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By Ben Domenech
Flat Hat Staff Writer

COURTESY PHOTO, MGM Pictures

Pierce Brosnan proves he is the best Bond since Sean Connery in "The World is Not Enough."

"The World is Not Enough," Michael Apted's latest Bond film, proves once again that Pierce Brosnan is the best Bond since Sean Connery.

M (the fabulous Judi Dench) gives dour pronouncements, Q (85-year-old Desmond Llewelyn) asks Bond to pay attention and the opening sequence is the best part of the movie. The outcome of a Bond movie is never in question, but who cares? This film is a fun and entertaining ride throughout.

The most important co-stars in the Bond movies are the spy's toys. These films usually have the audience applauding for the stunts and this episode of the superspy saga is no different. There's plenty of action and vehicles to enjoy, like the helicopter with a super-sized chainsaw attached, which cuts through cars and buildings, and a sleek, one-man boat with jet afterburners that looks like something custom-made for Batman.

The plot, like that of most Bond films, involves beautiful women, evil geniuses and stolen plutonium. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau, "Braveheart") is a recently kidnapped daughter of a wealthy oil magnate who's building a large oil pipeline in competition with three other Russian ones. Denise Richards ("Wild Things") plays Dr. Christmas Jones, the most believeable nuclear physicist since Elizabeth Shue in "The Saint." Under Aptedıs direction, both of the women hold their own against the world's best spy.

Robert Carlyle ("The Full Monty") plays the megalomaniacal Renard to the hilt, and John Cleese is hilarious as R, Q's trained replacement. Demonstrating the new BMW, R notes the titanium alloy wheels, satellite locator and six cup holders.

The funny script is, as always, filled with puns, double-entendres and clever little jokes. "I see you put your money where your mouth is," says Bond, ridiculing a slimy, hired gunman with a mouth full of shiny, gold teeth.

All in all, the latest Bond film is jam-packed with everything fans come to expect from the series. The best moment, though, is still in the opening sequence: as Bond zooms underwater in the sleek motorboat, there is a slight pause as he straightens his tie.