Ummm...between From Russia with Love and Thunderball there was Goldfinger >.>

I like these past to movies better than the original 2 outings. I thought Casino Royale was arguably the best Bond film to date(I still think Goldfinger is the best) and I liked the direction of the over arching story they are taking with the introduction of Quantum in Quantum of Solace. I like the fact that MI6 and M are taking on a larger role than 'Here is your mission'. I like the fact that everything isn't so cut and dry "We are on your side Bond" with the CIA and other government agencies. I like the over arching theme of trust that they continue to flesh out.

Quantum of Solace was not a great movie but I felt it wrapped up the last movie and set up enough things for future movies while maintaining the themes from the previous movie. It seemed more like a filler but I viewed the real struggle as being against Bond himself and I found that to be quite interesting. He became more reckless and careless as things went on. I do wish they had maybe given certain scenes more time to better flesh things out but I am fine with how it turned out.

From Russia with Love and Dr. No are both good movie as well but I don't think they had the as much to make them as interesting to me. They stand the test of time but compared to the last two I don't think they are close to matching them.