Frankly, I had pretty much given up on the Bond films. Same plot about a group of criminals/organisation hell bent on world domination/destruction, with a beautiful bond girl in tow, Bond and or Bond girl gets capture, ridiculous car chase or stunts with a million of cheesy one liners. The structure of the films have become stale and repetitive. After a while though, the older films seem to suffer from a sense of deja vu. To me, Bond had too much of a rigid formula, the cars, the chases, the girls, the gadgets, the megalomaniac villain's and the spectacular set pieces/stunts. When it looks like it's lagging behind the competition of the other spy action thrillers, the makers have taken note and re-invented the mould, making it more real and exciting. A James Bond film made for the modern era, you'd be hard pressed to find any other film series able to stand the test of time and still feel relevant.
