Here's how James Bond went from its worst instalment Die Another Day , to its best, Casino Royale , in just one movie. Throughout the James Bond movie franchise , it feels like each film was made in response to the previous one. For instance, the Roger Moore Bond movie Moonraker was considered too outlandish, so For Your Eyes Only grounded things again.

The series has often wavered back and forth in tone, with the intensely campy Diamonds Are Forever being a reaction to the gritty and romantic On Her Majesty's Secret Service . That's one thing that's helped keep the 007 saga fresh - and something that Denis Villeneuve's upcoming James Bond 26 will hopefully keep in mind.

One of the biggest course corrections came following Pierce Brosnan's final adventure,

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