Downloaded it last night.
I had not seen THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH since its original release. I just have a faint memory of it not being that good.
Pop the dvd in and we get a nice menu screen with "PRESSUE POINT." Hmm.
Looks like a nice dvd with more than one version. i pick the extended edit.
Video is nice, audio sounds good. I get into the film.
Overall, a very competent edit. No flash frames, both video and audio are good. I liked a lot of the edits, including losing the obligatory Q scene. (tubes has included it as a deleted scene for those soft-hearted viewers that miss Llewelyn's last appearance as Q.)
However, I don't think the editor when far enough. he cut a lot of the silly, funny lines but there are plenty of them still there. I would have liked to see a real hard-boiled edition: no jokes, no frivolous sex, no apologies, no clever one-liners after killing someone.
Other than that, my only quibbles are:
- the ski chase seems really tired and hardly exciting or original.
- He knocks Davidov out with a kick and then I just kept thinking "he's out for what... about an hour and then what? wouldn't he call his henchmen and warn them about Bond?". :-?
- Bond sees Dr Jones taking her radiation suit off and then he's going down an elevator? huh? did somebody load the wrong reel? :shock:
- the caviar factory chase. ugh. Long and boring. and the building spliting in 2 with the funny v.o.? i would have thought this is part of the "bloat" you were cutting. :?
- Bond cuddling Electra after her death. lose it and M too. :-x
But still a very good effort. :smile:
I look forward to this editor's next project. 8)