Reviewing 'The World Is Not Enough' - The Countdown to Bond 25
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- CINEMATIC 007 -- "No hard feelings, Mr. Bond. Soon, you will feel nothing at all." The Countdown to 'No Time To Die' continues with a review of 'The World Is Not Enough.'
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One of the more underrated films.
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Sophie Marceau takes this movie up a whole level or two. She’s just perfect as Electra, I cannot imagine anyone doing this role better. Maybe that’s why everyone notice Denise Richards to be such a failure in this movie because in comparison to Sophie no one stands a chance
Both actresses were terrible and so cheesy that it kind of made it unintentionally funny and enjoyable
@@ramencurry6672wrong opinion
Brosnan is so gritty in this one. Great David Arnold score again.
I always found it laughable how Brosnan grunted through many scenes. The Grunter.
Gritty? Brosnan? The guy is the Bond equivalent of a boy band.
I saw a video once discussing the height of each Bond actor. Sean Connery was the tallest and each actor through the years has been shorter than the one before them.
This is the wimpiest portrayal of Bond, ever. The way he falls for Elektra is pathetic. I have known suburban school girls who have more grit than Brosnan in The World is Not Enough.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Every portrayal of Bond by Brosnan is the wimpiest portrayal of Bond ever. From the beginning of Goldeneye, Judy Dench, who I love as M, particularly opposite Craig, basically bitchslaps him constantly. He's so beaten down by Die Another Day. At least Craig's Bond respects but stands up to her.
This one has grown on me over the years. At the time, I thought it was slow and tame compared to Goldeneye and TND, but now I appreciate its depth - and it's Brosnan's best performance in the role.
As a 13 year old growing up in 1999 this was my first Bond film. It’s admittedly not the greatest Bond film (certainly better than what came next) but I absolutely love it and consider it Brosnan’s best.
you guys nailed my thoughts exactly on this film. It's good, it could have been great. Halfway through the film it kind of veers off. They wanted to have Bond fall in love with Elektra, but they really revealed her as the villain too early. Too many video-game style action sequences, Richards terribly miscast. Bond killing Elektra should have been the climax of the film, but then there's another boring 10 minutes in the submarine. And then after a film that should have had some emotional impact there's Bond romancing Christmas in the last scene.
Very well said.
It's like most Bond movies. The films could be really good with some interesting ideas and really good set pieces and villains. Then they sabotage their own movie normally in the second half with bad comedy ideas or the script trying to stick to the formula too much and the movie's become patchy between really good memorable scenes and then let down badly in others. That's the frustrating thing about them. They could be really good movies with more care.
Wonderful opening sequence. Many reviewers and even fans savaged Brosnan after this was released for trying to make Bond more human. Ironic in the age of Craig. He wanted the next movie to be a serious retooling of "Casino Royale." The producers wanted the overblown 40th anniversary tribute that became Die Another Day. "Casino Royale" was originally written for Brosnan.
The two guys clamping the car where actually real life Traffic Wardens. They had featured in a TV documentary series about being a Warden.
Yeah it was a reality series on BBC1 called The Clampers, they were well known to UK audiences when the film was released.
Your right - one of the first tv shows in the UK to feature what we would now call "Reality TV", at least they skipped the cameo by Maureen from Driving School!
I wasn't sure that Americans would get that bit of schadenfreude (traffic wardens are called something else in the US and dress more like policemen, and I'm not sure if they are disliked as much as they are here - this part was actually cheered in the cinema when I watched it) but it was good to see the guys got it!
TWINE is fine, really! Much better than TND, I think. But... I don't know why I don't wanna watch this film too often either... Last time was ca. 7 years ago? Same thing with FYEO. That is fine film too... The films like TSWLM, TLD and of course GE I watch every month at least! *** You guys did great review as always! I agree with most of your arguments. Denise Richards is a little weak, but her character is badly written too. The finale in the submarine is OK., better than Carver's ship stuff in previous film. What I really like is the boat chase in the beginning, Q scene and his final words/disappearing, Elektra King as the only female main villain of the franchise, Valentin Zukovsky saves Bond, Bond kills Elektra. So, plenty of good stuff. I wanna watch it now!!!
My strongest memory of seeing this in the theater back in 1999, is that the entire audience burst out laughing as soon as Denise Richards showed up.
And I just can't bring myself to believe that that was the filmmakers' intention...
Brilliant! I've been waiting for this!!
Pierce brosnan is what got me in to the 007 franchise thanks to a game call goldeneye for nintendo 64.
Same here. Brosnan was the Bond of my childhood.
Lucky. I was Roger moore era in the 70's
TWINE on N64 was much better than the overrated Goldeneye.
"Electra's pipeline is under attack" sounds quite dodge.
This was the first Bond movie I saw. My dad took me to the theater's to see this movie. Instantly hooked and been a Bond fan since. Even though he played Bond for 4 movies and two of them weren't the greatest, Brosnan is still my favorite Bond and TWINE is my favorite to this day. Great review Joe!
For me it was the video game call goldeneye for nintendo 64 is what got me liking bond.
I believe mine was Tomorrow Never Dies at age 10. so exciting! I obviously watched the Bond Movies before, I was a huge Bond fan and I havent missed a single movie in theatres since then.
Definately agree with you guys. Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough best Brosnan films
lookigotanewusername I agree with you agreeing with them. For sure they are!
For me, TND and GE are my best bond films
@@thedarkknightman6150 TND never sat well with me. But hey, at least we can both agree on GoldenEye!
@@lookigotanewusername yep, but pity you don't like Tomorrow Never Dies
@@thedarkknightman6150 I wanted to like it. I love pierce brosnan, I don't think it's bad by any stretch, but I'd rather watch goldeneye or the world is not enough instead. Like these guys say Bond is like pizza and sex, even when its bad its good
100% agree with you, Scott! 46.05: Father(Pierce Brosnan) & Mother(Sophie Marceau) & Daughter(Denise Richards).
I actually found the moment where Q lowers back into his lab to be a sweet, poetic ending for Desmond’s run as Q. He gives Bond advice (acknowledging that he’s told him this in the past), and then has an “escape plan” himself by lowering into the ground. It’s sort of a surprising choice considering they had no idea he’d die in a car crash in the following months. RIP Desmond.
The World is Not Enough has two problems that hold it back for me: The direction and Denise Richards. Of all the Brosnan era Bond films this is the worst directed. The fact they passed on Peter Jackson for this just baffles me. I feel like Michael Apted picked the least interesting way to tell what could have been Pierce Brosnan's best Bond film. To add insult to injury this film features an actress who can't act playing a nuclear physicist. Sigh. All the other performers are giving their best and Denise Richards is just standing there being so flat and monotone.
I don't think it's just Apted's direction, the cinematography is pretty bland as well
@@mikepretty7768 And at the end of the day Michael Apted gave the thumbs up and said "Yeah. That's good. Moving on."
A great Bond film and David Arnold's score knocks it out of the park.
TWINE(1999) is actually the last good James Bond film....................
I really loved this film. Other than Denise I can’t really hate it that much. I think they do a lot right and took some different turns. I think it’s very underrated.
Looking back today, the Brosnan era was weak overall. The 90's was not a good decade for Bond movies. For me, World is Not Enough is the weakest of Bronsan's Bond movies. This is an entirely forgettable movie. The terrorist Renard is wasted here. Electra King is kinda' cool in that we get a female villain for once, but she should have been the sole and only stand-alone villain. This is the movie that made me love Judi Dench as M. (whereas I wasn't keen on a female M. in the two previous films). The climax on the submarine is lackluster and dull. Denise Richards is hilarious, but should a Bond girl be unintentionally funny? But overall, World is Not Enough is a bummer and a letdown. Even Die Another Day is an improvement in my mind, because at least that movie stands out, whereas World is totally boring and forgettable.
Funny, I found Dench in this film to be the least effective in her tenure by placing too much of an emphasis on her motherly emotions. Die Another Day on the other hand is when she really proved herself in my book by treating Bond like a tool instead of a human like the proper head of a spy organization.
Brosnans best performance as 007 for sure with one of the absolute best pre titles of the series!
Weak action in the film overall though-agree with you Joe-that skiing scene is definitely the blandest skiing sequence of the series with Brosnan clearly nowhere in sight!
The story is great,however-rich and deep-I especially love Elektra,who is a fantastic Bond girl/villian and easily the best character in the movie.
And Scott-I love Cigar girl/Tony Sopranos imaginary neighbor too!!👌🏻
The action overall is great.
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It is-it’s mostly that ski chase and the ending that seems to lack punch to me somehow.
Joe and Scott were right-the script built up Renard so well as this powerhouse villian who feels no pain that I guess I was hoping for this big epic challenge for Bond and a real classic showdown at the finale...
But instead got a pretty standard 007/Bad guy fight....
You’re right Scott, you are crazy about GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.
"But she's not terrible in it ..." OMG, the horrible damage excessive masturbation can do to a man's brain ... 😟
The world is not enough I would describe in one word, HEAVY. This is a heavy bond film, heavy on narrative, heavy on action, so heavy that it just has no time to breathe and no time to really incorporate any sense of real direction. Coupled with poor female characters with, I must say, bad acting - it's a narrative mess and it is not a great bond movie. However, I do believe this is Brosnan's best individual performance, but damn his supporting cast/team were amateurs.
At the end of the day, actors are at the mercy of a script but in the case of Denise Richards she was a shit actress.
Joe, I love ya, but “winged dove” is not a real expression.
My explanation for Cigar Girl:
She was there to confirm the plan went down, had the gun incase anyway looked outside.
Lots of action scenes, one that wasn’t mention was Bond swinging on the chains while the Russian base was exploding
It's the best opening to any Bond film in my opinion. Hits a lot of high notes and it's obviously really exciting. The film overall is a return to form after TND too. Glad I got to watch it in the cinema at the time, a good way to close out the century.
I always saw Brosnan, even more so than Lazenby, as a model who looks like what people think Bond should look like but bearing zero resemblance to the Fleming novels, unfortunately. Does anyone really believe Brosnan could be a lethal super spy? Ladies man, yes. But put a gun in his hand and he looks so out of place. It takes me out of his movies. Thank God for Craig.
Craig can only get a girl 'cus it's in the script
Chris Thornycroft, Craig is dreadful, If I want to watch a guy with no charisma crying falling in love and resigning every other movie I'll watch a soap opera
I always took it that the Cigar Girl was outside the building just to see if the attack was a success. Some attacks have an observer and I took it that was the reason she was there.
41:21 the difference between american and british humour. Q referring to the speedboat as his future fishing boat is irony and british humour that most people in the uk would get that its not meant literally
I think Denise Richards isn't bad. The dialogue she has to give, especially in the sub is just impossibly clunky to deliver.
Unforgivably bad decision by the filmmakers to keep her around for the final 10 minutes. In the end, it's their fault. Not Denise's.
@@jambler15 agreed. Also Renard should have gone full on Terminator at the end. He can't get pain and should have been walking through fire and brushing off bullets and knife wounds like they were nothing.
@jambler15 One producer even said they hired her for the starpower alone. Casting like that gets you awkward miscast performances, like her.
They considered Monica Belluci for her at one point, would've been perfect.
@@TheT3rr0rMaskYes. Something similar happened with the Paris Carver character in Tomorrow Never Dies lol.
I like this movie for what it meant to be. The plot is nice, Elektra wants to be the queen of an oil monopoly. The stockholm syndrome brings the right dose of "dark and gritty". And Bond gets his feelings really messed with Elektra. Or at least it should be.
But the execution is away over the top. It seems like there's a need to write big action scenes, when things could've been taken in a smaller and intimate scale.
51:16 'I never miss" which is such a Bond movie thing to say and I loved how cold and professional Brosnan portrayed it as well
What a day, I have a new video from my favourite Bond reviewers and the latest issue from Empire was waiting for me when I got home from work, with a free Bond special magazine enclosed! I really must give TWINE another go, as I really dont care for it, I think it's less than the sum of its parts.
I think The World is Not Enough is such a generic Bond movie that it feels like it was written by an algorithm. I significantly prefer Tomorrow Never Dies because it was more original. However, over the years, TWINE has somewhat increased in value in my eyes because it does make an effort to be a serious Bond film, and it doesn't have as much sci-fi trash, cheesiness, and bombast as Die Another Day. Still, TWINE remains near the bottom of my Bond rankings. In my opinion, TWINE, Moonraker, and Die Another Day are the three worst Bond movies, but TWINE is the best of this trio.
I actually like this one the best of the Brosnan films. For some reason every time I revisit goldeneye it becomes more average. Most millennials i talk to only regard goldeneye so highly because of nostalgia for the video game.
Daxton Mounger Exactly, and although it’s still good, The World is Not Enough gives us probably the best and only female villain of the series!
THANK YOU ! Goldeneye is overrated and despite it's self aware commentary regarding the franchise and the world changing after the end of the cold war, it ultimately stuck to the conventions established by the previous films. Tomorrow Never Dies truly brought Bond into a new age by recognizing the destructive nature of corporate media.
Yeah, I don't get the undying love for GoldenEye. I think Casino Royale is another factor that has helped its legacy (Martin Campbell connection).
Regarding Brosnan "nailing it" it TWINE, I'd say that this holds true for the actors who played Bond in multiple films (more than two). Goldfinger, TSWLM, TWINE, & Skyfall are all examples of these actors coming to a comfort level in defining the role as their own.
I actually prefer TWINE over GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.
Denise Richards worst Bond Girl Ever along with Tanya Roberts. She was TERRIBLE. Bad casting by the producers.
I'm glad to see a lot of fans are coming around to this one as this is my personal favorite. I was kind of surprised at the amount of hate it's gotten over the years, with people essentially saying Richards completely sinks the film. Thanks for reviewing!
It's funny when so many past Bonds had pretty awful talent go overlooked. She is awful but doesn't hurt the rest of the film
Girl being outside in the boat at the beginning. I thought she was there to make sure their target was actually dead. Once she realizes Bond caught her, she tries to shoot him too. The laser scope was unnecessary. Why she chose to kill herself... ugh.. Yeah, we could have got more detail on that.
I just want to give a shout out to Scott for his always keen insight but also for the head's up on the re-released expanded TWINE score. My copy arrived a couple of days ago. It truly re-frames the score and is reminder of its significance.
Boy am I relieved! I thought I was walking into Lockerbie but that was much kinder than expected. I love this film and it's a shame Joe can't get into the spirit of it. (Of course Q has an OP as fuck death machine fishing boat - that's the joke!) The ambiguity of how much Renard tortured Elektra and who turned whom and when they turned, is part of the depth of the film, in my view.
I'm glad Scott - with whom I usually disagree - pulled up all those lazy Denise Richards-oriented reviews. Truth be told, I think Oscar-winner Halle Berry gives a much more grating performance. I actually liked Richards' nonchalant delivery of " _Yeah but they're usually standing still._ " Berry would have forced so much attitude on the line, she would've stood up in the middle of the greenscreen composite, put her hands on her hips, and made her eyebrow jump 10 feet off her head.
Sophie Marceau is my Ursula Andress. Seeing a woman with those motivations projected on the screen was a real landmark in my teen years! I rank this film 3rd out of 24.
I really enjoy this Bond adventure. I always noticed in the boat chase in the pre-titles that when Bond fires the torpedoes towards the end of the chase that the there is a weird continuity error. He fires the first torpedo and the film cuts into a close up before the second torpedo fires and the wrong torpedo fires, its backwards. Bond fires the top one and when it cuts in close and the bottom one has been fired and he fires the top one again. Little detail noticed only because I have watched this one so much, doesn't take away from the enjoyment one little bit.
Good review!! I actually agree with some of Joe's complaints for once, hahaha. I'm shocked he rated this movie so high considering his rationale for ranking other Bond movies but... it's Joe, Captain Inconsistent ::shoulder shrug:: ha ;-) ... I will go against his suggestion of casting Carrie-Ann Moss though!! That would have been a terrible idea!!! The Matrix had JUST come out earlier that year and THE WORLD was too focused on her being "Trinity from the Matrix" to believe she was now this super sexy Bond Girl level sex symbol. Yea she's attractive but that would have been a disastrous move and EON would have been crucified for it. TWINE would have probably been rated lower that it already is had that happened. Denise Richards was a great choice! As mentioned she was on fire at the time and she looks like a typical Bond Girl (reminds me of Barbra Bach from TSWLM.. not in acting quality but in looks, lol). The main problem with Denise was she was a VERY poorly written character but that's not her fault. I don't know why people keep forgetting how the 90s actually was and what all was going on, lol. It seems that's why Brosnan's films get so much hate because people forgot the social climate of the 90s (or weren't even alive at the time) and compare them to what's going on currently as though these movies aren't 18-25 years old, lol .... Anyway, haha, I agree with Scott though 8/10 and still one of my top level Bond movies.
Brosnans second Best Bondmovie. Great performance by Brosnans, David Arnolds Best score, a great plot by Wade and Purvis, great casting, great song, original action Scenes, memorable villains.
Denise Richards is good and she does well with what little Wade and Purvis gave her.
The climax ombord the submarine is a tad too long but in everything other aspekt this movie succeeds very well. A major improvement over Tomorrow Never Dies and there are no invisible cars anywhere.
This movie is terrible but does have some good campy moments and worth a look.
Fair at best, the villain is so underwhelming, it’s as if they shaved Elijah Woods head and sent him to fight Bond. A 7? More like a 6.
You guys know that “mano a mano” means hand-to-hand, not man-to-man, right?
I never really gave this film a chance, when I did I throughly enjoy it
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Another solid review. Thanks. Cheers & see you at the NTTD premiere ! 😉
( I hope not kicking and screaming when it doesn't match our high expectations. Something tells me they are going to seriously "blow up" some Fleming-constructed Mythologies in order to hint to future buyers of the 007 Franchise that this storyline is "malleable" or "flexable" to meet the Victimhood Cult of the 2020s. )
Good review of a decent Bond film. Brosnan's best performance and a truly lovely Sophie Marceau within a solid film. But James Bond should be more thrilling than this, that's why he is James Bond.
Great review, gentlemen. If not for a few errors and Denise Richards unfortunate casting, this could have been one of the greats - or at least Brosnan's best. I agree with the misuse of Renard (what a wasted opportunity) and especially Scott's apropos praise of Maria Grazia Cucinotta (I loved his pronunciation of her name). Definitely one of the most umm, dynamic? Bond ladies of all time. Oh, and Sophie Marceau is pretty fabulous too. Sorry, Americans tend to mess things up when it comes to Bond. Appreciate the review and can't wait for the next one on a certain stinker we all know and loathe.
Broadly agree, good start but then fizzles out from about thirty mins in.
-Renard is a disappointing character.
-The plot ends up just being about oil rights, which is a let down considering the build up
-Action slow and clunky.
-Way too much exposition
-Snooze fest finale
Good parts
-Brosnan is always good
-Boat chase
Found this difficult to stay interested in, 5.5/10.
Not sure Christmas would have been wearing those clothes. Working with all those men.
To start, I've loved this series. Haven't had time to comment. I've agreed and disagreed with both of you over time. I know that this film gets bashed, largely due to Denise Richards, but it's one of my go-to Bond films. Pierce is great, Electra is a great villain. The pre-credits is one of the best. They really tried to do something different here, but fell short. I don't like the ski scene or the helicopter bit. Take those out, focus even more on character development and this would be a gem. (And no Denise Richards)
Very nice
Cigar Girl was outside the MI6 building because she was running the transmitter which activated King's lapel pin, which in turn activiated the uranium ore which caused the explosion.
It's in the novelization, as Tanner explains. Those first few lines were cut, so his next lines were played over an establishing shot of the castle.
if uranium is involved no one in the city will survive
Always found tmd way more memorable and watchable than this one
Another great analysis! Thanks! My show partner Keith and I love your channel.
Agreed - underrated. Brosnan’s best. Thanks guys, great video.
People used to say The World Is Not Enough is not good and then when I watched it I was like they did some interesting things with the movie which they could have built upon with Brosnan. First of all there is an element raw anger and viciousness to Brosnan which automatically makes it his best performance, Sophie Marceau was amazing as Elecktra and as the only female villain to date, loved the score and the action setpieces for most part. Denise Richards was outlandish and hard to believe but to me she did not have a significant role which I am glad with
My favourite Bond film. Sure, Casino Royale is the better Bond film but TWINE ticks all the boxes. Dat soundtrack too.
That surprise ending to this video, loved it!
pierce Brosnan's Best Bond movie moments 8 out of ten
Can't wait for your DAD video...it's gonna be nasty!
1999...the year my best mate and I finished secondary education and started A Levels, the year my favourite film of all time The Matrix came out...probably also the year I wound up watching every Bond film I hadn't watched up till that point...building up to the UK TV premiere of TND...and...this...
...this...was solid...the Brosnan era is like the Connery era...there are no bad films in it...the opening chase on the Thames was awesome from a '99 perspective(the clampers getting scooshed was perfecto at that moment in time)...the helicopter assault was fun...the twist with Electra was original...and yet...
...Garbage have done better tunes...you guys were on the money regarding Reynard...there was a reference to OHMSS/Tracey which...well it's tough enough to buy Dalton as the same guy who's appeared in previous films...for Brosnan to have referenced an event that happened 30 years earlier...er...no...
This is not a Bond I bothered to rewatch much if at all...generally my least favourite of the Brosnan era
From a 2020 perspective...The '99-'01 era is my favourite to look back on overall...but a climax at the Millenium dome(to use it's contemporary title) now dates the film significantly. The Electra stuff I appreciate a lot more however.
Overall...I'll stick with 7/10 here.
"Electra's pipeline is under attack". I bet it is. James, you naughty thing.
Me being me I gotta comment on the firearm in the movie. I absolutely think the modern James Bond needs a modern gun and I'm glad they carried the P99 over from Tomorrow Never Dies. This movie is my favorite Brosnan Bond movie (Thomas Crown Affair is the best Brosnan movie) but the one scene that grates on me, as a firearm enthusiast is the scene where Bond confronts Zukofsky in the Casino holding Bull at gunpoint. When he holsters that gun, it's like he has an obvious tumor under his arm and it looks so awkward. There are much better ways to conceal a full size gun like that. (Casino Royale handled this in a very realistic manner) that scene bothers me so much that I cant help to think that Brosnan probably never wore a gun unless the scene called for it. David Zarinsky cameo at the end for the win.
8:21 to me this is David Arnold at his peak in terms of classical James Bond, he would have a different peak with Casino Royale but this one was his peak
Always enjoy your discussions, but could you please put a little more effort into pronouncing the non english actor's names correctly? Maria Grazia Cucinotta deserves better. Unless Scudd and Jahzeff are trying to pull off an Adele Dazeem here.
The woman in the pre-title was there to observe and report on the explosion. I was super excited about Cleese but his portrayal just didn't sit right. Denise Richards is a very poor, wooden actor. She's far worse than Teri Hatcher.
I like this movie but I think this was the point that started calling the Brosnan years as 'Inspector Gadgit' Bond. Go-Go Gadgit self-driving car! BUT, I will say in hindsight that media manipulation was a little ahead of its time to today's world.
One of my favorites
I can't help but feel maybe this film would have been better if Elektra King was still evil but not the main mastermind behind it all. Twists like that should never take the teeth out of any villain and that is what happened to Renard (it's a repeat of the twist reveal of Talia al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises). It would have elevated Renard as a bad guy if he manipulated Elektra into being his pawn which is what the film eludes to when Bond first encounters Renard face to face.
The introduction of Wade and Purvis,
The beginning of the end for Bond movie's
16:42 Reminds me of the chase scene in Live And Let Die when one of the speedboats goes through a wedding cake.👍
I agree that Brosnan is playing the character really well in this... but his dialogue in this one is awful. It's bad pun after bad pun.. like they decided to throw all the puns at the wall and see which ones stick. He gets like one or even two every scene.
"she's got that.."
"she's really convincing.."
"what she brings to the table.."
We all know what she brings to the table guys!
Nick Newman so.... what does she bring?
@@leitercia challenge accepted..
1. Opportunity for a cleavage joke in the Bilbao scene.
2. She clearly fits into the outfit for the boat chase scene.. something I'm sure the casting director noticed. ;)
3. She follows in a long tradition of sexy, mysterious and deadly Bond Girls going all the way back to Dr No.
4. "When in Egypt.."
The World is Underwhelming. Yuck! I love how Bond's heart breaks for Elektra King but five minutes later he's chasing Christmas Jones' tail. It really undercut her betrayal. In another movie, she'd be giving him divorce papers and explaining how she slept with the neighbor and he'd be like: "well, I've been banging your sister."
Anyway, weak plot. Weak villains. Dull, plodding movie. Zzzzzzz
Everyone is different. This is a fine movie, but Tomorrow Never Dies is much better.
I find this movie boring I don’t think it’s much better than Die Another Day.
I can’t wait for the DAD review lol this will be interesting!!
Sophie Marceau as Catwoman would be interesting
I agree the start of this movie is freaking awesome, up until the opening credits I am totally immersed and loving it. Its over the top in some parts yes but boy, it is so bloody entertaining. The score by David Arnold in the early parts of this film are superb, perfect in fact. Ps I had a good laugh at the recreation you guys did at the end, poor Scott haha. Keep them coming guys.
All the characters were poorly written. Bond, M, and Renard were "slaves to their emotions" and they were all tricked by Elektra because they were too sentimental and stupid. On plus side, the film was beautifully photographed and the set design was very classy.
What? Elektra and Renard are two of the Best written characters in the franchise...
@@niels25chr1 They were empty suits. They only existed for there not altogether convincing romance.
It was nice to see M in a different context. Besides, M has Bond do some personal, unofficial favours in the novels too, like sending Bond to win against Drax at bridge or kill Gonzales who murdered the Havelocks (M was their best man at their wedding). Renard was a wonderfully complex villain. I'm not so sure about humanising a terrorist but it makes for a well rounded character. As for Bond himself, he is never a slave to his emotions here. He catches on pretty quick (at the casino) and then doesn't want to be f*cked around.
@@curiouscase0075 When M sent Bond after Drax for cheating at Bridge, that wasn't really personal. Drax was in charge of Moonraker and M foresaw a serious PR disaster if the public knew the guy cheated at Bridge. That didn't have too much to do with M's personal life. Now, when M manipulated Bond into killing Von Hammerstein and company that was not some tender exhibition of emotions. That was M being a douchebag. M clearly saw Bond as a tool instead of a surrogate son. Regarding Renard, "She's worth 50 of me". That's the words a man written by a teenage girl.
@@ricardocantoral7672Drax was winning huge money and M suspected he was cheating. He wanted to know why a millionaire would care about the winnings. The PR stuff and other embellishments is simply to help convince Bond to go along. But at the core it's just M asking to Bond to see if he can work out how he cheats at a game M is losing at. As for the von Hammerstein assignment, why do you think Bond agreed to it? It clearly meant something to M to see these men killed and goes to great lengths to cover it up for himself and M. He didn't manipulate Bond at all, he was quite clear about what he wanted.
As for the Renard line, given everything we know about Elektra, her history with Renard and the fact it's Sophie Marceau, it's pretty justified why he says that.
I am pretty sure Tanner mentions something about "The Cigar Girl turning the pin on" or something like that.
First Bond film I ever saw at the Cinema.
'I thought Christmas only came once a year'. Surely Brosnan had enough clout to refuse to say that line.
I'm sure he did but he always has a touch of Roger Moore quipping on occasion so he probably fancied getting a laugh from the audience.
At the end of the day he didn't have much clout. He was branded as being difficult if he didn't like the script.
Bond movies are filled with silly lines like that.
The worst Bond film. Just terrible in every way; it's laughably atrocious.
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"Diamonds Are Forever" is so much fun; don't make the mistake of taking it seriously.
I've actually changed my mind regarding the "worst" Bond film, though: I dislike the last two Craig outings even more than "The World Is Not Enough".
@@lukasnummer1 I'll take Brosnan over Dalton and Craig all day long, I like fun cool charisma and panache in my Bond movies
Bloody great film
Of the 25 films, I rank TWINE right in the middle. Joe, did you catch the references to Majestys? The moment Elektra reveals she cut off her own earlobe is a brilliant link to Blofeld.
Given Bond falls in love, and it's a huge element of the movie, feel like all the references are subtly more intentional. Bond's reaction after Elektra asks if he lost a loved one serves a great purpose and feels very Fleming.
@@TheT3rr0rMask Agreed. This movie has more depth than its reputation suggests. It also has one of the series' most grim storylines.
Probably my favourite Bond film, and I think the boat chase is visually and musically the best chase of any Bond film,
HOWEVER. WHERE IS THE CAR CHASE?
He gets a brand new BMW and it's just cut in half. Such a disappointment.
Hadn't thought before about how the bad guy was undermined. I think Reynard should have had more depth and screen time. We know nothing about him, and he has this superpower that is never used.
Finally catching up to these. Just read Purvis & Wade’s original script which opens in Havana instead of Bilbao, which is Bond gives Moneypenny a cigar. He chases Cigar Girl with a jet pack. Christmas in French Polynesian with short black hair in her 30’s. No M abduction. The rest is pretty close to the final product.
*VIDEO IDEA*
Hey Hos and Scott! Been listening since 2006/2007!! (I tied with 'BlackBond' in the Being James Bond Contest back in 2008 - remember skiing in the Lazenby tux? Haha) So here's a video idea:
I love how you guys review the films (going back to the start) and when you review the theme songs (love to hear Scott's reaction to NDTD). Always perk up when Scott mentions the soundtracks. Maybe do an episode(s) where you both talk about the film scores and review them! The highs and lows and Scott's knowledge of the album releases to cap each film.
Live Like Bond!
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Having the PTS finish at the bank would be different. The audience would be recovering from a low key PTS. Then 10 minutes later, the boat chase.
I have soft spot for this movie but the weak points are Denise Richards, and the bland direction and cinematography