Thomas Veil said:"Exactly why is Bond here again?"
*Yawn.*
*splutters tea* 007 is one of the greatest "fun" characters of all film-time! I completely agree with you in some aspects, but when I can turn off my critical "film-studies" mindset and view it just as a piece of fun... you gotta love it...! Me n my buddies sometimes just watch one now n then... and cheer! he's an all-action british hero! there's not many people/characters you can say that about these days...
except maybe... Tony Blair... oh wait a second...