Originally Posted by Kristian

What I like most about the originals is the verisimilitude of the Bond universe. I watched Die Another Day again last night (enjoyed it, great movie) and it's a good example of the changing Bond universe. After watching the movie I realized I disliked only one scene : Bond surfing on a 40-foot tidal wave. It was a mixture of cg, live action and blue screens. It looked wonderful but the problem was that it was impossible in our universe (we need only see the making of the foreshadowing opening surf scene to see the life and death complexity). What used to work about Bond was that he operated in our universe and, yet, he had enough luck, skill and composure to carry off some amazing stunts that might actually be possible. The introduction of cg-intensive filmmaking and a more fantastical Bond universe serves, in my opinion, only to lessen the emotional impact.

Anyway, thats why I prefer the older movies. I should drink less coffee.