Bringing 007 back to life - The best Bond in years

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2006)

The first James Bond movie I remember seeing was a double billing of The Man with the Golden Gun with Live and Let Die at a drive-in theater in the back of my parent's car. I remember asking my father about the gadgets but being way too young to realize how violent or sexy the movie was. I have been a fan of the series until the Timothy Dalton ones. I hated the way the stunts went so far over the top and the total loathing M seemed to have for 007.
I gave up on 007 until this one, and I expected to be disappointed, but today it was all I could talk about at work.
The stunts have been pulled back to something you can suspend disbelief and imagine. M has a disdain for 007, yet a soft spot does exist. I was disappointed that neither Q or Moneypenny made an appearance, but that did not hurt.
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I don't know whether to thank the Director, the scriptwriters or both, but they took a very 1 dimensional character and have really given him substance. Daniel Craig did an amazing job of bringing that out. Eva Green had me fooled as much as 007. She was completely believable and one could not help fall in love with her. I would put her up against Dame Diana Rigg any day as the best Bond Girl to date. Judi Dench got the best laughs, she seems to have chemistry with Craig whereas she seemed completely wasted in her previous 007 roles.
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Thank you, thank you. This was the best movie I have seen since The Incredibles.