[King Rudi]

I'm a huge Bond fan and have been for many years. I think each of the actors that have played James for the exception of the original Casino Royale (if you haven't watched it....don't; it's damn near unwatchable. See for yourself - I'll post the trailer below) all seemed to play their part in how the franchise was meant to be perceived at that time. I also feel like this coincides with the time frame and how/where we were as a society at that time. Clearly it was acceptable for corny jokes and one-liners in the 80's/Moore era. It seemed to get a little more serious as time has progressed, initially with the Dalton era.

As much as I like Daniel Craig as Bond, and I would go as far as to say he is my favorite Bond thus far, I dislike what they have done with the rest of MI6. I hate that Judi Drench is no longer M, not a fan of a younger - wet behind the ears, Q or the new Moneypenny. I'm also not a fan of the lack of gadgetry. If I'm not mistaken in Spectre the only gadget used was the car and it was a one and done type situation.

My favorite 007 films would have to be from the 60's (again for the exception of Casino Royale - it is nothing more than steaming pile of shit!) because of the kitchiness to them. For the record I love old cheesy films - especially Black Exploitation films i.e. Dolomite, Car Wash, Black Belt Jones and the like.

I hate to see Craig leave us as Bond and am curious in the direction the franchise will take us now but also considering the new MI6 cast, I'm preparing for disappointment.

I'd also like to note that this will be Bond 27, not 25. Spectre was # 26.

Side note: If you have seen all 26 films and pay close attention, it will truly make you appreciate the effort that Mike Meyers put into the Austin Powers movies. Damn near every character and scene from his movies has a reference to a scene from a 007 film and even a few nods to Willie Dynamite as Willie's car was the Austin pimp mobile. Knowing these films as well as I do, almost each line verbatim, I can't possibly begin to imagine the amount of time Mike spent researching and writing for those movies.