I think it's in the English heritage to like Bond.
From owning the original corgi Aston Martin model car as a child to later in life, watching it on the cinema, buying all the films on VHS, watching them whenever they are show on telly, then LaserDisc, then DVD, only to find they released an uncut and improved version on region 1 DVD in America (more money spent) and I really tried to resist the latest incarnation on Blu Ray.
Until I stumbled across a shop demo of Dr.No on a giant beast of a Sony TV in Germany.
I still maintain to this day that it was some kind of entrapment by the 007 franchise
The sight of that pristine transfer really did leave me shaken and stirred.
The glistening hairgel, the awful fashions, the ancient cars - (and that was just me!).
Even enjoyed Die Another Day, one of the few cinematic productions to remain relatively unscathed in spite of casting Madonna in a minor role, which is usually box office death.
I always reach for the Dr.No disc and The Dark Knight when people ask me what all the fuss is about regarding Blu Ray.
But most of all, I like the Bond films because my wife absolutely HATES them with a passion.
She usually leaves the house for a few hours whenever she hears the opening sequences of any of the films.
That's why I very often play the first ten minutes until she's gone, at which point I break out the Harry Hill stuff or Seinfeld.
It's the only two hours when I don't have to wrestle her to get at the remote (she usually wins).