I didn't like Daniel Craig as an actor until he appeared as Bond. I LOVE seeing him in the role, but I did feel that Quantum of Solace lacked that typical Bond-flick feel.
I think they've been trying to re-establish the Bond franchise with a new feel. Something stripped down and cold. The Craig films have to keep pace with the Bourne films. The old James Bond seems out of place in today's world, so the nostalgia factor is what works for the older films. I was never a fan of the Bond series, so I don't have the nostalgia factor working for me. I still have a hard time identifying with Bond. Then again, I'm the sort of nut who'd prefer a movie about Q making all of those gadgets.
Con: Jackson's King Kong was pointless. It retread the same ground as the original, offering up nothing new in regards to substance, and there was absolutely no emotional connection between Kong and the surrogate Faye Ray - Naomi Watts; in my opinion. Jack Black was horribly miscast, it moved at a snail's pace, and the whole thing felt like an airbrushed video game, more than a film. It really left me with the feeling of there being nothing there to justify its existence, and it ranks as the only Peter Jackson film where I couldn't find one sympathetic character. In King Kong, that's the ethical crux of the film! I'm supposed to care about this ape. I could not connect on any level, not even a nostalgic one, so it was a ponderous experience for me.