One of the most divisive entries in the history of James Bond movies is, without a doubt, 2002’s "Die Another Day." I’m not immune to criticizing the film myself, but at the same time, I can see where some of its charms have been causing a massive reappraisal of Pierce Brosnan’s 007 swan song. That is especially true after speaking with the film’s director, Lee Tamahori and hearing his defense of one of its most controversial gadgets: the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.
To be honest, I was never against the notorious invisible car, more commonly known as “the Vanish.” But when I got to speak with Lee Tamahori about his latest film "The Convert," I did want to ask him about his time directing the final film of Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond run. During our conversation, Lee delved into aspects of the movie that have both familiar and new. This story falls into the camp of the former, as Lee Tamahori defended 007’s invisible ride to CinemaBlend.
To be honest, I was never against the notorious invisible car, more commonly known as “the Vanish.” But when I got to speak with Lee Tamahori about his latest film "The Convert," I did want to ask him about his time directing the final film of Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond run. During our conversation, Lee delved into aspects of the movie that have both familiar and new. This story falls into the camp of the former, as Lee Tamahori defended 007’s invisible ride to CinemaBlend.
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00:00One of the things I never knew about the Bond franchise was that Michael Wilson told me, because he's a science buff, that everything that's in the Bond movies has something, anything gadget, everything that's used, cars, machine guns and invisible cars.
00:23I know there's been a lot of controversial comments around the invisible car, but it's all based on scientific reality.
00:33These things have been made.
00:35Adaptive camouflage was developed by the Soviets.
00:40So even the so-called death ray from space, I forget what it's called, it's got a certain name.
00:48Of Icarus.
00:50Icarus, yeah.
00:51That's based on another Russian attempt to bring sunlight into the winter months by reflecting the sun's rays onto parts of Russia and be able to grow crops in the middle of winter.
01:09It never worked out and it's too big an array to sit up there to do so.
01:13That's where it had its foundation and some solid science.