kristiang85
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I am not a big fan of the cinema environment, so I'm gladly going to wait until the DVD/blu-ray release then I can watch it in the comfort of my own home.
I do think the Daniel Craig Bond films have been like marmite (love them or hate them) in comparison to the previous entries in the series. Casino Royale was a good one and went back to the roots of what 007 was really about in the Ian Fleming novels. Quantum of Solace was probably the 'turkey' out of Daniel Craig's era - it came quite quickly on the back of Casino Royale and it did feel a bit flat and too rushed. Skyfall and Spectre were both marked improvements but I did think that they were trying to push the boundaries wider and make the films somewhat 'noir' in their feel.
Personally, my favourites of the Craig era are in the order they were made (and I view this in the context of Bond films rather than the filmmaking itself):
1. Casino Royale - Almost the perfect film
2. Quantum of Solace - Very underrated I say; sadly a bit rushed due to writers' strike, but great action sequences and a gritty, exotic Bond adventure.
3. Skyfall - Looked great, but a bit too brooding in parts, and the plot was just silly. The whole film was a revenge mission on M and MI6, and Bond didn't succeed in saving it. It also pushed them into a hole in terms of changing Bonds by giving them the same codename James Bond, whereas in this the character was clearly Bond from birth. I'm not sure how they are going to write their way out of it when the new Bond comes in.
4. Spectre - Again the motiviation of the villain was flimsy; mostly about revenge against Bond, with a bit of global surveillance in the background. Overly long and drawn out and boring at times, but not too terrible on multiple watches. Decent action.
5. No Time To Die - I can't say my comments without giving away key points, but the more I think about it, the more I hated it. A promising first third was completely let down by the final two thirds.