The World Is Not Enough (1999) Starring Pierce Brosnan and Denise Richards

Pierce Brosnan confidently helms EON Productions' 19th opus of OO7 music and fun in The World Is Not Enough. And a trick snooker table in Scotland gives us a lighter moment and one of the series' most poignant ones with John Cleese's introduction and Desmond Llewelyn's farewell.

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..."