Best of the Bond Films So Far

Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2006)

This film really reawakened my interest in the Bond franchise, whilst I always went to see them it was more of a formality than an eagerness to see them. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed them, but I was never impressed by them....until now.
An excellent reworking of Bond himself, the way the film was delivered and thankfully they stopped all these ultra-fantastical devices from being introduced at the beginning of the film, when you know they will certainly be used later on.
One of the best aspects was the plausibility of the villains and their plots, they were realistic ambitions, none of this "I am going to rule the world" rubbish. By downscaling the ambitions of the villains one would expect the stakes to be lower, but as a viewer you do not feel any loss of tension as a result.
The chemistry between Bond and the ladies he crosses is excellent, and the stand out scene of the whole film to me is his first meeting with Vesper Lynd, which is just pure movie heaven.
Craig IS Bond!!!!