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Tommy Elrod
As a huge Bond fan, I saw Spectre this weekend. While it followed the typical Bond plot and prototype, I came away feeling very meh about it. It was missing the witty names and cheesy one liners that made the Bond films unique. This was more of a straightforward action movie, which while still good, didn't live up to the others.
I wont spoil it, but the movie definitely left an out for this to possibly be the last of the Bond movies. They're up to 24 movies, but the director of the last few has said he will not direct the 25th. Daniel Craig is still undecided if he will return.
Bond makes too much money for the franchise to end.
I love the Bond flicks and will see this one soon, but I'm not surprised to hear it lacks names and one liners, as those have been largely absent throughout Craig's tenure as Bond. Two of the Craig movies have been among the best of the Bond franchise and one among the worst, so I'm really curious to see where this stands in the catalog. I'm not the biggest fan of Craig as Bond as I think he is way too serious and devoid of charm, but he reflects the times I suppose. They got rid of Dalton because he was far too serious (and Remington Steele ended), but he wasn't nearly as uptight as Craig.