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Summary: Predictable and utterly ridiculous
Review: They better do something to breath some new life into the Bond series because after watching this movie, things aren't looking too good. Pierce Brosnan makes a good James Bond but he can't save this film from feeling like a cheap facsimile of every other Bond movie. Also, Denise Richards is the worst piece-of-sh** actress in Hollywood (even worse than Heather Graham). She deserved every bit of that Razzie award for Worst Supporting Actress of 1999.
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Summary: Nothing Special !
Review: The movie is the same as the previous bond films, and I found it nothing special. However, this DVD is great.
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Summary: The World really Isn't Enough
Review: We all love Bond films. Goldeneye, You Only Live Twice - they're classics. But how many times can you re-use a formula before it becomes...well, rotten? This is the 19th - YES 19th Bond film, where the formula is the same as always. Opening pre-title sequence, Bond villain, Bond babes, Bond car, Bond gadgets, Bond/Q argument, cheesy Bond puns, Bond car/plane chases...it's all there. But the trouble is, it's the same as it was last time. And the time before that. And the time before THAT. You see, we're tired of hearing the same convoluted world-domination plans, tired of Bond relentlessly sleeping with every woman in range. It's time for something fresh. But do we get it? No. Same garbled plans. Same sex. There isn't a drop of originality in the film. First the bad guy, Renard. Not a bad performance from Robert Carlyle, but he doesn't appear for 45 mins - maybe an hour. And he is little more than a henchmen to Sophie Marceau's villain, daughter of an oil executive, who's annoyed that he didn't pay her kidnap ransom, so she had him killed and now wants to take over the oil industry by detonating a nuclear bomb and wiping out all oil pipelines except her own. RUBBISH. Who writes this nonsense? The plots have always been silly, but never THIS silly. Back to Renard. He can't feel pain (it's the movie equivalent of lepricy, brought about by a VERY unlikely bullet-wound), but never uses this wisely. He COULD survive explosions, jump out of buildings etc. No. He bangs his hand through a table, and gets hit a few times. BORING. Sophie Marceau's villain gets sillier as the film progresses, until her well deserved demise. Denise Richards is the back-up (and superfluous) Bond babe, who Bond quickly does the business with the moment Marceau is out of the way (oh, that's love. Yeah, RIGHT...). Judy Dench is atleast given a lot to do as M, and the late (great) Desmond Llwellyn does a nice exit as Q (ably replaced by John Cleese). Pierce Brosnan does the usual smirks as Bond, but the character has become rather tired recently (as has the forumla). The opening theme (sung by Garbage - appropriate name considering the film attatched) is dreary and slow. Nothing compared to Tina Turner's Goldeneye. Everything about this film - even the visuals, which range from mildly nice to downright dull - is tired, formulaic and unoriginal. It's not worth bothering with, unless you're a very committed Bond fan with little else to do. Oh, the opening sequence is far too long, Robbie Coltrane gets killed and John Cleese's guest spot as "R" (oh ha ha) barely stretches beyond a minute. On the whole, a cheap, cheesy, uninspired, poorly written and formula-reliant clone of the Bond theme, with few twists or turns, and a totally predictable turn of events throughout. The car gets blown up within seconds of use, too.
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Summary: James Bond is back!
Review: Again, James Bond's newest movie is a spectaculair adventure. But this time, there's more drama then I usually expect in a bond movie. And I guess that this is the first bond-movie where James Bond actualy gets hurt! And that makes Bond more a human than an action character.But of course are there still the ingredients we we usually see in a Bond movie: the great woman, the humor, the great stunts, the Bond gadgets, the Bond car and of course the villain. And it has a very good story! "The World is Not Enough" is for everyone who loves (or just likes) James Bond a must see! But though this movie is very good, for me is "Tomorrow Never Dies" still the best James Bond movie ever made.
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Summary: An Excellent Bond Film.
Review: With James Bond films you know what you are going to get: Amazing chases, fights and outlandish villains. This film does not disappoint. This is action-packed and exciting. One action scene follows another with brief breaks for humor or intrigue. Bond has the best gadgets we've seen in a while. It's a good formula that it is dangerous to alter. Look at the Timoty Dalton Bond movies. Dalton made Bond a misty-eyed, sensitive and vulnerable soul. Oops! Brosnan's third shot finds him hitting his stride and finding all the right notes. Sean Connery is the ideal Bond, being the first. Here Brosnan rediscovers the toughness and ruthlessness of Connery in "Dr. No." He is nearly as suave as Connery and comes close to matching Connery's overwhelming confidence. Bond is a superhero. He's not mere mortal man! This is a must-have for Bond fans. Anyone who enjoys action and international intrigue will enjoy it, too. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: License to Thrill
Review: The World is Not Enough is probably the best James Bond movie since 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me. It has the best action scenes (the opening sequence is the best by far in the series), the best girl (Sophie Marceau, NOT Denise Richards), and the best villain (an impervious-to-pain adversary). The first forty-five minutes of the film are completely original (something that has diminished from the 007 franchise). In fact, it's the smartest 007 to date, finally using the special effects and actually using some wit to make the villain interesting. Afterwards though, right at the start of the ski-chase scene, we see the same old stuff from the Spy Who Loved Me, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, etc. and the finale aboard a submarine, reminiscent of the Spy Who Loved Me, Tomorrow Never Dies and a few scenes in For Your Eyes Only. Nonetheless, what a refreshing feeling it is to see Brosnan enjoying himself as Bond. This is, like I said, the best 007 film in over twenty years, and I am betting it is because of this guy--the best Bond since Connery. Sophie Marceau is extremely impressive as the heiress whom Bond must protect (and later doing some extra ciricular activities with, unsurprisingly), but Denise Richards as Christmas Jones is totally outrageous. She displays dumb-as-a-post dialogue and a performance to go with it, and by now you guys out there are saying, "What? Why not, she's a fox!" Well, the truth is yes she is, but I've seen Wild Things and that was impressive enough. She was definitely better than Teri Hatcher in Tomorrow Never Dies, that's for sure. The theme song, sung by Garbage, is also the best theme since the Spy Who Loved Me. For Your Eyes Only, Moonraker and Tomorrow Never Dies were all good theme songs but this one stands out above them and being surpassed only by Carly Simon's song. Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die and Goldfinger's themes are superb, also. For some unknown reason this film's extras are not that impressive when compared to the rest of the series'. Yes, there are two audio commentaries but first they have to be interesting before you can sit for two hours listening to how they did this or that. Then there's a little cheapskate try at a documentary, and running at only 15 minutes is only a third long as the rest of the documentaries of the other series discs. So you are mainly only looking at the film when you buy this disc, but the commentaries are good depending on how interested you are in the film, which is strongly enough recommended as it is. If you like action and if you like Bond, this is a must-have movie.
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Summary: heres something new
Review: This is the first time I've seen an action movie where the scenes in between the action sequences were actually more interesting than the action! Do we really need to see Bond being chased on skis yet again? Yawn. But the moments where he was merely trading harsh words with the villians were riviting- at least for me. By the way Electra really had Bonds number down, and thats why his cold heart melted a little bit for her in the end (a nice touch), not like Christmas who was just a one night stand.
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Summary: GOOD JAMES BOND
Review: PIERCE BROSNAN IS VERY GOOD AS JAMES BOND ; AFTER SEAN CONNERY IS THE BEST IN THIS ROLE. HOWEVER A LITTLE BIT TO MUCH VIOLENCE IN THIS JAMES BOND COMPARE TO THE OTHERS AND THE CHOICE OF SOPHIE MARCEAU AS ONE OF THE JAMES BOND GIRL IS POOR. SHE JUST DOESN'T PLAY WELL ; THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT HER IS HER GOOD LOOKING BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP A MOVIE.
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Summary: Bond, Bond, Bond
Review: I am amazed at the bad reviews this movie got here. I thought it was fantastic (with the exception of Denise Richards - that girl can't act to save her life!) I was never bored and I loved the (slightly predictable) plot twists. The video was good, the tribute to "Q" was excellent. I even enjoyed the ads (lol). For a brief moment, I thought that Sophie Marceau should have been the girl Bond ended up with. But reason prevailed. Richards couldn't be twisted and maniacal (or happy, sad, aggrieved, sympathetic, needy...you get the idea) to convince me or anybody. I have liked Sophie Marceau since "Braveheart" and she hasn't disappointed me here either. A must buy and see over and over again. PS Denise Richards was REALLY bad ...
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Summary: Not A Chance!
Review: What a disappointment! Being a Bond fan, I expected nothing but the best. But as soon as I found out that Denise Richards was starring in the 'The World Is Not Enough' I knew I was in for trouble. I was right. Richards' performance was dreadful and she should go back to acting school. It was a mediocre plot with an even poorer script. Didn't work for me this time.
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