Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305784920
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 079284503X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 16, 2000
Running Time: 128 minutes
Sales Rank: 15830
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 1999
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Amazon.com:
In his 19th screen outing, Ian Fleming's superspy is once again caught in the crosshairs of a self-created dilemma: as the longest-running feature-film franchise, James Bond is an annuity his producers want to protect, yet the series' consciously formulaic approach frustrates any real element of surprise beyond the rote application of plot twists or jump cuts to shake up the audience. This time out, credit 007's caretakers for making some visible attempts to invest their principal characters with darker motives--and blame them for squandering The World Is Not Enough's initial promise by the final reel.
By now, Bond pictures are as elegantly formal as a Bach chorale, and this one opens on an unusually powerful note. A stunning pre-title sequence reaches beyond mere pyrotechnics to introduce key plot elements as the action leaps from Bilbao to London. Bond 5.0, Pierce Brosnan, undercuts his usually suave persona with a darker, more brutal edge largely absent since Sean Connery departed. Equally tantalizing are our initial glimpses of Bond's nemesis du jour, Renard (Robert Carlyle), and imminent love interest, Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), both atypically complex characters cast with seemingly shrewd choices, and directed by the capable Michael Apted. The story's focus on post-Soviet geopolitics likewise starts off on a savvy note, before being overtaken by increasingly Byzantine plot twists, hidden motives, and reversals of loyalty superheated by relentless (if intermittently perfunctory) action sequences.
Indeed, the procession of perils plays like a greatest hits medley, save for a nifty sequence involving airborne buzz saws that's as enjoyable as it is preposterous. Bond's grimmer demeanor, while preferable to the smirk that eventually swallowed Roger Moore whole, proves wearying, unrelieved by any true wit. The underlying psychoses that propel Renard and Elektra eventually unravel into unconvincing melodrama, while Bond is supplied with a secondary love object, Denise Richards, who's even more improbable as a nuclear physicist. Ultimately, this World is not enough despite its better intentions. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The World is not Enough
How can I possibly review the item when I never received it.
I had to cancel the order after not receiving it by June 26, 2009.
I ordered the item on June 1st.
Rating:  - Greatest Bond Opening Scene Ever
The last James Bond film of the 20th century began in spectacular fashion. Yes, a lot of the Bond movies have great openings, so that's nothing new, but this one outdid itself. This 15-minute opening may be the best ever with an amazing boat race and opening credits. It gets my vote, anyway.
After that, frankly, it slowly goes downhill. (That's the problem with too good a start!). In the end, it's okay but hardly a memorable Bond picture. It has the usual assortment of heroes and villains, wild and improbable action scenes, tons of sexual innuendos, sharp DVD picture and great 5.1surround sound.
I didn't find any of the characters particularly memorable, unfortunately, so I can't rate the film higher than a "3," but that opening was a "5-star."
Rating:  - The World Is Not Enough
This film is excellent, and I'm so happy with the service. Watched 2x's in 1 week. Sue
Rating: - adult
I have been reading several negative reviews about this Bond episode and the only explanation I could give myself is that what so many people have hated is exactly what I have liked.
Admittedly this is not your usual Bond plot: why, of course there is plenty of action scenes, including the classical pursuit, this time Bond chasing a handsome sniper(ess) on the Thames; there is the usual plot to conquer/destroy the world, etc. but while some themes are called for as expected the general atmosphere is completely different, dark, gloomy, realistic.
That is my point, the plot is realistic: the villains' motives are perfectly clear and understandable from the point of view of general, globalised economy. In you put a decaying Russian empire with all its leaks of corruption, weapon trafficking, inefficient government. In you put the blatant inefficiency of the British (read Western) governments too.
Then we have two superb villains, both unquestionably evil, but the one, a splendid Sophie Marceau, who became such out of a desperate sense of abandonment and revenge, the other, the terrorist, who surprises us by being capable of loving tenderly and fully.
There is no black and white here, just a murky gray that contaminates everything and I can very well see how this adult vision may have displeased many Bond fans.
Five stars cannot be given to this glorious attempt though: the script is faulty and there are some really cheesy lines including, ... Read More
Rating:  - The name is Bland... James Bland. Bond Noir, perhaps?
If I had to rate this on the Bond showcased alone, it's a solid 5 star rating. We haven't had this solid of a Bond since Goldeneye (and yes I enjoyed Tomorrow Never Dies). But that's about it.
The way it is, this movie plays out like a parody of Film Noir with it's uber exaggerated plot. Sure Tomorrow Never Dies was a tad over-the-top in places, but it was enjoyable. Here, this film is just plain boring.
The film starts off strong with it's 15 minute long PTS. After a successful operation in Istanbul, A woman has terrorized the MI6 building and Bond successfully defeats her. Now if only the rest of the film were that strong... we then get into a ridiculous plot involving this girl Elektra King, an heiress to an oil company. Bond is assigned to protect her from a Superterrorist with a bullet lodged in his head. This leads Bond into a plot that is confusing, and incredibly hard to follow.
It's incredibly disappointing that a film like this turned out to be so over the top and ridiculous. If the plot were any slower it would be a snail. The slowness is what contributes to the disappointment factor, and the final showdown is LAAAAAME.
Overall it isn't entirely bad. It is beautifully shot and well located, but this movie is very mixed for ratings to me.
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