After Austin Powers made fun of all the ridiculous stuff in the bond films they had no choice but to go back to its roots.

Bond films are not science fiction. I prefer a more realistic approach. To be honest i think everyone over the age of 15 prefers a bit more realism instead of invisible cars and laser battles in space stations from their bond films...

Sure enough its nice to have gadgets and stuff, but stuff that is believeable please!

Bond is a bit of a mix of everything but i think the better bond films are the more realistic grittier ones. Goldfinger, Licence to kill, From Russia with love, Goldeneye, Casino Royale etc.

@ vulcan . Even the better Bond films you mentioned have some distinguished features like Goldeneye. The new Bond movies feel like just another action movie. I'm 29 years old by the way. Not saying I don't like the new ones. But they turned Bond into this super-athletic guy which made him a generic action hero

Bond is an athletic guy though, but street smart. The deadliest kind of street smarts when he outwits his enemies, Casino royale has tonnes of that kind of thing it is wonderful. A sublime mix of no nonsense brutal pugilism and quick thinking.

Of course even the better films have really great tech in them, but within reason.

Quantum of solace is not a great film in my book, because it misses so much of the heart of Casino Royale.

Even so, it is still far better than Moonraker or Die Another Day, filled with preposterous gadgetry and devoid of realistic grounding.

Suspense of disbelief, that is the KEY element to this sort of film. It can be a fine line i admit.