The World Is Not Enough | | Cast : | Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau | | Director : | Michael Apted | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | November 19, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | May 16, 2000 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 30, 2005 | | Summary | HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Content
 | This is the absoulute worst bond film made! The villian has a bullet in his head? HE GOTTA BE DEAD!!!!!! And Pierce Brosnan did great in "Goldeneye" and "Tomoroww Never Dies" but horrible in "The World Is Not Enough" he's 40 years old and he's having sex with about every girl he sees. The Action is the only good thing in this film. Do not waste your time wacthing this stupid movie. THUMBS DOWN TO "The World is Not Enough" |
| Rating | | | Date | May 14, 2005 | | Summary | Never to much Bond | Content
| have all the bonds movies on DVD, but every time I see one on tv I catch myself watching them. Yes, some are better than others, but all and all it's still Bond and The World Is Not Enough is no expection. I enjoyed it start to finish just like every Bond.
Pierce Brosnan's at the top of his game and I hope to see him in a few more movies, but who ever they pick to be the next Bond I'm sure will be good. I would give this movie ten stars if I could! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 08, 2005 | | Summary | Easily the Worst of the Brosnan Bond ... | Content
| I'm not going to spend too much time on this film, it's really the weakest of the Brosnan 'Bond' films and infinitely forgettable against a much better body of work. Hell, when you have this many films in a franchise, the bar's set high.
So ... no ... go rewatch 'Goldeneye' because 'The World Is Not Enough's not really that great. What makes this work notable (or in my mind, infamous), is maybe the biggest casting mistake in the last twenty-five years.
Denise Richards plays a bilingual nuclear physicist.
Yes ... THAT Denise Richards. Yes, you heard me right ... a bilingual nuclear physicist. I would say that it has to be seen to be believed, but I just couldn't make myself buy into it. THE CHICK FROM 'WILD THINGS' IS PLAYING A BILINGUAL NUCLEAR PHYSICIST!!! I honestly think I could have delt better if I took the cast of 'Baywatch' and put each of them in all the supporting roles.
Obviously I'm not going to recommend buying a copy of this DVD. However, if you know anyone that has one, borrow it and keep your finger on the 'chapter skip' button. It's HYSTERICAL watching Richards fumble around with all the bigger words ... |
| Rating | | | Date | January 05, 2005 | | Summary | Least likeable Bond | Content
| Brosnan brings a cold, souless quality to Ian Fleming's creation in "The World is Not Enough". There is something sad about a 40-ish man who has sex with anyone and everyone. He reminds me of a stray dog running around a neighborhood trying to hump any female dogs he comes across. At least Sean Connery, when he began the role, was in his early 30's, making the promiscuous behavior seem a little less pathetic. Connery didn't take himself as seriously as Brosnan does, either. He injected a bit of humor into his portrayal.
I give the film 2 stars because of the excellent chase scene, but I think it's time for a younger James Bond. Let's let Christian Bale, Jude Law, Orlando Bloom or someone else have a crack at the role. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 26, 2004 | | Summary | Enough is nearly Enough | Content
| I think Pierce Brosnan has had the most impressive debut as James Bond (in 1995's GOLDENEYE) since Sean Connery first invented the role in 1962.
(George Lazeby only got one shot, Roger Moore didn't taylor the role to himself until his third outing, and Timothy Dalton's lack of humor never allowed him to fit as 007).
But since GOLDENEYE, the producers of the Bond films have really squandered what a great actor they have for the role by jumping into lifeless scripts and listless direction. The action scenes have no momentum, the storylines feel like retreads without the witty, apocalyptic urgency of the early films, and everything just feels rushed.
Robert Carlysle is a great villain but he's pretty much by the numbers for the second half. Nothing is made of the irony that Bond is a hero who cannot connect with feelings and Carlysle is a villain who can't physically feel anything.
(Why couldn't Carlysle, lying at the bottom in the climax, laugh loudly at Bond and defiantly yell, "Hey, Bond...Didn't hurt!").
This entry also has the most cringe-worthy line of all the Bond films: "Who says Christmas only comes once a year?"
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
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