Where’s Q ?
Where’s the gadgets ?
Where’s the weapons that pops out of the Astin martin. This is what people want to see in bond movies, but this Daniel ” the jackass ” Craig doesn’t have any of it. Step down as 007 please and let the real James bond take over Pierce Brosnan.

The subject is about Daniel Craig as 007!!!
Not about the script, the story, the music, analysis of character 007, and so fort.
The question again: is Daniel Craig the person who should play 007?
My answer is simply no. Why?? There is a difference between qualities of playing a role in a movie AND natural charisma. Daniel Craig is a good actor, no doubt. But he lacks the natural charisma for 007! So you all honestly think Daniel Craig can compete with Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan? These 007′s have both natural charisma and acting skills. All the girls and guys I have spoken, admit Daniel Craig is a good and played well in the bond movies. But they all agreed that they wanted Pierce Brosnan or equivalent of Pierce, but no Daniel Craig. So again. It is no doubt that Daniel Craig is a good actor. But the question is, does he have the stunning presence and charm of 007? And the answer is no.

Not to be rude or anything, but you really should get your facts straight when you try to debate whether a movie or an actor sucks. Doing so will lend much more credibility to your argument.

Peace!

9. There is nothing wrong with a new James Bond approach as long as it does not drift too far away from the James Bond palette. As a matter of fact, the same old, same old tends to get BORING.

8. The last time I checked, Daniel Craig’s movies were doing better financially than Brosnan’s as far as box office figures. Brosnan’s Bond films averaged approximately $499 million dollars whereas Craig’s averaged $627 million. The figures DON’T lie. So apparently you are wrong in saying that the films are “SHITTY”.

7. The fact that James Bond gets his heart broken by a chick helps to define James Bond as being HUMAN, one thing Ian Fleming’s novels actually did CORRECTLY. And it is very immature that you label Craig a Wuss for this. Have you never had your heart broken by a lady…HONESTLY?

6. Cigarettes needlessly kill many, many people each year. I lost my grandmother before I cared to lose her due to that very filthy habit. And I envy Bond filmmakers for moving away from this. It is about time that somebody stood up to say, SMOKING IS UNCOOL AND DEADLIER TO YOUR HEALTH THAN EVEN DRINKING. I respect a smarter, more healthy Bond. Now if the filmmakers do away with his drinking and womanizing, THEN I will have a problem.

5. I can halfway agree with you on the point that Craig looks more like a Budweiser guy. He’s definitely more brutish than all the other Bonds. But that is what I love about him. I’m not crazy about the fact that he is a blonde (which is a TOTAL difference from Bond’s actual description). However, even Ian Fleming described his character as having a dangerous air about him. And you get this with Daniel Craig. But his performance makes all of this forgivable in my humble opinion.

4. I personally had enough “world domination” and “explosions” in all the other films. I really appreciate the dialogue and storyline in these newer Bond films. They take the story in a new direction not straying off too far from the path of Fleming and Broccoli, but overall arriving at the same destination: A tremendously awesome film with plenty of thrills, action, and suspense to keep you entertained.

3. I thought I remembered hearing the James Bond theme somewhere in the new films. Hmm. I may have to rewatch them just to be sure! I agree that they should ALWAYS use the James Bond theme in all the films at some point or another. That helps brand the movie as a legitimate Bond film and not a knock-off like “Never Say Never Again” was.

2. I don’t know where you got this info. But it has been proven OBVIOUSLY ERRONEOUS.

1. Again, I have to watch both of Craig’s films. I could have sworn he said it in Quantum of Solace, though I cannot remember for sure. Again, I will agree with you on this point too. “Bond…James Bond” out of the actor’s mouth(s) is another important part of the brand.

Overall, I will concede on three of your nine points made. But I have to gracefully disagree with your other six. I’m really sorry that you hate Daniel Craig’s films and the idea of him as James Bond. Who would you recommend replace him when the time comes?

You say you want a real life Bond, than you don’t want a Bond. Bond is the pure Alpha male that doesn’t break. He is confident and rarely if ever loses his composure.

Craig loses his temper. Now while this is great for an average man for a spy who has looked death in the face a hundred times it would destroy his ability to stay rational and without that he would fail his mission and die. Anger and obvious aggression serve no purpose and Craig seems angry and aggressive to be aggressive.

He curses the bartender because he’s frustrated. He fails in missions, fails at trying to bluff the enemy, fails to avoid capture and fails at keeping his lady alive. Seems to me that he should have been fired or killed long ago if you follow this pattern and QOS is just one chase scene after another, it is so boring.