Queue Tips: Nonsense to Kill

I would have to say "Licence to Kill" is the best James Bond movie I have seen so far.  Even though the spelling of "licence" bugs me a bit.  Those British with their English.  Having said that, I am still not a Bond fan though.  

This film is more of a rogue cop movie type.  The only thing missing is the reluctant partner.  Even the title is a bit reminiscent of "Lethal Weapon".  

Anyways, this Bond definitely seems more real.  He screams for his life at one point and is really in a panic trying to talk the villain out of killing him.  The previous Bonds would have been way too cool under that kind of pressure.

Speaking of the previous Bonds, they were a bit too hasty in killing people.  You would expect a person with a license to kill to show restraint and proper training.  But they just killed without prejudice (except when the enemy is a beautiful woman, of course).  I mean, henchmen are people, too.  They probably have families.  They could have been forced or coerced into henchmanning for the villain.  And what about the innocent workers at some of these big villain headquarters, hideouts and lairs?  They're just tying to get paid.  

So yeah, I was glad they finally made a film where Bond's license is revoked.  But when they actually tell him, he fights them and they actually try to shoot him?  Like, you could have killed him.  Does it make sense to kill one of the best agents you have?  But good thing his fellow agents have the same accuracy as villain henchmen.

As for the theme, I used to be a roadie for a wedding band.  One of the songs they used to play frequently was "If You Asked Me To".  I never realized this was from a James Bond film.  But then again, I never really watched "Licence to Kill" before.  Or ever.