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Sorry if there were was a thread on this previously. I looked through the archives but I couldn't find any past topic on this. If there was, my apologies, but I just had to get off my chest what I felt about this flick after watching it today.
WOW.
I mean seriously, this is undoubtedly the best James Bond film I've had the pleasure of watching since From Russia with Love. It's thrilling, action packed, suspense filled, and surprisingly, dramatic and very moving.
If I were to sum up of what made this film so good, let's just say it's similar to what Christopher Nolan did with Batman Begins. What director Martin Campbell has done is essentially reboot the character of James Bond and remodeled him for today's audiences. Gone are the idiotic one liners, replaced instead with some very witty and winning dialogue. So too are the cheesy gadgets, as the most advanced devices you''re likely come across here are the SPOILERS tracking device M has placed inside Bond's body and the mini defiblirator he keeps inside his car SPOILERS. The comic book villains bent on world domination also take a backseat, replaced by an adversary whose existence and goals are far more believable.
Most of all, we finally have a James Bond who feels like a three dimensional character rather than the cartoon parody he'd been portrayed as for the last 30 or so years. I know people have been very skeptical of whether or not Daniel Craig could pull off the role. But trust me, he does, and man does he do it well. His Bond is probably the most ruthless and unrelenting secret agent since Jason Bourne. You're really convinced this guy has a Licence to Kill, judging by the heavy death toll in his wake. Yet, for all his coldbloodedness, he also displays some genuine warmth and vulnerability. How so, you might ask? Well, that would be telling, so I'll leave it to you guys to find out for yourselves. But let me just say that Bond's sensitve side could only have been achieved by an actor of Craig's ability, which is considerable.
Oh, and no review of this flick would be complete without mentioning the fabulous Eva Green. I mean, DAMN, I knew this lady was HOT when I fist saw her in Kingdom of Heaven, but she achieves new levels of SEXY with her role as Vesper Lynd here. And I don't just mean those lovely features or that dynamite figure. She has spunk, wit and smarts at her side whenever she opens that beautiful mouth of hers to spar with Craig in some excellent exchanges of dialogue that feature both innuendo and intelligence. She's a breath of fresh air from the bimbos and airheads that we often see Bond pair up with. I demand Hollywood take notice of her right away!
So there you have it. While some of you Bond traditionalists may find this change of formula a virtual slap in the face, I think it's the breath of fresh air the franchise needed. As I implied before, this is 007 Begins, and I couldn't be happier. I look forward to what new stories this new start has to offer.
WOW.
I mean seriously, this is undoubtedly the best James Bond film I've had the pleasure of watching since From Russia with Love. It's thrilling, action packed, suspense filled, and surprisingly, dramatic and very moving.
If I were to sum up of what made this film so good, let's just say it's similar to what Christopher Nolan did with Batman Begins. What director Martin Campbell has done is essentially reboot the character of James Bond and remodeled him for today's audiences. Gone are the idiotic one liners, replaced instead with some very witty and winning dialogue. So too are the cheesy gadgets, as the most advanced devices you''re likely come across here are the SPOILERS tracking device M has placed inside Bond's body and the mini defiblirator he keeps inside his car SPOILERS. The comic book villains bent on world domination also take a backseat, replaced by an adversary whose existence and goals are far more believable.
Most of all, we finally have a James Bond who feels like a three dimensional character rather than the cartoon parody he'd been portrayed as for the last 30 or so years. I know people have been very skeptical of whether or not Daniel Craig could pull off the role. But trust me, he does, and man does he do it well. His Bond is probably the most ruthless and unrelenting secret agent since Jason Bourne. You're really convinced this guy has a Licence to Kill, judging by the heavy death toll in his wake. Yet, for all his coldbloodedness, he also displays some genuine warmth and vulnerability. How so, you might ask? Well, that would be telling, so I'll leave it to you guys to find out for yourselves.
But let me just say that Bond's sensitve side could only have been achieved by an actor of Craig's ability, which is considerable.Oh, and no review of this flick would be complete without mentioning the fabulous Eva Green. I mean, DAMN, I knew this lady was HOT when I fist saw her in Kingdom of Heaven, but she achieves new levels of SEXY with her role as Vesper Lynd here. And I don't just mean those lovely features or that dynamite figure. She has spunk, wit and smarts at her side whenever she opens that beautiful mouth of hers to spar with Craig in some excellent exchanges of dialogue that feature both innuendo and intelligence. She's a breath of fresh air from the bimbos and airheads that we often see Bond pair up with. I demand Hollywood take notice of her right away!
So there you have it. While some of you Bond traditionalists may find this change of formula a virtual slap in the face, I think it's the breath of fresh air the franchise needed. As I implied before, this is 007 Begins, and I couldn't be happier. I look forward to what new stories this new start has to offer.
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