Necrotongue

Casino Royale is a Bond movie that reminded me of Ian Fleming's books. Although set in the present day, it has such a retro vibe to it. Craig's Bond is a pretty tough guy, so he pleasantly surprised me with his wit when talking to Vesper. Mads Mikkelsen is a brilliant actor in my opinion, and Eva Green was the proverbial icing on the cake. Less action was definitely not a bad move. At least you can tell the difference between a spy film and an action film.

The only Bond film with Pierce Brosnan that I have no major issue with. His Bond had class this time, and the main villain was oozing charisma.

It wouldn't have been such a bad film if it wasn't such a bad film. The running time was excruciating. I wouldn’t have minded if there was something worth watching, but the film was riddled with goofs. Sure, I understand that you probably couldn't get German tanks in 1965, especially PzKpfw VI B, but I don't believe that the Americans couldn't find a couple of Shermans. The writers didn't bother with historical accuracy, which makes this film absolutely incomparable to Battle of Britain which came out only two years earlier and is infinitely better.

Pierce Brosnan finally stopped making grimaces, and the film might not have been bad at all, but the script just didn't work for me. A very nice boat chase quickly turns into an idiotic "cruise" through the streets, followed by an extremely funny scene with Q. All that is topped off by Bond declaring that it doesn't matter if a nuclear reactor explodes because it's flooded anyway. Oh well.

I don't mind Pierce Brosnan, but frankly, I can't say the same about his Bond. He comes across as more of a comedian than an agent and the script unfortunately plays into that. The main villain is played by Jonathan Pryce, and I have to say I remember him in better roles. He was memorable in Brazil, but that was a whole other level.

A megalomaniac plot (which is not a bad thing), but Pierce Brosnan is so desperate to be funny all the time, he reminds me of a stand-up comedian.

Dalton's second Bond film is better in terms of quality than The Living Daylights. Timothy Dalton's Bond remains cool and sharp, the action scenes aren’t blown out of proportion, and the whole film somehow feels more real. I really enjoyed it.

A secret agent who couldn’t care less about jokes and zingers, and a script that couldn’t care less about sci-fi, and it works. Bond is much more tough and cool, and the film returns to the roots of espionage.

The writing was very decent, Christopher Walken as the main villain was extremely charismatic, Duran Duran's theme song was excellent, so the only problem was Roger Moore, who was just not convincing enough as Bond.

I don't find the writing bad, but why do all the bombs in film always have to be deactivated at the last minute when everyone knows how it's going to turn out anyway. I just can’t wrap my head around it. Octopussy is a Bond film for senior and advanced viewers. The age average has gone up, the acting has gone down accordingly. One of the few characters who’s still clear-eyed is Sandokan, but he doesn't have a boat.