I’m pretty sure that scene in Skyfall wasn’t meant to highlight Bond’s misogyny; I’m betting that Mendes or his screenwriters regretted that scene. How the Craig movies take themselves seriously is to highlight the emotional cost of being Bond, how empty and depressing this life of government-sanctioned murder, casual…

For the Craig Bond films, I prefer them to reach for something higher rather than settle for something lower.

How No Time to Die could fix that would be if Bond realized she could never take the place of Vesper Lynd. I never imagined their post-Spectre relationship would last; he’d drive her away through drink and/or infidelity eventually.  

One of the most truly underrated elements of QOS is Camille Montes, who transcends the label of “Bond girl.” She’s on her own Roaring Rampage of Revenge same as Bond, against General Medrano, who murdered her family and gave her a crippling fear of fire to boot. She gets her revenge - she kills him in a knock-down,…

It was bad, yes, but it wasn’t all bad. If only it had dropped that stupid Blofeld-is-your-long-lost-foster-brother subplot, it would’ve been salvageable. Unfortunately, that was locked in very early on; even Craig liked it and pushed for it.

Casino Royale is an excellent action movie, and Quantum of Solace is underrated. But Skyfall is when the Craig Bond era truly became what it is now: the prestige spy action movies that displays genuine artistry in its writing, acting, directing and especially cinematography. Precisely what the single longest-running…

I know that stupid reality shows like this tend to be ratings goldmines, but I really wish Netflix had taken HBO’s lead and stayed above all that.

I have never watched this movie, mainly because the stupid pun in its title always bothered me. Stealing a bride away on her wedding day may be a perfectly cromulent (and common) rom-com premise, but there is no way it can be made out to be an “honorable” thing to do.

I have never played any Final Fantasy game. Should I get the original FFVII first before the remake?

It was even more unnecessary in BvS. Opening the movie with it was my first sign that the movie was going to suck.

Also, one thing that always bugged me about this movie. While the car chase is great and a lot of fun - Bond cackling with glee as he wrecks shit up is hilarious - I hated the fact that he was driving a BMW 7 series.

1. GoldenEye

(She’s yet another Bond ex.)

“I saw The Last Witch Hunter.”

While that’s certainly Moore’s best, I don’t think that works for Bond in this day and age. Honestly, campy, tongue-in-cheek spy action is what the Fast & Furious, xXx and Kingsmen franchises are doing right now. Imitating other successful movies would... well, not be unheard of for Bond, but it’s not something it…

One of my least favorites. The “drippy ballad” era of Bond themes produced 4 songs, 2 of which were utterly forgettable (the other being Moonraker’s which I bet you can’t even remember how it goes). Only “Nobody Does it Better” is an acknowledged classic, though I personally really like “For Your Eyes Only.”

a wealthy businesswoman named Octopussy

Nothing to be embarrassed about. Among my celebrity crushes are Melissa McCarthy and Aidy Bryant, both of whom I want to do nasty, nasty things with. Being attracted to women like them shouldn’t be a kink.

Yeah, that made me roll my eyes too. Just once I’d like to see an action hero named Floyd Menachem or something.

There is an actual shill for Quibi in the comments below, although his tone is strangely less “paid to promote a product with some reasonable facsimile of sincerity” and more “viciously attacking detractors with the anger of an offended fanboy”.