Directed by Michael Apted, The World is Not Enough (1999) is the 19th film in the James Bond series and the 3rd outing for Pierce Brosnan as 007. The story centers on a terrorist plot to corner the market on the world's petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear meltdown. Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards are stunning as the two Bond girls. As usual, the special effects and action are over the top impressive. A very well executed production.
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Denise Richards
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007
The World is Not Enough. 1999: Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards
Directed by Lee Tamahori, Die Another Day (2002) provided a few landmarks in the history of the James Bond franchise: It is the 20th film in the series and coincided with the 40th Anniversary of the first Bond film, Dr. No (1962), and contains numerous references to past films. It is the last film in the original storyline, with the next one, Casino Royale (2006) going in a different direction. And Die Another Day was the last film to star Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Agent 007. In a fitting, sensuous finale, the enchanting Halle Berry was chosen as the "Bond Girl" for Die Another Day, adding her to the long list of beauties who have provided love for 007. With knock-your-socks-off special effects and more than enough bravado to go around, Die Another Day is a great addition to this illustrious franchise.
Illegal conflict diamonds are being traded by Colonel Tan-Sun Moon and his assistant, Zao, on a North Korean military base, when James Bond infiltrates the compound. A fight ensues, in which Moon is killed and Zao is disfigured, with diamonds splintering his face. Bond has been betrayed, however, is caught and thrown in jail for 14 months...
Pierce Brosnan: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
When he is released, he is quite angry and ready for revenge. He tracks Zao to to a clinic in Cuba, where he is recuperating. While in Cuba, Bond's aggressions are put on hold when he meets Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson (Halle Berry)...
Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
Halle Berry and Pierce Brosnan: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
But Jinx isn't as nice as she seems...
Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
She has an agenda of her own...
Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
and James Bond is only a small part of it...
Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
A new, mysterious villain, billionaire Gustav Graves, pops up in Iceland with the same conflict diamonds as before...
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James Bond tracks him down, and they fence, accompanied by Graves' instructor, Verity (Madonna)...
Madonna and Pierce Brosnan: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
Madonna and Pierce Brosnan: Die Another Day. James Bond, 007
There is something odd about Graves, and that's not just because he is building a solar mirror satellite that harnesses the sun's energy to be used as a weapon. He is involved with Zao...
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Now James Bond and Jinx must work together to stop their evil plan...
The succes of Casino Royale (2006) is all the more impressive when taken in the context of all the negative anticipatory reactions preceding it's release. Fans and critics were displeased with the producers' choice of blonde, somewhat-unsophisticated actor Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. Craig's uncouth characteristics and rugged demeanor were just what the 007 series needed, however, in it's attempt to reboot the franchise with a cooler, grittier image. Casino Royale, the 21st James Bond film, breaks with the running storyline of it's predecessors and begins fresh... with James Bond as a tough-as-nails agent beginning his career, vulnerable and rough around the edges, eager to have and utilize the "Double 0" status... his "license to kill." The actors are all wonderful, especially Daniel Craig, who delivers in spades. The lovely Eva Green, while not a typical "Bond Girl", is great in her role as well. The supporting cast is solid too, including Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright.
Terrorists, arms dealers and Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), who functions as their financier...
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become the target of new MI-6 double-0 agent James Bond "007" (Daniel Craig), and his efforts to kill and put them out of business...
Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
Bond's investigation leads him to the Bahamas...
Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
and, naturally, into the arms of the sexy wife of one of the suspects for the evening...
Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
to figure out the best way to nail the sect. Learning of a high stakes Poker game being put on by Le Chiffre, Bond arranges for himself to join the game with the financial backing of the treasury, and the supervision of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green)...
Eva Green: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
The game is dangerous...
Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
very dangerous...
Eva Green and Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
as Bond endures horrific torture...
Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
for the sake of catching the bad guys, and for the sake of Vesper Lynd, with whom he has fallen desperately in love...
Eva Green and Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007
