The World Is Not Enough (1999)

[zen007]

The World is Not Enough is a different type of Bond film, especially from Brosnan's era, as it has an element of suspense and a woman as the key antagonist.

Pros include the excellent pre-title sequence, background score, and locations around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. M also gets to be in the field (so it is not just in Skyfall). There are interesting characters like Elektra King, Valentin Zukovsky, and the Cigar Girl. In this film, Brosnan performs at its best.

Cons include its ordinary action sequences including the ski chase and the finale in the submarine. However, some are like thrown-in or add-on elements to not distract from the main story for e.g. the film could have ended at the Maiden Tower in Istanbul rather than in the submarine. Many don't like Dr. Christmas Jones, but I have no major issues with her.

In my last viewing of Bond films (Link), I rated it 8/10. Which is the same as Goldeneye (8) and Tomorrow Never Dies (7.5, rounded off to 8) - all 3 films are pretty close to each other as each film has its fair share of pros and cons.

How do you rate this film? Is this Brosnan's best Bond film?

[zen007]

Azerbaijan - The World Is Not Enough Isolated Score - YouTube

[Winslow Leach]

I like this film a lot. Brosnan is probably at his toughest here. I have fond memories of seeing TWINE for the first time. It's definitely one of my favorites.

[Rizor]

This was my first Bond movie in theaters and only one of three films I've seen with my dad who's not really a movie guy. I really like The World Is Not Enough. Pretty underrated in my opinion. Some great looking women for the 11 year old me as well. Underrated title song by Garbage as well. Cool music video!

Garbage - The World Is Not Enough - YouTube

Must've watched the VHS it a half a dozen times and it opened with this tribute to Desmond Llewellyn. It's probably on the DVD/Blu-ray now too.

A Tribute To Desmond Llewellyn - YouTube

[Galactus123]

Originally Posted by Rizor

This was my first Bond movie in theaters and only one of three films I've seen with my dad who's not really a movie guy. I really like The World Is Not Enough. Pretty underrated in my opinion. Some great looking women for the 11 year old me as well. Underrated title song by Garbage as well. Cool music video!

Garbage - The World Is Not Enough - YouTube

Great theme song and my favorite band. They will be performing the song at The Sound of 007 concert in October.

Making-of:

Garbage - Making The World Is Not Enough [1999] - YouTube

[Zechs Merquise]

I thought it was half a good film. The first half, if it continued at that momentum, could have equalled GoldenEye in my opinion. But as soon Denise Richards showed up the film just fell apart for me. I liked Pierce, Sophie Marceau was very good and Bond's 'I never miss' was probably one of my favourite Bond lines. But I struggle to decide whether Denise Richards or Tanya Roberts from A View to a Kill deserve the title of 'Worst Bond girl'. Probably Denise Richards because at least Tanya Roberts didn't try to play a scientist

[stvn1974]

Loved it then, love it now. The title track by Garbage is also my favorite Bond song.

[pikeman1]

I love the theme song and don't remember anything else about the movie

wait, I remember a stupid newspaper spoiled that Sophie Marceau played the villain before I watched the movie, that's insane, there's only a few lines about the movie so I thought it would be plot synopsis, then I realized it's the freaking plot twist

[traths]

This was actually the first Bond film I've ever watched and I saw it in the theater with a friend of mine so this film has a special place in my heart. It's not my favorite Bond by any means but I still really enjoy it.

[zen007]

This thread made me rewatch it … A brilliant story relative to non-Fleming Bond films … Sophie Marceau in the 2nd half of the film is fun to watch! Denise Richards is the bomb!

[BluRayTim]

Originally Posted by zen007

This thread made me rewatch it … A brilliant story relative to non-Fleming Bond films … Sophie Marceau in the 2nd half of the film is fun to watch! Denise Richards is the bomb!

Try telling that last part to Heather Locklear, Ava Sambora and now Richie Sambora.

[Zechs Merquise]

Originally Posted by BluRayTim

Try telling that last part to Heather Locklear, Ava Sambora and now Richie Sambora.

Okay, I'll bite. What beef do the Locklears have with Denise Richards? Something to do with Charlie?

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Zechs Merquise

Okay, I'll bite. What beef do the Locklears have with Denise Richards? Something to do with Charlie?

https://decider.com/2020/09/16/what-...ther-locklear/

[Zechs Merquise]

Originally Posted by mwynn

https://decider.com/2020/09/16/what-...ther-locklear/

Oh, so it's just some reality TV bullshit

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

I tend to agree. They’re both in the hot mess realm of Bond films for me, but they’re also both entertaining. DAD usually takes more heat, but between the two, I’d probably lean more toward it just for Halle Berry.

You lot are crazy. TWINE is nowhere near as bad as DAD. Yeah, TWINE loses points for Denise Richards and personally I thought the Bond villain's gimmick of not being to feel pain after being shot in the head was rather dumb. But it had that grit, it felt like a Bond film, Sophie Marceau was excellent, Brosnan was never colder as Bond than in TWINE

At least it didn't have invisible cars, Moneypenny having VR sex with Bond, the main villain being a Korean guy who turned himself into a white guy with Gene Therapy, a heavy with a bunch of diamonds in his face and Halle Berry cracking wise about the henchman's mamma. And at least TWINE didn't remove the best scene.

Like I said before, TWINE was at least half a good film. DAD was, at best, a good idea for a film somewhere in all that mess.

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

As for Richards, she's perfectly fine in the film. It's a Bond film. Nuclear technicians are allowed to be beautiful. Calm down.

It's not that she was beautiful. She was completely unconvincing.

Should have went with someone else. Should have went with Monica Bellucci. She and Sophie Marceau are like the female French cinema equivalent of DeNiro and Pacino, so often compared. They would have played off each other well.

But no, they went with Denise Richards. Why? Because she appealed to the MTV generation, and the Bond producers feared younger Americans thought Bond was old and uncool

[zen007]

[dallywhitty]

I'll reserve total judgement until I re-watch World the week after next, but I remember liking the film plenty. Elektra slaps and people give Denise Richards too much stick.

Honestly, I think DAD is the only outlier in an otherwise strong tenure.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I'll reserve total judgement until I re-watch World the week after next, but I remember liking the film plenty. Elektra slaps and people give Denise Richards too much stick.

Honestly, I think DAD is the only outlier in an otherwise strong tenure.

Brosnan will always be my Bond, even though he's not my favorite. His run was so much fun for those seven years! That he had some kick ass video games didn't hurt either. Everything or Nothing is amazeballs. Even DAD is like...just taking it on its own goofy ass terms, it's not bad, especially the first half.

[Jay H.]

Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist... damn, that Spielberg is good.

[BluRayTim]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist... damn, that Spielberg is good.

Steven Spielberg had nothing to do with this movie or any other Bond movie. If he did, he wouldn’t have chosen Denise Richards for this and he wouldn’t choose her for anything else he does, either.

[BluRayTim]

Originally Posted by Freddie_Quell

Are we talking about the man who gave the lead (female) role to Kate Capshaw in the sequel of the highest-grossing film of 1981?

Kate Capshaw is far from good, but she’s also far from the bottom of the barrel.