WeDriftEternal t1_j2ay3g2 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:32 PM

Reply to comment by SomeDuderr in One off Bond movies: Can it work? by djalekks

Agreed on the Daniel Craig movies... they long story arc was totally unnecessary and really made at least half of his movies not feel like Bond movies, they are action rom/coms. No Time to Die wasn't even feel like a bond movie, it just happened to have a character named James Bond starring in some mission Impossible knockoff with a love story wedged in there

GetFreeCash t1_j2ayqqn wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:36 PM

when the personal relationship at the core of the story works (Bond/Vesper, Bond/Leiter, Bond/M), I don't mind the action taking a backseat to the drama. it's when it doesn't work, notably with Bond/Madeleine though they did improve it a bit in NTTD, that it feels like a step in the wrong direction.

WeDriftEternal t1_j2cc2vl wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:47 AM

Agreed here, wrong direction is a good call, it just didnt work this time