Love Bond - Very surprised to love this one :-)

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2007)

I have loved the Bond story from the beginning. Dreamed of Pierce Brosnan becoming the Bond and was not disappointed when it finally worked out. I did not expect to like this one at all and the trailers did not encourage me to believe otherwise. I would not have even gone to the theater to see it except for the fact that my brother - one with no love for Bond movies - told me I needed to see it to believe it.
Wow! This one is now in my personal library - I could never have suspected I would appreciate the many differences so much. I still love Pierce and, of course, Sean, but that does not keep me from appreciating the development of the Bond character. Adding more depth only serves to increase the pleasure of watching and this Bond is unquestionably "Bond". Not only that - taking the storyline to the beginning gives so much more to the Bond character - why didn't someone think of doing this story before? "M" is perfect as always - you've got to love that interplay.
The intro would have been better if the only colors used were red, white and black - the other colors did not work well. Other than that, the only complaint that I can make is that I could wish the actor a bit younger - this was the first adventure in the Bond storyline and he seems a bit long in the tooth to play the character - I am afraid that like Brosnan - we will not be able to keep him as long as we might like.