December 2002 Volume 83 Number 12 "serving the protectors"
Edited by John Ballantyne

Die Another Day

In his first mission of the millennium, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) suffers capture and torture, but manages to escape and wreak revenge against North Korean renegade Zao (Rick Yune).

He travels across the globe from Korea to Cuba to England to Iceland in hot pursuit of a smarmy villain (Toby Stevens), who – not surprisingly – has plans for world domination.

Along the way Bond teams up with Jinx (Halle Berry) who helps him to complete his mission.

John Cleese replaces the late Desmond Llewellyn as the gadget boffin, Q.

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

This sequel to the AFI Award-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring follows the continuing quest of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship as they seek to destroy the One Ring and stand against the evil of the dark lord Sauron.

This second instalment of the Rings trilogy features all of the famous Middle Earth creatures – hobbits, elves, dwarves, orcs, Uruk-Hai and wargs – and introduces new characters, such as Faramir (Australia’s David Wenham), Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif), and Gollum.

JRR Tolkien’s classic tale moves into a new phase, with humans (the eventual inheritors of Middle Earth) taking an increasingly prominent role in political and battle-oriented subplots.

Sir Ian McKellen cuts a dashing figure on horseback as Gandalf the White, riding into battle with his sword drawn.

Two Weeks Notice

Millionaire George Wade (Hugh Grant) doesn’t make a move without Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullcok), his multi-tasking chief counsel at the Wade Corporation. A brilliant attorney with a strategic mind, she also has an ulcer and doesn’t get much sleep.

It’s not the job that’s getting to her. It’s her boss, George. Smart, charming, but as self-centred as a child, he treats her more like a nanny than a Harvard-trained lawyer – and can barely choose a tie without her help.

Now, Lucy Kelson – fed up after five years – is giving George two weeks’ notice.

Finally free of George and his 24-hour requests, Lucy is ready to change course and join her devoted boyfriend (Mark Feuerstein) on an adventure at sea. Or is she?

Confronted with the fact that Lucy is literally sailing out of his life, George faces a decision of his own: is it ever too late to say “I love you”?

Treasure Planet

Fifteen-year-old Jim Hawkins’ discovery of a map revealing the whereabouts of a vast treasure trove, inspires an intergalactic treasure hunt.

This animated Disney space adventure is loosely based on the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The film follows Jim’s galactic voyage as cabin boy aboard a glittering space galleon, where he is befriended by the ship’s cook, Long John Silver – a charismatic cyborg (part man, part machine).

Jim quickly matures as he and his alien shipmates battle supernovas, black holes and ferocious space storms.

But the greatest peril for Jim is when he discovers that his trusted mentor, Silver, is in fact a scheming pirate plotting mutiny and wanting the treasure heist all for himself.

Star Trek: Nemesis

The Federation is about to face its greatest challenge – its longtime foes, the Romulans, unexpectedly declare they want peace.

The crew of the USS Enterprise is dispatched to Romulus to negotiate terms.

But once there, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew uncover a terrifying plot that could lead to the destruction of Earth and the entire Federation at the hands of a new and chilling nemesis.

Star Trek: Nemesis is the film debut of the Romulans, with Tom Hardy (Black Hawk Down) starring as the arch-villain, Shinzon.

It has also been tagged “a generation’s final journey begins”, so trekkies can console themselves that the storyline could stretch over a number of feature films.

Analyze That

In this sequel to the hilarious 1998 film, Analyze This, notorious New York mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is granted a conditional release from Sing Sing into the care and custody of his former psychotherapist, Dr Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal).

But neither Sobel – nor his wife (Lisa Kudrow) – is keen on being landed with 24-hour responsibility for a mobster who won’t take no for an answer.

Worse still, Sobel is such an emotional mess that he himself needs an analyst.

Under Sobel’s tutelage, Vitti applies his unique work experience to the job market, with disastrous results. Working in a jewellery store proves too tempting; being a greeter at a fancy restaurant too humiliating; and selling cars seriously tries his patience (“Look at the size of that trunk — you could put three people in there... I mean, suitcases”).

The good news is that Vitti finally appears to be sincere about taking the cure, and he assures Sobel that he won’t be dragging both of them into any dangerous underworld schemes as he did last time. And Sobel wants to believe him.

But how can he be sure when guys like Lou the Wrench keep showing up?

Special Movie Offers
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