The World Is Not Enough

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{{Infobox film
| name = The World Is Not Enough
| image = The World Is Not Enough (UK cinema poster).jpg
| alt=Poster shows a circle with Bond flanked by two women at the centre. Globs of fire and action shots from the film are below. The film's name is at the bottom.
| caption = British cinema poster for ''The World Is Not Enough'', designed by Brian Bysouth
| director = [[Michael Apted]]
| producer = [[Michael G. Wilson]] [[Barbara Broccoli]]
| based on = {{Based on|[[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]]|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
| screenplay = [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis Robert Wade]] [[Bruce Feirstein]]
| story = Neal Purvis Robert Wade
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
* [[Sophie Marceau]]
* [[Robert Carlyle]]
* [[Denise Richards]]
* [[Robbie Coltrane]]
* [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]]
* [[Judi Dench]]}}
| cinematography = [[Adrian Biddle]]
| editing = [[Jim Clark (film editor)|Jim Clark]]
| music = [[David Arnold]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] {{small|(US)}} [[United International Pictures]] {{small|(International)}}
| studio = [[Eon Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1999|11|8|Los Angeles, premiere|1999|11|26|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = $135 million
| gross = $362 million
}}

[[File:Yacht The World Is Not Enough, James Bond 007, 2000.jpg|alt=Yacht with the label "The World Is Not Enough 007".|thumb|right|Yacht used in the opening boat chase, on display at [[boot Düsseldorf]] in spring 2000.]]
'''''The World Is Not Enough''''' (1999) is the nineteenth film in the [[James Bond in film|''James Bond'' series]], and the third to star [[Pierce Brosnan]] as the fictional [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]]. The film was directed by [[Michael Apted]], with the original story and screenplay written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis, Robert Wade]] and [[Bruce Feirstein]].<ref>Simpson, p 26</ref> It was produced by [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]]. The title is taken from a line in the 1963 novel [[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'']].

The film's plot revolves around the assassination of billionaire Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard, and Bond's subsequent assignment to protect King's daughter Elektra, who had previously been held for ransom by Renard. During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a [[nuclear meltdown]] in the waters of [[Istanbul]].

Filming locations included Spain, France, Azerbaijan, Turkey and the UK, with interiors shot at [[Pinewood Studios]]. Despite mixed critical reception, ''The World Is Not Enough'' earned $361,832,400 worldwide. It was also the first [[Eon Productions|Eon]]-produced ''Bond'' film to be officially released by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] instead of [[United Artists]], the original distributor.

==Plot==

[[MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]] meets a [[Swiss bank]]er in [[Bilbao]], [[Spain]] to retrieve money for Sir Robert King, a British oil tycoon and friend of [[M (James Bond)|M]]. Bond tells the banker that King was buying a report stolen from an MI6 agent who was killed for it, and wants to know who killed him. The banker is killed by [[Giulietta da Vinci (Cigar Girl)|his assistant]] before he can reveal the assassin's name. Bond escapes with the money, but it is revealed to be booby-trapped; Sir Robert is killed by an explosion inside [[MI6]] headquarters back in [[London]]. Bond gives chase to the assistant/assassin on a boat on the [[River Thames|Thames]] to the [[Millennium Dome]], where she attempts to escape via [[hot air balloon]]. Bond offers her protection, but she refuses, then causes the balloon to explode, killing herself.

After getting cleared by the doctor, Bond traces the recovered money to Viktor "Renard" Zokas, a [[KGB]] agent-turned-[[terrorist]]. Following an earlier attempt on his life by MI6, Renard was left with a bullet in his brain which is gradually destroying his senses, making him immune to pain. M assigns Bond to protect King's daughter, Elektra, against Renard, who had previously abducted her. Bond flies to [[Azerbaijan]], where Elektra is overseeing the construction of an oil pipeline. During a tour of the pipeline's proposed route in the mountains, Bond and Elektra are attacked by a hit squad in armed, [[paragliding|paraglider]]-equipped [[snowmobile]]s.

Afterwards Bond visits [[List of James Bond allies in GoldenEye#Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky|Valentin Zukovsky]] at a [[casino]] to acquire information about Elektra's attackers; he discovers that Elektra's head of security, [[List of James Bond henchmen in The World Is Not Enough#Sasha Davidov|Davidov]], is secretly in league with Renard. Bond kills Davidov and boards a plane bound for a Russian [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBM]] base in [[Kazakhstan]]. He poses as a Russian nuclear scientist, meets American [[Nuclear physics|nuclear physicist]] Christmas Jones, and enters the silo. Inside, Renard is removing the [[GPS]] locator card and weapons-grade [[plutonium]] from a nuclear bomb. Before Bond can kill him, Jones blows his cover. Renard drops a hint that he and Elektra are collaborating and flees with the plutonium, while Bond and Jones escape the exploding silo with the locator card.

Back in Azerbaijan, Bond discloses to M that [[Stockholm syndrome|Elektra may not be as innocent]] as she seems. An alarm sounds while he is handing M the locator card as proof of the theft, which reveals that the stolen bomb from Kazakhstan is attached to an [[Pipeline inspection gauge|inspection rig]] heading towards the oil terminal. Bond and Jones enter the pipeline to deactivate the bomb, and Jones discovers that half of the plutonium is missing. They both jump clear of the rig, a large section of pipeline is destroyed, and they are presumed killed. Back at the command centre, Elektra reveals she and Renard are conspirators and that she killed her father as revenge for using her as bait for Renard. She abducts M, whom she resents for advising her father not to pay the ransom money, and imprisons her in the [[Maiden's Tower]].

Bond accosts Zukovsky at his [[caviar]] factory in the [[Caspian Sea]], which is then attacked by Elektra's sawing helicopters. Later, Zukovsky reveals his arrangement with Elektra was in exchange for the use of a [[submarine]], currently being captained by Zukovsky's nephew, Nikolai. The group goes to [[Istanbul]], where Jones realises that if Renard were to insert the stolen plutonium into the submarine's nuclear reactor, the resulting [[nuclear explosion]] would destroy Istanbul, sabotaging the Russians' oil pipeline in the [[Bosphorus]]. Bond then receives a signal from the locator card M has activated using a clock battery, just before Zukovsky's underling, [[List of James Bond henchmen in The World Is Not Enough#Bullion|Bullion]] blows up the command centre. Bond and Jones are captured by Elektra's henchmen. Jones is taken aboard the submarine. Bond is taken to the tower, where Elektra tortures him with a [[garrote]]. Zukovsky and his men seize the tower, but Zukovsky is shot by Elektra, freeing Bond with his [[cane gun]] with his last act. Bond frees M and kills Elektra.

Bond dives after the submarine, boards it, and frees Jones. Following a fight, the submarine hits the bottom of the Bosphorus, causing its hull to rupture. Bond catches up with Renard and kills him after a lengthy fight in the submarine's reactor. Bond and Jones escape from the submarine, leaving the flooded reactor to detonate safely underwater.

==Cast==
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as [[James Bond filmography|James Bond, 007]].
* [[Sophie Marceau]] as Elektra King, an oil heiress who is seemingly being targeted by Renard, the world's most wanted terrorist. Bond is tasked by M to protect her at all costs, although he suspects that there is more to her than meets the eye.
* [[Robert Carlyle]] as Victor "Renard" Zokas, a former [[KGB]] agent turned high-tech terrorist. Years ago, Renard kidnapped Elektra King in exchange for a massive ransom demand. The ordeal resulted in a failed assassination attempt by MI6 and left Renard with a bullet lodged in his brain which renders him impervious to pain as well as slowly killing off his other senses. Renard now seeks revenge on both the King family and MI6.
* [[Denise Richards]] as Dr. Christmas Jones, an American nuclear physicist assisting Bond in his mission.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Parker| first=Barry R.| year=2005| title=Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts & Supercars: The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Secret Agent| publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore | isbn=978-0-8018-8248-7}}</ref> Richards stated that she liked the role because it was "brainy", "athletic", and had "depth of character, in contrast to Bond girls from previous decades".<ref>{{Cite news| last=Thomas |first=Rebecca| date=19 November 1999| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/special_report/1999/11/99/shaken_not_stirred/523329.stm | title=One girl is not enough |publisher=BBC News | accessdate=23 December 2007}}</ref>
* [[Robbie Coltrane]] as Valentin Zukovsky: A former [[Russian mafia]] boss and [[Baku]] casino owner. Bond initially seeks out Zukovsky for intel on Renard and is subsequently aided by him when Zukovsky's nephew falls into Renard's captivity. Coltrane reprises his role from ''[[GoldenEye]]''.
* [[Judi Dench]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]]: The head of MI6.
* [[Michael Kitchen]] as [[Bill Tanner]]: M's Chief of Staff.
* [[Colin Salmon]] as [[Charles Robinson (James Bond)|Charles Robinson]]: M's Deputy Chief of Staff.
* [[Desmond Llewelyn]] as [[Q (James Bond)|Q]]: MI6's "quartermaster" who supplies Bond with multi-purpose vehicles and gadgets useful for the latter's mission. The film would be Llewelyn's final performance as Q. Although the actor was not officially retiring from the role, the Q character was training his eventual replacement in this film. Llewelyn was killed in a car accident shortly after the film's premiere.
* [[John Cleese]] as [[Q (James Bond)#John Cleese: 2002|R]]: Q's assistant and successor. The character is never formally introduced as "R" – This was simply an observation on Bond's part: "If you're Q....does that make him R?"
* [[Samantha Bond]] as [[Miss Moneypenny]]: M's secretary
* [[Serena Scott Thomas]] as Dr. Molly Warmflash.
* [[John Seru]] as Gabor: Elektra King's bodyguard who is seen accompanying King wherever she travels.
* [[Ulrich Thomsen]] as Sasha Davidov: Elektra King's head of security in Azerbaijan and Renard's secret liaison.
* [[Goldie]] as Bull: Valentin Zukovsky's gold-toothed bodyguard. Although listed as 'Bull' in the credits, Zukovsky refers to him as 'Bullion' in the film.
* [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]] as Giulietta da Vinci, credited in the film as "Cigar Girl": An experienced assassin working for Renard.
* [[David Calder (actor)|David Calder]] as Sir Robert King: Elektra's father and an oil tycoon who is later killed during a bomb attack on MI6 headquarters.
* [[Sean Cronin (actor)|Sean Cronin]] as Renard's Henchman (uncredited)

==Production==
[[Joe Dante]] and then [[Peter Jackson]] were offered the opportunity to direct the film. [[Barbara Broccoli]] enjoyed Jackson's ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', and a screening of ''[[The Frighteners]]'' was arranged for her. She disliked the latter film, however, and showed no further interest in Jackson. Jackson, a lifelong Bond fan, remarked that as Eon tended to go for less famous directors, he would likely not get another chance to direct a Bond film after ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{Cite book| author = [[Brian Sibley]] | title = Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey | publisher = Harpercollins | year = 2006 | location = London | pages = 397–8 | isbn = 0-00-717558-2}}</ref>
[[File:ChathamHDSubmarine0083.JPG|alt=Frontal view of a small submarine in a dockyard.|thumb|left|[[Victor class submarine|Russian Victor III]] Class Submarine used in filming.]]The pre-title sequence lasts for about 14 minutes, the longest pre-title sequence in the Bond series to date. In the "making of" documentaries on the Ultimate Edition DVD release, director Michael Apted said that the scene was originally much longer than that. Originally, the pre-credits sequence was to have ended with Bond's leap from the window and descent to the ground, finishing as Bond rushes away from the area as police cars approach. Then, after the credits the sequence in MI6 headquarters would have been next, with the boat scenes the next major action sequence. However, the pre-credits scenes were viewed as lacklustre when compared to ones from previous 007 films, so the credits were pushed back to appear after the boat sequence. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' claimed that the British Government prevented some filming in front of the actual [[SIS Building|MI6 Headquarters]] at Vauxhall Cross, citing a security risk. However, a [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] spokesperson rejected the claims and expressed displeasure with the article.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bond is backed... by the government|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 April 1999|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/Column/0,4541,45454,00.html|accessdate=29 December 2007}}</ref>

Initially the film was to be released in 2000, rumoured to be titled ''Bond 2000''. Other rumoured titles included ''Death Waits for No Man'', ''Fire and Ice'', ''Pressure Point'' and ''Dangerously Yours''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commanderbond.net/article/361|title=TWINE & The Rumoured Titles|date=26 June 2001|accessdate=1 October 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117142228/http://commanderbond.net/article/361|archivedate=17 January 2008}}</ref> The title ''The World Is Not Enough'' is an English translation of the [[Latin]] phrase ''Orbis non sufficit'', which in real life was the motto of [[Sir Thomas Bond, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Bond]]. In the novel ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' and its [[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|film adaptation]], this is revealed to be the Bond family motto. The phrase originates from the [[epitaph]] of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>[http://www.eulogyspeech.net/famous-epitaphs/ Famous Epitaphs – Unusual Epitaphs and Tombstones – Famous Eulogies – Great Eulogies – Free Eulogy Samples]</ref>

Writers [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] were hired after their work on ''[[Plunkett & Macleane]]''.<ref>Priggé, Steven. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=40UTI-uUHpwC&pg=PA27 Movie moguls speak: interviews with top film producers]'' (p.27)</ref> [[Dana Stevens (screenwriter)|Dana Stevens]] did an uncredited rewrite before [[Bruce Feirstein]], who worked in the previous two films, took over the script.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kerry Douglas |last=Dye |title=His Word is Bond: An Interview With 007 Screenwriter Bruce Feirstein |url=http://www.leisuresuit.net/Webzine/articles/bruce_feirstein.shtml |publisher=LeisureSuit.net |date=15 November 1999 |accessdate=5 January 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061205091722/http://leisuresuit.net/Webzine/articles/bruce_feirstein.shtml  |archivedate=5 December 2006}}</ref>

===Filming===
[[File:PierceBMW99.jpg|alt=Bond in a grey suit, leaning against a roadster with oil rigs in the background.|thumb|Pierce Brosnan with the BMW Z8.]]
The pre-title sequence begins in [[Bilbao]], Spain, featuring the [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]]. After the opening scene, the film moves to London, showcasing the [[SIS Building]] and the [[Millennium Dome]] on the [[Thames]]. Following the title sequence, [[Eilean Donan Castle|Eilean Donan castle]] in Scotland is used by [[MI6]] as a location headquarters. Other locations include [[Baku]], Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan [[Oil Rocks]] and [[Istanbul]], Turkey, where [[Maiden's Tower, Istanbul|Maiden's Tower]] and [[Küçüksu Palace]] are shown.<ref name="imdb-loc">{{cite web| title = Filming locations for The World Is Not Enough (1999) | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143145/locations | publisher = Internet Movie Database | accessdate =16 January 2008}}</ref>

The studio work for the film was shot as usual in [[Pinewood Studios]], including [[Albert R. Broccoli's 007 Stage]]. [[Bilbao|Bilbao, Spain]] was used briefly for the exterior of the Swiss bank and flyover-bridge adjacent to the [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]]. In London outdoor footage was shot of the [[SIS Building]] and [[Vauxhall Cross]] with several weeks filming the boat chase on the River Thames eastwards towards the [[Millennium Dome]], [[Greenwich]].<ref name="Waterscape">{{cite web| title = British Waterways' Film Map: Canals and rivers on screen | url = http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/films | publisher = Waterscape.com | accessdate =15 January 2008}}</ref> The canal footage of the chase where Bond soaks the [[Parking Enforcement#United Kingdom|parking wardens]] was filmed at [[Wapping]] and the boat stunts in [[Millwall Dock]] and under Glengall Bridge were filmed at the [[Isle of Dogs]]. [[Chatham Dockyard]] was also used for part of the boat chase.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/1999/11/the-world-is-not-enough-1999/|title=Kent Film Office The World Is Not Enough Film Focus}}</ref> [[Stowe School]], Buckinghamshire, was used as the site of the King family estate on the banks of [[Loch Lomond]]. Filming continued in Scotland at [[Eilean Donan Castle]] which was used to depict the exterior of MI6 temporary operations centre "Castle Thane". The skiing chase sequence in the Caucasus was shot on the slopes of [[Chamonix]], France.<ref name="imdb-loc"/> Filming of the scene was delayed by an [[avalanche]]; the crew helped in the rescue operation.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Ian Nathan|title=Unseen Bond|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=October 2008|page=105}}</ref>

[[File:QBoatThames.jpg|alt=Missile-like object shoots from platform in the water. Buildings on shore are close by.|thumb|left|James Bond in Q's unfinished boat.]]
The interior (and single exterior shot) of L'Or Noir casino in Baku, Azerbaijan, was shot at [[Halton House]], the Officers' Mess of [[RAF Halton]]. [[RAF Northolt]] was used to depict the airfield runway in Azerbaijan.<ref name="imdb-loc"/>
Zukovsky's quayside caviar factory was shot entirely at the outdoor water tank at Pinewood.

The exterior of Kazakhstan nuclear facility was shot at the [[Bardenas Reales]], in [[Navarre]], Spain, and the exterior of the oil refinery control centre at the [[Motorola]] building in Groundwell, [[Swindon]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=115&ss=462&c=1175 | title=Motorola building | publisher=SwindonWeb |accessdate=7 December 2009}}</ref> The exterior of the oil pipeline was filmed in [[Cwm Dyli]], [[Snowdonia]], [[Wales]],<ref>[http://www.visitwales.com/holidays-breaks/days-out/tv-film-locations-uk/wales-on-film Wales hosts Hollywood blockbusters]</ref> while the production teams shot the oil pipeline explosion in [[Hankley Common]], [[Elstead]], Surrey. [[Istanbul]], Turkey, was indeed used in the film and Elektra King's Baku villa was actually in the city, also using the famous [[Maiden's Tower]] which was used as Renard's hideout in Turkey. The underwater submarine scenes were filmed in The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite video| title=The Making of The World Is Not Enough| publisher=[[Danjaq]]| medium=DVD|year=1999|accessdate=18 January 2008}}</ref>

The [[BMW Z8]] driven by Bond in the film was the final part of a three-film product placement deal with BMW (which began with the Z3 in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' and continued with the 750iL in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'') but, due to filming preceding release of the Z8 by a few months, several working mock-ups and models were manufactured for filming purposes.

===Music===
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The soundtrack to ''The World Is Not Enough'' is the second ''Bond'' soundtrack to be composed by [[David Arnold]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r443585|pure_url=yes}}|title="The World Is Not Enough" OST review |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=16 January 2008}}</ref> Arnold broke tradition by not ending the film with a reprise of the opening theme or, as with the previous three films, a new song. Originally, Arnold intended to use the song "Only Myself to Blame" at the end of the film; however, Apted discarded this and the song was replaced by a remix of the "[[James Bond Theme]]".<ref name="arnold" /> "Only Myself to Blame", written by Arnold and [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and sung by [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]], is the nineteenth and final track on the album and its melody is Elektra King's theme. The theme is heard in "Casino", "Elektra's Theme" and "I Never Miss".<ref name="arnold">{{cite web|url=http://davidarnold.com/cine_menu_11.asp|title=David Arnold official website|accessdate=16 January 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071229032830/http://davidarnold.com/cine_menu_11.asp |archivedate = 29 December 2007}}</ref> Arnold added two new themes to the final score, both of which are reused in the following film, ''[[Die Another Day]]''.

The title song, "[[The World Is Not Enough (song)|The World Is Not Enough]]", was written by David Arnold with Don Black and performed by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]. It is the fifth ''Bond'' theme co-written by Black, preceded by "[[Thunderball (soundtrack)|Thunderball]]",<ref>{{cite video
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}}</ref> [[IGN]] chose "The World Is Not Enough" as the ninth-best James Bond theme of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/13/top-10-james-bond-theme-songs|title=Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs|date=17 November 2006|author=Spence D.|publisher=IGN|accessdate=4 November 2007}}</ref> In 2012 [[Grantland]] ranked the song as the second-best Bond song of all-time, behind only "Goldfinger."<ref>[http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8603619/page/2/a-semi-scientific-countdown-determine-best-james-bond-theme-song-all-time What’s the Greatest Bond Song of All Time? «]</ref> The song also appeared in two "best of 1999" polls: #87 in [[89X]]'s "Top 89 Songs of 1999"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklists.com/89x-1999.html|title=89X's "Top 89 Songs of 1999|publisher=Rocklists.com|accessdate=2 March 2007}}</ref> and No. 100 in [[WKQX (FM)|Q101]]'s "Top 101 of 1999".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklists.com/q101-1999.html|title=Q101's "Top 101 of 1999|publisher=Rocklists.com|accessdate=2 March 2007}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
''The World Is Not Enough'' premiered on 19 November 1999 in the United States and on 26 November 1999 in the United Kingdom. Its World Premiere was 8 November 1999 at the Bruin & Fox Theatre, Los Angeles, USA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/11/99/shaken_not_stirred/524858.stm | title=Bond 19: More than enough |publisher=BBC News | date=19 November 1999 | accessdate=1 October 2007 }}</ref> At that time MGM signed a marketing partnership with MTV, primarily for American youths, who were assumed to have considered Bond as "an old-fashioned secret service agent". As a result, MTV broadcast more than 100 hours of Bond-related programmes immediately after the film was released, most being presented by Denise Richards.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/11/99/shaken_not_stirred/525210.stm | title=Selling a super spy |publisher=BBC News| date=19 November 1999 | accessdate=1 October 2007 }}</ref>

The film opened at the top of the North American box office with $35.5 million. Its final worldwide gross was $361 million worldwide, with $126 million in the United States alone.<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldisnotenough.htm | title=The World Is Not Enough | work=Box Office Mojo | accessdate=29 September 2007 }}</ref> It became the highest grossing James Bond film of all time until the release of ''[[Die Another Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm | title=James Bond movies | work=Box Office Mojo | accessdate=29 September 2007 }}</ref> The film was also selected for the first round of nominations for the [[Academy Award|Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] but failed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commanderbond.net/article/10|title=TWINE Could Be Up for an Oscar|work=Commanderbond.net|date=4 January 2000|accessdate=1 October 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319022547/http://commanderbond.net/article/10|archivedate=19 March 2008}}</ref> The film was nominated for a Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film [[Saturn Award]], Pierce Brosnan won both the [[Empire Award]] and the [[Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster Entertainment Award]] as Best Actor, and David Arnold won a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Film Music Award]] for his score. The film became the first in the Bond series to win a [[Golden Raspberry]] when Denise Richards was chosen as "Worst Supporting Actress" at the [[1999 Golden Raspberry Awards|1999 Razzie Awards]]. Richards and Brosnan were also nominated for "Worst Screen Couple".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143145/awards|title=Awards for The World Is Not Enough|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=25 December 2007}}</ref>

The initial release of the DVD includes the featurette "Secrets of 007", which cuts into "making of" material during the film; the documentary "The Making of The World Is Not Enough"; two [[Audio commentary|commentary tracks]]—one by director Michael Apted, and the other by production designer Peter Lamont, second unit director Vic Armstrong, and composer David Arnold; a trailer for the [[007: The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation)|PlayStation video game]], and the Garbage music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timefordvd.com/SR_TheWorldIsNotEnough.html|title=The World Is Not Enough DVD review|publisher=TimeForDVD.com|accessdate=16 January 2008}}</ref> The Ultimate Edition released in 2006 had as additional extras a 2000 documentary named "Bond Cocktail", a featurette on shooting the Q Boat scenes, Pierce Brosnan in a press conference in Hong Kong, deleted scenes, and a tribute to [[Desmond Llewelyn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamesbond.ugo.com/movies/twine/index.php?p=dvd|title=The World Is Not Enough DVD & Soundtrack|publisher=[[UGO]]|accessdate=16 January 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071121130054/http://jamesbond.ugo.com/movies/twine/index.php?p=dvd |archivedate = 21 November 2007}}</ref>

Reception was mixed. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' critic [[Roger Ebert]] said the film was a "splendid comic thriller, exciting and graceful, endlessly inventive", and gave it three-and-a-half stars out of four.<ref name="ebert-review">{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991119/REVIEWS/911190304/1023|title=The World is Not Enough|first=Roger |last=Ebert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|accessdate=17 December 2007}}</ref> On the other hand, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' disliked the film, calling it "dated and confused".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/W/theworldisnotenough.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212124621/http://www.accessatlanta.com/movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/W/theworldisnotenough.html|archivedate=12 February 2006|title=The World Is Not Enough|last=Gillespie|first=Eleanor Ringel|publisher=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|accessdate=16 January 2008}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave ''The World Is Not Enough'' a 51% rating,<ref name="rt">{{cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/world_is_not_enough/ | title=The World Is Not Enough | work=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=29 September 2007 }}</ref> the lowest of the Brosnan films, and [[Metacritic]] gave the film a score of 59 out of 100.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/worldisnotenough?q=The%20World%20Is%20Not%20Enough | title=The World Is Not Enough | work=Metacritic | accessdate=26 December 2007}}</ref> Negative criticism was focused on the execution of the plot, and the action scenes were considered excessive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/037/037271p1.html|title=The World Is Not Enough (DVD) review|author=Matt Venendaal|publisher=IGN|date=16 May 2006|accessdate=25 December 2007}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' picked it as the worst Bond film of all time, saying it had a plot "so convoluted even Pierce Brosnan has admitted to being mystified".<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Benjamin Svetkey, Joshua Rich|date=15 November 2006 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1560072_2,00.html |title=Countdown: Ranking the Bond Films|work=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref> Norman Wilner of [[MSN]] chose it as the third worst film, above ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' and ''[[Licence to Kill]]'',<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119210839/http://movies.sympatico.msn.ca/features/ArticleNormanWilner.aspx?cp-documentid=436189|archivedate=19 January 2008|url=http://movies.sympatico.msn.ca/features/ArticleNormanWilner.aspx?cp-documentid=436189|title=Rating the Spy Game|publisher=[[MSN]]|author=Norman Wilner|accessdate=25 December 2007}}</ref> while [[IGN]] chose it as the fifth worst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/746/746573p1.html|title=James Bond's Top 20|publisher=IGN|date=17 November 2006|accessdate=25 December 2007}}</ref>

Richards was criticised as not being credible in the role of a nuclear scientist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lisanti|first=Tom|last2=Paul|first2=Louis|year=2002|title=Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973|publisher=McFarland & Co|location=Jefferson, NC|isbn=978-0-7864-1194-8|postscript=}}</ref><ref>Howe, Desson, 19 November 1999, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/worldisnotenoughhowe.htm 'World': Bond without end], ''Washington Post''.</ref> She was ranked as one of the worst [[Bond girl]]s of all time by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Rich |first=Joshua |date=8 January 2008 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20170028_20,00.html |title=James Bond Babes: Best and Worst |work=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
{{Main article|The World Is Not Enough (novel)|007: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64)|007: The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation)}}

The film was adapted into a trading card series which was released by Inkworks. Bond novelist [[Raymond Benson]] wrote his adaptation of ''The World Is Not Enough'' from the film's screenplay. It was Benson's fourth ''Bond'' novel and followed the story closely, but with some details changed. For instance, Elektra sings quietly before her death and Bond still carries his [[Walther PPK]] instead of the newer P99. The novel also gave the cigar girl/assassin the name Giulietta da Vinci and retained a scene between her and Renard that was cut from the film (this scene was also retained in the card series).

In 2000, the film was adapted by [[Electronic Arts]] to create two [[first-person shooter]]s of the same name for the [[007: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64]] and [[007: The World Is Not Enough (PlayStation)|PlayStation]]. The Nintendo 64 version was developed by [[Eurocom]] and the PlayStation version was developed by [[Black Ops (developer)|Black Ops]].<ref>Black Ops had previously adapted ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' for the PlayStation and would go on to develop ''[[007: Nightfire|Nightfire]]'' in 2002.</ref> Versions of ''The World Is Not Enough'' for the [[Personal Computer|PC]] and the [[PlayStation 2]] were planned for release in 2000, but both were cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/134/134285p1.html|title=The World Is Not Enough preview (PS2)|publisher=IGN|accessdate=17 December 2007}}</ref> These versions would have used the [[id Tech 3]] [[game engine]]. Although this game marks Pierce Brosnan's fifth appearance in a ''Bond'' video game, the game includes only his likeness; the character is voiced by Adam Blackwood.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085966/</ref>

==See also==
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