A good movie

Even though the new generation James Bond with Daniel Craig is becoming more and more popular, especially after the surprising monster success of ‘Skyfall’, I still prefer the good old installments featuring Sean Connery, especially the first 3 movies. Indeed, back in those days, they were still building up the foundations of this mythical character and even if Craig is a solid Bond and his movies are damned entertaining, they are still basically repeating the same formula perfected already 50 years ago by the mighty Connery who will always remain the ultimate 007. Anyway, this second installment was already an improvement on the solid ‘Dr. No’. Maybe back then they didn’t have the same special effects as today but they did have a good story, definitely one of the best used in the James Bond franchise. Since ‘Dr. No’ was a success, they doubled the budget and it was once again a critical and commercial success further establishing what would be an everlasting franchise. As you may have noticed, I’m not really a die hard fan of those James Bond flicks. At best, they are pretty fun to watch but they are always terribly shallow, rather unrealistic and quite misogynic. I find it above all rather tedious that after all these years, they keep following the exact same template. On the other hand, why should they change it since it is apparently what the mainstream audience is asking for ? At least, back then, they had a decent script and Sean Connery was just awesome, period. To conclude, after ‘Goldfinger’, it is probably my favorite James Bond feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10