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BOND ON SET: 007 Filming Die Another Day

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I was extremely disappointed in this book. When you get a book that involves the making of a movie, you look for details in set location, make-up, special effects, etc. This book is 95% pictures. I wanted information not pictures. Therefore, this book was a waste of time and money for me. There was a similar book for "Tomorrow Never Dies", but that book described the movie making procewss in detail. That was the way that this one should hav ebnn written.

Some great pictures, I won't deny, but particularly, my expectations were way beyond that what I could get from this book. Most of the pictures are in plain old B&W, instead of being in living colors. The great majority don't even have a subtitle, therefore, we get a little lost sometimes. Besides, as this book was supposed to be something like a filming diary, it could depict much more behind-the-scenes stills, making of candids and so on, and even could show some text in it. I think if you only like to see pictures then the book will be ok, but if you're a die hard fan, searching for news about the filming of the picture, then this book will be the wrong choice. I think maybe to those photo admirers the book will be a disappointing, so, I wouldn't recommed it at all. I am quite disappointed myself!

Whether you like DIE ANOTHER DAY or not this is a must have book for James Bond fans. The book is vividly and profusely crammed with black & white and color photographs. There are many production shots that you can leisurely take your time viewing in complete contrast to watching the film with its frantic and fast paced editing. You can now savor the moment. This is a high quality publication and I must say that the black & white photographs are the best thing about this book. It's a bit odd but they really give you a sense somehow of the glory days of the Bond films coming full circle.

This book arrived much quicker than I thought and in much better condition than expected. After owning the latest two books by Greg Williams I thought I should also own the first as well. It has 100+ color photos from the production and behind the scenes looks at the film.
I look forward to more work from Greg Williams in Bond 23.

Bond on Set: Fiiming Die Another Day is perhaps one of the most unique 007 books on the movie ever. When you open it up don't expect to see text. This book is filled over the top with behind the scenes pictures of the cast and crew. Greg Williams does an absolutely fantastic job of showing off the film. Pictures include Rosamund Pike in her fencing suit, Michael G. Wilson in his cameo, Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rick Yune, Toby Stephens and many more. From the forward by Michael G. Wilson to the end of hundreds of pictures, this book is a treasure to all Bond fans!

This is really a very good book. Since I have been watching more of DIE ANOTHER DAY on DVD I have come to love this book. Strange in a way but its reminds me of a visual representation of the Ian Fleming novels. Very good item to have for collectors of James Bond.

This book is one of my favorite because it has lots of behind the scenes pictures, quotes, pictures of the cast and crew. if your a Bond fan. You gotta have this book!

The most recent James Bond films have had `making of' books published to coincide with the films cinematic release, and it seemed that Die Another Day would be no different. However, Greg Williams `Bond On Set' isn't quite a `making of' book, it's something more special.

Past `making of' books are a mixture of text and pictures, with the latter receiving the least attention. With Bond on Set Williams has reversed that factor and provided a book that is mostly a compilation of pictures.

At first, the change did cause disappointment. I wanted to read behind the scenes stories, find out little pieces of trivia about Die Another Day, and hear of complications and unexpected successes. However, Williams' brilliance with a camera, described by producer Michael G Wilson in his `forward', really eclipsed my initial disappointment.

While promotional pictures from the book have already been circulated across the Internet, some of the best photos are definitely found within the book. Look no further than the Williams' photos of actress Rosamund Pike to highlight his skill; these are definitely the best photos of Rosamund published to date. Other behinds the scenes photos are just as unique, and seem to have definitely benefited from David Tattersall's cinematography.

Disappointment aside, Pierce Brosnan's small introduction really sums up the book, "never before have we seen back stage intimacies of a Bond movie in such a classic book as this."