[KillerGremlin]

I liked Pierce's charisma. He was all about the martinis and the ladies and the occasional action sequence. And that charisma…oh man. When I heard Daniel Craig was doing the new Bond, I said, “who the f*ck is Daniel Craig.” When I saw the pictures, well….he didn’t look like Pierce. Now, I was brought up on Connery Bond before I saw Goldeneye, but Goldeneye really stuck with me because A) there was this great video game for the N64, and B) it was a good Bond flick. Honestly, Tomorrow Never Dies was pretty half-assed, but still enjoyable to watch if you didn’t put too much thought into it. I still think The World Is Not Enough is a good Bond film, regardless of what a lot of the critics had to say. And Die Another Day just kind of sucked in general...wayyyy overboard with the corny lines and the special effects. I don’t blame the crappy story or direction on Pierce though, which is the real reason I had a grudge towards Daniel Craig. Good thing I reserved judgment till seeing Casino Royale. The guy wins you over. Maybe 7 minutes into the movie, I’m all like, “yep, this is the new Bond and he’s f*cking awesome.” Maybe 30 minutes in and I’m seeing definite comparisons to Connery. Sure, Pierce was Suave, but Craig has that swagger that Connery had.

At any rate, they didn’t abuse special effects, the plot was a bit drawn out but still entertaining, and the action sequences had some awesome stunts. I want to see Craig in another Bond flick after this little dandy, I just hope they don’t resort to corny space plots and invisible cars. And it couldn’t hurt to make one of the girls a blonde.