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World Is Not Enough, The (1999) - James Bond Ultimate Collection Vol. 1


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2 1/2 out of Five

Movie

Rating: PG-13
Length: 128 minutes

Video

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: DTS 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1

Captions

English, French, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Thai

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Plot

Bond is assigned to protect a Russian oil heiress whose father was just murdered after she had successfully escaped from her kidnappers. This puts Bond on the trail of a well-known terrorist that has a bullet in his brain that allows him to not feel pain but will eventually kill him.

Pros

This is simple; Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards. If you're a fan of either or most likely both, then this film is definitely worth checking out.

Cons

They went overboard on the one-liners and sexual innuendo. I suppose this was done to hide the fact that there really wasn't a very good plot.

Extras

  • Mission Dossier
    • Audio Commentary Featuring Director Michael Apted
    • Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Lamont, David Arnold and Vic Armstrong
    • The Making of "The World Is Not Enough"
    • Bond Coctail
    • Tribute to Desmond Llewlyn
    • "The World Is Not Enough" Music Video by Garbage
  • Declassified: M16 Vault
    • Deleted Scenes and Alternate Angles With Introductions by Director Michael Apted
    • Alternate Angle/Expanded Angle Scene: The Thames Boat Chase
    • Extended Scene: The Thames Boat Chase
    • James Bond Down River: Original 1999 Featurette
    • Creating and Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
    • Hong Kong Press Conference
  • Ministry of Propaganda
    • Original Trailers
    • TV Spots
    • Radio Communications
  • 007 Mission Control: Interactive Guide into the World of "The World Is Not Enough"

Recommendation

The opening scene is well done but the movie goes downhill from there. If, like me, you can't see enough films with the very lovely and talented Sophie Marceau then you'll certainly want to watch this film. Other than that, there's really nothing special about this addition to the Bond movie collection.

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Actors

Samantha Bond - Miss Moneypenny
[Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies]
Pierce Brosnan - James Bond
[After the Sunset, Die Another Day, GoldenEye, The Lawnmower Man, Mars Attacks!, Tomorrow Never Dies]
David Calder - Sir Robert King
[Jason and the Argonauts]
Robert Carlyle - Victor 'Renard' Zokas
[28 Weeks Later, Eragon, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, To End All Wars, Trainspotting]
John Cleese - R
[A Fish Called Wanda, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Die Another Day, Frankenstein, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Rat Race, Shrek 2, Silverado, Time Bandits]
Robbie Coltrane - Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky
[From Hell, Goldeneye, Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone, Oceans Twelve, Van Helsing]
Maria Grazia Cucinotta - Julietta the Cigar Girl
Judi Dench - M
[The Chronicles of Riddick, Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies]
Goldie - Bull
Michael Kitchen - Bill Tanner
[The Bunker, GoldenEye]
Desmond Llewelyn - Q
[A View to a Kill, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, Licence to Kill, The Living Daylights, The Man with the Golden Gun, Moonraker, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, You Only Live Twice]
Sophie Marceau - Elektra King
[Braveheart]
Denise Richards - Dr. Christmas Jones
[Scary Movie 3, Starship Troopers]
Colin Salmon - Charles Robinson
[AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Die Another Day, Dinotopia, Resident Evil, Tomorrow Never Dies]
Serena Scott Thomas - Dr. Molly Warmflash
[The Thirst]

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