http://webomatica.disqus.com/Entertainment and Tech DigestenFri, 28 Dec 2007 18:21:04 -0000http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/02/07/movie-notes-the-world-is-not-enough/#comment-1750172Heh I guess I was a sucker for Sophie Marceau's easy on the eyes nature. Definitely, Christmas Jones has got to be one of the worst, too. Perhaps I was too forgiving as I was still smarting from Die Another Day when I saw this one.webomaticaFri, 28 Dec 2007 18:21:04 -0000http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/02/07/movie-notes-the-world-is-not-enough/#comment-1750173Sorry mein Webmaster, but once again we gotta agree to disagree. ‘TWINE’ is one odd, lumpen effort. The one good idea was to utilise acting talent a bit more this time around, so there are a lot more scenes of people speaking to each other. After being too busy in ‘Goldeneye’ and only catching his breath in ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, here Brosnan gets to interact extensively with decent thesps like Judi Dench and Robbie Coltrane. Problem is, the writing isn’t up to scratch, the interplay fails to spark and thus the encounters don’t amount to much. Moreover, the movie is saddled with two of the all-time worst Bond Girls; one-dimensional ‘bad girl’ Electra (she does ‘smug, smirky smartass’ and that’s her reaction to everything) and an even more alarming example of miscasting by which eminent nuclear scientist Dr Christmas Jones is apparently played by a chirpy aerobics instructor in her mid-20s. One could find more convincing impersonators of nuclear scientists working behind the bar at the local pub (or maybe even outside in the gutter. She’s that bad). Then there’s Renard the villain, who cannot feel pain or other sensations and thus is kind of superhuman. Sorry, but even if you can’t feel it happening your body is still prone to abuse, and will bruise, burn, blister and break just like it always did. The character was interesting (sort of a young Blofeld), but actor Robert Carlyle was badly underutilised, sharing a mere few underwritten scenes with Brosnan. The gargantuan pre-credits sequence got boring quickly, and the jet boat destruction was straight out of one of Sir Roger’s later, more risible efforts (who cleans the incidental Bond Mission mess up? Does your city have to have James Bond insurance? Surely in some parts of the world he’d be considered a supervillain for causing all that damage). What’s more, Brosnan seemed a bit jaded. Oh, and introducing ‘R’ (John Cleese) was a bad idea. Cleese comes with far too much baggage to be an acceptable substitute for Q. Why do these things all have to be two hours long? This one felt like that and more.SlammerwormFri, 28 Dec 2007 18:08:56 -0000http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/02/07/movie-notes-the-world-is-not-enough/#comment-1750170In the context of James Bond movies, which one isn't rather ludicrous? You can check out my <a href="http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/movies/" rel="nofollow">movie page</a> for quick, general overview of my likes and dislikes. And remember, it's all opinion.<br><br>Thanks for visiting and commenting!webomaticaFri, 27 Apr 2007 17:15:09 -0000http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/02/07/movie-notes-the-world-is-not-enough/#comment-1750171["Lastly, the villains and their nefarious plot is rather wimpy - no space satellites or world destruction - just the detonation of a single nuclear submarine to provide only one oil pipeline, of course controlled by the villains."]<br><br>You like those type of plots? I find them ludicrous.Rosie PowellFri, 27 Apr 2007 17:11:40 -0000