Loved the new direction

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2007)

I just grew up into the Bond franchise as a consumer of uncomplicated movie goods. I loved Ian Fleming's novels and when they became movies, I couldn't do anything else but follow the trend.
I grew up loving the concept of James Bond. When I was about 10, my grand old dad even bought me a 007 attaché case for Xmas, complete with a booby trap, handle-activated assassination gun, hidden dagger, infrared visiting cards, etc...
The Bond flicks evolved into a fantasy sub genre that didn't mean much but was pleasing all around, somewhat like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on 90 proof vodka.
Now the Broccoli Lady wants to get down to business. All of a sudden, Fleming's scribblings are scripture. Bond bleeds. James Bond actually WORKS for a living. As far as I'm concerned, it worked.
I loved every second of Casino Royale and, even though the Bentley's reanimating unit was a terrible bit of Deus ex Machina, the movie worked!
I also like the idea of James Bond looking like Vladimir Putin, but just a bit uglier, more brutish (brutish, not British).
Can't wait to see how Bond will get skewered next...