The Weekly Planet - James Bond The World Is Not Enough - Caravan Of Garbage

Episode Date: May 21, 2020

We're back for another Pierce Brosnan James Bond classic, The World Is Not Enough from 1999. This time the villain has a bullet in his brain but that apparently is a good thing. We also get the return of Robbie Coltrane, Sophie Marceau as Elektra King and who could forget Denise Richards as Dr Christmas Jones. Anyways there's a super boat chase, a submarine, MI6 gets infiltrated and all of this doesn't add up to much. Also we do the N64 video game but in the video. Thanks for watching!Help support the show and decide on episodes at Patreon ► https:// patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesSUBSCRIBE HERE ►► http://goo.gl/pQ39jNVideo Edition ► https://youtu.be/BFnwHpjWH9IJames' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymoviesMaso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrownTWP Itunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4TWP Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanetTWP YouTube Channel ► https://goo.gl/1ZQFGHPatreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesAmazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2nc12P4T-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-movies#Bond #007 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bond-stravaganza? That's good. Bond-gasm? It's not inaccurate. No. And also, presumably, only one person gets the Bond-gasm. Yes. Bond.

Yeah. No one else does. Or maybe not, because there is a particular line at the end of this which we will get to. Oh, that's right. Okay, yes. Because we are, of course, talking about the world is not enough. Number three in the Bond, Pierce Brosnan's Stravaganza. Yes. The wheels are coming off a little bit, I feel. I feel like a lot for this one.

It's quite dull. It's really dull. That's the biggest problem with it. Yeah. Look, we haven't got to Dine Other Day, which obviously we will next week, I guess. But that one is, it's a mile a minute and there's crazy gadgets and girls and dumb things happening. Palace is made out of ice.

Yeah, but this one's just like, I don't know, it's someone who wants oil or whatever. Yeah, it feels to me like, it feels like maybe like the most, it feels like one of the most boring of the Morbons. Yeah. Like it's just, it goes on a bit and then you sort of slowly make your way to another location and then he's got to surveil the location for a long time and have a few conversations.

Yes, that's right. On and on. On and on. Yeah, look, this will also go on and on, but leave a like because, you know, we're in this too. and on but leave a like because you know we're wearing we're doing we're in this too we're in this with you that's right we're gonna do this together yeah but we're the only ones who watched it though nobody else nobody else watched it that being said i think there are some high points not the opening which is just him walking into a room

and there's a minor confrontation and then he repels out a window not even using a gadget not even using his belt which he had in previous movies he's using the greatest gadget of all a wounded man i guess he ties the rope to the guy and then then leaps out the side what i enjoyed about this is the assassin he's pursuing she she's on the run because she's like oh no i i you can't protect me there's a man that i fear even more than you kind of thing she's come into this with like a sniper rifle and a bunch of throwing knives and like a shotgun that shoots grenades and like a like a turret on the back of a boat she's presumably been working at that bank for months maybe years she's like a world just disappear lady she's like a world-class assassin you know yeah and the bad guy doesn't even show up till halfway through the movie who knows what he's

doing yeah he doesn't show up to like the 48-minute mark or something like that. And also, that guy has no feeling in his body. So you know what? If you wanted to escape him, just walk behind him. He wouldn't know. He'd be able to feel the wind. That's it. Would you want to talk about Mr. Bullet to the head?

Mr. Bullet and his brain. Yeah, Robert Carlyle. I feel it's a very... He's a favourite actor of yours, I assume. Yeah, it's great. He's like transporting other things. Hamish Macbeth. Sure.

All of these things. Plunkerton McClane. Yeah, sure, absolutely. All of these things. But he's kind of a knock-off Blofeld, like looks-wise. And he's just... I like the idea that, you know, he doesn't feel pain, but they're also like he doesn't feel pain,

and every day as the bullet itches closer and closer to his death, he gets stronger. Okay. Sure. Look, it's no diamond face yeah which is obviously more ridiculous but i i don't i can't buy that not even for a second they should have been like every day the bullet inches closer to his brain and he loses feeling but he gains strength and also has bear traps for feet you know give him something give him something like joy snap snap exactly yeah i get yeah i do like though the that mi6 is infiltrated i always enjoy that in the bond films the few times that it happens because it kind of turns everything on its head because you love bureaucratic bungling is what you that's right i do and this is nothing but but i like the idea that you know bond and the

people he work with they're not even safe at home i mean sometimes it'll be something like q will plug in a laptop or a usb drive that he definitely shouldn't sure that's right but i like the idea of you know the bomb and the pal and it's you know tethered to the money and all of those things i think that's quite nice it's also a better opening than the actual opening you know what i mean it's it it gets things going it's true yeah yeah i feel maybe that's the thing i guess you could even i guess you could even take away the opening sequence and replace it with a couple of lines of dialogue yeah i went to the bank and i got this money i rappelled out the window using the greatest weapon of all the men now i'm here exactly perfect i guess i guess they have the budget for a chase yeah well that's true and if as as tradition in hollywood if you don't use the budget for a chase. Yeah, well, that's true. And as tradition in Hollywood, if you don't use the budget for a chase,

they just burn it all. That's exactly right, yeah. What do you think of the super boat? When Q's like, don't steal my super boat, it's not ready. First of all, he's using MI6 resources for his own personal gain because he's like, that's my retirement boat. His staff are working on it. Do you really think it's his retirement boat?

He says it's his retirement boat. Is it's his retirement boat? He says it's his retirement boat. Is it really his retirement boat? Yeah, you know what? He's really old and he doesn't care anymore. That's why. He's just straight up saying, he's like, and I ate your lunch and I ate your lunch. Also, John Cleese, I hate you.

I hate you. I know your initial was in that meal in the fridge, but I ate it anyway. I don't care. Yeah. Well, what I love about that boat chase, it really highlights what a prick James Bond is. He's just ruining everyone's day and ruining lunches, as you mentioned,

just driving over things and through things. That boat somehow works on land, and that's fine, I guess. There's a bit also, you know, where he goes underwater, and it's the worst series of cuts to get him underwater. That boat clearly can't do it. There's like a fade and then he's underwater adjusting the tie. Brosnan's idea. And then he's out of it.

It's just not, you know. Is this the one where he also splashes some parking inspectors? Does that happen in this one? That's entirely possible. All right, yeah. Or it could be one of the ones where he's in Italy and they're like, Mamma mia, we're just trying to get around on our mopeds. Or it could be this one. ones where he's in Italy And they're like, Mamma Mia We're just trying to get around on our mopeds Or it could be this one

We're Mario Kart cosplayers We're taking a holiday in Italy Speaking of Desmond Llewellyn though Yes, Q This is his last film That's right I didn't know that he died in a car accident at age 85 I thought he died of old age.

That's incredible to me that that happened. And it was street racing. Wow. He was at a Mario Kart tournament. That's right. This is my dream to race in. He really died. I shouldn't do this.

I mean, he'd be dead by now regardless, I'm sure. But what's with that last line? He's like, you know, like I always told you. No, you haven't. You've never said that in your life. You've never said, he says to Bond, I've always taught you two things. Never let them see you bleed and also have an escape route.

No, the only things he's ever said to Bond are, bring back my equipment in good condition. Yeah. Or you're dead. You're dead meat, mate. You're bashed. That's right. Yeah.

I'm going to eat your lunch while you're gone. Yes. I do feel like, though, always have an escape plan is kind of implied in the stuff that he gives him, including the avalanche-proof jacket. That is the best example of a so specific Bond gadget that you would never give it to him for any reason. Right? You know what I mean?

Yeah. Because sometimes it's a watch with a laser, and there's a variety of situations where you would use that. That's right. But that jacket. Here's the thing. I've been thinking about it, and I think Q's thought process is when Bond is going to a location, Q figures out the worst, most irresponsible thing

Bond could possibly do, and then he builds a gadget to counter it. So he goes, okay, well, Bond is going to be in the mountains. The worst thing, the dumbest thing a man could possibly do, the most egomaniacal thing a man could possibly do is cause an avalanche and expect to survive that avalanche. So Bond's going to do it, so I'll have to build him an avalanche-proof jacket, right?

Yeah, you're absolutely not wrong. That maybe is what it is, yeah? Because otherwise, how would he, you know, why so specific? That is not incorrect. Though obviously ramping up for Desmond Llewellyn leaving this franchise with the introduction of R, John Cleese, who's like, Bond, you better bring this car back. Like, don't say that, because you know he's just going to cut it in half

if you say something like that. I'd be like, Bond, do whatever you want with this car. I don't even need it. I love you. Just clear some space in my workshop. Thank God. Just do it. Take my lunch.

You want to blow some other stuff up? Here you go. And Bond would be like... No, not really, I guess. It does feel like the end of an era, having Des stuff up? Here you go. And Bond would be like, no, not really, I guess. It does feel like the end of an era having Desmond Llewellyn go. Because, you know, he was a staple of this franchise and it really shifts gear in the next movie and then again when it reboots.

So it does feel like the end of this 60s era Bond, you know? Do you think it was Desmond Llewellyn being a diva? In past movies they'd be like, hey, Desmond, in this scene, you've got to give Bond an invisible car. And he's like, no, I'm not. I will not. That's ridiculous, and I will not be doing it. And they're like, look, technically,

Desmond's contract says he controls this franchise. He's the only surviving cast member. No, I think he was planning to be in the next one. So you know He probably would have Been around for it I've just written here A funny bit would have been If Q was doing

The fake elevator exit Like when he's like Always have an escape route And then he just Slowly steps down And then Bond Looks over the desk And he's like

Q you're still there man Maybe I'm on an escalator I'll just take the stairs Down to my wine cellar I would have loved that That would have been A fitting conclusion I guess That's right

Does it really matter? No Nah does it does it Anyways let's get on to The other villain of this movie I guess Spoiler alert for this It came out in 99

It was Electra King It was Electra King the whole time You know who the real villain is? Bullet to the head man Well I mean yes But also her father Electra King's father for building that oil pipeline. That's a really good point, yeah. I mean, back in the day, I didn't even think about it, but I'm like, really?

Maybe build some solar panels, man. Some wind. It was 99. Oil was hot stuff. People loved it. People were bathing in it. You remember? Oh, I could afford it.

Hot stuff. Wow. These days, I could if I wanted to. It's like a center barrel. It really is. I could set a whole bunch up in my backyard. These days, I could if I wanted to. It's like a center barrel. It really is. I could set a whole bunch up in my backyard and shoot them Doom style and have them blow up. So this movie, though, I feel, if I hadn't known, does have you second guessing about Elektra. Yeah, right.

There's enough red herrings in there and the performance is good enough where what is going on with this character? And I think it's a good reveal that I guess the reason the other villain doesn't show up till halfway is because he's not really the main villain she is true makes you think doesn't it all the clues were there yeah apparently though in early stages of production the plan was that she was going to survive till the end and then it would conclude with james bond putting her in a hospital while she recovered from stockholm syndrome i see yeah but then they said he didn't test well and they were like, no, boo, shoot her. Shoot her in

cold blood. Do a classic Bond thing, shoot her while she's sitting on a bed or something. Yeah, man,

that's straight up cold-blooded James Bond, which we talked about last week. But that's the world we live in and the world of

James Bond. Look, I do want to talk about the torture machine as well and the other Bond woman who shows up in this franchise.

But of course, this does have a video game. Should we video game? Let's do it right now. I'm But of course, this does have a video game. Should we video game? Let's do it right now. I'm sick of these video games. Let's do it.

They just add more work, is what I'm saying. Oh, I see, right. Also, if you're watching the extended audio thing, it's not in it. You've got to watch the video. Just imagine a video game. Yeah. You've seen video games before.

You've seen GoldenEye. It's much like GoldenEye. It's a bit different. Imagine GoldenEye, but a bit different. A bit different. Imagine Mason talked about lining up barrels in his backyard and shooting at Doomstall. Imagine that. That's what you need. That's a visual reference, people. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a bit different. Imagine GoldenEye, but a bit different. Imagine Mason talked about lining up barrels in his backyard and shooting at Doomstall. Imagine that.

That's a visual reference, people. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's it. I want to talk about that torture machine. Okay. Bond torture is synonymous with Bond, right?

Some of them are not good, like the drilling machine which takes away his memories or something. Oh, yeah, sure. Remember that newer one? Inspector or Skyfall. Yeah, whatever.

But you know, there's obviously the rope getting hit in the nuts. There's the laser. I think this is one of the best ones. Oh, yeah, sure. Remember that newer one? Inspector or Skyfall. Yeah, whatever. But, you know, there's obviously the rope getting hit in the nuts. There's the laser. I think this is one of the best ones. Oh, you think so? Very simple. You feel like, you know, hearing the click of it and seeing it press into his spine. That's true.

Not good. It feels horrible. You know? Pierce Brosnan's doing a good job of being like, oh, no good. Oh, that's smarts, he says. What I also like about this is he's injured at the start. And this is something that I guess Skyfall does, and he's injured for the rest of it.

So there is that kind of sense of like, he's not at his best for this movie. They should have let 009 cover this. I mean, he'd been investigating ahead of time. I don't know who he or she is, but I reckon he should have. And then he goes to the doctor and he seduces her to get his way, even though he's clearly, you know though he's clearly not up for it. Or he's up for it.

He's always up for it. But also, I feel like surely at this point, all the women of MI6 have warned each other off this dude. They've all got a story about this guy. And also, surely Em would be like, oh, you've been cleared for duty. Hey, Doctor, did you get seduced for this? Oh, you did. Okay, you're all fired.

All of you are fired. You all should have known better. Every single one of you. That's very true? Yeah. Oh, you did. Okay, you're all fired. All of you are fired. You all should have known better. Every single one of you. That's very true. You, Bond, get out. We're putting 009 on this. I've just written here, it's good to see the gladiator Vulcan.

I've also written, I've written Vulcan is in this movie and Vulcan is in all caps. So for people who don't know, you have the actual actor's name there? I don't. I can bring it up. Please do.

John Saru. All right. Yeah, so for people who don't know, Electra actual actor's name there i don't i can bring it up please do john saru all right um yeah so for people who don't know uh electric kings people know yeah of course but i mean let's assume you've hit your head in the last 10 minutes yeah and you didn't watch australian gladiators in 1996 that's right so uh all the ashes the crossover with england oh my god let's not get into it oh most of all those commando uh John Saru is better known in Australia as a Vulcan. Yes. He was one of the gladiators on the Australian version of, I guess, American gladiators.

Yes. Mike Whitney was the referee. That's right. Who dares wins? Yes, that's right. I shouldn't put all this in. This isn't good. No, keep it all in.

It's all good stuff. So, you know, if you're like, well, listen, I like the idea of this man being Electric King's bodyguard. He's certainly very sinister. But imagine if he was holding, like, a gigantic Q-tip and he was swinging it at somebody in, like, protective headgear and a little unitard as they try and leap over some obstacle course and not fall into some water or something. Yeah, absolutely.

Then you can find that probably on YouTube. Oh, you definitely can. Mason, we didn't mention this for Goldeneye, and I'm sure we got comments, but toot toot, here comes the Robbie Coltrane. Very good, yes. Recurring character. That's right. He's a great addition.

I think he is too. It's a shame. It's a shame he didn't shoot Bond when he had the chance. Why doesn't he? I don't know. It's so weird. I mean, they've clearly got a pre-existing relationship. Yeah, because he shot him in the knee.

Yeah, so why not a bit of quid pro quo? But yeah, it's a shame that this is a character that did not survive, I think, even into the Daniel Craig era. I think of the characters we see in the Brosnan Bond series, I think M is a good addition to the Craig, and I think Robbie Coltrane would have been as well. Yeah. Alas.

Alas. It was not to be. But he has a good ending. He's got a good death. That's well. Yeah. Alas. Alas. It was not to be. But he has a good ending. He's got a good death. That's true. Yeah. Denise Richards is in this. She was apparently attracted to the role of Dr. Christmas Jones,

a name that nobody would ever have, as she found the part to be brainy, athletic, and had a depth of character, a change in direction from previous Bond girls. That's what they always say, though. Isn't it just? This isn't like your classic Bond girls. The producers always lie, and then they're like, this one isn't going to be like all the other Bond girls. That's what they always say, though. Isn't it, Jess? This isn't like your classic Bond girls. The producers always lie, and then they're like,

this one isn't going to be like all the other Bond girls. We're calling you a Bond woman. That's right. She's in a different movie. She should be in Die Another Day. Yeah. Or Tomb Raider. Yeah, well, that's obvious homage, that outfit.

But if you put her in the next one, nobody would have noticed. I know she gets a lot of flack for this. And look, she's not good in it and she doesn't fit. But it's not her fault. It's Denise Richards in this boring-ass Bond movie. It doesn't go together.

Yeah, yeah. And she's in all the scenes where it's just Bond in like a Russian Department of Energy jumpsuit just filling in forms. That's not the kind of movie she should be in. That's exactly right. So the ending of this,

they get in a submarine. And what's disappointing about this is, and you don't always need to go this way, like a big bond lair or a castle or inside a volcano, but it's just slippery men awkwardly climbing over poles in this awkward fist fight. Sounds like a perfect movie for a lot of people. Don't kink shame people who want slippery men on poles come on yeah you're not wrong i mean but they're horizontal aren't they they should be vertical am i right fellas or ladies women can like men too it's very true yeah but it's just not a good finale really is it not really they

just climb into a submarine and you know you've seen it i've seen movies yeah yeah yeah now uh i i wanted to ask you about this specific thing because i remember at the time you took somebody like a friend to see this movie and there was a particular line at the end of this she'd never seen a bond movie before i don't think and you'd seen the previous ones they're not bad this is pretty solid and yeah it ends with the line uh maybe just edit it in sure yeah and uh and i I just looked over to her and I went, I'm sorry. Like you wrote it. This movie's bad.

Yeah. That's the chance you take on a franchise, you know. Yeah, it really is. So this one, of course, because I like to check back every week to find out whether it ends with Bond lying on top of a woman. Yes. Certainly does. Yeah.

And this time in thermal imaging, if I remember correctly. Yes. Looks like a bit of a dead fish. Yeah. I mean, there's only so much movement you can show in a PG-13 movie in 1999. Yeah. Just quickly on budget before we final thoughts. Again, they managed to cover the $120 million with product placement for this movie.

It did well. Like, it did okay. But having that boost of that amount of money, then it did better than well. enough for another movie all right yeah we'll be back maybe 50 000 likes i'm not kidding people think i'm joking i don't joke mason i do serious movie commentary well that's pretty obvious is this a good one i don't know i think maybe if here's the thing here's the thing james if we weren't in a position where we were forced to watch it by the number of likes the previous video were given, maybe if I was watching and it was a rainy day

and I'm inside and it came on the TV, maybe we were like, I don't mind Pierce Brosnan. I don't mind Bond movies. I'll watch this Bond movie. But the fact that we're under the pump to watch it... Yeah, sure. ...and make notes about it... Yeah.

...upsetting. Yeah. I didn't like it. Kind of boring. Kind of a waste of my time. So, of course, we will be back for Die Another Day. We're making our way through. Sorry, obviously.

But that one, I guess, is nothing. I mean, it's entertaining. That's what I remember about it. I hope it is. Yeah, we'll find out, won't we? Yeah. But, of course, we also have a podcast called The Weekly Planet. Don't we, Mason?

Yes. And we talk movies. We talk comics. We talk TV shows. All of those things have been a Bond thing. Definitely. It comes out every Monday morning so if you want something to listen to in these times, use your times to listen

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