James Bond 19: The World is Not Enough
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The World is Not Enough is an exhilarating but sophisticated, action-packed adventure. With insight and intelligence, the producers, writers, director and star Pierce Brosnan reveal a new and exciting dimension to a character that has been in the public conciousness for 40 years—and the film further establishes Ian Fleming's legendary creation as one of the most popular literary and cinematic characters of all time. Pierce Brosnan returns as Bond, charged to protect a gorgeous billionaire heiress (Sophie Marceau) from the ruthless hands of nuclear-obsessed terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle), who wants control of the world's petroleum supply.
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meh - outlander78
The worst Brosnan film ... until the next one. Denise Richards is an attractive lady, but a terrible actress, and putting a Bond movie, even partially, on her shoulders is a terrible idea. This movie had a lot going for it, but it does not live up to the last two, or the classics.But It'll Do! - Squish
If I had to describe The World Is Not Enough in one word, that word would be 'surprising'.
The parahawk has got to be one of the best vehicles in existence. And when Bond wisely zips into the forest to evade them, well they cut their chutes loose and snowmobile their way to getting smoked by James.
Other surprising things include:
A surprising lack of goons. Yes there's goons but they're random nameless ones.
Garbage sings the title track and it's quite impressive.
An equally impressive credit sequence, all with girls covered in oil, the crude kind not the hot kind.
The twist, which is a pretty rare thing in 007 films. And it's not 'something far more sinister that is expected' but something genuinely twisty.
Sadly though the biggest surprise is a bad one. What Bond films often suffer from is focus on the wrong character. We learn early on that the big bad guy is Renard, the French word for fox, and that Renard was shot in the head by another MI6 agent, yet has survived, though the bullet is still lodged in his brain and Renard is now terminal. His mission has a time limit, he doesn't care about the world and he feels no pain. Why would you not study this character more closely?! Sadly they focus on Elektra, the heir to the oil pipeline that Renard kidnapped prior to our story. Also impressive is that I found Robert Carlyle's performance to be the best of the film, including Pierce, who does a great job of being a colder more serious Bond.
Still, in the end, with such action scenes as those parahawks, boat chases and hot air balloons, it's not a film people will be deriding, even though 'Q' is replaced by one of the standard goofy characters of John Cleese. Nice knowing you Q!Not as bad as I remember. - filmgeek
To put it simply: if you enjoy James Bond movies, you will enjoy this. The usual ingredients are here: car chases, boat chases, beautiful women, sinister villains, and a devious plot of world domination. Pierce Brosnan, in his third outing as Bond, has the character down pretty well, and has a good time with it.
The one serious drawback to this movie is the casting of Denise Richards as a Nuclear Scientist. Yikes. Bad call.
Other than that, the movie is fun and worth a rental.
Recommended.
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meh - outlander78
The worst Brosnan film ... until the next one. Denise Richards is an attractive lady, but a terrible actress, and putting a Bond movie, even partially, on her shoulders is a terrible idea. This movie had a lot going for it, but it does not live up to the ...But It'll Do! - Squish
If I had to describe The World Is Not Enough in one word, that word would be 'surprising'.
The parahawk has got to be one of the best vehicles in existence. And when Bond wisely zips into the forest to evade them, well they cut their chutes loose ...Not as bad as I remember. - filmgeek
To put it simply: if you enjoy James Bond movies, you will enjoy this. The usual ingredients are here: car chases, boat chases, beautiful women, sinister villains, and a devious plot of world domination. Pierce Brosnan, in his third outing as Bond, has the ...