Here it is, the final chapter in the continuing saga, of 007. It’s been a long road for the series with, the good (Dr. No), the Bad (The World is Not Enough) and the Ugly (Moonraker). This film takes place minutes after the ending of “Casino Royale” as Bond kidnaps an associate of Le Chiffre, Mr. White, and takes him in for questioning. He reveals that he is part of an organization that MI6 has no idea about and that the organization has people everywhere, even in MI6. The double agent in MI6 helps Mr. White escape and is chased by Bond. After the chase, Bond and M return to England to uncover more about the double agent. They find out that he is working for Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric) and owner of an environmental company that secretly over throws government for their own profit. Bond goes across the globe to find out more about the organization, stop Greene from taking over Bolivia’s water supply and get revenge for the death of the woman Bond loved, Vesper. This is the first time that there is a direct sequel in the Bond franchise as it does a great job caring over elements from “Casino Royale.” The film does show a young, inexperience Bond but you start to get the sense that he is actually learning from everything that happens. Daniel Craig continues to develop the character nicely, as he really has made the character something that we haven’t seen before. The action scenes in this film are more elaborate then in “Casino Royale,” however the film is paced weird. There is a ton of action in the first act, and then in the second it slows done completely. I found it to be a bit jarring to have so much going on in the first part then to develop the character and the story in the second. But I still overly enjoyed this film, as I liked how they kept the villain’s plan a secret till the end, but I felt that the plan needed to be bigger than just taking over the majority of Bolivia’s water and over throwing the government in Bolivia. The film also tried to shoe horn the ideas of the world resources are in high demand and evil corporations are taking them over to make a profit. Yes, that is a valid theme, but the execution was off, we didn’t really get to see much of it until the end. Overall, I still enjoyed this film a lot, I liked the story of Bond on the run from everyone, figuring out the mission himself and seeking revenge, but the film isn’t perfect. We’ll I guess that’s it for my reviews of all the Bond films, it was really interesting seeing a franchise make 22 films and make each one of them special, good and bad. Here’s hoping the franchise will keep going strong into another 50 years.
Final Rating: 4/5

Another film and another Bond but this one is much different then a normal new Bond. This time around, MGM felt like they need to give Bond a back-story. Where most franchises that get a reboot always seem unnecessary, this one however was long overdue. With 20 films and no look into how he became a 00 agent or even a look into why he never trust anyone and why he is a womanizer, and of course his first martini “shaken, not stirred.” The story starts of with a very unique prologue of the mission that gets James his 00 status. After James is giving his first mission to stop a bomb maker in Madagascar, which leads Bond to the man who hired the bomb maker in the Bahamas. That man is associated with Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) who is hired as a banker for terrorist groups, and he invest their money in the stock market. Le Chiffre then engineers terrorist attacks in order to make sure his stocks always go up. But after Bond stops one of Le Chiffre’s planned terrorist attack, Le Chiffre loses all of his clients money and must recoup his lose by setting up a high stakes poker game. MI6 enter Bond into the game to prevent Le Chiffre from winning his money back and bring him down. The story is really interesting as it is well layered with supporting characters as your wondering what side they are on. Daniel Craig is amazing as a younger, inexperienced Bond and Eva Green who plays Vesper Lynd (Bond’s love interest) does an excellent job going toe to toe with Craig. The film actually takes time to develop Bond and his relationship with M and Vesper, other then just throw Bond into a tone of action. Also, I hear a few people complain that the movie spends most of the time with him playing cards. Yes it is a main plot point of the film, but the only show what is needed to 1) move the story forward and 2) develop Bond and Vesper, other than that, the film skips over a lot of the game so its never boring. The villain is pretty menacing too, as his plans seem very realistic. I really have a hard time thinking of anything bad about this film, this is something every Bond fan has been waiting for and I can’t wait to see where this franchise is going to go in the future. We’ll see in the next and last installment, “The Quantum of Solace.”
Final Rating: 5.5/5

Pierce Brosnan’s last time as 007, with a compelling story, just over the top, much like some of Roger Moore’s later films. The story is about Bond being captured while on a mission in North Korea. He is exchanged back to MI6 for a North Korean prisoner MI6 captured in Britain. Believing that Bond has released information while being captured in North Korea, M takes away Bond’s 00 status. Bond believes that there is a mole in MI6 and they set him up and betrayed him. Bond now must go out on his own to uncover who the mole in MI6 and complete his mission by capturing North Korean diamond smugglers that captured Bond at the beginning of the film. The main story is kind of all over the place, however it does touch on the concept of betrayal, which isn’t something new to Bond (for some reason Goldeneye keeps coming to mind). But it does keep you interested in the story instead of just plain simple stories like the last two Bronsnan films, which were starting to get stale quickly. Now, the film is extremely over the top with a CGI ice palace. All the over the top action scenes seem to take away from the plot and made the story seem like there was too much going on. The film is suppose to keep you guessing as to who the mole in MI6 is, however they only show one possible suspect so it’s no real surprise when you find out its him/her. I would have liked it to be kept as more of a mystery instead of clear as day. Pierce does another good job portraying Bond and Halle Berry is surprisingly good as the Bond girl, and actually did something that most of them don’t do; be tough and useful to the mission. Overall, it’s a decent film that could have been so much better if only it kept its action and effects simpler and a more suspenseful mystery. Now, its time for a reboot, next up 'Casino Royale'.
Final Rating: 3.5/5

Well, just when the bond series was starting to get good again, they mess it all up. This is Pierce Brosnan third film playing Bond and is starting to take the role over the top. The plot is an assassination of a British billionaire who is a friend of MI6, Bond must protect his daughter who is now being targeted by the same terrorist. It seems like a pretty simple plot that could explore more into Bond, but it’s over the top with its action scenes that come out of nowhere. The acting is terrible as even Pierce Brosnan is even worse. The only good character is the villain who is the leader of the terrorist organization. The only thing is he isn’t developed well until the end but its like the filmmakers didn’t know what to do with the character so its all over the place. This film goes back to the silly days of Roger Moore that just goes over the top. The action scenes were too much and it makes it tiring halfway through. It’s a pretty concept and villain, just not done right. Close James, but no cigar.
Final Rating: 2.5/5

Im not to sure how I feel about this one.  It actually has a story that I really was interested in, but everything was either over the top or silly.  While watching it I was thinking that this film has the same kinda campyness that the Roger Moore films had, but I didn’t mind them as much this time around.  The bond girl delivered her lines terrible just like in the Moore films, but Pierce Brosnan had that same kinda charm that Roger had and with some good witty lines that Sean Connery had.  Also I think that this is a remake of The Spy who Loved Me, in that review, I said that the Bond girl didn’t seem believable as a spy, but just as a typical Bond girl.  However, in this film they do that same formula, but did it right.  The story is about a media mogul who is making his own news by starting World War 3 between the United Kingdom and the Chinese, in order to generate more sales.  So Bond must stop the media tycoon with the help of a Chinese spy, Wai Lin.  She was very believable as a spy that cared about completing the mission before jumping into bed with Bond.  So I really liked how they were able to fix that miss-fire of a good concept for a Bond film.  The action scenes were over the top, but you had a lot of fun with it and that’s what this movie was trying to do.  It never seemed to take itself seriously, but you can tell that they did try to make it an entertaining film.  It isn’t as good as Goldeneye, but it’s a fun ride.
Final Rating: 4/5

Well, Timothy Dolton’s short stint as James Bond is over, and its really ashame, he was really starting to get a hang of the role.  But due to poor box office numbers, Timothy got the boot.  He doesn’t play the whole campy side that Roger Moore played it, but instead a more realistic.  Using his fist when his back is against the wall and his charm when he is going undercover, Dolton made for a more real Bond.  But how does the film hold up?  The film is about Bond going after a drug dealer for revenge after he nearly killed Bond’s American friend, Felix.  The story is pretty good, nothing new and compelling, but for a Bond film, its good.  And we see a different side of the Bond girl, jealousy of Bonds attraction to many different women at the same time.  However it isn’t really looked much into it, but it is nice to see one of them care at least.  The villain is good, nothing to really rave about, but the villain seems more like one from a Arnold Schwarzenegger film instead of the typical Bond villain.  A typical Bond villain is unique in its own sense, this one is just a typical, make as much as you can with drugs and kill any authority that gets in your way.  That’s why I give the villain a good, he is menacing and you don’t want to mess with him, but he isn’t rememberable.  All and all, I enjoyed this film.  Dolton I think does a good job playing Bond and the villain is pretty good, but the action scenes are really well done and big and epic, that makes for another fun adventure with are favorite British agent.
Final Rating: 4/5

Finally, Roger Moore retires from the role of James Bond and we get something different than the silly Roger Moore films.  Timothy Dalton takes over and does a descent job playing the role, however he doesn’t have the charm that Roger Moore brought.  Instead what we get is a much more darker, and greedier film that doesn’t rely on Roger Moore’s personality.  The film is about a KGB (a soviet security and intelligence agency) defector who is taken back to the Soviets, and Bond must get him back and stop the KGB’s plan to kill off British and American agents.  The film ends up having 2 plots, one at the beginning of the mission and another one that develops as the mission continues that seem to have a rushed together connection.  The villains are pretty good, there not like the over the top or even strange villains that we got from before, instead this film has a much more realistic aspect to the villains and henchmen.  The action scenes are really good and are not as silly as the previous film, with Timothy Dalton doing most of his own stunts.  Overall, it’s a good film, I would of liked to see a bit more charm from Dalton and a bit bigger of a connection to the plot, but it was a really nice change from the beyond sillyness that Roger Moore left the series with.
Final Rating: 3.5/5

In the final film with Roger Moore playing the lead role.  This film is actually kinda different then the previous Bonds that starred Roger Moore, and I mean “Kinda”.  The villain is one of the best I have ever seen not just in a Bond movie, but one of my favorite villains ever.  Of course played by the legendary actor, Christopher Walken, he plays the villain so well and makes a truly unique villain for the Bond franchise.  I kinda think that the villain was more like “The Joker” from The Dark Knight, he is not the villain to just sit back and let his henchmen do all the dirty work, he doesn’t mind picking up a gun and killing people.  But can an awesome villain make a good movie… unfortunately even Christopher Walken can’t even save this movie.  The plot is Bond must investigate a microchip that is discovered from 003’s murdered body.  The microchip belongs to the Zordin Corp. who is run by Christopher Walken’s character.  His evil plan is to have a monopoly of the microchip market by flooding Silicon Valley.  I really enjoyed the evil plan and how it was directed with Walken as the villain.  He is so unpredictable and it keeps you interested in the film.  However, the rest of it is just as bad as the previous few Bond films.  The action scenes are just filled with sillyness, and there are parts were the film seems to be dark and greedy that make you think this has potentional to be good, but the rug is pulled from under you as we see more Bond sillyness.  Moore continues to do a good job, and he does make it somewhat enjoyable.  Although, Moore is starting to get to old with his character but he still can do the fight scenes well.  Overall, it’s a film that had so much potential to be a good film, the villains and the story was exciting, its just this film really didn’t know what kinda film it wanted to be, at one point its serious and good, then at the next moment its silly and just like the previous films.
Final Rating: 2/5

Trust me, this film took me quite a bit to get past the title. For some reason my mind just went right into the gutter, especially since the main Bond girl is named “Octopussy”.  But all kidding aside, this movie was actually quite bad.  The acting is pretty dull, the action scenes have parts in it that just make it silly, and the direction is all over the map.  After 009 is killed on an assignment, Bond is called in to take over the assignment and figure out who murdered the agent.  The main villain steals jewels to smuggle them, which is also connected to a plot to disarmament the U.S in Europe.  I’m still not completely sure how the two are connected, but it manages to do that, however doesn’t do it well.  The action scenes are really few and far between and when they are, they are just silly and unmotivating just like the last film.  These films are starting to be the same films almost, a weak story, weak acting, weak villains, and unmotivating action scenes.  There is no originality like in the first few Connery and Moore film, now they are just silly, light hearted adventures.
Final Rating: 1.5/5

Connery is Back!!! Boy was I happy to see him back. Unfortunately though, this film couldn’t carry the excitement I had to see Connery back in the tuxedo with a martini. This film was pretty much just poorly done and under directed. The film is the third film in what is considered “The Blofield Trilogy” so you guessed it, the main villain in this one is Blofield. And once again, another actor plays Blofield, but thankfully they give an explanation (a very weak one, but an explanation anyway) to why he looks different. In this film, Bond is sent to Amsterdam to go undercover as a diamond smuggler. Bond then must uncover where these diamonds are going to and for what. The reason why I say its under directed is because the film just doesn’t seem to know where it wants to go. The story seems to stop dead half way through so that we can see this Bond smuggle these diamonds to different people. Also, the acting was terrible, and the henchmen are awful. The only good actor was Connery, but he has done this role 5 times already, so of course he can do it. The bond girl is a ditz, and acts worse then Megan Fox.  Also, out of nowhere, Bond escapes on a “moon buggy”, I don’t get why there is a moon buggy. Overall this movie was pretty bad.  Hopefully Roger Moore can redeem the series.
Final Rating: 2.5/5

Bond makes many changes in this next film; first off, we have a new actor portraying Bond, George Lazenby. He fills in for Sean Connery, for he quit, only to come back for one more film. In this film, Bond is on the hunt for Blofield, the man behind the SPECTRE organisation. Bond quickly falls in love with the daughter of the man who gave him information about Blofield. There is nothing overly special about the story except for Bond falling in love. However, Bond is portrayed as more vulnerable and in one scene we see Bond actually scared, which is a weird change from Connery’s larger than life Bond. This is the second film to feature Blofield as the antagonist, but the film keeps no continuity. In the previous film, Blofield is portrayed by a different actor that doesn’t have his trademark white cat. The action scenes aren’t well done and there is no real sense of terror. And the love story stands between Bond trying to save the world, and just doesn’t seem real. Bond is supposed to be truly in love with her, that he changes his ways, but we never get a sense of the arc, its like bam… Bond is a new man. Overall this film is just lackluster and Lazenby doesn’t play the Bond that we all know and love.
Final Rating: 2.5/5 

This film is the first film in the series, but it's actually based off of the sixth book from Ian Fleming’s series of the same title. The film puts it's signature stamp on it that’s so famous from all the other films; the classic gun barrel shot, which starts off the film, catching the audience totally off guard. Then the famous odd title sequence lightens the mood as we are once again caught off guard. The film starts off with three blind men walking in Jamaica, we then follow a man playing cards leave to go make a phone call. The three blind men shoot the man and take off to his house where they steal files about Dr. No and Crab Key and we learn that the man that was shot was working for British Intelligence. James Bond is called in to find out who killed the man and why. The movie makes for a great mystery film, as you don’t see the villain until the very end. The supporting cast is great, and there is great chemistry between them and Connery who is widely considered to be the best Bond. The story is great and keeps you on your toes throughout the entirety of it. 'Dr. No' is a great film that really sets the style for the entire series.
Final Rating: 5/5