007 has been changed into a 'Politically Correct' Bond - 'The Touchy-Feely' Bond if you prefer...

Rating: 5/10 (16 November 2015)

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***** THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM THE LAST FOUR 007 MOVIES *****
I have been reading and watching 007 since the early 80's, have read most of the 007 books and have seen most of the movies a hundred times (except for the last four). I could probably compete on Jeopardy in the 007 category, and not suck at it completely. I am trying to convince you that this is not my first 007 movie, and also not my first critique of a movie. Having said that, I have been so extremely disappointed in the 007 franchise that have developed the need to express myself in a written form...
Most of us who are 007 junkies like myself will agree that there is a formula for James Bond films that has been followed for the past 50+ years. It went something like this: cool spy + 'girls' + cool stunts + 'girls' + cool gadgets + 'girls' = good 007 film. Its a very simple yet very effective formula that worked for the last -- again 50+ years! In the first 20 films there have been an occasion where a director might slightly stray from the formula by adding or subtracting something, which did hurt the result a little but not too much because again it was slight. The last four films however have completely changed the formula and killed 007. The new Bond (specifically talking about the last four movies) is a mostly touchy-feely Bond -- he doesn't do one night stands anymore -- he is mostly interested in serious relationships with the females he recently met - like 2hrs ago. He is no more the good looking lovable 'serial killer' type working for the British Secret Service, he has developed feelings and will not kill because he should, but rather not kill because that will make him just as bad as the other serial killers - you know the bad ones. There are also no more cool stunts/gadgets (specifically and mostly in the last two movies). In fact its gotten so bad that in fact in the last film most of the gadgets in the 00car were just simply not working. Point being is that 'the formula' has been completely changed. This brings me to the last and probably the worst change (and it could be because Daniel Craig was the wrong man for the job) -- todays Bond never really smiles (like killing someone with a smile on his face), he kills for revenge (mostly) and/or for his country but he doesn't really like his job anymore. I am guessing that he reached the point in his life where he is thinking of retirement -- maybe (and I am saying this with a lot of sorrow in my heart) its time!...