Greetings,
Bond is Back! On November 9, 2012 (at least here in the USA) the new James Bond film, SKYFALL, opens and you know I will be there...probably first on line. This year the cinema Jame Bond turns fifty with a current (official) total of 23 feature films; Beginning with Dr. No and running up to the new entry, Skyfall.
The New James Bond Film - Skyfall
Six men have played the movie incarnation of the world's best known secret agent - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and now, Daniel Craig.
I was six years old when the first James Bond film, DR. NO, hit the screens in 1962 and though I wasn't able to go see it at the time (something about it being too adult for a six year old), I did see the very next one, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, the following year. Later that same year I finally caught a double-feature of Dr. No and Russia so I was up-to-date with secret agent 007. As a youth, I had no end of hero-worship for Sean Connery and I wanted so much to be like his alter-ego James Bond. I had all the 007 toys one could imagine and regularly fantasized about being an international man of mystery with a licence to kill.
Even today, when I travel abroad, I think of myself as being a Bondian type character exploring exotic places, meeting exotic women and drinking exotic drinks. Of course, the truth of my travels is far less exciting than any 007 adventure but one can always hope for the odd moment of excitement or romance where, for a brief time, you leave behind the mundane and cross into the realm of the fantastic.
So, a new James Bond movie hits the screen and early reviews indicate that it is a super exciting and fun ride. I will no doubt see it numerous times and while I am still not completely on board with Daniel Craig as James Bond (still miss Pierce Brosnan), I am getting more comfortable with his take on the character and as he has signed for two more 007 films...I guess I will finally accept him as Bond, James Bond.
