Movie | Skyfall | PAss

First and foremost, this is a very good action movie.

But, is it a good Bond movie? That's not really the right question. Is another Bond movie relevant? Does the character have anything left to give?

And that's the brilliance of this movie - it's all about whether or not Bond is still relevant (and, thus, is the franchise still relevant). This movie is. Whether that means yet another flick is worth producing remains to be seen (probably not - they won't stop until the last dollar is squeezed out).

I've heard from several sources that this is the best Bond movie ever. Or, even more ludicrously, that this is the second best. I think that's silly and I don't think most folks making those claims have really watched the entire series. Of the two dozen movies (up to this point in time), Dr. No is the best. It was the first, introduced the character and starred the actor that all Bonds are compared to. I'm not going to even get into which movie is the second best.

Action fan? This is a must see.

Bond fan? This is a must see.

Casual movie goer? You could probably skip this one, believe it or not. To you, this is just a another genre addition with a whole 'lotta big explosions. There's certainly not anything particularly new or innovative here. How could there be?