This POS was only slightly less of a waste of time than QOS

Rating: 2/10 (24 February 2020)

I watched both Casino Royale & Skyfall today. Starting with the endless opening chase scene, Casino Royale was basically pure drivel, badly scripted & acted when compared with the much more tightly directed Skyfall (kudos to Sam Mendes). While QOS was the certainly the weakest of the 3 early Craig/Bond movies, Casino Royale was not far behind as a waste of my time. Growing up with Connery's earliest Bond and seeing every one in the Bond series (as well as having read all of Fleming's original books starting in my adolescence), it pains me to see how far these movie adaptations have strayed from the original form & content. They now are basically Mission Impossible wannabees stamped with Bond's name. Skyfall, at least, was a bit of a throwback and a better time at the movies.