The New James Bond Not As Good As The Old New James Bond.

I like Daniel Craig as Bond, a lot. He really brings it. I liked the first Bond film with him in it, Casino Royale, but I did not like Quantum Of Solace so much. It wasn't a bad film, it was just an okay film. I never got completely bored nor did I ever feel the inclination to walk out of the theater, but I was never thrilled or intrigued as I was with the previous Bond film. This worries me because it seems as though the Daniel Craig Bond series may fall victim to the trend of what happened with the Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton Bond films, that being they had awesome first movies, but the ones that followed were just ho hum, in my opinion.



Some of the problems I had with Quantum Of Solace were that I felt it lacked cleverness, both in plot and in anything Bond does, such as fighting, talking, etc. Remember in the beginning of Casino Royale at the top of the crane, Bond's enemy throws a gun at him from about five feet away? For a split second you might think that the gun was going to hit him in the head and cause him to almost fall, but no. Instead, Bond catches the gun with superhuman reflex and throws the gun back at his enemy, almost knocking him off! Or remember when Bond was poisoned whilst playing Texas Holdem, and he's in his car almost dying with a defibrillator improperly attached to his chest. Then Vespar finds him, attaches the clamp properly just as he's lost consciousness, she pushes the button, and wallah, Bond instantly awakens only to ask Vespar, "Are you okay?" Well that was what Quantum Of Solace lacked, that kind of quick witted humor and action.

And I also think it's time they introduce some of the clever gadgets like the old Bonds had. This new rugged and real Bond may be too cool for cheesy gadgetry, but they could tone down the cheese and still incorporate them nonetheless. All in all, an okay film. Tripods sideways.