Goldeneye

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Year:	1995
Country of origin:	UK, USA
Director:	Martin Campbell
Genre:	Bond's re-vamped
Starring:	Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen
Rating:	5/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113189/
Tagline:	You know the name. You know the number.
Favourite line:	"So, what's the choice, James? Two targets - time enough for one shot: the girl or the mission?"

Brosnan's first outing as Bond sees a movie that, in premise at least, is smaller in scale than previous global domination / ruination premises.

Bond and 006 were on assignment together some years ago, attempting to infiltrate a Soviet bunker, when it appears that 006 is killed in the line of duty. Skip forward to the present, and a secret weapons system, Goldeneye, appears to have fallen into enemy hands Goldeneye is an electromagnetic pulse system that, when fired, renders a huge area without power; computers are fried, national grids are crippled, and general mayhem is sure to ensue.
And guess what?
The mastermind of the plan to knock out the power in London to enable himself to transfer a huge amount of cash into a bank account before erasing the transactions with the EMP is none other than Alec Trevelyan, erstwhile 006, presumed dead all those years ago!
Gasp.
Yes, that's right, bloody well gasp.

Brosnan's first effort at Bond is assured, though he hasn't yet truly got into this stride. The 'Bondism's' are reduced to the background, though it has to be said the Q laboratory scene is cringe-inducing.
Other than that, this is a lean, effective action movie, with plenty of energy coursing through it, and one of the best chase sequences I've ever seen on film - the tank crashing through Moscow being the scene in question.
A fine return to form for the Bond franchise after the disappointment of Licence to Kill, though the next one, Tomorrow Never Dies, is even better.