I've always been a little weary of novelizations. Trombone concertos list. Usually they're poorly written with little to add to the film, TV show, or whatever they are adapted from. Yet with the novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies, Raymond Benson does something almost extraordinary. ![]() CoolROM.com's game information and ROM (ISO) download page for 007 - Der Morgen Stirbt Nie (Germany) (Sony Playstation). Or these PSX Shooter ISOs! Metal Slug X. He manages to take the film and make it seem like a genuine literary Bond adventure. The Bond of the book is much the same as the Bond of the original literary novels written by Benson, meaning that it's pretty much Brosnan. But as always, B I've always been a little weary of novelizations. Usually they're poorly written with little to add to the film, TV show, or whatever they are adapted from. Yet with the novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies, Raymond Benson does something almost extraordinary. He manages to take the film and make it seem like a genuine literary Bond adventure. The Bond of the book is much the same as the Bond of the original literary novels written by Benson, meaning that it's pretty much Brosnan. But as always, Benson's 007 is best in action and it is this part of the character that Benson really taps into with no problem. The rest of the characters are really well fleshed out and put their film counterparts to shame big time. We learn of the sinister rise to power of Elliot Carver which makes for one of the most chilling chapters I have ever read in a Bond novel. Plus Carver seems to be less of the film's super villian and more like a real, albeit evil, person. But the two other characters that are fleshed out are the two Bond girls. Wai Lin is given a whole chapter dedicated to her mission that led her to the party in Hamburg. She comes across less as a female version of Bond more as a real person. The background we are given on Paris helps out with her character as well. Even though she appears in even less here then in the final film she is a much better character here. The story also reads a lot better. Benson was obviously working from an earlier version of the script and from what is in the novel it is a shame that the filmmakers didn't stick to this one. Because let me tell you it's a much different story here. Not that the sequence of events is much different. But the nature of Carver's plan is much different and in fact considering the world today, the plan as seen in the book is chilling to say the least. As for much of the content, those of you familiar with the Benson 007 novels will have much to like about this. If you aren't then this is a book you should read to see how good Tomorrow Never Dies should have been. This might be the one time a novelization has actually been better then the actual film. With no offense to John Gardner, author of the previous series of 007 novels post-Fleming, I could not make it through the novelization of 'Goldeneye' because - frankly - it added literally nothing to the movie. Like his novelization of 'Licence to Kill' it actually took away from the film - it was lesser. Benson's 'Tomorrow Never Dies' however adds a whole new element to the story: backstory for the heroes and the villains, detail and whole new elements to scenes we know and love, and a whole n With no offense to John Gardner, author of the previous series of 007 novels post-Fleming, I could not make it through the novelization of 'Goldeneye' because - frankly - it added literally nothing to the movie. Like his novelization of 'Licence to Kill' it actually took away from the film - it was lesser. Benson's 'Tomorrow Never Dies' however adds a whole new element to the story: backstory for the heroes and the villains, detail and whole new elements to scenes we know and love, and a whole new way of looking at the film. I enjoyed reading this novel - not as much as some of Benson's other original 007 works, but it was excellent nonetheless.
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