Have we seen this before?

Rating: 1/10 (10 December 2011)

I watch bond movies to have some fun, such as laugh at good jokes and see some awesome action. But these latest bond outings have been somewhat lacklustre .. my favourite bonds of all time were Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery, I do like Daniel Craig as the new bond but I just find that he lacks the humour and cleverness in his performances that previous bond actors had and it gives the movie a more serious tone which is unwanted. All the classic bonds had fun with the character but kept the plot serious and that's part of the reason they worked so well.
The scene where Bond gets his nuts whacked around by the villain was as a man myself one of the most torturous experiences is have ever had in a movie theatre after every hit a piece of me died.. and just added to how serious these films were becoming serious and boring.
It feels like we spend the 85% of the film in the casino watching these "interesting" people sit round the table and play cards which is extremely boring.. like watching people type on computers it's like *type type* snooooooorrr you know get on with it..(yes I know the title is casino royale but come on) and the other 15% of the movie I feel like I'm watching a Bourne film where someone's getting the crap beaten out of them constantly.
I do pick up on some on like 2 of Craig's lines which I guess were suppose to be jokes, hard to tell when he shows no expression or emotion there is no enjoyment no fun.. now to the good things in this movie.
I think Daniel Craig is a suitable replacement for Brosnan but it wouldn't hurt for him to lighten up you know it's already such hard times we don't want to go to the movies to see 007 depressed as well..
The pre-credit chase sequence was really well done.
The new Felix Leiter Jeffrey Wright did a very believable and good job.
It was good to see Judi Dench Back as M.
Jesper Christensen as Mr. White did a great job at being a mysterious third party and building up the next film but thats another story..
Last off Giancarlo Giannini who plays Mathis did a very good job of being Bonds contact.
But wait where the hell was Q and Money penny and the gadgets i mean come on when I first went into watch this I felt ripped off at the end when I didn't see these things.. and where was Colin Salmon? dear god..
I rate this movie 5.5/10 even though this type of bond film has things going for it I feel like I'm missing out on some of the key elements of what makes a bond film a bond film those being the humour and the gadgets, i really thing the producers and directors need to have a serious bloody look at all of the original bonds and some of the later ones to get a grip on what true fans of the series want out of upcoming films.. and in case their a little confused and what some of these films are I'll list a few of them.. Goldfinger, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Dr. No and Goldeneye dare I go on.. I will only wonder if I have written this review in vain and that this skyfall will Fall flat on it's face and have learnt nothing from this movie but hey maybe I have this completely wrong considering this has 8 star rating..