The Bottom Line
Pros
- Q's trick pool table![/p][p]
- Pierce Brosnan
- Sophie Marceau
- Denise Richards
- John Cleese
Cons
- Not enough Snooker?
Description
- Bond meets bad, bad, cigar girl
- Bond loses girl in dramatic balloon explosion
- Bond loses Q's retirement fishing boat
- Bond sees a bagpiper at Scottish headquarters, does a double take
- The bagpiper shoots flame and bullets!
- John Cleese visits Bond from beneath a snooker table
- Q says farewell and descends beneath the snooker table, retiring for the incoming Quatermaster, John Cleese
Guide Review - The World Is Not Enough (1999) Starring Pierce Brosnan and Denise Richards
James Bond is going to kick some bad guy butt when he travels inside the Asian oil pipeline, watches Sophie Marceau lose $1 Million on the play of one card in Zhukovsky's (comedian Robbie Coltrane's) casino, fights a terrorist who cannot feel pain, etc., but what about the pool?A pristine snooker table in MI-6's northern British headquarters conceals a trim secret--a new BMW with John Cleese inside, along with stinger missiles (pronounced "miss-isles"), onboard laser targeting acquisition systems, infrared Denise Richards finder, remote tech support, and of course, multiple beverage cup holders.
Hydraulics hidden beneath this selfsame table will be used to carry away the beloved "Q", portrayed for decades by veteran actor and all-around nice fellow Desmond Llewelyn. Q goes out with two reminders for James Bond. Now pay attention, 007:
Q: "I've always tried to teach you two things. First, never let them see you bleed."
James Bond: "And the second?"
Q: [as he descends beneath the snooker table] "Always have an escape plan..."
