You know, no matter how many times I see a James Bond movie, my mood is improved after the experience. I recorded 'Live and Let Die' last night and even though this must be my fifteenth time the opening credits have scrolled past, something inside me feels like it is the very first time. I also caught 'Die Another Day' on Saturday. Now, without getting into the 'Who is the best Bond?' debate, I will say that the OLDER the film, the better - at least in my own estimation.
There is a significant difference in the sort of story, style, setting, scheme, and nuance separating those story lines in the 60's and 70's from say Casino Royale (with Daniel Craig - not the amazing creation with David Niven in the early 60's) There are so many more believable twists and turns that were integrated into the storyline, through necessity, back then. I will say thank you to CGI and explosions for removing that from our lexicon.
I still don't think I can walk in a room and say "Whitaker...Dave Whitaker" and get the same dramatic pause an audience would hope for --- or even that I would hope for.
...and my martini would still taste terrible.
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