Synopsis:

This is a heavily edited version of THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. All the bloat is removed, turning it into a leaner, meaner, badder Bond film.

Intentions:

To cut the bloat from The World Is Not enough, turning it into a leaner, meaner, badder Bond film.

Change List:

1) Removed Bond quipping about the Cigar Girl’s body 2) Trimmed Office Fight. 3) Cut Moneypenny 4) Trimmed Bond attempting to stop the MI6 bombing 5) Cut the second shot of the Cigar Girl shooting 6) Trimmed Boat Chase. Removed Cigar Girl crashing into pier, cut down on grenade launcher usage. 7) Cut M’s line “We’ll chase them to the farthest ends of the world if needs be.” Little over the top there, Judi. 8) Cut Q Lab scene 9) Trimmed M’s conversation with Bond. Less sentimental, more business. 10) Cut briefing 11) Cut Elektra’s line about losing loved ones 12) Trimmed Ski Chase 13) Removed line “See you back at the lodge” 14) Removed one of Bond’s “Look in my eyes” 15) Cut long pauses in Elektra/Bond conversation about feeling alive and such. 16) Cut line “I’ll be back soon” 17) Cut Bond looking up at end of conversation 18) Cut line “Chill out, James!” 19) Small trim in Bond/Valentin conversation 20) Cut “Where’s Davidov” conversation 21) Cut second conversation after sex 22) Davidov gets shot again. Just once. I couldn’t find the neck breaking sound effect I wanted (ie one that didn’t sound like carrots snapping), so this will do. 23) No Russians with sneakers. 24) Bond’s into to Christmas gone and all references to it as well 25) Cut line “He caught a bullet, instead of the plane” 26) Cut Bat-Watch 27) Cut Christmas jacking the control box 28) Cut line “Seal the door! Close it!” 29) Cut Elektra calling M 30) Cut Bond confronting Elektra 31) Cut M’s homie head nod to Elektra 32) Cut Elektra confronting Bond in the control room 33) Cut line “Sit tight” 34) Cut conversation about stripped screw heads 35) Cut Bond shielding Christmas from bomb 36) Cut line conversation about Bond’s present status with Elektra 37) Cut line “There is one critical element I might be forgetting 38) Cut line “Yes” 39) Cut Elektra answering phone 40) Small trims in conversation between Bond and Valentin 41) Trimmed caviar fight. No BMW, half the length 42) Trimmed Valentin in the caviar. Cut differently than Original 43) Cut line “It’s time for you to die” 44) Cut line “James Bond’ 45) Cut shot of Christmas 46) Cut conversation about movie title 47) Cut M from Elektra death scene 48) Cut remorseful cuddling of Elektra by Bond 49) Cut line “So, we’re going up then” 50) re-edited line “James, it’s too risky” 51) Cut drowning Brozzer 52) Cut down end fight, Bond does not save Christmas until after he kills Renard 53) No Jon Glen Moment 54) Movie ends at Bond and Christmas kissing with fireworks background 55) Only Myself To Blame over end credits 56) JAMES BOND WILL RETURN moved to end of movie, with the very of beginning of Die Another Day playing as the sound.

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