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Die Another Day (2002)
The 20th and worst Bond film
Some 5 years after it was released, Die Another Day has failed to improve with age. Aside from a plot that borrows from Diamonds are Forever and some very poor effects, the film also seems to have some of the most unmemorable locations in any Bond film. Indeed it may be the first Bond not to be filmed in any of the main locations which it is set in. Cornwall doubles for Korea, Spain for Cuba and Norway for Iceland. Much criticism has also been centred on the theme tune by Madonna, alongside her appearance in the movie. Then there's the invisible car. Thankfully the producers released the errors of Die Another Day and the new Casino Royale is superior in everyway. Pierce Brosnan deserved better for his final film as 007.
Pay and Display (2000)
A comedy set in the exciting world of multi storey car parks
This short lived comedy ran for one series in the summer of 2000. Coming out at a time when British television comedy was churning out ground breaking series such as The Office and The Royale Family, Pay and Display looked very old fashioned and dated. James Bolam who of course was in the excellent The Likely Lads and its even better sequel, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, looks somewhat bored in his role as the main character Sid. Sid is written rather like a second rate Victor Meldrew. He is constantly at odds with his young assistant, and its from their relationship that the comedy comes. This premise for the series is hardly original, indeed Steptoe and Son did the same 40 years earlier. Pay and Display has never been repeated since its run,