Continuity mistake: When James is chasing the other boat in the beginning, he fires the top torpedo first. Then, when they show him fire the second torpedo, the bottom hole is empty, and he fires the same torpedo (the one on top) again... (00:12:35)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Michael Apted
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Robert Carlyle, Desmond Llewelyn, Robbie Coltrane, Denise Richards, Colin Salmon, Sophie Marceau, Samantha Bond
Bond gets captured and gets taken to the lighthouse, where he is tortured on a strange chair by Electra. However, Zukovsky comes in with a gun and Electra manages to shoot him. In a final moment, he shoots at Bond's cuff on the chair. Bond gets free and chases Electra, freeing M in the process. He kills Electra at the top of the lighthouse and then jumps off the balcony, where he enters the submarine, thwarts Renard's plan, kills Renard and ends up with Doctor Jones.
More mistakes in The World is Not Enough
Elektra King: I could have given you the world.
James Bond: The world is not enough.
Elektra King: Foolish sentiment.
James Bond: Family motto.
Trivia: Apparently, there was a line at the end of the intro sequence which was cut from the final release. Among the people turning up to rescue Bond is M, who takes one look at him and says, "Well, at least the Millennium Dome has some use."
Question: What are those blades (the ones used at the end on the caviar factory) used for in real life?
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Chosen answer: We see them in the movie when Bond first arrives to meet Electra - they're used for cutting trees in a straight line. Google "helicopter tree trimmer" to see dozens of examples.
Jon Sandys ★