this bond was great!

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2006)

and no one i've seen yet has commented on how incredibly hot Katerina Murino was as bond's first "take" in the movie. Those eyes..... those eyes. The chemistry was there, the explanation for why bond prefers married women is there (something only alluded to once before in the movies when M, in MWTGG i believe, said in response to Bond's question of who would want to kill him; M said outraged tailors, jealous husbands.....") and for me it all worked. i was really disappointed when she died about 1/3 through.
and yes folks, before you get all up in arms about the lack of gadgets, please read the books! Bond is a character driven entity; his main weapon has always been his brain. let's not bleed for something that shouldn't have been there to begin with. yes the books did have gadgets, but in casino royale, Q wasn't there. besides, there we're some decent gadgets in the Aston martin.
as for supervillains, a prior writer mentioned that they don't exist. very true, and when you can get back to basics with a down to earth sort of plot like this, you grab it with both hands. or maybe you'd prefer more like "Moonraker"? *shudder*
another writer mentioned DC didn't have the look? did that person SEE DC in that tux?
i think a lot of people reacted to the fact this Bond film was so gritty. Yes, bond fought and got battered and bloody. YAY! it was getting sooooo tiresome to see him fight 3 guys and not have his hair mussed and suit dirty. This is Definitely not your daddy's Bond, and i say it's about time! hand to hand combat IS not elegant, and DOES NOT lend itself to cute quips. you do what you have to do to walk away. and the opening scene with bond's first kill in the bathroom shows that very nicely. also, the scene towards the end where he just pops out of nowhere and shoots the guy in the head..... awesome! no nifty one liners, no nice little closing statement, no "play fair and shoot him in the front".... just POP and POW!
This movie had me from the word "go".
Bring on more of it!