The Pierce Brosnan era almost killed Bond for me. It was marked by forced adherence to every single tired Bond cliche ever...every film had to shovel in the stupid puns, the progressively sillier and sillier gadgets, the instant sexual conquests, the retardedly insane videogame stunts, the maniac-of-the-week determined to rule the world, the catchphrases...and, among it all, Bond himself never felt like an actual human being- just cold collection of established traits and mannerisms. He wasn't a character. Daniel Craig is, however, and as a result, he's a million times more engaging.
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