Life, Love, Oakland: Nobody Does it Better ?

First let me ask if anyone has seen the tv spots for this film? Can I just say that somebody on this film's marketing team reads Project Runway blogs and totally ripped me off. At least I'd like to claim so. But I guess the idea of "doing it better" goes back to the beginning of time.

Okay, so let me get this straight... they are starting the Bond movies over from scratch, from the beginning, using a man who is just shy of 40? WTF? And still, the movie is getting rave reviews everywhere I turn. And who could blame the critics? Look at those shoulders. Impressive. I even like his slight pouch belly. Rock-hard abs, a la' Matthew McConaughey, would have just been too much.

Initially, I was not impressed with Daniel Craig. In his photos I saw a skinny, short, blonde guy with a little pitting in the face. However, the actual Bond clips I've seen so far may have changed my mind. He's smooth, agile, lithe and interestingly, he's brooding. I like that. It appears that the previous campiness found in Bond movies, to some degree or another, has been obliterated. And while I enjoyed Brosnan's tongue-in-cheek performance, I'll take the brooding. And while many Bond fans would have liked to see Clive Owen in the role (who I think is too bulky for the role), I would have liked to see what Gerard Butler would have done with the role. If you aren't familiar with the name, he was in Timeline, Tomb Raider 2, Reign of Fire, Phantom of the Opera, and Dracula 2000, and while all of these movies stunk (read S-T-U-N-K!!), he was great. Interestingly, he did have a small, bit-role in "Tomorrow Never Dies" as the "Leading Seaman." How about another tie to the Bond films? He will be seen starring alongside Pierce Brosnan and Mario Bello in the film "Butterfly on a Wheel."

Below is a YouTube clip of Gerry, joking about being the next Bond. This gorgeous man actually has a sense of humor. He must, dressed in all-black with white sneakers… And maybe it's because he's not a self-obsessed U.S. biotch of a man. He's from Scotland.