[Perdogg]

Please, this isn't a "Bond is Gay thread". If you are not interested please go somewhere else.

[Erik Latranyi]

I do not like Daniel Craig as Bond. He lacks the sophistication of his predecessors.

But they are making great action sequences lately and deserve credit.

[Perdogg]

I actually think Lazenby's navy blue smock in OHMSS is better looking.

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m not a James Bond fan, but I think the genre works better in the ‘50s to ‘60s. I would fix the character in Ian Fleming’s time. Superman should probably be fixed to about 1940 as well.

[southern rock]

Please, this isn't a "Bond is Gay thread". If you are not interested please go somewhere else.

But I can almost guarantee it will be a "Bond movies were better in MY day thread" or a "Not as good a Connery" thread. Blah, blah. I like the new Craig films, except for the parts of "Skyfall" where they brought back a little of the cheese of past movies. Hopefully this one plays it straight drama and action.

[RoosterRedux]

That handgun isn’t Bond’s usual Walther ppk...looks like a Sig Sauer.

[BCW]

I like Archer as well...

[frithguild]

ttiuwop

[AF_Blue]

I believe Daniel Craig does an excellent portrayal of Ian Fleming's James Bond. In his books, Fleming didn't portray Bond as a sophisticated socialite, but as a man who smoked, drank, and had several different women in his life. He was fiercely loyal to his country and his agency, and he got the job done.

"Last rat standing!"

[HotHunt]

I've been a Bond fan since I first read "Goldfinger" and saw the movie a half a dozen times in high school. Characters like Odd Job and Pussy Galore were new and different for a high schooler in the 1960's. I read most of Fleming's books early on and saw every movie, many, more than once. Some were better than others but I still loved the character of 007, the devious antagonists and adversaries and the action/adventure storyline plots. I've seen the recent movies with Daniel Craig and he does a fine job as an up-to-date modern Bond to go along with the faster-paced and more action-infused movies the public expects nowadays.

My opinion is that the original Sean Connery Bond movies would not be as successful today because they are not fast enough and don't have the special effects that today's audiences are used to. I've watched the 1960's "Goldfinger" recently, and while still plenty enjoyable, it is not hard to see that these original 007 movies were better suited to a more innocent era 50 years ago. But for a wide-eyed, innocent high school kid in the 1960's, James Bond and his antics were great escapism fun.

[twister881]

Sean Connery is “the” Bond, but Craig is better at portraying 007 than others who turned the character into a clown.

[twister881]

One day, Bond will be female, homosexual, transgender, Muslim, or all of the above. That will be the end of the franchise.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I resisted Craig as Bond until I saw a snippet of Casino Royale. Found a copy in the $9.99 bin and enjoyed it immensely. Skyfall not so much, but that wasn’t his fault.

[potlatch]

Bond lost me with Daniel Craig, but here's a Happy Valentine's Day wiggle from Elvis...

[goldstategop]

The opening eye popping action sequence is what makes a Bond film stand out.

I wonder how SPECTRE compares with famous action scenes in past Bond movies.