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Summary: The Five Stars is Not Enough
Review: Incredible script, special effects, and colorful characters. My favorite character being the main villain, who has a bullet lodged in the center of his brain, making him impervious to any pain or feeling: emotional or otherwise.I've know that Llewelyn Desmond had passed away, but when I watched the much anticipated "Q" scene, with John Cleese's obvious successor character, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. However all good things must come to an end. I've drawn an opinion that Mr. Cleese will do well to succeed; certainly not replace. I had heard it said before, but I didn't realize this till after the credits were rolling: This IS the best Bond ever. Ever. No doubts about it. As usual, there is no want for excitement. Again the script comes through on the action, and Brosnan does no less a spectacular job delivering his performance. Also as usual, that delivery is in what has become his cool and suave way that makes every man inspired to be that cool under pressure. One of the best actions movies I've seen in some time. A must keep for your collection. I myself am waiting for a surround sound system to watch it again.
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Summary: Denise Richards - need I say more
Review: Bond films have a great tradition of beautiful babes, but few can match the beauty of Denise Richards. She is the perfect woman. It's worth the price of this DVD to watch her again and again and again and . . . Especially the scene where she is submerged.
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Summary: Probably the best DVD experience to date
Review: I was blown away by this DVD release,region 1 is the best version... From the very start it is dolby digital with a very clever menu system. The sound experience is AWSOME.... 10-10 007
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Summary: The World is not Enough- James Bond 19
Review: The World Is Not Enough is a great movie, and a great DVD. It pays homage to the old Bond films. For those that know the series, this is the best since "In Her Majesty's Secret Service." Bond has to actually do some work in this movie, and we see that he is human. This dvd is jam packed with extra features that Bond fans, and non-Bond fans alike will appreciate. Pierce Brosnan, and Sophie Marceau are absolutely great. You haven't seen a better villain than Robert Carlyle.
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Summary: This film lets Brosnan's Bond down....
Review: As a huge Bond fan I can't understand the praise this entry received. The film was uneven. Due to fact that while the 2nd Unit was doing the action (top notch I may add) Michael Apted (hapless more like) was making a pigs-ear out directing Brosnan, Dame Judi Dench and Sophie Marceau. Please bring in the A list directors- and take your time - the last two movies were rushed out on the success of GoldenEye
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Summary: disappointing/miscast
Review: This iteration of the James Bond fable suffers horribly from miscasting. It is simply impossible to credit Killer Bimbo Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist. Worse, it is ludicrous. The movie could have been greatly improved by simply switching Denise Richard's character with Maria Grazia Cicunotta's. The sultry Italian beauty would be more believeable as an American scientist, accent included. An added bonus would be in seeing Denise Richards get blown up at the beginning of the film. Then it would easily get 4 stars.
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Summary: Bond Goes Through The Wringer In Battle With Terrorist
Review: The World Is Not Enough is a substantial improvement over the disappointing Tomorrow Never Dies, bringing back the personal score-settling aspect that made Goldeneye a breakthrough in the Bond saga. By now Pierce Brosnan, Dame Judi Dench, and company have come into their own in their roles and it shows in the greater polish shown in their performances. Sadly, the film turned out to be the last for Desmond Llywellen as Q - the film also introduces Q's understudy, R, played by John Cleese. The film's score also brings back the lush sweep that made John Barry's scores such a big part of the Bond mystique. Normally the prologue introduces the premise and/or a major character. Here, though, the prologue begins the actual story in earnest, as the recovery of ransom money by James turns into a deadly trap for billionaire oil magnate Robert King. When MI6 HQ is thus destroyed, James chases a woman assigned to finish the job, and is injured when she blows herself up rather than surrender. MI6 quickly deduces that it is the work of terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle), a killer with a bullet lodged in his brain severing his ability to feel pain, which thus makes him physically stronger and more dangerous. James must protect Robert King's daughter Elecktra (Sophie Marceau, who smolders throughout the film like no Bond girl before since You Only Live Twice's Number 11), and this reunites him with old nemesis Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltraine). The return of Valentin is welcome, and the interplay between James and Valentin is outstanding, particularly when James corners Valentin at gunpoint later in the film. Through Valentin James learns of Renard's hideout, an abandoned Soviet ICBM site whose dismantling is supervised by shapely scientist Christmas Jones (Denise Richards in a mixed-bag performance). But there Renard manages to escape, and in the process James begins to suspect he is being doublecrossed. His suspicions prove true when Renard plants a motorized nuclear bomb in a pipeline near the Caspian Sea. James and Christmas succeed in disarming the nuclear portion of the bomb, but James has the rest of the explosive go off, thus faking their deaths. This allows him to interrogate Valentin and learn the shocking truth about Renard and an inside man on his side. The action comes faster and fiercer than usual throughout, and the characterization throughout is unusually good.
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Summary: James Gets Put Through The Wringer As he Battles Terrorist
Review: The World is Not Enough is a huge step up from the slightly disappointing Tomorrow Never Dies, bringing back some of the personal vendetta flavor that made Goldeneye a breakthrough film in the James Bond saga. By now Pierce Brosnan, Dame Judi Dench, and company have come into their own in their roles, and this helps give their performances a greater polish. The film is also noteworthy for being the final film of Desmond Llywellen as Q. As a very nice touch, the tape and DVD include a video montage, to Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better," of Q over the years. In most Bond films the prologue introduces the story's premise and/or a major character, while including a Bond action set-piece generally unrelated to the larger story. Here, however, the prologue serves to launch the story in earnest. A ramsom for kidnapped oil heiress Elecktra King (Sophie Marceau, who smolders throughout the film) is recovered by James, but disaster strikes when the ransom money turns out to be coated in explosive, which then goes off and tears open MI6 HQ. The woman present to finish the job is then pursued by James, but kills herself rather than become a prisoner. The money-bomb is the work of a terrorist with a special grudge. Renard (George Carlyle of The Full Monty) took a bullet in his brain that has severed his ability to feel pain, which has thus made him all the more dangerous, and he wants revenge on M. To this end he has targeted Elecktra King again. James gets information on Renard from his old nemesis Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltraine) - the return of Valentin is especially welcome after his absense in Tomorrow, and Coltraine gives another great performance, particularly when James corners him at gunpoint later in the film - and finds Renard hiding out in an old Soviet ICBM site. But his encounter with Renard tips James off that he is being double-crossed, a suspicion that proves prophetic when he finds a nuclear bomb in one of Elecktra King's pipelines. James and Valentin then form an unlikely alliance to find Renard and his seemingly unlikely ally as they race to find stolen nuclear material useful for bomb-making. The pipeline chase is the best of the many action scenes within the film, and the score brings back some of the haunting aura John Barry infused in his Bond scores.
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Summary: A definitive Bond movie, better than average
Review: This is a James Bond movie. That explains pretty much the whole movie - you know you're getting girls, gimmicks, and lots of explosions and stunts. This one seems to to better than the average Bond. Brosnan has brought a greater degree of ferocity to the part, more like Sean Connery. The best part for me is that it looks good - unlike most action movies today, there is very little computer animation (one computer animated part looks terribly phoney (the flying sawblades) by contrast with all the real stunts and explosions). I also liked the interaction between Bond and the pseudo-badguys, meaning the criminals in the movie who aren't the main bad guys that Bond uses to help him out, another proud tradition from the early Bonds. The plot is a little murky (sort of like Cruise's Mission: Impossible), but it doesn't really detract from the movie. If you like Bond, you should like this film. As for the DVD edition itself, there are a ton of extras: (1) the director's commentary is quite good, if a little dry; some neat insight into what he was doing with each scene and why (2) the 2nd commentary (prod. designer, 2nd unit director, and composer) wasn't as good - seemed like they didn't really prepare anything, just sat around and yacked, thus it is not very useful; additionally the composer talked about the music in particular scenes, but with the movie soundtrack completely removed, you couldn't remember the music he was talking about, so not very useful. (3) the "secrets of Bond" clips you could cut to in the middle of the movie would have been more interesting if there was a little commentary about how things were done, rather than a big visual montage with pounding music. (4) The making of segment was only okay - the interviewer was a ditz. All in all, with the extras and the enjoyment of the film, this is a very good DVD.
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Summary: Bond is shaken, but not stirred!
Review: For James Bond film fans--well, what can you say? Bond is back in this latest of the genre's thrillers and Pierce Brosnan as the unflappable 007 is at his best! In "The World Is not Enough," it's action, more action, and even more action! This Bondian entry moves fast and furious, almost as if the director (Michael Apted) was afraid that if he slowed down, the audience would depart! Not so, this viewer! Brosnan seems to have the kinks worked out and appears more relaxed (and better coifed!)--perhaps he feels now that Connery and Moore are not lurking over his shoulders! He doesn't have to worry about unnatural comparisons! And where would any Bond film be without exotic (and erotic!) locations. Following a dizzying opening sequence in London, the climactic action switches to one of the former USSR states and the development of a mega-oil pipeline deal! Therein lies the rub! Naturally, it's a global takeover of the world's oil market and our current baddie, Renard, a sly fox of an antagonist (he can feel no pain), is taking no prisoners in his bid to rule the world (Renard is ably played by Robert Caryle of "The Full Monty fame). It is going to take all the talent that 007 possesses if he is to emerge the winner of this tryst! Of course, we are honored with the presence of Judi Dench (who seems to have found a permanent role as the new M) and roly-poly Robbie Coltrane chimes in with a good performance. Naturally, a Bond film cannot be without its ritual "femme fatale"--and this lady's fatal, rest assured (mourning does not become Elektra here). Of course, her evilness is offset by James' romantic interest du film! All in all, it's a frolicking, rollicking 007 film. Bond aficionados will appreciate this one--and if you're not a Bond fan. Well, there's always "There's Something About Mary" or "Titanic." (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)
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