Yea it’s certainly not your Bond of the 60’s 70’s, but I didn’t dislike it.
Daniel Craig as Bond plays a raw character. I thought his loyalty to M (Judy Dench) was a bit overplayed since the Bond reboot and in particular the last two Bond movies.
I did like how it backfilled some trivial things, like Miss Money Penny and ‘shaken’ martini.
I liked the portrayal of the Villain. He had background and a resolution about him. AS wacked out as Christopher Walken.
I don’t see why the music is such a hit though, no bond theme song is as memorable to me as Paul McCartney’s and ‘Live and Let Die’.
I ranks #2 as my favorite Bonds. Sean Connery #1 of course, followed closely by a tie for Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan for 3rd, then Dalton and in very last place George Lazenby.
Bond women? Loved them all except for Grace Jones.
I have the entire collection and the hottest broads I recently watched was Goodnight in Man with the Golden Gun and those circus chicks from Octopussy.
“Sean Connery #1 of course, followed closely by a tie for Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan for 3rd”
Same here. Moore gets a lot of abuse but I prefer him over Brosnan. Brosnan, I couldn’t stand.