Q: Bond's latest escapades have a fundamental flaw

John Cleese thinks the latest 'James Bond' films have a "fundamental flaw".

Q: Bond's latest escapades have a fundamental flaw

John Cleese thinks the latest 'James Bond' films have a "fundamental flaw".

The 'Monty Python' star - who played gadget maker Q in 1999's 'The World Is Not Enough' and 2002's 'Die Another Day' - thinks the directors of more recent Bond films have compromised tradition in favour of attracting wider audiences.

He said: "I did two James Bond movies and then I believe that they decided that the tone they needed was that of the 'Bourne' action movies, which are very gritty and humourless.

"Also the big money was coming from Asia, from the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, where the audiences go to watch the action sequences, and that's why in my opinion the action sequences go on for too long, and it's a fundamental flaw."

[comment] New Q: 33-year-old Ben Whishaw made an appearance in Skyfall.[/comment]

The 74-year-old funny-man - who was replaced by 33-year-old Ben Whishaw as Q in 2012's 'Skyfall' - is glad that Bond filmmakers have maintained the comedy undertones of the films, however, despite them not attracting the Asian market.

Cleese told the Radio Times magazine: "The audiences in Asia are not going [to see the movies] for the subtle British humour or the class jokes."

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