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I wouldn't say I'm a huge Bond fan, but I went with my family to see the latest installment tonight.
I have a feeling I'll be against the grain on this one, but I didn't think it was a great Bond movie. Okay, it was still a decent movie, but for the most part it didn't have the "Bond" feel to it. Quantum of Solace did, and so did Casino Royal (even tho I didn't like that one very much.) But while this movie did have some great callbacks to the theme and cool action sequences, overall it felt a little underwhelming.
Part of the problem may have been that too much of it took place in the UK. Like, seriously, only China and Turkey as exotic locations, with the finale taking place in the dark Scottish highlands? I don't know, it felt very action-y but was missing some of the James Bond charm. It could've passed off as a Borne film, really.
Still, the opening scene in Turkey; classic Bond sequence. Best part of the movie. And the new Q and Moneypenny are cool characters to bring back.
Granted, now I have to go back and watch older James Bond movies. We watched a couple of the Connery ones two weeks ago, and I've seen the Brosnan ones quite a lot, but I guess there are others out there too...
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