007 The Unofficial Series

This is a bold project to undertake but a really fun one! The Craig era Bond films were the first to have a true sense of continuity, so presenting them as a series works very well!

Of course, with all fan edits there are going to be some trims and cuts that upset people, and as a die-hard fan of of these movies, there were a few lines I was ready to quote along to that were cut out. That said, the editing is pretty seamless! And I recognize that removing certain lines helps with the overall pacing and flow for the episodic format. Each episode ends at just the right moment, really making them feel like stand alone episodes and not awkward chunks of a movie just broken up.

The major highlight in this series for me, though, is the redemption of Quantum of Solace. That movie gets a lot of hate, but I've always loved the opening car chase and the brilliant opera sequence. Trimming and breezing through that movie really benefits the overall story for the series. It also makes the threat of Spectre feel omnipresent with teases in the early on and continued hints throughout.

I watched through this series edit before I saw No Time To Die in theaters, and it was the perfect way to catch up before the grand finale. I haven't yet seen what Dig has done with No Time To Die, but I'm sure it's as great as the previous 11 episodes!

If you're a fan of Bond, or even if you just like a good spy thriller, this series is absolutely worth checking out!

A take on Craig era Bond I didn't know I needed

I was shocked at how well this turned out, taking 4 movies and splitting them into a Netflix style series I thought it would feel clunky but no it feels like this watching it in series format was how it was intended. Every episode was well paced and ended on those wonderful cliff hangers wanting you to keep watching. Quantum and Spectre benefitted most in this format taking them in one 45min bunches coupled with trims to scenes tightens the narrative that I no longer feeling bored at parts while watching them. Also well done on the color grading I had to watch my blurays to see the difference that couldn't have been easy.
Now while I love this edit I did miss certain lines of dialogue and certain scenes being trimmed the full parkour scene from Casino Royale in particular this is not a fault on the part of the editor its just if your a big fan of James Bond you will miss them. There is one thing I do feel needed to be added and that's a time stamp at the beginning of the Skyfall episode 6 (5 years later as an example) it always bugged me even in the original movies that we see James Bond go from being promoted to 00 status in Casino Royale than suddenly after avenging Vesper in Quantum he's now an over the hill agent that's unfit for duty. Its always been a minor nitpick and the series does show the passage of time better than the movies. Other than that this is a masterful edit now I want to see what he did with the no time to die episodes as I only got the episodes up to Spectre.
This is an edit added as the editor did send me The No Time to Die episodes they were just in another link, and this is my favorite viewing of No Time to Die color grading looked good and matched previous episodes. I was going to go into more detail but I don't want to spoil anything just know that I loved these episodes as much as the others and I highly recommend them.

I have watched ALL episodes of this fantastic 11-episode series. I wrote most of this enthusiastic review after seeing only 3 episodes, but I stand by it, and have added just a little more at the end.
After watching the first 3 installments of this, my enjoyment level is off the charts, so I am leaving a review now. THIS IS FANTASTIC! I don't know why putting these into 45(ish) minute episodes makes these work so well, but so far, this is better than any of the Craig movies have been on their own. Now it feels like a big budget HBO, Netflix or Amazon Prime series. Except it is vastly superior to most of those too. I'm really blown away. I used the word Flawless in a recent review, but still gave that one less than 10 stars. This one gets all 10 stars. I find this easier to follow than the movies as well. The thru-line feels clearer. And the episodes end perfectly--the ending of ep2 is such a perfect ending.
When an edit is as perfect as this, there just isn't much to say. Everything simply works. Every episode has an excellent cold open, the opening titles and theme are exactly the right look and length... there is just nothing wrong here! This has been the best experience I have had with watching 007 since seeing The Living Daylights in a movie theater when I was still in High School. I am utterly blown away. It saddens me that most Bond fans will probably never see this because every one of them would be floored by it. Mind you, there's no gun barrel and it isn't bursting with classic Connery-era music. In fact it is not nostalgic in the least--it is a thoroughly modern feel. And it f**king works! It surprises me, being one of those old school 007 fans who usually wants more classic music or gadgets, etc. But they aren't needed here, and it still feels like Bond. That is the real shock; it feels exactly like classic James Bond despite many of the tropes not being there. Despite the near non-stop action, I get a much stronger sense of character in these. This is just the very best of Daniel Craig as James Bond. This absolutely, easily replaces every movie used as the source material. This would replace the entirety of the Craig era if not for No Time To Die not yet being released.
(I may edit this review after seeing the full series, but no matter what, the first 3 episodes deserve this review alone. **minor edit to say---NOTHING can make Skyfall good. This format makes it more forgivable, but in many ways it's plot is worse than even Day Another Day. It has no business in the franchise at all. Poor Daniel Craig has suffered the same fate as Pierce Brosnon---he's a great Bond if they can just get the movie around him up to his level [BTW, the Brosnon era would be awesome in this format] This still gets my Highest recommendation. I cannot bring myself to detract points based on the Skyfall source material being drivel.)

This is a great idea and a very thorough and careful execution! The more digestable form makes it a lot easier for James Bond newcomers to enjoy the storyline of Craig's Bond films. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well these movies function as a series and the tone of the whole thing seemed more consitent than what I thought possible (or remembered from viewing the films in their original form mutiple times).
If I had to point to any "negatives", it would probably be about some minor trims like cutting out the "gorging out the eyeballs" scene in the "Spectre"-episodes that Blofeld later refers to (maybe one cut get rid of that later mention of the scene?). And maybe it would have been possible to have a more consitent episode length. But again, that is just nitpicking. Overall a very satisfying experience! Well done!

To me, this is the absolute definitive way to view the Daniel Craig Bond films! This is an amazing fan edit that really lets both the story and the action of these films shine much more than they do in the originals. Cutting some of the fluff and focusing on Bond's journey and the overarching story even makes Quantom of Solace interesting in this edit!

The editing is flawless, but I'll agree with a previous reviewer who mentioned the inconsistency caused by cutting the whole Hinx eye-gouging thing. I generally agree with cutting most of the sex scenes, but I think the one with Madeleine probably should have stayed in to make it a bit more clear that there is some sort of relationship developing here before she spouts out that she loves him in the final episode.