tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post3836839303483656244..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Bond Is Forever: “The World is Not Enough”Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-24889983175466714362011-01-21T19:03:38.951-05:002011-01-21T19:03:38.951-05:00Sark, this is another great review of a James Bond...Sark, this is another great review of a James Bond movie. I really like this movie. I like the plot, the action scenes, and Pierce is a fine Bond. Caryle makes a decent villian too. I agree that Denise Richards is a waste. She just goes through her motions and reads her lines. She is not as beautiful or as talented as Sophie Marceau. One look at her and how could Bond even give Christmas another look?? I have to mention this because I notice it every time I watch this movie. I just love the earrings Marceau wears. I wish I knew where to buy some of them!! The song is great and I am a big fan of Garbage. Shirley Manson is a good singer. I own the movie soundtrack CD and loaded it on my iPod. Nicely written review and I enjoyed it.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037507780056714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36730215607339705402011-01-21T01:52:00.297-05:002011-01-21T01:52:00.297-05:00I wish I could add to the conversation Sark, but a...I wish I could add to the conversation Sark, but as you know I'm a Dumb Bond. I do enjoy learning about the Bond films from your posts, though. BTW, I think Denise Richards is bad in just about everything she does.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-61560528256214991932011-01-20T10:54:37.842-05:002011-01-20T10:54:37.842-05:00Excellent addition to your Bond series. I'm no...Excellent addition to your Bond series. I'm not as much of a Bond follower as you, Sark, but I really liked The World is Not Enough. I've always liked Pierce Brosnan, makes a good Bond, although no one can top Connery, but Brosnan has a persona and style of acting Bond that I think is great. Sophie Marceau is just one of the prettiest women ever, and she was good in her role. Denise Richards was a clinker in this, to me, and it marred an otherwise wonderful cast. <br /><br />I liked your comment about insinuating that a physicist must dress a certain way -- I'll take you one further and ask why a female physicist HAS to be a model in tank tops, why one gorgeous woman like Marceau is "not enough" (ha ha) and they couldn't just cast a woman who is smart and confident and attractive? Or ugly and hilarious would be great. Or anything but just another face and body. Obviously that's a female's perspective, but a legitimate one I think.<br /><br />I have a favorite T-shirt with a line from a famous poem "The World Is Too Much With Us." When I saw the title "The World is Not Enough", it attracted me. Yes, believe it or not, a great POEM made me want to see a Bond thriller. Weird, huh?ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-9505795887473197192011-01-20T10:20:37.550-05:002011-01-20T10:20:37.550-05:00The casting of Denise Richards is probably the wor...The casting of Denise Richards is probably the worst case of mis-casting in the entire Bond series. Other than that, good 007 film.Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-75067207843167532772011-01-19T22:38:12.404-05:002011-01-19T22:38:12.404-05:00Good review of Brosnan's best. I disagree with...Good review of Brosnan's best. I disagree with Rick29. I thought Richards was pretty bad. It might have been one of the best Bonds with a more believable heroine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46768607739587272012011-01-19T20:46:14.557-05:002011-01-19T20:46:14.557-05:00When you enjoy a literary or film series, you look...When you enjoy a literary or film series, you look forward to its familiar aspects, smiling with the characters, props, and mannerisms like they are old friends. The same can be said for your excellent Bond profiles, Sark. "The World is Not Enough" is a solid Bond entry. I especially liked Sophie Marceau, who I first remembered from "Braveheart." Excellent and informative review, once again!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86560153887064010532011-01-19T11:22:07.776-05:002011-01-19T11:22:07.776-05:00Sark, I always look forward to your "Bond Is ...Sark, I always look forward to your "Bond Is Forever" series and this review is, once again, right on the money. Although I believe I like TWINE more than you, it does indeed trek over familiar 007 terrain (i.e., it boasts a good ski chase, but not another one!). That said, the formula is expertly executed. The pre-title sequence ranks with the best in the Bond film series. TWINE includes a clever twist...I find it intriguing that most Bond films avoid plot twists. I agree that both Carlyle and Marceau give strong performances. Personally, I think Richards is OK; certainly, she's better than Tanya Roberts in VIEW TO A KILL and Lois Chiles in MOONRAKER. The theme song by Garage is pretty good--easily the finest of the Brosnan-Craig era. My only complaint is that M comes across as helpless during part of the film; perhaps that humanizes her, but it changes the dynamic of her relationship with Bond and I just didn't care for that. Otherwise, I'm a big TWINE fan and feel it's been unjustly maligned. I'm glad that you've given it some props in your well-written, first-rate review.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com