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Summary: Non-stop action
Review: When I was a kid, I wanted to be James Bond. What all- American boy didn't. Sean Connery's style, dress, and accent were something everyone could admire. I didn't think Roger Moore was up to the task. However, Pearce is catching up quickly with Sean. This is the best Bond movie in years. The number of Q devices, the plot twists and turns, the evil villans, the possibility of a counter-Russian force that could destroy the world economy forever, and the incredibly sexy women make this movie extremely enjoyable. And, the DVD version only makes it better. If you loved from Russian with Love, you'll love this one even more.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Bond is awesome. I saw it for the first time yesterday. I loved Bond and this is everything Bond had to offer plus a lot more. This movie has awesome special effects, better weopons, smarter enemies. I would not think twice about buying this movie. You will not be disappointed !!!
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Summary: Bond up to his old shenanigans again!
Review: This movie has one of the most confusing plots in history. During the movie, I picked up something about oil, caviar, and a nuclear submarine that could destroy the free world. Other than that, I am still in the dark as to what was going on. But wait! You don't need an understanding of the storyline to enjoy this movie! If you find flying snowmobiles and sawblade-wielding helicopters funny, then this Bond film is a must-see! Exploding glasses, exploding money, high speed boat chases, random violence on a ski slope, and plenty of gunfire make this a very entertaining action movie! Also, Valentin Zukovsky makes his second appearance since GoldenEye. By far, he is the best character. Unfortunately, he dies after heroically saving Bond with his sniper walking cane. Buy this movie, then invite all your friends over to watch it, and be sure you have plenty of caffeine-free Coke on hand.
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Summary: A total waste of two hours...How awful is this?
Review: Boy, this movie was awful. I can't believe I invested two hours of my life watching this drivel. I guess maybe I should not have watched "Goldfinger" beforehand. Sean Connery was and is James Bond. No one after would ever do as good a job in their portrayal. Where movies such as "Dr. No" and "Goldfinger" had great plots, great action, complex villians, nasty, evil henchmen, beautiful and mysterious women, etc., this was just awful. The girl who played the nuclear physicist (GIVE ME A BREAK!) needs to not speak so much. She is nice to look at but my goldfish can act better than her. Totally unbelievable that she even made it through high school much less acquiring a Doctorate in nuclear physics. Must have slept with the Dean. The villian was stereotypical and uninteresting, the girl villian was not even that menacing, and though I did like Pierce Brosnan as Bond (the first movie I have seen with him in the role) his hard edge suffered from a poor plot and ridiculous sequences. Do we really need another scene with Bond averting death by skiing? How many movies has Bond been chased by bad guys while on skis? Too many. And to end the film with such a vulgar comment, was that really necessary? Bond is a gentleman, not some vulgar loser. The actor who played "Q" is no longer with us, and in honor of him the entire Bond movie idea should be laid to rest as well. Just my opinion, mind you.
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Summary: Good, but not the best Pierce bond
Review: This was a great movie, and Pierce Brosnan is good, but it's not his best. His best was Goldeneye, and he wasn't as smooth, he way serious in terms of acting. But lets talk about the movie. The movie was cool. it was a shame Valentin had to be killed. He was cool. It starts out with Bond delivering money to a rich man (as usual in spy movies), and the mans little pin ends up killing him. SO bond is trying to do multiple things at the same time, save the world, find out who the insider is, why do they want to destroy the world, and all that stuff. The action is okay, i wasn't blown away with the special effects because i honestly couldn't see any, or if there was i couldn't see them because they were so good. There is a good action scene at a Boat dock which is a caviare factory. The ski chase was a little short, and weak. The nuclear plant was awesome, which was the only time Pierce really blows a few heads off with a machine gun. The opening boat scene was cool, but there seemed to be things exploding because a little piece of wood hits a barrel, or they collide with something. Overall, its a good movie if you're not picky over plot, acting, and action scenes.
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Summary: Why?
Review: Why are there no subtitles in english, just in french or spanish? My english is very good but sometimes I may loose something, so I use the subtitles to check my understanding. All other Bond titles I have from this special series (Goldfinger, Goldeneye, Live and Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies) have subtitles in english. Why this one doesn't? Not to mention something more serious: it seems that all deafs in America have been teached french or spanish last year. It must have cost zillions of dollars to you tax payers... The film is "Bondonian". That good old "love it or hate it" point. I love it, but his edition is not as good as others in the series. The DVD extras are shorter. Not the place to save, Warner.
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Summary: Poor editing mars excellent set pieces
Review: After two outstanding entries ("Goldeneye" and "Tomorrow Never Dies") in the James Bond series, Pierce Brosnan's third going, "The World is Not Enough," is certainly ambitious in acting and characterization. Bond exhibits a dark and (generally) amoral streak throughout the movie; there are at least two people that he kills in instances that would have been shocking in most other Bond movies with the possible exception of the early Sean Connery ones. No doubt director Michael Apted had something to do with the deeper layers of characterization; Apted previously directed the "7-Up" documentary series, as well as the ambitious (but disappointing) "Thunderheart." The set pieces throughout "The World is Not Enough" are terrific, ranging from a boat chase through London, a ski sequence involving "para-hawks," a long sequence at a refinery dock with giant circular saw blade armed helicopters, and numerous brutal gunfights and fistfights. Brosnan reportedly did many of his own stunts, and indeed, Bond is more spectacularly violent here than in recent films. The biggest problem with the movie (aside from the inherent laughable premise of Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist) is that too much of it makes no sense. Now it may be that I've been dumbed down by too many movies, but there were multiple instances while watching this that Bond would struggle to take some action and I would be left wondering why he was doing what he was doing. At 2 hours and 8 minutes, the movie may have been as long as the studio would have allowed it to be, but one gets the sense that another five minutes or so scattered throughout might have helped make things make more sense. Equally problematic is the fact that the villain, who is described as being impervious to pain due to the lodging of a bullet near his brain, goes around doing things like grasping hot coals in his hand. Sure, maybe he wouldn't feel any pain, but his hand should still be burned and structurally damaged. That sort of damage should affect his ability to grasp objects (like guns) and affect his ability to use his hands (for things like shooting guns). Finally, a note on the special features of the DVD. The DVD proudly advertises its "video options," allowing you to catch behind the scene looks of certain scenes. Those of you who own "The Matrix" on DVD will think that this is similar to the "Follow the White Rabbit" feature on that disc. Indeed, at designated scenes in "The World is Not Enough," a white "007" flashes on the screen. If you hit the "Enter" button on your DVD remote, you get whisked to a behind the scenes look. However, this feature is VASTLY inferior to that on "The Matrix." Most of the behind the scenes look is simply a pan-and-scan view of the movie, with a few seconds of videotaped glances of the shooting of the scene. There is very little display of how the scene was filmed, and nothing as extensive as the rehearsal scenes and other technical details in "The Matrix." I wouldn't not buy the DVD because of this, but I wouldn't have high expectations for that special feature.
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Summary: Boredom, James Boredom
Review: If this latest Bond movie is any indication, the Bond franchise is dead. Everything about this film reeks of mediocrity. The acting, or lack thereof, makes one think of B movies on late at night on the USA Channel. The characters...oops, there aren't any. We get pretty people posing. Action? Not a bit of interesting action to be found in this hackneyed piece of garbage. In fact the action sequences don't even flow well. The director, Apted, needs to turn in his DGA card because this thing had the sloppiest direction of any Bond film in memory. How many times must we see the face of Pierce Brosnan's stunt double? How many boring set pieces will this film go through? Gosh, I feel ill admitting I even sat through this dreck.
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Summary: Good, but Goldeneye and Tomorrow... were better
Review: Pierce is good as usual, Sophie is great, probably the best "Bond Girl", Denise Richards was probably the worst "Bond Girl", and Robert Carlysle's character was sort of....stupid, even though Robert did well playing the villian. I guess I just don't buy that whole "superhuman, can't feel pain" thing. As for Denise Richards, her acting in this movie is horrible. Plus, some of her lines are so dumb, you'd think she wrote the script herself. I think Fran Drescher or Amanda Plummer would have been less annoying. Aside from her bad acting and the lame bad guy, it's not a bad movie. Probably for die hard fans only.
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Summary: The World is Not Enough - Was the storyline enough?
Review: I enjoyed this movie but a few things bothered me. I think Denise Richards is a beautiful woman but she's not convincing enough as a top nuclear scientist. Sophie Marceau is sexy and does a good job. I don't know too much about Robert Carlyle but he did well as a villain. Seeing Judi Dench as M was very cool but it's not so much the fault with the acting it's the plot. It's good but it didn't have the "OOMF" that I usually get from previous Bond films. Oh, the action and effects were top notch and you can see so in the secrets segment of the DVD but the goal for the producers was to see a new side of Bond. Thus they selected Michael Apted to direct the film. His previous movies were not action. They were good movies such as "Coal Miner's Daughter", "Gorillas in the Midst" and "Nell". Three very cool movies but non-action. It was a bold move. I guess we are treated with a side of James Bond that we are not used to seeing. A Bond that shows his rage. Is something new, something good? Either way, I enjoyed the movie and it's very good and different from the others. Maybe another woman as a nuclear scientist and not a young 20+ year old? I guess I'm used to seeing older women as Bond's ladies and not someone so young but it's OK. Denise Richards is very beautiful and she's a talented actress. First, let's discuss the audio and video. The audio is great and at first I questioned about the surround in the early beginning but then I started to hear the surround later on. I was expecting a lot more through the boat scenes in terms of audio but throughout the movie, the sound becomes prominent. The audio is well done throughout the film and is a good highlight for this DVD. The video is pretty good and MGM did a great job. I don't think I recall seeing any artifacts and no horrendous switch to the new layer. It's anamorphic, so be happy! As for the DVD, The menu is done really well, interactive, computer generated and very nice. Similar to the MATRIX DVD where you can see how they created some scenes in the movie, this DVD allows you to see "The Secrets of 007" where if you see the 007, with a press on your remote, you can access the making of certain scenes and see the storyboards which is nice. The GARBAGE music video for "The World is not Enough" is pretty cool. I always felt she is a freaky woman, I like their music but she's freaky. The video is very cool and they must of spent a lot of money on it. For commentary freaks, you get two. One from the director and the other from the production designer, unit director and composer. Also, the booklet included is pretty cool but booklets would be nice if they included it on the DVD as well. Welcome to a new Bond and a chance to share the psyche of the agent known as 007. A very good DVD but a new side of Bond that I was not easily open to but it was a pretty damn good movie.
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