The name's Blonde,James Blonde
If I had a hat then approximately 11p.m. yesterday night would have been about the right time for me to have started eating it. Formerly, a firm believer of the "Craig not Bond" cult, my faith seems to have wavered.
Well, one thing’s for sure…Roger Moore must have shuddered at the antics of Bond in this film. This isn’t your cocky comment churning, sneak-in-a-punch-when-you-can-and-dodge-the-rest, blessed with devil’s luck James Bond. This is a more human, blood and guts version. Probably, since this charts the formative years of Bond’s illustrious career the distinctive traits that we have come to associate with him haven’t set in as yet.
Well, enough for the introduction. Now to tell you (that is, those who haven’t already seen it) about the movie. One thing you notice very soon is that the familiar Bond theme (by Monty Norman), and the distinctive "The name’s Bond, James Bond" without which any Bond movie seems incomplete, were missing (till the very end, that is). You almost get a feeling that this movie doesn’t belong to the Bond franchise. The plot is at least loads better than those of the likes of Dr. No where all you have is gadgetry and girls and action (of which I don’t for a moment mind the girls). There are girls here too but somehow they lack a little sizzle. Makes me miss Pussy Galore (no puns intended, you lewd interpreters).
Craig, however, despite the apprehensions of many like me, fits the bill of this non-superhuman Bond very well, in my humble opinion. Even if we go by Ian Fleming’s words…"Exotic things would happen to and around him but he would be a neutral figure — an anonymous blunt instrument wielded by a Government Department", Craig seems to be a pretty appropriate choice.
If I might be so bold to suggest that just a little bit of softening up of his appearance and injection of that trademark savoir faire could ensure that Craig remains Bond for quite some time. At least the panache with which he uttered his last words in the film seem to suggest the same.
A thing that caught my attention was the opening sequence-I never thought that I’d like anything that made naked girls move over but the animation in the opening credits was just mind-blowing, to say the least. I’d suggest you guys to not miss it.
P.S: it felt quite nice to catch two decent movies in two weeks back to back(the other one being Scorcese’s Departed which actually wasn’t just decent but quite amazing).
Well, one thing’s for sure…Roger Moore must have shuddered at the antics of Bond in this film. This isn’t your cocky comment churning, sneak-in-a-punch-when-you-can-and-dodge-the-rest, blessed with devil’s luck James Bond. This is a more human, blood and guts version. Probably, since this charts the formative years of Bond’s illustrious career the distinctive traits that we have come to associate with him haven’t set in as yet.
Well, enough for the introduction. Now to tell you (that is, those who haven’t already seen it) about the movie. One thing you notice very soon is that the familiar Bond theme (by Monty Norman), and the distinctive "The name’s Bond, James Bond" without which any Bond movie seems incomplete, were missing (till the very end, that is). You almost get a feeling that this movie doesn’t belong to the Bond franchise. The plot is at least loads better than those of the likes of Dr. No where all you have is gadgetry and girls and action (of which I don’t for a moment mind the girls). There are girls here too but somehow they lack a little sizzle. Makes me miss Pussy Galore (no puns intended, you lewd interpreters).
Craig, however, despite the apprehensions of many like me, fits the bill of this non-superhuman Bond very well, in my humble opinion. Even if we go by Ian Fleming’s words…"Exotic things would happen to and around him but he would be a neutral figure — an anonymous blunt instrument wielded by a Government Department", Craig seems to be a pretty appropriate choice.
If I might be so bold to suggest that just a little bit of softening up of his appearance and injection of that trademark savoir faire could ensure that Craig remains Bond for quite some time. At least the panache with which he uttered his last words in the film seem to suggest the same.
A thing that caught my attention was the opening sequence-I never thought that I’d like anything that made naked girls move over but the animation in the opening credits was just mind-blowing, to say the least. I’d suggest you guys to not miss it.
P.S: it felt quite nice to catch two decent movies in two weeks back to back(the other one being Scorcese’s Departed which actually wasn’t just decent but quite amazing).
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