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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 05/16/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 8 Genres: Spy Film, Action, Glamorized Spy Film See Also: The World Is Not Enough [Widescreen], The World Is Not Enough [Blu-ray]

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 failing 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. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Pierce Brosnan - James Bond
Sophie Marceau - Elektra King
Robert Carlyle - Renard
Denise Richards - Christmas Jones
Robbie Coltrane - Valentin Zukovsky
Judi Dench - M

While issued as part of the successful James Bond "special edition" DVD series, =The World Is Not Enough differs in many ways from its companions. The film features an impressive 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital Sound, although the powerful lower end of the audio tends to overtake the dialogue at times. Renowned British director and documentarian Michael Apted provides keen insight into his approach to directing a big-budget action film on the first screen-specific commentary track, while production designer Peter Lamont, second unit director Vic Armstrong, and composer David Arnold provide more historical context on the second track. Instead of forming a half-hour, all-encompassing featurette, the behind-the-scenes information is unwisely divided into two inferior featurettes. The first is "The Making of The World Is Not Enough," a shallow collection of interviews hosted by Entertainment Tonight's Leanza Cornett. A second feature allows the viewer to watch mini-documentaries on each individual action sequence, including the opening credit sequence, during the course of the film. While the latter provides decent coverage of the stunt work in the film, the interview featurette suffers badly in comparison to the rest of the series' excellent "inside" featurettes. The innovative music video by Garbage and a theatrical trailer are included as well. While =The World Is Not Enough remains an impressive DVD, the missed opportunities of the supplementary features leave something to be desired. ~ Oliver Thornton, All Movie Guide