A movie that begins in black and white? Instantly reminds us of the 50s and early 60s when there were still movies in black and white. Let’s start with the first act - Africa, Caribbean and Florida.

However, this movie proved them all wrong. This caused a controversy en masse, with Bond fans believing he’s not James Bond because of his blond hair (James Blond?) and short stature (compared to dark haired and tall actors earlier on, Roger Moore was kinda blond). Many actors were considered, like Henry Cavill, Hugh Jackman and Goran Višnjić (who’s from the same country as me), but it all fell on Daniel Craig. Like for GoldenEye, Martin Campbell returns to the director’s chair, which was a masterstroke to begin with. Instead of gadgets and special effects, it’s back to practical effects and effective stunts. However, this movie is the reboot from the entire franchise, starting from square one. Speaking of Casino Royale, it is named after the very first Bond novel and one of four I fully read and this movie is actually pretty loyal to the novel. At one point, Quentin Tarantino was considering making a Bond movie with Pierce Brosnan in it, ignoring every movie after OHMSS and naming it ‘Casino Royale’. This put the franchise on the ice for a good while and in February 2004, Pierce Brosnan retired from the role as 007, returning only to provide likeliness for ‘James Bond: Everything or Nothing’ video game.

Even if ‘Die Another Day’ was a financial success, it was widely criticized for the overuse of CGI, relying on gadgets and special effects to the point that one would forget that movies like ‘Dr.

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