Caught this last night; thought it was alright overall. Loved the little shout-outs to the older Bond films.
Waltz was a bit of a letdown as the villain, was expecting so much more out of him, say a 10 and we got something more like a 7.
Craig is still my favorite Bond and his Casino Royale my favorite Bond film. Having said that, I feel they closed it well enough to retire him and reboot the franchise once again.
Originally posted by Robtard
Craig is still my favorite Bond
ill have to disagree man.
Hes my least favorite bond. He just doesnt feel like Bond . He feels like a generic serious all business spy action star. I know how the bond books were meant to portray Bond, but that is simply not the case anymore after 40+ years of establishing the Bond movie verse persona.
Worst Bond for me barker
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Not a fan of Craig's Bond.
Call me old fashion but i love all the classic bond cheesy shit , creative silly vilains, suave womanizer, Gadgets, Charm and humor from all past bonds (except Craig)
This Craig (Bourne) reboot type persona, I cant get into. 👇
If i wanted to see this type of movie ill just watch the bourne movies or any of the similar type spy movies that came out after bourne.
Bond movies had a certain charm and feel to them that is now lost with the Craig movies.
Originally posted by Inhuman
ill have to disagree man.
Hes my least favorite bond. He just doesnt feel like Bond . He feels like a generic serious all business spy action star. I know how the bond books were meant to portray Bond, but that is simply not the case anymore after 40+ years of establishing the Bond movie verse persona.Worst Bond for me barker
No worries. I grew up with Roger Moore being my most prominent memories of Bond and I still have a soft spot for those overly cheesy and often ridiculous films.
But Craig took everything (in my mind at least) Bond is supposed to be and amplifies it, my one grip is that none of his following films were as good as the first, Casino Royale.
If I had to redo my Fav to Least Fav right now:
Craig
Brosnan
Moore
Connery (though I don't recall these well anymore)
Dalton
Can't include Lazenby or Niven, the two Bond films I've not seen. Though I think I've seen parts of Lazenby's.
Originally posted by Robtard
No worries. I grew up with Roger Moore being my most prominent memories of Bond and I still have a soft spot for those overly cheesy and often ridiculous films.But Craig took everything (in my mind at least) Bond is supposed to be and amplifies it, my one grip is that none of his following films were as good as the first, Casino Royale.
If I had to redo my Fav to Least Fav right now:
Craig
Brosnan
Moore
Connery (though I don't recall these well anymore)
DaltonCan't include Lazenby or Niven, the two Bond films I've not seen. Though I think I've seen parts of Lazenby's.
Fair enough.
For me its.
Brosnan, Moore, Connery (all 3 are in the top tier)
Dalton
Lazenby
Craig
You could rename the Craig movies "The Agent" and i dont think too many people would bat an eye. There are good high budget action movies.
They just dont feel enough like Bond to me.
I guess thats why I enjoyed "Kingsman" so much.
It basically was a better take on a modern Bond movie than the Craig Bonds movies.
Granted I havent seen "Spectre" yet. Im sure its a good action flick.
Originally posted by Robtard
No worries. I grew up with Roger Moore being my most prominent memories of Bond and I still have a soft spot for those overly cheesy and often ridiculous films.But Craig took everything (in my mind at least) Bond is supposed to be and amplifies it, my one grip is that none of his following films were as good as the first, Casino Royale.
If I had to redo my Fav to Least Fav right now:
Craig
Brosnan
Moore
Connery (though I don't recall these well anymore)
DaltonCan't include Lazenby or Niven, the two Bond films I've not seen. Though I think I've seen parts of Lazenby's.
Yeah, i almost completely agree with you there. Growing up, i held no allegiance to any ONE actors portrayal of, bond but before, Craig it felt like every actor took each, preceding actors portrayal and added to it. Craig was the first actor that i felt tried to make the character his own I'm sure this also had a lot to do with certain Directors, but watching, Craig was the first time i felt like i was watching a sociopath forced into making "real" human decisions.