"No Time To Die" [Some Spoilers]

Above, Lea Seydoux and Daniel Craig in No Time To Die. Eon Productions.

Just a little while ago, I got home from seeing No Time To Die and then having dinner at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup. 

Russell Azbill and I went to the 1:30 screening at the Red Rock 10 Theaters.

First off, do not drink a lot of fluids before going into the movie auditorium for it is a longer than usual Bond movie and you may have need to pee during the movie. It is about about 2 3/4 hours long.

As for the movie, it is the best James Bond movie since Skyfall (not that Spectre was bad),

I was disappointed that Bond's assistant Paloma (Ana de Armas) in Cuba had such little screen time. She's gorgeous. I was pleased to see the return of Lea Seydoux from Spectre. Not only does she return, she also has a four-year-old daughter (you can guess the rest).

The synopsis of the plot is as follows (from Rotten Tomatoes):

James Bond is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica after leaving active service. However, his peace is short-lived as his old CIA friend, Felix Leiter, shows up and asks for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond on the trail of a mysterious villain who's armed with a dangerous new technology.

There's a lot of action throughout the movie, which is what Bond fans have come to expect. The villain Safin (Rami Malek) has to be the creepiest Bond villain ever. The melody of "We Have All The Time In The World" from On Her Majesty's Secret Service plays in the movie and Louis Armstrong's version plays during the end credits. 

Former James Bond George Lazenby (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) posted on Facebook September 28:

Since it wasn't feasible for me to be in London for the World premiere I got to see the new Bond here in LA. Interesting choices of music I must say

I was hoping to see the movie dedicated to Sean Connery, but it didn't happen (even though the movie was completed before Connery's death, they still could have tacked it on). They didn't do one for Roger Moore either.

As this is Daniel Craig's last outing as James Bond, the shocking ending makes perfect sense. If you want to avoid a major spoiler, you can stop reading here. 

Major Spoiler Follows

At the end, he signals M to have missiles launched against Safin's island headquarters to destroy the biological poisons that are stockpiled there. Bond, wounded from his last encounter with Safin, cannot get off the island and is engulfed in the explosions from the missiles. It appears that James Bond was killed in the conflagration (rather Flemingesque).

However, the usual, "James Bond Will Return" pops up after the end credits. 

The likely scenario for the next movie will be that Bond, barely alive, is found and is hospitalized. When the bandages wrapped around his face are removed, the new James Bond will be revealed. We shall see.

My grade: A. 👍👍👍👍👍