This time around, Bond is serious - deadly serious - and his trademark womanizing is called out for exactly what it is by a new generation of Bond girl (Eva Green's 'Vesper Lynd'). The FilmĪlthough the newest Bond story has been made into a film once before (not to mention a forgettable 1954 TV movie), the earlier 'Casino Royale' (featuring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Ursula Andress and Woody Allen all as James Bond/007) was little more than light-hearted tongue-in-cheek farce.

Brosnan provided little that was new and fresh to a franchise that desperately needed more. When the rumours surfaced that Pierce Brosnan was being considered for the role, I thought, 'Now there's a great Bond.' But contract obligations got in the way, and by the time Brosnan finally took the role, the anticipation outweighed the reality. Over time, I realized that Sean Connery - the 'original' 007 - also made a damn fine Bond, better in some ways than Roger Moore: more dangerous, though perhaps less debonair.

Hell, I even picked what college to attend because of a line by Holly Goodhead in 'Moonraker.' After the lady astronaut kicked several bad guy's asses, Bond asks 'Where'd you learn to fight like that, NASA?' Her response, 'No. He was my first Bond, and first impressions die hard. What's that, you say, a blonde Bond? Is that Kosher? Well, I'm hear to tell you, Daniel Craig is Bond - the franchise is back, baby, and it's better than ever.Īs a young man, I remember thinking that no one could possibly be a better Bond than Roger Moore.

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