Casino Royale

I'd fallen out of interest with the Bond series several years ago, but this really sparked my interest. The action and the plot were fantastic, and always on the edge (unlike so many other Bond movies) of believability. This showed James as a fallible human who happens to be great at what he does. I like that he didn't need ridiculous gadgets to do dispatch his enemies. He relied most heavily on the Bond-like gadgets that we all carry in our pockets (cell-phones). He, and also one of the villains, used crowd panic to cover his actions. He didn't simply take advantage of women (although he didn't not do it either). And in the third act I honestly believed (as did he) that he had fallen in love, had retired, and the series would come to an end.

From the overall plot down to details in each scene, much attention was paid to everything. This was an example of a big budget used well. This accomplished much of what Batman Begins accomplished. There's a new generation of film-makers in Hollywood now, and I think they're starting to shape things up. Let's finally begon with the 90s.