the worst of the worst...has absolutely nothing to do with 007

Rating: 1/10 (24 December 2008)

First of all, I have absolutely nothing against the actor Daniel Craig but they put them in movies that are supposed to be Bond movies, well they are not.
What you get is a human "terminator" with matrix special effects. Bond is supposed to be a spy, working for the British Secret Service. A creation by, as everybody knows, Ian Fleming. What's left of that ? If the main character's name wasn't called James Bond it wouldn't even be a 007 movie because NOTHING reminds you of 007 any more.
What made the phenomenal success of a 007 movie ? Well, that it was actually FUN and pleasant to watch. You knew what you were getting because the audience demanded it AND got it. Let's face it. What is missing to make this a James Bond movie. Well... ALL is missing:
01. "THE" (essential) gun barrel opening shot ! (not at the end)
02. Miss Moneypenny
03. Q
04. Gadgets
05. Humor
06. a great orchestral score
07. a highly catchy melodic theme song
08. a special kind of villain (played by a well known actor)
09. an original villain sidekick
10. lavish sets by designers like Ken Adam and Peter Lamont.
11. feminine 007 girls
12. the "Bond... James Bond" line
13. Bond should be referred to as "007" by M, not as Bond or even James
14. Cigarettes (Bond IS a by Fleming created smoking character) (Yes smoking is bad for your health, but so is watching this movie!)
We get NONE of that. Instead we get: sadism, brutality without any reason, uninteresting one dimensional characters, unknown actors, uninteresting women (compared to Pussy Galore, Honey Rider,...) an uninspiring soundtrack
And whoever came up with the insane "idea" to put the new Bond actor at the beginning of getting his 00 status... in the present day ?!!! He already got that in the sixties ! Where's the logic ? It's a very sad thing and a complete waste of celluloid.
Bond belongs in the 60s, in the cold war era. Michael Wilson and Cubby's daughter are doing their best in milking the cow dry by creating a so called 007 for the new millennium. Shame, shame, shame... I vividly recall the time that a Bond movie was one of THE events of the year to look forward to. The feeling is gone, because the Bond we used to know is gone. This has nothing to do with me getting older nor being a fan of previous actors.
It's just the way that Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are desperately trying to introduce a hard and cold character representing the current times, meaning that the audience of today "needs" such a 007 make-over.
Cubby and Harry must be turning in their graves (God rest their souls). Show some respect for them AND for Fleming and either put Bond back in a 1960s surrounding or bury him... for ever.