The Living Daylights''.
*** Miranda Frost is set up to be the first blonde Bond Girl since Kara Milovy [[spoiler:until we find out that she's really the mole]].
** ''Film/LicenceToKill'':
*** Bond goes rogue and M rescinds his licence to kill, just like in ''Licence to Kill''.
** ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'':
*** Bond's laser watch from ''[=GoldenEye=]'' returns in this film.
*** Jinx sets the bomb timer to three minutes, just like Bond did in the chemical weapons stockpile.
** ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies''
*** The artificial intelligence in Bond's car has the same voice as it did in ''Tomorrow Never Dies''; the only difference is that the Vanish's A.I. speaks with a British accent while the BMW's A.I. had a German accent.
*** Bond is shown to indeed hide a pistol under his pillow, as Paris Carver mentioned.
*** Bond rescues a female agent that he's allied with from drowning in frigid waters, and succeeds in resuscitating her with mouth-to-mouth. Moreover, he thanks a female doctor for giving him the KissOfLife; he himself offered an underwater version to Wai Lin.
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'':
*** Bond is betrayed by a [[spoiler:woman he has slept with]].
*** There's a geodesic dome like in ''The World Is Not Enough''.

* ContinuityCavalcade: Bond visits the new Q's secret lab and discovers many of the old Q's inventions from the previous films.