LAYER CAKE may be the most boring crime film ever.

[Masculine Todd]

What's the point of Bond movies? You know he's going to be fine at the end of the movie, so there really isn't any sense of suspense.

By this logic, all superhero comics should be abolished for lack of suspense.

The threat of death isn't the only way to create suspense, nor does it solely equate to the various dimensions that go into crafting an engaging tale.

[Thomas Mauer]

It's a feud, Melanson!

Couldn't you at least have gone with the standard "Lock Stock/Snatch ripoff" complaint?

[Thomas Mauer]

See, I thought Casino Royale was rather pedestrian and limped along. What's the point of Bond movies? You know he's going to be fine at the end of the movie, so there really isn't any sense of suspense.

I bet he's fine by the end of the next one. Hell, maybe the beginning of the next one. I HIGHLY doubt it crosses over to the next one.


Give me another Bourne movie...

The new Bond with Daniel Craig is set up as a trilogy. I very much doubt he'll be "fine" at any point during the next film. They set him on his path to become an uncaring, coldhearted psychopath working for the good guys in Casino Royale. When he thinks he's got things under control in the next one, they'll pull the rug from under him - the rug that was covering the bottomless well.

What Casino Royale started is a new departure for the Bond franchise. It was much needed, and if they can keep it up, the new movies will continue to outshine earlier Bond films.

[bradical]

Ok...so, in the way you word this, you think the Bond movies have substance?

You're funny.

funny is one way of putting it.

[bradical]

i dug layer cake. it's no snatch, but it was enjoyable.

[Duncan]

Colm Meaney was the best part of that movie.

[sonnylarue]

Loved Layer Cake , and have rewatched it many times.

[Thomas Mauer]

Loved Layer Cake , and have rewatched it many times.

Knew I could count on you, John.

[(akaRyanHoffman)]

By this logic, all superhero comics should be abolished for lack of suspense.

The threat of death isn't the only way to create suspense, nor does it solely equate to the various dimensions that go into crafting an engaging tale.

Every Bond movie I've seen has several scenes that rely on the threat of death to create suspense.

[Masculine Todd]

Every Bond movie I've seen has several scenes that rely on the threat of death to create suspense.

Every Bond flick I've seen has used other plot devices to create an interesting tale beyond merely a possibility of death. If that alone is the only argument for ending a franchise, its not one I'd support.