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Summary: Very well done
Review: I am a die-hard Bond fan and while this one had a good plot, I really didn't see any originality from the other Bond movies. Goldeneye is still be favorite Bond film. The opening sequence had the best boat chase I've seen since Live and Let Die (1973). You don't have to be a Bond fan to enjoy this one.
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Summary: uneven but generally fun Bond film
Review: The latest James Bond opus, `The World is Not Enough,' makes for reasonably diverting escapist fare, provided, of course, one is not too discriminating in one's moviegoing demands. Bursting at the seams with the usual array of high-tech gadgetry and elaborate action stunts (including a spectacular pre-credit boat chase along the majestic Thames), the film once again stars Pierce Brosnan as the intrepid secret agent 007, undergoing a myriad of hairbreadth escapes as he makes the world safe for the democratic forces of the Western world. The quality of any Bond flick must be measured by how well it fulfills several basic requirements: the quality of its stunts, the level of its wit, the beauty of its women, the creativity of its gadgets and the cleverness of its storyline. `The World is Not Enough' fulfills most of these prerequisites fairly well although much of the humor - except for some scenes early on involving Q - falls miserably flat with the allegedly clever quips and one liners eliciting far more groans than laughs. The story itself, though it sputters at points, always seems to right itself at crucial moments. As always, profusion often leads to confusion as more and more characters are introduced then dispatched before we have had time to register exactly who they are or what part they play in the proceedings. However, the writers and director Michael Apted have provided a solid core around which to build their narrative: the character of Elektra, played winningly by Sophie Marceau, the daughter of an oil tycoon, who provides us, first, with a focal point of humanity and sympathy and, then later on, one of ruthlessness and villainy. Rendered enigmatic by her dual qualities of warm vulnerability and icy cold malevolence, she turns her every interaction with Bond into a fascinating duel of wills and wits. That is far more than can be said for the other major female figure in the cast, Christmas Jones, the nuclear physicist with the aerobics-instructor body, who, next to Elektra, looks even more inane and insipid than that description sounds. As to the hardware and the stunts, they, as usual, cannot be faulted in their imaginativeness and technical proficiency, but the unending parade of ear-splitting explosions and gun battles does begin to grow a bit wearying during the overlong 128 minute course of the film. Some judicious editing would certainly have helped in tightening up the proceedings somewhat. `The World is Not Enough' must, finally, be adjudged a success or failure based on one's love or disdain for the Bond series. Those with no strong feelings either way will find themselves relatively entertained by the movie's assortment of stunts and actions and positively enthralled by the riveting performance of Ms. Marceau - which is about all one can reasonably ask from a film of this nature.
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Summary: Best Bond since Spy who Loved Me
Review: I just watched this and it pays off in so many ways. First, the story is serious and dark, but filled with built-in action set pieces that mostly (except for the parachute snowmobiles) fit right in and don't seem too contrived. I was especially imressed that the finale wasn't a routine shootout in the villian's secret fortress. Second, the villians are tragic and developed rather than the usual egomaniacal billionaire. They are carefully written and add much to the depth of the film. Third, there are several supporting roles that are well-played and written, especially Dame Judy Dench as M. The plucky Christmas Jones character is fun, and adds a nice contrast to the silky Electra King. Do I need to mention that Pierce Brosnan is an excellent Bond? He really embodies Bond's essence-sauve, sexy, and very dangerous. Finally, the film is beautifully shot and directed. Too many of the 70's and 80's Bonds looked they were directed by committee. This new Bond flows like fine wine and the action scenes are thrilling without being edited so fast you can't tell what's going on. This is one of the best Bonds.
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Summary: What were they thinking!
Review: The action was great. Locations exotic. Plot believable. Charactors interesting, with the exception of one. Chrismas Jones. When did she start her study of advanced nuke physics? In the womb? Good lord! The director should have made her a mute advanced nuke wiz kid. Whenever she opened her mouth, bad lines, along with bad acting, would spill out. The only reason she was in the film was because of her sweat body. Her roll in the film detracted from the films seriousness and, I my opinion, ranks "The World is Not Enough" as the number 2 Bond stinker right after "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" with George Lazenby. Don't know that Bond movie? Thats because it was so bad nobody will talk about it. They just want to forget it ever existed. Which is what I will try to do with "The World is Not Enough." That is if I can't remove the Denise Richards (Chrismas Jones) scenes without destroying the overall plot line. I need to get busy.
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Summary: TWINE Is More Than Enough
Review: Goldeneye was great, but uneven. Tomorrow Never Dies began excellently, but ended marginally. With The World Is Not Enough, however, everything comes together. Pierce Brosnan delivers another excellent performance as James Bond, by now second only to Sean Connery himself. Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein have crafted an excellent screenplay that seems reminscent of some of the earlier, less action-driven Bond movies. Garbage provides one of the greatest Bond theme songs ever, and Michael Apted brings it all together almost perfectly. Not everything is perfect of course; the action sequences near the end are somewhat chaotic, John Cleese is hard to swallow as R, and Sophie Marceau's near perfect physical and dramatic performance leaves Denise Richards looking foolish. Still, this is one of Bond's better films, and hopefully Pierce Brosnan will do a few more Bond movies.
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Summary: Excellent for DVD and home theatre viewing
Review: This movie ranks among the top 3 movies in my book for viewing in a DVD. The other two are Terminator 2 and Tommorrow Never Dies. James Bond is kind of entangled in a situation where an unexpected character turns out to be the villain. That makes it a different kind of movie. Certainly a break from the past. The particular scene where he hops on to a motor boat and zooms through the window of the building into the river/lake has been photographed very well. Incredible stuff. With this movie, Pierce Brosnan has laid a solid platform for holding on to the Bond tag for a little while.
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Summary: All explosions and no story
Review: The poorest script writing in the world is the name of this latest Bond thriller that leave us to not care for the characters and no longer cheer for James to save the world. The series really hit a new low when the nuclear scientist looks like a teenager from the show 90210. Give me a break.The Bond films should be put out to pasture.
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Summary: Action Packed and Memorable Bond-Entry!
Review: A lot of fun. This is the best of the Pierce Brosnan Bonds yet. The spectacular beginning action sequence is a knockout and a perfect way to blast off this impressive Bond entry. The film advances at a steady pace and is filled with tongue-in-cheek humor. The ravishing Sophie Marceau is a memorable Bond Girl and is certainly the best in the Brosnan Bonds, she's everything a man could ask for; beautiful, exotic and seductive but lethal. The voluptuously beautiful Denise Richards is also great, more Americanized than Marceau but also impressive. Even though she doesn't have the looks for a Dr. specialist in nuclear physics but she is attractive and that's the most important thing for a Bond Girl even though it couldn't hurt for them to have personality and smarts. John Cleese of 'Monty Python' fame appears as 'R' who replaces the late Desmond Llewelyn who appeared as 'Q' in 19 Bond films. There's a skiing action sequence that could remotely compare to the one in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Robert Carlyle who played it nice in 'The Full Monty' maked for a lethal villain here even though the excellent premise of a man who could not feel pain is not fully appreciated. The last action sequence is a bit of a letdown and the way the villain dies is wholly unoriginal and disappointing. But still exciting action sequences, a healthy dose of wit, 2 memorable Bond Girls and a lethal villain make this one of the most impressive of the latest Bond entries. From a scale of 1-10 i give this film a 7!
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Summary: Orbis non sufficit
Review: I liked this nineteenth Bond flick which had a good cast- Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Dame Judie Dench, the late, great Desmond Llewelyn, John Cleese, and Robbie Coltrane. But the list stops there. Why, oh why did they pick Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist of all things! She even challenges Talisa Soto(LICENSE TO KILL)as worst Bond girl. I would have liked to have seen Denise and Sophie exchange roles. Then they would have been much better suited for each other. The opening sequence involving the boat chase was excellent!, as was the introduction to "R". As Skiing sequences go in Bond movies, this one was OK, but my fave is still where this film gets its title- ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. I was glad to see Coltrane back- and loved the leg joke he did on Bond later on! Carlyle turned out a good performance too, but wasn't in the movie as much as I thought he would be. he turned out to be more of a pawn to Elektra. The BMW seemed to be there just for show this time, and was only used once for gadgets, which is, lets face it, what we want to see. As for the DVD extras, I liked the explanations of the stunts, similar to the "Follow the white rabbit" on The Matrix DVD, and the Making of TWINE could have been a little longer, IMHO. The other Makings of... were much better made. Anything by Shirley Manson and garbage is always welcome by me! Two things- One is no English subtitles(same as on the majority of The James Bond Gift Set 2). This gets to me because when I have the commentary option on, I like to know what's going on in the movie, and subtitles is the only way. Secondly- as it is with all Bond DVDs, there are no bios on the main characters. I think this would make a great addition. All in all, a great film, but we shall miss you, Desmond...
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Summary: Well done 007 !
Review: This is the best movie of Brosnan in the 007 outfit ! He is very good in that movie. The vilains are great and the plot is definetlu one of the best Bond Movie ! Go see it now ! good day
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