BOND PART III: The World is Not Enough (w/ Kayla!)
One of the few movies where you know EXACTLY where things went wrong.
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of misogyny, sexism, violence, abuse and codependence, “Stockholm Syndrome".
This week, Kayla of Gates of Orchid and Iris and DM Dalliance joins us to go through a real low point for Bond. This probably isn’t the worst Bond movie we’ve seen, but it’s definitely in line to be the most mediocre Bond film we’ve seen. In fact, this movie has the unfortunate distinction of being the only time in our memories where we can pinpoint the exact line upon which this movie starts to nosedive into being terrible. The writing is just full of plotholes and character gaps, and the directing is completely off-base, but perhaps most disappointing is how tired Brosnan seems - we’d hoped not to see another Bond give up on the franchise, but it’s sure feeling like it in this movie. We’re struggling through The World Is Not Enough this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt taken from "James Bond Theme," written and composed by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. ℗ 1962, 2012 Capitol Records LLC.
Excerpt taken from the film The World is Not Enough, copyright 1999 Danjaq, LLC and United Artist Corporation.
Excerpt taken from the film Tomorrow Never Dies, copyright 1997 Eighteen Leasing Corporation and Danjaq, LLC.
Excerpt taken from “The World is Not Enough,” written by David Arnold with lyrics by Don Black, and performed by Garbage. Copyright 1999 MCA Records, Inc.
Excerpt taken from “Gimme the Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)” written by Brian May and performed by Queen. Copyright 1986 Raincloud Productions Ltd. / Queen Productions Ltd.
