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Tigger Pooh looks at THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
Hey folks, Harry here with another look at THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH... Watch out for some early film spoilers (spoilers from the first 15 minutes or so) .... Overall Tigger Pooh really really likes it. Seems like it's a real solid Bond flick... let's keep our fingers crossed.... Here it is...
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (MGM PICTURES.132 MIN. APPROX.)-*** 1/2
(Warning-Small spoilers ahead!)
After the entertaining but somewhat lacking "Tomorrow Never Dies", the 007
franchise is in full successful swing once again with "The World Is Not
Enough", an exciting, involving entry in the long-running series that should
prove a fun time for all (especially Bond fanatics like myself)and another
cash cow for Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
The film opens with a lengthy (15-20 minutes) pre-credit sequence that has
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan)chasing an assassin who has killed an Oil
Tycoon(and close friend of M's) right inside MI6. Unfortunately,the assassin
commits suicide before Bond can find out who sent her.
Despite being on the "inactive" list due to a dislocated shoulder, Bond
begins to piece together the puzzle that leads to the conclusion that the
person responsible for the murder is a man named Renard (Robert Carlyle),
who had once kidnapped the tycoon's daughter, Electra (Sophie Marceau).
Fearing that she may be next, Bond heads off to act as protection for
Electra.
In true Bond fashion, the bad guys pop up, Renard reveals his plans for
nuclear catastrophe and the chase is on to stop Renard. Bond gets help from
nuclear scientist (hardy har har) Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards).
There are some nice turns here and there in the second half of the film that
I really don't want to reveal here (I hate it when someone does it for me,
why should I do it to you?), but I do want to reveal how much fun this movie
is. Director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter)does a very good job at
developing situations without the urge to race through them (a la 'Tomorrow
Never Dies')and also allows the talented cast (with one exception-more on
that in a minute)to give their characters some life. Apted seems to find the
right level the last three Bond films have been looking for. This one has a
decent story, pumped-up action and a level of grittiness that are all
equally mixed together, making for a Bond episode worthy of the Connery
series and of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
As mentioned previously, the cast is also a notch above the norm here.
Brosnan proves once again that he is the best JB since Connery. His Bond is
one of class and coolness. It is also nice to see the filmmakers giving Judi
Dench more than just a few minutes of screen time as M, showing more of a
human side this time out. Robert Carlyle nicely underplays his role as
Renard (no scene chewing here, which is surprising), giving his character a
quiet sort of menace. Robbie Coltrane also has a small, welcome return role
as his "Goldeneye" character Valentin Zukovsky (although I was less than
thrilled about his character's concluding scene). Also of note is John
Cleese as "R", "Q"'s replacement.
As for the women, let's just say this: one hit, one strike. Sophie Marceau's
character is not your usual damsel-in-distress. Her Electra is a smart,
crafty woman. Marceau plays her perfectly. I wish I could say the same about
Denise Richards, but alas, she turns in the worst performance from any
female in a Bond film since Tanya Roberts starred in "A View To A Kill".
Despite looking really great (especially in a wet T-shirt), she has as much
talent as a pickle. Thankfully, she wasn't given much to say. But when she
did, I could feel the hair on my neck rise up.
The print I saw was completely finished, and it looked great. Adrian
Biddle's widescreen photography was gorgeous to look at (tons of
international locales to look at when Sophie and Denise were not onscreen)
and David Arnold's music score was just as cool as it was in the last film.
Garbage's theme song was also first-rate (being a huge fan of the band, I
expected no less).
So, in conclusion, "The World Is Not Enough" is more than enough to satisfy
Bond fans who may have felt a little cheated by "Tomorrow Never Dies". It's
classic Bond, who is looking quite good for a series that has been going on
for almost four decades.
Tigger Pooh
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Am I the only one who has enjoyed the last two Bond movies? They were entertaining popcorn movies and isn't that what Bond is about?
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Bitchin'. Ahem.
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I also thought the last 2 Bond films were terrific. Pierce is perfect for 007, and gives Connery (who was great) a run for the money. Go ahead...eat my lunch, but you can't change my opinion on that.
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I saw TWINE in a press preiew in Holland - and it is NOT a good movie. Terrible acting, especially from Ms Marceau, a lousy appearance by John Cleese (I've seen him funnier) and a totally uninteresting plot. After I'd seen the film, I had already forgotten most of it. The villain made no impression at all, he's certainly no new Blofeld! But probably worst of all are the many, many, many 'comic' one-liners made by Bond. The worst probably is *SPOILER* at the end of the movie, of course Bond is doing it with dr. Christmas Jones, and then he says: "Hmmm, I thought Christmas only came once a year?" PUKE! And there went my lunch on the red carpet of the cinema.
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The trouble is, you take "suave' to be necessarily a good thing. And to end the debate here, most people seem unaware that 6 years ago the British Standards and Measures office issued a decree that stated that for purposes of comparitive research, it was legally accepted that Connery was the better Bond.
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Can we have one discussion about James Bond that doesn't turn into a Connery/Lazenby/Moore/Dalton/Brosnan debate? I am so tired of this worthless, endless discussion. Is that all James Bond is to you people? A chance to defend the Bond you prefer (who is most likely the Bond you grew up with)? Geez, people, get a life, will ya? And BTW, Kirk would kick Picard's ass anyday.
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