The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Complete with ski chases, casino hijinks, high-tech gadgetry, and sultry women, the 19th installment in the James Bond franchise features the increasingly at-ease Pierce Brosnan in his third appearance as 007, in a race to save the world's oil supply. Sophie Marceau (BRAVEHEART) stars as Elektra King, the daughter of a murdered oil tycoon, while Robert Carlyle (THE FULL MONTY) plays one of the most unusual Bond villains ever: Renard, who is unable to feel pain because of a bullet lodged in his brain. Director Michael Apted, known for such films as COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, was brought in to make the story more drama...
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tic and facilitate the addition of more complex female characters. One of the fruits of Apted's involvement is that M (Judi Dench) gets to move from behind her desk, while curvy Denise Richards (WILD THINGS) gets to show off more than her figure. Dangerous stunt work, exhilarating action sequences, and a rousing theme song from alternative rock band Garbage make this a worthy addition to the 007 series. The film also marks the 17th and final appearance of Desmond Llewelyn as Q; John Cleese is introduced as Q's successor, R.
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Sir Robert King is een rijk man, aangezien hij olievelden bezit in Azerbeidzjan, en is bezig met een nieuw project: de aanleg van een nieuwe olieslagader naar het westen. Bij een bezoekje aan M in het hoofdkwartier van MI6 in Londen wordt hij echter vermoord. James Bond probeert Sir King nog te waarschuwen maar hij is te laat. Tijdens deze poging wordt hij beschoten door een, voor hem, onbekende dame. Met behulp van M komt James erachter dat deze mysterieuze dame in dienst is van Renard, een meedogenloze terrorist. De dochter van Sir King, Elektra, die vastbesloten is de nieuwe pijplijn, het levenswerk van haar v...
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ader, te voltooien blijkt ooit door Renard te zijn ontvoerd. Sir King heeft echter, mede op advies van M, nooit het losgeld betaald. M en James menen dat het leven van Elektra in gevaar is en M stuurt James, gewapend met de laatste snufjes van Q, naar Azerbeidzjan om Elektra te beschermen en om uit te vinden wie haar vader heeft vermoord.
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James Bond, the world's greatest secret agent, is sent once more into the breach in the name of Queen, Country, and a dry martini. In the 19th Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must resolve a potentially deadly power struggle between two unstable nations, with control of the world's oil supply as the ultimate prize. Bond is assigned as bodyguard to Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), the daughter of a petroleum magnate who was brutally murdered, and is trying to foil the fiendish plot of Renard (Robert Carlyle), a villain who was shot in the head with an unusual result: he cannot feel physical pain, an apparent fai...
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ling that proves to be a considerable asset. Denise Richards appears as Dr. Christmas Jones, an expert on nuclear weapons, alongside Desmond Llewelyn as Q, Judi Dench as M, Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny, and John Cleese as R. Alternative rock band Garbage performs the theme song.
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