Yes, it's that time again, time to join the madding crowd--a mixed bag of humanity, young and old, male and female who all love that symbol of laconic elegance, James Bond. With reverence, I took my place before the screen, ready to worship this cultural icon, who, while On Her Majesty's Secret Service, came From Russia With Love with a License To Kill.

What you may not know is that James Bond and I are very close. Oh yes, you may know him as The Man With The Golden Gun, Goldeneye and Goldfinger but to me he'll always be The Spy Who Loved Me, who dedicates every movie to me, and signs them: For Your Eyes Only.

Bond has scared The Living Daylights out of me more than once, be it Moonraking with A View To A Kill or Thunderballing Octopussy, with that cavalier Live And Let Die attitude. What can I say? Danger means nothing to him, he's not scared by some silly notion that You Only Live Twice!

But, while Diamonds Are Forever, movies only last 2 hours. As this one ends panic takes hold of me. I can't let him go. Oh no, Dr. No I can't. There must be some way to bring him back. Oh I can't think about this now! I'll go crazy if I do! I'll think about it tomorrow. " But I must think about it. I must think about it. What is there to do? What is there that matters?" Home. The World Is Not Enough. I'll go home, and I'll think of some way to get him back! After all, Tomorrow Never Dies.

So, what did I really think? I loved it. The World Is Not Enough is classic Bond minus all the offensive bits. Pierce Brosnan has finally feels comfortable in the role of 007, maybe it's a case of third time lucky. He carries off his pithy puns admirably and while he still looks bored in the action scenes, at least he got to do some cool things this time around. The addition of John Cleese as Q's assistant is certainly inspired. It makes Bond 20 worth waiting for, just to see how they expand his role!

The two Bond babes do what they're paid for and nothing more. You expect them to be glamorous and gorgeous, and they are. Sophie Marceau as the villain is most memorable for her truly excellent costumes that are reminiscent of the evil queen in Snow White. Denise Richards' clothes on the other hand, are one of the many obstacles the audience has to overcome if order to believe she is really a nuclear physicist. Richards is 27 years old. Now, it's quite feasible that she could earn a doctorate at that age, and if a man did it, he'd be considered a protegee or a genius, But since Richards has other outstanding qualities, we have to dismiss the plausibility of her having brains. Or, god forbid, using them.

It's my opinion that the success of The World is Not Enough is entirely due to the director, Michael Apted, who delivers a pleasing and entertaining product.