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Advantages: Robert Carlyle is an amazing villain
Disadvantages: Slightly over the top

Glamour is increasing in the Bond productions, with the special effects and gadgetry associated with Bond, the famous Bond girls being portrayed by models or already well known actresses who are also treated as sex symbols, and Bond himself, here played by Pierce Brosnan for the third time. The new wave of the Bond team has by now set itself into a comfortable slot, and has attracted a good following with the style of filming and characterisation. ...
...another world domination plot. The Plot James Bond is sent to find the man who ordered the killing of M's friend, Sir Robert King, British oil tycoon. The assassin was under the employ of Renard, a man who had previously survived an assassination atempt by 009, but was left with a bullet in his head, leaving him impervious to pain. Believing King's daughter, Elektra, to be Renard's intended target, Bond is dispatched to protect her and the oil ... Read review

Advantages: Fine performances, and a good plot
Disadvantages: Christmas Jones does not look like a nuclear physicist

The plot: Sir Robert King who is a British oil tycoon, and a friend of M is assassinated by Renard, an international terrorist. MI-6 had sent agent 009 to kill Renard. Although 009 had shot Renard in the head, he did not die. The bullet since then has slowly made its way towards his cerebral cortex; numbing him of any physical sensation in the process. Although the bullet will eventually kill him, Renard grows more powerful with each passing day, ...
...who is King's daughter, and the inheritor of the oil business is under threat. James Bond is sent to protect her. Renard had kidnapped Elektra demanding a ransom for her release. The British government and MI-6 refuse to negotiate with the terrorist. But, mysteriously Elektra manages to get herself free. James Bond forms a romantic relationship with Elektra. Renard steals a quantity of weapons-grade plutonium from a former Russian ICBM base in Kazakhstan. ... Read review

Advantages: Great cast, decent script
Disadvantages: Bit drab in places

After the fun but cut and paste Tomorrow Never Dies (which ran out of steam about halfway through) a slight change of direction was required for Pierce Brosnan's third adventure. Michael Apted, a director not known for action or adventure films, was chosen to helm the film. The emphasis was clear. Content that their stunt crews could handle the action, Eon decided to pick a director who could work with actors and give their cast more to do than simply ...
...be the stripped-down and more realistic Brosnan Bond. Did they succeed? The answer is almost. Apted is the biggest strength of the film but also a weakness. At the start of the film Bond has to collect Sir Robert King's stolen money in Bilbao. Things go pear-shaped and he has to escape from a building several floors up. The scene illustrates how comfortable Brosnan is with the role now. "If you can't trust a Swiss banker, then what's the world come ... Read review

Advantages: Connery and Brosan in the same box!
Disadvantages: Dalton..not a great Bond

...that famous fictional 007 agent, James Bond. Most people have their favorite Bond and this box contains, possibly, the two most favorite, the first, Sean Connery, and the Irish actor Pierce Brosnan. The best of the bunch may be the quite new Bond "The World is not Enough" - a revolutionary movie, introducing the first female 'M' and Cleese as "Q" - which worked much better than I would have ever guessed. Unfortunately with these two classics, we ... Read review

Advantages: Good picture quality, great action and camera effects
Disadvantages: Too violent, may lead to a sense of insecurity

The DVD contains all the Matrices. The picture quality is quite crisp. The movie collection in the box is ultimate. This presents you with an opportunity to view the complete matrix series. If you are an action movie and special effect lover then this collection is a must for you. The first movie on DVD is The Matrix, tells how the battle between human and machines actually begin . The movie is about a group of hackers that have taken the responsibility ...
...who is said to be the chosen one , and can save humans. The second and the third series are the sequence of battle. In the third and final part Neo is able to sense the powers he posses , and uses these powers to effects. The most attractive thing in the Movie are the camera tricks. These Camera tricks make the movie even more thrilling. The concept and story used are equally attractive. On the down side movie tend be over violent and stress is ... Read review