History Awesome / TheWorldIsNotEnough

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* In the pre-credits sequence, Bond righting his tie under water.
** Creator/PierceBrosnan [[ThrowItIn came up with the gag himself]].

** One for a ''{{mook}}'' in a James Bond movie, of all people. One of the Parahawks chasing Bond falls off a cliff. Bond then quips "See you back at the lodge" as he watches the Parahawk falls, only to see him opens a spare parachute and rejoin the fight. Bond is not amused at all. A mere Mook denied James Bond himself his [[BondOneLiner One-Liner]]. Possibly the first time and the only time it happened.

-->'''Bond:''' The name's Bond. ''[Elevator shoots upwards [[ThemeMusicPowerUp while the Bond Theme blares triumphantly]]].'' James Bond.

-->'''[[spoiler:Elektra]]:''' ... I could have given you the world!\\

'''[[spoiler:Elektra]]:''' ''(sneering)'' Foolish sentiment.\\

-->'''Bond:''' The name's Bond. ''(Elevator shoots upwards).'' James Bond.
* Bond allowing the bomb in the pipeline to detonate and let [[spoiler:Elektra think she's won]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/LiveAndLetDie Say "Live and let tie."]]]]

* One for a ''Mook'' in a James Bond movie, of all people. During the ski chase, one of the Parahawks chasing Bond falls off a cliff. Bond then quips "See you back at the lodge" as he watches the Parahawk falls, only to see the Parahawk opens its spare parachute and rejoins the fight. Bond is not amused at all. A mere Mook denied James Bond himself his BondOneliner. Possibly the first time and the only time it happened.

--> Christmas: "So you're a British spy. Do you have a name?"
--> Bond: "The name's Bond. (Elevator shoots upwards). James Bond".

** The way Brosnan says "Family motto" sums up his portrayal of the character perfectly: a man who repeatedly ends up in ridiculous, painful situations all the time, but keeps going because [[KnightInSourArmour that's just who he is]]. The best part about it being his family's motto is the implication that ''everyone'' [[BadassFamily in the Bond family is like this]].

--> '''Bond:''' I never miss.

** Creator/PierceBrosnan came up with the gag himself.
* This film was the last appereance of Desmond Llewelyn's Q, and he went out with a high note.

** Christmas is actually a pretty adequate character who suffers far more from being played by a terrible actress--she never waits for Bond to rescue her in the nuclear site and rigs a mechanism herself, and mostly holds her own during the action sequences. Not once does she turn into any kind of dimwitted ScreamingWoman.

* M manipulating Elektra so give her access to a clock with batteries, which is promptly used to {{MacGyver|ing}} a GPS signal once the guards are out of sight, making it possible for MI6 to dispatch [[OneManArmy James Bond]].

* Valentin Zukovsky freeing Bond from a torture device. With one bullet. While mortally wounded. Even better, his entrance to that scene:

--> '''Elektra:''' .....''DIVE!'' ''(Bond shoots her dead)''

* Bond taking down a helicopter with some flammable gas and a flaregun.

* This film was the last appereance of Q, and he went out with a high note.

* Bond allowing the bomb in the pipeline to detonate and let [[spoilerElektra think she's won]].
* Bond taking down a helicopter with some steam and a flaregun.

* Bond allowing the bomb in the pipeline to detonate and let [[spoilerElektra think she's won]].

-->'''Zukovsky:''' I'm looking for a submarine. It's big and black and the driver is a good friend of mine.

* "I never miss."
* Bond righting his tie under water.
* Just when you think he's been rumbled...

* M's use of a clock and a GPS locator card.
* I personally like the scene where this goes down:
-->'''[[spoiler:Elektra]]''': ... I could have given you the world!\\

'''[[spoiler:Elektra]]''' ''(sneering)'': Foolish sentiment.\\
'''Bond''' ''(nonchalant)'': [[Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService Family motto.]]
* I have to give credit to Dr. Christmas Jones for being able to disarm a nuclear bomb while travelling at high speed in a pipeline inspection rig. Even though the bomb was never nuclear, [[HowDidYouKnowIDidnt she didn't know that when she volunteered.]]
* Valentin. Freeing Bond from a torture device. With one bullet. While mortally wounded.
** Even better: "I'm looking for a submarine. It's big and black and the driver is a good friend of mine."
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-->'''Q:''' I've always tried to teach you two things: first, never let them see you bleed.
-->'''Bond:''' And the second?
-->'''Q:''' Always have an escape plan. (''is lowered into the floor'')
--->--Desmond Llewelyn as Q's final lines before Desmond died in a tragic car accident. R.I.P.
* M, who'd earlier expressed guilt for advising Elektra's father to not pay for her ransom when she'd been kidnapped, slapping Elektra across the face upon the reveal of her true colors. Always loved that moment.
** M manipulating Elektra so give her access to a clock with batteries, which is promptly used to MacGuyver a GPS signal once the guards are out of sight, making it possible for MI6 to dispatch [[OneManArmy James Bond]].

* M slapping Elektra across the face upon the reveal of her true colors. Always loved that moment.

* And picking just ''one'' moment for FallenPrincess Elektra? Cannot be done. For added fun, multiply Elektra's awesome quotient by ten simply for being more awesome than [[SatelliteLoveInterest Christmas Jones]]. If we had to pick... she ''slapped Bond'' after he ([[spoiler:correctly, it turns out]]) diagnosed her as having StockholmSyndrome.
** I always read her as sort of having [[LimaSyndrome Reverse Stockholm Syndrome]], [[spoiler:seducing her captor into going along with her]].

* And picking just ''one'' moment for FallenPrincess Elektra? Cannot be done. For added fun, multiply Elektra's awesome quotient by ten simply for being more awesome than [[SatelliteLoveInterest Christmas Jones]]. If we had to pick... she ''slapped JamesBond'' after he ([[spoiler:correctly, it turns out]]) diagnosed her as having StockholmSyndrome.

* And picking just ''one'' moment for FallenPrincess Elektra? Cannot be done. For added fun, multiply Elektra's awesome quotient by ten simply for being more awesome than [[ShallowLoveInterest Christmas Jones]]. If we had to pick... she ''slapped JamesBond'' after he ([[spoiler:correctly, it turns out]]) diagnosed her as having StockholmSyndrome.

-->'''Q:''' Always have an escape plan.

->'''Q:''' I've always tried to teach you two things: first, never let them see you bleed.
->'''Bond:''' And the second?
->'''Q:''' Always have an escape plan.
-->--Desmond Llewelyn as Q's final lines before Desmond died in a tragic car accident. R.I.P.

* ->'''Q:''' I've always tried to teach you two things: first, never let them see you bleed.

* "I've always tried to teach you two things: never let them see you bleed; and always have an escape plan" Desmond Llewelyn as Q's last line before Desmond died in a tragic car accident. R.I.P.

'''Bond''' ''(nonchalant)'': [[OnHerMajestysSecretService Family motto.]]