Tom,
If you are going forward with the James Bond thing, I'd recommend reading at least one of the books. Moonraker was a terrible movie but was actually one of the better novels. The opening is great. The funny thing about the books is how much he drinks. If anyone consumed as much liquor as James Bond does in the books, they would pass out face first. I'm surprised no one has written the drunk James Bond skit yet.
I am in the vocal minority that would place one hit wonder, George Lazenby, at the top of the pyramid in the trivial competition of "Best Bond." Having read the books, he accurately summed up the Bond character as a "chivalrous bastard." There's a great little moment near the beginning of On Her Majesty's Secret Service where he's being guided at gunpoint by some goons to meet some mastermind: as he passes by a little office half gate/door he flips it back and half-heartedly tries to hit one of the goons in the knee.
Casino Royale was defnitely the least cartoony of the series. Hopefully they continue along those lines.
Cheers,
Super Nerd
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