Listen, I'm no heretic, I am a 007 fanatic. I've seen every single James Bond movie (thank you Spike TV 007 Days of Christmas Marathon,) many of them multiple times. And don't get me wrong, Sean Connery = the man. For the longest time he epitomized what it means to live on the edge, to be public enemy number one while saving the world at the same time. Without him, I couldn't shpeak like thish. Let me hahve a mahrtini, shhaken not shtirn. The namesh Bond, Jamesh Bond. I mean, how cool is that?!

But let's be real people, times change and to embrace the mindset that the past days are always the golden days is completely ridiculous. Sometimes change is good; of course not always, listen to music these days, it's truly disgusting (but that's another story best left for another day.) When James Bond began, he was not the suave lover-not-fighter we have seen over the majority of James Bond's film career. Rather than a reinvention, Daniel Craig has brought James Bond back to the series' roots. He is now the true James Bond, the James Bond that is feared by both friend and foe. James Bond is a rogue, he doesn't play by the rules, he doesn't care what damage he leaves in his wake, and he is no hero. He's an anti-hero.



I truly believe that Daniel Craig, over the course of a single movie, has surpassed Sean Connery as the best portrayal of this legendary secret agent. Not only do I believe that Casino Royale is the single best James Bond movie, it is also one of my favorite movies of all time. I know some people might view this as treason, because some people just can't accept the prospect of change; however, I now see Daniel Craig as the real James Bond, in fact I see him as the only James Bond. I'll also ask a question, will Daniel Craig's James Bond continue to be a prequel-series to the previous James Bond movies? Or after the next movie will the series pick up after the abomination that was Die Another Day? To be honest, I couldn't care less. As long as Craig-Bond keeps its current course, I'm happy as one can be.

I'm now in a state of feverish anticipation as I wait in angst for Quantum of Solace, will it live up to Casino Royale? Is it possible that it will be even greater?