James Bond for a new era?

Rating: 8/10 (24 November 2006)

This was a great Bond film, however not without it's flaws. I need to address some issues that, as a Bond fan, I feel are important to the series.
1) No Q Branch yet...I wonder if the Daniel Craig films will continue this way...as a pre-Connery time-line....
2) No Moneypenny yet....as in #1 she plays such a strong role in all the films it will surprise me if she doesn't make an appearance in the upcoming films....
3) This explains his lack of respect for women, but in OHMSS he gets married...hmmmmm
4) Now that they are out of Flemming books, I wonder if it will go the kooky rout...."Die Another Day" anyone?
5) I wonder if the organization is intended to be SMERSH or SPECTOR? There were two references to Ernst Bloufeld...one was the one eyed man in glasses at the end...the other was when Mr. White gets shot in the leg....could be why Ernst is in a wheel chair.
All in all this was one of the best Bond films. It brings it out of the Cold War and into the new era, but is Bond really Bond without the gadgets we all know and love.....he didn't even have a watch laser.....some things need to change. I think, in time, when Daniel Craig becomes more accustomed to the role, things will go a little more smoothly. A must see for the new Bond era.