Die Another Day

Zao: I am Zao. You are late. Colonel Moon Tan-Sun: Mr. Van Bierk! I've been looking forward to this meeting. James Bond: Me, too. [takes off his sunglasses] My African military friends owe you many thanks, Colonel Moon. Few men have the guts to trade conflict diamonds since the UN embargo. Moon: I know all about the UN. I studied at Oxford and Harvard. Majored in Western hypocrisy. [Bond glances at Colonel Moon's collection of imported sportscars] Bond: From your modest little collection of cars, I would never have guessed. Moon: Show me the diamonds. Bond: Show me the weapons. [Zao picks up his radio] Zao: [radios in Korean] Bring the weapons. [The gate opens and several hovercraft enter the compound] Bond: Hiding weapons in the Demilitarized Zone. That's a bit of a minefield out there. Moon: America's cultural contribution. One million landmines, and my hovercrafts float right over them. Moon: RPGs, flamethrowers, automatic weapons, and enough ammunition to run a small war. My diamon

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Bond: [Observing Jinx toweling off after she's taken a swim] Magnificent view. Jinx: [Turns and looks at Bond] It is, isn't it? Too bad it's lost on the rest of us. Bond: Mojito? [Offers her his drink] Jinx: [Offers Bond her hand instead] Giacinta Johnson. My friends call me "Jinx". Bond: [shakes her hand] My friends call me "James Bond." Jinx, you say? Jinx: Born on Friday the 13th. Bond: Do you believe in bad luck? Jinx: Let's just say my relationships don't seem to last. Bond: I know the feeling. [hears the loud, raucous group at a nearby table] The predators usually appear at sunset. Jinx: And why is that? Bond: It's when their prey comes out to drink. [Jinx tries a sip of Bond's mojito] Too strong for you? Jinx: I could learn to like it...if I had the time. Bond: How much time do you have? Jinx: Until dawn. How about you? Bond: Oh, I'm just here for the birds. [shows his binoculars & bird-watching book] Ornithologist. Jins: Ornithologist, huh? Wow. Now there's a mouthful. So, I gu

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Q: Forgive my mentioning it, 007, but a perfect marksman isn't really supposed to shoot his own boss. James Bond: Check the replay. You'll find he's dead and she's only got a flesh wound. Q: There's always an excuse, isn't there, 00-Zero? Bond: Give me the old firing range any day, quartermaster. Q: Yes, well it's called the future, so get used to it.

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James Bond: [Looking in Q's lab] So, this is where they keep the old relics, eh? Q: I'll have you know, this is where our most cutting-edge technology is developed. Bond: [Activates the knife in the briefcase used in From Russia With Love] Hmm, point taken. Q: Must you touch everything? Bond: [Notices the jet-pack from Thunderball] Does this still work? Q: Now, look– Bond: So, where is this "cutting-edge" stuff? Q: I'm trying to get to it!

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Q: [hands Bond a watch] A new watch, this is your 20th, I believe. James Bond: How time flies. Q: Yes, well, 007, why don't you establish a record by actually returning this one...[Presses a button on his remote] Your new transportation. Bond: ... Maybe you've been down here too long. Q: The ultimate in British engineering. [Walks onto the platform. His image distorts around whatever is on the platform] Bond: You must be joking! Q: As I learned from my predecessor, Bond, I never joke about my work. Aston Martin calls it the Vanquish, we call it "The Vanish." [Presses a button on his remote, exposing a new sportscar] Bond: Oh, very good. Q: Adaptive camouflage. Tiny cameras on all sides project the image they see onto a light-emitting polymer skin on the opposite side. See, to the casual eye, it's as good as invisible. Plus, all the usual refinements: ejector seat, torpedoes, target-seeking shotguns to shoot down mobile objects. [Reaches into the car, pulls out a big manual, handing it

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James Bond: You looked like a man on the edge of losing control. Gustav Graves: It's only by being on the edge that we know who we really are, under the skin. Take your Donald Campbell; 1967, the Bluebird, water speed record. Bond: Of course. Campbell died on his return run. Graves: Yeah, but he died chasing a dream. Isn't that the way to go? Bond: I'd rather not go at all. I see you don't chase dreams: you live them. Graves: One of the virtues of never sleeping, Mr. Bond. I have to live my dreams. Besides, plenty of time to sleep when you're dead.

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