Bond 25: 5 Things From Previous Daniel Craig Films It Must Continue (And 4 It Must Avoid)

Action is the quintessential factor of a good Bond film and must be done right. So please can we have the clunky realistic action of Casino Royale and not the Fast and Furious silliness of Spectre? High-flying helicopter fights scenes are fun enough. But they don't compare to the well-balanced explosive spectacles of the previous films.

Admittedly, action can be a tough one to get right. How can it be thrilling whilst not being ridiculous? It's a trait that was nailed primarily in Casino Royale. Action scenes were thunderous clunky affairs where gravity was a deciding factor and our fearless protagonist was dangerously susceptible to the forces of nature. Watching Bond brave the constraints of physics to emerge victorious made him an engaging hero.

There is, however, little satisfaction to be found in seeing Bond defy all scientific logic. It turns the entire experience into a kind of badly-written superhero film where characters can needlessly break any rule just to keep the momentum. Let's hope Bond 25 avoids this narrative cheat and handles the action with some true grit.