Agreed. I particularly appreciate the pacing and production design.

Yeah, I think those challenges make the end result all the more impressive. The action sequences are solid, the villain/plot is consistent, it's visually stylistic, and Camille is an all-time Bond girl for me. It also rises higher with retrospect, once Spectre and NTTD get added to the mix.

As soon as they announced the sequel, I thought "Nope. It only works as a one-off." We just can't help ourselves.

Me too. Lately I find myself saying it out loud more and more.