I hadn't seen the last few bonds, goldeneye being most recent i had seen all way through, which by the way i really like. This is the story of bond before / just as he gets his 007 rank, a prequel of sorts. it also features the beginings (in pretty lighthearted way) of some of bond tademarks we know (origin of the Aston Martin, Shaken not stired ect.) I'd like to get one issue out the way, which is just me, probably didn't bother ANYONE else. However if its meant to be start of bond, then shouldn't it be set ages ago and the mention of 9/11 and all cool technology be gone. :) i know they were just taking poetic license, to make a exciting film and it would of been insane to make it makes sense timeline wise, but it does make me laugh. Then again in that case my theory is all to pot anyway due to never aging bond and always looking shockingly different :):)
i guess first i should state my point on the whole Daniel Craig as bond deal. I thought he did great job, aspect he brought was a more ruthless street wise bond and that was an interesting take on the character. The romance story here is pretty damn good, it reveals reasons behind Bonds attitudes towards his relationships, and give the character more depth than other bond girl storylines have before. really Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) as she is seen as strong, makes bond re-evaluate his life and such , of course theres the proppian narrative in play at times as her as "Damsel in distress" but the relationship vibe seems stronger in this one to other films.
The action sequences are good, somestimes OTT, but guess expect that. I think it tried to focuse less on the gadgets, which in this "all style no substance" world we live in, was good to see. Not saying there were no gadgets, there were, but don't expect invisable cars speeding across ice. Though this all style can be seen in the action sequences, though in its defense, action s cenes are trademark of bond, so can't really complain. the final one in the old building was pretty ace, but the crane one was, fun, but bit crazy. We do see a bond in conflict here, which is a refreshing dipiction. It does drag a little in middle, and some action sequences i can't remeber why it was there (plane one??) but overall soild, fun, and best since goldeneye, even though i haven't seen between them, i've heard they are really bad, so i can assume :)
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