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It has taken me a little while, but I have just started to notice how inconsistent Pierce Brosnan's performances as James Bond are. Maybe it was because I just watched Tomorrow Never Dies recently, but it seems like Brosnan is almost playing a completely different character in The World Is Not Enough. As a matter of fact, Brosnan's TWINE performance is more similar to his GE performance, while his performance in TND is more similar to his DAD performance.
Well I've got news for you all: I prefer Brosnan in TND and DAD.
My God at least he is having a good time in Tomorrow Never Dies, and at least Brosnan was surrounded by a good film with GoldenEye. Die Another Day was junk (although now I'm thinking of giving it a re-watch) but Brosnan was in better form.
The World Is Not Enough is just way too melodramatic in every regard, especially after the blithe Tomorrow Never Dies. For me it was the small stuff that rubbed me the wrong way. Just take a look at the casino scene when Elektra shows up, for example. Brosnan's line 'Elektra....this is a game I can't afford to play,' is overplayed to the maximum. Similar instances occur in the film. TWINE features Brosnan attempting to be really tough, menacing and serious, but he cannot do it all too well. Brosnan is far more convincing being the smarmy twit he was TND and DAD. As a matter of fact, Brosnan's best moments in The World Is Not Enough were his lighter scenes. Jeez, I even prefer Brosnan's 'Christmas only comes once a year,' over his entire confrontation with Elektra. Admittedly his 'I never miss' after shooting Elektra is a great moment. It is too bad that scene is sandwiched with mediocrity. (Especially the climax)
Is there really any fun in TWINE? Well, there's that PTS boat chase, which is one great action scene. And then there's....well....
Denise Richards? Oh dear God.
The World Is Not Enough begins a large downward spiral after the phenomenal PTS. The rest of the film simply can't measure up to the caliber it has set for itself. TWINE quickly becomes a letdown; the audience is waiting for something better to happen, and alas, nothing ever does.
I got through Tomorrow Never Dies without becoming distracted or bored and had fun doing it, but The World Is Not Enough was not able to hold my attention this time around. Instead, I wrote this review.
Time to downgrade, the old score I gave TWINE was a 7/10, but now it becomes a:
6/10
16. Live and Let Die (1973) - 7/10
17. The World Is Not Enough (1999) - 6/10
18. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - 5.5/10
(-3 spots)
P.S. It feels kind of odd putting TWINE this low as I have always semi-defended it. There was a point when it was even in my top 10 I believe (that was a fairly long time ago). But the more I watch it, the lower it falls.
Ah, the joys of no homework and finally buckling down on the couch to watch your favorite Bond movie! Now there's an experience like none other!
If I had any fears about it losing its Number 1 spot (which I never did), then they were swiftly taken away at this most recent viewing.
I noticed what really reeled me in the first time I ever watched this, and those were these three things: 007 himself, played magnificently by a debut Pierce Brosnan, the 4 major villains, Trevelyan, Xenia, Ourumov, and Boris, who all fit quite nicely together, and the dark tone of the movie, which balanced between dark and fun.
Along with others, these three really made the movie stick out as an all-time classic and favorite of mine.
All in all, a perfect 10/10
As for the last Bond film I watched:
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YOLT is easily the most beautiful film in the series thanks to Freddie Young and the Japanese locations. John Barry's music only adds to the experience. It's not one of the deeper Bond films plot-wise like TLD, OHMSS, FRWL or CR but it makes a wonderful, fast moving travelogue sci-fi adventure film. Definitely the most underrated of the 1960s Bond films. Plus, I consider Tiger Tanaka and his gang of ninjas among the coolest allies in the series.
I've been going with the Cold War themed Bond movies, and next up is The Living Daylights. For starters, I'd like to say that this is one of the most engaging and thrilling Bond movies ever made. From the mini-jet PTS to rescuing Octopussy on Kamal's plane, it never fails to thrill. Roger Moore provides a cool, stylish performance, and shines throughout the movie, letting you know that Bond is the star of the movie. Such scenes like interrogating Orlov in the train, killing Grishka, and rushing to the circus to stop the bomb really do Moore credit in OP. The action is consistent enough to keep you focused, but not every other 5 minutes to where it is unnecessary. The PTS is pretty great, and starts the movie off well. I've never had a liking towards the taxi chase, probably because of all the camp and silliness. However, that's the only action sequence that I dislike in OP. The rest are very fulfilling! The villains, while not being as classic as others in the franchise, are still evil and cunning, and work great together. I like Orlov's deal with Khan, showing both Orlov's war fanatics and Khan's greed. Gobinda is obviously an Oddjob-wannabee, and it doesn't matter one bit, because he is so cool! I've never really understood the knife-throwing twins' part in the villains' plan, but they are nevertheless great additions to the movie's villainy. The locations provide some of the best scenery in any Bond movie, for instance, Octopussy's floating palace, the Monsoon Palace, the India location itself, and even Bond's hotel gives the movie a sense of magic. The music could have been better, but whatever. That's the least of problems in a Bond movie. All in all, OP has earned a spot in my Top 5.
I was a bit hard on this 1964 release, but oddly enough this time around it wasn't a bad few hours spent, it's strange how opinion can chop and change from one instance to the next, but it's still far from the best of the franchise and I still insist there wasn't much going on and it did get a bit tedious here and there
This was at a time when Connery still had the hunger and desire to play the role and you can see he's clearly enjoying himself here
Said Connery actually never went to the US at any time and his scenes were all filmed at Pinewood as I understand it, the background at Miami Beach looked a bit questionable at times. I enjoyed all the bits with Harold Sakata and it was good again to see the Fort Knox ending where he gets electrocuted, what I mean is, it was a fun set piece with Connery and the timer clicking away
How the plane managed to crash into the ocean at the very end on route from Kentucky to DC is anyone's guess, unless they took the scenic route, maybe I'm just tired but I'm sure I recall Bond was merely going from Fort Knox to see the president and not a round the world tour
There was one or two distracting sound effects a la Golden Gun at times but on reflection and bearing in mind everything I said before it wasn't too bad today and maybe I was a little harsh, but for the last time, there was periods of time it seemed as though nothing was happening and it did get a bit boring here and there. Connery looked the part, acted well and I can appreciate why many people say it's the best ever, but let's not get carried away.
A decent, truly just mediocre Bond movie. You can go either way with this one, love it or hate it. The ending of the movie really makes up for the dullness we face in the middle, and the first thirty minutes is also really good. However, Connery is lame and looks like he'd rather be anywhere else and there are constant plot holes and questionable scenes. Also, for some reason, the film itself just looks sleepy and dead, as if there's no excitement at all. In the end, I put YOLT in the middle of my Bond movie list, around 13 or so. You can really go either way with it, but I choose to stay neutral for now.
It was kind of funny seeing CR and QOS in their presence-- I of course had seen them lots of times but my mom in particular had been out of the Bond loop for MANY years- at first she was like 'that's James Bond??? He's kind of funny looking....' but she quickly warmed up to him (just as I was unsure about him back in 2006)
I asked my mom what the last Bond movie she saw in theatres was and she said it was OHMSS on a date with my dad! LOL she said she didn't remember much now-- other than she didn't like it :D
My dad on the other hand was a little more up to date than her (thanks to me, lol). He had at least seen most of Brosnan's flicks in the theatre with me when I was a kid.
The very last scene when the Bond theme begins gives me goosebumps... it's <i>so</i> good.
Still not my favorite...
It just didn't do it for me once again; the movie has a certain dullness about it that makes you want to skip right ahead to Fort Knox and finish it quickly. Some scenes are good, like from the pre-title sequence to the golf scene, but after that, it falls apart. The car chase and famous laser scene are good as well, but after that, eh...it loses it. Finally Fort Knox comes in to help us out, but even then, something seems missing at times. Then there's the awful last ditch effort by our old friend Auric, which should have been left out of the movie. All in all, it's decent, but doesn't get it done with me.
Decent, not as bad as people make it out to be. It definitely has some of my favorite Bond moments and cool scenes. The action disappointed me, because after the fight with Franks, there's really nothing on the horizon to look forward to until the oil rig battle, and even that missed the mark big time. If you look at it away from the action perspective, then it's pretty good. The characters are memorable and there is some necessary humor, but some unnecessary as well. The music was really great, and I like the locations a lot also. On the whole, probably around #11 or so. Just outside the Top Ten, but close enough!
How would you rank OHMSS's action sequences in comparison to DAF's, 00Beast?
Brosnan's Bond is strange to me. He just seems to lack emotion. The movie itself was good and I was glad Teri Hatcher was in and out of it as quickly as possible.
The loss of her character only damaged the 'story' further in my opinion. In fact the whole damn film was such a waste.
Agreed. As far as TND characters go, Jack Wade and Wai Lin annoyed me far more than Mrs. Carver.
TND has gone down quite dramatically in my rankings. It used to be in the middle but now its in my bottom 5. Pierce is good but the film as a whole is too cheesey. Also, the editing is naff with some of the most unconvincing punches ever - not just regarding Bond but also during the fight Wai Lin has with Carver's goons.
The best scene of the film is easily the confrontation Bond has with Dr Kaulfman.
Wai Lin has never bothered me though. She's tough but likeable. I'd take her over the overly cocky Jinx anyday.
Agreed.
I still think the car chase is brilliant. It's a neat take in the context of the series and DA at his best.
jk I love Brosnan's ruthlessness when he kills Kaufman
"jk I love Brosnan's ruthlessness when he kills Kaufman"
Thats a great moment thats often overlooked. Whoever said that Brozza couldn't pull off tough ;)
I never fancied either of them myself. I never understood the supposed hype about the "need" for them to either make return appearances in the Bond series or to have their own spin-off films. I say, keep the tradition of new Bond girls for each new film and no spin-offs.
I do agree that David Arnold's TND score is his best 007 score.
Fantastic as always. Dalton's portrayal in this film is so, so good. A great overall cast as well. And that cargo-net fight is one of the best action pieces in the entire series. One of my favorite Bond films.