So this thread inspired me to rewatch some Bond this weekend. I chose The World is Not Enough, mostly because I remember being a little ambivalent towards it.
For the Pierce Bonds, the consensus is Goldeneye is far and away the best, and Die Another Day is utter trash, and the other two fit somewhere in the middle.
After becoming a fairly large Bond fan over the years, re-watching World I was able to catch a lot more fan service in the movie. It really is an homage to the Roger Moore bond. The intro where bond belays out of the bank window is something you would see Roger doing. Then the boat chase, right down to driving the boat through the streets (though no pigeon double take this time). Then continuing the chase in the hot air balloon...it doesn't get more Bond than that. Garbage's theme in the credits is also one of my favourites. Later there is also a skiing sequence, complete with paratrooping snowmobiles.
Of course, the biggest flaw in the movie is Dr. Christmas "I've heard them all" Jones. Sure, Denise Richards wasn't good, but most of the lines she gets are awful, and it is hard to believe they couldn't get a better take out of her.
But anyway, all together, a pretty solid Bond flick. It's a Bond movie for Bond fans. I think now I would rate it higher than Tomorrow Never Dies.
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